Ethnic / Religious Holidays 2006-2007
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September 1 |
Day of Ascension (Isra and Miraj) (Islamic) |
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September 7 | His Holiness Sakya Trizin’s birth date (Buddhist) |
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September 7 | Ganesha Chaturthi (Hindu) |
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September 14 | The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Eastern, Greek, Russian Orthodox) |
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September 19 | The Night of Power 9 (Laylatul Qadr) (Islamic) |
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September 23 | Feast of Trumpets (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God) |
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September 23-24 | Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) |
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September 24 | Ramadan begins |
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September 30 | Dussera (Hindu) |
October 2 |
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) (Jewish) |
October 2 |
Day of Atonement (World Wide Church of God, UnitedChurch of God and Global Church of God) |
October 7–8 |
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) (Jewish) |
October 7-13 |
First Day through Seventh Day Feast of Tabernacles (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God) |
October 14 |
Last Great Day (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God) |
October 14 |
Shemini Atzeret (Eighth Day of Sukkot) (Jewish) |
October 15 |
Simchat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law) (Jewish) |
October 20 |
Birth of the Bab (Baha’i) |
October 20 |
Joint-Sovereignty of Guru Granth and Guru Panth declared to Guide the Sikh people |
October 20 |
Guruship of Guru Granth Sahib ji declared by 10th Guru (Sikh) |
October 20-23 |
Deepavali (Hindu) |
October 24 |
Eid-ul-Fitr (Last Day of Ramadan) (Islamic) |
October 31 |
Reformation Day (Protestant, Lutheran) |
November 1 |
All Saints Day (Roman Catholic, Protestant & Lutheran) |
November 2 |
All Souls Day (Roman Catholic) |
November 12 |
Birth of the Baha’u’llah (Baha’i) |
November 15 |
Guru Nanak Dev ji’s birth date (Sikh) |
November 24 |
Guru Tegh Bahadur dev ji’s Martyrdom (Sikh) |
December 8 |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Roman Catholic) |
December 8 |
Bodhi Day (Buddhist) |
December 16 |
First Day of Hanukkah (Jewish) |
December 25 |
Christmas (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Eastern, Greek and Russian Orthodox) |
December 26 |
Kwanzaa |
December 31 |
Eid-ul-Adha (Day of Sacrifice) (Islamic) |
January 1 |
New Year’s Day |
January 5 |
Guru Gobind Singh ji’s birth date (Sikh) |
January 6 |
Feast of the Epiphany (Roman Catholic, Eastern, Greek and Russian Orthodox) |
January 6 |
Christmas (Armenian) |
January 14 |
Makara Sankranti (Hindu) |
January 21 |
Muharram (New Year) (Islamic) |
January 29 |
Day of Ashurah (10th Day) (Islamic) |
February 16 |
Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) |
February 18 |
New Year (Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese) |
February 19 |
Bright Monday (Eastern, Greek and Russian Orthodox) |
February 20 |
Shrove Tuesday |
February 21 |
Ash Wednesday (Roman Catholic, Protestant) |
February 25 |
Lent (Eastern Orthodox) |
March 4 |
Holi (Hindu) |
March 4 |
Purim (Jewish) |
March 14 |
ikh New Year/Holla Mohalla |
March 19 |
Chandramana Yugadi |
March 21 |
Feast of Naw-Ruz (Baha’i and Iranian New Year, also Persian New Year and Heritage Day) |
March 27 |
Rama Navami (Hindu) |
March 30 |
Chandramana Yugardi (Hindu) |
April 2 |
Passover (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God) |
April 2 |
Lord’s Evening Meal |
April 3 |
First Day of Feast of Unleavened Bread or Passover (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God) |
April 3-4 |
First Two Days of Pesach (Passover) (Jewish) |
April 5 |
Holy Thursday (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Lutheran, Eastern, Greek and Russian Orthodox) |
April 6 |
Good Friday (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Lutheran, Eastern, Greek and Russian Orthodox)) |
April 9 |
Rama Navami (Hindu) |
April 9-10 |
Last Two Days of Pesach (Passover) (Jewish) |
April 11 or 12 |
Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (Islamic) |
April 14 |
Souramana Yugadi (Hindu) |
April 14 |
Khalsa formation day and Vaisakhi |
April 21 |
First Day of Ridvan (Baha’i) |
April 24 |
Memorial Day (Armenian) |
April 25 |
The 11th Panchen Lama’s birthday (Buddhist) |
May 2 |
The 12th Day of Ridvan (Baha’i) |
May 2 |
Buddha’s birthday (Buddhist) |
May 23 |
Declaration of the Bab (Baha’i) |
May 23–24 |
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) 2 days (Jewish) |
May 25 |
Ascension Day (Eastern Orthodox, Greek and Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic & Protestant) |
May 27 |
Day of Pentecost (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God) |
May 29 |
Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i) |
June 16 |
Guru Arjun Dev ji’s Martyrdom (Sikh) |
June 26 |
His Holiness the 17th Gyalawa Karmapa’s (Ugyen Trinley Dorje) birth date (Buddhist) |