2010
* Means that Holy days begin at sundown the day before this date.
** Regional customs,
group preference or moon sightings may
cause a variation of this date.
Bold
titles are primary holy days of a tradition.
JANUARY 2010
- 1
- Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
- Feast of St Basil - Orthodox Christian
- Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
- 5
- Twelfth Night - Christian
- Guru Gobindh Singh birthday - Sikh
- 6
- Epiphany - Christian
- Feast of the Theophany - Orthodox Christian
- Nativity of Christ - Armenian Christian
- Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) - Hispanic Christian
- 7
- Nativity of Christ - Orthodox Christian
- 10
- Baptism of the Lord Jesus - Christian
- 14
- 17
- World Religion Day * - Baha'i
- Blessing of the Animals - Hispanic Christian
- 18-25
- Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Christian
- 19
- Timkat - Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
- 20
- Vasant Panchami ** - Hindu
- 24
- Triodion begins - Orthodox Christian
- 25
- Conversion of St. Paul - Christian
- 30-February 1
- Mahayana New Year ** - Buddhist
- 30
Definitions
FEBRUARY 2010
- 2
- Candlemas - Christian
- Presentation of Christ in the Temple - Anglican Christian
- Saint Brighid of Kildare - Celtic Christian
- Imbolc - Lughnassad * - Wicca - northern and southern hemispheres
3
7
- Meatfare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- Four Chaplains Sunday - Interfaith
12
- Maha Shivaratri ** - Hindu
14
- Chinese New Year - Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist
- Cheesefare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- Saint Valentine's Day - Christian
- Transfiguration Sunday - Christian
15
- Nirvana Day ** - Buddhist
- Great Lent - Clean Monday - Orthodox Christian
16
- Shrove Tuesday - Christian
17
- Ash Wednesday - Lent begins - Christian
21
- Orthodox Sunday - Orthodox Christian
26
- Mawlid an Nabi * ** - Islam
- Intercalary Days through March 1 - Baha'i
28
Definitions
MARCH 2010
- 1
- 16
- Vaisaki - New Year
** - Hindu
- 17
- St Patrick's Day - Christian
- 20 Equinox
- Ostara * - Wicca - Northern Hemisphere
- Mabon * - Wicca - Southern Hemisphere
- 21
- Norouz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
- Naw Ruz (New Year) * - Baha'i
- Passion Sunday ** - Christian
- 24
- 25
- Annunciation of the Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
- 27
- Lazarus Saturday - Orthodox Christian
- 28
- Palm Sunday - Christian/Orthodox Christian
- Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra)** - Zoroastrian
- 29
30
- Lord's Evening Meal - Jehovah's Witness Christian
- Hanuman Jayanti ** - Hindu
- Magha Puja Day ** - Buddhist
30-31 *
- Pesach (Passover) First two days * -
Jewish
Definitions
APRIL 2010
- 1
- Maundy Thursday - Christian
- 2
- Good (Holy) Friday - All Christians
- 4
- 5-6
- Pesach (Passover) final two days * -
Jewish
- 11
- 14
- 19
- Yom Ha'Atzmaut * - Jewish
- 21
- First Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 23
- Saint George's Day - Christian
- 28-May 1
- Theravadin New Year** - Buddhist
- 29
- Ninth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 30
- St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
Definitions
MAY 2010
- 1
- Beltane - Samhain * - Wicca Northern and Southern hemispheres
- 2
- Lag B'Omer * - Jewish
- Twelfth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 6
- National Day of Prayer - Interfaith USA
- 13
- Ascension of Christ - Christian
- 19-20
- 23
- Pentecost - All Christians
- Declaration of the Bab - Baha'i
- 27
- Buddha Day - Visakha Puja ** - Buddhist
- 29
- Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- 30
- Trinity Sunday - Christian
- All Saints - Orthodox Christian
Definitions
JUNE 2010
- 3
- Corpus Christi- Catholic Christian
- 9
- Saint Columba of Iona - Celtic Christian
- 11
- Sacred Heart of Jesus - Catholic Christian
- 19
- New Church Day - Swedenborgian Christian
- 21 Solstice
- Litha * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
- Yule * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
- First Nations Day - Canadian Native People
- 29
- Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul - Christian
Definitions
JULY 2010
- 8
- Lailat al Miraj * **- Islam
- 9
- Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 11
- St Benedict Day - Catholic Christian
- 13-15
- Ulambana (Obon) ** - Buddhist
- 15
- Saint Vladimir - Christian
- 20
- 24
- Pioneer Day - Mormon Christian
- 26
- Lailat al Bara'ah * - Islam
- Asalha Puja Day ** - Buddhist
Definitions
AUGUST 2010
- 1
- Lammas - Christian
- Lughnassad (Lammas) * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
- Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus - Orthodox Christian
- 6
- Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian
- 11
- Ramadan begins * ** - Islam
- 15
- Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
- Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
- 24
- Raksha Bandhan ** - Hindu
- 29
- Beheading of John the Baptist - Christian
Definitions
SEPTEMBER 2010
- 1
- Ecclesiastical Year begins - Orthodox Christian
- 2
- Krishna Janmashtami ** - Hindu
- 6
- Laylat al Kadr * ** - Islam
- 8
- Nativity of Mary - Christian
- 9-10
- 10
- 11
- Ganesa Chaturthi ** - Hindu
- 12
- 14
- Elevation of the Life Giving Cross - Holy Cross Day - Christian
- 18
- 23-29 (23-24 Primary Obligation Days)
- 23 Equinox
- Mabon * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
- Ostara * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
- 29
- Michael and All Angels - Christian
- 30
- Shemini Atzeret * - Jewish
Definitions
OCTOBER 2010
- 1
- 4
- St Francis Day - Catholic Chrisian
- 8-16
- 11
- Thanksgiving - Interfaith - Canada
- 17
- 20
- Birth of the Báb * - Baha'i
- 28
- Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
- 31
- All Hallows Eve - Christian
- Reformation Day ** - Protestant Christian
Definitions
NOVEMBER 2010
- 1
- All Saints' Day - Christian
- Samhain - Beltane * - Wicca Northern and Southern hemispheres
- 2
- All Souls' Day - Catholic Christian
- 5
- Diwali - Hindu, Jain, Sikh
- 12
- Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- 15
- Waqf al Arafa - Hajj * ** - Islam
- Nativity Fast through December 24 - Orthodox Christian
- 16
- 21
- Christ the King - Christian
- Guru Nanak birthday - Sikh
- 25
- Thanksgiving - Interfaith - USA
- 26
- 28
- First Sunday of Advent - Christian
- 30
- Saint Andrew's Day - Christian
Definitions
DECEMBER 2010
- 2-9
- 6
- Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
- 7
- Hijra - New Year * ** - Islam
- 8
- Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhism
- Immaculate Conception of Mary - Catholic Christian
- 12
- Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
- 16
- 16
- Posadas Navidenas through December 25 - Hispanic Christian
- 21 Solstice
- Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra - Zoroastrian
- Yule * - Wicca Northern hemisphere
- Litha* - Wicca Southern hemisphere
- Yule - Christian
- 25
- 26
- Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
- Death of Prophet Zarathushtra ** - Zoroastria
- 28
- Holy Innocents - Christian
- 31
Definitions
Updated on December 31, 2009
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