RELIGIOUS & CULTURAL HOLIDAYS

RELIGIOUS & CULTURAL

HOLIDAYS

DAY

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI

SAT

MONTH

JAN FEB M... APR M... J... JUL A... SEP O... N... D...

DATE

1/1/2016 1/6/2016 1/18/2016 2/1/2016 2/2/2016 2/2/2016 2/8/2016 2/9/2016 2/10/2016 2/15/2016 2/15/2016 3/1/2016 3/8/2016 3/8/2016 3/17/2016 3/20/2016 3/20/2016 3/21/2016 3/21/2016 3/21/2016 3/23/2016 3/23/2016 3/24/2016 3/25/2016 3/25/2016 3/25/2016 3/27/2016 4/1/2016 4/6/2016 4/23/2016 5/1/2016 5/1/2016 5/5/2016 5/5/2016 5/8/2016 5/15/2016 5/15/2016 5/21/2016 5/30/2016 6/1/2016 6/6/2016 6/19/2016 6/19/2016 6/20/2016 6/27/2016 7/4/2016 7/5/2016 7/24/2016 8/1/2016 8/5/2016 8/15/2016

DAY

FRI WED MON MON TUE TUE MON TUE WED MON MON TUE TUE TUE THU SUN SUN MON MON MON WED WED THU FRI FRI FRI SUN FRI WED SAT SUN SUN THU THU SUN SUN SUN SAT MON WED MON SUN SUN MON MON MON TUE SUN MON FRI MON

MONTH

JAN JAN JAN FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR APR APR APR MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY JUN JUN JUN JUN JUN JUN JUL JUL JUL AUG AUG AUG

EVENT NAME

New Year's Day Epiphany, Three Kings Day (Christian) Martin Luther King Jr., Day National African American History Month Begins Candlemas (Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, Christian) Imbolc (Festival of Brighid, Wiccan/Pagan) Lunar New Year (Asian Cultural holiday) Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday (Day preceding Season of Lent, Christian) Ash Wednesday (Beginning of Lent, Christian) Parinirvana (Achievement of Nirvana by the Buddha, Buddist) Presidents' Day (American holiday) National Women's History Month Begins International Women's Day Maha Shivaratri (Festival Honoring Lord Shiva, Hindu) Feast of St. Patrick (Christian) Ostara (Vernal Equinox, Feast of Oestre, Wiccan/Pagan) Palm Sunday (Beginning of Holy Week, Christian) Nawruz* (Baha'i, Persian New Year) International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Shubun-sai (Equinox Day, Shinto) Holi (Festival of Colors and Arrival of Spring, Hindu) Magha Puja (Celebration of Buddha's Teaching, Buddhist) Holy Thursday (Commemoration of the Last Supper, Christian) Purim (Feast of Lots, Jewish) Annunciation of Our Lady (Christian) Good Friday (Death of Jesus, Christian) Easter (Ressurection of Jesus, Christian) National Autism Awareness Month Begins Celebration of the Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter-Day Saints Pesach (Passover, Jewish, 4/23 - 4/30) National Asian American History Month Begins Beltane (May Day, Ancient Arrival of Summer, Wiccan/Pagan) Feast of the Ascension (Commemorates the Ascension of Jesus to Heaven, Christian) Cinco de Mayo (Commemorates Mexican military victory , Mexican Cultural holiday) Mothers' Day (American holiday) Pentecost/Whitsunday (Feast of the Holy Spirit, Christian) Commemoration of Appearance of John the Baptist to Joseph Smith (LDS) Vesak Day (Celebration of the Life of the Buddha, Buddhist) Memorial Day (Day of Remembrance, American holiday) National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month Begins Ramadan (Commemoration of the Revelation of the Quran Islamic, 6/6 - 7/5) Fathers' Day (American holiday) Juneteenth (Commemoration of the Abolition of Slavery in the US) Litha (Mid-summer, Summer Solstice, Wiccan/Pagan) Remembrance of the Martyrdom of Joseph & Hyrum Smith (LDS) Independence Day (American holiday) Eid al-Fitr (Festival of the Breaking of the Fast, Islamic) Pioneer Day (Commemorates Arrival of Brigham Young & Followers to Salt Lake Valley (LDS) Lammas (Christian); Lughnassad (First Harvest, Wiccan/Pagan) Ganesh Chathurthi (Hindu) Assumption of Mary into Heaven (Christian)

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8/18/2016 8/25/2016 9/5/2016 9/5/2016 9/6/2016 9/10/2016 9/11/2016 9/15/2016 9/21/2016 9/22/2016 10/1/2016 10/1/2016 10/3/2016 10/7/2016 10/10/2016 10/11/2016 10/12/2016 10/17/2016

