2009-2010
The calendar is a month-by-month listing of religious observances from July 2009-June 2010. 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. If you discover significant omissions or errors, please contact our office.
2009-2010 Major Religious Holidays
(July 2009 - June 2010)
1st Semester
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Beginning of Ramadan |
Islamic |
Aug. 22–23*# |
Sat.-Sun. |
| Janmashtami | Hindu | Aug. 26 | Wednesday |
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Rosh Hashanah |
Jewish |
Sept. 18–20* |
Fri.–Sun. |
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Eid al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr), (first day of Shawwal) |
Islamic |
Sept. 21–22*# |
Mon.–Tue. |
|
Autumn Equinox (EST) |
Sept. 22 |
Tuesday |
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Yom Kippur |
Jewish |
Sept. 27–29* |
Sun.–Tue. |
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Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles] |
Jewish |
Oct. 2–9* |
Fri.–Fri. |
| Navaratri/Dassera | Hindu | Oct 3-12 | Sat.-Mon. |
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Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah |
Jewish |
Oct. 10-12* |
Sat.–Mon. |
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Bahá'i |
Oct. 19–20* |
Mon.–Tue. |
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| Diwali | Hindu | Nov 1 | Sunday |
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Bahá'i |
Nov. 11–12* |
Wed.–Thurs. |
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Eid al-Adha |
Islamic |
Nov. 28-29*# |
Sat.–Sun. |
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Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) |
Buddhist |
Dec. 8 |
Tuesday |
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Hanukkah (Chanukah) |
Jewish |
Dec. 11–19* |
Fri.–Sat. |
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Al-Hijra (Muharram) [New Year] |
Islamic |
Dec. 18–19*# |
Fri.–Sat. |
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Winter Solstice (EST) |
Dec. 21 |
Monday |
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Christmas |
Western Christian |
Dec. 25 |
Friday |
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Kwanzaa |
Interfaith / African-American |
Dec. 26– |
Sat.–Fri. |
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Ashura (10th day of Muharram) |
Islamic |
Dec. 27-28*# |
Sun.–Mon. |
*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
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Gantan-sai |
Shinto |
Jan. 1 |
Friday |
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Asian Lunar New Year [Year of the Tiger] |
Chinese |
Feb. 10 |
Wednesday |
| Maha Shivaratri | Hindu | Feb 26 | Friday |
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Mawlid-al-Nabi [Muhammed's birthday] |
Islamic |
Feb. 26–27*# |
Fri.–Sat. |
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Purim |
Jewish |
Feb. 27-Mar. 1* |
Sat.-Mon. |
| Holi | Hindu | Mar. 13-14 | Sat.-Sun. |
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Vernal Equinox (EST) |
Mar. 20 |
Saturday |
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Naw-Ruz / Iranian New Year |
Bahá'i |
Mar. 20-21* |
Sat.-Sun. |
|
Palm Sunday |
Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox |
Mar. 28 |
Sunday |
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Passover (Pesach), |
Jewish |
Mar. 29– |
Mon.-Thurs. |
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Good Friday / |
Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox |
Apr. 2 |
Friday |
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Passover (Pesach), concluding days |
Jewish |
Apr. 3-5* |
Sat.-Mon. |
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Easter |
Western Christian |
Apr. 4 |
Sunday |
| Ramanavami | Hindu | Apr. 6 | Tuesday |
| Varsakhi | Hindu | Apr 14 | Wednesday |
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Ridvan Festival, |
Baha'i |
Apr. 20–21* |
Tue.–Wed. |
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9th Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'i |
Apr. 28–29* |
Wed.-Thurs. |
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12th Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'i |
May 1–2* |
Sat.-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.
2010
Summer Sessions
|
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) |
Jewish |
May 18–20* |
Tue.-Thurs. |
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Declaration of the Báb |
Bahá'i |
May 22–23* |
Sat.-Sun. |
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Ascension of Baha'u'llah |
Bahá'i |
May 28-29* |
Fri.-Sat. |
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Summer Solstice (EST) |
June 21 |
Monday |
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Martyrdom of the Báb |
Bahá'i |
July 8–9* |
Thurs.-Fri. |
*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.