Holidays/Observances
JULY 2012
 Ramadan, 1st Day 20 Friday Islam Food Restriction |
AUGUST 2012
| Laylat al-Qadr 14 Tuesday Islam Special Worship |
Eid-al-Fitr 19 Sunday Islam Work Restriction |
SEPTEMBER 2012
 Rosh Hashanah 16* - 18 Sunday to Tuesday Judaism Work Restriction |
 Mabon 22 Saturday Pagan Special Worship |
Yom Kippur 25* - 26 Tuesday to Wednesday Judaism Work/Food Restriction |
OCTOBER 2012
| Sukkot Sept 30* - 2 Sunday to Tuesday Judaism Work Restriction |
Sukkot Intermediate Days 2 - 7 Tuesday to Sunday Judaism Special Worship |
Simchat Torah (Or Shemini Atzeret) 7* - 9 Sunday to Tuesday Judaism Work Restriction |
 Navaratri Begins 16 Tuesday Hinduism Special Worship |
 Birth of the Bab 20 Saturday Baha'i Work Restriction |
Dussehra 24 Wednesday Hinduism Work Restriction |
| The Day of Arafat 25 Thursday Islam Food Restriction |
Eid-ul-Adha 26 Friday Islam Work Restriction |
Samhain 31 Wednesday Pagan Special Worship |
NOVEMBER 2012
  All Saints' day 1 Thursday Catholic/Unitarian Special Worship |
All Souls' day 2 Friday Catholic/Unitarian Special Worship |
Birth of Baha'u'llah 12 Monday Baha'i Work Restriction |
  Diwali 13 Tuesday Sikh/Hinduism/Jain Special Worship |
Ashura 24 Saturday Islam Food Restriction |
Guru Nanak's Birthday 28 Wednesday Sikh Special Worship |
DECEMBER 2012
| First Sunday of Advent 2 Sunday Christian Special Worship |
Immaculate Conception 8 Saturday Catholic Special Worship |
 Bodhi day 8 Saturday Buddhism Special Worship |
| Hanukkah 8 - 16 Saturday - Sunday Judaism Special Worship |
Our Lady of Guadalupe 12 Wednesday Catholic Special Worship |
Yule 21 Friday Pagan Special Worship |
| Joseph Smith's Birthday 23 Sunday Mormon Special Worship |
Christmas 25 Tuesday Christian/ Unitarian Special Worship |
Kwanzaa 26 - 1 Wednesday - Tuesday African Heritage Special Worship |
JANUARY 2013
| Solemnity of Mary 1 Tuesday Roman Catholic Special Worship |
Epiphany 6 Sunday Christian Special Worship |
Nativity of Jesus Christ 7 Monday Orthodox Christian / Julian Special Worship |
| Tu B'Shvat 25 - 26 Friday - Saturday Judaism Special Worship |
FEBRUARY 2013
| Imbolc 2 Saturday Pagan Special Worship |
Chinese New Year 10 Sunday Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist Special Worship |
Ash Wednesday (Start of Lent) 13 Wednesday Christian Special Worship |
| Fast of Esther 21 Thursday Judaism Special Worship |
Purim 23-24 Saturday - Sunday Judaism Special Worship |
MARCH 2013
| Women's World Day of Prayer 1 Friday Multifaith Special Worship |
The 19 Day Fast Begins 2 Saturday Baha'i Food Restriction |
Shivaratri 10 Sunday Hinduism Special Worship |
| Clean Monday 18 Monday Orthodox Christian Special Worship |
Spring Equinox 20 Wednesday Pagan Special Worship |
Naw Ruz (New Year's Day) 21 Thursday Baha'i/Zoroastrian Work Restriction |
| Palm Sunday 24 Sunday Christian/Unitarian Universalist Special Worship |
Passover Begins 25-27 Monday-Wednesday Judaism Food/Work Restriction |
Passover (Intermediate days) 27-30 Wednesday-Saturday Judaism Food Restriction |
| Passover 30-April 1: Saturday-Monday Judaism Food/Work Restriction |
Holi 27-28 Wednesday-Thursday Hinduism Special Worship |
Holy Thursday 28 Thursday Christian Special Worship |
| Good Friday 29 Friday Christian/Unitarian Universalist Special Worship/ Food Restriction |
Easter 31 Sunday Christian/Unitarian Universalist Special Worship |
Passover end days 31-April 2: Sunday-Tuesday Judaism Food/Work Restriction |
APRIL 2013
| Yom HaShoah 6-7 Saturday - Sunday Judaism Special Worship/Mourning |
Baisakhi/Hindu New Year 14 Sunday Hindu/Sikh Special Celebration |
Ridvan 21 to May 2: Sunday to Thursday Baha'i Work Restrictions |
| Lag B'Omer 27-28 Saturday - Sunday Judaism Special Worship |
Palm Sunday 28 Sunday Orthodox Christian Special Worship |
MAY 2013
| Beltane 1 Wednesday Pagan Special Worship |
Twelfth Day of Ridvan 2 Thursday Baha'i Food/Work Restriction |
Great Friday 3 Friday Orthodox Christian Special Worship |
| Easter 5 Sunday Orthodox Christian Special Worship |
Ascension of the Lord 9 Thursday Christian Special Worship |
Shavuot 14-16 Tusday-Thursday Judaism Special Worship/Food Restriction |
| Pentecost 19 Sunday Christian Special Worship |
Declaration of the Bab 23 Thursday Baha'i Work Restriction |
Vesak 25 Saturday Buddhism/Southeast Asia Special Worship |
| Ascension of the Baha'ullah 29 Wednesday Baha'i Work Restriction |
JUNE 2013
