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2017 Interfaith Calendar Holidays and Festivals 2017 Interfaith Calendar Holidays and Festivals OUR MISSION To build compassionate and just communities free of bias, bigotry, and racism. OUR VISION Every community becomes a place of promise with opportunity and justice for all. NCCJ of the Piedmont Triad ~ 713 North Greene Street ~ Greensboro, NC 27401 ~ 336-272-0359 www.nccjtriad.org Memorial Day (Observed) F 30 Shavuot * J 2017 JUNE Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month 4 Pentecost O, P, RC 11 Trinity Sunday O, P, RC JANUARY Poverty Awareness Month 15 Corpus Christi RC 1 New Year’s Day F 16 Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev S Feast of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God RC 19 Juneteenth I 5 Birth of Guru Gobind Singh S 21 Summer Solstice I 6 Epiphany O, P, RC Lailat al-Qadr Mu 7 Orthodox Christmas O 26-28 ‘Id al-Fitr* Mu 13 Maghi S 15 World Religion Day I JULY Foreign Language Month 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (Observed) F 4 Independence Day F 28 Chinese New Year Bu 9 Martyrdom of the B’ab * Ba Asalha Puja Bu FEBRUARY Black/African American History Month 24 Pioneer Day Mo 11 Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat * J 14 St. Valentine’s Day RC, I AUGUST Physically Challenged Awareness Month 15 Nirvana Day Bu, S 1 Tisha B’av * J 20 President’s Day F 15 Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary RC 26–Mar.1 Intercalary/Ayyam-i-ha * Ba Dormition of the Theotokos O 28 Shrove Tuesday P,RC Krishna Janmashtami H Women’s History Month Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month Mental Retardation Awareness Month SEPTEMBER Healthy Aging Month Irish American Heritage Month 1-4 ‘Id al-Adha * (US Date) Mu MARCH Deaf History Month 4 Labor Day F 1 Ash Wednesday P, RC 21-22 Rosh Hashanah * J 2-20 Nineteen Day Fast Period Ba 21-29 Navaratri H 12 Purim* J 22–Oct.20 Al Hijra/Muharram* Mu 13 Holi H 22 Autumn Equinox I Hola Mohalla S 30 Yom Kippur* J 17 St. Patrick’s Day RC 20 Spring Equinox I Diversity Awareness Month 21 Naw– Ruz* Ba Disability Employment Awareness Month 27 Clean Monday—Lent Begins O LGBT History Month OCTOBER Breast Cancer Awareness Month APRIL Child Abuse Prevention Month 1 Ashura* Mu 9 Palm Sunday O, P, RC 5-11 Sukkot* J 11-18 Pesach*/Passover J 12 Shemini Atzeret* J 13 Maundy Thursday P, RC 13 Simchat Torah * J 14 Baisakhi/ Vaisakhi S 19-23 Diwali (Deepavali) H, S Good Friday F,O, P, RC 20 Birth of the B’ab * Ba 16 Easter/Pascha F,O, P, RC Installation of Scriptures of Guru Granth Sahib S 21-May2 Ridvan* B 29 Reformation Day P 23 Lailat al Miraj * Mu 31 Halloween/All Hallows Eve I 24 Yom HaShoah * J Asian/Pacific Islander Month NOVEMBER American Indian/Native American Heritage Month MAY Older Americans Month 1 All Saints Day P, RC 2 Yom Ha'Atzmaut * J 2 All Souls Day RC 10 Buddha Day (Visakha Puja, Wesak) Bu 11 Veterans Day F 12 Lailat al Bara-ah* Mu 12 Birth of Baha’u’llah * Ba 23 Declaration of the Bab Ba 15 Nativity Fast Begins O 25 Ascension O, P, RC 23 Thanksgiving F 27-Jun.25 Ramadan* Mu 26 Day of the Covenant * Ba 29 Ascension of Baha’u’llah * Ba DECEMBER Universal Human Rights Month Non-working and/or major holidays for Abrahamic faiths: 1 Mawlid al Nabi* Mu January 6—Epiphany [O] 3 Advent Begins P, RC January 7— Christmas [O] 8 Bodhi Day Bu April 14— Good Friday [P] Immaculate Conception RC April 16— Easter [P, RC] April 11 (sundown) - 18 (sundown) - Pesach (Passover) [J] 13-20 Hanukkah * J May 30 (sundown) - June 1 (sundown) - Shavuot [J] 21 Winter Solstice I June 26 (sundown) - 28 (sundown) - ‘Id al-Fitr [Mu] 24 Nativity Fast Ends O September 2 (sundown) - 4 (sundown) - ‘Id al-Adha [Mu] Advent Ends P, RC September 20 (sundown) - 22 (sundown) - Rosh Hashanah [J] 25 Christmas * F,O, P, RC September 29 (sundown - 30 (sundown) - Yom Kippur [J] F indicates a federally observed holiday in the United States. October 4 (sundown) - 11 (sundown) - Sukkot [J] October 11 (sundown) 12 (sundown) - Shemini Atzeret [J] * indicates that observance begins at sundown the day before this date. October 12 (sundown) - 13 (sundown) - Simchat Torah [J] ***DISCLAIMER: This publication may not include all major religious/cultural holidays. December 25 - Christmas [P, RC] Due to variations in cultural and regional religious practices and the use of different calendars, some dates of holidays may vary from these listed above. ha’i faith in 1817. KEY TO RELIGIOUS GROUPS BIRTH OF B’AB Anniversary of the birth of one of the twin prophet founders of the Baha’i faith. Baha’i Ba BIRTH OF GURU GOBIND SINGH Anniversary of the birth of the tenth guru. Buddhist Bu BODHI DAY Celebration of the enlightenment of Buddha, ca. 596 B.C.E. Hindu H Interfaith I BUDDHA DAY (VISAKHA PUJA) Celebration of the birth of Buddha in Japan. Jewish J CHRISTMAS Celebration of the birth of Christ. Mormon Mo Muslim