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Calendar 2011 & 2012: Religious and Civil Observances
Spring 2011
Holiday or Observance |
Religious Group |
Dates |
| *Passover (Pesach) |
Jewish |
Apr. 19-26 |
| *Fisrst Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'í |
Apr. 21 |
| Good Friday |
Christian/
Christian Orthodox |
Apr. 22 |
| Easter |
Christian/
Christian Orthodox |
Apr. 24 |
| *Ninth Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'í |
Apr. 29 |
| *Twelth Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'í |
May 2 |
| Cinco de Mayo |
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May 5 |
| Mother's Day |
Civil |
May 8 |
| *Declaration of the Báb |
Bahá'í |
May 23 |
| *Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh |
Bahá'í |
May 29 |
| *Shavuot |
Jewish |
Jun. 8-9 |
| *Martydom of the Báb |
Bahá'í |
Jul. 9 |
Summer/ Early Fall 2011
Holiday or Observance |
Religious Group |
Dates |
| Beginning of Ramadan |
Islamic |
Aug. 1 |
| Lailat Ul Qadr |
Islamic |
Aug. 26 |
| Eid al-Fitr, (End of Ramadan) |
Islamic |
Aug. 31 |
| Labor Day |
Civil |
Sept. 5 |
| *Rosh Hashanah (New Year) |
Jewish |
Sept. 29-30 |
Autumn 2011
Holiday or Observance |
Religious Group |
Dates |
| *Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) |
Jewish |
Oct. 8 |
| Canada Thanksgiving Monday |
Civil |
Oct. 10 |
| *Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) |
Jewish |
Oct. 13-19 |
| *Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah |
Jewish |
Oct. 20-21 |
| *Birth of the Báb |
Bahá'í |
Oct. 20 |
| Halloween |
Civil |
Oct. 31 |
| Eid al-Adha |
Islamic |
Nov. 7 |
| *Birth of Bahá'u'lláh |
Bahá'í |
Nov. 12 |
| US Thanksgiving Day |
Civil |
Nov. 24 |
| Day of the Covnant |
Bahá'í |
Nov. 26 |
| Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá |
Bahá'í |
Nov. 28 |
| Hanukkah (Chanukah) |
Jewish |
Dec. 21-28 |
| Christmas (Birth of Jesus) |
Christian |
Dec. 25 |
| Kwanzaa |
Interfaith / African-American |
Dec. 26-
Jan. 1 |
Winter 2012
Holiday or Observance |
Religious Group |
Dates |
| New Year's Day |
Civil |
Jan. 1 |
| Orthodox Christmas |
Christian Orthodox |
Jan. 7 |
Mawlid-al-Nabi
(Mohammad's birthday) |
Islamic |
Feb. |
| Valentine's Day |
Civil |
Feb. 14 |
| The Nineteen Day Fast |
Bahá'í |
Mar. 2-20 |
| St. Patrick's Day |
Civil |
Mar. 17 |
| *Naw Ruz (New Year) |
Bahá'í |
Mar. 21 |
Spring 2012
Holiday or Observance |
Religious Group |
Dates |
| Good Friday |
Christian/
Christian Orthodox |
Apr. 6
Apr. 13 |
| *Passover (Pesach) |
Jewish |
Apr. 7-14 |
| Easter |
Christian/
Christian Orthodox |
Apr. 8
Apr. 15 |
| *Fisrst Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'í |
Apr. 21 |
| *Ninth Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'í |
Apr. 29 |
| *Twelth Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'í |
May 2 |
| Cinco de Mayo |
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May 5 |
| Mother's Day |
Civil |
May 13 |
| *Declaration of the Báb |
Bahá'í |
May 23 |
| *Shavuot |
Jewish |
May 27-28 |
| *Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh |
Bahá'í |
May 29 |
| Father's Day |
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June 17 |
Summer 2012
Holiday or Observance |
Religious Group |
Dates |
| *Martydom of the Báb |
Bahá'í |
Jul. 9 |
| Beginning of Ramadan |
Islamic |
July. 20 |
| Lailat Ul Qadr |
Islamic |
Aug. 14 |
Early Fall 2012
Holiday or Observance |
Religious Group |
Dates |
| Labor Day |
Civil |
Sept. 3 |
| Eid al-Fitr, (End of Ramadan) |
Islamic |
Aug. 19 |
| *Rosh Hashanah (New Year) |
Jewish |
Sept. 17-18 |
| *Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) |
Jewish |
Sept. 26 |
Autumn 2012
Holiday or Observance |
Religious Group |
Dates |
| *Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) |
Jewish |
Oct. 1-7 |
| *Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah |
Jewish |
Oct. 8-9 |
| Canada Thanksgiving Day |
Civil |
Oct 8 |
| *Birth of the Báb |
Bahá'í |
Oct. 20 |
| Eid al-Adha |
Islamic |
Oct. 26 |
| Halloween |
Civil |
Oct. 31 |
| *Birth of Bahá'u'lláh |
Bahá'í |
Nov. 12 |
| US Thanksgiving Day |
Civil |
Nov. 22 |
| Day of the Covnant |
Bahá'í |
Nov. 26 |
| Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá |
Bahá'í |
Nov. 28 |
| Hanukkah (Chanukah) |
Jewish |
Dec. 9-16 |
| Christmas (Birth of Jesus) |
Christian |
Dec. 25 |
| Kwanzaa |
Interfaith / African-American |
Dec. 26-
Jan. 1 |
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