Multifaith Calendar 2006

2006:  Jan. |  Feb.  |  March  |  April  |  May  |  June  |  July  |  Aug.  |  Sept.  |  Oct.  |  Nov. |  Dec.    2007:  Jan.  |  Feb.  |  March 

January 2006

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
  • Christian: Feast of the Nativity (Orthodox Christmas)
8
9
  • Muslim: Hajj -- Pilgrimmage to Mecca
10
  • Muslim: Eid al-Adha -- Feast of Sacrifice
11
12
13
14
  • Buddhist: Mahayana New Year
  • Hindu: Makhar Sankrat -- Marks the start of the sun's journey north
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
  • Muslim: Hijra -- Islamic New Year
       

February 2006

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
     
1
2
  • Christian: Candlemas -- -- Celebrates Jesus's introduction to the House of God
  • Hindu: Vasant Panchami -- Celebration of Saraswati, goddess of learning
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
  • Muslim: Ashura -- Honors Muhammad's martyred grandson
10
11
12
  • Jewish: Tu B'Shevat -- New Year for Trees
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
  • Hindu: Maha Shivaratri -- Shiva's night
27
28
        

March 2006

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
     
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31
  

April 2006

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
           
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2
3
4
5
6
  • Hindu: Rama Navami -- Birthday of Sri Rama
7
8
9
10
11
  • Muslim: Mawlid an Nabi -- Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad
12
13
  • Buddhist: Theravada New Year
  • Jewish: Passover -- Commemorates the liberation of the Jews from Egypt; eight days
14
  • Christian: Good Friday -- Commemorates Jesus's crucifixion
15
16
  • Christian: Easter -- -- Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
  • Christian: Pascha (Orthodox) -- Celebrates the death and resurrection of Jesus
24
25
  • Jewish: Yom HaShoah -- Holocaust Remembrance Day
26
27
28
29
30
            

May 2006

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
 
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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15
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18
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21
22
23
24
25
  • Christian: Ascension Day -- Marks Jesus's ascension to Heaven
26
27
28
29
30
31
      

June 2006

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
       
1
  • Christian: Feast of Ascension (Orthodox)
  • Jewish: Shavuot -- Celebrates the revelation of the Ten Commandments to Moses; two days
2
3
4
  • Christian: Pentecost -- Marks the descent of the Holy Spirit
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
  • Hindu: Ganga Dussehra -- Celebrates the sacred Ganges River
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
  

July 2006

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
           
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
  • Buddhist: Ullambana -- Ancestor Day (Mayahana Buddhist)
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
          

August 2006

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
   
1
2
3
  • Jewish: Tisha B'av -- Fasting to mourn the destruction of the First and Second Temple
4
  • Hindu: Rasha Bandhan -- Celebrates siblings
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
  • Christian: Assumption (Catholic)
  • Christian: Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Orthodox)
16
  • Hindu: Janmashtami -- Krishna's birthday
17
18
19
20
21
  • Muslim: Lailat al Miraj -- Ascension of Muhammad
22
23
24
25
26
27
  • Hindu: Ganesh Chaturathi -- Honors the god Ganesh
28
29
30
31
    

September 2006

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
         
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
  • Muslim: Lailat al Bara'ah -- Fast before Ramadan
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
  • Jewish: Rosh Hashanah -- Jewish New Year
  • Hindu: Navratri -- Nine-day festival for the Divine Mother
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

October 2006

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
1
2
  • Jewish: Yom Kippur -- Day of Atonement
  • Hindu: Dussehra/Durga Puja -- Celebrates triumph of good over evil
3
4
  • Christian: Feast of St. Frances of Assisi (Catholic)
5
6
7
  • Jewish: Sukkot -- Seven-day harvest festival
8
9
10
  • Hindu: Karva Chauth -- Married women fast
11
12
13
14
  • Jewish: Shemini Atzeret -- Celebrates the end of the annual Torah reading cycle
15
  • Jewish: Simchat Torah -- A new Torah reading cycle begins
16
17
18
19
  • Muslim: Lailat ul-Qadr -- Celebrates Muhammad's revelation of the Koran
20
21
  • Hindu: Diwali -- Festival of lights
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
        

November 2006

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
     
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2
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12
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30
    

December 2006

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
         
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
  • Buddhist: Bodhi Day/Rohatsu (Zen Buddhist)
  • Christian: Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Catholic)
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
  • Jewish: Hannukah -- Eight-day festival of lights
17
18
19
20
21
  • Hindu: Pancha Ganapati -- Five-day festival for Ganesh
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
  • Muslim: Hajj -- Pilgrimmage to Mecca
31
  • Muslim: Eid al-Adha -- Feast of Sacrifice
           

January 2007

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
  • Hindu: Makhar Sankrat -- Marks the start of the sun's journey north
15
16
17
18
19
20
  • Muslim: Hijra -- Islamic New Year
21
22
23
  • Hindu: Vasant Panchami -- Celebration of Saraswati, goddess of learning
24
25
26
27
28
29
  • Muslim: Ashura -- Honors Muhammad's martyred grandson
30
31
      

February 2007

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
       
1
2
  • Christian: Candlemas -- Celebrates Jesus's introduction to the House of God
3
  • Jewish: Tu B'Shevat -- New Year for Trees
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
  • Hindu: Maha Shivaratri -- Shiva's night
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
      

March 2007

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
       
1
2
3
4
  • Jewish: Purim -- -- Marks the survival of Jews in Persia
  • Hindu: Holi -- Festival of color
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
  • Hindu: Rama Navami -- Birthday of Sri Rama
28
29
30
31
  • Muslim: Mawlid an Nabi -- Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad
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