Holidays 2022
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January
1 Feast day of St. Basil (Orthodox Christian)
5 Twelfth Night (Christian)
6 Epiphany and Three Kings Day (Christian)
13 Maghi (Sikh)
21 World Religion Day (Baha'i)
22 Vasant Panchami (Hindu)
27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
February
1-7 World Interfaith Harmony Week
1-2 Imbolc (Wiccan)
2 Presentation of Jesus (Christian)
4 Rosa Parks birthday 1913
8 Nirvana Day (Buddhist)
14 Valentine's Day
15 Susan B. Anthony birthday 1820
16 Shrove Tuesday (Christian)
17 Ash Wednesday (Christian)
21 First Sunday of Lent (Christian)
26 Purim (Judaism)
March
8 International Women's Day
17 St. Patrick's Day
19-23 Ostara-Mabon (Wiccan)
20 International Day of Happiness
20 Spring Equinox
21 Naw-Rux, New Year (Zoroastrian)
22 World Water Day
28 Palm Sunday (Christianity)
28 Nineteen day fast begins (Baha'i)
April
1 Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday (Christianity)
2 Good Friday (Christianity)
2 Ramadan begins (Islam)
4 Easter (Christianity)
5 Golden Rule Day
7 World Health Day
15 Passover begins (Judaism) ends April 23
Good Friday (Christian)
17 Easter (Christian)
22 Earth Day
24 Orthodox Easter
May
1 World Labyrinth Day
1 Beltane (Wiccan)
2 Ramadan ends (Islam)
5 Cinco de Mayo
5 National Day of Prayer
8 St. Julian of Norwich birthday 1342
8 Mother's Day
11 Ramadan ends
15 International Day of Families
16-18 Shavout (Judaism)
31 Memorial Day
June
1 Global Day of Parents
5 Pentecost (Christian)
8 World Oceans Day
12 World Day Against Child Labor
19 Juneteenth (Black History)
19-23 Litha (Wiccan)
19 Father's Day
21 Summer Solstice
24 John the Baptist birthday (Christianity)
July
6 Dalai Lama birthday 1935 (Buddhism)
22 St. Mary Magdalene day
30 World Day of Friendship
31 St. Ignatius day
August
1 Lughnasadh (Wiccan)
7-8 Ashura (Islam)
9 World Indigenous People's Day
26 Women's Equality day
September
21-29 Mabon (Wiccan)
21 International Day of Peace
22 Fall Equinox
25-27 Rosh Hashannah (Judaism)
29 Michaelmas Day
October
4 Blessing of the animals (Christian)
4 Feast of St. Francis
4-5 Yom Kippur (Judaism)
9 Sukkot (Judaism)
20 Installation of the Scriptures as Guru Granth (Sikh)
22 Blessing of the dogs (Hindu)
24 United Nations day
24 Diwali begins (Sikh, Jain, Hindu)
31 Samhain (Wiccan)
31 All Hallows Eve (Christian)
November
1 All Saints Day (Christian)
12 Birthday of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i)
16 World Peace Day
24 Thanksgiving (USA)
27 First Sunday of Advent (Christian)
December
6 St. Nicholas Day (Christian)
8 Bodhi Day (Buddhist)
14 St. John of the Cross birthday 1591
18 Hanukkah begins (Judaism)
25 Christmas (Christian)