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Calendar of Religious Observances 2029

January 2029

Try not to schedule Scouting events on red highlighted dates. If programs must be scheduled on red highlighted dates, Scout organizations should arrange alternate dates for the events that do not conflict with that religion’s holidays and are near to the scheduled date.  Do not schedule events on Christmas, Easter, Nativity of Christ, First night of Passover, Pascha, Fridays during Ramadan, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Islamic, Jewish and some other observances begin at sundown on the first day listed and generally end at sundown the next day.

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    Kwanzaa, African-American; Solemnity of Mary, Catholic; Feast of St. Basil, Eastern Orthodox; Gantan Sai, Shinto; Maidyarem Gahambar, Zoroastrian   Maidyarem Gahambar   Maidyarem Gahambar   Maidyarem Gahambar   Guru Gobind Singh Sahib Birthday, Sikh   Epiphany, Christian
7   8   9   10   11   12   13
Baptism of the Lord, Catholic                         
14   15   16   17   18   19   20
Mahar Sankranti (Pongol) Hindu   Ramadan, Islam; Mahar Sankranti (Pongol)   Mahar Sankranti (Pongol); Ramadan   Mahar Sankranti (Pongol); Ramadan   Ramadan   Feast of the Theophany, Eastern Orthodox; Vasant Panchami,Hindu;  Ramadan   Ramadan
21   22   23   24   25   26   27
World Religion Day, Bahá’i; Ramadan   Ramadan   Ramadan   Sadeh Kermani, Zoroastrian; Ramadan   Mahayana, Buddhist; Ramadan   Ramadan   Ramadan 
28   29   30   31            
Go-Shoki Hoonko – Shinran Shonin Memorial Day, Buddhist; Ramadan   Ramadan   Tu B’Shevat, Jewish; Ramadan   Amartihi, Meher Baba; Ramadan; Tu B’Shevat          

 

 

  • Kwansaa is a celebration of African-American culture.
  • Solemnity of Mary celebrates Mary as the Holy Mother of God.
  • St. Basil is the father of Monasticism in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
  • Gantan Sai is the Shinto New Year
  • Maidyarem Gahambar is the Zoroastrian winter thanksgiving.
  • Guru Gobind Singh, born in 1660, was the 10th Sikh guru.
  • Epiphany celebrates the revelation of the manifestation of God in his son, Jesus.
  • Baptism of the Lord celebrates the baptism of Jesus.
  • Makar Sankranti (Pongal) is the Hindu Winter Harvest Festival.
  • Ramadan commemorates Mohammad’s receipt of the first revelations of the Quran, observed by fasting from dawn to dusk.
  • Theophany is the revelation of Jesus as the Son of God.
  • Vasant Panchami begins the spring season for Hindus.
  • World Religion Day celebrates all religious life.
  • Sadeh Kermani reveres the discovery of fire and celebrates light, energy and the enlightenment of the soul.
  • Mahayana is the Buddhist New Year.
  • Shinran Shonin is the Memorial Day for the founder of the Jodo Shinshu School of Buddhism
  • Tu B’Shevat celebrates the birth of trees for tithing purposes.
  • Amartihi is the anniversary of Meher Baba’s death which is referred to as the dropping of His body.

 

February 2029

Try not to schedule Scouting events on red highlighted dates. If programs must be scheduled on red highlighted dates, Scout organizations should arrange alternate dates for the events that do not conflict with that religion’s holidays and are near to the scheduled date. Do not schedule events on Christmas, Easter, Nativity of Christ, First night of Passover, Pascha, Fridays during Ramadan, Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur.

Islamic, Jewish and some other observances begin at sundown on the first day listed and generally end at sundown the next day.

