Major Holidays and Dates
- January 6 – Christmas (Celebrated by the Armenian Church)
- January 7 – Christmas (Eastern Christianity)
- February 1 – Imbolc (Celebrated on February 2 in some places)
- March 4 – Shrove Tuesday
- March 5 – Ash Wednesday
- March 20 – Spring Equinox
- April 20 – Easter
- May 1 – May Day
- June 21 – Summer solstice, also known as Midsummer
- August 1 – Lammas
- September 23 – Fall Equinox
- October 4 – Eid al-Adha
- October 23 – Diwali
- November 1 – All Saints and Samhain
- December 17 – Chanukah
- December 21 – Winter solstice
- December 25 – Christmas (Western Christianity)
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