List of Religious Holidays 2013 For Different Religions

obama-in-churchHere is a list of all religious holidays for 2013, including Buddhist holidays, Hindu holidays, and Sikh holidays.

Baha’i Holidays 2013:
Jan 20 – World Religion Day
Mar 2-20: Baha’i Fast
Mar 20 – Nowruz (Baha’i, Zoroastrian, Iranian New Year)
Apr 21- May 2 – Ridván
May 29 – Ascension of Baha’u’llah
July 9 – The Martyrdom of the Bab
Oct 20 – Birth of the Bab
Nov 12 – Birth of Baha’u’llah

Buddhist Holidays 2013:
Jan 27-30: Mahayana New Year
Feb 14 – Nirvana Day
Apr 6 – Theravada New Year
May 25 – Wesak
Dec 8 – Bodhi Day

Christian Holidays 2013 (all denominations):
Jan 1 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Catholic)
Jan 1 – Feast of St. Basil (Orthodox Christian)
Jan 6 – Epiphany
Jan 6 – Feast of Theophany (Orthodox Christian)
Jan 6 – Nativity of Jesus (Armenian Orthodox)
Jan 7 – Christmas Day (Orthodox Christian)
Jan 19 – Timkat (Ethiopian Orthodox Christian)
Jan 25 – Conversion of St. Paul
Feb 2 – Candlemas
Feb 11 – Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes (Catholic)
Feb 13 – Ash Wednesday
Mar 17 – St. Patrick’s Day (Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran)
Mar 18 – Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian)
Mar 24 – Palm Sunday
Mar 28 – Maundy Thursday
Mar 29 – Good Friday
Mar 30 – Holy Saturday
Mar 31 – Easter (Protestant, Catholic)
Apr 8 – Annunciation
May 5 – Easter (Orthodox Christian)
May 19 – Pentecost
May 26 – Trinity Sunday
May 29- Ascension of Christ
May 30 – Corpus Christi (Catholic)
June 29 – St. Peter and St. Paul’s Day
July 22 – Feast of Mary Magdalene
Aug 6 – Transfiguration of Jesus
Aug 15 – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Catholic)
Aug 15 – Dormition of the Theotokos (Orthodox Christian)
Sept 21 – Nativity of the Theotokos / Birth of Virgin Mary
Nov 1 – All Saints Day / All Hallows’ Day
Nov 2 – All Souls’ Day
Nov 15 – Nativity Fast starts
Dec 1 – Advent Sunday
Dec 8 – Feast of Immaculate Conception (Catholic)
Dec 12 – Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec 24 – Christmas Eve (Western Churches)
Dec 25 – Christmas Day (Western Churches)

Hindu Holidays 2013:
Jan 14 – Makar Sankranti / Pongal
Feb 15 – Saraswati Puja
Mar 10 – Shivratri
Mar 27 – Holi
Apr 20 – Ram Navami
Apr 25- Hanuman Jayanti
Apr 11 – Akshaya Tritiya
Jul 3 – Guru Purunima
Aug 21 – Raksha Bandhan
Sept 13 – Janmasthami
Sept 16 – Onam
Sept 23 – Radhasthami
Oct 5-13 – Navratri
Oct 9-13 – Durga Puja
Oct. 14 – Dussehra
Nov 1-5 – Diwali

Jain Holidays 2013:
Apr 11 – Akshaya Tritiya
Apr 23 – Mahavir Jayanti
Nov 1-5 – Diwali

Jewish Holidays 2013:
Jan 26 – Tu B’Shevat
Feb 24 – Purim
Mar 26-Apr 2 – Passover
May 15-16 – Shavuot
July 16 – Tisha B’Av
Sept 5-6 – Rosh Hashanah
Sept 14 – Yom Kippur
Sept 19-25 – Sukkot
Sept. 27 – Simchat Torah
Nov. 27-Dec 5 Hanukkah

Muslim Holidays 2013:
Jan 24 – Mawlid al-Nabi
July 20 – Ramadan Starts
Aug 3 – Lailat al Qadr
Aug 8 – Eid-ul-Fitr
Oct 15 – Eid-ul-Adha
Nov 4 – Al-Hijira (Islamic New Year)
Nov 14 – Ashura

Pagan Holidays 2013:
Feb 2 – Imbolc
Mar 20 – Spring Equinox
May 1 – Beltane
June 20 – Summer Solstice
Aug 1 – Lughnasadh (Lamamas)
Sept 22 – Autumn Equinox
Oct 31 – Samhain
Dec 21 – Winter Solstice (Yule)

Shinto Holidays 2013:
Jan 1 – Gantan-Sai
Feb 3 – Setsubun

Sikh Holidays 2013:
Jan 5 – Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
Jan 13 – Lohri
Feb 15 – Vasant Panchami
Mar 28 – Hola Mohalla
Apr 14 – Vaisakhi
Nov 3 – Bandi Chhor Divas
Nov 21 – Birthday of Guru Nanak
Nov 24 – Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur

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