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                Ramadan   Feast of the Meeting of the Lord, Eastern Orthodox; Ramadan   Four Chaplains Day, American; Setsebun Sai, Shinto; Ramadan
4   5   6   7   8   9   10
Ramadan   Ramadan   Ramadan   Ramadan   Scout Jumuah, Islam; Ramadan   Scout Shabbat, Jewish;  Ramadan; Scout Jumuah    Chinese New Year, Buddhist, Daoist, Shinto;  Laylat al Qdar, Islam;  Ramadan; Scout Shabbat
11   12   13   14   15   16   17
Maha Shivaratri, Hindu; Scout Sunday, Christian; Laylat al Qdar; Ramadan   Ramadan   Shrove Tuesday, Christian; Ramadan   Ash Wednesday, Christian; Eid al Fitr, Islam; Lent,Christian; Ramadan   Nehan – E (Nirvana Day), Buddhist, Jain; Lent   Lent   Scout Sunday, United Methodist Church; Lent
18   19   20   21   22   23   24
Lent   Clean Monday, Eastern Orthodox; Lent (Start of Eastern Orthodox Lent)   Lent   Lent   Lent   Lent   Magha Puja Day, Buddhist;   Lent
25   26   27   28            
Ayyám-i-Há, Bahá’i; Birth of Meher Baba, Meher Baba;  Lent   Ayyám-i-Há ;Lent   Ayyám-i-Há; Lent   Purim, Jewish; Ayyám-i-Há; Lent            

 

  • Ramadan commemorates Mohammad’s receipt of the first revelations of the Quran, observed by fasting from dawn to dusk.
  • Meeting of the Lord celebrates the receiving of Jesus by the Prophet Simeon at the Holy Temple.
  • Four Chaplains Day commemorates four chaplains who gave their lives to save others in World War II.
  • Setsebun Sai is the day before spring in the Shinto religion.
  • Scout Jumuah is the Islamic observance of Scouting’s Anniversary.
  • Scout Shabbat is the Jewish observance of Scouting’s Anniversary.
  • Chinese New Year clebrates the New Year on the Chinese calendar.
  • Laylat al Qdar is the holiest night of Ramadan commemorating the revelation of the Quran to Mohammad.
  • Maha Shivaratri celebrates the marriage of Siva to Shakti.
  • Scout Sunday is the Christian celebration of Scouting’s Anniversary.
  • Shrove Tuesday is the day of self-examination preceding Ash Wednesday.
  • Ash Wednesday is a Christian fast day and the beginning of Lent.
  • Eid al Fitr is the feast which ends the fast of Ramadan.
  • Lent is a period of 40 days during which Christians meditate, pray and give alms to the poor.
  • Nehan-E (Nirvana Day) commemorates the death of Buddha and his attainment of nirvana.
  • Scout Sunday is the United Methodist celebration of Scouting’s Anniversary
  • Clean Monday is the day that Lent begins.
  • Lent is a period of 40 days during which Christians meditate, pray and give alms to the poor.
  • Magha Puja Day celebrates freedom from sin.
  • Ayya̒m-i-Ha̒ are days that adjust the Baha’i calendar (19 months of 19 days each) to the solar calendar.
  • Meher Baba, the founder of Meher Baba, was born on this date in 1894.
  • Purim (Lots) commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from destruction in the Persian Empire.

 

March 2029

Try not to schedule Scouting events on red highlighted dates. If programs must be scheduled on red highlighted dates, Scout organizations should arrange alternate dates for the events that do not conflict with that religion’s holidays and are near to the scheduled date. Do not schedule events on Christmas, Easter, Nativity of Christ, First night of Passover, Pascha, Fridays during Ramadan, Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur.

Islamic, Jewish and some other observances begin at sundown on the first day listed and generally end at sundown the next day.

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                Holi, Hindu; Lent; Purim   Lent   Lent
4   5   6   7   8   9   10
Lent   Lent   Lent   Lent   Lent   Laylat al Qdar, 27th night, Islam; Lent   Laylat al Qdar, 27th night; Lent
11   12   13   14   15   16   17
Laylat al Qdar, 29th night, Islam; Mukhtad, Zoroastrian;  Lent   Laylat al Qdar, 29th night; Lent; Mukhtad   Lent; Mukhtad  

Nanak Shahi, Sikh; Lent;