10/30/2016

10/31/2016 11/1/2016 11/1/2016 11/2/2016 11/24/2016 11/27/2016 12/3/2016 12/8/2016 12/8/2016 12/14/2016 12/22/2016 12/23/2016 12/25/2016 12/25/2016 12/26/2016 1/1/2017 1/1/2017 1/6/2017 1/7/2017 1/12/2017 1/16/2017 1/28/2017 2/1/2017 2/1/2017 2/2/2017 2/2/2017 2/10/2017 2/11/2017 2/15/2017 2/20/2017 2/25/2017 2/28/2017 3/1/2017 3/1/2017 3/8/2017 3/11/2017 3/13/2017 3/17/2017 3/20/2017 3/20/2017 3/21/2017 3/21/2017 3/25/2017 4/1/2017 4/6/2017 4/9/2017 4/11/2017 4/13/2017 4/14/2017 4/16/2017

DAY

THU THU MON MON TUE SAT SUN THU WED THU SAT SAT MON FRI MON TUE WED MON

SUN

MON TUE TUE WED THU SUN SAT THU THU WED THU FRI SUN SUN MON SUN SUN FRI SAT THU MON SAT WED WED THU THU FRI SAT WED MON SAT TUE WED WED WED SAT MON FRI MON MON TUE TUE SAT SAT THU SUN TUE THU FRI SUN

MONTH

AUG AUG SEP SEP SEP SEP SEP SEP SEP SEP OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT

OCT

OCT NOV NOV NOV NOV NOV DEC DEC DEC DEC DEC DEC DEC DEC DEC JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR APR APR APR APR APR APR APR

EVENT NAME

Raksha Bandhan (Celebration of Siblings, Hindu) Krishna Janmashtami (Birth of Krishna, Hindu) Labor Day (American holiday, classes held) Ganesha Chaturthi (Festival honoring Ganesh, Hindu) Paryushan (Festival of Coming Together and Forgiveness, Jain) Waqf al Arafa - Hajj (Day of Repentence, Islamic) Eid-al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice, Islamic) National Latino Heritage Month Begins International Day of Peace Mabon (2nd Harvest, Autumn Equinox, Wiccan/Pagan) National Disability Employment Awareness Month Muharram (Emigration of Mohammed and his followers, Al Hijrah-New Year, Islamic) Rosh Hashanah* (New Year, Jewish, 10/3-10/4) Navaratri /Durga Puja (Festival Honoring Goddess Maha Devi, Hindu, 10/7 - 10/11) International World Mental Health Day Ashura (Remembrance of the Exodus or Matyrdom of Hussein ibn Ali, Mohammed's grandson) Yom Kippur* (Day of Atonement, Jewish) Sukkoth* (Feast of Tabernacles, Jewish, 10/17 - 10/23) Diwali/Lunar New Year/Festival of Lights (Festival for Goddess Lakshmi, Source of Health & Her consort, God Vishnu, The Preserver, Hindu, Jain, 10/19-10/23) Samhain (Wiccan New Year, 3rd Harvest) National Native American /Alaska Native Heritage Month Begins Feast of All Saints (Christian) Feast of All Souls (Christian) Thanksgiving Day (American holiday) Advent (Vigil for the birth of Jesus, Christian, 11/27 - 12/24 ) International Day of Persons with Disabilities Bodhi Day (Buddha's Enlightenment; Buddist) Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary (Christian) Mawlid an Nabi (Islamic) Yule (Winter Solstice, Wiccan/Pagan) Joseph Smith's Birthday (LDS) Chanukah* (Festival of Lights, Jewish, 12/25-1/1) Christmas (Birth of Jesus, Christian) Kwanzaa (African-American, Pan-African Cultural Holiday, 12/26-1/1) New Year's Day Feast of Mary, Mother of God (Roman Catholic); Holy Name of Jesus (Orthodox Catholic) Epiphany, Three Kings Day (Christian) Feast of the Nativity (Orthodox Catholic) Mahayana New Year (Buddhist, 1/12-1/15) Martin Luther King Jr., Day Lunar New Year (Asian Cultural Holiday) Vasant Panchami (Hindu, Coming of Spring) National African American History Month Begins Candlemas (Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, Christian) Imbolc (Festival of Brighid, Wiccan/Pagan, Beginning of Spring) Tu B'Shevat (Jewish, New Year for Trees) Magha Puja (Celebration of Buddha's Teaching, Buddhist) Parinirvana (Achievement of Nirvana by the Buddha, Buddist) Presidents' Day (American holiday) Maha Shivaratri (Festival Honoring Lord Shiva, Hindu) Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday (Day preceding Season of Lent, Christian) Ash Wednesday (Beginning of Lent, Christian) National Women's History Month Begins International Women's Day Purim (Feast of Lots, Jewish) Holi (Festival of Colors and Arrival of Spring, Hindu) Feast of St. Patrick (Christian) Ostara (Vernal Equinox, Feast of Oestre, Wiccan/Pagan) Nawruz* (Baha'i, Persian New Year) International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Shubun-sai (Equinox Day, Shinto) Annunciation of Our Lady (Christian) National Autism Awareness Month Begins Celebration of the Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter-Day Saints Palm Sunday (Beginning of Holy Week, Christian) Pesach* (Passover, Jewish, 4/11 - 4/23) Holy Thursday (Commemoration of the Last Supper, Christian) Good Friday (Death of Jesus, Christian) Easter (Ressurection of Jesus, Christian)

