We live in a beautiful diverse world, and almost each day of the year is a sacred time for someone, somewhere. HuffPost Religion is proud to present an interfaith, inclusive religious calendar for nine major world religions: Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Paganism, Shinto and Sikhism. We hope you will come to this page regularly to learn about the festivals of your religious tradition as well as your neighbors'.
Please note that, unless otherwise noted, Jewish holidays start at sundown and continue through sunset the next day. If this list does not include your sacred observance, please email religion@huffingtonpost.com with a brief description of the holiday so that we can add it here.
Click on each link for festivals and holy days of that religion.
Baha'i Holidays 2012 Buddhist Holidays 2012 Christian Holidays 2012 Hindu Holidays 2012 Jewish Holidays 2012 Muslim Holidays 2012 Pagan Holidays 2012 Shinto Holidays 2012 Sikh Holidays 2012
Baha'i Holidays 2012: Jan 15 - World Religion Day Mar 2-20: Baha'i Fast Mar 20 - Nowruz (Baha'i, Zoroastrian, Iranian New Year) Apr 21- May 2 - Rivan 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 2012: Jan 9-12: Mahayana New Year Feb 8 - Nirvana Day Apr 6 - Theravada New Year May 5 - Wesak Dec 8 - Bodhi Day
Christian Holidays 2012 (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 20 - Timkat (Ethiopian Orthodox Christian) Jan 25 - Conversion of St. Paul Feb 2 - Candlemas Feb 11 - Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes (Catholic) Feb 22 - Ash Wednesday (Catholic) Feb 27 - Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian) Mar 17 - St. Patrick's Day (Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran) Mar 25 - Annunciation Apr 1 - Palm Sunday Apr 5 - Maundy Thursday Apr 6 - Good Friday Apr 7 - Holy Saturday Apr 8 - Easter (Protestant, Catholic) Apr 15 - Eastern (Orthodox Christian) May 17 - Ascension of Christ May 27 - Pentecost June 3 - Trinity Sunday Jun 7 - 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 8 - 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 2 - 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 2012: Jan 14 - Makar Sankranti Jan 28 - Saraswati Puja Feb 20 - Shivratri Mar 8 - Holi Apr 1 - Ram Navami Apr 6- Hanuman Jayanti Aug 2 - Raksha Bandhan Aug 10 - Janmasthami Sept 23 - Radhasthami Oct 16-24 - Navratri Oct. 24 - Dussehra Nov 13 -17 - Diwali (Hindu, Jain)
Jewish Holidays 2012: Feb 7 - Tu B'Shevat Mar 7 - Purim Apr 6-13 - Passover May 26-27 - Shavuot July 28 - Tisha B'Av Sept 16-18 - Rosh Hashanah Sept 25 - Yom Kippur Sept 30 - Oct 7 - Sukkot Oct 8 - Simchat Torah Dec 8-16 Hanukkah
Muslim Holidays 2012: Feb 3 - Mawlid al-Nabi July 20 - Ramadan Starts Aug 14 - Lailat al Qadr Aug 19 - Eid-ul-Fitr Oct 26 - Eid-ul-Adha Nov 15 - Al-Hijira (Islamic New Year) Nov 24 - Ashura
Pagan Holidays 2012: Feb 2 - Imbolc Mar 20 - Spring Equinox May 1 - Beltane June 20 - Summer Solstice Sept 22 - Autumn Equinox Oct 31 - Samhain Dec 21 - Winter Solstice (Yule)
Shinto Holidays 2012: Jan 1 - Gantan-Sai Feb 3 - Setsubun
Sikh Holidays 2012: Jan 5 - Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Jan 13 - Lohri Jan 28 - Vasant Panchami Mar 9 - Hola Mohalla Apr 13 - Vaisakhi Nov 13 - Bandi Chhor Divas Nov 24 - Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Nov 28 - Birthday of Guru Nanak
2012 Public Holidays
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