JANUARY 2018
1
Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
Feast Day of St Basil - Orthodox Christian
Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus - Orthodox Christian
2-4
Mahayana New Year - Buddhist
5
Twelfth Night - Christian
Guru Gobindh Singh birthday - Sikh
6
Epiphany - Christian
Feast of the Epiphany (Theophany) - Orthodox Christian
Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) - Christian
Nativity of Christ - Armenian Orthodox
7
Feast of the Nativity ** - Orthodox Christian
Baptism of the Lord Jesus - Christian
8
Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
13
Maghi - Sikh
17
Blessing of the Animals - Hispanic Catholic Christian
18-25
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Christian
19
Timkat - Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
21
World Religion Day - Baha'i
Triodion begins - Orthodox Christian
22
Vasant Panchami ** - Hindu
25
Conversion of St. Paul - Christian
31
Tu BiShvat * - Jewish
Definitions
FEBRUARY 2018
2
Candlemas - Presentation of Christ in the Temple - Christian
Imbolc - Lughnassad * - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
Saint Brighid of Kildare - Celtic Christian
3
St. Blaze Day - Christian
Setsebun Sai - Shinto
4
Four Chaplains Sunday - Interfaith
8
Nirvana Day - Buddhism
11
Cheesefare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
Transfiguration Sunday - Christian
12
Triodion - Orthodox Christian
Clean Monday - Lent begins - Orthodox Christian
13
Shrove Tuesday - Christian
14
St. Valentine's Day - Christian
Maha Shivaratri ** - Hindu
Ash Wednesday - Lent begins- Christian
15
Nirvana Day ** - Buddhist - Jain
16
Chinese New Year - Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist
18
Orthodox Sunday - Orthodox Christian
26-March 1
Intercalary Days - Baha'i
Definitions
MARCH 2018
1
Purim * - Jewish
St. David of Wales - Christian
2 - 20
Nineteen Day Fast * - Baha'i
3
Holi ** - Hindu
6
Meatfare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
17
St. Patrick's Day - Christian
18
New Year ** - Hindu
18-26
Ramayana ** - Hindu
19
St. Joseph's Day - Christian
21 Equinox
Norooz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
Naw-Rúz (New Year) * - Baha'i
Ostara - Mabon * - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
25
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Orthodox Christian
Palm Sunday - Christian
26
Ramanavami ** - Hindu
28
Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranthushtra) ** - Zoroastrian
29
Maundy Thursday - Christian
30
Good Friday - Christian
31-April 7
Pesach * - Jewish
31
Lazarus Saturday - Orthodox Christian
Hanuman Jayanti ** - Hindu
Lord's Evening Meal - Jehovah's Witness Christian
Magha Puja Day ** - Buddhist
Definitions
April 2018
1
Easter - Christian
Palm Sunday - Orthodox Christian
3
Mahavir Jayanti ** - Jain
6
Holy Friday - Orthodox Christian
8
Pascha - Easter- Orthodox Christian
12
Yom HaShoah * - Jewish
13
Lailat al Miraj * - Islam
14
Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) - Sikh
19
Yom Ha'Atzmaut * - Jewish
21
First Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
23
St. George's Day - Christian
29
Ninth Day of Ridvan - Baha'i
Visakha Puja - Buddha Day ** - Buddhist
30
St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
30-May 2
Theravadin New Year - Buddhist
Definitions
MAY 2018
1
Beltane - Samhain *- Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
Lailat al bara'ah * - Islam
2
Last day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
3
Saints Philip & James - Christian
National Day of Prayer USA - Interfaith
Lag B'Omer * Jewish
10
Ascension of Jesus - Christian
16-June 15
Ramadan * **- Islam
17
Ascension of Jesus - Orthodox Christian
20-21
Shavuot * - Jewish
20
Pentecost - Christian
23
Declaration of the Bab * - Baha'i
27
Pentecost - Orthodox Christian
Trinity Sunday - Christian
29
Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
31
Corpus Christi- Catholic Christian
