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January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
January
| Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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1
Christian:
Feast of St. Basil
(Orthodox) |
2 |
3
Buddhist:
Mahayana New
Year
|
4 |
5 |
6
Christian:
Epiphany/Three Kings
Day |
7
Christian:
Theophany
(Orthodox)
Christian:
Feast of the Epiphany
(Orthodox) |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14
Hindu:
Makhar Sankrat - Marks the start of the sun's journey
north |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20
Muslim:
Hijra - Islamic New Year |
| 21 |
22 |
23
Hindu:
Vasant Panchami - Celebration of Saraswati, goddess of learning |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
| 28 |
29
Muslim:
Ashura - Honors Muhammad's martyred grandson |
30 |
31 |
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February
| Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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1 |
2
Christian:
Candlemas-Celebrates Jesus's introduction to the House of God
|
3
Jewish:
Tu B'Shevat-New Year for Trees
|
4
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5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| 11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15
Buddhist:
Nirvana Day
|
16
Hindu:
Naha Shivaratri-Shiva's night |
17 |
18
Buddhist:
Losar-Tibetan New Year |
19 |
20 |
21
Christian:
Ash Wednesday (Lent begins) |
22 |
23 |
24 |
| 25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
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March
| Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| |
|
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|
1 |
2 |
3
Buddhist:
Magha Puja Day/Sanga Day |
4
Jewish:
Purim - Marks the survival of Jews in Persia
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Hindu:
Holi - Festival of color
|
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| 11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
| 18 |
19
Hindu:
Hindu New Year
|
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
| 25 |
26 |
27
Hindu:
Rama Navami - Birthday of Sri Rama
|
28 |
29 |
30 |
31
Muslim:
Mawild an Nami - Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad |
April
| Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
1
Christian:
Palm Sunday - Holy Week Begins
---------------
Christian:
Palm Sunday
(Orthodox) |
2
Buddhist:
Theravada New Year
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Hindu: Hanuman Jayanti - Birthday of the Monkey God Hanuman
|
3
Jewish:
Passover-Commermorates the liberation of the Jews from Egypt; eight days
|
4 |
5
Muslim:
Mawlid an Nabi (Shia)-Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad
|
6
Christian:
Good Friday-Commemorates Jesus's crucifixion
|
7 |
8
Christian:
Easter-Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ
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Christian:
Pascha (Orthodox)-Celebrates the death & resurrection of Jesus
|
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15
Jewish:
Yom HaShoah-Holocaust Remembrance Day |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
| 22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
| 29 |
30 |
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May
| Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| |
|
1 |
2
Buddhist:
Vesak-Buddha Day |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
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7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
| 13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17
Christian:
Ascension Day-Marks Jesus's ascension to Heaven
|
18 |
19 |
| 20 |
21 |
22 |
23
Jewish:
Shavuot-Celebrates the revelation of the Ten Commandments to Moses; two days
|
24 |
25 |
26 |
27
Christian:
Pentecost-Marks the descent of the Holy Spirit
|
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
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June
| Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| |
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|
1 |
2
Christian:
Epiphany/Three Kings
Day |
3
Christian:
Trinity Sunday
|
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
Christian:
Corpus Christi (Christian)
|
8 |
9 |
| 10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16
Hindu:
Ganga Dussehra-Celebrates the sacred Ganges River
|
| 17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
| 24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
July
| Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
Buddhist:
Dalai Lama's birthday |
7
|
8
|
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13
Buddhist:
Ullambana-Ancestor Day (Mayahana Buddhist)
|
14 |
15
|
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
| 22 |
23 |
24
Jewish:
Tisha B'av-Fasting to mourn the destruction of the First & Second temple |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29
Buddhist:
Dharma Day-(Therevada Bhddhist) |
30 |
31 |
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August
| Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5
|
6
Christian:
Feast of the Transfiguration |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11
Muslim:
Lailat al Miraj-Ascension of Muhammad
|
| 12 |
13 |
14 |
15
Christian: Assumption (Catholic)
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Christian:
Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Orthodox) |
16 |
17 |
18 |
| 19 |
20 |
21
Hindu:
Vasant Panchami - Celebration of Saraswati, goddess of learning |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
| 26 |
27
Muslim:
Lailat al Bara'ah-Fast before Ramadan
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Hindu:
Rasha Bandham-Celebrates siblings
|
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
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September
| Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| |
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|
1 |
| 2 |
3 |
4
Hindu:
Janmashtami-Krisha's birthday |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| 9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13
Jewish:
Rosh Hashanah-Jewish New Year
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Muslim:
Start of Ramadan |
14 |
15
Hindu:
Ganesh Chaturathi-Honors the god Ganesh
|
| 16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22
Jewish:
Yom Kippur-Day of Atonement |
| 23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27
Jewish:
Sukkot-Seven-day harvest festival
|
28 |
29 |
| 30 |
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October
| Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
Christian:
Feast of St. Frances of Assisi (Catholic)
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Jewish:
Shemini Atzeret-Celebrates the end of the annual Torah reading cycle
|
5
Jewish:
Simchat Torah-A new Torah reading cycle begins
|
6 |
7
|
8 |
9
Muslim:
Lailat ul-Qadr-Celebrates Muhammad's revelation of the Koran |
10 |
11 |
12
Hindu:
Navratri-Nine day festival for the Divine Mother
|
13
Muslim:
End of Ramadan
|
| 14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20
Muslim:
Hijra - Islamic New Year |
| 21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
| 28 |
29
Christian:
Reformation Day
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Hindu:
Karva Chauth-Married women fast |
30 |
31
Christian:
All Hallow's Eve |
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November
| Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| |
|
|
|
1
Christian:
All Saint's Day |
2
Christian:
All Souls Day |
3 |
4
|
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9
Hindu:
Diwali-Festival of lights |
10 |
| 11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
| 18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
| 25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
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December
| Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| |
|
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|
1 |
2
Christian:
Beginning of Advent
|
3 |
4 |
5
Jewish:
Hannukah-Eight day festival of lights
|
6 |
7 |
8
Buddhist:
Bodhi Day/Rohatsu (Zen Buddhist)
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Christian:
Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Catholic) |
| 9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13
|
14 |
15 |
| 16 |
17 |
18
Muslim:
Hajj-Pilgrimmage to Mecca
|
19 |
20
Muslim:
Eid al-Adha-Feast of Sacrifice
|
21
Hindu:
Pancha Ganapati-Five day festival for Ganesh
|
22
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| 23 |
24 |
25
Christian:
Christmas-The birth of Jesus
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Christian:
Feast of the Nativity (Orthodox)
|
26 |
27
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28 |
29 |
| 30 |
31 |
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