AUGUST 2018
August 15
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Roman Catholic
August 20-22
Eid al-Adha
Islam
August 26
Raksha Bandhan
Hinduism
SEPTEMBER 2018
September 2-3
Krishna Janmashtami
Hinduism
September 7-14
Paryushana
Jainism/Hinduism
September 10-11
Rosh Hashanah
Judaism
Jewish New Year
September 11
Al-Hijra
Islam
Islamic New Year
September 13
Ganesha Chaturthi
Hinduism
September 18-19
Yom Kippur
Judaism
Fast Day (work restriction)
September 20-21
Ashura
Islam
Fast Day
September 24-30
Sukkot
Judaism
September 24-25 primary observation days - designated non-work days for observers
OCTOBER 2018
October 1
Shemini Atzeret
Judaism
Designated non-work day for obeservers
October 2
Simchat Torah
Judaism
Designated non-work day for observers
October 9-18
Navratri
Hinduism
October 19
Dussehra
Hinduism
NOVEMBER 2018
November 1
All Saints' Day
Christian
November 2
All Souls' Day
Christian
November 6-13
Paryushana
Jainism
November 7
Diwali
Hinduism / Jainism
November 7
Bandi Chhor Divas
Sikhism
November 21
Mawlid-an-Nabi-Sharif
IslamNovember 23
Guru Nanak's birthday
SikhismNovember 24
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur
Sikhism
DECEMBER 2018
December 2-24
Advent
Christian / Roman Catholic
December 3-10
Hanukkah
Judaism
December 8
Bodhi Day
Buddhism
December 8
Immaculate Conception
Roman Catholic
December 23
Human Light
Atheism / Humanism
Special Celebration
December 24
Christmas Eve
ChristianDecember 25
Christmas
Christian / Roman CatholicDecember 26 - January 1
Kwanzaa
African Heritage
JANUARY 2019
January 1
Solemnity of Mary
Roman Catholic
January 6
Epiphany
Christian
January 7
Christmas (Feast of the Nativity)
Orthodox Christian
January 14
Orthodox New Year
Orthodox Christian
New Year
January 20-21
Tu Bishvat
Judaism
Special Celebration
January 21-23
Mahayana New Year
Buddhism
New Year
FEBRUARY 2019
February 5
Chinese New Year
Confucianism / Daoism / Buddhism
Lunar New Year
February 15
Nirvana Day
Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism
MARCH 2019
March 4
Maha Shivaratri
Hinduism
March 6
Ash Wednesday (Lent Begins)
Christian / Roman Catholic
March 11
Clean Monday (Great Lent Begins)
Orthodox Christian
March 20-21
Purim
Judaism
March 20-21
Holi
Hinduism
March 21
Magha Puja Day
Buddhism
APRIL 2019
April 3
Isra and Mi'raj
Islam
April 8
Hanamatsuri (Buddha's Birthday - Japan)
Buddhism
April 14
Palm Sunday
Christian / Orthodox / Roman Catholic
April 14
Baisakhi
Sikhism
April 14
Rama Navami
Hinduism
April 18
Holy Thursday
Roman Catholic
April 19
Hanuman Jayanti
Hinduism
April 19
Good Friday
Christian / Roman CatholicApril 19 - 21
Theravada New Year
Buddhism
New Year
April 19-27
Passover
Judaism
Special Festival / Food Restriction (work restriction 20-21 and 26-27)
April 20
Holy Saturday
Roman CatholicApril 20-21
Lailat al Bara-ah
Islam
Worship previous night
April 21
Easter
Christian / Roman CatholicApril 26
Orthodox Good Friday
Christian OrthodoxApril 28
Orthodox Easter
Christian OrthodoxApril 28
Divine Mercy Sunday
Roman Catholic
MAY 2019
May 1-2
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
Judaism
Special Observance
May 5 - June 4
Ramadan
Islam
Fast Period
May 8-9
Yom Ha'Atzmaut
Judaism
Special Observance
May 12
Buddha's Birthday - South Korea, Taiwan
Buddhism
May 19
Vesak
Buddhism
May 22-23
Lag BaOmer
Judaism
Special Celebration
May 31
Laylat al-Qadr
Islam
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