2009
* Means that Holy days begin at sundown the day before this date. 
       ** Regional customs, group preference or moon sightings may cause a variation of this date.
Bold titles are primary holy days of a tradition.

Definitions

JULY 2009

• 7
  • Asalha Puja Day ** Buddhist
• 9
  • Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i
• 11
  • St Benedict Day - Catholic Christian
• 13
  • Ulambana (Obon) ** Buddhist
• 15
  • Saint Vladimir's Day - Christian
• 19
  • Lailat al Miraj * ** - Islam
• 23
  • Haile Selassi I birthday - Rastafari
• 24
  • Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian
• 25
  • St. James the Great Day - Christian
• 30
  • Tisha B'Av * - Jewish

Definitions

AUGUST 2009

• 1
  • Lammas - Christian
  • Fast Day in honor of Holy Mother of Jesus - Orthodox Christian
• 2
  • Lughnassad - Wicca Northern hemisphere
  • Imbolc* - Wicca Southern hemisphere
  • Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus - Orthodox Christian
• 5
  • Raksha Bandhan ** - Hindu
  • Lailat al Bara'ah * - Islam
• 6
  • Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian
• 14
  • Krishna Janmashtami ** - Hindu
• 15
  • Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
  • Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
• 17
  • Paryushana ** - Jain
• 22
  • Ramadan begins *  ** - Islam
• 23
  • Ganesha Chaturthi ** - Hindu
• 25
  • Assumption of Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
• 29
  • Beheading of John the Baptist - Christian

Definitions

SEPTEMBER 2009

• 1
  • Ecclesiastical Year begins - Orthodox Christian
• 8
  • Nativity of Mary - Christian
• 14
  • Elevation of the Life Giving Cross - Christian
• 16
  • Lailat al Kadr * ** - Islam
• 19-20
  • Rosh Hashanah * - Jewish
• 19-27
  • Navaratri ** - Hindu
• 20
  • Eid al Fitr * ** - Ramadan ends - Islam
• 22 Equinox
  • Mabon * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
  • Ostara * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
• 27
  • Meskel - Ethiopian/Eritrean Orthodox Christian
• 28
  • Yom Kippur * - Jewish
  • Dasera ** - Hindu
• 29
  • Michael and All Angels - Christian

Definitions

OCTOBER 2009

• 3-9 (3-4 Primary Obligation Days)
  • Sukkot * - Jewish
• 4
  • St Francis Day - Catholic Christian
• 10
  • Shemini Atzeret * - Jewish
• 11
  • Simchat Torah * - Jewish
• 12
  • Thanksgiving - Interfaith - Canada
• 17
  • Diwali (Deepavali) ** - Hindu, Jain
• 20
  • Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth - Sikh
  • Birth of the Bab - Baha'i
• 25
  • Reformation Day ** - Protestant Christian
• 28
  • Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
• 31
  • All Hallows Eve - Christian

Definitions

NOVEMBER 2009

• 1
  • All Saints' Day - Christian
  • Samhain * - Wicca Northern hemisphere
  • Beltane * - Wicca Southern hemisphere
• 2
  • All Souls' Day - Catholic Christian
  • Guru Nanak Dev Sahib birthday Sikh
• 12
  • Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
• 15
  • Nativity Fast begins (through Dec 24) - Orthodox Christian
• 22
  • Christ the King - Christian
• 24
  • Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom - Sikh
• 25-28
  • Hajj * - Islam
• 26
  • Thanksgiving - Interfaith - USA
  • Day of Covenant * - Baha'i
  • Waqf al Arafa - Hajj Day * ** - Islam
• 27
  • Eid al Adha * ** - Islam
• 28
  • Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha * Baha'i
• 29
  • First Sunday of Advent - Christian
• 30
  • Saint Andrew's Day - Christian

Definitions

DECEMBER 2009

• 6
  • Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
• 8
  • Bodhi Day  (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhism
  • Immaculate Conception - Catholic Christian
• 12
  • Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
  • Advent Fast begins - Orthodox Christian
• 12-19
  • Hanukkah * - Jewish
• 16-Dec 25
  • Posadas Navidenas - Christian
• 18
  • Hijra - New Year * ** - Islam
• 21 Solstice
  • Yule - Christian
  • Yule * - Wicca  northern hemisphere
  • Litha * - Wicca  southern hemisphere
• 25
  • Christmas * - Christian
• 26
  • Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra  ** - Zoroastrian
• 27
  • Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
  • Ashura * - Islam
• 28
  • Holy Innocents - Christian
• 31
  • Watch Night - Christian

Definitions

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Updated on June 30, 2009

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