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The calendar below is a month-by-month listing of religious observances in all of 2022. This 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 more than a day (25 hours) to daylight hours (sunrise to sundown). Absence from work or classes is also common observance for some major holy days.
This list is by no means meant to be comprehensive. For additional holy day listings and descriptions, please consult the following link: http://www.interfaith-calendar.org/2022.htm
Wondering if Tucker Center has local event information for an upcoming holy holiday? Find out via email (tucker.center@dartmouth.edu), Instagram (@tuckerdartmouth), or check the Dartmouth Engage news feed.
Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Christian (Catholic) | Saturday, January 1, 2022 |
Feast of the Epiphany | Christian | Thursday, January 6, 2022 |
Christmas/Feast of the Nativity | Orthodox Christian | Friday, January 7, 2022 |
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) | Buddhist | Monday, January 10, 2022 |
Imbolc | Wicca/Pagan | Tuesday, February 1, 2022 |
Asian Lunar New Year (Chinese) | Confucian/Taoist /Buddhist | Tuesday, February 1, 2022 |
Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple | Christian | Wednesday, February 2, 2022 |
Parinirvana (Nirvana Day) | Buddhist | Tuesday, February 15, 2022 |
Nineteen Day Fast*# | Bahai'i | Tuesday, March 1-Sunday, March 20, 2022 |
Laylat al Miraj*# | Islam | Tuesday, March 1, 2022 |
Ash Wednesday (Protestant and Roman Catholic Lenten season Mar 7-Apr 16) | Christian | Wednesday, March 2, 2022 |
Orthodox Great Lent | Eastern Orthodox | Monday, March 7-Saturday, April 23, 2022 |
Purim* | Jewish | Wedensday, March 16-Thursday, March 17, 2022 |
Holi | Hindu | Thursday, March 17-Friday, March 18, 2022 |
Ostara | Wicca/Pagan | Sunday, March 20, 2022 |
The Bahai'i New Year | Bahai'i | Monday, March 21, 2022 |
Norooz (New Year) | Persian/Zoroastrian | Monday, March 21, 2022 |
Ramadan (29-30 days)*# | Islamic | Saturday, April 2-Monday, May 2, 2022 |
Hindu New Year | Hindu | Saturday, April 2, 2022 |
Palm Sunday | Christian | Sunday, April 10, 2022 |
Maundy Thursday | Christian | Thursday, April 14, 2022 |
Vaisakhi | Hindu/Sikh/Buddhist | Thursday, April 14, 2022 |
Mahavir Jayanti | Jain | Thursday, April 14, 2022 |
Good Friday | Christian | Friday, April 15, 2022 |
Passover [Pesach-8 days]* | Jewish | Friday, April 15-Saturday, April 23, 2022 |
Easter | Christian | Sunday, April 17, 2022 |
Palm Sunday | Orthodox Christian | Sunday, April 17, 2022 |
The First Day of Ridvan | Baha'i | Thursday, April 21, 2022 |
Holy Friday | Orthodox Christian | Friday, April 22, 2022 |
Easter (Pascha) | Orthodox Christian | Sunday, April 24, 2022 |
Yom Hashoah | Jewish | Wednesday, April 27-Thursday, April 28, 2022 |
Beltane | Wicca/Pagan | Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
Eid al Fitr*# | Islamic | Monday, May 2-Tuesday, May 3, 2022 |
Buddah's Birthday | Buddhist | Sunday, May 8, 2022 |
Pentecost | Orthodox Christian | Thursday, May 12, 2022 |
Vesak (Buddha Day) | Buddhist | Monday, May 16, 2022 |
Birthday of the Buddha | Buddhist | Wednesday, May 18, 2022 |
Declaration of the Báb* | Bahá'i | Tuesday, May 24, 2022 |
Ascension | Christian | Thursday, May 26, 2022 |
Ascension of Baha'ullah | Bahá'i | Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
Shavuot | Jewish | Saturday, June 4-Monday, June 6, 2022 |
Feast of Pentecost | Christian | Sunday, June 5, 2022 |
Ascension | Orthodox Christian | Sunday, June 12, 2022 |
Litha-Yule (Solstice) | Wicca/Pagan | Friday, June 24, 2022 |
Eid al Adha*# | Islamic | Saturday, July 9-Sunday, July 10, 2022 |
Pioneer Day | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Sunday, July 24, 2022 |
First of Muharram* | Islamic | Friday, July 29-Saturday, July 30, 2022 |
Lughnasadh-Imbolc | Wicca/Pagan | Monday, August 1, 2022 |
Ashura*# | Islamic | Sunday, August 7-Monday, August 8, 2022 |
Obon | Buddhist | Saturday, August 13, 2022 |
Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu | Thursday, August 18-Friday, August 19, 2022 |
Paryushana Parva | Jain | Tuesday, August 23, 2022 |
Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu | Wednesday, August 31, 2022 |
Mabon | Wicca/Pagan | Wednesday, September 21-Thursday, September 29, 2022 |
Fall Equinox | Wicca/Pagan | Thursday, September 22, 2022 |
Rosh Hashanah [New Year]* | Jewish | Sunday, September 25-Tuesday, September 27, 2022 |
Navratri | Hindu | Monday, September 26-Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
Yom Kippur [Day of Atonement]* | Jewish | Tuesday, October 4-Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
Dussehra | Hindu | Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles-7 days] | Jewish | Sunday, October 9-Sunday, October 16, 2022 |
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah* | Jewish | Sunday, October 16-Tuesday, October 18, 2022 |
Diwali | Jain/Sikh/Hindu | Monday, October 24, 2022 |
Birth of the Bab* | Bahai'i | Tuesday, October 25-Wednesday, October 26, 2022 |
Samhain* | Wicca/Pagan | Monday, October 31-Tuesday, November 1, 2022 |
All Saints Day | Christian | Tuesday, November 1, 2022 |
Day of the Dead | Christian (Latinx) | Tuesday, November 1-Wednesday, November 2, 2022 |
Guru Nanak Gurpurab | Sikh | Tuesday, November 8, 2022 |
Jain New Year | Jain | Thursday, November 24, 2022 |
Advent | Christian | Sunday, November 27-Saturday, December 24, 2022 |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | Thursday, December 8, 2022 |
Our Lady of Guadalupe | Christian | Monday, December 12, 2022 |
Chanukah (Hanukkah) [8-days]* | Jewish | Saturday, December 18-Monday, December 26, 2022 |
Yule/Winter Solstice | Wicca | Wednesday, December 21, 2022-Sunday, January 1, 2023 |
Christmas | Christian | Sunday, December 25, 2022 |
Kwanzaa | African-American | Monday, December 26, 2022-Sunday, January 1, 2023 |
Feast of the Holy Family | Christian | Friday, December 30, 2022 |
* Some holy days (*) start at sundown of the evening of the listed start date and end at sundown or nightfall of the concluding listed date.
# Some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
For additional information, please contact The Tucker Center: 603-646-3870 or tucker.center@dartmouth.edu.