Major Religious Holidays
- January 7 (January 6 in Armenia) – Orthodox Christmas.
- February 1 – Imbolc, a Cross-quarter day (Celebrated on February 2 in some places).
- February 2 – Candlemas commemorating the Purification of the Virgin. It marks the liturgical end of the Christmas season.
- February 16 – Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras, end of Mardi Gras / Carnival season.
- February 17 – Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent).
- March 1 – Holi.
- March 20 (March 21 in the Far East) – Vernal Equinox, also known as Nowruz.
- March 24 – Rama Navami.
- March 29 (evening) – Passover.
- March 30 – Hanuman Jayanti.
- April 4 – Easter (Western and Orthodox).
- May 1 – Beltane, a Cross-quarter day.
- May 18–May 19 – Shavuot.
- August 1 – Lammas, a Cross-quarter day.
- August 11 – Ramadan begins.
- August 24 – Raksha Bandhan.
- September 2 – Krishna Janmashtami.
- September 8–September 10 – Rosh Hashanah.
- September 10 – Eid ul-Fitr.
- September 17–September 18 – Yom Kippur.
- September 22–September 29/September 30 – Sukkot.
- September 23 – Autumnal Equinox, also known as Mabon.
- November 5 – Diwali.
- November 16–November 19 – Eid al-Adha.
- December 25 – Western Christmas.
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