JANUARY
- 1
- Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
- Feast Day of St Basil - Orthodox Christian
- Shogatsu/Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
- Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus - Orthodox
- 5
- Twelfth Night - Christian
- Guru Gobindh Singh birthday - Sikh
- 6
- Epiphany - Christian
- Feast of the Epiphany (Theophany) - Orthodox Christian
- Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) - Christian
- 7
- Feast of the Nativity - Orthodox Christian
- 8
- Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
- 13
- 17
- Blessing of the Animals - Hispanic Catholic Christian
- 18
- Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Christian
- 25
- Conversion of St. Paul - Christian
- 30
- Mahayana New Year 3 days** - Buddhism
Definitions FEBRUARY- 2
- Candlemas - Presentation of Christ in the Temple - Christian
- Imbolc (Candlemas) * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
- Saint Brighid of Kildare - Christian
- 3
- St. Blaze Day - Christian
- Setsebun (beginning of spring) - Shinto
- 14
- St. Valentine's Day - Christian
- 15
- Nirvana Day ** - Buddhist
- 24
- Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist - Christian
Definitions
MARCH
- 1
- St. David of Wales - Christian
- 17
- St. Patrick's Day - Christian
- 19
- St. Joseph's Day - Christian
- 21
- Norooz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
- Naw-Rúz (New Year) * - Baha'i
- Ostara * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
- 25
- Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Christian
- 26
- Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranthushtra) Zoroastrian
- 30
- Magha Puja Day ** - Buddhism
Definitions April- 9
- 13-15
- Theravada New Year (Songkran Day) 3 days ** - Buddhism
- 14
- Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) - Sikh
- 21
- First Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 23
- St. George's Day - Christian
- 25
- Saint Mark, Apostle and Evangelist - Christian
- 29
- Ninth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 30
- St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
Definitions
MAY
- 1
- Beltane * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
- 2
- Twelfth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 3
- Saints Philip & James - Christian
- 4
- National Day of Prayer - USA - Interfaith
- 24
- Declaration of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 27
- Theravada Visakha Puja - Buddha Day ** - Buddhism
- 29
- Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
Definitions
JUNE
- 9
- St. Columba of Iona - Celtic Christian
- 16
- Guru Arjan martyrdom - Sikh
- 19
- New Church Day - Swedenborgian Christian
- 22
- First Nations Day - Canadian Native People
- Litha Summer Solstice * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
- 24
- Saint John the Baptist - Christian
- 29
- Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul - Christian
Definitions
JULY
- 10
- Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 11
- St Benedict Day - Catholic Christian
- 13
- Obon (Ulambana) ** - Buddhist/Shinto
- 15
- St. Vladimir the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
- Saint Vladimir - Christian
- 24
- Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian
- 25
- St. James the Great Day - Christian
- 26
- Asalha Puja Day (Dhamma Day) ** - Buddhism
Definitions
AUGUST
- 1
- Lammas - Christian
- Lughnassad (Lammas) * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
- Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Jesus - Orthodox
- 6
- Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian
- 15
- Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
- Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
- 29
- Beheading of St. John the Baptist - Christian
Definitions
SEPTEMBER
- 1
- Religious year begins - Orthodox Christian
- 8
- Nativity of Virgin Mary - Christian
- 14
- Elevation of the Life Giving Cross (Holy Cross) - Christian
- 21
- Fall Equinox * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
- 29
- Michael and All Angels - Christian
Definitions
OCTOBER
- 4
- St Francis Day - Catholic Christian
- Blessing of the Animals - Christian
- 6
- Saint Thomas Day - Christian
- 18
- St. Luke, Apostle & Evangelist - Christian
- 20
- Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth - Sikh
- 26
- Birth of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 27
- Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- 28
- Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
- 31
- All Hallows Eve - Christian
- Reformation Day - Protestant Christian
- Samhain - * Wicca/Neo Pagan
- Deep Diwali - Jain
Definitions
NOVEMBER
- 1
- All Saints Day - Christian
- 2
- All Souls Day - Catholic Christian
- 12
- Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- 15
- Nativity Fast begins - ends Dec. 24 - Orthodox Christian
- 24
- Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahdur - Sikh
- 26
- Day of the Covenant * - Baha'i
- 28
- Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha * - Baha'i
- 30
- St. Andrew's Day - Christian
Definitions
DECEMBER
- 6
- Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
- 8
- Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhism
- Immaculate Conception of Mary - Catholic Christian
- 12
- Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
- 16-25
- Posadas Navidenas - Hispanic Christian
- 21
- Yule - Christian
- Saint Thomas the Apostle - Christian
- 22
- Yule/Winter Solstice * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
- 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
- 30
- Holy Family - Catholic Christian
- 31
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