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1999-The National Conference for
Community and Justice

"Calendar of Holidays and Festivals"

Key to Religious Groups:

Ba Baha’i
B Buddhist
C Christian (general) 
H Hindu
I Islam
J Jewish
Ja Jain
L Lutheran
M Mormon
O Eastern Orthodox Christian
P Protestant
RC Roman Catholic 
S Sikh


JANUARY 

1 New Year's Day

1 Feast of St. Basil O

6 Epiphany C

6 Festival of The Three Kings C

7 The Nativity of Jesus Christ O

8 'Id-al-Fitre* I 

14 Maghi S

18 Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday Observed


FEBRUARY African-American Heritage Month

 12 Abraham Lincoln's Birthday

14 St. Valentine's Day

15 Nirvana Day B

15 President's Day

15-19 Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week

16 Chinese, Korean & Vietnamese

New Year (Year of the Rabbit) B

17 Ash Wednesday RC, P 

22 George Washington's Birthday

22 Eastern Orthodox Lent Begins  0 


MARCH   National Women's History Month

2 Purim J

2 Holi H

2-20 Month of Fasting Ba

18 Bikaramajit H

17 St. Patrick's Day

21 Naw-Ruz' Ba

25 The Annunciation C

25 Ramnavami H

27 'Id al-Adha* I

28 Palm Sunday RC, P


APRIL 

 12 Maundy Thursday RC, P 

1-2 Passover*

(First and Second Days - 8 days) J

2 Good Friday RC, P

4 Easter RC, P

4 Palm Sunday 0

8 Wesak* B

8 Holy Thursday 0

9 Holy Friday 0

11 Easter 0

13 Yom Hashoah J

14 Vaisakhi S

14-16 New Year (Cambodia) B

17 Muharram I

21 Ridvan* (12 days-*1st, 9th, 12th, days) Ba

24 Armenian Martyrs’ Day 


MAY Asian-American Heritage Month

5 Cinco de Mayo

13 Ascension Day RC, P

18 Martyrdom Day (GuruArjan Dev Ji) S

20 Ascension Day 0

21 Shavuot* (2 days) J

23 Pentecost RC, P

30 Pentecost 0

31 Memorial Day Observance


J U N E

 14 Flag Day

19 Juneteenth

24 Nativity of St. John the Baptist RC, P

26 Ma'uled Al-Nabi I


JULY

 1 Canada Day

4 Independence Day

9 Martyrdom of the Bab* Ba

24 Pioneer Day M


AUGUST

 15 Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary RC, O

26 Rakhi H, Ja


SEPTEMBER National Hispanic-American Heritage Month

2 Sri Ramakrishna Jayanti H

2 Krishna Janmashtami H

6 Labor Day

11 Rosh Hashanah* (2 days) J

17 Citizenship Day

19 San Gennaro Day

20 Yom Kippur* J

25 Sukkot* (first day - 7 days) J


OCTOBER

2 Shemini 'Atzeret J

3 Simchat Torah J

11 Columbus Day Observance

19 Dusserah H, Ja

20 Birth of the Bab* Ba

24 United Nations Day

31 Reformation Day P, L


NOVEMBER National American Indian Heritage Month

1 All Saints Day RC, P, L

7 Diwali H, Ja, S

11 Veterans Day

12 Baha'u'llah's Birthday* Ba

24 Martyrdom (Guru Teg Bahadur Ji) S

25 Thanksgiving Day

28 First Sunday of Advent C


DECEMBER

4 Hanukkah (8 days) J

6 St. Nicholas Day C

8 Feast of The Immaculate Conception RC

8 Bodhi Day B

9 Ramadan (30 days) I

12 Festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe RC

25 Christmas C

26 Kwanzaa (7 days)

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