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Major Religious Holy Days 2009-2010
The Holy Days listed represent major religious observations in several traditions. There are additional minor holidays in these traditions which are not listed in the calendar below. August 2009
21 – Ramadan begins* (Islamic)
23 – Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu)
September 2009
20 – Eid al-Fitr* (Islamic)
22 – Fall Equinox (Pagan/Wicca)
19-20 – Rosh Hashanah** (Jewish)
19-27 – Navaratri (Hindu)
28 – Yom Kippur** (Jewish)
October 2009
3-9 – Sukkot** (Jewish)
11 – Simchat Torah** (Jewish)
17 – Diwali (Hindu)
20 – Birth of the Ba’b (Baha’í)
November 2009
1 – Samhain (Pagan/Wicca)
1 – All Saints’ Day (Christian)
12 – Birth of Baha’u’llah (Baha’í)
27 – Eid al-Adha* (Islamic)
December 2009
8 – Bodhi Day/Rohatsu (Buddhist)
8 – Immaculate Conception of Mary
12 – Our Lady of Guadalupe
18 – Al-Hijra-New Year* (Islamic)
21 – Yule (Pagan/Wicca)
12-19 – Chanukah** (Jewish)
25 – Christmas (Christian)
26-Jan.1 – Kwanzaa (AfricanAmerican/Interfaith)
27 – Ashura* (Tenth of Muharram) (Islamic)
January 2010
6 – Epiphany (Christian)
7 – Christmas (Orthodox Christian)
February 2010
2 – Imbolc (Pagan/Wicca)
14 – Chinese New Year (Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist
16 – Shrove Tuesday (Christian)
17 –Ash Wednesday-Lent Begins (Christian)
26 – Eid al-Mawlid* (Islamic)
28 – Purim** (Jewish)
March 2010
1 – Holi (Hindu)
20 – Vernal Equinox (Pagan/Wicca)
21 – Naw Ruz-New Year (Baha’í)
30-31 – Passover begins** (Jewish)
April 2010
1 – Maundy Thursday (Christian)
2 – Good Friday (All Christians)
4 – Easter (All Christians)
6 – Passover ends (Jewish)
11 – Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) (Jewish)
21 – First day of Ridvan (Baha’í)
29 – Ninth day of Ridvan (Baha’í)
May 2010
1 – Beltane (Pagan/Wicca)
2 – Twelfth day of Ridvan (Baha’í)
19-20 – Shavuot** (Jewish)
23 – Pentecost (All Christians)
23 – Declaration of the Bab (Baha’í)
27 – Buddha Day (Buddhist)
29 – Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Baha’í)
June 2010
21 – Summer Solstice (Pagan/Wicca)
Jewish Holy Days begin at sundown.
Islamic Holy Days are not always fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon causing some variance in the date.
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