Religious & Spiritual Life
2020 Religious Observances Calendar
January 7th, 2020: Christmas (Eastern Orthodox) (Julian Calendar)
January 15th, 2020: Makara Sankrati
February 21st, 2020: Maha Shivaratri
February 26th, 2020: Ash Wednesday
March 1st-March 19th: Nineteen Day Fast
March 10th, 2020: Holi
March 10th, 2020: Purim
March 20th, 2020: Nowruz (New Year)
March 22nd, 2020: Lailat al Miraj
April 2nd, 2020: Rama Navami
April 5th, 2020: Palm/Passion Sunday
April 8th, 2020: Buddha’s Birthday - Hanuman Jayanti
April 9th-15th, 2020: Pesach (Passover)
April 9th, 2020: Maundy/Holy Thursday
April 10th, 2020: Good Friday
April 12th, 2020: Easter
April 13th, 2020: Vaisakhi
April 17th, 2020: Good Friday (Eastern Orthodox)
April 19th, 2020: Pascha (Orthidox Christian)
April 20th, 2020-May 1st, 2020: Ridvan
April 24th-May 23rd, 2020: Ramadan
May 1st, 2020: Beltane
May 19th, 2020: Laylat al Kadr
May 24th, 2020: Eid al-Fitr
May 29th-30th, 2020: Shavuot
July 5th, 2020: Asalha Puja Day (Dharma Day)
July 9th, 2020: Martyrdom of the Bab
July 13th-15th: Obon (Ullambana)
July 30th, 2020: Tish'a B'av - Waqf al Arafa
July 31st, 2020: Eid al-Adha
July 31st-August 3rd, 2020: Eid al Adha
August 11th, 2020: Krishna Janmashtami
August 15th, 2020: Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary
August 20th, 2020: Hijra
August 29th, 2020: Ashura
September 19th-20th, 2020: Rosh Hashanah, first two days
September 28th, 2020: Yom Kippur
October 3rd, 2020: Sukkot
October 4th: St. Francis Day, Blessing of the Animals
October 25th, 2020: Dasara
October 29th, 2020: Mawlid an Nabi
October 31st, 2020: All Hallows Eve, Reformation Day
November 1st, 2020: All Saints Day, Samhain-Beltane
November 2nd, 2020: All Souls Day
November 14th, 2020: Diwali
November 29th-December 24th, 2020: Advent
December 8th, 2020: Buddha’s Enlightenment Day (Bodhi Day), Immaculate Conception of Mary
December 12th, 2020: Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 21st, 2020: Yule-Litha
December 24th, 2020: Christmas Eve
December 25th, 2020: Christmas