Holidays & Festivals
33 holidays across three traditions
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Judaism (10)
Hanukkah
ChanukahKislev 25 - Tevet 2 (or 3)
8 days
Passover
PesachNisan 15-22
7-8 days (7 in Israel, 8 in diaspora)
Purim
Feast of LotsAdar 14 (Adar II 14 in leap years); Shushan Purim on Adar 15
1-2 days
Rosh Hashanah
Jewish New YearTishrei 1-2
2 days (1 day in biblical text; 2 days in rabbinic tradition)
Shavuot
PentecostSivan 6 (50 days after Passover)
1-2 days (1 in Israel, 2 in diaspora)
Shemini Atzeret
Eighth Day of AssemblyTishri 22
1 day (2 days in diaspora)
Simchat Torah
Rejoicing in the TorahTishri 23 (Israel: Tishri 22)
1 day
Sukkot
Feast of TabernaclesTishrei 15-21 (22-23 in diaspora with Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah)
7 days (8-9 days including concluding festivals)
Tisha B'Av
Ninth of AvAv 9
1 day (25-hour fast)
Yom Kippur
Day of AtonementTishrei 10
25 hours (from sunset to nightfall next day)
Christianity (16)
Advent
AdventusFour Sundays before Christmas (begins late November/early December)
4 weeks (approximately 22-28 days)
All Saints' Day
All Hallows' DayNovember 1 (Western); First Sunday after Pentecost (Eastern Orthodox)
1 day
Ascension Day
Feast of the Ascension40 days after Easter (Thursday); some observe on 7th Sunday of Easter
1 day
Ash Wednesday
Day of Ashes46 days before Easter (first day of Lent)
1 day (begins Lenten season)
Assumption of Mary
Feast of the AssumptionAugust 15
1 day
Baptism of the Lord
Sunday after Epiphany (or January 13 in some traditions)
1 day
Christmas
Nativity of Our Lord25 December (Western); 7 January (Eastern Orthodox using Julian calendar)
1 day (liturgically); 12 days (Christmastide season)
Easter
PaschaFirst Sunday after first full moon following spring equinox
1 day (liturgically extends to 50 days until Pentecost)
Epiphany
TheophanyJanuary 6 (Western); January 19 (Eastern Orthodox on Julian calendar)
1 day (concludes 12 days of Christmas; begins Epiphany season)
Good Friday
Great FridayFriday before Easter Sunday
1 day (part of Holy Week and Easter Triduum)
Lent
Great LentAsh Wednesday to Holy Saturday (40 days not counting Sundays)
40-46 days (varies by tradition)
Maundy Thursday
Holy ThursdayThursday before Easter
1 day (part of Easter Triduum)
Palm Sunday
Passion SundaySunday before Easter
1 day (begins Holy Week)
Passover
PesachNisan 15-22
7-8 days (7 in Israel, 8 in diaspora)
Pentecost
Whitsunday50 days after Easter Sunday
1 day (liturgically extended to octave or season in some traditions)
Sukkot
Feast of TabernaclesTishrei 15-21 (22-23 in diaspora with Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah)
7 days (8-9 days including concluding festivals)
Islam (9)
Ashura
Day of AshuraMuharram 10
1 day (Shia mourning extends through first 10 days)
Eid al-Adha
Festival of SacrificeDhul Hijjah 10-13 (10th-13th of the 12th Islamic month)
4 days (Day of Arafah on 9th, then 4 days of Eid)
Eid al-Fitr
Festival of Breaking the FastShawwal 1 (first day of month following Ramadan)
3 days of celebration (1 day required, 3 days customary)
Hajj
The Pilgrimage8th-12th/13th Dhul-Hijjah
5-6 days
Islamic New Year
Hijri New Year1 Muharram
1 day (month of Muharram sacred)
Laylat al-Qadr
Night of PowerOne of last ten nights of Ramadan (odd nights, especially 27th Ramadan)
1 night (exact night unknown)
Mawlid an-Nabi
Mawlid al-NabiRabi' al-Awwal 12 (Sunni); Rabi' al-Awwal 17 (Shia)
1 day (often extended to full month of Rabi' al-Awwal)
Ramadan
Ramazan9th month of Islamic calendar (Ramadan)
29-30 days (one lunar month)
Umrah
Lesser PilgrimageAny time of year (especially recommended in Ramadan)
Varies (can be completed in a few hours)