Mukhtad

   Lent; Mukhtad   Gathas, Zoroastrian;  Lent; Mukhtad   St. Patrick’s Day, Christian; Gathas; Lent; Mukhtad
18   19   20   21   22   23   24
Gathas; Lent; Mukhtad   Gathas; Lent; Mukhtad   Higan-E (Spring), Buddhist; Naw-Rúz, Bahá’i; Nowrouz (Navrose), Zoroastrian;  Gathas; Lent; Mukhtad   Higan-E (Spring); Lent; Mukhtad   Higan-E (Spring); Lent; Mukhtad   Higan-E (Spring); Lent; Mukhtad   Higan-E (Spring); Lent; Mukhtad
25   26   27   28   29   30   31
Holy week Christian; Palm Sunday, Christian; Lent; Mukhtad   Khordad Sal, Zoroastrian; Holy week, Christian;  Lent; Mukhtad   Holy week, Christian; Lent; Mukhtad   Holy week, Christian; Lent; Mukhtad   Maundy Thursday, Christian; Holy week, Christian;  Lent; Mukhtad   Good Friday, Christian; Passover, Jewish; Holy week, Christian; Lent   Holy week; Lent; Passover

 

  • Lent is a period of 40 days during which Christians meditate, pray and give alms to the poor.
  • Purim (Lots) commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from destruction in the Persian Empire.
  • Holi is the Hindu festival of love and colors.
  • Laylat al Qdar commemorates the night the first verses of the Quran were revealed to Muhammad (27th and 29th nights of Ramadan).
  • Mukhtad are the 18 days of remembrance for the departed (one generation only).
  • Nanak Shahi is the Sikh New Year.
  • Gathas are the seventeen hymns of Zarathushtra composed around 1200 BCE.
  • St. Patrick’s Day commemorates the death of the patron saint of Ireland.
  • Naw-Ru̒z (Norooz) marks the New Year at the vernal equinox.
  • Higan-E (Spring) is the celebration of the spring equinox
  • Navrose, Zoroastrian new year, also celebrated on March 20 when the equinox is on that day.
  • Christian Holy Week is the week between Palm Sunday and Easter.
  • Palm Sunday commemorates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem before Easter.
  • Khordad Sal celebrates the birthday of the Prophet Zarathushtra, also known as Zoroaster.
  • Maundy (Holy) Thursday commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus.
  • Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus on the Friday before Easter.
  • Passover commemorates the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.

 

April 2029

Try not to schedule Scouting events on red highlighted dates. If programs must be scheduled on red highlighted dates, Scout organizations should arrange alternate dates for the events that do not conflict with that religion’s holidays and are near to the scheduled date. Do not schedule events on Christmas, Easter, Nativity of Christ, First night of Passover, Pascha, Fridays during Ramadan, Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur.

Islamic, Jewish and some other observances begin at sundown on the first day listed and generally end at sundown the next day.

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Easter, Christian; Palm Sunday, Eastern Orthodox; Holy week, Christian and Eastern Orthodox; Eastern Orthodox Lent; Passover   Eastern Orthodox Holy Week; Eastern Orthodox Lent; Passover   Eastern Orthodox Holy Week; Eastern Orthodox Lent; Passover   Eastern Orthodox Holy Week; Eastern Orthodox Lent; Passover   Eastern Orthodox Holy Week; Eastern Orthodox Lent; Passover   Holy Friday, Eastern Orthodox; Eastern Orthodox Holy Week; Eastern Orthodox Lent; Passover   Feast of the Annunciation, Eastern Orthodox; Eastern Orthodox Holy Week; Eastern Orthodox Lent; Passover
8   9   10   11   12   13   14
Favardinegan, Zoroastrian; Hanamatsuri, Buddhist; Pascha, Eastern Orthodox; Eastern Orthodox Holy Week;  Eastern Orthodox Lent           Yom Hashoah, Jewish   Yom Hashoah   Theravadin, Buddhist   Birth of Guru Nanak Sahib, Sikh; Khalsa Day, Sikh; Ugadi, Hindu
15   16   17   18   19   20   21
                    Ridván,  first Day, Bahá’i   Ridván
22   23   24   25   26   27   28
Waqf al Arafa-Hajj, Islam Ridván;   Eid al Adha, Islam; Ridván ; Waqf al Arafa-Hajj   Feast of the Great Martyr St. George, Eastern Orthodox; Rama Navami, Hindu; Ramayana, Hindu; Eid al Adha; Ridván; Waqf al Arafa-Hajj   Ridván; Waqf al Arafa-Hajj   Mahavir Jayanti, Jain; Ridván   Ridván, 9th day; Bahá’i   Hanuman Jayanti, Hindu; Ridván
29   30                    
Ridván   Maidozarem Gahambar, Zoroastrian; Ridván                    

