2010
* 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.

JULY 2010

• 8
  • Lailat al Miraj * **- Islam
• 9
  • Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i
• 11
  • St Benedict Day - Catholic Christian
• 13-15
  • Ulambana (Obon) ** - Buddhist
• 15
  • Saint Vladimir - Christian
• 20
  • Tisha B'Av * - Jewish
• 24
  • Pioneer Day - Mormon Christian
• 26
  • Lailat al Bara'ah  * - Islam
  • Asalha Puja Day ** - Buddhist

Definitions

AUGUST 2010

• 1
  • Lammas - Christian
  • Lughnassad (Lammas) * - Wicca/Pagan
  • Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus - Orthodox Christian
• 6
  • Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian
• 11
  • Ramadan begins * ** - Islam
• 15
  • Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
  • Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
• 24
  • Raksha Bandhan ** - Hindu
• 29
  • Beheading of John the Baptist - Christian

Definitions

SEPTEMBER 2010

• 1
  • Ecclesiastical Year begins - Orthodox Christian
• 2
  • Krishna Janmashtami ** - Hindu
• 6
  • Laylat al Kadr * ** - Islam
• 8
  • Nativity of Mary - Christian
• 9-10
  • Rosh Hashanah * - Jewish
• 10
  • Eid al Fitr * ** - Islam
• 11
  • Ganesa Chaturthi ** - Hindu
• 12
  • Paryushana - Jain
• 14
  • Elevation of the Life Giving Cross - Holy Cross Day - Christian
• 18
  • Yom Kippur * - Jewish
• 23-29 (23-24 Primary Obligation Days)
  • Sukkot * - Jewish
• 23  Equinox
  • Mabon * - Wicca/Pagan Northern Hemisphere
  • Ostara * - Wicca/Pagan Southern Hemisphere
• 29
  • Michael and All Angels - Christian
• 30
  • Shemini Atzeret * - Jewish

Definitions

OCTOBER 2010

• 1
  • Simchat Torah * - Jewish
• 4
  • St Francis Day - Catholic Chrisian
• 8-16
  • Navaratri ** - Hindu
• 11
  • Thanksgiving - Interfaith - Canada
• 17
  • Dasera ** - Hindu
• 20
  • Birth of the Báb * - Baha'i
• 28
  • Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
• 31
  • All Hallows Eve - Christian
  • Reformation Day ** - Protestant Christian

Definitions

NOVEMBER 2010

• 1
  • All Saints' Day - Christian
  • Samhain - Beltane * - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
• 2
  • All Souls' Day - Catholic Christian
• 5
  • Diwali - Hindu, Jain, Sikh
• 12
  • Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
• 15
  • Waqf al Arafa - Hajj * ** - Islam
  • Nativity Fast through December 24 - Orthodox Christian
• 16
  • Eid al Adha * ** - Islam
• 21
  • Christ the King - Christian
  • Guru Nanak birthday - Sikh
• 25
  • Thanksgiving - Interfaith - USA
• 26
  • Day of Covenant - Baha'i
• 28
  • First Sunday of Advent - Christian
• 30
  • Saint Andrew's Day - Christian

Definitions

DECEMBER 2010

• 2-9
  • Hanukkah * - Jewish
• 6
  • Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
• 7
  • Hijra - New Year * ** - Islam
• 8
  • Bodhi Day  (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhism
  • Immaculate Conception of Mary - Catholic Christian
• 12
  • Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
• 16
  • Ashura * ** - Islam
• 16
  • Posadas Navidenas through December 25 - Hispanic Christian
• 21  Solstice
  • Yule * - Wicca/Pagan Northern hemisphere
  • Litha* - Wicca/Pagan Southern hemisphere
  • Yule - Christian
• 25
  • Christmas * - Christian
• 26
  • Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
  • Death of Prophet Zarathushtra ** - Zoroastrian
• 28
  • Holy Innocents - Christian
• 31
  • Watch Night - Christian

Definitions

Updated on July 1, 2010

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