Calendar of Religious Dates 2009

JANUARY 2009

• 1
• Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
• Feast of St Basil - Orthodox Christian
• Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
• 14
• Maghi - Sikh
• 18
• World Religion Day - Baha'i

FEBRUARY 2009

• 1
• Scout Sunday


• 7
• Scout Sabbath
• 8
• Nirvana Day^** - Buddhism
• 9
• Tu B'shvat^* - Jewish
• 25
• Ash Wednesday - Christian

MARCH 2009

• 9
• Mawlid an Nabi^* - Islam
• 10
• Purim^* - Jewish (Precludes Scout Activities)
• 21
• Nawruz (new year) - Baha'i
• Norouz (The New Day) - Zoroastrian
• 26
• Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra) - Zoroastrian

APRIL 2009

• 9-16
• Pesach (Passover)^* - Jewish (No Activities on 9, 10, 15, 16)
• 10
• Good Friday - Christian
• 12
• Easter - Christian
• 13
• Baisakhi - Sikh
• 19
• Easter/Pascha - Orthodox Christian
• 30
• St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian

MAY 2009

• 9
• Buddha Day^** - Visakha Puja - Buddhist
• 12
• Lag Ba'Omer^* - Jewish
• 29
• Ascension of Baha'u'llah - Baha'i
• 29-30
• Shavot^* - Jewish (Precludes Scout Activities)

JUNE 2009

JULY 2009

• 9
• Martyrdom of the Bab^* - Baha'i
• 24
• Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian
• 30
• Tisha B'Av^* - Jewish (Precludes Scouting Activities)

AUGUST 2009

• 15
• Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
• Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
• 22
• Ramadhan Begins - Islam

SEPTEMBER 2009

• 19-20
• Rosh Hashanah^* - Jewish (Precludes Scouting Activities)
• 21
• Eid al Fitr^* - Ramadhan ends - Islam
• 28
• Yom Kippur^* - Jewish (Precludes Scouting Activities)

OCTOBER 2009

• 3-10
• Sukkot^* - Jewish (No Scouting Activities on First, Second, Eighth and Ninth days)
• 11
• Simehat Torah^* - Jewish (Precludes Scouting Activities)
• 20
• Birth of the B'ab^* - Baha'i

NOVEMBER 2009

• 1
• All Saints' Day - Christian
• 2
• All Souls' Day - Catholic Christian
• 12
• Birth of Baha'u'llah^* - Baha'i
• 26
• Day of Covenant^* - Baha'i
• Thanksgiving - Interfaith

DECEMBER 2009

• 8
• Bodhi Day^** (Rohatsu) - Buddhism
• Immaculate Conception - Catholic Christian
• 12-19
• Hanukkah^* - Jewish
• 25
• Christmas - Christian
• 26
• Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra - Zoroastrian
• 26 - January 1
• Kwanzaa - Interfaith