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Multi- Faith Calendar for 2007
| January | ||
| Jan. 1 | Shintoism | Shogatsu - Gantan-sai |
Jan. 3 |
Buddhism | Mahayna New Year |
| Jan. 5 | Sikism | Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (Nanakshahi Calander) |
| Jan. 6 | Christianity | Epiphany |
| Jan. 7 | Christianity | Christmas Day (Orthodox) |
| Jan. 7 | Christianity | First Sunday after Epiphany |
| Jan. 8 | Shintoism | Seijin-no-hi |
| Jan. 14 | Hinduism | Markar Sankrant - Pongal |
| Jan. 20 | Islam | Al-Hijra |
| Jan. 21 | Shintoism | Toshi-goi-no-Matsuri |
| Jan. 21 | Baha'i | World Religion Day |
| Jan. 23 | Hinduism | Vasant Panchami |
| Jan. 29 | Islam | Ashura |
| Jan. 31 | Sikism | Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Nanakshahi Calander) |
| February | ||
| Feb. 2 | Wicca | Imbolg |
| Feb. 3 | Shintoism | Setsubun |
| Feb. 8 | Buddhism | Parinirvana - Nirvana Day |
| Feb. 15 | Buddhism | Parinirvana - Nirvana Day (alternate date) |
| Feb. 16 | Hinduism | Mahashivratri - Shivaratri - Maha Shivarati Vrat |
| Feb. 19 | Christianity | Clean Monday - Begining of Lent |
| Feb. 21 | Christianity | Ash Wednesday |
| Feb. 26 - Mar. 1 | Baha'i | Ayyam-i-ha - Intercalary Days - Days of Ha |
| March | ||
| Mar. 2 - Mar. 20 | Baha'i | 19 Day Fast |
Mar. 3 |
Shintoism | Hina-matsuri - Festival of Dolls |
| Mar. 3 | Buddhism | Magha Puja |
| Mar. 3 | Hinduism | Holi |
| Mar. 4 | Judaism | Purim |
| Mar. 4 | Sikhism | Hola Mohalla (Lunar Calendar) |
| Mar. 14 | Sikhism | Sikh New Yea |
| Mar.19 | Hinduism | Chetra Navratras - Navaratri - Start - 9 Day and 9 Night Festival |
| Mar. 19 | Hinduism | Bikarami Samvat - Varsha-Pratipada |
| Mar. 21 | Baha'i | Naw-Rúz |
| Mar. 21 | Shintoism | Shubun-sai - Equinox Day |
| Mar. 21 | Wicca | Eostre |
| Mar. 27 | Hinduism | Rama Navami |
| Mar. 31 | Islam | Milad un Nabi (Sunni) |
| Mar. 31 | Jainism | Mahavira Jayanti |
| April | ||
| Apr. 1 | Christianity | Palm Sunday |
Apr. 2 - Apr. 4 |
Buddhisim | Therevada New Year |
| Apr. 2 | Hinduism | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Apr. 3 | Judaism | Passover |
| Apr. 5 | Christianity | Holy Thursday |
| Apr. 5 | Islam | Milad un Nabi (Shi'a) |
| Apr. 6 | Christianity | Good Friday |
| Apr. 8 | Christianity | Easter Sunday |
| Apr. 13 | Sikhism | Vaisakhi - Baisakhi |
| Apr. 14 | Hinduism | Vaisakhi - Baisakhi |
| Apr. 14 | Sikhism | Birthday of Guru Nanak (Nanakshahi Calander) |
| Apr. 14 | Sikhism | Hola Mohalla (Nanakshahi Calander) |
| Apr. 15 | Judaism | Yom Hashoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day |
| Apr. 18 | Sikhism | Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi Calander) |
| Apr. 18 | Sikhism | Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi Calander) |
| Apr. 21- May 2 | Baha'i | Ridvan |
| Apr. 21 | Baha'i | First Day of Ridvan |
| Apr. 29 | Baha'i | Ninth Day of Ridvan |
| May | ||
