Religious Observed Dates
This page details the religious events, days/observances that take place dependant on religion and region.
Celebratory religious dates/events listed on this page include those from Bahai, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Rastafarianism and more...
Personally I love learning about other cultures and I hope this page proves useful in at least enlightening you as to what dates are considered 'respected' in other religions...
Holy days usually begin at sundown the day before this date.
Local or regional customs may use a variation of the date noted.
List of Religious Holidays of Buddhist in 2020
| DAY | DATE | HOLIDAY |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | Jan 10, 2020 | Mahayana New Year |
| Wednesday | Feb 05, 2020 | Chinese New Year |
| Saturday | Feb 08, 2020 | Nirvana Day |
| Monday | Mar 09, 2020 | Magha Puja Day |
| Thursday | Apr 09, 2020 | Theravada New Year |
| Thursday | May 07, 2020 | Vesak - Buddha Day |
| Sunday | Jul 05, 2020 | Asala - Dharma Day |
| Saturday | Aug 15, 2020 | Obon |
| Tuesday | Dec 08, 2020 | Bodhi Day |
List of Religious Holidays of Christian in 2020
| DAY | DATE | HOLIDAY |
|---|---|---|
| MondayMon | Jan 06, 2020Jan 06 | Epiphany |
| SundaySun | Jan 12, 2020Jan 12 | The Baptism of Jesus |
| SundaySun | Feb 02, 2020Feb 02 | Candlemas |
| FridayFri | Feb 14, 2020Feb 14 | St. Valentine's Day |
| WednesdayWed | Feb 26, 2020Feb 26 | Ash Wednesday |
| TuesdayTue | Mar 17, 2020Mar 17 | St. Patrick's Day |
| ThursdayThu | Mar 19, 2020Mar 19 | St. Joseph's Day |
| SundaySun | Apr 05, 2020Apr 05 | Palm Sunday |
| ThursdayThu | Apr 09, 2020Apr 09 | Maundy (Holy) Thursday |
| FridayFri | Apr 10, 2020Apr 10 | Good Friday |
| SundaySun | Apr 12, 2020Apr 12 | Easter |
| MondayMon | Apr 13, 2020Apr 13 | Easter Monday |
| ThursdayThu | Apr 23, 2020Apr 23 | St. George's Day |
| ThursdayThu | May 21, 2020May 21 | Ascension of Jesus |
| SundaySun | May 31, 2020May 31 | Pentecost |
| SundaySun | Jun 07, 2020Jun 07 | Trinity Sunday |
| ThursdayThu | Jun 11, 2020Jun 11 | Corpus Christi |
| MondayMon | Jun 15, 2020Jun 15 | Saint Vladimir |
| MondayMon | Jun 29, 2020Jun 29 | Saints Peter and Paul |
| SaturdaySat | Jul 25, 2020Jul 25 | St. James the Great Day |
| SaturdaySat | Aug 01, 2020Aug 01 | Lammas |
| SaturdaySat | Aug 15, 2020Aug 15 | The Assumption of Mary |
| MondayMon | Sep 14, 2020Sep 14 | Holy Cross Day |
| TuesdayTue | Sep 29, 2020Sep 29 | Michael and All Angels |
| SaturdaySat | Oct 31, 2020Oct 31 | All Hallows Eve |
| SundaySun | Nov 01, 2020Nov 01 | All Saints' Day |
| MondayMon | Nov 02, 2020Nov 02 | All Souls' Day |
| SundaySun | Nov 22, 2020Nov 22 | Christ the King |
| ThursdayThu | Nov 26, 2020Nov 26 | Thanksgiving (USA) |
| SundaySun | Nov 29, 2020Nov 29 | Advent - first Sunday |
| MondayMon | Nov 30, 2020Nov 30 | St. Andrew's Day |
| SundaySun | Dec 06, 2020Dec 06 | St. Nicholas Day |
| ThursdayThu | Dec 24, 2020Dec 24 | Christmas Eve |
| FridayFri | Dec 25, 2020Dec 25 | Christmas |
| MondayMon | Dec 28, 2020Dec 28 | Holy Innocents |
| ThursdayThu | Dec 31, 2020Dec 31 | Watch Night |
List of Religious Holidays of Hindu in 2020
| DAY | DATE | HOLIDAY |
|---|---|---|
| WednesdayWed | Jan 15, 2020Jan 15 | Makarsankranti / Pongal |
| WednesdayWed | Jan 29, 2020Jan 29 | Vasant Panchami |
| SaturdaySat | Feb 08, 2020Feb 08 | Thaipusam |
| FridayFri | Feb 21, 2020Feb 21 | Maha Shivaratri |
| MondayMon | Mar 09, 2020Mar 09 | Holika Dahan |
| TuesdayTue | Mar 10, 2020Mar 10 | Holi |
| WednesdayWed | Mar 25, 2020Mar 25 | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Telugu New Year |
| WednesdayWed | Mar 25, 2020Mar 25 | Hindi New Year |
| ThursdayThu | Apr 02, 2020Apr 02 | Ramanavami |
| WednesdayWed | Apr 08, 2020Apr 08 | Hanuman Jayanti |
| TuesdayTue | Apr 14, 2020Apr 14 | Vaisakhi / Baisakhi / Vishu |
| TuesdayTue | Apr 14, 2020Apr 14 | Bengali New Year / Bihu |
