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The dates highlighted below represent either statutory holidays or the holiest days for that particular faith. All efforts should be made not to schedule union events on these days.

Adapted from interfaithcalendar.org

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April	May	June
July	August	September
October	November	December

January	February Black History Month	March
1 JAN New Year’s Day Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian Feast of St. Basil - Orthodox Christian Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto	2 FEB Candlemas - Christian Imbolc - Wicca	1 MAR Holi - Hindu
5 JAN Twelfth Night - Christian Guru Gobindh Singh birthday - Sikh	7 FEB Meatfare Sunday - Orthodox Christian Four Chaplains Sunday - Interfaith	8 MAR International Women’s Day
6 JAN Epiphany - Christian	12 FEB Maha Shivaratri - Hindu	16 MAR Vaisaki - New Year- Hindu
7 JAN Nativity of Christ - Orthodox Christian	14 FEB Chinese New Year  Saint Valentine’s Day - Christian	17 MAR St. Patrick’s Day - Christian
10 JAN Baptism of the Lord Jesus - Christian	15 FEB Heritage Day - Canada (Family Day - Ontario) Nirvana Day - Buddhist Great Lent - Clean Monday - Orthodox Christian	20 MAR Spring Equniox - Wicca
14 JAN Maghi - Sikh	16 FEB Shrove Tuesday - Christian	21 MAR Naw Ruz (New Year) - Baha’i  International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
17 JAN World Religion Day - Baha’i Blessing of the Animals - Hispanic Christian	17 FEB Ash Wednesday - Lent begins- Christian	24 MAR Ramanavami - Hindu
20 JAN Vasant Panchami - Hindu	21 FEB Orthodox Sunday - Orthodox Christian	25 MAR Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
30 JAN Tu B’shvat - Jewish	26 FEB Mawlid an Nabi - Islam Intercalary Days through March 1st - Baha’i	27 MAR Lazarus Saturday - Orthodox Christian
30 JAN -1 to Feb. 1st Mahayana New Year - Buddhist	28 FEB Purim  - Jewish	28 MAR Palm Sunday - Christian/Orthodox Christian Khordad Sal - Zoroastrian
		29 MAR Mahavir Jayanti - Jain
		30 MAR Lord’s Evening Meal - Jehovah’s Witness Christian  Hanuman Jayanti  - Hindu Magha Puja Day  - Buddhist
		30-31 MAR Pesach (Passover) First two days  - Jewish

July	August	September
1 JULY Canada Day	1 AUG Lammas - Christian Lughnassad (Lammas) - Wicca/Neo Pagan	1 SEPT Ecclesiastical Year begins - Orthodox Christian
8 JULY Lailat al Miraj - Islam	6 AUG Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian	2 SEPT Krishna Janmashtami - Hindu
9 JULY Martyrdom of the Bab  - Baha’i	8 AUG Civic Holiday (Canada, except Quebec)	6 SEPT Laylat el Qadr- Islam Labour Day
11 JULY St. Benedict Day - Catholic Christian	11 AUG Ramadan begins (thru Sept. 10) - Islam	8 SEPT Nativity of Mary - Christian International Literacy Day
13-15 JULY Ulambana (Obon) - Buddhist	15 AUG Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian	9-10 SEPT Rosh Hashanah  - Jewish
20 JULY Tisha B’Av - Jewish	24 AUG Raksha Bandhan - Hindu	10 SEPT Eid al Fitr - Islam (Ramadan ends)
21 JULY Pioneer Day - Mormon Christian	29 AUG Beheading of John the Baptist - Christian	11 SEPT Ganesa Chaturthi  - Hindu
26 JULY Lailat al Bara’ah - Islam Asalha Puja Day - Buddhist		12 SEPT Paryushana (begins) - Jain
		14 SEPT Holy Cross Day - Christian
		18 SEPT Yom Kippur  - Jewish
		23-29 SEPT Sukkot - Jewish (23-24 Primary Obligation Days)
		23 SEPT Fall Equinox - Wicca