Web reference sites: http://www.religioustolerance.org/main_day1.htm http://www.web-holidays.com/ http://www.bank-holidays.com/ http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/49217/miko_amaranthine.html (Mikos Amaranthine publishes an amusing series of articles entitled "Holidays on Earth Today: [date]".) http://www.mypanchang.com/ (Hindu calendar, "panchang" being calendar, w/plural "panchangam") http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/ Holidays with fixed, simple Gregorian dates: New Year's Day Jan 1 Kwanzaa ends Jan 1 Epiphany Jan 6 Inauguration Day (years divisible by 4, plus 1) Jan 20 Groundhog Day / Imbolc / Candlemas Feb 2 Lincoln's Birthday Feb 12 Valentine's Day Feb 14 Flag Day, Canada Feb 15 Washington's Birthday Feb 22 International Women's Day Mar 8 St. Patrick's Day Mar 17 Spring Equinox / Ostara / Eostar / Eostre Mar 21 Cesar Chavez Day (California) Mar 31 April Fools Day Apr 1 Earth Day Apr 22 May Day / Beltane May 1 Cinco de Mayo (Battle of Puebla) May 5 Victoria Day, Canada May 18 Flag Day Jun 14 Juneteenth Jun 19 Summer Solstice / Midsummer Day / Midsommardagen Jun 21 Canada Day (was: Dominion Day) Jul 1 Independence Day Jul 4 Bastille Day Jul 14 Lammas / Lughnasadh Aug 1 Admission Day (California) Sep 9 Autumnal Equinox / Mabon / Harvest Home Sep 21 Mohandas K. Gandhi's birthday (1869) Oct 2 Columbus Day (original date per 1934-1971 law) Oct 12 United Nations Day Oct 24 All Hallows Eve / Halloween / Samhain Oct 31 All Saints' Day / Dia de los Muertos Nov 1 All Souls' Day / Dia de los Muertos Nov 2 Guy Fawkes Day Nov 5 Veterans' Day (was: Armistice Day) / Rememberance Day (Canada) Nov 11 Luciadagen (St. Lucia's Day), Sweden Dec 13 Winter Solstice / Yule Dec 21 Christmas Eve Dec 24 Christmas Day Dec 25 Boxing Day / St. Stephen's Day Dec 26 Kwanzaa begins Dec 26 New Year's Eve Dec 31 Holidays with formulas based on the Gregorian calendar: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Martin Luther King Day (3rd Mon Jan) Jan17 Jan16 Jan21 Jan20 Jan19 Presidents' Day (3rd Mon Feb) Feb21 Feb20 Feb18 Feb17 Feb16 DST begins (2nd Sun Mar) Mar13 Mar11 Mar10 Mar9 Mar8 Mothers' Day (2nd Sun May) May8 May13 May12 May11 May10 Armed Forces Day (3rd Sat May) May21 May19 May18 May17 May16 Memorial Day (last Mon May) May30 May28 May27 May26 May25 Fathers' Day (3rd Sun Jun) Jun19 Jun17 Jun16 Jun15 Jun21 Labour Day (1st Mon Sep) Sep5 Sep3 Sep2 Sep1 Sep7 Columbus Day observed (2nd Mon Oct) Oct10 Oct8 Oct14 Oct13 Oct12 Thanksgiving Day Canada (2nd Mon Oct) Oct10 Oct8 Oct14 Oct13 Oct12 DST ends (1st Sun Nov) Nov6 Nov5 Nov3 Nov2 Nov1 Thanksgiving Day, USA (4th Thu Nov) Nov24 Nov22 Nov28 Nov28 Nov26 Advent (4th Sunday before Christmas) Nov27 Dec2 Dec1 Nov23 Nov29 Fed Election Day (1st Tue after 1st Mon in - Nov6 - Nov4 - Nov, in even-numbered years) Holidays defined as Christian moveable holidays: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Ash Wednesday (46 days before Easter) Mar9 Feb22 Feb13 Mar5 Feb25 Mothering Sunday, UK (4th Sunday of Lent) Apr3 Mar18 Mar10 Mar30 Mar15 Palm Sunday (7 days before Easter) Apr17 Apr1 Mar24 Apr13 Apr5 Good Friday (2 days before Easter) Apr22 Apr6 Mar29 Apr18 Apr3 Easter (first Sunday on or following the Apr24 Apr8 Mar31 Apr20 Apr5 spring Equinox after the full moon Easter Monday, Canada and UK Apr25 Apr9 Apr1 Apr21 Apr6 Orthodox Easter (EasterDay of EasterMonth Apr24 Apr15 May5 Apr20 Apr12 in the Julian