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Religious Observances for 2015
The following information has been taken from:
* Interfaithcalendar.org
* Means that Holy days begin at sundown the day before this date.
** Regional customs, group preference or moon sightings may cause a variation of this date.
The dates that are BOLDED are usually when students and/or employees may not be in attendance for school or work.
Click here to see the most significant observance(s) details:
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January 2015 |
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1 |
Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian |
| Feast Day of St. Basil - Orthodox Christian |
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| Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto |
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5 |
Twelfth Night - Christian |
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6 |
Epiphany - Christian |
| Feast of the Theophany - Orthodox Christian |
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| 7 |
Nativity of Christ - Orthodox Christian |
| 13 |
Maghi - Sikhism |
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24 |
Vasant Panchami - Hindu |
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February 2015 |
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3 |
Setsubun-sai - Shinto |
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15 |
Nirvana Day ** - Buddhist |
| 19 |
Chinese New Year - Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist |
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March 2015 |
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| 5 |
Purim - Jewish Magha Puja Day - Buddhist |
| 6 |
Holi - Hindu Hola Mohalla - Sikh |
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17 |
St Patrick's Day - Christian Maha Shivaratri - Hindu |
| 20 |
Equinox |
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21 |
Norouz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian |
| New Year - Hindu |
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| Naw Ruz - Baha'i | |
| 28 |
Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra) Zoroastrian |
| 29 |
Palm Sunday - Christian |
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April 2015 |
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3
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| Good Friday - Christian | |
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4-11 |
Pesach (Passover) - Jewish |
| 5 | Easter - Christian |
| 14 |
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15-22 |
Pesach (Passover) - Jewish |
| 16 |
Yom HaShoah - Jewish |
| 24 |
Yom Ha'Atzmaut -Jewish |
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May 2015 |
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| 5 |
Visakha Puja - Buddha Day - Buddhist |
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23 |
Declaration of the Bab - Baha'i |
| 24-25 |
Shavuot - Jewish |
| 24 | Pentecost - Christian |
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29 |
Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i |
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June 2015 |
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4-5 |
Shavuot - Jewish |
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8 |
Pentecost - All Christians |
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28 |
Ramadan Begins |
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July 2015 |
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9 |
Martyrdom of the Bab - Baha'i |
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13 |
Asalha Puja Day - Buddhist |
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13-15 |
Obon - Shinto Buddhist |
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24 |
Pioneer Day - Mormon Christian |
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29 |
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August 2015 |
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| 1 |
Lammas - Christian |
| Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus - Orthodox Christian |
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| Lughnassad (Lammas) - Wicca/Neo Pagan |
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10 |
Raksha Bandhan - Hindu |
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15 |
Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian |
| Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian |
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September 2015 |
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6
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Nativity of Mary - Christian |
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22 |
Equinox |
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24-25 |
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| 29 |
Navaratri - Hindu |
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October 2015 |
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4 |
St Francis Day - Catholic Chrisian Yom Kippur - Jewish Dasera - Hindu |
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9-15 |
Sukkot - Jewish |
| 16 |
Shemini Atzeret - Jewish |
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20 |
Birth of the B'ab * - Baha'i |
| 23 |
Diwali - Hindu-Jain-Sikh |
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27 |
Reformation Day - Protestant Christian |
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31 |
All Hallows Eve - Christian |
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November 2015 |
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1 |
All Saints' Day - Christian |
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2 |
All Souls' Day - Christian |
| 5 |
Ashura - Islam |
| 6 |
Guru Nanak Dev Sahid Birthday - Sikh |
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12 |
Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i |
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21 |
Yule - Christian |
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26 |
Day of Covenant - Baha'i |
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28 |
Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha - Baha'i |
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December 2015 |
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6 |
St. Nicholas Day - Christian |
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12 |
Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian |
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25 |
Christmas - Christian |
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26 |
Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra - Zoroastrian |
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28 |
Holy Innocents - Christian |
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31 |
Watch Night - Christian |
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