LCC Religious Calendar This calendar isn't intended to be all inclusive. If you have a request for an addition or suggestion, please contact the Diversity & Equity Committee. Days of the Name of Holiday Religion Dates Observation Information Link Week January, 2017 12/26/2016 - http://www.history.com/topics/ho African Heritage Monday - Sunday Special Worship 1/1/2017 lidays/kwanzaa-history https://www.inside- Epiphany/Theophany Christian 1/6/2017 Friday Special Worship mexico.com/ya-vienen-los-reyes- magos/

https://oca.org/saints/lives/2016/ Armenian Nativity of Christ 1/6/2017 Friday Special Worship 12/25/103638-the-nativity-of-our- Orthodox lord-god-and-savior-jesus-christ

https://www.inside- Dia de los Reyes (Three Hispanic Christian 1/6/2017 Friday Special Worship mexico.com/ya-vienen-los-reyes- Kings Day) magos/

Orthodox http://www.timeanddate.com/holi (Orthodox) 1/7/2017 Saturday Special Worship Christian days/russia/christmas-day

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bapt Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christian 1/8/2017 Sunday Special Worship ism_of_Jesus

http://www.worldreligionnews.co 1/12/2017 - m/religion-news//how- New Year Buddhism Thursday - Sunday Special Celebration 1/15/2017 mahayana-buddhists-celebrate- new-year

Confucian, http://www.history.com/topics/ho 1/28/2017 Saturday Special Celebration Daoist, Buddhist lidays/chinese-new-year February http://www.worldreligionnews.co m/religion-news/four-chaplains- Four Chaplains Sunday Interfaith 2/5/2017 Sunday Special Worship sunday-commemorates-priests- different-faiths-gave-lives-save- soldiers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/reli Day Buddhism - Sikh 2/15/2017 Wednesday Special Worship gion/buddhism/nirvana.shtml

http://metro.co.uk/2017/02/23/m aha-shivaratri-2017-when-is-it- Hindu 2/25/2017 Saturday Special Worship what-is-it-and-why-is-it-celebrated- 6467696/

greece.greekreporter.com/2014/0 Orthodox Clean Monday 2/27/2017 Monday Special Worship 3/02/clean-monday-everything- Christian you-need-to-know/

http://www.sharefaith.com/guide/ Christian- Shrove Tuesday Christian 2/28/2017 Tuesday Special Worship Holidays/origins_of_shrove_tuesda y.html March http://christianity.about.com/od/h Ash Wednesday (Beginning Christian 3/1/2017 Wednesday Special Worship olidaytips/qt/whatisashwednes.ht of Lent) m

http://aglobalworld.com/holidays- 3/1/2017 - Nineteen Day Fast Begins* Bahá'í Thursday - Monday Food Restriction around-the-world/nineteen-day- 3/20/2017 fast-bahai/

http://www.chabad.org/holidays/p Purim* Jewish 3/12/2017 Sunday Special Worship urim/article_cdo/aid/645309/jewis h/What-Is-Purim.htm

https://www.thoughtco.com/mag Magha Puja Day Buddhism 3/12/2017 Sunday Special Worship ha-puja-449909 3/13/2017 - http://www.holifestival.org/holi- Holi Hindu Monday - Tuesday Special Worship 3/14/2017 festival.html https://www.thoughtco.com/naw- Bahá'í, Naw-Ruz (New Year)* 3/21/2017 Tuesday Work Restriction ruz-bahai-zoroastrian-new-year- Zoroastrian 95887 April

http://www.rudraksha- Ramanavami Hindu 4/5/2017 Wednesday Special Festival ratna.com/articles/ram-navami