 

  • Lent is a period of 40 days during which Christians meditate, pray and give alms to the poor.
  • Holy Week is the week between Palm Sunday and Easter.
  • Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus.
  • Eastern Orthodox Palm Sunday commemorates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem before Easter.
  • Passover commemorates the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
  • Eastern Orthodox Holy Week is the week between Holy Sunday and Pascha.
  • Eastern Orthodox Palm Sunday commemorates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem before Easter.
  • Holy Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus on the Friday before Pascha.
  • Feast of the Annunciation commemorates the announcement by the Angel Gabriel that Mary would become the mother of Jesus.
  • Farvardinegan commemorates all the dearly departed.
  • Hanamatsuri is the birthday of Buddha.
  • Pascha is the Eastern Orthodox celebration of Easter.
  • Yom Hashoah commemorates the Holocaust.
  • Theravadin is the New Year for one branch of Buddhism.
  • Guru Nanak Sahib, born in 1469, was the founder of the Sikh religion.
  • Khalsa Day is the formal Sikh initiation day from 1699.
  • Ugadi is the Hindu New Year.
  • Ridván commemorates Bahá’u’llah’s announcement of his mission as God’s messenger in 1863.
  • Waqf al Arafa-Hajj marks the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.
  • Eid Al Adha commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice Ishmael.
  • St. George, the patron saint of both Scouting and the United Kingdom, is celebrated at this feast.
  • Rama Navami celebrates the birth of Rama.
  • Ramayana commemorates the Epic of Ramayana with pilgrimages to holy sites.
  • Mahavir Jayanti celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara of Jains.
  • Ridván commemorates Baha̒’u’lla̒h’s announcement of his Mission as God’s current Messenger in 1863.
  • Hanuman Jayanti celebrates the birth of Hanuman, the Vanara God.
  • Maidozarem Gahambar is the spring thanksgiving.

 

May 2029

Try not to schedule Scouting events on red highlighted dates. If programs must be scheduled on red highlighted dates, Scout organizations should arrange alternate dates for the events that do not conflict with that religion’s holidays and are near to the scheduled date. Do not schedule events on Christmas, Easter, Nativity of Christ, First night of Passover, Pascha, Fridays during Ramadan, Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur.

Islamic, Jewish and some other observances begin at sundown on the first day listed and generally end at sundown the next day.

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        1   2   3   4   5
        Ridván, 12th Day, Bahá’i; Maidozarem Gahambar;   Lag B’Omer, Jewish; Maidozarem Gahambar   National Day of Prayer, American; Lag B’Omer; Maidozarem Gahambar   Maidozarem Gahambar    
6   7   8   9   10   11   12
                Ascension, Christian and Eastern Orthodox        
13   14   15   16   17   18   19
Al-Hijra, Islam; Muharram, Islam   Al-Hijra; Muharram   Muharram   Muharram   Muharram   Yom Ha-atsmaut, Jewish; Muharram   Shavuot, Jewish; Muharram;Yom Ha’atsmaut
20   21   22   23   24   25   26
Pentecost, Christian; Muharram; Shavuot   Shinran Shonin Birthday, Buddhist; Muharram; Shavuot   Ashura, Islam; Muharram   Declaration of the Ba̒b, Bahá’i; Vaisakha Puja, Buddhist; Yamul Ashurah, Islam; Ashura; Muharram   Muharram   Muharram   Muharram
27   28   29   30   31        
Pentecost, Eastern Orthodox; Muharram   Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh, Bahá’i;  Muharram   Muharram   Muharram   Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), Catholic; Muharram        

