DIVERSE-CITY CALENDAR 2015
January
1
3
4
5
6
7
12
13
14
17
18
18-25
19
24
25
27
26-31
Alzheimer's Awareness Month - National
Ontario March of Dimes Month
New Year’s Day
Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
Feast of St Basil - Orthodox Christian
Gantan-sai (New Year’s Celebration) – Shinto
Holy Name of Jesus- Orthodox Christian
Eid-Maulad-un-Nabi (Prophet’s Birthday) – Islam
World Braille Day
Gahambar Maidyarem (from Dec 31) - Zoroastrian
Twelfth Night - Christian
Guru Gobindh Singh birthday – Sikh
Mahayana New Year - Buddhist
Epiphany - Christian
Feast of the Theophany - Orthodox Christian
Nativity of Christ - Armenian Christian
Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) - Christian
Orthodox Christmas Day - Christian
Baptism of the Lord Jesus - Christian
Milad un Nabi (birth of the Prophet Muhammad) – Islam
Seijin Shiki (Coming of Age Day) – Shinto
Maghi - Sikh
Lohri – Hindu, Sikh
Makar Sankranti – Hindu
Orthodox New Year - Christian
Blessing of the Animals - Hispanic Catholic Christian
Raoul Wallenberg Day (National)
World Religion Day - Baha'i
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Timkat - Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Vasant Panchami - Hindu
Robbie Burns Day
Conversion of Saint Paul - Christian
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the
Holocaust
International Development Week
To learn more about the religious observances listed above, check out these websites:
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/canada/2015
http://www.readthespirit.com/religious-holidays-festivals/
BBC - iWonder - Religious Festivals and Holidays: January - March 2015
http://graybridgemalkam.com/resources/multicultural-calendar-2015
February
1
1-7
2
3
4
6
9
14
15
16
17-21
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
25
26 - March 1
Black History Month
Psychology Month
Four Chaplains Sunday – Interfaith
Triodion begins - Christian
World Interfaith Harmony Week - International
White Cane Week – National
Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Candlemas - Christian also known as Presentation of Christ in the
Temple - Anglican Christian
Saint Brighid of Kildare - Celtic Christian
Zaccaeus Sunday- Orthodox Christian
Imbolc and Sughnassad - Wicca/Pagan - northern and southern
hemispheres
Setsubun Sai - Shinto
Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) - Jewish
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation [WHO]
Tridion begins – Orthodox Christian
Saint Valentine's Day – Christian
Prodigal Son – Orthodox Christian
Nirvana Day – Buddhist, Jain
Meatfare Sunday – Orthodox Christian
Canadian Heritage Day – National
Family Day, Ontario
Louis Riel Day – National
Flag Day- National
National Francophone Week - National
Carnival/Shrove Tuesday – Christian
Maha Shivaratri - Hindu
Ash Wednesday (Lent Begins) - Christian
Chinese New Year - Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist
World Day of Social Justice - International
International Mother Language Day [UNESCO]
Cheesefare Sunday – Orthodox Christian
Clean Monday – Lent begins – Orthodox Christian
Pink Shirt Day (Anti bullying)
Intercalary Days - Baha'i
To learn more about the religious observances listed above, check out these websites:
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/canada/2015
http://www.readthespirit.com/religious-holidays-festivals/
BBC - iWonder - Religious Festivals and Holidays: January - March 2015
http://graybridgemalkam.com/resources/multicultural-calendar-2015
March
1
2-20
5
6 - 22
8
13
14
15
16-20
17
19
20
21
21-27
22-28
24
25
26
28
29
Saint David of Wales Day - Christian
Self-Injury Awareness Day- International
Orthodox Sunday - Orthodox
Ala - Baha’i
Purim - Jewish
Magha Puja Day - Buddhist
Holi - Hindu
Hola Mohalla - Sikh
National Francophonie Week
International Women’s Day
L. Ron Hubbard birthday - Scientology
Nanakshahi New Year - Sikh
Transfiguration Sunday – Christian
Gahambar Maidyoshem - Zoroastrian
St Patrick's Day
Saint Joseph's Day - Christian
International Francophonie Day
Equinox First Day of Spring
Ostara - Wicca - Northern Hemisphere
Mabon - Wicca - Southern Hemisphere
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
International Day of Norouz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian, Baha’i
Hindu New Year - Hindu
World Down Syndrome Day
Ramayana - Hindu
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and
Racial Discrimination (International)
International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human
Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
