Follow the links below for yearly calendars. Some observances are linked to explanatory material. For additional information on religious observances, try the links in the margin.

2009–2010 | 2010–2011 | 2011–2012 | 2012–2013

2009–2010

1st Semester

Beginning of Ramadan

Islamic

Aug. 20–21*#

Thurs.-Fri.

Rosh Hashanah
[New Year]

Jewish

Sept. 18–20*

Fri.–Sun.

Eid al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr), (first day of Shawwal)

Islamic

Sept. 19–20*

Sat.–Sun.

Autumn Equinox (EST)

  

Sept. 22

Tuesday

Yom Kippur
[Day of Atonement]

Jewish

Sept. 27–28*

Sun.–Mon.

Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles]

Jewish

Oct. 2–4*

Fri.–Sun.

Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Jewish

Oct. 9-11*

Fri.–Sun.

Birth of the Báb

Bahá'i

Oct. 19–20*

Mon.–Tue.

Birth of Bahá'u'lláh

Bahá'i

Nov. 11–12*

Wed.–Thurs.

Eid al-Adha

Islamic

Nov. 26-27*

Thurs.–Fri.

Bodhi Day (Rohatsu)

Buddhist

Dec. 8

Tuesday

Hanukkah (Chanukah)
[8-day Feast]

Jewish

Dec. 11–19*

Fri.–Sat.

Al-Hijra (Muharram) [New Year]

Islamic

Dec. 17–18*

Thurs.–Fri.

Winter Solstice (EST)

  

Dec. 21

Monday

Christmas

Western Christian

Dec. 25

Friday

Ashura (10th day of Muharram)

Islamic

Dec. 26-27*

Sat.–Sun.

Kwanzaa

Interfaith / African-American

Dec. 26–
Jan. 1

Sat.–Fri.

*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date

# All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with "#" will be the next day from these dates.

2009–2010

2nd Semester

Gantan-sai
(New Years)

Shinto

Jan. 1

Friday

Asian Lunar New Year [Year of the Tiger]

Chinese

Feb. 10

Wednesday

Mawlid-al-Nabi [Muhammed's birthday]

Islamic

Feb. 25–26*

Thurs..–Fri.

Purim

Jewish

Feb. 27-28*

Sat.-Sun.

Vernal Equinox (EST)

  

Mar. 20

Saturday

Naw-Ruz / Iranian New Year

Bahá'i

Mar. 20-21*

Sat.-Sun.

Palm Sunday

Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox

Mar. 28

Sunday

Passover (Pesach),
1st two days

Jewish

Mar. 29-31*

Mon.-Wed..

Good Friday /
Holy Friday

Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox

Apr. 2

Friday

Passover (Pesach), concluding days

Jewish

Apr. 4-6*

Sun.-Tue.

Easter / Pascha

Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox

Apr. 4

Sunday

Ridvan Festival,
1st of 12 days

Baha'i

Apr. 20–21*

Tue.–Wed.

9th Day of Ridvan

Bahá'i

Apr. 28–29*

Wed.-Thurs.

12th Day of Ridvan

Bahá'i

May 1–2*

Sat.-Sun.

*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date

# All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with "#" will be the next day from these dates.

2010

Summer Sessions

Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)

Jewish

May 18–20*

Tue.-Thurs.

Declaration of the Báb

Bahá'i

May 22–23*

Sat.-Sun.

Ascension of Baha'u'llah

Bahá'i

May 28-29*

Fri.-Sat.

Summer Solstice (EST)

  

June 21

Monday

Martyrdom of the Báb

Bahá'i

July 8–9*

Thurs.-Fri.

*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date

# All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with "#" will be the next day from these dates.

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2010–2011

1st Semester

Beginning of Ramadan

Islamic

Aug. 10–11*#

Thurs.-Fri.

Eid al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr), (first day of Shawwal)

Islamic

Sept. 8–9*#

Wed..–Thurs.

Rosh Hashanah
[New Year]

Jewish

Sept. 8–10*

Wed.–Fri.

Yom Kippur
[Day of Atonement]

Jewish

Sept. 17–18*

Fri.–Sat.

Autumn Equinox (EST)

  

Sept. 22

Wednesday

Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles]

Jewish

Sept. 22–29*

Wed.–Wed.

Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Jewish

Sept. 30*

Thursday

Birth of the Báb

Bahá'i

Oct. 19–20*

Tue.–Wed.

Birth of Bahá'u'lláh

Bahá'i

Nov. 11–12*

Thurs.–Fri.

Eid al-Adha

Islamic

Nov. 15-16*#

Mon.–Tue.

Hanukkah (Chanukah)
[8-day Feast]

Jewish

Dec. 1–9*

Wed.–Thurs.

Al-Hijra (Muharram) [New Year]

Islamic

Dec. 6–7*

Mon.–Tue.