 

  • Ridván commemorates Baha̒’u’lla̒h’s annoucement of his Mission as God’s current Messenger in 1863.
  • Maidozarem Gahambar is the spring thanksgiving.
  • Lag B’Omer is the 33rd day following Passover and commemorates the death of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
  • National Day of Prayer is an Inter-religious day of prayer in America
  • Ascension commemorates the ascension of Jesus to heaven.
  • Al-Hijra is the Islamic New Year.
  • Muharram is the holy month of the Islamic year.
  • Yom Ha’atsmaut is Israeli Independence Day.
  • Shavuot commemorates the giving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai.
  • Pentecost represents the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles.
  • Shinran Shonin is the founder of the Jodo Shinshu School of Buddhism
  • Ashura marks the salvation of Mussa at the parting of the Sea for the Israelites and the Battle of Karbala
  • Declaration of the Ba̒b celebrates the day the Ba̒b revealed his mission as a Messenger of God to the world.
  • Vaisakha Puja commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha.
  • Yamul Ashurah is the Islamic holiday commemorating for Shi’a Muslims the death of Husayn ibn Ali and family at the Battle of Karbala in 680 C.E. and for Sunni Muslims it is a day of reflection associated with Yom Kippur.
  • Eastern Orthodox Pentecost represents the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles.
  • Ascension of Baha̒’u’lla̒h commemorates the death of Bahá’i’s founder in 1892
  • Feast of the Body and Blood celebrates the Holy Eucharist and the Church as manifestations of Jesus.

 

June 2029

Try not to schedule Scouting events on red highlighted dates. If programs must be scheduled on red highlighted dates, Scout organizations should arrange alternate dates for the events that do not conflict with that religion’s holidays and are near to the scheduled date. Do not schedule events on Christmas, Easter, Nativity of Christ, First night of Passover, Pascha, Fridays during Ramadan, Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur.

Islamic, Jewish and some other observances begin at sundown on the first day listed and generally end at sundown the next day.

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                    Muharram   Muharram
3   4   5   6   7   8   9
Muharram   Ghallughara Day, Sikh; Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Sahib, Sikh; Muharram   Muharram   Muharram   Muharram   Muharram   Muharram
10   11   12   13   14   15   16
Muharram   Muharram                    
17   18   19   20   21   22   23
        Juneteenth, American                
24   25   26   27   28   29   30
                    Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Christian; Maidoshahem Gahambar, Zoroastrian   Maidoshahem Gahambar

 

  • Muharram is the holy month of the Islamic year.
  • Ghallughara commemorates an Indian attack on Sikhs in 1984.
  • Guru Arjan Sahib, 5th Sikh guru, was killed in 1606 while supporting religious freedom.
  • Juneteenth commemorates Declaration of Freedom for slaves in America
  • Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul honors their martyrdom.
  • Maidoshahem Gahambar is the summer thanksgiving.

 

July 2029

Try not to schedule Scouting events on red highlighted dates. If programs must be scheduled on red highlighted dates, Scout organizations should arrange alternate dates for the events that do not conflict with that religion’s holidays and are near to the scheduled date. Do not schedule events on Christmas, Easter, Nativity of Christ, First night of Passover, Pascha, Fridays during Ramadan, Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur.

Islamic, Jewish and some other observances begin at sundown on the first day listed and generally end at sundown the next day.