http://journeymart.com/holidays- Buddha's Birthday/Hana- Special Buddhism 4/8/2017 Saturday ideas/festivals/hana-matsuri- Matsuri Worship/Memorial japan.aspx 4/9/2017 - http://www.crivoice.org/cyholywe Holy Week Christian Sunday - Saturday Special Worship 4/15/2017 ek.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm Christian 4/9/2017 Sunday Special Worship _Sunday Special Worship/Food 4/11/2017 - http://www.jewfaq.org/holidaya.h * Jewish Tuesday - Tuesday Restricton/Work 4/18/2017 tm Restriction Christian & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good Orthodox 4/14/2017 Friday Special Worship _Friday Christian http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.ph Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) Hindu - Sikh 4/14/2017 Friday Special Celebration p?title=Vaisakhi 4/14/2017 - http://goseasia.about.com/od/laos Bun Pi Mai (New Year) Laotian Buddhism Friday - Sunday Special Celebration 4/16/2017 /a/bun_pi_mai.htm Christian & http://www.religionfacts.com/chri /Pascha Orthodox 4/16/2017 Sunday Special Worship/Feast stianity/holidays/easter.htm Christian http://bahai- Ridván (1st day)* Bahá'í 4/21/2017 Friday Work Restriction library.com/walbridge_encyclopedi a_ridvan http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.or Special Yom HaShoah* Jewish 4/23/2017 Sunday g/jsource/Judaism/yomhashoah.ht Worship/Mourning ml http://www.wincalendar.com/Laila Lailat al Mi'raj* Islamic 4/24/2017 Monday Special Worhship/Prayer t-al-Miraj http://bahai- Ridván (9th day) Bahá'í 4/29/2017 Saturday Work Restriction library.com/walbridge_encyclopedi a_ridvan May http://www.myjewishlearning.com Special Yom Ha'Atzmaut* Jewish 5/1/2017 Monday /article/yom-haatzmaut-israel- Celebration/Memorial independence-day/ http://bahai- Ridván (12th day)* Bahá'í 5/2/2017 Tuesday Work/Food Restriction library.com/walbridge_encyclopedi a_ridvan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nati Interfaith 5/4/2017 Thursday Prayer onal_Day_of_Prayer http://www.buddhanet.net/vesak. /Visakha Puja Buddhism 5/10/2017 Wednesday Special Workshop htm http://www.souledout.org/wesak/ Wesak Buddhism 5/10/2017 Wednesday Special Festival wesakfestival03/wesakfestovervie w.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/reli Declaration of the Báb* Bahá'í 5/23/2017 Tuesday Work Restriction gions/bahai/holydays/declarationb ab.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asce Ascension of Jesus Christian 5/25/2017 Thursday Special Worship nsion_of_Jesus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram Ramadan (Beginning)* Islamic 5/27/2017 Saturday Food Restriction adan http://www.readthespirit.com/reli Ascension of Baha'u'lláh* Bahá'í 5/29/2017 Monday Work Restriction gious-holidays- festivals/tag/bahaullah/ 5/31/2017 - Wednesday - Shavout* Jewish Special Worship/Feast http://www.holidays.net/shavuot/ 6/1/2017 Thursday June http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/reli Pentecost Christian 6/4/2017 Sunday Special Worship gions/christianity/holydays/pentec ost.shtml St. Columba of Iona Feast Orthodox https://orthodoxwiki.org/Columba 6/9/2017 Friday Special Celebration Day Christian _of_Iona http://www.churchyear.net/trinity Trinity Sunday Christian 6/11/2017 Sunday Special Celebration sunday.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/reli Orthodox Feast of Corpus Christi 6/15/2017 Thursday Special Celebration gions/christianity/holydays/corpus Christian christi.shtml

