Just as St. Francis and the Sultan found common ground through their belief in God, Alvernia is an inclusive community welcoming individuals from all faiths and backgrounds.
Please use this calendar to learn about the days sacred to our respective religions. Please share and promote interfaith dialogue.
| January | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feast of Mary Mother of God | Catholic |
| 1 | Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus | Orthodox Christian |
| 5 | Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib | Sikh |
| 6 | Epiphany- Dia de los Reyes | Christian |
| 7 | Christmas - Eastern Orthodox | Eastern Orthodox/Christian |
| 10 | Bodhi Day | Buddhist |
| 13 | Gobind Singh'd Birthday | Sikh |
| 27 | International Holocaust Remembrance Day | Global |
| February | ||
| 2 | Candlemas | Christian |
| 15 | Parinirvana | Buddhist |
| 25 | Ayyam-i-Ha | Bahá'í |
| March | ||
| 1 | Lailat al Miraj | Muslim |
| 1 | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu |
| 2 | Ash Wednesday | Christian |
| 16-17 | Purim | Jewish |
| 17-18 | Holi | Hindu |
| 18-20 | Hola Mohalla | Sikh |
| 19 | Feast of Saint Joseph | Catholic |
| 21-22 | Naw-Rúz | Bahá'í |
| 21-22 | Nowruz | Persian New Year |
| 25 | Feast of the Annunciation | Catholic |
| April | ||
| 2 | Good Friday | Eastern Orthodox/Christian |
| 2 | Ramadan Begins | Islam |
| 10 | Shri Rama Navami | Hindu |
| 10 | Palm Sunday | Christian/Catholic |
| 12 | Ramadan begins | Islam |
| 14-17 | Sacred Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday Holy Saturday) | Catholic |
| 14 | Vaisakhi | Sikh |
| 15-23 | Passover | Jewish |
| 18 | Easter Sunday | Christian/Catholic |
| 19 | Ridván begins | Bahá'í |
| 21 | Rama Navami | Hindu |
| 22 | Good Friday (Orthodox) | Eastern Orthodox/Christian |
| May | ||
| 1 | Ridván ends | Bahá'í |
| 6 | Vesak | Buddhist |
| 3 | Ramadan ends | Islam |
| 3 | Eid al-Fitr | Islam |
| 26 | Feast of the Ascension | Catholic |
| 22-21 | Declaration of the Bab | Bahá'í |
| 27-28 | Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh | Bahá'í |
| June | ||
| 4 | Shavout | Jewish |
| 13 | St. Anthony of Padua | Christian/Catholic |
| 16 | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib | Sikh |
| July | ||
| 9 | Martyrdom of the Bab | Bahá'í |
| 15 | Feast of Saint Bonaventure | Christian/Catholic |
| 19-20 | Eid-ul-Adha | Islam |
| 31 | Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola | Catholic |
| August | ||
| 5, 6 | Tisha B'av | Jewish |
| 11 | Feast of St. Clare | Christian/Catholic |
| 15 | Feast of the Assumption of Mary | Christian/Catholic |
| 18-19 | Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu |
| 24 | Paryushan | Jain |
| September | ||
| 25-27 | Rosh Hashanah | Jewish |
| October | ||
| 3 | Transitus of St. Francis | Christian Catholic |
| 4 | Feast of St. Francis | Catholic |
| 4-5 | Yom Kippur | Jewish |
| 7-8 | Mawlid-al-Nabi | Sikh |
| 9-16 | Sukkot | Jewish |
| 16-18 | Shemini Atzeret Begins | Jewish |
| 17-18 | Simchat Torah | Jewish |
| 24 | Diwali | Hindu, Jain |
| 25-26 | Birth of the Bab | Bahai |
| 26-27 | Birth of Baháúllah | Bahá'í |
| November | ||
| 1 | All Saints Day | Christian/Catholic |
| 2 | All Souls Day | Catholic |
| 8 | Birthday of Guru Nanak Ji | Sikh |
| 16 | Remembering the Martyrs of the UCA | Secular |
| 24 | Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib | Sikh |
| 24 | Thanksgiving | Federal |
| 30 | Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib | Sikh |
| December | ||
| 11/27 - 12/24 | Advent Season | Christian |
| 3 | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Christian/Catholic |
| 8 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian/Catholic |
| 18-26 | Hanukkah | Jewish |
| 12 | Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe | Christian/Catholic |
| 25 | Christmas | Christian |
| 12/26 - 1/1 | Kwanzaa | Ethnic |
