Religious Holidays and Observances
2013 - 2015 Calendar
| JANUARY 2013 |
1 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Christian) 6 Epiphany (Christian) 7 Christmas (Orthodox Christian) 13 Maghi (Hindu) 27 Mahayana Buddhist (New Year) (Buddhist) |
| FEBRUARY 2013 |
10 Chinese New Year (Confucianism/Taoism/Buddhism) 13 Ash Wednesday (Christian) 7 Christmas (Orthodox Christian) 14 Nirvana Day (Buddhist) 15 Vasant Panchami (Hindu) *23-24 Purim (Jewish) |
| MARCH 2013 |
10 Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) 11 Ramayana Begins (Hindu) 20-21 Naw Ruz (Baha’i) 24 Palm Sunday (Christian) 24 Palm Sunday (Orthodox Christian) *25-27 Pesach-Passover (First 2 Days) (Jewish)** 27 Holi (Hindu) 27 Magha Puja Day (Buddhist) 29 Good Friday (Christian) 31 Easter (Christian) *31-April 2 Pesach-Passover (Last 2 Days) (Jewish)** |
| APRIL 2013 |
1-2 Pesach-Passover (Last 2 Days) (Jewish)** 7 Yom Ha’Shoah (Jewish) 16 Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Jewish) 20 Ramanavami (Hindu) 20-21 1st Day of Rivdan (Hindu) 25 Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu) 25 Theravadin Buddhist (New Year) (Theravadin Buddhist) 28-29 9th Day of Rivdan (Hindu) |
| MAY 2013 |
1-2 12th Day of Rivdan (Hindu) 5 Easter (Orthodox Christian) **14-16 Shavout (Jewish)** 19 Pentecost (Christian) 22-23 Declaration of the B’ab (Baha’i) 25 Buddha Day-Visakha Puja 28-29 Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i) |
| JUNE 2013 |
23 Pentecost (Orthodox Christian) |
| JULY 2013 |
8-9 Martyrdom of the B’ab (Baha’i) 9 1st Day of Ramadan (Islam) 13 Obon (Buddhist) *15-16 Tisha B’av (Jewish) 22 Guru Purnima (Hindu) 25 Buddha Day-Visakha Puja 22 Asalha Puja Day (Buddhist) |
| AUGUST 2013 |
8 Eid-al-Fitr (Islam) 15 Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic) 21 Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) |
| SEPTEMBER 2013 |
*4-6 Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)** *13-14 Yom Kippur (Jewish)** *18-20 Sukkot (Jewish)** *25-26 Shemini Atzeret (Jewish)** *26-27 Simchat Torah (Jewish)** |
| OCTOBER 2013 |
5-13 Navaratra Dashara (Hindu) 14 Dusshera/Dasera (Hindu) 15 Eid-al-Adha (Islam) 19-20 Birth of the B’ab (Baha’i) |
| NOVEMBER 2013 |
1 All Saints Day (Christian) 3 Divali/Diwali (Hindu) 11-12 Birth of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i) 15-16 Al Hijra (New Year) (Islam) 27-28 Ascension of Abdul’l-Baha (Baha’i) *27-30 and Dec 1-5 Hanukkah (Jewish) |
| DECEMBER 2013 |
1-5 Hanukkah (Jewish) 8 Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary (Christian) 8 Bodhi Day (Buddhist) 23 Day of Remembrance, birth of Joseph Smith (Latter Day Saints) 25 Christmas (Christian) 26-Jan 1 Kwanzaa (African-American) |
| JANUARY 2014 |
1 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Christian) 6 Epiphany (Christian) 7 Christmas (Orthodox Christian) 14 Maghi (Hindu) 16 Mahayana Buddhist (New Year) (Buddhist) 31 Chinese New Year (Confucianism/Taoism/Buddhism) |
| FEBRUARY 2014 |
4 Vasant Panchami (Hindu) 15 Nirvana Day (Buddhist) *15-16 Purim (Jewish) 28 Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) |
| MARCH 2014 |
5 Ash Wednesday 10 Beginning of Lent (Orthodox Christian) 16 Magha Puja Day (Buddhist) 17 Holi (Hindu) 20-21 Naw Ruz (Baha’i) 31 Ramayana Begins (Hindu) |
| APRIL 2014 |
8 Ramanavami (Hindu) 13 Palm Sunday (Christian, Orthodox Christian) *14-16 Pesach-Passover (First 2 Days) (Jewish)** 15 Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu) 18 Good Friday (Christian, Orthodox Christian) 20 Easter (Christian, Orthodox Christian) 20-21 1st Day of Rivdan (Hindu) *20-22 Pesach-Passover (Last 2 Days) (Jewish)** 27 Yom Ha’Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) (Jewish) 28-29 9th Day of Rivdan (Hindu) |
| MAY 2014 |
1-2 12th Day of Rivdan (Hindu) 5 Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Jewish) 14 Visakha Puja-Buddha Day (Buddhist) 15 Theravadin Buddhist (New Year) (Theravadin Buddhist) 22-23 Declaration of the B’ab (Baha’i) 28-29 Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i) |
| JUNE 2014 |
*3-5 Shavout (Jewish)** 8 Pentecost (Christian, Orthodox Christian) 28 1st Day of Ramadan (Islam) |
| JULY 2014 |
13 Asalha Puja Day (Buddhist) 8-9 Martyrdom of the B’ab 13 Obon (Buddhist) 29 Eid-al-Fitr (Islam) |
| August 2014 |
*4-5 Tisha B’av (Jewish) 10 Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) 15 Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic) |