Bodhi Day (Rohatsu)

Buddhist

Dec. 8

Wednesday

Ashura (10th day of Muharram)

Islamic

Dec. 15-16*

Wed.–Thurs.

Winter Solstice (EST)

  

Dec. 21

Tuesday

Christmas

Western Christian

Dec. 25

Saturday

Kwanzaa

Interfaith / African-American

Dec. 26–
Jan. 1

Sun.–Sat.

*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date

# All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with "#" will be the next day from these dates.

2010–2011

2nd Semester

Gantan-sai
(New Years)

Shinto

Jan. 1

Saturday

Asian Lunar New Year [Year of the Hare/Rabbit]

Chinese

Feb. 3

Thursday

Mawlid-al-Nabi [Muhammed's birthday]

Islamic

Feb. 14–15*

Mon.–Tue.

Purim

Jewish

Mar. 19-21*

Sat.-Mon.

Vernal Equinox (EST)

  

Mar. 20

Sunday

Naw-Ruz / Iranian New Year

Bahá'i

Mar. 20-21*

Sun.-Mon.

Palm Sunday

Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox

Apr. 17

Sunday

Passover (Pesach),
1st two days

Jewish

Apr. 18–20*

Mon.-Wed.

Ridvan Festival,
1st of 12 days

Baha'i

Apr. 20–21*

Wed.–Thurs.

Good Friday /
Holy Friday

Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox

Apr. 22

Friday

Easter / Pascha

Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox

Apr. 24

Sunday

Passover (Pesach), concluding days

Jewish

Apr. 24-26*

Sun.-Tue.

9th Day of Ridvan

Bahá'i

Apr. 28–29*

Thurs.-Fri.

12th Day of Ridvan

Bahá'i

May 1–2*

Sun.-Mon.

*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date

# All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with "#" will be the next day from these dates.

2011

Summer Sessions

Declaration of the Báb

Bahá'i

May 22–23*

Sun.-Mon.

Ascension of Baha'u'llah

Bahá'i

May 28-29*

Sat.-Sun.

Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)

Jewish

June 7–9*

Tue.-Thurs.

Summer Solstice (EST)

  

June 21

Tuesday

Martyrdom of the Báb

Bahá'i

July 8–9*

Fri.-Sat.

*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date

# All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with "#" will be the next day from these dates.

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2011–2012

1st Semester

Beginning of Ramadan

Islamic

July 31– Aug.1*

Sun.-Mon.

Eid al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr), (first day of Shawwal)

Islamic

Aug. 29–30*#

Mon.–Tue.

Autumn Equinox (EST)

  

Sept. 23

Friday

Rosh Hashanah
[New Year]

Jewish

Sept. 28–30*

Wed.–Fri.

Yom Kippur
[Day of Atonement]

Jewish

Oct. 7–8*

Fri.–Sat.

Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles]

Jewish

Oct. 12–19*

Wed.–Wed.

Birth of the Báb

Bahá'i

Oct. 19–20*

Wed.–Thurs.

Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Jewish

Oct. 20*

Thursday

Eid al-Adha

Islamic

Nov. 5-6*#

Sat.–Sun.

Birth of Bahá'u'lláh

Bahá'i

Nov. 11–12*

Fri.–Sat.

Al-Hijra (Muharram) [New Year]

Islamic

Nov. 25–26*#

Fri.–Sat.

Ashura (10th day of Muharram)

Islamic

Dec. 4-5*#

Sun.–Mon.

Bodhi Day (Rohatsu)

Buddhist

Dec. 8

Thursday

Hanukkah (Chanukah)
[8-day Feast]

Jewish

Dec. 20–28*

Tue.–Wed.

Winter Solstice (EST)

  

Dec. 22

Thursday

Christmas

Western Christian

Dec. 25

Sunday

Kwanzaa

Interfaith / African-American

Dec. 26–
Jan. 1

Mon.–Sun.

*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date

# All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with "#" will be the next day from these dates.

2011–2012

2nd Semester

Gantan-sai
(New Years)

Shinto

Jan. 1

Sunday

Asian Lunar New Year [Year of the Dragon]

Chinese

Jan. 23

Monday

Mawlid-al-Nabi [Muhammed's birthday]

Islamic

Feb. 3–4*

Fri.–Sat.

Purim

Jewish

Mar. 7-9*

Wed.-Fri.

Vernal Equinox (EST)

  

Mar. 20

Tuesday

Naw-Ruz / Iranian New Year

Bahá'i

Mar. 20-21*

Tue.-Wed.

Palm Sunday

Western Christian

Apr. 1

Sunday

Good Friday

Western Christian

Apr. 6

Friday

Passover (Pesach),
1st two days

Jewish

Apr. 6–8*

Fri.-Sun.

