Religious Holy Days Calendar 2020-2021
Year Month Date (Range) Holiday Religious Tradition 2020 August 1 Lughnasadh Pagan/Wicca 1 Fast in Honor of Holy Mother of Jesus Christian (Orthodox) 6 Feast of Transfiguration Christian 11* Krishna Janmashtami Hindu 13-15 Obon Shinto 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Christian (Catholic) 15 Dormition of the Theotokos Christian (Orthodox) 15-22* Paryushan Parva Jain 16 Jain New Year Jain 19-20** Al-Hijra Islam 22 Ganesh Chaturthi Hindu 28-29** Ashura Islam 2020 September 2 Obon Shinto 8 Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary Christian (Catholic) 11 Ethiopian New Year Rastafari 19-20** Rosh Hashanah Judaism 21 Nativity of the Theotokos Christian (Orthodox) 21 Fast of Gedaliah Judaism 22 Autumn Equinox Mabon Pagan/Wicca 28** Yom Kippur Judaism 29 Michaelmas Christian (Catholic) 2020 October 2 Feast of the Gardian Angels Christian (Catholic) 3-9** Sukkot Judaism 9 Birthday of Guru Ram Das Sikh 10** Sh’mini Atzeret Judaism 11** Simchat Torah Judaism 12 Indigenous People's Day Native American Traditions 20 Installation of the Scriptures as Guru Granth Sikh 20 Birth of the Báb Bahai 25 Dussehra Hindu 29** Mawlid an Nabi Islam 31 Samhain Pagan/Wicca 31 Reformation Day Christian (Protestant) 31 All Hallows Eve Christian (Catholic) 31 Day of the Dead Christian 2020 November 1 All Saints Day Christian 2 All Souls Day Christian 12 Birthday of Baha’u’llah Bahai 12-16 Diwali (New Moon Day - 14th) Hindu 15 Shichigosan Shinto 23 Niinamesai Shinto 25** Day of the Covenant Bahai 27** Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha Bahai 29 Native American Heritage Day Native American Traditions 29 First Day of Advent Christian 30 Birthday of Guru Nanak Sikh 2020 December 8 Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary Christian (Catholic) 11-18** Hanukkah Judaism 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Christian (Catholic) 21 Winter Solstice Pagan/Wicca 21 Yule Pagan/Wicca 24 Christmas Eve Christian 25 Christmas Christian 26 Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) Zoroastrian
*dates may vary by region or country | **Begins at sunset the evening before the dates indicated Religious Holy Days Calendar 2020-2021
Year Month Date (Range) Holiday Religious Tradition 2021 January 1 New Year’s Day Gantan-sai Shinto 5 Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sikh 6 Epiphany Christian 6 Feast of Theophany Christian (Orthodox) 7 Feast of Nativity Christian (Orthodox) 10 Mahayana New Year Buddhist 11 Seijin Shiki Shinto 13 Maghi / Lohri Sikh 14 Makar Sankranti Hindu 16 Vasant Panchami Hindu 17 World Religion Day Bahai 20 Bodhi Day Buddhist 31 Birthday of Guru Har Rai Sikh 2021 February 2** Imbolc Pagan/Wicca 2 Candlemas Christian 3 Setsubun Shinto 12 Darwin Day Humanist 12 Chinese New Year Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist 14 St. Valentine's Day Christian 16 Shrove Tuesday Christian 17 Ash Wednesday Christian 17-29 Lent Christian 25-28 Ayyám-i-Há Bahai 25 Ta’anit Esther Judaism 26** Purim Judaism 2021 March 1-19 Month of Fasting Bahai 3 Hina-Matsuri Shinto 11 Maha Shivaratri Hindu 15 Clean Monday Christian (Orthodox) 17 St. Patrick's Day Christian (Catholic) 20 Ostera - Vernal Equinox Pagan/Wicca 20 Naw-Rúz Bahai/Zoroastrian 25 Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Christian (Orthodox) 27 Fast of the Firstborn Judaism 28 thru April 3** Pesach / Passover Judaism 28 Palm Sunday Christian 29** Holi Hindu 29-31 Hola Mohalla Sikh 2021 April 1 Maundy Thursday Christian 2 Good Friday Christian 3 Holy Saturday Christian 4 Easter Sunday Christian 8 Buddha’s Birthday Buddhist 13 thru May 11** Ramadan Islam 14 Vaisakhi Sikh 16 Birthday of Guru Angad Sikh 20 First Day of Ridvan Bahai 21 Rama Navami Hindu 26 Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sikh 27 Theravada New Year Buddhist 28 Ninth Day of Ridvan Bahai 30** Lag B’Omer Judaism
*dates may vary by region or country | **Begins at sunset the evening before the dates indicated Religious Holy Days Calendar 2020-2021
Year Month Date (Range) Holiday Religious Tradition 2021 May 1 Beltane Pagan/Wicca 2 Orthodox Easter Christian (Orthodox) 9* Laylat al Qadr Islam 13** Eid al-Fitr Islam 13 Ascension of Jesus Christian 17-18** Shavuot Judaism 23 Declaration of the Bab Bahai 23 Pentecost Christian 23 Orthodox Pentecost Christian (Orthodox) 25 Birthday of Guru Amar Das Sikh 28 Ascension of the Baha’u’llah Bahai 30 Trinity Sunday Christian 30 Feast of All Saints Christian (Orthodox) 2021 June 3 Corpus Christi Christian 14 Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sikh 20 Summer Solstice Pagan/Wicca 24 Litha Pagan/Wicca 25 Birthday of Guru Hargobind Sikh 2021 July 9 Martyrdom of the Bab Bahai 24 Pioneer day (public holiday on the 23rd) Christian (Latter Day Saints) 24 Asala Puja Day Buddhist
*dates may vary by region or country | **Begins at sunset the evening before the dates indicated