Courtesy of International Business times
Christmas is always on Dec. 25, but most religious observances -- regardless of which faith they relate to -- depend on the lunar calendar and shift each year. As 2015 approaches, followers of different faiths will be marking their calendars with their respective holy days.
Below is a list of religious holidays for nine of the world’s major religions. Please note: Jewish, Baha’i and Islamic holidays begin at sunset the previous day.
Jan. 1 – Fast of Tevet 10
Feb. 4 – Tu B'Shevat
March 4-5 – Purim
April 3-11 – Passover
May 7 – Lag B'Omer
May 23 – Shavuot
July 4-25 – The Three Weeks
July 31 – The 15th of Av
Sept. 13-15 – Rosh Hashanah
Sept. 22-23 – Yom Kippur
Sept. 27-Oct. 4 – Sukkot
Oct. 4-6 – Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
Dec. 6-14 – Hanukkah
Jan. 6 – Epiphany
Jan. 6 – Christmas (Eastern Orthodox)
Jan. 11 – Baptism of the Lord
Feb. 2 – Candlemas
Feb. 17 – Shrove Tuesday
Feb. 18 – Ash Wednesday
Feb. 23 – Clean Monday
March 17 – Saint Patrick’s Day
March 25 – Annunciation of the Lord
March 29 – Palm Sunday
April 2 – Holy Thursday
April 3 – Good Friday
April 4 – Holy Saturday
April 5 – Easter
April 5 – Palm Sunday (Eastern Orthodox)
April 6 – Great Thursday (Eastern Orthodox)
April 10 – Good Friday (Eastern Orthodox)
April 11 – Holy Saturday (Eastern Orthodox)
April 12 – Pascha (Eastern Orthodox)
April 15 – Lord’s Supper
May 14 – Ascension Day
May 21 – Ascension Day (Eastern Orthodox)
May 24 – Pentecost
May 31 – Pentecost (Eastern Orthodox)
May 31 – Trinity Sunday
June 4 – Feast of the Body of Christ (Corpus Christi)
June 7 – All Saint’s Day (Eastern Orthodox)
July 24 – Pioneer Day
Aug. 6 – Transfiguration
Aug 15 – Dormition of the Theotokos
Sept. 8 – Nativity of the Theotokos
Sept. 14 – Triumph of the Cross
Oct. 2 – Feast of Guardian Angels
Oct. 31 – All Hallow’s Eve
Oct. 31 – Reformation Day
Nov. 1 – All Saint’s Day
Nov. 2 – All Soul’s Day
Nov. 29 – Advent begins
Dec. 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Dec. 12 – Our Lady Guadeloupe
Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve
Dec. 25 – Christmas
Jan. 3 – Milad al-Nabi
June 2 – Nisf Shabaan/Night of Salvation
June 18 – Ramadan starts
July 13 – Laila al-Qadr
July 17 – Eid al-Fitr
Sept. 23 – Eid al-Adha
Oct. 14 – Muharram
Oct. 14 – Al-Hijira
Oct. 23 – Ashura
Jan. 1 – Temple Day
Jan. 5 – Mahayana New Year
Feb. 8 – Parinirvana
Feb. 15 – Nirvana Day
March 5 – Magha Puja/Sangha Day
April 4 – Theravada New Year
April 8 – Hanamatsuri
June 1 – Wesak or Buddha Day
July 2 – Asala/Dharma Day
July 13 – Bon
Aug. 28 – Ulambana/Ghost Festival
Dec. 8 – Bodhi Day
Jan. 14 – Makar Sankranti
Feb. 17 – Maha Shivaratri/Shiva Ratr
March 21 – Ugadi/Yugadi
March 28 – Rama Navami, Swaminarayan Jayanti
Aug. 29 – Raksha Banhan/Rakhi
Sept. 5 – Krishna Jayanti
Sept. 17 – Ganesh Chaturthi
Oct. 13 – Navaratri
Oct. 22 – Dassera/Durga Puja
Nov. 11 – Diwali
Feb. 2 – Imbolc
March 20 – Mabon
May 1 – Beltane
June 21 – Litha
Aug. 1 – Lammas
Sept. 22 – Mabon/Autumn Equinox
Oct. 31 – Samhain
Dec. 22 – Yule
Jan. 5 – Birth of Guru Gobind Singh
Jan. 13 – Maghi/Lohri
Jan. 31 – Birth of Guru Har Rai
March 6 – Hola Mohalla
April 13 – Baisakhi/Vaisakhi
April 14 – Vaisakhi
April 14 – Hola Mohalla
April 18 – Birth of Guru Tegh Bahadur and Guru Angad Dev
May 2 – Birth of Guru Arjan Dev
May 23 – Birth of Guru Amar Das
June 16 – Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev
July 5 – Birth of Guru Hargobind
July 23 – Birth of Guru Har Krishen
Oct. 9 – Birth of Guru Ram Das
Nov. 11 – Diwali
Nov. 24 – Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur
Nov. 25 – Birth of Guru Nanak
Feb. 26-March 1 – Intercalary Day
March 2-20 – Nineteen-Day Fast
April 21 – Festival of Ridvan
April 29 – Ninth day of Ridvan
May 2 – Twelfth Day of RIdvan
May 23 – Declaration of the Bab
May 29 –Ascension of Baha’u’llah
July 9 – Martyrdom of the Bab
Oct. 20 – Birth of the Bab
Nov. 12 – Birth of Baha’u’llah
Nov. 26 – Day of the Covenant
Nov. 28 – Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha
Jan. 1 – Oshogatsu/Shogatsu
Jan. 15 – Seijin Shiki
Feb. 3 – Rissun
March 3 – Hina-matsuri
March 21 – Shubun-sai
Oct. 17 – Kenname Festival
Nov. 23 – Niiname Festival
Secular Holidays 2015:
Jan. 1 – New Year’s Day
Jan. 16 – Religious Freedom Day
Jan. 18 – World Religion Day
Jan .19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Feb. 2 – Groundhog Day
Feb. 14 – Valentine's Day
March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day
April 1 – Apil Fools' Day
May 5 – Cinco de Mayo
May 10 – Mother’s Day
May 25 – Memorial Day
June 21 – Father’s Day
July 4 – American Independence Day
Sept. 7 – Labor Day
Oct. 12 – Columbus Day
Oct. 31 – Halloween
Nov. 11 – Veterans Day
Nov. 25 – Religious Liberty Day
Nov. 26 – Thanksgiving
Dec. 15 – Bill of Right’s Day
Dec. 26 - Kwanzaa
Dec. 29 – Wounded Knee Day
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