2008
* Means that Holy days begin at sundown the day before this date. 
       ** Regional customs, group preference or moon sightings may cause a variation of this date.
Bold titles are primary holy days of a tradition.
See Archive for earlier months of the year.

NOVEMBER 2008

• 1
  • All Saints' Day - Christian
  • Samhain * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
  • Beltane * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
• 2
  • All Souls' Day - Catholic Christian
• 12
  • Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
• 13
  • Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib - Sikh
• 15
  • Nativity Fast begins - Orthodox Christian
• 23
  • Christ the King - Christian
• 24
  • Guru Tegh Bahadur Martydrom - Sikh
• 26
  • Day of Covenant * - Baha'i
• 27
  • Thanksgiving - Interfaith - USA
• 28
  • Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha * - Baha'i
• 30
  • First Sunday of Advent - Christian
  • St. Andrew's Day - Christian

Definitions

DECEMBER 2008

• 6
  • Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
• 6-9
  • Hajj * - Islam
• 7
  • Waqf al Arafa - Hajj Day * - Islam
• 8
  • Bodhi Day  (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhism
  • Immaculate Conception - Catholic Christian
• 9
  • Eid al Adha * - Islam
• 12
  • Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
  • Advent Fast begins - Orthodox Christian
• 16-25
  • Posadas Navidenas - Christian
• 21
  • Yule - Christian
• 21 Winter Solstice
  • Yule * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
  • Litha * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
• 22-29 
  • Hanukkah  * - Jewish
• 25
  • Christmas * - Christian
  • Feast of the Nativity ** - Orthodox Christian
• 26
  • Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) -  Zoroastrian
• 28
  • Holy Innocents - Christian
  • Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
• 29
  • Hijra - Muharram (first day of new year) * ** - Islam
• 31
  • Watch Night - Christian
    Definitions

Updated on November 1, 2008
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