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Tiragan, Zoroastrian; Maidoshahem Gahambar   Maidoshahem Gahambar   Maidoshahem Gahambar   Independence Day, American            
8   9   10   11   12   13   14
    Martyrdom of the Ba̒b, Bahá’i   Silence Day, Meher Baba                
15   16   17   18   19   20   21
                        Asalha Puja, Buddhist; Tisha B’Av, Jewish
22   23   24   25   26   27   28
Tisha B’Av   Mawlid an Nabi, Islam   Pioneer Day, LDS; Mawlid an Nabi                
29   30   31                
                         

 

  • Maidoshahem Gahambar is the summer thanksgiving.
  • Tiragan is the celebration of Tishtar (star Sirius), celebrated by splashing each other with water.
  • Independence Day is the celebration of American freedom.
  • The martyrdom of the Ba̒b commemorates the sacrifice of His life for the Cause of God in 1850.
  • Silence Day is the anniversary of the day when Meher Baba started observing Silence. Many followers choose to keep silent during that day.
  • Asalha Puja celebrates the first sermon given by Buddha.
  • Tisha B’Av mourns the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem and the beginning of the Inquisition.
  • Mawlid an Nabi celebrates the birth of the Prophet Muhammad.
  • Pioneer Day commemorates the 1847 entry of Brigham Young into the Salt Lake Valley.

 

August 2029

Try not to schedule Scouting events on red highlighted dates. If programs must be scheduled on red highlighted dates, Scout organizations should arrange alternate dates for the events that do not conflict with that religion’s holidays and are near to the scheduled date. Do not schedule events on Christmas, Easter, Nativity of Christ, First night of Passover, Pascha, Fridays during Ramadan, Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur.

Islamic, Jewish and some other observances begin at sundown on the first day listed and generally end at sundown the next day.

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    Obon, Buddhist       Dormition (Assumption) of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Eastern Orthodox            
19   20   21   22   23   24   25
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Eastern Orthodox           Raksha Brandhan, Hindu       Ullambana, Buddhist; Varalakshmi Vrata, Hindu    
26   27   28   29   30   31    
Paryushana Parva, Jain   Paryushana Parva   Paryushana Parva   Paryushana Parva   Paryushana Parva   Krishna Janmashtami, Hindu; Paryushana Parva    

 

  • Obon commemorates one’s ancestors. It is observed at different times by different faith groups.
  • Dormition celebrates the falling asleep and assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
  • Feast of the Transfiguration is a celebration of the divinity and humanity of Jesus.
  • Raksha Brandhan celebrates love between brothers and sisters.
  • Ullambana provides an opportunity to help those who suffer to obtain liberation.
  • Varalakshmi Vrata honors the Goddess Lakshmi and brings blessings on Hindu families. Ramayana commemorates the Epic of Ramayana with pilgrimages to holy sites.
  • Paryushana Parva is a holiday of coming together and taking vows of study.
  • Krishna Janmashtami is the birthday of Lord Krishna.

 

September 2029

Try not to schedule Scouting events on red highlighted dates. If programs must be scheduled on red highlighted dates, Scout organizations should arrange alternate dates for the events that do not conflict with that religion’s holidays and are near to the scheduled date. Do not schedule events on Christmas, Easter, Nativity of Christ, First night of Passover, Pascha, Fridays during Ramadan, Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur.

Islamic, Jewish and some other observances begin at sundown on the first day listed and generally end at sundown the next day.

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                        Krishna Janmashtami; Paryushana Parva
2   3   4   5   6   7   8
Paryushana Parva                        
9   10   11   12   13   14   15
Rosh Hashonah, Jewish   Rosh Hashonah   Beheading of St. John the Baptist, Eastern Orthodox; Ganesh Chaturthi, Hindu; Rosh Hashonah   Pattishahem Gahambar, Zoroastrian   Pattishahem Gahambar   Pattishahem Gahambar   Pattishahem Gahambar
16   17   18   19   20   21   22
Pattishahem Gahambar       Yom Kippur, Jewish   Yom Kippur       Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Theotokos), Eastern Orthodox    
23   24   25   26   27   28   29
Higan-E (Fall), Buddhist; Sukkot, Jewish   Higan-E; Sukkot   Higan-E; Sukkot   Higan-E; Sukkot   Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross, Eastern Orthodox; Higan-E; Sukkot   Sukkot   Feast of the Archangels, Christian; Sukkot
30                        
Shmini Atzeret, Jewish; Sukkot                        

 

