East Brunswick Public Schools  |  Religious Holidays

September 1

 

Day of Ascension (Isra and Miraj) (Islamic)

First Consecration of the Guru Granth Sahib ji, the Sikh Scripture

September 7

His Holiness Sakya Trizin's birth date (Buddhist)

September 7

Ganesha Chaturthi (Hindu)

September 13

Feast of Trumpets (Philadelphia Church of God)

September 13-14

Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)

September 13

Ramadan begins

September 14

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Eastern, Greek, Russian Orthodox)

September 19 

The Night of Power 9 (Laylatul Qadr) (Islamic)

September 22

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) (Jewish)

September 23

Feast of Trumpets (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God)

September 27-28

Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) (Jewish)

October 2

Day of Atonement (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God)

October 4

Shemini Atzeret (Eighth Day of Sukkot) (Jewish)

October 5

Simhat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law) (Jewish)

October 7-13

First Day through Seventh Day Feast of Tabernacles (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God)

October 14-16

Eid-al-Fitr (Islamic)/September 30 -  Dussera (Hindu)

October 14

Last Great Day (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God)

October 20 

Birth of the Bab (Baha'i)

October 20

Joint-Sovereignty of Guru Granth and Guru Panth declared to Guide the Sikh people

October 20

Guruship of Guru Granth Sahib ji declared by 10th Guru (Sikh)

October 20 - 23

Deepavali (Hindu)

October 31

Reformation Day (Protestant, Lutheran)

November 1

All Saints Day (Roman Catholic, Protestant & Lutheran)

November 2

All Souls Day (Roman Catholic)

November 12

Birth of the Baha'u'llah (Baha'i)

November 15

Guru Nanak Dev ji's birth date (Sikh)

November 24

Guru Tegh Bahadur dev ji's Martyrdom (Sikh)

December 5

First Day of Hanukkah (Jewish)

December 8

Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Roman Catholic)

December 8

Bodhi Day (Buddhist)

December 20

Eid-al-Adha (Day of Sacrifice) (Islamic)

December 25

Christmas (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Eastern, Greek and Russian Orthodox)

December 26

Kwanzaa

January 1

New Year's Day

January 5

Gukru Gobind Singh ji's birth date (Sikh)

January 6

Feast of the Epiphany (Roman Catholic, Eastern, Greek Orthodox)

January 7

Christmas (Armenian/Russian Orthodox)

January 10

Muharram (New Year) (Islamic)

January 14

Makara Sankranti (Hindu)

January 19

Day of Ashurah (10th Day) (Islamic)

January 22

Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)

February 5

Shrove Tuesday

February 6

Ash Wednesday (Roman Catholic, Protestant)

February 7

New Year (Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese)

February 19

Bright Monday (Eastern, Greek and Russian Orthodox)

March 4

Holi (Hindu)

March 6

Maha Shivaratri (Hindu)

March 10

Lent (Eastern Orthodox)

March 19

Chandramana Yugadi

March 20

Holy Thursday (Roman Catholic, Protestant)

March 21

Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (Islamic)

March 21

Feast of Naw-Ruz (Baha'i and Iranian New Year, also Persian New Year and Heritage Day)

March 21

Good Friday (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Lutheran, Eastern, Greek and Russian Orthodox))

March 21

Purim (Jewish)

March 21

Sikh New Year/Holla Mohalla

March 27

Rama Navami (Hindu)

March 22

Lord's Evening Meal

March 30

Chandramana Yugardi (Hindu)

April 2

Passover (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God)

April 3

First Day of Feast of Unleavened Bread or Passover (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God)

April 6

First Day of Sacred Year (Philadelphia Church of God)

April 6-14

Rama Navami (Hindu)

April 14

Souramana Yugadi (Hindu)

April 14

Khalsa formation day and Vaisakhi

April 19

Passover (Philadelphia Church of God)

April 20-21

First Two Days of Pesach (Passover) (Jewish)

April 21

First Day of Ridvan (Baha'i)

April 24

Memorial Day (Armenian)

April 25

The 11th Panchen Lama's birthday (Buddhist)

April 27

Good Friday (Lutheran, Eastern, Greek and Russian Orthodox)

April 26 -27

Last Two Days of Pesach (Passover) (Jewish)

May 1

Ascension Day (Eastern Orthodox, Greek and Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic & Protestant)

May 2

The 12th Day of Ridvan (Baha'i)

May 2

Buddha's birthday (Buddhist)

May 23

Declaration of the Bab (Baha'i)

May 27

Day of Pentecost (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God)

May 29

Ascension of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i)

June 8

Pentecost (Philadelphia Church of God)

June 9-10

Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) 2 days (Jewish)

June 16

Guru Arjun Dev ji's Martyrdom (Sikh)

June 26

His Holiness the 17th Gyalawa Karmapa's (Ugyen Trinley Dorje) birth date (Buddhist)

 

Last Updated: February 07, 2008