Multi-Faith Observance Calendar '11-'12
First Semester
August 2011 |
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| Monday 1 | First Day of Ramadan | Islam | Food Restriction |
| Friday 26 | Laylat al-Qadr | Islam | Special Worship |
| Wednesday 31 | Eid al Fitr | Islam | Special Worship |
September 2011 |
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| Friday 23 | Mabon | Pagan | Special Worship |
| Wednesday 28 | Navratri Begins (9 Days) | Hinduism | Special Worship |
| Wednesday (sundown), Thursday and Friday 28 (sundown) 29-30 |
Rosh Hashanah | Judaism | Work Restriction |
October 2011 |
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| Thursday 6 | Dussehra | Hindu | Work Restriction |
| Friday (sundown) to Saturday 7 (sundown) to 8 | Yom Kippur | Judaism | Work Restriction/Fast |
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Wednesday (sundown) |
Sukkot | Judaism |
Work Restriction |
| Saturday to Tuesday 15-18 |
Sukkot/intermediate Days |
Judaism | Special Worship |
| Wednesday (sundown) to Friday 19 (sundown) 20 to 21 |
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | Judaism | Work Restriction |
| Thursday 20 | Birth of the Báb | Bahá’í | Work Restriction |
| Wednesday 26 (until 30) | Diwali (5 days) | Sikh/Hinduism/Jain | Special Worship |
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Monday |
Samhain | Pagan |
Special Worship |
November 2011 |
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| Tuesday 1 | All Saints’ |
Roman Catholic / Unitarian Universalist |
Special Worship |
| Wednesday 2 | All Souls' | Christian/Unitarian Universalist | Special Worship |
| Saturday 5 |
The Day of Arafat |
Islam | Food Restriction |
| Sunday 6 | Eid-ul-Adha | Islam | Special Worship |
| Thursday 10 | Guru Nanak’s Birth | Sikh | Special Worship |
| Saturday 12 | Birth of Bahá’u’lláh | Bahá’í | Work Restriction |
| Sunday 27 | First Sunday of Advent | Christian | Special Worship |
December 2011 |
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| Monday 5 | Ashoura | Islam | Optional Fast |
| Thursday 8 | Immaculate Conception | Roman Catholic | Special Worship |
| Thursday 8 | Bodhi | Buddhism | Special Worship |
| Monday 12 | Our Lady of Guadalupe | Roman Catholic | Special Worship |
| Tuesday (sundown) through 8 days |
Hanukkah | Judaism | Special Worship |
| Thursday 22 | Yule | Pagan | Special Worship |
| Friday 23 | Joseph Smith’s Birth | CJCLDS (Mormon) | Special Worship |
| Sunday 25 | Christmas | Christian/Unitarian Universalist | Special Worship |
| Monday to Sunday 26 to Jan 1 | Kwanzaa | African Heritage | Special Worship |
January 2012 |
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| Sunday 1 | Solemnity of Mary | Roman Catholic Christian | Special Worship |
| Friday 6 | Epiphany | Christian | Special Worship |
| Saturday 7 | Nativity of Jesus Christ | Orthodox Christian/Julian | Special Worship |
| Monday 23 | Chinese New Year | Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist | Special Worship |
February 2012 |
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| Thursday 2 | Imbolc | Pagan | Special Worship |
| Tuesday (sundown) to Wednesday 7 (sundown) to 8 | Tu B’Shvat | Judaism | Special Worship |
| Monday 20 | Shivaratri | Hinduism | Special Worship |
| Wednesday 22 | Ash Wednesday (start of Lent) | Christian | Special Worship |
| Monday 27 | Clean Monday | Orthodox Christian | Special Worship |
March 2012 |
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| Friday 2 | The 19 Day Fast begins | Baha’i | Food Restriction |
| Friday 2 | Women’s World Day of Prayer | Multifaith | Special Worship |
| Wednesday 7 (sunup - sundown) | Fast of Esther | Judaism | Fast |
| Wednesday (sundown) to Thursday 7 (sundown) to 8 | Purim | Judaism | Special Worship |
| Thursday to Friday 8 to 9 | Holi | Hinduism | Special Worship |
| Tuesday 20 | Spring Equinox | Pagan | Special Worship |
| Wednesday 21 | Naw Ruz (New Year’s Day) | Bahá’í/Zoroastrian | Work Restriction |
April 2012 |
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| Sunday 1 | Palm Sunday | Christian | Special Worship |
| Thursday 5 | Maundy Thursday | Christian | Special Worship |
| Friday 6 | Good Friday | Christian | Special Worship/Food Restriction |
| Friday (sundown) Saturday to Sunday 6 (sundown) 7 to 8 | Passover | Judaism | Food/Work Restriction |
| Monday to Thursday 9 to 12 | Passover (Intermediate Days) | Judaism | Food Restriction |
| Thursday (sundown) Friday to Saturday 12 (sundown) 13-14 | Passover | Judaism | Food/Work Restriction |
| Sunday 8 | Palm Sunday | Orthodox Christian | Special Worship |
| Sunday 8 | Easter | Christian | Special Worship |
| Friday 13 | Holy Friday | Orthodox Christian | Special Worship |
| Saturday 14 | Baisakhi | Hindu New Year/Sikh | Special Celebration |
| Sunday 15 | Easter | Orthodox Christian | Special Worship |
| Wednesday (sundown) to Thursday 18 (sundown) to 19 | Yom HaShoah | Judaism | Special Worship/Mourning |
| Saturday to Wednesday 21 to May 2 | Ridvan | Bahá’í | Work Restrictions |
May 2012 |
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| Tuesday 1 | Beltane | Pagan | Special Worship |
| Wednesday 2 | Twelfth Day of Ridvan | Bahá’í | Work/Food Restriction |
| Wednesday (sundown) to Thursday 9 (sundown) to 10 | Lag B’Omer | Judaism | Special Worship |
| Thursday 17 | Ascension of the Lord | Christian | Special Worship |
| Wednesday 23 | Declaration of the Bab | Bahá’í | Work Restriction |
| Thursday 24 | Ascension of the Lord | Orthodox Christian | Special Worship |
| Saturday (sundown) Sunday to Monday 26 (sundown) to 27 to 28 | Shavuot | Judaism | Special Worship/Work Restriction |
| Sunday 27 | Pentecost | Christian | Special Worship |
| Monday 28 | Vesak, Buddha's Birth | Buddhism/Southeast Asia | Special Worship |
| Tuesday 29 | Ascension of the Bahá’u’lláh | Bahá’í | Work Restriction |