| Ascension of Jesus 13 Thday Orthodox Christian Special Worship |
Pentecost 23 Friday Orthodox Christian Special Worship |
JULY 2013
 Ramadan, 1st Day 9 Tuesday Islam Food Restriction |
AUGUST 2013
| Laylat al-Qadr 3 Saturday Islam Special Worship |
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SEPTEMBER 2013
 Rosh Hashanah 4* - 6 Wednesday (sundown) to Friday Judaism Work Restriction |
Yom Kippur 13* - 14 Friday (sundown) to Saturday Judaism Work/Food Restriction |
Sukkot 18* - 20 Wednesday (sundown) to Friday Judaism Work Restriction |
| Sukkot (Intermediate Days) 21 - 25 Saturday to Wednesday Judaism Special Worship |
 Mabon 22 Saturday Pagan Special Worship |
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah 25* - 27 Wednesday (sundown) to Friday Judaism Work Restriction |
OCTOBER 2013
 Navaratri Begins 5 Saturday Hinduism Special Worship |
Dussehra 14 Monday Hinduism Work Restriction |
The Day of Arafat 14 Monday Islam Food Restriction |
| Eid-ul-Adha 15 Tuesday Islam Special Worship |
 Birth of the Bab 20 Sunday Baha'i Work Restriction |
Samhain 31 Thursday Pagan Special Worship |
NOVEMBER 2013
  All Saints' Day 1 Friday Roman Catholic/Unitarian Universalist Special Worship |
All Souls' Day 2 Friday Roman Catholic/Unitarian Universalist Special Worship |
  Diwali 3 Sunday Sikh/Hinduism/Jain Special Worship |
| Birth of Bahá'u'lláh 12 Tuesday Baha'i Work Restriction |
Ashura 14 Thursday Islam Speical Worship |
Guru Nanak's Birthday 17 Sunday Sikh Special Worship |
| Hanukkah 27* - December 5 Wednesday (sundown) to Thursday Judaism Special Worship |
DECEMBER 2013
| First Sunday of Advent 1 Sunday Christian Special Worship |
Immaculate Conception 8 Sunday Roman Catholic Special Worship |
 Bodhi day 8 Sunday Buddhism Special Worship |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe 12 Thursday Roman Catholic Special Worship |
Yule 21 Saturday Pagan Special Worship |
Joseph Smith's Birthday 23 Monday Mormon Special Worship |
| Christmas 25 Wednesday Christian/ Unitarian Special Worship |
Kwanzaa 26 - January 1 Thursday to Wednesday African Heritage Special Worship |
JANUARY 2014
| Solemnity of Mary 1 Wednesday Roman Catholic Special Worship |
Epiphany 6 Monday Christian Special Worship |
Nativity of Jesus Christ 7 Tuesday Orthodox Christian / Julian Special Worship |
| Tu B'Shvat 25 - 26 Friday - Saturday Judaism Special Worship |
Chinese New Year 10 Sunday Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist Special Worship |
FEBRUARY 2014
| Imbolc 2 Sunday Pagan Special Worship |
Shivaratri 28 Friday Hinduism Special Worship |
MARCH 2014
| The 19 Day Fast Begins 2 Saturday Baha'i Food Restriction |
Clean Monday 3 Monday Orthodox Christian Special Worship |
Ash Wednesday (Start of Lent) 5 Wednesday Christian Special Worship |
| Women's World Day of Prayer 7 Friday Multifaith Special Worship |
Fast of Esther 13 Thursday Judaism Food Restriction |
Purim 15* - 16 Saturday (sundown) - Sunday Judaism Special Worship |
| Holi 17 - 18 Monday to Tuesday Hinduism Special Worship |
Spring Equinox 20 Thursday Pagan Special Worship |
Naw Ruz (New Year's Day) 21 Friday Baha'i/Zoroastrian Work Restriction |
APRIL 2014
| Palm Sunday 13 Sunday Christian/Unitarian Universalist/Orthodox Special Worship |
Baisakhi 14 Monday Hindu New Year/Sikh Special Celebration |
Passover 14* - 16 Monday (sundown) - Wednesday Judaism Food/Work Restriction |
| Passover (Intermediate Days) 16 - 20 Wednesday - Sunday Judaism Food Restriction |
Holy Thursday 17 Thursday Christian Special Worship |
Good Friday 18 Friday Christian/Orthodox/Unitarian Universalist Special Worship/Food Restriction |
| Easter 20 Sunday Christian/Orthodox/Unitarian Universalist Special Worship |
Passover 20 * - 22 Sunday (sundown) - Tuesday Judaism Food/Work Restriction |
Yom HaShoah 27 Sunday Judaism Special Worship/Mourning |
| Ridvan 21 - May 2 Monday to Friday Baha'i Work Restriction |
MAY 2014
| Beltane 1 Thursday Pagan Special Worship |
Twelfth Day of Ridvan 2 Friday Baha'i Work/Food Restriction |
Buddha's Birthday 6 Tuesday Buddhism - Japan, Korea Special Worship |
| Vesak 14 Wednesday Buddhism - Southeast Asia Special Worship |
Lag B'Omer 17* - 18 Saturday (sundown) to Sunday Judaism Special Worship |
Declaration of the Bab 23 Friday Baha'i Work Restriction |
| Ascension of the Lord 29 Thursday Christian/Orthodox Special Worship |
Ascension of the Bahá'u'lláh 29 Thursday Baha'i Work Restriction |
