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The calendar below is a month-by-month listing of religious observances in 2018. The list includes the dates for some of the most important religious celebrations of the major religions. Some of these holy days include fasting or abstaining from specific food or drink for specified periods ranging from a month, to a day, to daylight hours (sunrise to sundown).
This list is by no means comprehensive. For additional holy day listings and descriptions, please consult the global Interfaith Calendar.
* Some holy days start at sundown of the evening before the listed start date and end at sundown or nightfall of the concluding date listed.
# Some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar, but are based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
January
Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary-Christian-January 1-Tuesday
Christmas (Feast of the Epiphany)-Eastern Orthodox- January 6-Sunday
Feast of the Nativity-Orthodox Christian- January 7-Monday
February
Imbolc-Wicca/Pagan-February 2-Saturday
Asian Lunar New Year -Confucian/Taoist /Buddhist-February 5-Tuesday
March
Ash Wednesday (Protestant and Roman Catholic Lenten season March 6- Apr 20)-Christian Maech 6-Wednesday
Orthodox Great Lent -Eastern Orthodox- March 11-Apr 28 -Monday-Sunday
Ostara-Wicca/Pagan-March 20-Wednesday
Holi -Hindu -March 20-21-Wednesday-Thursday
Purim -Jewish -March 20-21*-Wednesday-Thursday
Norooz (New Year)-Persian/Zoroastrian-March 21-Thursday
April
Laylat al Miraj-Islam-April 2-3*#-Tues-Wednesday
Palm Sunday-Christian-April 14-Sunday
Vaisakhi -Hindu/Sikh/Buddhist -April 14-Sunday
Mahavir Jayanti-Jain-April 17-Wednesday
Maundy Thursday-Christian-April 18-Thursday
Good Friday-Christian -April 19-Friday
Passover (Pesach – 8 days)-Jewish -Apr 19-27*-Friday-Satday
Easter-Christian-April 21-Sunday
Ridvan-Baha’i-April 21 -Sunday
Pascha -Orthodox Easter-April 28-Sunday
May
Beltane-Wicca/Pagan-May 1-Wednesday
Ramadan (30 days)-Islamic-May 5-June 4*# -Sunday-Tuesday
Vesak (Buddha Day)-Buddhist-May 18-Saturday
Buddah’s Birthday-Buddhist-May 22-Tuesday
Declaration of the Báb-Bahá'i-May 23*-Thursday
Ascension of Baha’ullah-Bahá'i- May 29-Wednesday
June
Eid al Fitr -Islamic -June 4-6*#-Tuesday-Thursday
Feast of Pentecost-Christian-June 9-Sunday
Shavuot-Jewish-June 8-10-Saturday-Monday
Litha-Yule (Solstice)-Wicca/Pagan-June 21-Friday
August
Lughnassad-Imbolc-Wicca/Pagan-August 1-Thursday
Eid al Adha-Islamic-August 11-August 12*#-Sunday-Monday
First of Muharram-Islamic-August 31-September 1*-Saturday-Sunday
September
Ganesh Chaturthi-Hindu-September 2-Monday
Paryushana Parva-Jain-September 3-Tuesday
Ashura-Islamic-September 9-10*#-Monday-Tuesday
Mabon-Wicca/Pagan-September 23-Mon
Rosh Hashanah [New Year]-Jewish-September 29-Oct 1*-Sunday-Tuesday
October
Navratri-Hindu-Sept 28-October 7-Saturday-Monday
Yom Kippur [Day of Atonement]-Jewish - October 8-9*-Tuesday-Wednesday
Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles-7 days]-Jewish-October 13--20*-Sunday-Sunday
Birth of the Bab-Bahai’i-October 20*-Sunday
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah-Jewish- October 20-22*-Sunday-Tuesday
Diwali -Jain/Sikh/Hindu-October 27-Sunday
Samhain-Wicca/Pagan-October 31-November 1*-Thurs-Friday
November
All Saints Day/Day of the Dead-Christian/Latinx-November 1-Friday
Guru Nanak Gurpurab-Sikh-November 12-Tuesday
December
Advent -Christian-December 1-24-Sun-Tuesday
Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary/Feast of the Immaculate Conception-Christian-Dec. 8-Sunday
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) -Buddhist-December 8-Sunday
Our Lady of Guadalupe-Christian-December 12-Thursday
Chanukah [8-days]-Jewish -Dec. 22-December 30*-Sunday-Monday
Christmas-Christian-December 25-Wednesday
Feast of the Holy Family-Christian-December 29-Sunday
Kwanzaa-African-American-December 26–Jan. 1-Thursday-Wednesday