Mu DAY OF THE COVENANT Celebration of the covenant given in the last will Orthodox Christian O and testament of Baha'u'llah. Protestant Christian P DIWALI (DEEPAVALI) Festival of Lights; one of four seasonal celebrations in Roman Catholic RC India. Sikh S DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS The Orthodox Christian commemoration of the death and burial of the Virgin Mary. EASTER Celebration of the resurrection of Christ. RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL OBSERVANCES The NCCJ Calendar is a resource designed to encourage public awareness EPIPHANY End of the 12 days of Christmas; celebrates visit of the three kings of the great mixture of religious and ethnic groups that live in our community. to baby Jesus; especially important to Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics. However, because of the large number of religious, ethnic and cultural FEAST OF THE SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD A celebration of groups who reside in the United States, this resource cannot provide an the holiness of Mary as the chosen bearer of Jesus. exhaustive list for all of our faith traditions. FOUR CHAPLAINS SUNDAY Commemoration of the four Chaplains of Jew- Many people may find the calendar helpful as it identifies opportunities for ish and Christian traditions who gave their life jackets to others as a ship sank discussion about different religious and faith practices. It also serves as a in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. reminder of those religious observances that many may wish to attend, and therefore can aid in the planning and scheduling of events and meetings. GOOD FRIDAY The Friday of Jesus’ crucifixion. HANUKKAH Festival of lights; eight-day commemoration of the rededication Some Civic holidays and other well known celebrations are not included. of the Second Temple in 165 B.C.E. The eight candle Menorah is lighted. ADVENT Period of four weeks in which Christians prepare for Christmas. HOLA MOHALA A day to commemorate the valor and bravery of the Sikhs. AL HIJRA (MUHARRAM) Remembrance of the migration of Muhammad This 3-day festival consists of mock battles, music and poetry reading. (Peace be upon Him) and followers to Medina. HOLI Spring festival; a carnival occasion featuring bright colors, pilgrimages ALL HALLOWS EVE (HALLOWEEN) Also known as Samhain, the ancient and bonfires. Celtic festival is a celebration of the end of the harvest season. The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31st, the boundary between the living and the ‘ID AL-ADHA Festival of sacrifice; commemorates the faith of Abraham and deceased dissolved. This day is also celebrated as the eve of All Saints Day. the near sacrifice of Ishmael; as well as the Muslim Pilgrims making Haij.. ALL SAINTS DAY Celebration of lives of all the saints, especially those who do ‘ID AL-FITR Festival of the breaking of the fast of Ramadan. not have a special day. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Day of celebrating the belief that Mary, mother ALL SOULS DAY Day of prayer, remembrance and intercession for the dead. of Jesus, was preserved from original sin all of her life. ASCENSION DAY Celebrates Jesus’ ascent into heaven. INSTALLATION OF THE GURU GRANTH SAHIB Commemorates the instal- lation of the Sikh scriptures by Guru Gobind Singh; these scriptures were in- ASCENSION OF BAHA’U’LLAH A commemoration of the death of Baha’u’llah. stalled as the perpetual guru. ASH WEDNESDAY Begins Christian Lent; name derives from symbolic use of JUNETEENTH Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, it com- ashes to signify penitence. memorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery. ASHURA A one day fast to commemorate God freeing The Children of Israel KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI Birthday of Lord Krishna. It falls on the 8th day of and Moses from Pharaoh. the dark half of the month of Bhadrapada (August-September). A twenty-four hour fast is observed on this day, which is broken at midnight. CORPUS CHRISTI This is a feast in honor of the institution of the Eucharist during the Last Supper. KWANZAA Seven day spiritual celebration of African-American values and traditions and their continued vitality. “Kwanzaa” is Swahili and means “first AYYAM-I-HA This period adjusts the Baha’i year to the solar calendar. It leads fruits of the harvest.” to the 19 day fast; each day of Ayyam-i-Ha is marked by a different virtue like hospitality, gift giving or charity. LAILAT AL MIRAJ Observance of Muhammad's (Peace be upon Him) night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension to heaven. BIRTH OF BAHA’U’LLAH Commemorates the birth of the founder of the Ba- (Continued on next page) PESACH (PASSOVER) Marks the deliverance of the Jews from slavery in LAILAT AL BARA’AH Night of Forgiveness.
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