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INTERFAITH
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* Holy Days begin at sundown the day before this date ** Regional customs, group preference or moon sightings may cause a variation of this date |
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| January 2010 | |
| 1st |
Mary, Mother of God -
Catholic Christian Feast of St. Basil - Orthodox Christian Gantan-sai (New Year) - Shinto |
| 5th | Twelfth Night - Christian |
| 6th |
Epiphany - Christian Feast of Theophany - Orthodox Christian Nativity of Christ - Armenian Christian Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) - Hispanic Christian |
| 7th | Nativity of Christ - Orthodox Christian |
| 10th | Baptism of the Lord Jesus - Christian |
| 14th | Maghi - Sikh |
| 17th |
World Religion Day* -
Baha'i Blessing of the Animals - Hispanic Christian |
| 18-25th | Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Christian |
| 19th | Timkat - Ethiopian Orthodox Christian |
| 20th | Vasant Panchami** - Hindu |
| 24th | Triodion begins - Orthodox Christian |
| 25th | Conversion of Saint Paul - Christian |
| 30-2/1 | Mahayana New Year** - Buddhism |
| 30th | Tu B'shvat* - Jewish |
| February 2010 | |
| 2nd |
Candlemas - Christian Presentation of Christ in the Temple - Anglican Christian Saint Brighid of Kildare - Celtic Christian Imbolc - Lughnassad* - Wicca - Northern & Southern Hemispheres |
| 3rd | Setsubun Sai - Shinto |
| 7th |
Meatfare Sunday - Orthodox
Christian Four Chaplains Sunday - Interfaith |
| 12th | Maha Shivaratri** - Hindu |
| 14th |
Chinese New Year -
Confucianism
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Daoism /
Buddhist Cheesefare Sunday - Orthodox Christian St. Valentine's Day - Christian Transfiguration Sunday - Christian |
| 15th |
Nirvana Day** - Buddhist Great Lent - Clean Monday - Orthodox Christian |
| 16th | Shrove Tuesday - Christian |
| 17th | Ash Wednesday - Lent begins - Christian |
| 21st | Orthodox Sunday - Orthodox Christian |
| 26th |
Mawlid an Nabi* ** - Islam Intercalary Days (through March 1st) - Baha'i |
| 28th | Purim* - Jewish |
| March 2010 | |
| 1st | Holi** - Hindu |
| 16th | Vaisaki - New Year** - Hindu |
| 17th | St. Patrick's Day - Christian |
| 20th |
Equinox Ostara* - Wicca - Northern Hemisphere Mabon* - Wicca - Southern Hemisphere |
| 21st |
Norouz (New Year) -
Persian/Zoroastrian Naw Ruz (New Year) - Baha'i Passion Sunday** - Christian |
| 24th | Ramanavami** |
| 25th | Annunciation of the Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian |
| 27th | Lazarus Saturday - Orthodox Christian |
| 28th |
Palm Sunday - Christian
/ Orthodox Christian Khordad Sal (Birth of the Prophet Zarathustra)** - Zoroastrian |
| 29th | Mahavir Jayanti - Jain |
| 30th |
Lord's Evening Meal -
Jehovah's Witness Christian Hanuman Jayanti** - Hindu |
| 30-31st | Pesach (Passover) First two days* - Jewish |
| April 2010 | |
| 1st | Maundy Thursday - Christian |
| 2nd | Good (Holy) Friday - Christian |
| 4th | Easter - All Christian |
| 5-6th | Pesach (Passover) Final two days* - Jewish |
| 11th | Yom HaSho'ah* - Jewish |
| 14th | Baisakhi - Sikh |
| 19th | Yom Ha'Atzmaut* |
| 21st | First day of Ridvan* - Baha'i |
| 23rd | Saint George's Day - Christian |
| 28- May 1st | Theravadin New Year** - Buddhist |
| 29th | Ninth Day of Ridvan* - Baha'i |
| 30th | Saint James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian |
| May 2010 | |
| 1st | Beltane Samhain* - Wicca - Northern & Southern Hemispheres |
| 2nd |
Lag B'Omer* - Jewish Twelfth Day of Ridvan* - Baha'i |
| 6th | National Day of Prayer - Interfaith - USA |
| 13th | Ascension of Christ - Christian |
| 19-20th | Shavuot* - Jewish |
| 23rd |
Pentecost - All Christians Declaration of the Bab - Baha'i |