Palm Sunday

Eastern Orthodox

Apr. 8

Sunday

Easter

Western Christian

Apr. 8

Sunday

Passover (Pesach), concluding days

Jewish

Apr. 12-14*

Thurs.-Sat.

Holy Friday

Eastern Orthodox

Apr. 13

Friday

Pascha

Eastern Orthodox

Apr. 15

Sunday

Ridvan Festival,
1st of 12 days

Baha'i

Apr. 20–21*

Fri.–Sat.

9th Day of Ridvan

Bahá'i

Apr. 28–29*

Sat.-Sun.

12th Day of Ridvan

Bahá'i

May 1–2*

Tue.-Wed.

*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date

# All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with "#" will be the next day from these dates.

2012

Summer Sessions

Declaration of the Báb

Bahá'i

May 22–23*

Tue.-Wed.

Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)

Jewish

May 26–28*

Sat.-Mon.

Ascension of Baha'u'llah

Bahá'i

May 28-29*

Mon.-Tue.

Summer Solstice (EST)

  

June 20

Wednesday

Martyrdom of the Báb

Bahá'i

July 8–9*

Sun.-Mon.

*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date

# All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with "#" will be the next day from these dates.

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2012–2013

1st Semester

Beginning of Ramadan

Islamic

July 20-21*#

Fri.-Sat.

Eid al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr) (first day of Shawwal)

Islamic

Aug. 19*

Sunday

Rosh Hashanah [New Year]

Jewish

Sept. 17-18*

Mon.-Tue.

Autumn Equinox (EDT)

 

Sept. 22

Saturday

Yom Kippur [Day of Atonement]

Jewish

Sept. 26*

Wednesday

Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles]

Jewish

Oct. 1-2*

Mon.-Tue.

Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Jewish

Oct. 8-9*

Mon.-Tue.

Birth of the Báb

Bahá'i

Oct. 19-20*

Fri.-Sat.

Eid al-Adha

Islamic

Oct. 26*

Friday

Birth of Bahá'u'lláh

Bahá'i

Nov. 11-12*

Sun.-Mon.

Al-Hijra (Muharram) (New Year)

Islamic

Nov. 15*

Thursday

Ashura (10th day of Muharram)

Islamic

Nov. 24*

Saturday

Bodhi Day (Rohatsu)

Buddhist

Dec. 8

Saturday

Hanukkah (Chanukah) [8-day Feast]

Jewish

Dec. 9-16*

Sun.-Sun.

Winter Solstice (EST)

 

Dec. 21

Friday

Christmas

Western Christian

Dec. 25

Tuesday

Kwanzaa

Interfaith / African-American

Dec. 26-Jan. 1

Wed.-Tue.

*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date

# All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with "#" will be the next day from these dates.

2012–2013

2nd Semester

Gantan-sai (New Years)

Shinto

Jan. 1

Tuesday

Mawlid-al-Nabi (Muhammed's birthday)

Islamic

Jan. 24*

Thursday

Asian Lunar New Year [Year of the Snake]

Chinese

Feb. 10

Sunday

Purim

Jewish

Feb. 24-26*

Sun.-Tue.

Vernal Equinox (EDT)

 

Mar. 20

Wednesday

Naw-Ruz / Iranian New Year

Bahá'i

Mar. 20-21*

Wed.-Thurs.

Palm Sunday

Western Christian

Mar. 24

Sunday

Passover (Pesach), 1st two days

Jewish

Mar. 26-27*

Tue.-Wed.

Good Friday

Western Christian

Mar. 29

Friday

Easter

Western Christian

Mar. 31

Sunday

Passover (Pesach), concluding days

Jewish

Apr. 1-2*

Mon.-Tue.

Ridvan Festival, 1st of 12 days

Baha'i

Apr. 20-21*

Sat.-Sun.

Palm Sunday

Eastern Orthodox

Apr. 28

Sunday

9th Day of Ridvan

Bahá'i

Apr. 28-29*

Sun.-Mon.

12th Day of Ridvan

Bahá'i

May 1-2*

Wed.-Thurs.

Holy Friday

Eastern Orthodox

May 3

Friday

Pascha

Eastern Orthodox

May 5

Sunday

*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date

# All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with "#" will be the next day from these dates.

2013

Summer Sessions

Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)

Jewish

May 15-16*

Wed.-Thurs.

Declaration of the Báb

Bahá'i

May 22-23*

Wed.-Thurs.

Ascension of Baha'u'llah

Bahá'i

May 28-29*

Tue.-Wed.

Summer Solstice (EDT)

 

June 21

Friday

Martyrdom of the Báb

Bahá'i

July 8-9*

Mon.-Tue.

*holy days start at sundown on evening preceding first day and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date.

#All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) and European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECRF) adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with "#" will be the next day from these dates.

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