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.

JANUARY 2010

• 1
  • Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
  • Feast of St Basil - Orthodox Christian
  • Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
• 5
  • Twelfth Night - Christian
• 6
  • Epiphany - Christian
  • Feast of the Theophany - Orthodox Christian
• 14
  • Maghi - Sikh
• 17
  • World Religion Day - Baha'i
• 30
  • Tu B'shvat * - Jewish

Definitions

FEBRUARY 2010

• 12
  • Maha Shivaratri - Hindu
• 14
  • Chinese New Year - Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist
• 15
  • Nirvana Day ** - Buddhism
• 17
  • Ash Wednesday - Christian
• 26
  • Mawlid an Nabi * ** - Islam
• 28
  • Purim * - Jewish

Definitions

MARCH 2010

• 1
  • Holi ** - Hindu
• 2
  • Four Chaplains Sunday - Christian/Jewish Interfaith
• 16
  • Ganesha Chaturthi ** - Hindu
• 17
  • St Patrick's Day - Christian
• 20   Vernal Equinox
  • Ostara  * - Wicca - Northern Hemisphere
  • Mabon * - Wicca - Southern Hemisphere
• 21
  • Norouz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
  • Naw Ruz (New Year) *  - Baha'i
  • Passion Sunday ** - Christian
• 24
  • Ramanavami ** - Hindu
• 26
  • Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra) - Zoroastrian
• 28
  • Palm Sunday - Christian
• 30-31 *
  • Pesach (Passover) First two days * - Jewish

Definitions

APRIL 2010

• 2
  • Good Friday - Christian
  • Holy Friday - Orthodox Christian
• 4
  • Easter - Christian
• 4
  • Easter/Pascha - Orthodox Christian
• 5-6 
  • Pesach (Passover) final two days *  - Jewish
• 11
  • Yom HaSho'ah * - Jewish
• 13
  • Baisakhi - Sikh
• 19
  • Yom Ha'Atzmaut * - Jewish
• 21
  • First Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
• 29
  • Ninth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
• 30
  • St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian

Definitions

MAY 2010

• 2
  • Lab B'Omer * - Jewish
  • Twelfth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
• 13
  • Ascension of Christ - Christian
• 19-20 
  • Shavuot * - Jewish
• 23
  • Pentecost - Christian
• 27
  • Buddha Day - Visakha Puja ** - Buddhist
• 29
  • Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
• 30
  • Trinity Sunday - Christian

Definitions

JUNE 2010

• 3
  • Corpus Christi- Catholic Christian
• 11
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus  - Catholic Christian
• 21  Summer Solstice
  • Litha * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
  • Yule * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
  • First Nations Day - Canadian Native People

Definitions

JULY 2010

• 9
  • Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i
  • Lailat al Miraj * - Islam
• 8
  • Lailat al Miraj - Islam
• 11
  • St Benedict Day - Catholic Christian
• 20
  • Tisha B'Av * - Jewish
• 24
  • Pioneer Day - Mormon Christian
• 25
  • St. James the Great Day - Christian
• 26
  • Lailat al Bara'ah - Islam

Definitions

AUGUST 2010

• 1
  • Lammas - Christian
  • Lughnassad (Lammas) - Wicca/Neo Pagan
  • Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus - Orthodox Christian
• 11
  • Ramadan begins * ** - Islam
• 15
  • Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
  • Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian

Definitions

SEPTEMBER 2010

• 2
  • Krishna Janmashtami ** - Hindu
• 6
  • Laylat al Kadr * ** - Islam
• 9-10
  • Rosh Hashanah * - Jewish
• 10
  • Eid al Fitr * ** - Islam
• 18
  • Yom Kippur * - Jewish
• 23-29 (23-24 Primary Obligation Days)
  • Sukkot * - Jewish
• 23 Autumnal Equinox
  • Mabon * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
  • Ostara * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
• 30
  • Shemini Atzeret * - Jewish

Definitions

OCTOBER 2010

• 1
  • Simchat Torah * - Jewish
• 4
  • St Francis Day - Catholic Chrisian
• 11
  • Thanksgiving - Interfaith - Canada
• 20
  • Birth of the B'ab * - Baha'i
• 28
  • Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
• 31
  • All Hallows Eve - Christian
  • Reformation Day - Protestant Christian

Definitions

NOVEMBER 2010

• 1
  • All Saints' Day - Christian
• 2
  • All Souls' Day - Catholic Christian
• 5
  • Diwali - Hindu
• 12
  • Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
• 15
  • Waqf al Arafa - Hajj * ** - Islam
• 16
  • Eid al Adha * ** - Islam
• 25
  • Thanksgiving - Interfaith - USA
• 26
  • Day of Covenant - Baha'i
• 28
  • First Sunday of Advent - 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 - Catholic Christian
• 12
  • Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
• 16
  • Ashura * ** - Islam
• 21 Winter Solstice
  • Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra - Zoroastrian
  • Yule * - Wicca Northern hemisphere
  • Litha* - Wicca Southern hemisphere
  • Yule - Christian
• 25
  • Christmas * - Christian
• 26
  • Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
• 28
  • Holy Innocents - Christian
• 31
  • Watch Night - Christian

Definitions

Updated on September 2, 2008

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