Religious Holidays and Other Special Days and Events

Date 2011 2012 2013 2014
January 13       Muslim:  Mawlid an-Nabi
January 24     Muslim:  Mawlid an-Nabi  
February 4   Muslim:  Mawlid an-Nabi    
February 13     Christian:  Ash Wednesday  
February 15 Muslim:  Mawlid an-Nabi      
February 22   Christian:  Ash Wednesday    
March 5       Christian:  Ash Wednesday
March 9 Christian:  Ash Wednesday      
March 26     Jewish:  Pesah (Passover) (1st day)  
March 27     Jewish:  Pesah (2d day)  
March 29     Christian:  Good Friday  
March 31     Christian:  Easter  
April 1     Jewish:  Pesah (7th day)  
April 2     Jewish:  Pesah (8th day)  
April 6   Christian:  Good Friday    
April 7   Jewish:  Pesah (Passover) (1st day)    
April 8   Christian:  Easter
Jewish:  Pesah (2d day)		    
April 13   Jewish:  Pesah (7th day)    
April 14   Jewish:  Pesah (8th day)    
April 15   Christian (Eastern/Julian):  Easter   Jewish:  Pesah (Passover) (1st day)
April 16       Jewish:  Pesah (2d day)
April 18       Christian:  Good Friday
April 19 Jewish:  Pesah (Passover) (1st day)      
April 20 Jewish:  Pesah (2d day)     Christian:  Easter
April 21       Jewish:  Pesah (7th day)
April 22 Christian:  Good Friday     Jewish:  Pesah (8th day)
April 24 Christian:  Easter      
April 25 Jewish:  Pesah (7th day)      
April 26 Jewish:  Pesah (8th day)      
May 5     Christian (Eastern/Julian):  Easter  
May 15     Jewish:  Shavuot (1st day)  
May 16     Jewish:  Shavuot (2d day)  
May 26       Muslim:  Laylat al-Miraj
May 27   Jewish:  Shavuot (1st day)    
May 28   Jewish:  Shavuot (2d day)    
June 4       Jewish:  Shavuot (1st day)
June 5       Jewish:  Shavuot (2d day)
June 6     Muslim:  Laylat al-Miraj  
June 8 Jewish:  Shavuot (1st day)      
June 9 Jewish:  Shavuot (2d day)      
June 13       Muslim:  Laylat al-Baraat
June 17   Muslim:  Laylat al-Miraj    
June 24     Muslim:  Laylat al-Baraat  
June 28       Muslim:  Ramadan (1st day)
June 29 Muslim:  Laylat al-Miraj      
July 5   Muslim:  Laylat al-Baraat    
July 9     Muslim:  Ramadan (1st day)  
July 16 Muslim:  Laylat al-Baraat      
July 20   Muslim:  Ramadan (1st day)    
July 24       Muslim:  Laylat al-Qadr
July 28       Muslim:  Eid-al-Fitr (last day of Ramadan)
August 1 Muslim:  Ramadan (1st day)      
August 4     Muslim:  Laylat al-Qadr  
August 8     Muslim:  Eid-al-Fitr (last day of Ramadan)  
August 15   Muslim:  Laylat al-Qadr    
August 19   Muslim:  Eid-al-Fitr (last day of Ramadan)    
August 27 Muslim:  Laylat al-Qadr      
August 30 Muslim:  Eid-al-Fitr (last day of Ramadan)      
September 5     Jewish:  Rosh Hashanah (1st day)  
September 6     Jewish:  Rosh Hashanah (2d day)  
September 14     Jewish:  Yom Kippur  
September 17   Jewish:  Rosh Hashanah (1st day)    
September 18   Jewish:  Rosh Hashanah (2d day)    
September 19     Jewish:  Sukkot (1st day)  
September 20     Jewish:  Sukkot (2d day)  
September 25       Jewish:  Rosh Hashanah (1st day)
September 26   Jewish:  Yom Kippur Jewish:  Shemini Atzeret (1st day) Jewish:  Rosh Hashanah (2d day)
September 27     Jewish:  Simhat Torah  
September 29 Jewish:  Rosh Hashanah (1st day)      
September 30 Jewish:  Rosh Hashanah (2d day)      
October 1   Jewish:  Sukkot (1st day)    
October 2   Jewish:  Sukkot (2d day)    
October 3       Muslim:  Yaum-al-Arafah
October 4       Jewish:  Yom Kippur
Muslim:  Eid al-Adha
October 8 Jewish:  Yom Kippur Jewish:  Shemini Atzeret (1st day)    
October 9   Jewish:  Simhat Torah   Jewish:  Sukkot (1st day)
October 10       Jewish:  Sukkot (2d day)
October 13 Jewish:  Sukkot (1st day)      
October 14 Jewish:  Sukkot (2d day)   Muslim:  Yaum-al-Arafah  
October 15     Muslim:  Eid al-Adha  
October 16       Jewish:  Shemini Atzeret (1st day)
October 17       Jewish:  Simhat Torah
October 20 Jewish:  Shemini Atzeret (1st day)      
October 21 Jewish:  Simhat Torah      
October 25   Muslim:  Yaum-al-Arafah   Muslim:  New Year
October 26   Muslim:  Eid al-Adha    
November 3       Muslim:  Aashura
November 4     Muslim:  New Year  
November 5 Muslim:  Yaum-al-Arafah      
November 6 Muslim:  Eid al-Adha      
November 13     Muslim:  Aashura  
November 15   Muslim:  New Year    
November 24   Muslim:  Aashura    
November 26 Muslim:  New Year      
December 5 Muslim:  Aashura      
December 25 Christian:  Christmas Christian:  Christmas Christian:  Christmas Christian:  Christmas

 

Notes:

     - Jewish and Muslim holidays begin on the afternoon or evening before the date listed.  For example, if the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur is shown as occurring on October 8, the holiday actually begins just before sundown on October 7 and ends just after sundown on October 8.

     - Muslims fast during daylight hours for the entire month of Ramadan.

 

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This page last modified by Barry D. Friedman on: Monday, 21-Feb-2011 18:10:00 EST