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Religious Holidays 2010

Date: January 7, 2010 | Posted in Public Holidays & School Terms | Tourism

Baha’i Faith’s Holy Days

Naw-Ruz (the New Year) Sunday 21 March
Feast of Ridvan (1st Day) Wednesday 21 April
Feast of Ridvan (9th Day) Thursday 29 April
Feast of Ridvan (12th Day) Sunday 2 May
Declaration of the Bab Sunday 23 May
Ascension of Baha’u'llah Saturday 29 May
Martyrdom of the Bab Friday 9 July
Birth of the Bab Wednesday 20 October
Birth of Baha’u'llah Friday 12 November

Christian Holy Days

Ash Wednesday Wednesday 17 February
Palm Sunday Sunday 28 March
Holy Week (commence) 29 March
Good Friday Friday 2 April
Easter Sunday Sunday 4 April
Ascension Day Thursday 13 May
Whit Sunday Sunday 23 May
All Saints Day Sunday 7 November
Christ the King Sunday 21 November
Advent Sunday (commence) Sunday 28 November
Christmas Day
 Saturday 25 December

Hindu Festivals

Makar Sankranti Thursday 14 January
Maha Shivaratri Friday 12 February
Ramayana Week (begins) Tuesday 16 March
Ramanavami Wednesday 24 March
Krishna Janmashthami Thursday 2 September
Pitr-paksha Friday 24 September
Navaratri Friday 8 November
Deepavali/Diwali Friday 5 November

Jewish Holy Days

Tu- B’Bshvat Saturday 30 January
Fast of Esther Thursday 25 February
Purim Sunday 28 February
Pesach (1st Day) Tuesday 30 March
Pesach (2nd Day) Wednesday 31 March
Pesach (7th Day) Monday 5 April
Pesach (8th Day) Tuesday 6 April
Yom Hazikaron Monday 12 April
Yom Ha’atzmaut Tuesday 20 April
Lag B ‘Omer Sunday 2 May
Yom Yershlymim Wednesday 12 May
Shavuot (1st Day) Wednesday 19 May
Shavuot (2nd Day) Thursday 20 May
Fast of Tammuz 17th Tammuz Thursday 29 June
Tish B’ Av (Fast of 9th of Av) Tuesday 20 July
Rosh Hashanah (1st Day) Thursday 9 September
Rosh Hashanah (2nd Day) Friday 10 September
Fast of Gedalya Sunday 12 September
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Saturday 18 September
Succot (1st Day) Thursday 23 September
Succot (2nd Day) Friday 24 September
Hoshana Rabba Wednesday 29 September
Shmini Atzeret Thursday 30 September
Shimchat Torah Friday 1 October
Channukah (1st Day) Thursday 2 December
Channukah (2nd Day) Thursday 9 December
Fast of 10th of Tevet Friday 17 December

Islamic Holy Days

Meelaad-un Nabee Muhammad [Birth of Prophet, Peace be upon Him] Friday 26 February
Laylatul Meeraj (eve) [Ascension to Heaven] Friday 9 July
Laylatul Baraat (eve) [Night of Emancipation] Monday 26 July
Commencement of Ramadaan [Start of the month of fasting] Thursday 12 August
Eid-ul-Fitr [Celebration after fasting] Friday 10 September
Youmi Arafah [Pilgrimage - Day of Haj] Tuesday 16 November
Eid-ul-Adgha [Day of Sacrifice] Wednesday 17 November
1st Muharram (1432) [Muslim New Year] Tuesday 7 December
10th Muharram [10th Day of Muharram] Thursday 16 December

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