Calendar -- don't ask! Ascension Day (40 days after Easter) Jun2 May17 May9 May29 May14 Pentecost, Whitsunday (7th Sun after Jun12 May27 May19 Jun8 May31 Easter) Holidays defined per the Jewish calendar: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Tu B'Shevat (15 Shevat) Jan20 Feb8 Jan26 Jan26 Feb4 Purim (14/15 Adar) Mar20 Mar8 Feb24 Feb24 Mar5 Pesach starts (15 Nisan) Apr19 Apr7 Mar26 Apr15 Apr4 Pesach ends (22 Nisan) Apr26 Apr14 Apr2 Apr22 Apr11 Yom Ha Atzma'ut (5 Iyar) May10 Apr26 Apr16 May5 Apr24 Shavuot (6/7 Sivan) Jun8 May27 May15 Jun4 May24 Tisha B'Av (9 Av) Aug9 Jul29 Jul16 Aug14 Jul26 Rosh Ha Shana (1 Tishrei) Sep29 Sep17 Sep5 Sep24 Sep4 (5772) (5773) (5774) (5775) (5776) Yom Kippur (10 Tishrei) Oct8 Sep26 Sep14 Oct4 Sep23 Sukkot starts (15 Tishrei) Oct13 Oct1 Sep19 Oct9 Sep28 Sukkot ends, (21 Tishrei) Oct19 Oct7 Sep25 Oct15 Oct4 Simchat Torah (23 Tishrei in diaspora) Oct21 Oct9 Sep17 Oct17 Oct14 Hanukkah starts (25 Kislev) Dec21 Dec9 Nov28 Dec17 Dec7 Hanukkah ends (3 or 4 Tevet) Dec28 Dec16 Dec5 Dec24 Dec14 Holidays defined per the Hijra (Muslim) calendar: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Mawlid an Nabi (10 Rabi al-Awwal) Feb13 Feb2 Jan22 Jan13 Dec23 Lailat al Miraj (27 Rejab) Jun28 Jun16 Jun5 May27 May13 Lailat al Bara'ah (15 Sha'ban) Jul15 Jul4 Jun23 Jun14 Jun1 Ramadan starts (1 Ramadan) Aug1 Jul20 Jul9 Jun28 Jun18 Eid al Fitr (1 Shawwal) Aug30 Aug19 Aug8 Jul29 Jul18 ("May your feast be blessed") Waqf al Arafa (9 Dhu al-Hijja) Nov5 Oct25 Oct14 Oct3 Sep22 Eid al Adha (10 Dhu al-Hijja) Nov6 Oct26 Oct15 Oct4 Sep23 Hijra New Year (1 Muharram) Dec26 Nov15 Nov4 Oct25 Oct14 (1433) (1434) (1435) (1436) (1437) Ashura (10 Muharram) Dec5 Nov24 Nov13 Nov5 Oct23 Hijra month order: Muharram (30 days), Safar (29 days), Rabi al-Awwal (30 days), Rabi al-Thany (29 days), Jumaada al-Awwal (30 days), Jumaada al-Thany (29 days), Rajab (30 days), Sha'ban (29 days), Ramadan (30 days), Shawwal (29 days), Dhu al-Qa'da (30 days), Dhu al-Hijja (29/30 days). Holidays in the Chinese Calendar 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Kitchen God Festival / Little New Year Jan27 Jan17 Feb3 Chinese New Year / Spring Festival Feb3 Jan23 Feb10 Jan31 Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat Lantern Festival Feb28 Feb17 Feb6 Feb14 Qingming Festival Apr5 Apr5 Apr4 Apr5 Dragon Boat Festival Jun16 Jun6 Jun23 Jun2 Night of Sevens Aug16 Aug6 Aug23 Aug2 Ghost Festival / Spirit Festival Aug24 Aug14 Aug31 Aug10 Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival Sep22 Sep12 Sep30 Sep8 Double Ninth Festival / Double Yang Oct16 Oct5 Oct23 Oct2 Xia Yuan Festival Oct16 Nov10 Nov28 Winter Solstice Festival Dec22 Dec22 Dec21 Holidays in the Hindu Calendar (day is technically sunrise to sunrise) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Diwali (begins, 5 days) Oct26 Nov13 Nov3 Oct23 Nov11 Holi / Phagwah / Doul Jatra / Basanta-Utsab (3 - 16 days, depending) First day is called Holi Dhulandi Mar19 Mar8 Mar27 Mar17 Mar6 Durga Puja (5 days) Oct2 Oct20 Oct9 Oct3 Oct17 Rama Navami (9th day of Chaitra) Apr12 Apr1 Apr20 Apr8 Mar28 Krishna Janmashtami / Janmasthami Aug21 Aug10 Aug28 Aug17 Sep5 Ganesh Chaturthi (10 days) Aug31 Sep19 Sep9 Aug29 Sep17 Navratri / Navaratri (nine nights and ten days) Sep27 Oct16 Oct5 Sep29 Oct13 Vijaya Dashami (last day of Navaratri) Oct5 Oct24 Oct13 Oct7 Oct21 Chhath / Dala Chhath (6th day of Kartik) Nov1 Nov19 Nov9 Oct29 Nov17