Multi-Religion Holy Days Calendar
The calendar is a month-by-month listing of religious observances from July 2011–June 2012. This list includes the dates for most of the important religious celebrations of the major religions. This list is by no means meant to be comprehensive.
2011–2012 Major Religious Holidays
(July 2011–June 2012)
1st Semester
| Holy Day | Religion | Date | Day(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning of Ramadan | Islamic | July 31–Aug. 1*# | Sun.–Mon. |
| Eid al-Fitr | Islamic | Aug. 29–30*# | Mon.–Tue. |
| Rosh Hashanah (New Year) |
Jewish | Sept. 28–30* | Wed.–Fri. |
| Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) |
Jewish | Oct. 7–8* | Fri.–Sat. |
| Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) | Jewish | Oct. 12–20* | Wed.–Wed. |
| Diwali | Hindu | Oct. 26 | Wed. |
| All Saints Day | Christian | Nov. 1 | Tue. |
| Eid al Adha | Islamic | Nov 6# | Sun. |
| Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) | Buddhist | Dec. 8 | Thu. |
| Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Catholic Christian | Dec. 8 | Thu. |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe | Catholic Christian | Dec. 12 | Mon. |
| Hanukkah (Chanukah — 8-day Feast) | Jewish | Dec. 20–28* | Tue.–Wed. |
| Christmas | Christian | Dec. 25 | Sun. |
| Kwanzaa | African-American | Dec. 26–Jan. 1 | Mon.–Sun. |
- * Holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding 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.
2nd Semester
| Holy Day | Religion | Date | Day(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Lunar New Year | Confucian/Taoist/Buddhist | Jan. 23 | Mon. |
| Ash Wednesday | Christian | Feb. 22 | Wed. |
| Purim | Jewish | Mar. 7–9* | Wed.–Fri. |
| Holi | Hindu | Mar. 8 | Thu. |
| Palm Sunday | Christian | Apr. 1 | Sun. |
| Good Friday | Christian | Apr. 6 | Fri. |
| Passover (Pesach), 1st two days | Jewish | Apr. 6–8* | Fri.–Sun. |
| Easter Vigil | Christian | Apr. 7 | Sat. |
| Easter | Christian | Apr. 8 | Sun. |
| Passover (Pesach), concluding days | Jewish | Apr. 12–14* | Thu.–Sat. |
| Varsakhi | Hindu | Apr. 14 | Sat. |
| Pascha | Eastern Orthodox | Apr. 15 | Sun. |
| Vesak | Buddhist | Apr. 28 | Sat. |
| Declaration of the Báb | Bahá’i | May 22–23* | Tue.–Wed. |
