Religious Holidays Calendar

AUGUST 2015

1
- Fast in honor of Mother of Jesus - Orthodox Christian
- Lammas - Christian
- Lughnassad (Northern Hemisphere) Imbolc (Southern Hemisphere) Wicca Pagan
6
- Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian
13-15
- Obon ** - Shinto
15
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
- Dormition of the Theotokis - Orthdox Christian
29
- Raksha Bandhan ** - Hindu
- Beheading of John the Baptist - Christian

1
- Ecclesiastical year begins - Orthodox Christian
5
- Krishna Janmashtami ** - Hindu
8
- Nativity of Mary - Christian
14
- Elevation of the Life Giving Cross - Holy Cross Day Christian
14-15
- Rosh Hashanah * - Jewish (begins sundown on 13)
17
- Ganesh Chaturthi ** - Hindu
18
- Paryushana Parva ** - Jain
22
- Waqf al Arafa - Hajj * - Islam (begins sundown on 21)
23 Equinox
- Yom Kippur * - Jewish (begins sundown on 22)
- Mabon * - Wicca/Pagan northern hemisphere (begins sundown on 22)
- Ostara * - Wicca/Pagan southern hemisphere ( begins sundown on 22)
23-26
- Eid al Adha - Sacrifice Day * - Islam (begins sundown on 22)
27
- Meskel - Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
28-Oct 4
- Sukkot * - Jewish (begins sundown on 27)
29
- Michael and All Angels - Christian

4
- Saint Francis Day - Christian
5
- Shemini Atzeret * - Jewish (begins sundown on 4th)
6
- Simchat Torah * - Jewish (begins sundown on 5th)
12
- Thanksgiving - Canada - Interfaith
13-21
- Navaratri ** - Hindu
14
- Hijra - New Year * - Islam (begins sundownon 13)
20
- Birth of the Báb - Baha'i (begins sundown on 19)
- Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth - Sikh
22
- Dasara ** - Hindu
23
- Saint George's Day - Christian
- Ashura * - Islam (begins sundown on 22)
25
- Reformation Day ** - Protestant Christian
28
- Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
31
- All Hallows Eve - Christian
- Samhain (Northern hemisphere) Beltane *Southern hemisphere) Wicca/Pagan begins Sundown Oct 30

1
- All Saints Day - Christian
2
- All Souls Day - Catholic Christian
9-13
- Deepavali ** - Hindu
11
- Diwali (Deepavali) ** - Hindu - Jain - Sikh
12
- Birth of Baha'u'llah - Baha'i (begins sundown on 11)
- New Year ** Jain
15
- Nativity Fast begins through 12/24 - Orthodox Christian
22
- Christ the King - Christian
24
- Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom - Sikh
25
- Guru Nanak Dev Sahib birthday - Sikh
26
- Thanksgiving- Interfaith USA
- Day of the Covenant - Baha'i
28
- Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha - Baha'i (begins sundown on 26)
29
- Advent begins - Christian
30
- Saint Andrew's Day - Christian

6
- Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
7-14
- Hanukkah * - Judaism (begins sundown on 6)
8
- Immaculate Conception - Catholic Christian
12
- Advent Fast begins- Orthodox Christian
- Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
8
- Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) ** - Buddhist
16
- Posadas Navidenas through 12/25 - Christian
21 Solstice
- Yule - Christian
- Yule * - Wicca/Pagan northern hemisphere ( begins sundown on 20)
- Litha * - Wicca/Pagan southern hemisphere
23
- Mawlid an Nabi * - Islam ( begins sundown on 22)
25
- Christmas * - Christian
26
- Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra ** - Zoroastrian
27
- Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
28
- Holy Innocents - Christian
31
- Watch Night - Christian