30 St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
MAY 2008
1 Ascension of Christ - Christian
1 Beltane * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
1 Samhain * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
2 Yom HaSho'ah * - Jewish
2 Twelfth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
8 Yom Ha'Atzmaut * - Jewish
11 Pentecost - Christian
18 Trinity Sunday - Christian
20 Buddha Day - Visakha Puja ** - Buddhist
22 Corpus Christi - Catholic Christian
23 Declaration of the Bab * - Baha'i
23 Lag B'Omer * - Jewish
29 Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
30 Sacred Heart of Jesus - Catholic Christian
JUNE 2008
5 Ascension of Jesus- Orthodox Christian
9 St. Columba of Iona - Christian
9-10 Shavuot * - Jewish
15 Pentecost - Orthodox Christian
16 Guru Arjan Dev martyrdom - Sikh
19 New Church Day - Swedenborgian Christian
20 Summer Solstice
20 Litha * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
20 Yule * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
21 First Nations Day - Canadian Native People
22 All Saints - Orthodox Christian
29 Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul - Christian
JULY 2008
9 Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i
11 St. Benedict Day - Catholic Christian
13-16 Ulambana - Obon ** - Buddhist - Shinto
18 Asalha Puja Day - Dharma Day ** - Buddhist
19 Mandaen New Years ** - Mandaen
23 Birthday of Emperor Hailie Selassi I - Rastafaria
24 Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian
25 St. James the Great Day - Christian
31 Lailat al Miraj * - Islam
AUGUST 2008
1 Lammas - Christian
1 Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus - Orthodox Christian
2 Lughnassad * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
2 Imbolc * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
6 Transfiguration of Our Lord - Orthodox Christian
10 Tisha B'Av * - Jewish
15 Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
15 Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
16 Raksha Bandhan ** - Hindu
18 Lailat al Bara'ah * - Islam
24 Krishna Janmashtami ** - Hindu
28 Paryushana - Jain
29 Beheading of John the Baptist - Christian
SEPTEMBER 2008
1 Church year begins - Orthodox Christian
2 Ramadan begins * - Islam
3 Ganesa Chaturthi ** - Hindu
8 Nativity of Mary - Christian
14 Holy Cross Day - Christian
15 Moon Cake Festival - Chinese Taoist tradition
22 Autumnal Equinox
22 Mabon * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
22 Ostara * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
28 Laylat al Kadar - Islam
29 Michael and All Angels - Christian
30-Oct 1 Rosh Hashanah * - Jewish
30-Oct 8 Navaratri ** - Hindu
OCTOBER 2008
2 Eid al Fitr - Ramadan ends * - Islam
4 St Francis Day - Catholic Chrisian
9 Yom Kippur * - Jewish
9 Dasera ** - Hindu
13 Thanksgiving - Interfaith - Canada
14-20 Sukkot * - Jewish
20 Birth of the B'ab * - Baha'i
20 Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth - Sikh
21 Semini Atzeret * - Jewish
22 Simhat Torah * - Jewish
27 Reformation Day - Protestant Christian
28 Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
28 Diwali - Deepavali ** - Hindu - Sikh - Jain
29 Birth of the Bab * - Baha'i
31 All Hallows Eve - Christian
31 Reformation Day - Protestant Christian
NOVEMBER 2008
1 All Saints' Day - Christian
1 Samhain * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
1 Beltane * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
2 All Souls' Day - Christian
12 Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
13 Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib - Sikh
15 Nativity Fast begins - Orthodox Christian
23 Christ the King - Christian
24 Guru Tegh Bahadur Martydrom - Sikh
26 Day of Covenant * - Baha'i
27 Thanksgiving - Interfaith - USA
28 Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha * - Baha'i
30 First Sunday of Advent - Christian
30 St. Andrew's Day - Christian
DECEMBER 2008
6 Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
6-9 Hajj * - Islam
7 Waqf al Arafa * - Islam
8 Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhism
8 Immaculate Conception - Catholic Christian
9 Eid al Adha * - Islam
12 Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
12 Advent Fast begins - Orthodox Christian
16-25 Posadas Navidenas - Christian
21 Yule - Christian
21 Winter Solstice
21 Yule * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
21 Litha * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
22-29 Hanukkah * - Jewish
25 Christmas * - Christian
25 Feast of the Nativity ** - Orthodox Christian
26 Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) - Zoroastrian
28 Holy Innocents - Christian
29 Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
29 Muharram (first day of new year) * - Islam
31 Watch Night - Christian
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Last Update was June 10, 2008
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