The Holy Days listed represent major holiday observations in several traditions. There are additional holidays in these traditions which are not listed.
**Jewish & Bahá’í holy days begin at sundown on the day before this date and end at sundown on the last.
*Islamic holy days are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon, causing some variance in the date.
January 2019
Tuesday, January 1
- Gantan-sai New Years
Saturday, January 5
- Guru Gobindh Singh Birthday (Sikh)
Monday, January 7
- Feast of the Nativity** (Orthodox Christian)
Jewish & Bahá’í holy days begin at sundown on the day before this date and end at sundown on the last.
Sunday, January 13
- Maghi (Sikh)
- Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) (Buddhist)
February 2019
Friday, February 1
- Setsubun-sai (Shinto)
Tuesday, February 5
- Chinese New Year (Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist)
Thursday, February 14
- Valentine’s Day (Christian)
Friday, February 15
- Nirvana Day (Buddhist)
Tuesday, February 19
- Magha Puja Day** (Buddhist)
Jewish & Bahá’í holy days begin at sundown on the day before this date and end at sundown on the last.
Tuesday, February 26
- Maha Shivaratri** (Hindu)
Jewish & Bahá’í holy days begin at sundown on the day before this date and end at sundown on the last.
March 2019
Tuesday, March 5
- Shrove Tuesday (Christian)
Wednesday, March 6
- Ash Wednesday – Lent begins (Christian)
Wednesday, March 20
- Holi** (Hindu)
Jewish & Bahá’í holy days begin at sundown on the day before this date and end at sundown on the last.
Thursday, March 21
- Norooz (Persian/Zoroastrian)
- Purim*(Jewish)
- Jewish & Bahá’í holy days begin at sundown on the day before this date and end at sundown on the last.
April 2019
Sunday, April 14
- Ramanavami** (Hindu)
- Jewish & Bahá’í holy days begin at sundown on the day before this date and end at sundown on the last.
- Palm Sunday (Christian)
Thursday, April 18
- Maundy Thursday (Christian)
Friday, April 19
- Good Friday (Christian)
Saturday, April 20
- Passover (April 20 – 27)** (Jewish)
Jewish & Bahá’í holy days begin at sundown on the day before this date and end at sundown on the last.
Sunday, April 21
- Easter (Christian)
- Ridvan Day 1** (Bahá’í)
Jewish & Bahá’í holy days begin at sundown on the day before this date and end at sundown on the last.
Monday, April 29
- Ridvan Day 9 **(Bahá’í)
Jewish & Bahá’í holy days begin at sundown on the day before this date and end at sundown on the last.
May 2019
Wednesday, May 1
- Beltane (Pagan/Wicca)
- Yom HaShoah**(Jewish)
- Ridvan Day 12 *(Bahá’í) 6 Ramadan begins (Islam)
- Jewish & Bahá’í holy days begin at sundown on the day before this date and end at sundown on the last.
Friday, May 24
- Declaration of the Báb** (Bahá’í)
Jewish & Bahá’í holy days begin at sundown on the day before this date and end at sundown on the last.
June 2019
Sunday, June 9
- Pentecost (Christian)
- Shavuot* (Jewish)
Jewish & Bahá’í holy days begin at sundown on the day before this date and end at sundown on the last.
Sunday, June 16
- Martyrdom of Guru Arjan (Sikh)
Friday, June 21
- Litha-Yule* (Wicca/Pagan)
Islamic holy days are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon, causing some variance in the date.