Although we remember most holidays by the date, there are some religious holidays that depend on the lunar calendar. So, here is a list of religious holidays in 2022.
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Christian holidays 2022:
January 6, Thursday: Epiphany
January 9, Sunday: Baptism of Jesus
February 2, Wednesday: Candlemas
February 14, Monday: St. Valentine’s Day
March 2, Wednesday: Ash Wednesday
March 17, Thursday: St. Patrick’s Day
March 19, Saturday: St. Joseph’s Day
April 10, Sunday: Palm Sunday
April 14, Thursday: Maundy Thursday
April 15, Friday: Good Friday
April 17, Sunday: Easter
April 18, Monday: Easter Monday
April 23, Saturday: St. George’s Day
May 26, Thursday: Ascension of Jesus
June 5, Sunday: Pentecost
June 12, Sunday: Trinity Sunday
June 16, Thursday: Corpus Christi
June 29, Wednesday: Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
July 25, Monday: St. James the Great Day
August 1, Monday: Lammas
August 15, Monday: The Assumption of Mary
September 14, Wednesday: Holy Cross Day
September 29, Thursday: Michaelmas
October 31, Monday: All Hallows Eve
November 1, Tuesday: All Saints’ Day
November 2, Wednesday: All Souls’ Day
November 27, Sunday: Advent
November 30, Wednesday: St. Andrew’s Day
December 6, Tuesday: St. Nicholas Day
December 24, Saturday: Christmas Eve
December 25, Sunday: Christmas
December 28, Wednesday: Holy Innocents
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Jewish holidays 2022:
Jan. 16, Sunday: Tu B’Shevat
March 16, Wednesday: Purim
April 15, Friday: Passover
April 23, Saturday: Passover – Final Day
April 27, Wednesday: Yom Hashoah
May 3, Tuesday: Yom HaZikaron
May 4, Wednesday: Yom HaAtzma’ut
May 18, Wednesday: Lag B’Omer
May 28, Saturday: Yom Yerushalayim
June 4, Saturday: Shavuot
August 5, Saturday: Tish’a B’Av
September 25-27: Rosh Hashanah
September 28, Wednesday: Fast of Gedaliah
October 4, Tuesday: Yom Kippur
October 9, Sunday: Sukkot
December 18-26: Chanukah or Hanukkah
Islamic holidays 2022:
March 1, Tuesday: Lailat al Miraj
March 18, Friday: Lailat al Bara’ah
April 2, Saturday: Start of Ramadan
April 29, Friday: Laylat al Qadr
May 2, Monday: Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
July 8, Friday: Waqf al Arafa – Hajj
July 9, Saturday: Eid al-Adha
August 2, Tuesday: Ashura/Muharram
August 19, Thursday: Hijra (Islamic New Year)
October 7, Friday: Milad un Nabi
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Buddhist holidays 2022:
January 10, Monday – Bodhi Day
January 18, Tuesday: Mahayana New Year
February 1, Tuesday: Chinese New Year
February 15, Tuesday: Nirvana Day
February 16, Wednesday: Magha Puja/Sangha Day
April 16, Saturday: Theravada New Year
May 16, Monday: Wesak or Buddha Day
August 13, Saturday: Obon
Sikh holidays 2022:
January 13, Thursday: Maghi – Lohri
March 18-20: Hola Mohalla
April 14, Thursday: Vaisakhi
November 8, Tuesday: Guru Nanak Birthday
November 24, Thursday: Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib
Hindu holidays 2022:
January 14, Friday: Makar Sankranti/Pongal
January 18, Tuesday: Thaipusam
February 16, Tuesday: Vasant Panchami
March 1, Tuesday: Maha Shivaratri
March 17, Thursday: Holika Dahan
March 18, Friday: Holi
April 2, Saturday: Gudi Padwa (Hindi New Year)
April 2, Saturday: Ugadi (Kannada, Telugu New Year)
April 14, Thursday: Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
April 10, Sunday: Rama Navami
April 14, Thursday: Vaisakhi/Baisakhi/Vishu/Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year)
April 16, Saturday: Hanuman Jayanti
May 3, Tuesday: Akshaya Tritiya
July 1, Friday: Puri Ratha Yatra
July 13, Wednesday: Guru Purnima
August 2, Tuesday: Nag Panchami
August 11, Thursday: Raksha Bandhan
August 18, Thursday: Krishna Janmashtami
August 31, Wednesday: Ganesh Chaturthi
September 17, Saturday: Vishwakarma Puja
September 25, Sunday: Mahalaya Amavasya
September 24-Oct. 4: Navaratri
October 5, Wednesday: Dusshera
October 9, Sunday: Sharad Purnima
October 13, Thursday: Karwa Chauth
October 23, Sunday: Dhanteras
October 24, Monday: Diwali
October 26, Wednesday: Bhai Dooj
October 30, Sunday: Chhath Puja
