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.
| July | ||||
| 9-10 | Martyrdom of the Bob | Bahá'í | ||
| 29-30 | Tisha B'Av Begins | Jewish | ||
| 30-31 | Eid-ul-Adha | Islam | ||
| 31 | Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola | Christian/Catholic | ||
| August | ||||
| 11 | Feast of St. Clare | Christian/Catholic | ||
| 11 | Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu | ||
| 15 | Feast of the Assumption of Mary | Christian/Catholic | ||
| 16-23 | Paryushan | Jain | ||
| September | ||||
| 18-20 | Rosh Hashanah | Jewish | ||
| 27-28 | Yom Kippur | Jewish | ||
| October | ||||
| 2-9 | Sukkot | Jewish | ||
| 3 | Transitus of St. Francis | Christian Catholic | ||
| 4 | Feast of St. Francis | Catholic | ||
| 9 | Shemini Atzeret Begins | Jewish | ||
| 10-11 | Simchat Torah | Jewish | ||
| 11 | Shemini Atzeret Ends | Jewish | ||
| 28-29 | Birth of the Bab | Bahá'í | ||
| 30 | Birth of Baháúllah | Bahá'í | ||
| November | ||||
| 1 | All Saints Day | Christian/Catholic | ||
| 2 | All Souls Day | Catholic | ||
| 14 | Diwali | Hindu, Jain | ||
| 16 | Remembering the Martyrs of the UCA | Secular | ||
| 24 | Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib | Sikh | ||
| 26 | Thanksgiving | Federal | ||
| 29 | Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib | Sikh | ||
| December | ||||
| 11/29 - 12/24 | Advent Season | Christian | ||
| 3 | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Christian/Catholic | ||
| 8 | Bodhi Day | Buddhist | ||
| 8 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian/Catholic | ||
| 10-18 | Hanukkah | Jewish | ||
| 12 | Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe | Christian Catholic | ||
| 12 | Mawlid-al-Nabi | Sikh | ||
| 25 | Christmas | Christian | ||
| 12/26 - 1/1 | Kwanzaa | Ethnic | ||
| January | ||||
| 1 | Feast of Mary Mother of God | Catholic | ||
| 5 | Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib | Islam | ||
| 7 | Christmas - Eastern Orthodox | Eastern Orthodox/Christian | ||
| 20 | Bodhi Day | Buddhist | ||
| February | ||||
| 17 | Ash Wednesday | Catholic | ||
| 25 | Purim begins | Jewish | ||
| 26 | Purim ends | Jewish | ||
| March | ||||
| 11 | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu | ||
| 15 | Shri Ramakrishna Jayanti | Hindu | ||
| 20 | Naw-Rúz | Bahá'í | ||
| 21-22 | Nowruz | Persian | ||
| 25 | Feast of the Annunciation | Catholic | ||
| 27 | Passover begins | Jewish | ||
| 28 | Palm Sunday | Eastern Orthodox/Christian | ||
| April | ||||
| 2 | Good Friday | Eastern Orthodox/Christian | ||
| 4 | Easter | Catholic | ||
| 4 | Passover ends | Jewish | ||
| 8 | Vesak | Buddhist | ||
| 12 | Ramadan begins | Islam | ||
| 14 | Vaisakhi | Sikh | ||
| 20 | Ridván begins | Bahá'í | ||
| 21 | Rama Navami | Hindu | ||
| 30 | Good Friday (Orthodox) | Eastern Orthodox/Christian | ||
| May | ||||
| 1 | Ridván ends | Bahá'í | ||
| 11 | Ramadan ends | Islam | ||
| 12-13 | Eid al-Fitr | Islam | ||
| 13 | Feast of the Ascension | Catholic | ||
| 16-18 | Shavuot | Jewish | ||
| 22-21 | Declaration of the Bab | Bahá'í | ||
| 27-28 | Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh | Bahá'í | ||
| June | ||||
| 13 | St. Anthony of Padua | Christian/Catholic | ||
| 16 | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib | Sikh | ||
| July | ||||
| 9-10 | Martyrdom of the Bab | Bahá'í | ||
| 15 | Feast of Saint Bonaventure | Christian/Catholic | ||
| 17-18 | Tisha B'Av | Jewish | ||
| 19-20 | Eid-ul-Adha | Islam | ||
| 31 | Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola | Catholic | ||
