The is a list of religious holidays compiled as a resource for our community to review as they plan events and meetings. It does not represent a comprehensive list of all religions, nor does it represent the HMSOM and HMH Holiday Calendar.
DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY | OBSERVED BY | PRACTICE | NOTES | GREETING |
1/1/25 | Mon | Solemnity of Mary | Roman Catholicism | worship | ||
1/6/25 | Mon | Epiphany | Christianity | worship | ||
1/7/25 | Mon | Christmas | Eastern Orthodoxy | worship | ||
1/14/25 | Sun | Pongal | Hinduism | worship |
This list of religious holidays is compiled as a resource for our community to review as they plan events and meetings. It does not represent a comprehensive list of all religions, nor does it represent the HMSOM and HMH Holiday Calendar.
DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY | OBSERVED BY | PRACTICE | NOTES | GREETING |
2/1/25 | Sun | Imbolc | Paganism | worship | ||
2/25/25-2/28/25 | Tue-Fri | Ayyám-i-Há | Bahá’í Faith | worship/celebration/service | ||
2/26/25 | Wed | Shivaratri | Hinduism | worship/food | ||
2/28/25 | Fri | Losar | Buddhism | worship/celebration/service | Tibetan New Year | |
2/28/25-3/30/25 | Sat-Mon | Ramadan | Islam | worship/daylight fast | APPROXIMATE DATES (moon dependent) |
Ramadan Kareem |
This list of religious holidays is compiled as a resource for our community to review as they plan events and meetings. It does not represent a comprehensive list of all religions, nor does it represent the HMSOM and HMH Holiday Calendar.
DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY | OBSERVED BY | PRACTICE | NOTES | GREETING |
3/1/25-3/19/25 | Sat-Wed | Nineteen Day Fast | Bahá’í faith | worship/daylight fast | ||
3/3/25 | Mon | Clean Monday | Eastern Orthodoxy | worship/partial fast | beginning of Orthodox Lent (through April 19) | |
3/3/25-4/19/25 | Mon-Sun | Great Lent | Eastern Orthodoxy | worship/food restrictions | ||
3/5/25 | Wed | Ash Wednesday | Christianity | worship/food restrictions | beginning of Lenten season | |
3/5/25 | Wed | Ash Wednesday | Eastern Orthodoxy | worship/food restrictions | beginning of Lenten season | |
3/13/25 | Thu | Fast of Esther | Judaism | daylight fast | ||
3/14/25 | Fri | Purim | Judaism | worship/celebration | begins previous eve | |
3/14/25 | Fri | Holi | Hinduism/Sikhism/Jainism | worship/celebration | Shubh Holi | |
3/20/25 | Thu | Ostara | Paganism | worship | Spring Equinox | |
3/20/25 | Thu | Naw Ruz | Bahá’i faith | bworship/celebration/no work | begins previous eve |
Happy New Year |
3/25/25 | Thu | Laylat al-Qadr | Islam | worship/no work/food | APPROXIMATE DATE (moon dependent); begins previous eve; daylight fast | |
3/30/25 | Sun | Eid al-Fitr | Islam | worship/no work | APPROXIMATE DATE (moon dependent); begins previous eve | Eid Mubarak |
This list of religious holidays is compiled as a resource for our community to review as they plan events and meetings. It does not represent a comprehensive list of all religions, nor does it represent the HMSOM and HMH Holiday Calendar.
DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY | OBSERVED BY | PRACTICE | NOTES | GREETING |
4/8/25 | Tue | Vesak | Buddhism | worship | ||
4/10/25 | Thu | Fast of the First Born | Judaism | worship/daylight fast | ||
4/12/25 | Sat | Hanuman Jayanti | Hinduism | worship | begins previous eve | |
4/13/25-4/20/25 | Sun-Sun | Passover | Judaism | worship/significant food restrictions; first 2 & last 2 days no work | begins previous eve | Chag Sameach |
4/13/25 | Sun | Palm Sunday | Christianity | worship | ||
4/13/25 | Sun | Palm Sunday | Eastern Orthodoxy | worship/food restrictions | ||
4/13/25 | Sun | Vaisakhi/Solar New Year | Hinduism/Sikhism | worship | Hindu New Year | |
4/17/25 | Thu | Holy Thursday | Christianity | worship | ||
4/18/25 | Fri | Good Friday | Christianity | worship/food restrictions | ||
4/18/25 | Fri | Great Friday | Eastern Orthodoxy | worship/food | ||
4/19/25 | Sat | Holy Saturday | Christianity | worship | ||
4/20/25 | Sun | Easter | Christianity | worship | ||
4/20/25 | Sun | Easter | Eastern Orthodoxy | worship | ||
4/20/25-5/1/25 | Sun-Tue | Riḍván | Bahá’í Faith | worship/work | work restrictions on 1st, 9th & 12th days; begins previous eve | |
4/24/25 | Thu | Yom HaShoah | Judaism | worship/mourning | Holocaust Memorial Day; begins previous eve |
This list of religious holidays is compiled as a resource for our community to review as they plan events and meetings. It does not represent a comprehensive list of all religions, nor does it represent the HMSOM and HMH Holiday Calendar.
DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY | OBSERVED BY | PRACTICE | NOTES | GREETING |
5/1/25 | Thu | Beltane | Paganism | worship | ||
5/1/25 | Thu | Ascension Day | Christianity | worship | ||
5/8/25 | Thu | Pentecost | Christianity | worship | ||
5/23/25 | Fri | Declaration of the Báb | Bahá’í faith | worship/no work | begins previous eve; celebrated 2 hrs after sunset; work restriction | |
5/26/25 - 6/4/25 | Mon-Wed | First 10 Days of Dhu'l Hajj | Islam | n/a | begins previous eve | |
5/28/25 | Wed | Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh | Bahá’í faith | worship/no work | begins previous eve; observed 3am; work restriction | |
5/29/25 | Thu | Ascension of the Lord | Eastern Orthodoxy | worship |
This list of religious holidays is compiled as a resource for our community to review as they plan events and meetings. It does not represent a comprehensive list of all religions, nor does it represent the HMSOM and HMH Holiday Calendar.
DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY | OBSERVED BY | PRACTICE | NOTES | GREETING |
6/5/25 | Thu | Eid al-Adha | Islam | worship/work | APPROXIMATE DATE (moon dependent); begins previous eve | Eid Mubarak |
6/12/25-6/13/25 | Thur-Fri | Shavuot | Judaism | worship/no work | begins previous eve | Chag Sameach |
6/20/25 | Thu | Litha | Paganism | worship | Summer Solstice | |
6/23/25 | Sun | Pentecost | Eastern Orthodoxy | worship | ||
6/26/25 | Thu | Ashura | Islam |
This list of religious holidays is compiled as a resource for our community to review as they plan events and meetings. It does not represent a comprehensive list of all religions, nor does it represent the HMSOM and HMH Holiday Calendar.
DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY | OBSERVED BY | PRACTICE | NOTES | GREETING |
7/9/25 | Tue | Martyrdom of the Báb | Bahá’í faith | worship/work | begins previous eve; observed 12n; work restriction |
This list of religious holidays is compiled as a resource for our community to review as they plan events and meetings. It does not represent a comprehensive list of all religions, nor does it represent the HMSOM and HMH Holiday Calendar.
DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY | OBSERVED BY | PRACTICE | NOTES | GREETING |
8/1/25 | Fri | Lammas/Lughnasadh | Paganism | worship | ||
8/3/25 | Sun | Tisha B'Av | Judaism | worship/food | begins previous eve; 25 hr fast | |
8/15/25 | Fri | Krishna Janmashtami | Hinduism | worship |
begins previous eve |
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8/26/25 | Tue | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hinduism | worship |
begins previous eve |
This list of religious holidays is compiled as a resource for our community to review as they plan events and meetings. It does not represent a comprehensive list of all religions, nor does it represent the HMSOM and HMH Holiday Calendar.
DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY | OBSERVED BY | PRACTICE | NOTES | GREETING |
9/5/25 | Fri | Birth of Muhammad, Mawlid-an-Nab | Islam | worship/celebration |
begins previous eve; approximate date (moon dependent) |
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9/22/25 | Mon | Mabon | Paganism | worship | Fall Equinox | |
9/22/25-10/1/25 | Mon-Wed | Navratri | Hinduism | worship/partial fast with significant food restrictions |
begins previous eve |
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9/23/25-9/24/25 | Tue-Wed | Rosh Hashanah | Judaism | worship/no work | begins previous eve |
Happy New Year |
This list of religious holidays is compiled as a resource for our community to review as they plan events and meetings. It does not represent a comprehensive list of all religions, nor does it represent the HMSOM and HMH Holiday Calendar.
DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY | OBSERVED BY | PRACTICE | NOTES | GREETING |
10/1/25 | Wed | Navratri | Hinduism | worship/partial fast with significant food restrictions |
begins previous eve |
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10/2/25 | Thu | Yom Kippur | Judaism | worship/no work/25-hr fast |
begins previous eve |
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10/2/25 | Thu | Dussehra | Hinduism | worship | ||
10/7/25-10/13/25 |
Tue-Mon | Sukkot | Judaism | worship/no work for 1st 2 days |
begins previous eve |
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10/14/25 | Tue | Shemini Atzeret | Judaism | worship/no work |
begins previous eve |
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10/15/25 | Wed | Simchat Torah | Judaism | worship/no work |
begins previous eve |
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10/20/25 | Mon | Diwali | Hinduism/Jainism/Sikhism | worship/celebration | begins previous eve | Shubh Diwali |
10/22/25 | Wed | Birth of the Báb | Bahá’í faith | worship |
begins previous eve |
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10/23/25 | Thu | Birth of Bahá’u’lláh | Bahá’í faith | worship |
begins previous eve |
This list of religious holidays is compiled as a resource for our community to review as they plan events and meetings. It does not represent a comprehensive list of all religions, nor does it represent the HMSOM and HMH Holiday Calendar.
DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY | OBSERVED BY | PRACTICE | NOTES | GREETING |
11/1/25 | Sun | Samhain | Paganism | worship |
begins previous eve |
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11/1/25 | Sun | All Saints’ Day | Christianity | worship | ||
11/2/25 | Mon | All Souls' Day | Christianity | worship | ||
11/5/25 | Wed | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Sikhism | worship |
begins previous eve |
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11/25/25 | Tue | Day of the Covenant | Bahá’í faith | worship |
begins previous eve |
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11/27/26 | Thu | Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá | Bahá’í faith | worship |
observed at 1 AM |
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11/30/25 | Sun | First Sunday of Advent | Christianity | worship | ||
11/30/25 | Sun | Gita Jayanti | Hinduism | worship/text study |
This list of religious holidays is compiled as a resource for our community to review as they plan events and meetings. It does not represent a comprehensive list of all religions, nor does it represent the HMSOM and HMH Holiday Calendar.
DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY | OBSERVED BY | PRACTICE | NOTES | GREETING |
12/8/25 | Sun | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Roman Catholicism | worship | ||
12/12/25 | Fri | Our Lady of Guadalupe | Roman Catholicism | worship | ||
12/15/25-12/22/25 |
Mon-Mon | Chanukah | Judaism | worship | begins previous eve | |
12/21/25 | Sun | Yule | Paganism | worship | ||
12/23/25 | Tue | Joseph Smith’s Birthday | Mormonism | worship | ||
12/25/25 | Thu | Christmas | Christianity | worship |