Knowing the holydays of our diverse friends helps us celebrate, remember, and affirm the arts that are part of their traditions: Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Islamic, and others. We've listed a sampling of those holydays below. To keep up to date, sign-up for our weekly e-newsletter.
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| "Freedom of Worship" (1943) by Norman Rockwell |
AUGUST 2017
- 1 Lammas - Tish'a B'av * - Jewish
- 6 Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian
- 7 Raksha Bandhan ** - Hindu
- 15 Krishna Janmashtami - Hindu
- 26-September 4 Paryushana Parva ** - Jain
- 29 Beheading of St. John the Baptist - Christian
- 31 Waqf al Arafa - Hajj Day * - Islam
SEPTEMBER 2017
- 1-4 Eid al Adha * - Islam
- 1-22 Rosh Hashanah * - Jewish New Year
- 21-29 Navaratri ** - Hindu
- 5 Ganesh Chaturthi ** - Hindu
- 27 Meskel - Ethiopian Christian
- 30 Yom Kippur * - Jewish
OCTOBER 2017
- 1 Ashura * - Islam
- 4 St Francis Day - Catholic Christian Blessing of the Animals - Christian
- 5-11 Sukkot * - Jewish
- 9 Thanksgiving - Canada - Interfaith
- 13 Simchat Torah * - Jewish
- 19 Diwali - Deepavali ** - Hindu - Sikh - Jain
- 20 Birth of the Báb * - Baha'i
- 29 Reformation Day - Protestant Christian
- 31 All Hallows Eve - Christian Reformation Day ** - Protestant Christian
NOVEMBER 2017
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- 1 All Saints Day - Christian
- 2 All Souls Day - Catholic Christian
- 4 Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib - Sikh
- 12 Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- 15 Nativity Fast begins - ends Dec. 24 - Orthodox Christian
- 23 Thanksgiving- Interfaith USA
- 24 Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahdur - Sikh
- 26 Christ the King - Christian Day of the Covenant * - Baha'i
- 28 Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha * - Baha'i
- 1 Mawlid an Nabi * - Islam
- 3-24 Advent - Christian
- 8 Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhist
- 13-20 Hanukkah * - Jewish
- 24 Christmas Eve - Christian
- 25 Christmas * - Christian Feast of the Nativity
- 28 Holy Innocents - Christian
- 31 Watch Night - Christian Holy Family - Catholic Christian
- 1 Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
- 2-4 Mahayana New Year - Buddhist
- 5 Twelfth Night - Christian
- 6 Epiphany - Christian Feast of the Epiphany (Theophany) - Orthodox Christian Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) - Christian Nativity of Christ - Armenian Orthodox
- 13 Maghi - Sikh
- 19 Timkat - Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
- 21 World Religion Day - Baha'i
- 31 Tu BiShvat * - Jewish
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- 2 - Candlemas | Presentation of Christ in the Temple | Christian
- 3 - Setsebun sai (beginning of spring) | Shinto
- 11 - Tu BiShvat | Jewish
- 14 - St. Valentine's Day | Christian
- 15 - Nirvana Day | Buddhist - Jain - Sikh
- 25 - Maha Shavaratri | Hindu
- 28 - Shrove Tuesday | Christian
- 7 - Shivratri | Hindu
- 1-19 - The Nineteen Day Fast | Baha'i
- 20 - Nowruz / Naw-Ruz | Baha'i, Zoroastrian
- 20 - Palm Sunday | Christian
- 20 - Spring Equinox (Ostara) | Pagan
- 23 - Holi Festival | Hindu
- 24 - Purim | Jewish
- 24 - Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) | Christian
- 24 - Hola Mohalla | Sikh
- 25 - Good Friday | Christian
- 26 - Holy Saturday | Christian
- 27 - Easter Sunday | Christian
- 4 - Annunciation | Christian
- 15 - Rama Navami | Hindu
- 20 - Mahavir Jayanti | Jain
- Apr 20-May 1 - Ridván | Baha'i
- 22 - Theravada New Year | Buddhist
- 22 - Hanuman Jayanti | Hindu
- 23 - 30 - Passover | Jewish
- 2 Twelfth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 4 National Day of Prayer - USA - Interfaith
- 10 Visakha Puja - Buddha Day ** - Buddhist
- 23 Declaration of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 27 Ramadan begins * - Islam
- 29 Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- 31-June 1 Shavout * - Jewish
- 25 Ascension of Jesus - All Christians
- 4 Pentecost - All Christians
- 11 Trinity Sunday- Christian
- 16 Guru Arjan martyrdom - Sikh
- 21 Solstice First Nations Day - Canadian Native People; Litha * - Wicca/Pagan northern hemisphere; and Yule * - Wicca/Pagan southern hemisphere
- 23 Sacred Heart of Jesus - Catholic Christian
- 26-28 Eid al Fitr * - Islam
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