Fall 2015
|
Eid al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr) (first day of Shawwal)
|
Islamic |
July 18-20* |
Sat.-Mon |
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Krishna Janmashtami
|
Hindu |
Sept. 5 |
Saturday |
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Rosh Hashanah [New Year]
|
Jewish |
Sept. 13-15 |
Sun.-Tues. |
|
Ganesh Chaturthi
|
Hindu |
Sept. 17 |
Thursday |
|
Yom Kippur [Day of Atonement]
|
Jewish |
Sept. 22-23 |
Tues.-Wed |
|
Autumn Equinox (EDT)
|
|
Sept. 23 |
Wednesday |
|
Eid al-Adha
|
Islamic |
Sept. 24* |
Thursday |
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Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles]
|
Jewish |
Sept.24-Oct.4 |
Sun. - Sun. |
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Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
|
Jewish |
Oct. 4-6 |
Sun. - Tues. |
|
Al-Hijra (Muharram) [New Year]
|
Islamic |
Oct. 14* |
Saturday |
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Durga Puja/ Navaratri
|
Hindu |
Oct. 18-23 |
Sun. - Fri. |
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Birth of the Báb
|
Bahá'i |
Oct. 20* |
Tuesday |
|
Dussehra/ Dasera
|
Hindu |
Oct. 22 |
Thursday |
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Samhain-Beltane
|
Wicca/Pagan |
Oct. 31* |
Saturday |
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Ashura (10th day of Muharram)
|
Islamic |
Nov. 3* |
Tuesday |
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Diwali/ Deepavali
|
Hindu/Sikh/Jain |
Nov. 11 |
Wednesday |
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Birth of Bahá'u'lláh
|
Bahá'i |
Nov. 12* |
Thursday |
|
Day of the Covenant
|
Bahá'i |
Nov. 26* |
Thursday |
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Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá
|
Bahá'i |
Nov. 28* |
Saturday |
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Hanukkah (Chanukah) [8-day Feast]
|
Jewish |
Dec. 7-14* |
Wed.-Wed. |
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Bodhi Day (Rohatsu)
|
Buddhist |
Dec. 8 |
Monday |
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Winter Solstice (EST)
|
Wicca/Pagan |
Dec. 21* |
Monday |
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Christmas
|
Western Christian |
Dec. 25 |
Friday |
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Kwanzaa
|
Interfaith/ African-American |
Dec. 26-Jan.1 |
Sat.-Fri.
|
Spring 2016
|
Mawlid al Nabi
|
Islam |
Dec. 12 |
Monday |
|
Nativity of Christ
|
Orthodox Christian |
Jan. 7 |
Wednesday |
|
Maghi
|
Sikh |
Jan. 13 |
Wednesday |
|
Tu B'Shevat
|
Jewish |
Jan. 24-25 |
Sun. - Mon. |
|
Mahayana New Year
|
Buddhist |
Jan. 24* |
Sunday |
|
Imbolc and Lughnassad
|
Wicca/ Pagan |
Feb. 2* |
Tuesday |
|
Chinese New Year
|
Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist |
Feb. 8 |
Monday |
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Ash Wednesday
|
Western Christian |
Feb. 10 |
Wednesday |
|
Vasant Panchami
|
Hindu |
Feb. 12 |
Friday |
|
Nirvana Day
|
Buddhist |
Feb. 15 |
Sunday |
|
Nineteen Day Fast
|
Baha’i |
Mar. 2-20* |
