Religious Holy Days

RELIGIOUS HOLY DAYS

of the major world religions, through December 31, 2019

For a more inclusive list of interfaith holidays, please go to interfaithcalendar.org. CMU's policy on accommodating religious obligations, Policy No. 3-16, can be found here.

Native American holy days: Though there are no set dates, major ceremonies tend to fall around the full moon and the solstices.

JANUARY 2019

1
Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
5

Guru Gobindh Singh birthday - Sikh
6

Epiphany - Christian
Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) - Christian
13

Maghi - Sikh
17
Blessing of the Animals - Hispanic Catholic Christian
18-25
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Christian
20
World Religion Day - Baha'i
Tu BiShavat - Jewish
21-23
Mahayana New Year - Buddhist

FEBRUARY 2019

2
Imbolc - Lughassad * - Wicca/Pagan - Northern and Southern hemispheres
Saint Brighid of Kildare - Celtic Christian
3
Setsebun-sai (beginning of spring) - Shinto
5
Chinese New Year - Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist
8
Nirvana Day - Buddhism
14
St. Valentine's Day - Christian
15
Nirvana Day - Buddhist - Jain

MARCH 2019

2 - 20
Nineteen Day Fast * - Baha'i
3
Transfiguration Sunday - Christian
6
Ash Wednesday - Lent begins- Christian
17
St. Patrick's Day - Christian
20
Equinox Ostara - Mabon - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
21
Norooz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
Naw-Rúz (New Year) - Baha'i
Hola Mohalla - Sikh
Magha Puja Day - Buddhist
Lord's Evening Meal - Jehovah's Witness Christian
Purim - Jewish
28
Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zarathushtra) - Zoroastrian

April 2019

3
Laylat al Miraj - Islam
9
Mahavir Jayanti - Jain
14 Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) - Sikh
Palm Sunday - Christian
19-21
Theravadin New Year - Buddhist
18
Holy Thursday

Maundy Thursday (Protestant)

Holy Triduum - sundown to

Easter Sundown (4/8-12/2020)

19
Good Friday - Christian
20-27
Pesach - Jewish
21
Easter - Christian
First Day of Ridvan - Baha'i
Lailat al Bara'ah - Islam
Palm Sunday - Orthodox Christian
29
Ninth Day of Ridvan - Baha'i

MAY 2019

1
Beltane - Samhain - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
2
Last day of Ridvan - Baha'i
National Day of Prayer USA - Interfaith
Yom HaShoah - Jewish
6
Ramadan begins - Islam
9
Yom Ha'Atzmaut - Jewish
18
Visakha Puja - Buddha Day - Buddhist

Declaration of the Bab - Baha'i
Lag B'Omer - Jewish

JUNE 2019

1
Laylat al Kadr - Islam
5-7
Eid al Fitr - Islam
9
Pentecost - Christian
9-10
Shavuot - Jewish
21

Solstice Litha - Yule - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
22
First Nations Day - Canadian Native People

JULY 2019

9
Martyrdom of the Bab - Baha'i
13-15
Obon (Ulambana) - Buddhist/Shinto
16
Asalha Puja Day - Buddhist
24
Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian

AUGUST 2019

Lughnassad - Imbolc - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
10

Tish'a B'av - Jewish
Waqf al Arafa - Islam
12-15
Eid al Adha - Islam
23
Krishna Janmashtami ** - Hindu

SEPTEMBER 2019

1
Hijra - New Year - Islam
3
Paryushana Parva - Jain
10
Ashura - Islam
23

Equinox Mabon - Ostara - Wicca Northern and Southern hemispheres
30-October 1
Rosh Hashanah - Jewish

OCTOBER 2019

St Francis Day - Catholic Christian
8
Dasara - Hindu
9
Yom Kippur - Jewish
14-20
Sukkot - Jewish
14
Thanksgiving - Canada - Interfaith
20

Birth of the Báb - Baha'i
Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth - Sikh
21
Shemini Atzeret - Jewish
22
Simchat Torah - Jewish
27
Diwali - Sikh - Hindu - Jain
28

Jain New Year - Jain
29
Reformation Day - Protestant Christian
31

All Hallows Eve - Christian
Reformation Day - Protestant Christian

NOVEMBER 2019

All Saints Day - Christian
Samhain - Beltane - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
2
Hanal Pixan "Day of the Dead" - Mayan

All Souls Day - Catholic Christian
10
Mawlid an Nabi - Islam
12

Birth of Baha'u'llah - Baha'i
Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib - Sikh
24
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahdur - Sikh
28
Thanksgiving - Interfaith USA

DECEMBER 2019

1-24
Advent - Christian
8

Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) - Buddhism
12
Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
16-25
Posadas Navidenas - Hispanic Christian
21

SolsticeYule - Christian
Yule - Litha - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
23-30
Hanukkah - Jewish
24
Christmas Eve - Christian
25

Christmas - Christian
26

Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) - Zoroastrian