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Holy Days and Holidays Calendar JULY 1, 2019 – DECEMBER 31, 2020 Holy Days and Holidays Calendar JULY 1, 2019 – DECEMBER 31, 2020 Indigenous Bahá'í Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Jainism Judaism Sikhism Wicca Zoroastrianism Canadian Worldview Holidays 2019–2020 176–177 2563–2564 2019–2020 2076–2077 1440–1441 2545–2546 5780–5781 549–550 2019–2020 1389–1390 2019–2020 JULY 2019 10 - Martyrdom of 21 - Avalokitesvara 16 – Guru Purnima 5-7 - Jalsa Salana 16 - Guru Purnima 18 - Navroze (New Year) 1 - Canada Day the Báb Bodhisattva’s 11 - Imamat Day (QC) S M T W T F S Enlightenment 23 - Khordad Sal (QC) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 AUGUST 2019 15 - Dharma Day/ 14 or 15 - Raksha Bandhan 10 - Waqfatu’Arafat 27 - Paryushan Parva 11 - Tishah B’Av 1 or 2 - Lughnasadh 5 - Farvardegan (QC) 5 - Civic Holiday (ON) Ullambana 22 or 23 - Sri Krishna 11 - Eid-ul-Adha** begins /Lammas 17 - Navroze (New Year) S M T W T F S 15 - Buddhist Joy Day Janmaashtami 31 - New Year (Hijra) (SC) 1 2 3 22 - Khordad Sal (SC) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 **Dates may vary +/- a day due to lunar calendar SEPTEMBER 2019 19 - Powley Day 11 - Nayrouz (J) 1 or 2 - Ganesh/Vinayak 10 or 11 - Ashura 3 - Samvatsari/ 29 - observance of 1 - Installation of 23 - Harvestide/ 4 - Farvardegan (SC) 2 - Labour Day Chauth Paryushan Parva ends/ Rosh Hashanah begins Holy Scriptures of Fall Equinox S M T W T F S 12 - Anant Chaturdashi Daslakshan Parva evening of Sept. 29 Guru Granth Sahib 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 29 - Sharad Navratri begins 30-Oct 1 - Rosh 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 begins 12 - Anant Chaturdashi Hashanah 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 - Kshamavani/ 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Daslakshan Parva ends 29 30 OCTOBER 2019 29 - Birth of the Báb 13 - Kathina Ceremony/ 5 - Durgaashtami 19 - Arbaeen 27 - Diwali/Lord 1 - Rosh Hashanah 20 - Installation of the 14 - Thanksgiving Day 30 - Birth of Bahá’u’lláh Pavarana Day 7 - Vijaya Dashmi/ Mahavir 8 - observance of Guru Granth as Guru S M T W T F S 17 - Avalokitesvara Dassehra 28 - New Year/ Yom Kippur begins 27 - Bandi Chhor Divas 1 2 3 4 5 Bodhisattva’s Pravrajya 17 - Karva Chauth Enlightenment day of evening of Oct. 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 27 - Diwali Gautamswami 9 - Yom Kippur 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 28 - New Year 14 -20 - Sukkot 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21-22 - Simchat Torah 27 28 29 30 31 NOVEMBER 2019 16 - Louis Riel Day 26 - Day of the Covenant 1 - All Saints Day 9 or 10 - Milad-un-Nabi 1 - Gnan Panchami 12 - Birth of Guru Nanak 1 - Samhain 11 - Remembrance Day 28 - Ascension of 28 - First day of 12 - Dev Diwali 24 - Martyrdom of Guru S M T W T F S ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Advent (J) Teg Bahadur 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DECEMBER 2019 8 - Bodhi Day 1 - First day of Advent 13 - Birthday of Imam 8 - Maun Agiyaras 23-30 - Chanukah 21 - Yule/Winter 26 - Zarathosht-no-diso 25 - Christmas Day 12 - Amitabha Buddha’s 25 - Christmas Aga Khan Solstice (FC) 26 - Boxing Day S M T W T F S Birthday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JANUARY 2020 1 - Temple Day 1 - New Year's Day 13 - Lohri 5 - Birth of Guru 1 - New Year’s Day 2 - Sakyamuni Buddha’s 6 - E p i p h a n y 14 - Makar Sankranti Gobind Singh S M T W T F S Enlightenment 7 - Christmas (J) 29 - Vasant Panchami 13 - Maghi 1 2 3 4 25 - Lunar New Year/ 14 - New Year's Day (J) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Maitreya Bodhisattva’s 19 - Epiphany (J) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Birthday 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY 2020 26-29 Intercalary Days 7 - Lantern Festival 26 - Ash Wednesday 