| SEPTEMBER 2014 |
*24-26 Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)** 28-Oct 3 Navaratra Dashara (Hindu) |
| OCTOBER 2014 |
*3-4 Yom Kippur (Jewish)** 4 Dusshera/Dasera (Hindu) 4 Eid-al-Adha (Islam) *8-10 Sukkot (Jewish)** *15-16 Shemini Atzeret (Jewish)** *16-17 Simchat Torah (Jewish)** 19-20 Birth of the B’ab (Baha’i) 23 Divali/Diwali (Hindu) 24-25 Al Hijra (New Year) (Islam) |
| NOVEMBER 2014 |
1 All Saints Day (Christian) 11-12 Birth of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i) 26 Day of Covenant (Baha’i) 27-28 Ascension of Abdul’l-Baha (Baha’i) |
| DECEMBER 2014 |
8 Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary (Catholic) 8 Rohatsu - Bodhi Day (Buddhist) *16-24 Hanukkah (Jewish) 23 Day of Remembrance, birth of Joseph Smith (Latter Day Saints) 25 Christmas (Christian) 26-Jan 1 Kwanzaa (African-American) |
| JANUARY 2015 |
1 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Christian) 6 Epiphany (Christian) 7 Christmas (Orthodox Christian) 14 Maghi (Hindu) 5 Mahayana Buddhist (New Year) (Buddhist) |
| FEBRUARY 2015/strong> |
4 Vasant Panchami (Hindu) 15 Nirvana Day (Buddhist) 17 Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) 18 Ash Wednesday (Christian) 19 Chinese New Year (Confucianism/Taoism/Buddhism) 23 Beginning of Lent (Orthodox Christian) |
| MARCH 2015 |
5 *Purim (Jewish) 21 Naw Ruz* (Baha'i) 5 Magha Puja Day (Buddhist) 6 Holi (Hindu) 21 Ramayana Begins (Hindu) 28 Ramanavami (Hindu) 29 Palm Sunday (Christian) |
| APRIL 2015 |
3 Good Friday (Christian, Orthodox Christian) *4-5 Pesach-Passover (First 2 Days) (Jewish)** 4 Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu) 4 Theravadin Buddhist New Year (Theravadin Buddhist) 5 Palm Sunday (Orthodox Christian) 5 Easter (Christian, Orthodox Christian) *10-11 Pesach-Passover (Last 2 Days) (Jewish)** 16 Yom Ha’Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) (Jewish) 21 1st Day of Rivdan (Hindu) 24 Yom Ha'Atzmaut (Jewish) 29 9th Day of Rivdan (Hindu) |
| MAY 2015 |
2 12th Day of Rivdan (Hindu) 4 Visakha Puja-Buddha Day (Buddhist) 4 Pentecost (Christian) 23 Declaration of the B’ab (Baha’i) 29 Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i) *24-25 Shavout (Jewish)** 31 Pentecost (Orthodox Christian) |
| JUNE 2015 |
18 1st Day of Ramadan (Islam) |
| JULY 2015 |
2 Asalha Puja Day (Buddhist) 9 Martyrdom of the B’ab 13 Obon (Buddhist) 18 Eid-al-Fitr (Islam) *25 Tisha B’av (Jewish) 31 Guru Purnima (Hindu) |
| August 2015 |
15 Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic) 29 Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) |
| SEPTEMBER 2015 |
*14-15 Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)** 23 Eid-al-Adha (Islam) *23Yom Kippur (Jewish)** *28-29 Sukkot (Jewish)** |
| OCTOBER 2015 |
*5 Shemini Atzeret (Jewish)** *6 Simchat Torah (Jewish)** 13 Navaratra Dashara (Hindu) 14 Al Hijra (New Year) (Islam) 20 Birth of the B’ab (Baha’i) 22 Dusshera/Dasera (Hindu) |
| NOVEMBER 2015 |
1 All Saints Day (Christian) 11 Divali/Diwali (Hindu) 11-12 Birth of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i) 26 Day of Covenant (Baha’i) 28 Ascension of Abdul’l-Baha (Baha’i) |
| DECEMBER 2015 |
8 Bodhi Day (Buddhist) 8 Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary (Christian) *7-14 Hanukkah (Jewish) 23 Day of Remembrance, birth of Joseph Smith (Latter Day Saints) 25 Christmas (Christian) 26-Jan 1 Kwanzaa (African-American) |
(*) Denotes Holidays beginning at sunset of that day.
(**) Denotes Holidays for which labor is suspended.
Each Friday 12:40 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Jumma Prayer (Islam).
This time for worship occurs each Friday and would be comparable to Christian worship on Sunday. (This prayer time is considered mandatory for Muslims).
*Please notify your instructor in advance if you are required to attend Jumma Prayer.
Jewish Sabbath begins at sundown each Friday and concludes at dark on Saturday.
Please Note: Native American Spiritual Ceremonies should be given the same consideration as the above religious occasions.
Information taken from:
Jewish Holiday Calendar - http://www.jcrcny.org/images/pdf/JewishCommunity/jcrcjewish10yearcalenda...
Interfaith Calendar - www.interfaithcalendar.org.
Global Islamic Calendar - http://moonsighting.com/globaldates.htm
Hindu Festivals - www.hinduism.co.za/hindu.htm