http://aglobalworld.com/holidays- Guru Arjan Martyrdom Sikh 6/16/2017 Friday Special Celebration around-the-world/martyrdom- guru-arjan-dev-sikhs/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/reli Laylat al-Qadr* Islamic 6/21/2017 Wednesday Special Worship gions/islam/holydays/lailatalqadr.s html Orthodox http://www.newadvent.org/cathe Sacred Heart of Jeasus 6/23/2017 Friday Special Prayer Christian n/07163a.htm Eid al-Fitr (End of http://islam.about.com/od/ramad Islamic 6/25/2017 Sunday Special Worship Ramadan)* an/f/eid_fitr.htm Feast Day of Saints Peter http://www.catholicnewsagency.c Christian 6/29/2017 Thursday Special Celebration and Paul /saint.php?n=501 July http://www.worldreligionnews.co Day Buddism 7/8/2017 Saturday Special Festival m/religion- http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/reli Martyrdom of the Bab Bahá'í 7/9/2017 Sunday Special Prayer gions/bahai/holydays/martyrdomb http://www.catholic.org/saints/sai St. Benedict Feast Day Christian 7/11/2017 Tuesday Special Celebration nt.php?saint_id=556 http://www.readthespirit.com/reli Ullambana - Obon Buddism 7/13/2017 Thursday Special Festival gious-holidays-festivals/ullambana- St. Vladimir the Great Feast Orthodox https://oca.org/saints/lives/2017/ 7/15/2017 Saturday Special Celebration Day Christian 07/15/102031-equal-of-the- St. James the Great Feast http://www.catholic.org/saints/sai Christian 7/25/2017 Tuesday Special Celebration Day nt.php?saint_id=59 August https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lam Lammas Christian 8/1/2017 Tuesday Special Festival mas http://www.reformjudaism.org/je Tish'a B'av* Jewish 8/1/2017 Tuesday Food Restriction wish-holidays/tishah-bav Fast in honor of Holy Mother Orthodox http://www.readthespirit.com/reli 8/1/2017 Tuesday Food Restriction of Jesus Christian gious-holidays-festivals/fast-in- Transfiguration of the Lord Orthodox http://www.antiochian.org/feast- 8/6/2017 Sunday Special Celebration Jesus Christian transfiguration-christ http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/reli Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) Hindu 8/7/2017 Monday Special Festival gions/hinduism/holydays/raksha.s Assumption of Blessed Virgin https://www.ewtn.com/saintsholy Christian 8/15/2017 Tuesday Special Celebration Mary /saints/A/assumptionoftheblessed Orthodox https://oca.org/orthodoxy/the- Dormition of the Theotokos 8/15/2017 Tuesday Special Celebration Christian orthodox-faith/worship/the-church- http://www.krishna.com/how- Krishna Janmashtami Hindu 8/15/2017 Tuesday Special Celebration celebrate-janmashtami 9/25/2017 - http://www.theholidayspot.com/g Ganesh Chaturthi Hindu Friday - Tuesday Special Festival 9/5/2017 anesh_chaturthi/history.htm Decollation of Saint John the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behe Christian 8/29/2017 Tuesday Special Celebration Baptist ading_of_St_John_the_Baptist Waqf al Arafa - Hajj Day https://www.thoughtco.com/what- Islamic 8/31/2017 Thursday Special Prayer (Day of Arafat)* is-the-meaning-of-the-day-of- September