21 - Mahashivratri 1 or 2 - Imbolc 17 - Family Day (ON) S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MARCH 2020 1 - 1 9 - B a h á ' i F a s t 8 - Sakyamuni Buddha’s 2 - Clean Monday (J) 9 - H o l i 21 - Eid-e-Navroz 10 - Purim 1 0 - H o l a M o h a l l a 20 - Ladyday/ 21 - Navroze 20 - Naw Ruz Nirvana Day 24 or 25 - New Year/ 21 or 22 - Isra’a and Mi’raj 1 4 - S i k h N e w Y e a r Spring Equinox (New Year) (FC) S M T W T F S (New Year) 8 or 12 - Avalokitesvara Vasant Navratri begins 26 - Khordad Sal (FC) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bodhisattva’s Birthday 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL 2020 20 - First day of Ridvan 14 - Theravada New Year 10 - Good Friday 2 - S h r i R a m n a v a m i 7 o r 8 - N i s f u S h a ’ b a n 5 - Mahavir Jayanti 8 - observance of Pesach 13 or 14 - Vaisakhi 8 - F a r v a r d e g a n ( F C ) 1 0 - G o o d F r i d a y 28 - Ninth day of 30 - Sakyamuni Buddha’s 12 - Easter 1 3 - V a i s a k h i / B a i s a k h i 24 - Ramadan (fasting (Birthday) begins evening 23 - Zarathosht-no-diso 13 - Easter Monday S M T W T F S Ridvan Birthday* 13 - Easter Monday 13 - New Year month)* of April 8 (QC) 1 2 3 4 17 - Good Friday (J) 9-16 - Pesach 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 19 - Easter (J) (Passover) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 - Easter Monday (J) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 *two days because of intercalary month 26 27 28 29 30 *Dates may vary +/- a day due to in lunar calendar leap year lunar calendar MAY 2020 1 - Twelfth day of 6 or 7 - Wesak/ 31 - Pentecost 17 or 21 - Lailat-ul-Qadr 28 - observance of 1 - Beltane 23 - Zarathosht-no-diso 18 - Victoria Day Ridvan Buddha Day 22 - Jumatul Widha Shavuot begins evening of (SC) S M T W T F S 23 - Declaration 30 - Sakyamuni 24 - Eid-ul-Fitr** May 28 1 2 of t he B áb B u d d h a ' s B i r t h d a y * 29-30 - Shavuot 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 28 - Ascension of 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Bahá'u'lláh 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 *two days because of intercalary month 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 **Dates may vary +/- a day due to in lunar calendar leap year lunar calendar 31 JUNE 2020 21 - National Indigenous 5 or 6 - Poson 7 - P e n t e c o s t ( J ) 16 - Martyrdom of Guru 20 - Litha/Summer Peoples Day 14 - All Saints Day (J) Arjan Dev Solstice S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JULY 2020 9 - Martyrdom 5 - Asalha Puja Day 4 - Guru Purnima 3-5 - Jalsa Salana 5 - Guru Purnima 30 - Tishah B’Av 17 - Navroze (New Year) 1 - Canada Day of the Báb 11 - Imamat Day (QC) S M T W T F S 30 - Waqfatu’Arafat 22 - Khordad Sal (QC) 1 2 3 4 31 - Eid-ul-Adha** 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 **Dates may vary +/- a day due to 26 27 28 29 30 31 lunar calendar AUGUST 2020 8 - Avalokitesvara 3 - R a k s h a B a n d h a n 2 0 o r 2 1 - N e w Y e a r ( H i j r a )15 - Paryushan Parva 1 or 2 - Lughnasadh/ 4 - F a r v a r d e g a n ( Q C ) 3 - Civic Holiday (ON) Bodhisattva’s 11 - Sri Krishna 29 or 30 - Ashura begins Lammas 16 - Navroze S M T W T F S Enlightenment Janmaashtami 22 - Samvatsari/ (New Year) (SC) 1 21 - Ganesh/Vinayak Paryushan Parva ends/ 21 - Khordad Sal (SC) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Chauth Daslakshan Parva 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 3 1 - A n a n t C h a t u r d a s h i begins 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER 2020 19 - Powley Day 2 - Dharma Day/ 11 - Nayrouz (J) 1 - A n a n t C h a t u r d a s h i 18 - observance of 1 - Installation of 22 - Harvestide/ 3 - F a r v a r d e g a n ( S C ) 7 - Labour Day Ullambana 1 - Kshamavani/ Rosh Hashanah begins Holy Scriptures of Fall Equinox S M T W T F S Daslakshan Parva ends evening of Sept.
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