Jan 1
Friday
Western New Year
Jan 5
Tuesday
Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet's Ascension
(Umm al-Qura)
muslim
Jan 6
Wednesday
Epiphany
Jan 7
Thursday
Orthodox Christmas
orthodox
Jan 14
Thursday
Orthodox New Year
orthodox
Jan 15
Friday
Tamil Thai Pongal Day
solar
Jan 20
Wednesday
Aquarius
(UTC)
solar
Jan 22
Friday
Thaipusam
hindu solar
Jan 23
Saturday
Lailat al Bara'a / Night of Emancipation
(Umm al-Qura)
muslim
Feb 6
Saturday
Chinese New Year / Spring Festival
chinese lunar
Feb 6
Saturday
Tet Nguyen Dan / Vietnamese New Year
vietnamese lunar
Feb 7
Sunday
Dangpa Losar / Bhutanese New Year
(Year of the Female Fire Sheep)
bhutanese lunar
Feb 7
Sunday
Losar / Tibetan New Year
tibetan lunar
Feb 7
Sunday
Seol-nal / Korean New Year
korean lunar
Feb 7
Sunday
Tsagaan Sar / Mongolian New Year
(Year of the Red Ewe)
mongolian lunar
Feb 8
Monday
Start of Ramadan
(Umm al-Qura)
muslim
Feb 9
Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday / Carnival
easter
Feb 10
Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
easter
Feb 18
Thursday
Pisces
(UTC)
solar
Feb 24
Wednesday
Nuzul Quran / Revelation of the Qur'an
(Umm al-Qura)
muslim
Mar 4
Thursday
Mi-Carême / Mid-Lent
easter
Mar 5
Friday
Jumatul Bidah / Friday of Farewell
(Umm al-Qura)
muslim
Mar 6
Saturday
Lailat al Qadr / Night of Destiny
(Umm al-Qura)
muslim
Mar 6
Saturday
Maha Shivaratree
hindu lunar
Mar 8
Monday
International Women's Day
Mar 9
Tuesday
Eid al Fitr / End of Ramadan
(Umm al-Qura)
muslim
Mar 15
Monday
Orthodox Clean Monday
orth. easter
Mar 16
Tuesday
Orthodox Shrove Tuesday
orth. easter
Mar 17
Wednesday
Orthodox Ash Wednesday
orth. easter
Mar 20
Saturday
Aries
(UTC)
solar
Mar 20
Saturday
Vernal Equinox / Spring
(UTC)
solar
Mar 21
Sunday
Palm Sunday
easter
Mar 22
Monday
Holi Phagwa
hindu lunar
Mar 23
Tuesday
Purim
jewish
Mar 25
Thursday
Maundy Thursday
easter
Mar 26
Friday
Good Friday
easter
Mar 28
Sunday
Easter
easter
Mar 29
Monday
Easter Monday
easter
Apr 5
Monday
Qing Ming Jie / Tomb Sweeping Day
chinese solar
Apr 8
Thursday
Ougadi / Ugaadi
hindu lunar
Apr 13
Tuesday
Laotian New Year
Apr 14
Wednesday
Cambodian New Year
solar
Apr 15
Thursday
Ram Navami
hindu lunar
Apr 17
Saturday
Burmese New Year
Apr 19
Monday
Mahavir Jayanti / Janma Kalyanak
hindu lunar
Apr 20
Tuesday
Taurus
(UTC)
solar
Apr 22
Thursday
Pesach / Jewish Passover
jewish
Apr 23
Friday
Great Prayer Day
easter
Apr 30
Friday
Orthodox Good Friday
orth. easter
May 1
Saturday
International Labour Day
May 1
Saturday
Orthodox Holy Saturday
orth. easter
May 2
Sunday
Orthodox Easter
orth. easter
May 3
Monday
Orthodox Easter Monday
orth. easter
May 6
Thursday
Ascension Day
easter
May 15
Saturday
Arafat Day
(Umm al-Qura)
muslim
May 16
Sunday
Eid al Adha / Feast of Sacrifice
(Umm al-Qura)
muslim
May 16
Sunday
Whit Sunday / Pentecost
easter
May 17
Monday
Whit Monday
easter
May 21
Friday
Gemini
(UTC)
solar
May 27
Thursday
Corpus Christi
easter
June 6
Sunday
Islamic New Year / Hijra New Year
(1449) (Umm al-Qura)
muslim
June 9
Wednesday
Duan Wu Jie / Dragon Boat Festival
chinese lunar
June 11
Friday
Shavuot
jewish
June 15
Tuesday
Ashura
(Umm al-Qura)
muslim
June 21
Monday
Cancer
(UTC)
solar
June 21
Monday
Orthodox Pentecost Monday
orth. easter
June 21
Monday
Summer Solstice / Summer
(UTC)
solar
July 22
Thursday
Magal de Touba
(Umm al-Qura)
muslim
July 23
Friday
Leo
(UTC)
solar
Aug 14
Saturday
Mawlid an Nabi / The Prophet's Birthday
(Umm al-Qura)
muslim
Aug 15
Sunday
Assumption
Aug 15
Sunday
Parsi New Year
zoroastrian
Aug 21
Saturday
Baptism of the Prophet
(Umm al-Qura)
muslim
Aug 23
Monday
Virgo
(UTC)
solar
Sep 4
Saturday
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi / Chaturthi Paksha
hindu lunar
Sep 12
Sunday
Onam / Thiruonam
hindu solar
Sep 15
Wednesday
Zhong Qu Jie / Mid Autumn Festival
chinese lunar
Sep 23
Thursday
Autumnal Equinox / Fall
(UTC)
solar
Sep 23
Thursday
Libra
(UTC)
solar
Oct 2
Saturday
Rosh Hashanah / Jewish New Year
(5788)
jewish
Oct 10
Sunday
Dassain
hindu lunar
Oct 11
Monday
Canadian Thanksgiving
Oct 11
Monday
Yom Kippur
jewish
Oct 16
Saturday
Sukkot
jewish
Oct 23
Saturday
Scorpio
(UTC)
solar
Oct 28
Thursday
Southern Deepavali / Diwali Krisna Chaturdasi
hindu lunar
Oct 29
Friday
Northern Deepavali / Diwali Amavasya
hindu lunar
Oct 31
Sunday
Reformation Day
Nov 1
Monday
All Saints' Day
Nov 2
Tuesday
All Souls' Day
Nov 14
Sunday
Guru Nanak Jayanti
hindu lunar
Nov 22
Monday
Sagittarius
(UTC)
solar
Nov 25
Thursday
US Thanksgiving
Nov 28
Sunday
First Sunday in Advent
Dec 5
Sunday
Second Sunday in Advent
Dec 8
Wednesday
Immaculate Conception
Dec 12
Sunday
Third Sunday in Advent
Dec 19
Sunday
Fourth Sunday in Advent
Dec 22
Wednesday
Capricorn
(UTC)
solar
Dec 22
Wednesday
Winter Solstice / Winter
(UTC)
solar
Dec 25
Saturday
Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet's Ascension
(Umm al-Qura)
muslim
Dec 25
Saturday
Western Christmas
Dec 26
Sunday
Boxing Day / Saint Stephen's Day
Dec 31
Friday
Western New Year's Eve