2023 Calendar
| Date | Religious and Cultural Observances |
|---|---|
1 |
Shogatsu/Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto |
| Feast Day of St. Basil - Orthodox Christianity | |
| Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto | |
| Holy Name of Jesus - Orthodox Christianity | |
| 5 | Twelfth Night - Christianity |
| Birthday of Guru Gobindh Singh - Sikhism | |
6 |
Feast of Epiphany - Orthodox Christianity |
Epiphany - Christian |
|
Feast of the Epiphany (Theophany) - Orthodox Christian |
|
Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) - Christian |
|
| Nativity of Christ - Armenian Orthodox | |
7 |
Nativity of Christ - Orthodox Christian |
Christmas Day - Rastafarian |
|
Mahayana New Year - Buddhism |
|
| 8 | Baptism of the Lord Jesus - Christianity |
13 |
Punjabi Lohri - Hinduism (Punjabi) |
| 14 | New Year - Eastern Orthodox |
| 15 | Makara Sankranti - Hinduism |
| World Religion Day - Baha'i | |
| 17 | Blessing of the Animals - Hispanic Catholic Christianity |
| 19 | Timkat - Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity |
| 18 - 25 | Week of Prayer for Christianity Unity - Christianity |
22 |
Lunar New Year |
25 |
Conversion of St. Paul - Christianity |
26 |
Vasant Panchami - Hinduism |
| 27 | St. Sava Divine Service - Christianity Serbian Orthodox |
| Date | Religious and Cultural Observances |
|---|---|
2 |
Candlemas - Presentation of Christ in the Temple - Christian |
Imbolc-Lughnassad - Wicca/Neo Pagan |
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3 |
Setsubun (beginning of spring) - Shinto |
15 |
Nirvana Day - Buddhist - Jain |
| 18 | Maha Shivaratri - Hindu |
19 |
Meatfare Sunday - Orthodox Christian |
21 |
Shrove Tuesday - Christian |
| Losar - Tibetan | |
22 |
Lent Begins - Christian |
Ash Wednesday - Christian |
|
| 26 | Cheesefare Sunday - Orthodox Christian |
| 27 | Great Lent - Clean Monday - Orthodox Christian |
| Date | Religious and Cultural Observances |
|---|---|
6 |
Magha Puja Day - Buddhist |
Purim begins - Judaism |
|
8 |
Holi - Hindu |
20 |
Ostara - Vernal Equinox - Wicca/Neo Pagan |
| 21 | Norooz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian |
| Naw-Rúz (New Year) - Baha'i | |
| 22 | Ramadan begins - Islam |
30 |
Ramanavami - Hindu |
| Date | Religious and Cultural Observances |
|---|---|
2 |
Palm Sunday - Christian |
5 |
Passover begins - Judaism |
6 |
Lent Ends - Christian |
Maundy Thursday - Christian |
|
Theravadin New Year - Buddhism |
|
Hanuman Jayanti - Hindu |
|
7 |
Good Friday - Christian |
8 |
Lazarus Saturday - Orthodox Christian |
9 |
Easter (Western) - Christian |
13 |
Passover ends- Judaism |
14 |
Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) - Sikh |
| 16 | Easter (Pascha) - Orthodox Christian |
17 |
Yom HaShoah - Judaism |
19 |
Ramadan finishes - Islam |
20 |
Eid al Fitr begins - Islam |
22 |
Eid al Fitr ends - Islam |
25 |
Yom Ha Zikaron - Judaism |
| Yom Ha'Atzmaut - Judaism |
| Date | Religious and Cultural Observances |
|---|---|
1 |
Beltane - Samhain - Wicca/Neo Pagai Northern and Southern hemispheres |
2 |
Twelfth Day of Ridvan - Baha'i |
| 5 | Visakha Puja - Buddha Day - Buddhism |
8-9 |
Lag B'Omer - Judaism |
18 |
Ascension of Jesus - Christian |
24 |
Declaration of the Bab - Baha'i |
25 |
Shavout begins - Judaism |
27 |
Shavout ends - Judaism |
28 |
Pentecost - Christian |
| Date | Religious and Cultural Observances |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension of Jesus - Orthodox Christian |
| Litha - Summer Solstice - Wicca/Neo Pagan | |
| 4 | Trinity Sunday - Christian |
8 |
Corpus Christi - Catholic Christian |
| 11 | All Saint's Day - Orthodox |
16 |
Guru Arjan martyrdom - Sikh |
| 19 | New Church Day - Swedenborgian Christian |
21 |
National Indigenous Peoples Day |
29 |
Eid al-Adha begins - Islam |
| Date | Religious and Cultural Observances |
|---|---|
| 2 | Eid al-Adha ends - Islam |
3 |
Asalha Puja Day (Dhamma Day) - Buddhism |
10 |
Martyrdom of the Bab - Baha'i |
| 15 | St. Vladimir - Christian |
23 |
Emperor Haile Selassie birthday - Rastafarian |
24 |
Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian |
26 |
Tish'a B'av - Judaism |
| Date | Religious and Cultural Observances |
|---|---|
1 |
Lammas - Christian |
Lughnassad (Lammas) - Wicca/Neo Pagan |
|
6 |
Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian |
13 |
Obon (Ulambana) - Buddhist/Shinto |
| 15 | Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian |
| Obon (Ulambana) ends - Buddhist/Shinto | |
30 |
Raksha Bandhan - Hindu |
| Date | Religious and Cultural Observances |
|---|---|
1 |
Religious year begins - Orthodox Christian |
6 - 7 |
Krishna Janmashtami - Hindu |
12 |
Ethiopian New Year - Rastafarian |
15 |
Rosh Hashanah begins-Judaism |
| 17 | Rosh Hashanah ends-Judaism |
19 |
Ganesh Chaturthi - Hindu |
23 |
Fall Equinox - Wicca/Neo Pagan |
24 - 25 |
Yom Kippur - Judaism |
29 |
Fall Equinox - Wicca/Neo Ends |
Sukkot begins - Judaism |
|
30 |
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation |
Orange Shirt Day |
| Date | Religious and Cultural Observances |
|---|---|
6
|
Shemini Atzeret - Judaism |
Sukkot ends - Judaism |
|
7-8 |
Simchat Torah - Judaism |
15 |
Navaratri Begins - Hindu |
| 16-17 | Birth of Baha'u'llah - Baha'i |
| 23 | Navaratri ends - Hindu |
31 |
Reformation Day - Protestant Christian |
Samhain - Wicca/Neo Pagan |
| Date | Religious and Cultural Observances |
|---|---|
1 |
All Saints Day - Christian |
2 |
Crowning of Emperor Haile Selassie - Rastafarian |
| 12 | Diwali (Deepavali) - Hindu |
| Deep Diwali - Jain | |
| Bandi Chhor Divas - Sikh | |
15 |
Nativity Fast begins - ends Dec. 24 - Orthodox Christian |
24 |
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahdur - Sikh |
26 |
Day of the Covenant - Baha'i |
| 27 | Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji - Sikh |
28 |
Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha - Baha'i |
| Date | Religious and Cultural Observances |
|---|---|
| 7 | Hanukkah Begins - Judaism |
| 8 | Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) - Buddhism |
| 15 | Hanukkah ends - Judaism |
| 21 | Yule - Christian |
| 25 | Christmas - Christian |
| Feast of the Nativity - Orthodox Christian | |
| 26 | Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) Zoroastrian |
| Dec 26 - Jan 1 | Kwanzaa |
| 31 | Watch Night - Christian |