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Holidays and Holy Days

Calendar of Holidays and Observances

Observance Faith or Religion Dates

2023

Autumnal Equinox

Pagan Saturday, September 23
Rosh Hashanah Judaism Friday, September 15 to Sunday, September 17

Fast of Gedaliah

Judaism Monday, September 18

Yom Kippur

Judaism Sunday, September 24 to Monday, September 25

Navratri

Hinduism Sunday, October 15 to Tuesday, October 24

Mawlid al-Nabi

Islam Tuesday, September 26 to Wednesday, September 27

Sukkot

Judaism Friday, September 29 to Friday, October 6

Shemini Atzeret

Judaism Friday, October 6 to Tuesday, October 8

Simchat Torah

Judaism Saturday October 7 to Sunday October 8

Birth of Bahá'u'lláh 

Baha’i Monday, October 16 to Tuesday, October 17

Dussehra

Hinduism Tuesday, October 24

Samhain

Pagan Monday, October 31 to Tuesday, November 1

All Saints Day

Roman Catholic, Unitarian Universalist Wednesday, November 1

All Souls Day

Christian, Unitarian Universalist Thursday, November 2

Diwali

Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikh, Jain Sunday, November 12

First Sunday of Advent

Christian Sunday, December 3

Bodhi Day

Buddhism Friday, December 8

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Roman Catholic Friday, December 8

Hanukkah/Chanukah

Judaism Thursday, December 7 to Friday, December 15

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Roman Catholic
Tuesday, December 12

Yule

Pagan Thursday, December 21 to Monday, January 1

Joseph Smith's Birthday

Mormon (CJCLDS) Saturday, December 23

Christmas

Christian, Unitarian Universalist Monday, December 25

Kwanzaa

African American Heritage Tuesday, December 26 to Monday, January 1

2024

Gantan-sai 

Shinto Monday, January 1

The Solemnity of Mary

Roman Catholic Monday, January 1

Fast of the 10th of Tevet

Judaism Doesn't occur in 2024

Epiphany

Christian Saturday, January 6

Christmas 

Orthodox Christian Sunday, January 7

Pongal 

Hinduism Monday, January 15 to Thursday January 18

Chinese New Year 

Multifaith, Confucian, Taoist, Buddhist Saturday, February 10

Imbolc

Pagan Thursday, February 1

Setsubun-sai

Shinto Saturday, February 3

Tu BiShvat

Judaism Wednesday, January 24 to Thursday, January 25

Start of Lent and Ash Wednesday

Christian Wednesday, February 14

Women's Day of Prayer

Multifaith Friday, March 1

Maha Shivaratri

Hinduism Friday, March 8

Clean Monday (Monday of Lent)

Orthodox Christian Monday, March 18

Ramadan 

Islam Sunday, March 10 to Tuesday, April 9

Spring Equinox

Pagan Tuesday, March 19

Fast of Esther

Judaism
Thursday, March 21

Purim

Judaism Saturday, March 23 to Sunday, March 24

Holi

Hinduism
Monday, March 25

Palm Sunday

Christian, Unitarian Universalist Sunday, March 24

Holy (Maundy) Thursday

Christian, Unitarian Universalist
Thursday, March 28

Good Friday

Christian, Unitarian Universalist Friday, March 29

Easter

Christian, Unitarian Universalist
Sunday, March 31

Laylat al-Qadr

Islam
Saturday, April 6
Eid al-Fitr Islam

Tuesday, April 9 to Wednesday, April 10

First Day of Riḍván

Bahá’í Saturday April 20

Fast of the First Born

Judaism
Monday, April 22

Passover (Pesach)

Judaism Monday, April 22 to Tuesday, April 30
Ninth Day of Riḍván Bahá’í

Sunday, April 28 to Monday April 29

Twelfth Day of Riḍván

Bahá’í

Wednesday, May 1 to Thursday May 2

Great Friday

Orthodox Christian Friday, May 3

Orthodox Easter

Orthodox Christian
Sunday, May 5

Yom HaShoah

Judaism
Sunday, May 5 to Monday, May 6

Pentecost

Christian, Unitarian Universalist

Sunday, May 19

Vesak

Buddhism
Thursday, May 23

Pentecost

Christian, Unitarian Universalist

Sunday, May 19

Ascension Day

Christian

Thursday May 9

Summer 2024

Orthodox Ascension Day

Orthodox Christian

Thursday June 13

Eid al-Adha

Islam

Sunday June 16 to Wednesday June 19

Muharram

Islam

Sunday July 29 to Sunday August 4

Ashura

Islam

Tuesday July 16 to Wednesday July 17 

Asalha Puja Day

Buddhism

Sunday July 21