| May 1 | Wicca | Beltane |
| May 2 | Baha'i | Twelth Day of Ridvan |
| May 2 | Buddhism | Wesak - Budaha Day - Vesak - Visakha Puja |
| May 17 | Christianity | Ascension Day |
| May 23 | Baha'i | Declaration of the Bab |
| May 23 | Judaism | Shavuot |
| May 23 | Sikhism | Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi Calander) |
| May 27 | Christianity | Pentecost |
| May 29 | Baha'i | Ascension of Baha’u’llah |
| June | ||
| Jun. 10 | Baha'i | Race Unity Day |
| Jun. 16 | Sikhism | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi Calander) |
| Jun. 19 | African American | Juneteenth |
| Jun. 21 | Wicca | Litha |
| Jun. 30 | Buddihism | Asala - Dharma Day |
| July | ||
| Jul. 3 | Judaism | 17th Tammuz |
| Jul. 5 | Sikhism | Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Nanakshahi Calander) |
| Jul. 9 | Baha'i | Martyrdom of Bab |
| Jul. 23 | Sikhism | Birthday of Guru Har Krishen (Nanakshahi Calander) |
| Jul. 24 | Judaism | Tish B'Av |
| August | ||
| Aug. 1 | Wicca | Lugnasad |
| Aug. 11 | Islam | Lailat al Miraj |
| Aug. 28 | Hinduism | Raksha Bandhan - Rakhi |
| September | ||
| Sep. 1 | Sikhism | First Consecration of the Guru Granth Sahib |
| Sep. 4 | Hinduism | Janmashtami - Krishna Jayanti |
| Sep. 8 | Jainism | Paryushana |
| Sep. 13 | Judaism | Rosh Hashanah |
| Sep. 13 | Islam | Ramadan - Start |
| Sep 15 | Hinduism | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Sep. 22 | Judaism | Yom Kippur |
| Sep. 23 | Wicca | Harvestide |
| Sep. 27 | Judaism | Sukkot |
| October | ||
| Oct. 4 | Judaism | Shemini Atzeret |
| Oct. 5 | Judaism | Simchat Torah |
| Oct. 9 | Islam | Lailat al -Quadr- Night of Power |
| Oct. 9 | Sikhism | First Consecration of the Guru Granth Sahib |
| Oct. 11 | Hinduism | Navaratri - Asuj Navratras |
| Oct. 13 | Islam | Eid-Ul-Fitr |
| Oct. 20 | Baha'i | Birth of Bab |
| Oct. 21 - Oct 31 | Hinduism | Dussera |
| Oct. 29 | Hinduism | Karva Chauth Vrat |
| Oct. 31 | Wicca | Samhain |
| November | ||
| Nov. 9 | Jainism | Diwali |
| Nov. 9 | Hinduism | Diwali |
| Nov. 9 | Sikhism | Diwali |
| Nov. 9 | Sikhism | Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Lunar Calander) |
| Nov. 9 | Sikhism | Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi Calander) |
| Nov. 12 | Baha'i | Birth of Baha’u’llah |
| Nov. 15 | Shintoism | Shichi-Go-San |
| Nov. 26 | Baha'i | Day of the Covenant |
| Nov. 28 | Baha'i | Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha |
| December | ||
| Dec. 2 | Christianity | Advent Sunday |
| Dec. 5 | Jewish | Hannukah |
| Dec. 8 | Buddhist | Bodhi Day |
| Dec. 19 | Jewish | 10th Tevet |
| Dec. 19 | Islam | Hajj –Start |
| Dec. 20 | Islam | Eid-Ul-Adha - End of Hajj |
| Dec. 22 | Wicca | Yule |
| Dec. 24 | Christianity | Christmas Eve |
| Dec. 25 | Christianity | Christmas Day |
| Dec. 26 - Jan 1 | African-America | Kwanza |
Last Updated: 09-Apr-2007
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