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Major Religious Holy Days 2007-2008
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. September 2007
4 – Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)
12-14 - Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
13 – First Day of Ramadan Fast (30 days) (Islamic)
15 – Ganesh-Chaturthi (Hindu)
21-22 - Yom Kippur (Jewish)
23 – Fall Equinox (Pagan/Wicca)
26-28 – Sukkot begins (Jewish)
October 2007
4 - Shemini Atzeret/Sukkot ends (Jewish)
4 - Simchat Torah (Jewish)
11 – Navaratri begins (Hindu)
13 - Eid al-Fitr – End of the Ramadan Fast (Islamic)
20 - Birth of the Ba’b (Baha’i)
21 – Vijaya Dasami (Last Day of Navarati) (Hindu)
31 – Samhain (Pagan/Wicca)
November 2007
1 – All Saint’s Day (Western Christian)
9 - Diwali ( Hindu)
12 - Birth of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)
December 2007
4-12 - Chanukah (Jewish)
8 – Bodhi Day (Buddhism)
8 – Immaculate Conception (Western Christian)
20 – Eid al Adha (Islamic)
21 – Yule (Pagan/Wicca)
25 – Christmas (Western Christian)
26-Jan. 1st – Kwanzaa (African American/Interfaith)
January 2008
6 – Epiphany (Christian)
7 – Orthodox Christmas (Eastern Christian)
10 - Al-Hijra – New Year’s (Islamic)
19 - Ashura (Tenth of Muharram) (Islamic)
February 2008 2 – Imbolic (Pagan/Wicca)
6 – Ash Wednesday – Lent begins (Western Christian)
7 – Chinese New Year (Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist)
March 2008
2-20 - Baha’i Fast
20 Purim (Jewish)
20 - Milad an-Nabi (Islamic)
20 – Maundy Thursday (Western Christian)
21 – Good Friday, Lent ends (Western Christian)
21 - Naw-Ruz, New Year (Baha’i)
22 – Vernal Equinox (Pagan/Wicca)
23 – Easter (Western Christian)
April 2008
19-21 - Passover (Jewish)
21 – First Day of Ridvan (Baha’i)
25 – Orthodox Holy Friday (Eastern Christian)
25-27 – Last two days of Passover (Jewish)
27 - Orthodox Easter (Eastern Christian)
29 – Ninth Day of Ridvan (Baha’i)
May 2008
1 – Beltane (Pagan/Wicca)
2 – Twelfth Day of Ridvan (Baha’i)
2 – Buddha Day (Buddhist)
11 – Pentecost (Western Christian)
23 - Declaration of the Bab (Baha’i)
29 - Ascension of the Bahá-u’lláh (Baha’i)
June 2008
4 – Pentecost (Eastern Christian)
8-10 – Shavuot (Jewish)
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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