Salem celebrates its religiously diverse community, and recognizes that followers of different faiths observe a variety of holy days. The list below lists the major religious holy day observances for the interfaith calendar.
August 2019 | |
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Aug 1
| Lughnassad - Wicca/Pagan Fast in Honor of Holy Mother of Jesus - Orthodox Christian |
Aug 6 | Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian |
Aug 10
| Tish’a B’av – Jewish Waqf al Arafa - Islam |
Aug 12-15 | Eid al Adha - Islam |
Aug 15 | Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian |
Aug 23 | Krishna Janmashtami - Hindu |
September 2019 | |
Sep 1 | Hijra - New Year - Islam |
Sep 8 | Nativity of Virgin Mary - Christian |
Sep 23
| Equinox Mabon - Ostara - Wicca |
Sep 30-Oct 1 | Rosh Hashanah - Jewish |
October 2019 | |
Oct 8 | Dasara - Hindu |
Oct 9 | Yom Kippur - Jewish |
Oct 14-20 | Sukkot - Jewish |
Oct 20 | Birth of the Báb - Baha’i |
Oct 27 | Diwali - Sikh - Hindu - Jain |
Oct 28 | Jain New Year - Jain |
Oct 29 | Reformation Day - Protestant Christian |
Oct 31
| All Hallows Eve – Christian Reformation Day - Protestant Christian |
November 2019 | |
Nov 1
| All Saints Day – Christian Samhain - Beltane - Wicca/Pagan |
Nov 2 | All Souls Day - Catholic Christian |
Nov 10 | Mawlid an Nabi - Islam |
Nov 12
| Birth of Baha’u’llah - Baha’i Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib - Sikh |
Nov 15 | Nativity Fast begins - Orthodox Christian |
Nov 26 | Christ the King - Christian |
Nov 28 | Thanksgiving (USA) - Interfaith |
December 2019 | |
Dec 1-24 | Advent - Christian |
Dec 6 | Saint Nicholas Day - Christian |
Dec 8
| Bodhi Day(Rohatsu) – Buddhism Immaculate Conception of Mary - Catholic Christian |
Dec 12 | Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian |
Dec 16-25 | Posadas Navidenas - Hispanic Christian |
Dec 21
| Solstice Yule - Litha - Wicca/Pagan |
Dec 23-30 | Hanukkah - Jewish |
Dec 24 | Christmas Eve - Christian |
Dec 25
| Christmas – Christian Feast of the Nativity - Orthodox Christian |
Dec 26 | Zarathosht Diso - Zoroastrian |
Dec 29 | Holy Family - Catholic Christian |
Dec 31 | Watch Night - Christian |
January 2020 | |
Jan 1
| Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian Feast Day of St Basil - Orthodox Christian Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto |
Jan 5 | Twelfth Night - Christian |
Jan 6
| Epiphany – Christian Feast of the Epiphany (Theophany) - Orthodox Christian Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) - Christian |
Jan 7 | Feast of the Nativity - Orthodox Christian |
Jan 8 | Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian |
Jan 10-12 | Mahayana New Year - Buddhist |
Jan 12 | Baptism of the Lord Jesus - Christian |
Jan 13 | Maghi - Sikh |
Jan 18-25 | Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Christian |
Jan 19 | World Religion Day - Baha’i |
Jan 28 | Tu BiShavat - Jewish |
February 2020 | |
Feb 2
| Imbolc - Wicca/Pagan Saint Brigid of Kildare - Celtic Christian |
Feb 3 | Setsebun-sai (beginning of spring) - Shinto |
Feb 5 | Chinese New Year - Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist |
Feb 8 | Nirvana Day - Buddhism |
Feb 23 | Transfiguration Sunday - Christian |
Feb 25 | Shrove Tuesday - Christian |
Feb 26 | Ash Wednesday - Lent begins – Christian |
March 2020 | |
Mar 1 | St. David of Wales - Christian |
Mar 2 – 20 | Nineteen Day Fast - Baha’i |
Mar 3 | Hindi New Year - Hindu |
Mar 10
| Holi – Hindu Purim – Jewish |
Mar 20
| Equinox Ostara - Mabon - Wicca/Pagan |
Mar 21
| Norooz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian Naw-Rúz (New Year) - Baha’i |
Mar 25 | Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Christian |
Mar 28 | Khordad Sal - Zoroastrian |
April 2020 | |
Apr 5 | Palm Sunday - Christian |
Apr 9-11 | Theravadin New Year - Buddhist |
Apr 9-15 | Pesach - Jewish |
Apr 9 | Maundy Thursday - Christian |
Apr 10 | Good Friday - Christian |
Apr 12
| Easter – Christian Palm Sunday - Orthodox Christian |
Apr 17 | Holy Friday - Orthodox Christian |
Apr 19 | Pascha - Easter - Orthodox Christian |
Apr 21
| Yom HaShoah – Jewish First Day of Ridvan - Baha’i Palm Sunday - Orthodox Christian |
Apr 24 | Ramadan begins - Islam |
May 2020 | |
May 1 | Beltane - Samhain - Wicca/Pagan |
May 2 | Last day of Ridvan - Baha’i |
May 7 | Visakha Puja - Buddha Day - Buddhist |
May 21 | Ascension of Jesus - Christian |
May 23 | Declaration of the Bab - Baha’i |
May 29
| Ascension of Baha’u’llah - Baha’i Ascension of Jesus - Orthodox Christian |
May 29-30 | Shavuot - Jewish |
May 31 | Pentecost - Christian |
June 2020 | |
Jun 5-7 | Eid al Fitr - Islam |
Jun 7
| Pentecost - Orthodox Christian Trinity Sunday - Christian |
Jun 9 | St. Columba of Iona - Celtic Christian |
Jun 21
| Solstice Litha - Yule - Wicca/Pagan |
Jun 22 | First Nations Day - Canadian Native People |