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Days of Religious Significance
Note:The following list is not a comprehensive list of all days of religious observance, but a guide to assist managers in accommodating the needs of employees. Supervisors have the flexibility to approve an employees request for leave for religious reasons irrespective of whether the date is listed or not.
The Islamic days may adjust one or two days either side of the dates subject to the lunar cycle, the Jewish days commence at sunset the previous day.
January
|
Date
|
Day of Religious Significance
|
Religion
|
|
5 |
Gurpurab Birth of Guru Gobindh Singh |
Sikh |
|
6 |
Epiphany of Our Lord |
Christian, Certain Orthodox Christian including Syrian, Greek, Serbian |
|
6 |
Epiphany |
Chaldean and Maronite Catholic |
|
6 |
Christmas |
Armenian Christian |
|
7 |
Ashura (10th of Muharram) |
Islam |
|
7 |
Christmas |
Certain Orthodox Christian including Russian, Serbian, Coptic |
|
14 |
Makar Sakranti |
Hindu |
|
19 |
Epiphany |
Serbian and Coptic Orthodox |
|
26 |
Lunar New Year |
Buddhist (Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese) |
|
27 |
St Savas Day |
Serbian |
|
30 |
Festival of Sadeh or Jashn-E Sadeh |
Zoroastrian |
|
31 |
Vasant Panchami |
Hindu |
February
|
Date
|
Day of Religious Significance
|
Religion
|
|
8 |
Nirvana Day or Parinirvana Day, the anniversary of Buddhas passing away (Mahayana tradition) |
Buddhist |
|
19 |
St Vartnans Day |
Armenian Christian |
|
23 |
Lent begins |
Coptic Orthodox |
|
23 |
Maha Shivaratri |
Hindu |
|
23 |
Ash Monday |
Maronite Catholic |
|
24 |
Shrove Tuesday |
Western Christian |
|
25 |
Ash Wednesday (Lent begins) |
Western Christian |
|
26 |
Ayyam-i-ha begins |
Bahai |
March
|
Date
|
Day of Religious Significance
|
Religion
|
|
1 |
Ayyam-i-ha ends |
Bahai |
|
2 |
Bahai fasting begins |
Bahai |
|
9 |
Mawlid an Nabi (Prophet Muhammad birth) 12 of Rabi^ul-Awwal |
Islam |
|
11 |
Holi |
Hindu |
|
11 |
Magha Puja o r Sangha Day (Theravada tradition) |
Buddhist |
|
17 |
St Patricks Day |
Western Christian |
|
20 |
Bahai fasting ends |
Bahai |
|
21 |
Nowruz (New Year) |
Bahai, Zoroastrian |
|
25 |
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Western Christian & Orthodox Christian |
|
27 |
Hindu New Year |
Hindu |
|
27 3 April |
Ramayana Week |
Hindu |
April
|
Date
|
Day of Religious Significance
|
Religion
|
|
3 |
Ramanavami |
Hindu |
|
5 |
Palm Sunday |
Western Christian |
|
6 |
Eastern Orthodox Easter |
Certain Orthodox Christian including Russian |
|
7 |
The Annunciation Feast |
Coptic Orthodox |
|
9 |
Hanuman Jayanti |
Hindu |
|
9-12 |
New Year |
Buddhist (Thailand, Burma, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos) |
|
9 |
Holy Thursday |
Western Christian, |
|
9 |
Passover I |
Jewish |
|
10 |
Passover II |
Jewish |
|
10 |
Last Friday of Lent |
Orthodox Christian |
|
10 |
Good Friday |
Western & Armenian Christian, Maronite Catholic |
|
11 |
Holy Saturday |
Western & Armenian Christian, Maronite Catholic |
|
12 |
Easter Sunday |
Western & Armenian Christian, Maronite Catholic |
|
12 |
Palm Sunday |
Orthodox Christian |
|
13 |
Easter Monday |
Western & Armenian Christian, Maronite Catholic |
|
14 |
Vaisakhi, Khalsa Day |
Sikh |
|
15 |
Passover VII |
Jewish |
|
16 |
Passover VIII (Yizkor) |
Jewish |
|
16 |
Holy Thursday |
Orthodox Christian |
|
17 |
Good Friday |
Orthodox Christian |
|
18 |
Easter Saturday |
Orthodox Christian |
|
19 |
Easter Sunday |
Orthodox Christian |
|
20 |
Easter Monday |
Orthodox Christian |
|
21 |
First day of Ridvan |
Bahai |
|
29 |
Ninth day of Ridvan |
Bahai |
May
|
Date
|
Day of Religious Significance
|
Religion
|
|
2 |
Twelfth day of Ridvan |