Definitions
JUNE 2018
2
All Saints - Orthodox Christian
8
Sacred Heart of Jesus - Catholic Christian
9
St. Columba of Iona - Celtic Christian
11
Laylat al Kadr * - Islam
15-17
Eid al Fitr - Ramadan ends * - Islam
15
Saint Vladimir Day - Christian
16
Guru Arjan martyrdom - Sikh
19
New Church Day - Swedenborgian Christian
20
Waqf al Arafa - Hajj Day * - Islam
21 Solstice
First Nations Day - Canadian Native People
Litha - Yule * - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
29
Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul - Christian
Definitions
JULY 2018
9
Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i
11
St Benedict Day - Catholic Christian
13-15
Obon (Ulambana) ** - Buddhist - Shinto
15
St. Vladimir the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
22
Tish'a B'av * - Jewish
24
Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian
25
St. James the Great Day - Christian
27
Asalha Puja Day ** - Buddhist
Definitions
AUGUST 2018
1
Lammas - Christian
Fast in Honor of Holy Mother of Jesus - Orthodox Christian
2
Lughnassad - Imbolc * - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern Hemispheres
6
Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian
15
Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
22-25
Eid al Adha * - Islam
29
Beheading of St. John the Baptist - Christian
Raksha Bandhan ** - Hindu
Definitions
SEPTEMBER 2018
1
Religious year begins - Orthodox Christian
3
Krishna Janmashtami ** - Hindu
8
Nativity of Virgin Mary - Christian
10-11
Rosh Hashannah * - Jewish
12
Hijra - New Year * - Islam
13
Ganesh Chaturthi ** - Hindu
14
Elevation of the Life Giving Cross (Holy Cross) - Christian
Paryushana Parva ** - Jain
19
Yom Kippur * - Jewish
21
Ashura * - Islam
22 Equinox
Mabon - Ostara* - Wicca Northern and Southern hemispheres
24-31
Sukkot * - Jewish
27
Meskal - Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
29
Michael and All Angels - Christian
Definitions
OCTOBER 2018
1
Shemini Atzeret * - Jewish
2
Simchat Torah * - Jewish
4
St Francis Day - Catholic Christian
Blessing of the Animals - Christian
8
Thanksgiving - Canada - Interfaith
9-16
Navaratri ** - Hindu
18
St. Luke, Apostle & Evangelist - Christian
19
Dasara ** - Hindu
20
Birth of the Báb * - Baha'i
Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth - Sikh
28
Reformation Day ** - Protestant Christian
Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
31
All Hallows Eve - Christian
Reformation Day - Protestant Christian
Definitions
NOVEMBER 2018
1
All Saints Day - Christian
Samhain - Beltane * - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
2
All Souls Day - Catholic Christian
7
Diwali - Sikh - Jain - Hindu
8
Jain New Year ** - Jain
Vikram New Year ** - Hindu
12
Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
15
Nativity Fast begins - ends Dec. 24 - Orthodox Christian
21
Mawlid an Nabi * - Islam
22
Thanksgiving USA - Interfaith
23
Guru Nanak Dev Sahib birthday - Sikh
25
Christ the King - Christian
26
Day of the Covenant * - Baha'i
28
Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha * - Baha'i
30
St. Andrew's Day - Christian
Definitions
DECEMBER 2018
2-24
Advent - Christian
3-10
Hanukkah * - Jewish
6
Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
8
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) - Buddhist
Immaculate Conception of Mary - Catholic Christian
12
Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
16-25
Posadas Navidenas - Hispanic Christian
21
Yule - Christian
21 Solstice
Yule - Litha * - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
Saint Thomas the Apostle - Christian
Yule - Christian
24
Christmas Eve - Christian
25
Christmas * - Christian
Feast of the Nativity ** - Orthodox Christian
26
Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra)** - Zoroastrian
St Stephen's Day - Christian
28
Holy Innocents - Christian
30
Holy Family - Catholic Christian
31
Watch Night - Christian