| TuesdayTue | Apr 14, 2020Apr 14 | Tamil New Year |
| SundaySun | Apr 26, 2020Apr 26 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| FridayFri | May 22, 2020May 22 | Savitri Pooja |
| TuesdayTue | Jun 23, 2020Jun 23 | Puri Rath Yatra |
| SundaySun | Jul 05, 2020Jul 05 | Guru Purnima |
| SaturdaySat | Jul 25, 2020Jul 25 | Nag Panchami |
| FridayFri | Jul 31, 2020Jul 31 | Varalakshmi Vrat |
| MondayMon | Aug 03, 2020Aug 03 | Raksha Bandhan |
| TuesdayTue | Aug 11, 2020Aug 11 | Krishna Janmashtami |
| SaturdaySat | Aug 22, 2020Aug 22 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| MondayMon | Aug 31, 2020Aug 31 | Onam |
| WednesdayWed | Sep 16, 2020Sep 16 | Vishwakarma Puja |
| ThursdayThu | Sep 17, 2020Sep 17 | Mahalaya Amavasya |
| SaturdaySat | Oct 17, 2020Oct 17 | Navaratri begins |
| SaturdaySat | Oct 24, 2020Oct 24 | Navaratri ends / Maha Navami |
| SundaySun | Oct 25, 2020Oct 25 | Dusshera |
| FridayFri | Oct 30, 2020Oct 30 | Sharad Purnima |
| WednesdayWed | Nov 04, 2020Nov 04 | Karwa Chauth |
| FridayFri | Nov 13, 2020Nov 13 | Dhan Teras |
| SaturdaySat | Nov 14, 2020Nov 14 | Diwali |
| MondayMon | Nov 16, 2020Nov 16 | Bhai Dooj |
| FridayFri | Nov 20, 2020Nov 20 | Chhath Puja |
| MondayMon | Nov 30, 2020Nov 30 | Kartik Poornima |
| TuesdayTue | Dec 15, 2020Dec 15 | Dhanu Sankranti |
| FridayFri | Dec 25, 2020Dec 25 | Geeta Jayanti |
List of Religious Holidays of Islam in 2020
| DAY | DATE | HOLIDAY |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Mar 22, 2020 | Lailat al Miraj |
| Tuesday | Apr 21, 2020 | Lailat al Bara'ah |
| Wednesday | Apr 22, 2020 | Ramadan (start) |
| Tuesday | May 19, 2020 | Laylat al Qadr |
| Sunday | May 24, 2020 | Eid-al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) |
| Friday | Jul 31, 2020 | Eid-al-Adha |
| Monday | Aug 10, 2020 | Waqf al Arafa - Hajj |
| Thursday | Aug 20, 2020 | Hijra - Islamic New Year |
| Sunday | Aug 30, 2020 | Day of Ashura / Muharram |
| Friday | Oct 30, 2020 | Milad un Nabi |
| Tuesday | Nov 03, 2020 | Milad un Nabi (Shia) |
List of Religious Holidays of Jewish in 2020
| DAY | DATE | HOLIDAY |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Jan 21, 2020 | Tu Bishvat |
| Tuesday | Mar 10, 2020 | Purim |
| Wednesday | Mar 11, 2020 | Shushan Purim |
| Wednesday | Apr 08, 2020 | Passover - First Day |
| Thursday | Apr 16, 2020 | Passover - Final Day |
| Tuesday | Apr 21, 2020 | Yom Hashoah |
| Tuesday | Apr 28, 2020 | Yom HaZikaron |
| Wednesday | Apr 29, 2020 | Yom HaAtzma'ut |
| Friday | May 08, 2020 | Second Passover |
| Tuesday | May 12, 2020 | Lag BaOmer |
| Friday | May 22, 2020 | Yom Yerushalayim |
| Friday | May 29, 2020 | Shavuot (1st day) |
| Saturday | May 30, 2020 | Shavuot |
| Thursday | Jul 30, 2020 | Tish'a B'Av |
| Saturday | Sep 19, 2020 | Rosh HaShana Starts |
| Sunday | Sep 20, 2020 | Rosh HaShana Ends |
| Monday | Sep 21, 2020 | Fast of Gedaliah |
| Monday | Sep 28, 2020 | Yom Kippur |
| Saturday | Oct 03, 2020 | Sukkot Starts |
| Friday | Oct 09, 2020 | Sukkot Ends |
| Saturday | Oct 10, 2020 | Shmini Atzeret |
| Sunday | Oct 11, 2020 | Simchat Torah |
| Friday | Dec 11, 2020 | Hanukkah Starts |
| Friday | Dec 18, 2020 | Hanukkah Ends |
List of Religious Holidays of Sikh in 2020
| DAY | DATE | HOLIDAY |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Jan 05, 2020 | Guru Gobind Singh Birthday |
| Tuesday | Jan 14, 2020 | Maghi - Lohri |
| Tuesday | Mar 10, 2020 | Holi |
| Tuesday | Mar 17, 2020 | Hola Mohalla |
| Tuesday | Apr 14, 2020 | Vaisakhi |
| Saturday | Apr 18, 2020 | Birthday of Guru Angad Dev |
| Tuesday | Jun 16, 2020 | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib |
| Tuesday | Oct 20, 2020 | Birth of the Guru Granth |
| Saturday | Nov 14, 2020 | Diwali |
| Tuesday | Nov 24, 2020 | Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib |
| Monday | Nov 30, 2020 | Guru Nanak Birthday |
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