Major Days of Religious Observance
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SUMMER 2011
Shavuot/J June 8-9 Wed-Thu
Ramadan begins/M August 1 Mon
Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan)/M August 30 Tue
FALL 2011
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)/J September 29-30 Thu-Fri
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)/J October 8 Sat
Sukkot (Festival of Tabernacles)/J October 13-19 Thu-Wed
Shemini Atzeret/Simhat Torah/J October 20-21 Thu-Fri
Diwali/H October 26 Wed
Eid al-Adha (Day of Sacrifice)/M November 6 Sun
Birth of Baha’u’llah/Ba November 12 Sat
Al-Hijra (Islamic New Year)/M November 26 Sat
Bodhi Day (Enlightenment)/B December 8 Thu
Christmas (Birth of Jesus)/C (legal holiday) December 25 Sun
SPRING 2012
Shiva Ratri (Worship of Shiva)/H February 20 Mon
Naw-Ruz (Baha’i and Iranian New Year)/Ba March 21 Wed
Ramanavami (Birth of Rama)/H April 1 Sun
Good Friday (Crucifixion of Jesus)/C April 6 Fri
Passover/J April 7-14 Sat-Sat
Easter (Resurrection of Jesus)/C April 8 Sun
Baisakhi (Brotherhood – Sisterhood)/S April 14 Sat
First day of Ridvan (Declaration of Baha’u’llah)/Ba April 21 Sat
Wesak (in celebration of Buddha)/B May 5 Sat
*B=Buddhist; Ba=Baha’i; C=Christian; H=Hindu; J=Jewish; M=Muslim; S=Sikh