Religious Holidays

AUGUST 2006

  • 1
    • Lammas - Christian
  • 3
    • Tisha B'av * - Jewish
  • 6
    • Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian
  • 9
    • Raksha Bandhan ** - Hindu
  • 15
    • Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
    • Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
    • Sri Krishan Jayanti ** - Hindu
  • 16
    • Krishna Janmashtami ** - Hindu
  • 21-29
    • Paryushana Prava ** - Jain
  • 22
    • Lailat al Miraj * - Islam
  • 27
    • Ganesa Chaturthi ** - Hindu
  • 29
    • Beheading of St. John the Baptist - Christian

    Definitions

SEPTEMBER 2006

  • 1
    • Religious year begins - Orthodox Christian
    • Pariyushan Parva - Jain
  • 8
    • Nativity of Virgin Mary - Christian
  • 9
    • Lailat al Bara'ah */** - Islam
  • 11
    • New Year (Nayrouz)- Coptic Christian
  • 14
    • Elevation of the Life Giving Cross (Holy Cross) - Christian
  • 17
    • Feast of Mithra - Zoroastrian
  • 21
    • St. Matthew's Day - Christian
  • 23
    • Navaratri begins (to October 1) ** - Hindu
  • 23-24
    • Rosh Hashana * - Jewish
  • 24
    • Ramadan begins (through Oct. 23) *  - Islam
  • 29
    • St. Michael and All Angels - Christian

    Definitions

OCTOBER 2006

  • 1
    • Navaratri ends ** - Hindu
  • 2
    • Dasera ** - Hindu
    • Yom Kippur * - Jewish
  • 4
    • St Francis Day - Catholic Christian
    • Blessing of the Animals - Christian
  • 6
    • St. Thomas Day - Orthodox Christian
  • 7-13 (6-7 Primary Obligation Days)
    • Sukkot * - Jewish
  • 14
    • Shemini Atzeret * - Jewish
  • 15
    • Simchat Torah * - Jewish
  • 18 
    • St. Luke, Apostle & Evangelist - Christian
    • Confucius' Birthday ** - Confucian
  • 20
    • Birth of the B'ab * - Baha'i
    • Laylat el qadr * - Islam
    • Jummatul Wida  * - Islam
    •  Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth - Sikh
  • 21
    • Diwali (Deepavali) ** - Hindu, Sikh, Jain
  • 24
    • Eid al Fitr */** - Islam
  • 28
    • Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
  • 31
    • All Hallows Eve - Christian
    • Reformation Day - Protestant Christian
    • Deep Diwali - Jain

NOVEMBER 2006

  • 1
    • All Saints' Day - Christian
  • 2
    • All Souls' Day - Catholic Christian
  • 5
    • Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib - Sikh
  • 12
    • Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
  • 15
    • Nativity Fast begins - ends Dec. 24 - Orthodox Christian
  • 21
    • Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
  • 23
    • Thanksgiving - Interfaith
  • 24
    • Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahdur - Sikh
  • 26
    • Christ the King - Christian
    • Day of the Covenant * - Baha'i
  • 28
    • Ascension of  'Abdu'l-Baha * - Baha'i
  • 30
    • St. Andrew's Day - Christian

DECEMBER 2006

  • 3,10,17,24
    • Advent - Sundays of... - Christian
  • 6
    • St. Nicholas Day - Christian
  • 8
    • Bodhi Day  (Rohatsu) - Buddhism
    • Immaculate Conception of Mary - Catholic Christian
  • 12
    • Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
  • 16-23
    • Hanukkah * - Jewish
  • 16-25
    • Posadas Navidenas - Hispanic Christian
  • 21
    • Yule - Christian
    • St. Thomas Day -Christian
  • 22
    • Yule * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere **
    • Litha -*  Wicca Neo-Pagan southern hemisphere **
  • 24
    • Christmas Eve - Christian
  • 25
    • Christmas * - Christian
    • Feast of the Nativity ** - Orthodox Christian
  • 26
    • Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra)  Zoroastrian
    • St Stephen's Day - Christian
  • 28
    • Holy Innocents - Christian
  • 29
    • Hajj begins * - Islam
  • 30
    • Holy Family - Catholic Christian
    • Waqf al Arafa (Hajj Day) - Islam
  • 31
    • Watch Night - Christian
    • Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
    • Eid al Adha */** - Islam

* Holy days usually begin at sundown the day before this date. 
** Local or regional customs may use a variation of this date

from www.interfaithcalendar.org