Wed. - Sun. |
|
Equinox
|
Wicca/ Pagan |
Mar. 20* |
Sunday |
|
Holy Week
|
Western Christian |
Mar. 20-26 |
Sunday - Sat. |
|
Hindu New Year
|
Hindu |
Mar. 21 |
Monday |
|
Naw Ruz
|
Baha’i |
Mar. 21* |
Monday |
|
Magha Puja
|
Buddhist |
Mar. 23 |
Wednesday |
|
Holi
|
Hindu/ Indian |
Mar. 23 |
Wednesday |
|
Purim
|
Jewish |
Mar. 24* |
Thursday |
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Good Friday
|
Western Christian |
Mar. 25 |
Friday |
|
Easter
|
Western Christian |
Mar. 27 |
Sunday |
|
Rama Navami
|
Hindu |
April 15th |
Friday |
|
First Day of Ridvan
|
Baha’i |
Apr. 21* |
Thursday |
|
Pesach (Passover)
|
Jewish |
Apr.22-Apr.30 |
Friday- Sat. |
|
Orthodox Holy Week/ Easter
|
Orthodox Christian |
Apr. 23-May 1 |
Saturday-Sun. |
|
Beltane and Samhain
|
Wicca/ Pagan |
May 1* |
Friday |
|
Lailat al Miraj
|
Islam |
May 3* |
Tuesday |
|
Ascension of Jesus
|
Orthodox Christian |
May 5 |
Thursday |
|
Yom HaShoah
|
Jewish |
May 5* |
Thursday |
|
Yom Ha’Atzmaut
|
Jewish |
May 12* |
Thursday |
|
Visakha Puja
|
Hindu |
May 15 |
Sunday |
|
Pentecost
|
Orthodox Christian |
May 15 |
Sunday |
|
Lag B’Omer
|
Jewish |
May 26* |
Thursday |
|
Shavuot
|
Jewish |
June 11-13 |
Sat.-Monday |
Summer 2016
|
Lailat al Bara’ah
|
Islamic |
May 21st* |
Friday-Sat. |
|
Trinity Sunday
|
Western Christian |
May 22 |
Sunday |
|
Corpus Christi
|
Catholic Christian |
May 26 |
Thursday |
|
Ascension of Baha’u’llah
|
Baha’i |
May 29* |
Sunday |
|
Sacred Heart of Jesus
|
Catholic Christian |
Jun. 3 |
Friday |
|
Ramadan begins
|
Islamic |
June 6* |
Monday |
|
Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom
|
Sikh |
Jun. 16 |
Thursday |
|
New Church Day
|
Swedenborgian Christian |
Jun. 19 |
Sunday |
|
Summer Solstice
|
Wicca/Pagan |
June 21* |
Tuesday |
|
All Saints
|
Orthodox Christian |
Jun. 26 |
Sunday |
|
Saints Peter and Paul
|
Christian |
Jun. 29 |
Wednesday |
|
Laylat al-Qadr
|
Islam |
July 2* |
Saturday |
|
Eid al Fitr
|
Islam |
July 5-6* |
Tues.-Wed. |
|
Martyrdom of the Bab
|
Baha’i |
July 9 |
Saturday |
|
Saint Benedict Day
|
Christian |
July 11 |
Monday |
|
Obon
|
Buddhist/ Shinto |
July 13-15 |
Wed.-Fri. |
|
Tisha B’Av
|
Jewish |
July 14* |
Sunday |
|
Saint Vladimir Day
|
Christian |
July 15 |
Friday |
|
Asalha Puja Day
|
Buddhist |
July 19 |
Tuesday |
|
Pioneer Day
|
Mormon Christian |
July 24 |
Sunday |
|
Lammas
|
Christian |
Aug. 1 |
Monday |
|
Fast in the Honor of the Holy Mother of Jesus
|
Orthodox Christian |
Aug. 1 |
Monday |
|
Lughnasadh and Imbolc
|
Wicca/Pagan |
Aug. 1 |
Monday |
|
Transfiguration of the Lord
|
Orthodox Christian |
Aug. 6 |
Saturday |
|
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
Catholic Christian |
Aug. 15 |
Monday |
|
Raksha Bandhan
|
Hindu |
Aug. 18 |
Thursday |
|
Beheading of John the Baptist
|
Christian |
Aug. 29 |
Monday |
Sources:
http://www.state.nj.us/education/genfo/holidays1415.htm
Interfaith Calendar http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/
Huffington Post Religious Calendar http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/01/religious-holidays-2014_n_4512541.html