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Religious Holidays and Other Special Days and Events

Date 2006 2007 2008 2009
January 7       Muslim:  Aashura
January 18     Muslim:  Aashura  
January 29   Muslim:  Aashura    
February 6     Christian:  Ash Wednesday  
February 9 Muslim:  Aashura      
February 21   Christian:  Ash Wednesday    
February 25       Christian:  Ash Wednesday
March 1 Christian:  Ash Wednesday      
March 21     Christian:  Good Friday
Jewish:  Pesah (Passover) (1st day)
 
March 22     Jewish:  Pesah (2d day)  
March 23     Christian:  Easter  
March 27     Jewish:  Pesah (7th day)  
March 28     Jewish:  Pesah (8th day)  
April 3   Jewish:  Pesah (Passover) (1st day)    
April 4   Jewish:  Pesah (2d day)    
April 6   Christian:  Good Friday    
April 8   Christian:  Easter    
April 9   Jewish:  Pesah (7th day)   Jewish:  Pesah (Passover) (1st day)
April 10   Jewish:  Pesah (8th day)   Christian:  Good Friday
Jewish:  Pesah (2d day)
April 12       Christian:  Easter
April 13 Jewish:  Pesah (Passover) (1st day)      
April 14 Christian:  Good Friday
Jewish:  Pesah (2d day)
     
April 15       Jewish:  Pesah (7th day)
April 16 Christian:  Easter     Jewish:  Pesah (8th day)
April 19 Jewish:  Pesah (7th day)      
April 20 Jewish:  Pesah (8th day)      
May 23   Jewish:  Shavuot (1st day)    
May 24   Jewish:  Shavuot (2d day)    
May 29       Jewish:  Shavuot (1st day)
May 30       Jewish:  Shavuot (2d day)
June 2 Jewish:  Shavuot (1st day)      
June 3 Jewish:  Shavuot (2d day)      
June 9     Jewish:  Shavuot (1st day)  
June 10     Jewish:  Shavuot (2d day)  
July 20       Muslim:  Israa' / Me'raj
July 30     Muslim:  Israa' / Me'raj  
August 6       Muslim:  Lailatul-Bara'at
August 11   Muslim:  Israa' / Me'raj    
August 16     Muslim:  Lailatul-Bara'at  
August 21 Muslim:  Israa' / Me'raj     Muslim:  Ramadan (1st day)
August 28   Muslim:  Lailatul-Bara'at    
September 1     Muslim:  Ramadan (1st day)  
September 8 Muslim:  Lailatul-Bara'at      
September 13   Jewish:  Rosh Hashanah (1st day)
Muslim:  Ramadan (1st day)
   
September 14   Jewish:  Rosh Hashanah (2d day)    
September 16       Muslim:  Lailutul-Qadr
September 19       Jewish:  Rosh Hashanah (1st day)
September 20       Jewish:  Rosh Hashanah (2d day)
Muslim:  Eid-al-Fitr (last day of Ramadan)
September 22   Jewish:  Yom Kippur    
September 23 Jewish:  Rosh Hashanah (1st day)
Muslim:  Ramadan (1st day)
     
September 24 Jewish:  Rosh Hashanah (2d day)      
September 27   Jewish:  Sukkot (1st day) Muslim:  Lailutul-Qadr  
September 28   Jewish:  Sukkot (2d day)   Jewish:  Yom Kippur
September 30     Jewish:  Rosh Hashanah (1st day)
Muslim:  Eid-al-Fitr (last day of Ramadan)
 
October 1     Jewish:  Rosh Hashanah (2d day)  
October 2 Jewish:  Yom Kippur      
October 3       Jewish:  Sukkot (1st day)
October 4   Jewish:  Shemini Atzeret (1st day)   Jewish:  Sukkot (2d day)
October 5   Jewish:  Simhat Torah    
October 7 Jewish:  Sukkot (1st day)      
October 8 Jewish:  Sukkot (2d day)      
October 9   Muslim:  Lailutul-Qadr Jewish:  Yom Kippur  
October 10       Jewish:  Shemini Atzeret (1st day)
October 11       Jewish:  Simhat Torah
October 12   Muslim:  Eid-al-Fitr (last day of Ramadan)    
October 14 Jewish:  Shemini Atzeret (1st day)   Jewish:  Sukkot (1st day)  
October 15 Jewish:  Simhat Torah   Jewish:  Sukkot (2d day)  
October 19 Muslim:  Lailutul-Qadr      
October 21     Jewish:  Shemini Atzeret (1st day)  
October 22     Jewish:  Simhat Torah  
October 23 Muslim:  Eid-al-Fitr (last day of Ramadan)      
November 26       Muslim:  Yaum-al-Arafah
November 27       Muslim:  Eid-al-Adha
December 7     Muslim:  Yaum-al-Arafah  
December 8     Muslim:  Eid-al-Adha  
December 19   Muslim:  Yaum-al-Arafah    
December 20   Muslim:  Eid-al-Adha    
December 25 Christian:  Christmas Christian:  Christmas Christian:  Christmas Christian:  Christmas
December 30 Muslim:  Yaum-al-Arafah      
December 31 Muslim:  Eid-al-Adha      

 

Notes:

     - Jewish and Muslim holidays begin on the afternoon or evening before the date listed.  For example, if the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur is shown as occurring on October 9, the holiday actually begins just before sundown on October 8 and ends just after sundown on October 9.

     - Muslims fast during daylight hours for the entire month of Ramadan.

 

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This page last modified by Barry D. Friedman on: Monday, 11-Sept-2006 4:49:56 EST