9/1/2017 - https://www.timeanddate.com/ho Eid al-Adha* Islamic Friday - Monday Special Festival 9/4/2017 lidays/us/eid-al-adha https://www.franciscanmedia.org/ Nativity of Virgin Mary Christian 9/8/2017 Friday Special Celebration nativity-of-the-blessed-virgin- Elevation of the Life Giving Orthodox https://oca.org/orthodoxy/the- 9/14/2017 Thursday Special Celebration Cross (Holy Cross) Christian orthodox-faith/worship/the-church- 9/21/2017 - Work Restriction/ Special http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday2.h * Jewish Thursday - Friday 9/22/2017 Prayer tm 9/21/2017 - https://www.britannica.com/event Hijra* Islamic Thursday - Friday Special Celebration 9/22/2017 /Hijrah-Islam 9/21/2017 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/reli Navaratri Hindu Thursday - Friday Special Festival 9/29/2017 gions/hinduism/holydays/navaratri https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mich Feast of the Archangels Christian 9/29/2017 Friday Special Festival aelmas http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.or Work Restriction/ Food * Jewish 9/30/2017 Saturday g/yom-kippur-history-and- Restriction overview http://www.indianscriptures.com/ Vijayadashami Hindu 9/30/2017 Saturday Special Festival vedic-lifestyle/festivals/dasara-or- October http://www.religionfacts.com/ash Ashura* Islamic 10/1/2017 Sunday Special Festival ura http://www.catholic.org/saints/sai St. Francis Feast Day Christian 10/4/2017 Wednesday Special Celebration nt.php?saint_id=50 10/5/2017 - Thursday - http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.or Sukkot* Jewish Special Festival 10/11/2017 Wednesday g/sukkot http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday6.h Shemini Atzeret* Jewish 10/12/2017 Thursday Special Celebration tm http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday6.h Simchat Torah* Jewish 10/13/2017 Friday Special Celebration tm http://www.catholic.org/saints/sai St. Luke Feast Day Christian 10/18/2017 Wednesday Special Celebration nt.php?saint_id=76 http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/reli - Deepavali Hindu - Sikh 10/19/2017 Thursday Special Festival gions/hinduism/holydays/diwali.sh Installation of Scriptures as https://www.sikhdharma.org/the- Sikh 10/20/2017 Friday Special Celebration Guru Granth story-of-the-anniversary-of-the- http://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/b Birth of the Báb* Bahá'í 10/21/2017 Friday Work Restriction ahai/the-birth-of-the-bab.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth Birth of Baha'u'llah* Bahá'í 10/22/2017 Sunday Special Celebration _of_Bah%C3%A1%27u%27ll%C3% https://www.warhistoryonline.co Milvian Bridge Day Christian 10/28/2017 Saturday Special Celebration m/ancient-history/battle-milvian- http://www.ligonier.org/blog/what- Reformation Day Christian 10/29/2017 Sunday Special Worship reformation-day-all-about/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/reli All Hallows Eve Christian 10/31/2017 Tuesday Special Celebration gions/christianity/holydays/hallow November http://www.catholic.org/saints/alls All Saints Day Christian 11/1/2017 Wednesday Special Worship aints/ Special http://www.catholic.org/saints/alls All Souls Day Christian 11/2/2017 Thursday Worship/Mourning ouls/ Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev http://www.worldreligionnews.co Sikh 11/4/2017 Saturday Special Celebration Sahib m/religion-news/sikhs-celebrate- Orthodox http://www.antiochian.org/node/1 Nativity Fast Begins 11/15/2017 Wednesday Food Restriction Christian 8518 http://www.history.com/topics/th Thanksgiving Interfaith 11/23/2017 Thursday Special Celebration anksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving Martyrdom of Guru Tegh http://aglobalworld.com/holidays- Sikh 11/24/2017 Friday Special Festival Bahdur around-the-world/martyrdom- http://www.churchyear.net/ctksun Feast of Christ the King Christian 11/26/2017 Sunday Special Worship/Prayer day.html http://bahaiteachings.org/celebrat Day of the Covenant* Bahá'í 11/26/2017 Sunday Special Worship ing-the-bahai-covenant http://aglobalworld.com/holidays- Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha* Bahá'í 11/28/2017 Tuesday Work Restriction around-the-world/ascension- http://www.catholic.org/saints/sai St. Andrew's Feast Day Christian 11/30/2017 Thursday Special Celebration nt.php?saint_id=109 December http://www.islamicsupremecounci an Nabi* Islamic 12/1/2017 Friday Special Celebration l.org/understanding- 12/3/2017 - http://www.crivoice.org/cyadvent. Advent Christian Sunday - Sunday Special Celebration 12/24/2017 html http://www.catholic.org/saints/sai Saint Nicholas Feast Day Christian 12/6/2017 Wednesday Special Celebration nt.php?saint_id=371 http://aglobalworld.com/holidays- Special (Rohatsu) Buddism 12/8/2017 Friday around-the-world/bodhi-day- Celebration/Prayer buddhist/ Feast of the Immaculate https://www.timeanddate.com/ho Christian 12/8/2017 Friday Special Celebration Conception lidays/common/immaculate- 12/13/2017 - Wednesday - http://www.chabad.org/holidays/c * Jewish Special Festival 12/20/2017 Wednesday hanukah/article_cdo/aid/102911/j https://www.whychristmas.com/c Christian 12/24/2017 Sunday Special Celebration ustoms/christmaseve.shtml http://www.history.com/topics/ch Christmas Christian 12/25/2017 Monday Special Celebration ristmas/history-of-christmas Orthodox Feast of the Nativity 12/25/2017 Monday Special Celebration https://www.goarch.org/nativity Christian http://www.catholic.org/saints/sai St. Stephen's Feast Day Christian 12/26/2017 Tuesday Special Celebration nt.php?saint_id=137 https://www.britannica.com/topic Feast of the Holy Innocents Christian 12/28/2017 Thursday Special Celebration /Feast-of-the-Holy-Innocents https://www.britannica.com/topic Watch Night Christian 12/31/2017 Sunday Special Worship /Watch-Night http://www.churchyear.net/holyfa The Feast of the Holy Family Christian 12/31/2017 Sunday Special Celebration mily.html * All Jewish, Islamic and Bahá'í Holidays listed above begin at sundown on the previous day.