| January 1 |
New Year's Day |
| January 5 |
Gukru 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 10 |
Muharram (New Year) (Islamic) |
| January 14 |
Makara Sankranti (Hindu) |
| January 19 |
Day of Ashurah (10th Day) (Islamic) |
| January 22 |
Mahayana New Year (Buddhist) |
| February 5 |
Shrove
Tuesday |
| February 6 |
Ash Wednesday (Roman Catholic,
Protestant) |
| February 7 |
New Year (Chinese, Korean and
Vietnamese) |
| February 19 |
Bright Monday (Eastern, Greek and
Russian Orthodox) |
| March 4 |
Holi (Hindu) |
| March 6 |
Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) |
| March 10 |
Lent (Eastern Orthodox) |
| March 19 |
Chandramana Yugadi |
| March 20 |
Holy Thursday (Roman Catholic,
Protestant) |
| March 21 |
Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad
(Islamic) |
| March 21 |
Feast of Naw-Ruz (Baha'i
and Iranian New Year, also Persian New Year and Heritage Day) |
| March 21 |
Good Friday (Roman Catholic,
Protestant, Lutheran, Eastern, Greek and Russian Orthodox)) |
| March 21 |
Purim (Jewish) |
| March 21 |
Sikh New Year/Holla Mohalla |
| March 27 |
Rama Navami (Hindu) |
| March 22 |
Lord's Evening Meal |
| March 30 |
Chandramana Yugardi (Hindu) |
| April 2 |
Passover (World Wide Church of God,
United Church of God and Global Church of God) |
| 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 6-14 |
Rama Navami (Hindu) |
| April 14 |
Souramana Yugadi (Hindu) |
| April 14 |
Khalsa formation day and Vaisakhi |
| April 20-21 |
First Two Days of Pesach (Passover)
(Jewish) |
| April 21 |
First Day of Ridvan
(Baha'i) |
| April 24 |
Memorial Day (Armenian) |
| April 25 |
The 11th Panchen Lama's
birthday (Buddhist) |
| April 27 |
Good Friday (Lutheran, Eastern,
Greek and Russian Orthodox) |
| April 26 -27 |
Last Two Days of Pesach (Passover)
(Jewish) |
| May 1 |
Ascension Day (Eastern Orthodox,
Greek and Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic & Protestant) |
| May 2 |
The 12th Day of Ridvan
(Baha'i) |
| May 2 |
Buddha's birthday
(Buddhist) |
| May 23 |
Declaration of the Bab
(Baha'i) |
| 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 9-10 |
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) 2 days
(Jewish) |
| June 16 |
Guru Arjun Dev ji's
Martyrdom (Sikh) |
| June 26 |
His Holiness the 17th Gyalawa
Karmapa's (Ugyen Trinley Dorje) birth date (Buddhist) |
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