  • Krishna Janmashtami is the birthday of Lord Krishna.
  • Paryushana Parva is a holiday of coming together and taking vows of study.
  • Rosh Hashonah is the beginning of the Jewish New Year.
  • Beheading of St. John the Baptist commemorates his martyrdom.
  • Ganesh Chaturthi celebrates the birth of the Lord Ganesha.
  • Pattishahem Gahambar is the harvest festival.
  • Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement when Jews seek God’s forgiveness for their sins.
  • Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrates the birth of Mary, mother of Jesus.
  • Higan-E (Fall) is the celebration of the fall equinox
  • Sukkot, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, commemorates the 40 years the Israelites spent in the wilderness following the Exodus.
  • Feast of the Elevation of the Cross celebrates the finding of the Holy Cross by St. Helen.
  • Feast of the Archangels celebrates Angels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.
  • Shmini Atzeret is the final day of Sukkot.

 

October 2029

Try not to schedule Scouting events on red highlighted dates. If programs must be scheduled on red highlighted dates, Scout organizations should arrange alternate dates for the events that do not conflict with that religion’s holidays and are near to the scheduled date. Do not schedule events on Christmas, Easter, Nativity of Christ, First night of Passover, Pascha, Fridays during Ramadan, Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur.

Islamic, Jewish and some other observances begin at sundown on the first day listed and generally end at sundown the next day.

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    Simhat Torah, Jewish; Shmini Atzeret   Simhat Torah                
7   8   9   10   11   12   13
Navratri, Hindu   Navratri   Navratri   Navratri   Navratri   Ayathrem Gahambar, Zoroastrian; Navratri   Ayathrem Gahambar; Navratri
14   15   16   17   18   19   20
Ayathrem Gahambar; Navratri   Ayathrem Gahambar; Navratri   Dussehra, Hindu; Ayathrem Gahambar; Navratri               Gurgaddi, Sikh
21   22   23   24   25   26   27
                         
28   29   30   31            
                         

 

  • Shmini Atzeret is the final day of Sukkot.
  • Simhat Torah celebrates the conclusion of the reading of the Torah and the start of reading it anew.
  • Navratri celebrates the Goddess Amba at the start of autumn.
  • Ayathrem Gahambar gives thanks for bringing home the herds.
  • Dussehra commemorates the victory of Lord Rama over Ravanna, the Great Demon.
  • Gurgaddi is the Coronation of Guru Granth Sahib in 1708 as the eternal Guru of Sikhs.

 

November 2029

Try not to schedule Scouting events on red highlighted dates. If programs must be scheduled on red highlighted dates, Scout organizations should arrange alternate dates for the events that do not conflict with that religion’s holidays and are near to the scheduled date. Do not schedule events on Christmas, Easter, Nativity of Christ, First night of Passover, Pascha, Fridays during Ramadan, Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur.

Islamic, Jewish and some other observances begin at sundown on the first day listed and generally end at sundown the next day.

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Mon

 

Tue

 

Wed

 

Thu

 

Fri

 

Sat
                1   2   3
                All Saints Day, Christian; Sikh Genocide, Sikh        
4   5   6   7   8   9   10
        Deepavali Dewali, Hindu and Jain   Birth of the Báb, Bahá’i   Birth of Bahá’u’lláh, Bahá’i        
11   12   13   14   15   16   17
                Fast of the Holy Nativity, Eastern Orthodox   Fast of the Holy Nativity   Fast of the Holy Nativity
18   19   20   21   22   23   24
Fast of the Holy Nativity   Fast of the Holy Nativity   Fast of the Holy Nativity   Theotokos, Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Eastern Orthodox; Fast of the Holy Nativity   Thanksgiving, American; Fast of the Holy Nativity   Fast of the Holy Nativity   Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, Sikh; Fast of the Holy Nativity
25   26   27   28   29   30    
Day of the Covenant, Bahá’i; Fast of the Holy Nativity   Fast of the Holy Nativity   Ascension of Abdu’l Bahá, Bahá’i; Fast of the Holy Nativity   Fast of the Holy Nativity   Fast of the Holy Nativity   Fast of the Holy Nativity    

