2008

JANUARY 2008
1 Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
1 Feast Day of St. Basil - Orthodox Christian
1 Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
5 Twelfth Night - Christian
5 Guru Gobindh Singh birthday - Sikh
6 Epiphany - Christian
6 Feast of the Theophany - Orthodox Christian
6 Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day - Hispanic Christian
7 Feast of the Nativity - Orthodox Christian
10 Muharram - (New Year) * - Islam
13 Baptism of the Lord Jesus - Christian
13 Maghi - Sikh
17 Blessing of the Animals - Hispanic Christian
18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Christian
19 Ashura * - Islam
20 World Religion Day  - Baha'i
22 Tu B'shvat * - Jewish
22-25 Mahayana New Year ** - Buddhist
25 Conversion of Saint Paul - Christian

MARCH 2008
1 Saturday of Souls - Orthodox Christian
1 St. David of Wales - Christian
2 Meatfare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
6 Maha Shivaratri ** - Hindu
9 Cheesefare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
9 Passion Sunday ** - Christian
10 Lent begins - Clean Monday- Orthodox Christian
13 L. Ron Hubbard Birthday - Scientology
16 Palm/Passion Sunday - Christian
16 Orthodox Sunday - Orthodox Christian
17 St Patrick's Day - Christian
20 Mawlid an Nabi * - Islam
20 Maunday Thursday - Christian
20 Vernal Equinox
20 Ostara  * - Wicca - Northern Hemisphere
20 Mabon * - Wicca - Southern Hemisphere
21 Good Friday - Christian
21 Purim * - Jewish
21 Norouz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
21 Naw Ruz (New Year) * - Baha'i
21 Magha Puja ** - Buddhist
22 Holi ** - Hindu
22 Hola Mohalla - Sikh
23 Easter  - Christian
25 Annunciation of the Virgin Mary - Christian
26 Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra) - Zoroastrian

30 St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian

MAY 2008

1 Ascension of Christ - Christian

1 Beltane * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere

1 Samhain * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere

2 Yom HaSho'ah * - Jewish

2 Twelfth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i

8 Yom Ha'Atzmaut * - Jewish

11 Pentecost - Christian

18 Trinity Sunday - Christian

20 Buddha Day - Visakha Puja ** - Buddhist

22 Corpus Christi - Catholic Christian

23 Declaration of the Bab * - Baha'i

23 Lag B'Omer * - Jewish

29 Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i

30 Sacred Heart of Jesus - Catholic Christian

JUNE 2008

5 Ascension of Jesus- Orthodox Christian

9 St. Columba of Iona - Christian

9-10 Shavuot * - Jewish

15 Pentecost - Orthodox Christian

16 Guru Arjan Dev martyrdom - Sikh

19 New Church Day - Swedenborgian Christian

20 Summer Solstice

20 Litha * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere

20 Yule * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere

21 First Nations Day - Canadian Native People

22 All Saints - Orthodox Christian

29 Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul - Christian

 

JULY 2008

9 Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i

11 St. Benedict Day - Catholic Christian

13-16 Ulambana - Obon ** - Buddhist - Shinto

18 Asalha Puja Day - Dharma Day ** - Buddhist

19 Mandaen New Years ** - Mandaen

23 Birthday of Emperor Hailie Selassi I - Rastafaria

24 Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian

25 St. James the Great Day - Christian

31 Lailat al Miraj * - Islam

AUGUST 2008

1 Lammas - Christian

1 Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus - Orthodox Christian

2 Lughnassad * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere

2 Imbolc * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere

6 Transfiguration of Our Lord - Orthodox Christian

10 Tisha B'Av * - Jewish

15 Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian

15 Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian

16 Raksha Bandhan ** - Hindu

18 Lailat al Bara'ah * - Islam

24 Krishna Janmashtami ** - Hindu

28 Paryushana - Jain

29 Beheading of John the Baptist - Christian

 

SEPTEMBER 2008

1 Church year begins - Orthodox Christian

2 Ramadan begins * - Islam

3 Ganesa Chaturthi ** - Hindu

8 Nativity of Mary - Christian

14 Holy Cross Day - Christian

15 Moon Cake Festival - Chinese Taoist tradition

22 Autumnal Equinox

22 Mabon * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere

22 Ostara * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere

28 Laylat al Kadar - Islam

29 Michael and All Angels - Christian

30-Oct 1 Rosh Hashanah * - Jewish

30-Oct 8 Navaratri ** - Hindu

 

OCTOBER 2008

2 Eid al Fitr - Ramadan ends * - Islam

4 St Francis Day - Catholic Chrisian

9 Yom Kippur * - Jewish

9 Dasera ** - Hindu

13 Thanksgiving -  Interfaith - Canada

14-20  Sukkot * - Jewish

20 Birth of the B'ab * - Baha'i

20 Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth - Sikh

21 Semini Atzeret * - Jewish

22 Simhat Torah * - Jewish

27 Reformation Day - Protestant Christian

28 Milvian Bridge Day - Christian

28 Diwali - Deepavali ** - Hindu - Sikh - Jain

29 Birth of the Bab * - Baha'i

31 All Hallows Eve - Christian

31 Reformation Day - Protestant Christian

NOVEMBER 2008

1 All Saints' Day - Christian

1 Samhain * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere

1 Beltane * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere

2 All Souls' Day - Christian

12 Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i

13 Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib - Sikh

15 Nativity Fast begins - Orthodox Christian

23 Christ the King - Christian

24 Guru Tegh Bahadur Martydrom - Sikh

26 Day of Covenant * - Baha'i

27 Thanksgiving - Interfaith - USA

28 Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha * - Baha'i

30 First Sunday of Advent - Christian

30 St. Andrew's Day - Christian

 

DECEMBER 2008

6 Saint Nicholas Day - Christian

6-9 Hajj * - Islam

7 Waqf al Arafa * - Islam

8 Bodhi Day  (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhism

8 Immaculate Conception - Catholic Christian

9 Eid al Adha * - Islam

12 Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian

12 Advent Fast begins - Orthodox Christian

16-25 Posadas Navidenas - Christian

21 Yule - Christian

21 Winter Solstice

21 Yule * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere

21 Litha * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere

22-29  Hanukkah  * - Jewish

25 Christmas * - Christian

25 Feast of the Nativity ** - Orthodox Christian

26 Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) -  Zoroastrian

28 Holy Innocents - Christian

29 Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian

29 Muharram (first day of new year) * - Islam

31 Watch Night - Christian

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