Multifaith Calendar 2007

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

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
 
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  • Hindu:
     Makhar Sankrat -- Marks the start of the sun's journey north
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  • Muslim:
     Hijra -- Islamic New Year
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22
23
  • Hindu:
     Vasant Panchami -- Celebration of Saraswati, goddess of learning
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  • Muslim:
     Ashura -- Honors Muhammad's martyred grandson
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February 2007

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
       
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2
  • Christian:
     Candlemas -- Celebrates Jesus's introduction to the House of God
3
  • Jewish:
     Tu B'Shevat -- New Year for Trees
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5
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9
10
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  • Hindu:
     Maha Shivaratri -- Shiva's night
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March 2007

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
       
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2
3
4
  • Jewish:
     Purim -- -- Marks the survival of Jews in Persia
  • Hindu:
     Holi -- Festival of color
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9
10
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  • Hindu:
     Rama Navami -- Birthday of Sri Rama
28
29
30
31
  • Muslim:
     Mawlid an Nabi -- Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad

April 2007

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
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2
  • Buddhist:
     Theravada New Year
  • Hindu:
     Hanuman Jayanti -- Birthday of the Monkey God Hanuman
3
  • Jewish:
     Passover -- Commemorates the liberation of the Jews from Egypt; eight days
4
5
  • Muslim:
     Mawlid an Nabi (Shia) -- Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad
6
  • Christian:
     Good Friday -- Commemorates Jesus's crucifixion
7
8
  • Christian:
     Easter -- Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ
  • Christian:
     Pascha (Orthodox) -- Celebrates the death and resurrection of Jesus
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
  • Jewish:
     Yom HaShoah -- Holocaust Remembrance Day
16
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May 2007

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
   
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2
3
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12
13
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15
16
17
  • Christian:
     Ascension Day -- Marks Jesus's ascension to Heaven
18
19
20
21
22
23
  • Jewish:
     Shavuot -- Celebrates the revelation of the Ten Commandments to Moses; two days
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25
26
27
  • Christian:
     Pentecost -- Marks the descent of the Holy Spirit
28
29
30
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June 2007

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
         
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7
8
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10
11
12
13
14
15
16
  • Hindu:
     Ganga Dussehra -- Celebrates the sacred Ganges River
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30

July 2007

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
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2
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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
  • Jewish:
     Tisha B'av -- Fasting to mourn the destruction of the First and Second Temple
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27
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August 2007

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
     
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
  • Muslim:
     Lailat al Miraj -- Ascension of Muhammad
12
13
14
15
  • Christian:
     Assumption (Catholic)
  • Christian:
     Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Orthodox)
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
  • Muslim:
     Lailat al Bara'ah -- Fast before Ramadan
  • Hindu:
     Rasha Bandhan -- Celebrates siblings
29
30
31
  

September 2007

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
           
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2
3
4
  • Hindu:
     Janmashtami -- Krishna's birthday
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
  • Hindu:
     Ganesh Chaturathi -- Honors the god Ganesh
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
  • Jewish:
     Yom Kippur -- Day of Atonement
23
24
25
26
27
  • Jewish:
     Sukkot -- Seven-day harvest festival
28
29
30
            

October 2007

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
 
1
2
3
4
  • Christian:
     Feast of St. Frances of Assisi (Catholic)
  • Jewish:
     Shemini Atzeret -- Celebrates the end of the annual Torah reading cycle
5
  • Jewish:
     Simchat Torah -- A new Torah reading cycle begins
6
7
8
9
  • Muslim:
     Lailat ul-Qadr -- Celebrates Muhammad's revelation of the Koran
10
11
12
  • Hindu:
     Navratri -- Nine-day festival for the Divine Mother
13
14
15
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21
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November 2007

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
       
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
  • Hindu:
     Diwali -- Festival of lights
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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21
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25
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27
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30
  

December 2007

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