| 27th | Buddha Day - Visakha Puja** - Buddhist |
| 29th | Ascension of Baha'u'llah* - Baha'i |
| 30th |
Trinity Sunday - Christian All Saints - Orthodox Christian |
| June 2010 | |
| 3rd | Corpus Christi - Catholic Christian |
| 9th | Saint Columba of Iona - Celtic Christian |
| 11th | Sacred Heart of Jesus - Catholic Christian |
| 19th | New Church Day - Swedenborgian |
| 21st |
Solstice Litha* - Wicca Northern Hemisphere Yule* - Southern Hemisphere First Nations Day - Canadian Native People |
| 29th | Feast day of Saints Peter and Paul - Christian |
| July 2010 | |
| 8th |
Martyrdom of the Bab* -
Baha'i Lailat al Miraj* - Islam |
| 11th | St. Benedict Day - Catholic Christian |
| 13-15th | Ulambana (Obon)** - Buddhist |
| 15th | Saint Vladimir - Christian |
| 20th | Tisha B'Av* - Jewish |
| 24th | Pioneer Day - Mormon Christian |
| 26th |
Lailat al Bara'ah - Islam Asalha Puja Day** - Buddhist |
| August 2009 | |
| 1st |
Lammas - Christian Lughnassad (Lammas) - Wicca/Neo Pagan Fast in honor of the Holy Mother of Lord Jesus - Orthodox Christian |
| 6th | Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian |
| 11th | Ramadan begins** - Islam |
| 15th |
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary -
Orthodox Christian Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian |
| 24th | Raksha Bandhan** - Hindu |
| 29th | Beheading of John the Baptist - Christian |
| September 2010 | |
| 1st | Ecclesiastical Year begins - Orthodox Christian |
| 2nd | Krishna Janmashtami** - Hindu |
| 6th | Laylat al Kadr** - Islam |
| 8th | Nativity of Mary - Christian |
| 9-10th | Rosh Hasannah* - Jewish |
| 10th | Eid al Fitr** - Islam |
| 11th | Ganesa Chaturthi** - Hindu |
| 12th | Paryushana - Jain |
| 14th | Elevation of the Life Giving Cross - Holy Cross Day - Christian |
| 18th | Yom Kippur - Jewish |
| 23-29th |
(23-24 Primary Obligation Days) Sukkot* - Jewish |
| 23rd |
Equinox Mabon* - Wicca Northern Hemisphere Ostara* - Wicca Southern Hemisphere |
| 29th | Michael and All Angels - Christian |
| 30th | Shemini Atzeret* - Jewish |
| October 2010 | |
| 1st | Simchat Torah* - Jewish |
| 4th | St. Francis Day - Catholic Christian |
| 8-16th | Navaratri** - Hindu |
| 11th | Thanksgiving - Interfaith Canada |
| 17th | Dasera** - Hindu |
| 20th | Birth of the B'ab* - Baha'i |
| 28th | Milvian Bridge Day - Christian |
| 31st |
All Hallows Eve - Christian Reformation Day** - Protestant Christian |
| November 2010 | |
| 1st |
All Saint's Day - Christian Samhain - Beltrane* - Wicca Northern & Southern hemispheres |
| 2nd | All Soul's Day - Catholic Christian |
| 5th | Diwali - Hindu, Jain, Sikh |
| 12th | Birth of Baha'u'llah* - Baha'i |
| 15th |
Waqf al Arafa - Hajj** -
Islam Nativity Fast through December 24th - Orthodox Christian |
| 16th | Eid al Adha** - Islam |
| 21st |
Christ the King - Christian Guru Nanak birthday - Sikh |
| 25th | Thanksgiving - Interfaith - USA |
| 26th | Day of Covenant - Baha'i |
| 28th | First Day of Advent - Christian |
| 30th | Saint Andrew's Day - Christian |
| December 2010 | |
| 2-9th | Hanukkah* - Jewish |
| 6th | Saint Nicholas Day - Christian |
| 7th | Hijra - New Year** - Islam |
| 8th |
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu)** -
Buddhism Immaculate Conception of Mary - Catholic Christian |
| 12th | Feast Day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian |
| 16th |
Ashura** - Islam Posadas Navidenas through December 25th - Hispanic Christian |
| 21st |
Solstice Zarathosht Diso (Death to prophet Zarathustra) - Zoroastrian Yule* - Wicca Northern hemisphere Litha* - Wicca Southern hemisphere Yule - Christian |
| 25th | Christmas* - Christian |
| 26th |
Feast of the Holy Family -
Catholic Christian Death to prophet Zarathustra - Zoroastrian |
| 28th | Holy Innocents - Christian |
| 31st | Watch Night - Christian |