 

  • All Saints Day celebrates all the Christian saints.
  • Sikh Genocide commemorates the 1984-1998 deaths of Sikhs in India.
  • Deepavali Dewali is the Hindu festival of lights symbolizing the victory of light over darkness.
  • The Ba̒b, born in 1819, is one of the three central figures of the Bahá’i religion.
  • Birth of Baha̒’u’lla̒h celebrates the founder of the Bahá’i religion born in 1817.
  • Fast of the Nativity is a period of abstinence and penance in preparation for the Nativity.
  • Theotokos commemorates the presentation of Mary by her parents at the Temple.
  • Thanksgiving is America’s secular holiday of thanks for our blessings.
  • Guru Tegh Bahadur was the 9th Sikh guru who suffered martyrdom in 1675 rather than convert to Islam.
  • Day of the Covenant celebrates the appointment of Abdu’l-Baha̒, son of Baha̒’u’lla̒h, as the leader of the Bahai’i faith.
  • Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha̒ commemorates the death in 1921 of Abu’l-Baha̒, son of Baha̒’u’lla̒h, founder of the Bahá’i faith.

 

December 2029

Try not to schedule Scouting events on red highlighted dates. If programs must be scheduled on red highlighted dates, Scout organizations should arrange alternate dates for the events that do not conflict with that religion’s holidays and are near to the scheduled date. Do not schedule events on Christmas, Easter, Nativity of Christ, First night of Passover, Pascha, Fridays during Ramadan, Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur.

Islamic, Jewish and some other observances begin at sundown on the first day listed and generally end at sundown the next day.

Sun

 

Mon

 

Tue

 

Wed

 

Thu

 

Fri

 

Sat
                        1
                        Hanukkah, Jewish; Fast of the Holy Nativity
2   3   4   5   6   7   8
Advent, Christian; Fast of the Holy Nativity; Hanukkah   Laylat al Isra al Miraj, Islam; Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity; Hanukkah   Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity; Hanukkah; Laylat al Isra al Miraj   Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity; Hanukkah   Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity; Hanukkah   Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity; Hanukkah   Immaculate Conception, Catholic; Rohatsu (Bodihi Day), Buddhist;  Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity; Hanukkah
9   10   11   12   13   14   15
Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity; Hanukkah   Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity   Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity   Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity   Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity   Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity   Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity
16   17   18   19   20   21   22
Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity   Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity   Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity   Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity   Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity   Yalda,Zoroastrian; Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity   Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity
23   24   25   26   27   28   29
Advent; Fast of the Holy Nativity   Christmas, Christian; Advent   Christmas   Kwansaa, African-American; Martyrdom of Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh, Sikh; Zarthosht No Diso, Zoroastrian   Kwansaa   Kwansaa   Kwansaa
30   31                    
Kwansaa   Laylat al Bara’a, Islam; Maidyarem Gahambar, Zoroastrian; The Holy Family, Christian; Kwansaa                    

 

  • Fast of the Nativity is a period of abstinence and penance in preparation for the Nativity.
  • Hanukkah is the celebration of the liberation of Israel from the Greeks and the purification of the Temple.
  • Advent is celebrated as the beginning of the Christian religious calendar, preparing for the nativity of Jesus on the four Sundays prior to Christmas.
  • Laylat al Isra al Miraj celebrates the Night Journey and the Ascension of Muhammad to Heaven.
  • Immaculate Conception celebrates the preservation of Mary from Original Sin.
  • Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) celebrates the enlightenment of Buddha.
  • Yalda celebrates the longest night of the year, the winter solstice.
  • Christmas Eve is the night before the birth of Jesus; Christmas Day celebrates the birth of Jesus.
  • Kwansaa is a celebration of African-American culture.
  • Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh were martyred on this date.
  • Zarthosht No Diso commemorates the death of Zarathushtra.
  • Laylat Al Bara’a is one of the holiest nights in the Islamic calendar observed by fasting.
  • Maidyarem Gahambar is the Zoroastrian winter thanksgiving.
  • The Holy Family is a celebration of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
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