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DATE

5/1/2017 5/1/2017 5/5/2017 5/10/2017 5/14/2017 5/15/2017 5/25/2017 5/27/2017 5/29/2017 6/1/2017 6/4/2017 6/18/2017 6/19/2017 6/20/2017 6/26/2017 6/27/2017 7/4/2017 7/24/2017 8/1/2017 8/10/2017 8/15/2017 8/15/2017 8/18/2017 8/25/2017 8/31/2017 9/1/2017 9/4/2017 9/15/2017 9/20/2017 9/20/2017 9/21/2017 9/22/2017 9/25/2017 9/30/2017 10/1/2017 10/1/2017 10/5/2017 10/10/2017

10/19/2017

10/31/2017 11/1/2017 11/1/2017 11/2/2017 11/23/2017 12/3/2017 12/3/2017 12/8/2017 12/8/2017 12/12/2017 12/21/2017 12/23/2017 12/25/2017 12/26/2017

DAY

MON MON FRI WED SUN MON THU SAT MON THU SUN SUN MON TUE MON TUE TUE MON TUE THU TUE TUE FRI FRI THU FRI MON FRI WED WED THU FRI MON SAT SUN SUN THU TUE

THU

TUE WED WED THU THU SUN SUN FRI FRI TUE THU SAT MON TUE

MONTH

MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY JUN JUN JUN JUN JUN JUN JUN JUL JUL AUG AUG AUG AUG AUG AUG AUG SEP SEP SEP SEP SEP SEP SEP SEP SEP OCT OCT OCT OCT

OCT

OCT NOV NOV NOV NOV DEC DEC DEC DEC DEC DEC DEC DEC DEC

EVENT NAME

National Asian American History Month Begins Beltane (May Day, Ancient Arrival of Summer, Wiccan/Pagan) Cinco de Mayo (Commemorates Mexican military victory , Mexican Cultural holiday) Vesak Day (Celebration of the Life of the Buddha, Buddhist) Mothers' Day (American holiday) Commemoration of Appearance of John the Baptist to Joseph Smith (LDS) Feast of the Ascension (Commemorates the Ascension of Jesus to Heaven, Christian) Ramadan (Commemoration of the Revelation of the Quran Islamic, 6/6 - 7/5) Memorial Day (Day of Remembrance, American holiday) National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month Begins Pentecost/Whitsunday (Feast of the Holy Spirit, Christian) Fathers' Day (American holiday) Juneteenth (Commemoration of the Abolition of Slavery in the US) Litha (Mid-summer, Summer Solstice, Wiccan/Pagan) Eid al-Fitr (Festival of the Breaking of the Fast, Islamic) Remembrance of the Martyrdom of Joseph & Hyrum Smith (LDS) Independence Day (American holiday) Pioneer Day (Commemorates Arrival of Brigham Young & Followers to Salt Lake Valley (LDS) Lammas (First Harvest, Wiccan/Pagan) Raksha Bandhan (Celebration of Siblings, Hindu) Assumption of Mary into Heaven (Christian) Krishna Janmashtami (Birth of Krishna, Hindu) Paryushan (Festival of Coming Together and Forgiveness, Jain) Ganesha Chaturthi (Festival honoring Ganesh, Hindu) Waqf al Arafa - Hajj (Day of Repentence, Islamic) Eid-al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice, Islamic) Labor Day (American holiday, classes held) National Latino Heritage Month Begins Muharram (Emigration of Mohammed and his followers, Al Hijrah-New Year, Islamic) Rosh Hashanah* (New Year, Jewish, 9/20-9/22) International Day of Peace Mabon (2nd Harvest, Autumn Equinox, Wiccan/Pagan) Navaratri /Durga Puja (Festival Honoring Goddess Maha Devi, Hindu, 9/25-10/02 Yom Kippur* (Day of Atonement, Jewish) National Disability Employment Awareness Month Ashura* (Remembrance of the Exodus or Matyrdom of Hussein ibn Ali, Mohammed's grandson) Sukkoth* (Feast of Tabernacles, Jewish, 10/05 - 10/11) International World Mental Health Day Diwali/Lunar New Year/Festival of Lights (Festival for Goddess Lakshmi, Source of Health & Her consort, God Vishnu, The Preserver, Hindu, Jain, 10/19-10/23) Samhain (Pagan/Wiccan New Year, 3rd Harvest) National Native American /Alaska Native Heritage Month Begins Feast of All Saints (Christian) Feast of All Souls (Christian) Thanksgiving Day (American holiday) Advent (Vigil for the birth of Jesus, Christian, 12/03-12/24 ) International Day of Persons with Disabilities Bodhi Day (Buddha's Enlightenment; Buddist) Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary (Christian) Chanukah* (Festival of Lights, Jewish, 12/12-12/20) Yule (Winter Solstice, Wiccan/Pagan) Joseph Smith's Birthday (LDS) Christmas (Birth of Jesus, Christian) Kwanzaa (African-American, Pan-African Cultural Holiday, 12/26-1/1)

Revised by Christy Porter, Sep, 2016

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