Bahai |
|
8 |
Buddha Purnima |
Hindu |
|
9 |
Vesak Day (Visakha Puja) |
Buddhist |
|
23 |
Declaration of the Bab |
Bahai |
|
24 |
Ascension of the Lord |
Western Christian |
|
28 |
Ascension of the Lord |
Coptic Orthodox |
|
29 |
Ascension of Bahaullah |
Bahai |
|
29 |
Shavuot I |
Jewish |
|
30 |
Shavuot II (Yizkor) |
Jewish |
|
31 |
Pentecost (Whit Sunday) |
Western Christian |
June
|
Date
|
Day of Religious Significance
|
Religion
|
|
1 |
Whit Monday |
Western Christian |
|
7 |
Lord Buddhas birth, enlightenment and passing away, or Parinirvana |
Buddhist (Tibetan) |
|
7 |
Trinity Sunday |
Western Christian |
|
7 |
Pentecost |
Coptic Orthodox |
|
14 |
All Saints |
Orthodox Christian |
|
14 |
The Body and Blood of Christ |
Western Christian |
|
16 |
Orthodox Whit Monday |
Orthodox Christian |
|
16 |
Martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev |
Sikh |
|
30 or 1 Jul |
Festival of Tirgan or Jashn-E Tirgan |
Zoroastrian |
July
|
Date
|
Day of Religious Significance
|
Religion
|
|
Jul Sept |
District Convention of Jehovahs Witnesses |
Jehovahs Witness |
|
7 |
Guru Purnima |
Hindu |
|
8 |
Asalha Puja or Dhamma Day |
Buddhist (Theravada) |
|
9 |
Martyrdom of the Bab |
Bahai |
|
13 |
Ulambana or Obon |
Buddhist (Mahayana) |
|
20 |
Night of Al Mi^raj (27 of Rjab) |
Islam |
|
25 |
Sangha Day |
Buddhist (Tibetan and Mahayana) |
August
|
Date
|
Day of Religious Significance
|
Religion
|
|
5 |
Raksha Bandhan |
Hindu |
|
6 |
Transfiguration |
Chaldean Catholic |
|
7 |
Night of 15th of Sha^aban |
Islam |
|
14 |
Krishna Janmashthami |
Hindu |
|
15 |
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Western Christian & Maronite Catholic |
|
15 |
Dormition of the Theotokos |
Greek Orthodox |
|
19 |
Transfiguration of Christ |
Coptic Orthodox |
|
22 |
Assumption of St. Marys body |
Coptic Orthodox |
|
22 |
Ramadan begins |
Islam |
|
23 |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
Hindu |
September
|
Date
|
Day of Religious Significance
|
Religion
|
|
5 - 18 |
Pitr-paksha |
Hindu |
|
11 |
Nayrouz |
Coptic Orthodox |
|
17 |
Night of Al-Qadr (27 of Ramadan) |
Islam |
|
19 - 27 |
Navaratri |
Hindu |
|
19 |
Rosh Hashanah I |
Jewish |
|
20 |
Rosh Hashanah II |
Jewish |
|
21 |
Eid Al-Fitr (Ramadan ends) |
Islam |
|
25 - 26 |
Saraswati Puja |
Hindu |
|
28 |
Yom Kippur (Yizkor) |
Jewish |
|
28 |
Vijay Dashami (Dasera) |
Hindu |
October
|
Date
|
Day of Religious Significance
|
Religion
|
|
1 or 2 |
Festival of Mehregan or Jashn-E Mehregan |
Zoroastrian |
|
3 |
Sukkot I |
Jewish |
|
4 |
Sukkot II |
Jewish |
|
4 |
Pavarana Day |
Buddhist (Theravada) |
|
10 |
St Translators Day |
Armenian Christian |
|
10 |
Shemini Atzeret (Yizkor) |
Jewish |
|
11 |
Simchat Torah |
Jewish |
|
17 |
Deepavali |
Hindu |
|
18 |
Vikram New Year 2066 |
Hindu |
|
20 |
Birth of the Bab |
Bahai |
|
20 |
Gurugaddi Day of Guru Granth |
Sikh |
November
|
Date
|
Day of Religious Significance
|
Religion
|
|
1 |
All Saints Day |
Catholic Christian |
|
2 |
All Souls Day |
Catholic Christian |
|
2 |
Birth Day of Guru Nanak Dev |
Sikh |
|
12 |
Birth of Bahaullah |
Bahai |
|
24 |
Martyrdom Day of Guru Teg Bahadur |
Sikh |
|
25 |
Advent begins |
Coptic Orthodox |
|
26 |
Day of Arfat Hajj pilgrimage |
Islam |
|
26 |
Day of the Covenant |
Bahai |
|
28 |
St Tadeos and Bartholomew Day |
Armenian Christian |
|
28 |
Eid Al-Adha (10th of Dhul-Hijjah) |
Islam |
|
28 |
Ascension of Abdul-Baha |
Bahai |
|
29 |
Advent begins |
Western Christian |
December
|
Date
|
Day of Religious Significance
|
Religion
|
|
18 |
Islamic New Year |
Islam |
|
25 |
Christmas |
Christian, Orthodox Christian, Maronite Catholic |
|
27 |
Ashura (10th of Muharram) |
Islam |