Annunciation of the Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra) Zoroastrian
Rama Navami - Hindu
Palm Sunday - Christian
To learn more about the religious observances listed above, check out these websites:
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/canada/2015
http://www.readthespirit.com/religious-holidays-festivals/
BBC - iWonder - Religious Festivals and Holidays: January - March 2015
http://graybridgemalkam.com/resources/multicultural-calendar-2015
April
2
3
4-11
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
15
16
17
Multicultural Communications Month
World Autism Awareness Day - International
Holy Thursday – Christian
Mahavir Jayanti - Jain
Good Friday - Christian
Passover - Jewish
Holy Saturday – Christian
Hanuman Jayanti - Hindu
Therevadin New Year - Buddhist
Qingming - Chinese traditional
Easter Sunday - Christian
Organization of the Church – Mormon
Easter Monday – Christian
National Tartan Day - Observance
World Health Day - WHO
Vimy Ridge Day - Observance
Day of Pink – City of Ottawa Event
Maundy Thursday – Orthodox Christian
Good Friday – Orthodox Christian
Holy Saturday – Orthodox Christian
Easter Sunday - Orthodox Christian
Songkran – Buddhist New Year in South-East Asia
Baisakhi New Year- Sikh
Lord's Evening Meal - Jehovah's Witness Christian
Yom Hashoah - Jewish
Global Youth Service Day – International
EARN Conference – City of Ottawa Event
21-May 2
21
22
23
28
29
30 – May 4
Feast of Ridvan - Baha'i
Groundation Day - Rastafarian
Earth Day - International
Saint George's Day – Christian
Yom HaAtzmaut – Jewish
Visakha Puja Buddha Day – Buddhist
Jamal - Baha'i
National Day of Mourning- Rembering those lost or injured in the
Workplace
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
Gahambar Maidyozarem - Zoroastrian
To learn more about the religious observances listed above, check out these websites:
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/canada/2015
http://www.readthespirit.com/religious-holidays-festivals/
BBC - iWonder - Religious Festivals and Holidays: April - June 2015
http://graybridgemalkam.com/resources/multicultural-calendar-2015
May
Week 1
1
2
3-8
4-10
4
5
7
5-9
10
14
15
16
17
18
21
21 – 24
23
23-25
24
25
25-31
29
31
Asian/ Pacific Heritage Month - National
Speech & Hearing Awareness Month – National
Sexual Abuse/Assault Prevention Month – Ontario
Vision Health Month - National
Youth Week – National
International Workers Day (May Day) – International
Beltane - Samhain - Wicca Northern and Southern hemispheres
Twelfth Day of Ridvan - Baha'i
North American Occupational Health and Safety Week
Mental Health Week - National
Wesak - Buddist
International Day of the Midwife
Lag B'Omer - Jewish
Hunger Awareness Week
World Fair Trade Day
Mother’s Day - National
Ascension Day - Christian
International Day of Families
Lailat al Miraj – Muslim
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Victoria Day
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and DevelopmentInternational
Ascension Day – Orthodox Christian
Aboriginal Awareness Week - National
Declaration of the Bab - Baha'i
Shavuot - Jewish
Pentecost – Christian
Whit Monday - Christian
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories
Ascension of Baha'u'llah - Baha'i
Trinity Sunday – Christian
To learn more about the religious observances listed above, check out these websites:
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/canada/2015
http://www.readthespirit.com/religious-holidays-festivals/
BBC - iWonder - Religious Festivals and Holidays: April - June 2015
http://graybridgemalkam.com/resources/multicultural-calendar-2015
June
Aboriginal History Month – National
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) Pride Month National
Deaf-Blind Awareness Month - Ontario
Brain Injury Awareness Month – National
International Men's Health Month
1
Global Day of Parents
Intergenerational Day – National
3
4
9
12
Lailat al Bara'ah – Islam
Corpus Christi - Catholic Christian
Saint Columba of Iona - Celtic Christian
World Day Against Child Labour
All Saints - Orthodox Christian
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day - International
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev - Sikh
Ramadan begins – Muslim
New Church Day - Swedenborgian Christian
World Refugee Day - International
National Aboriginal Day – City of Ottawa Event
Solstice First Day of Summer
Litha - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
Yule - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
Father’s Day - National
International Widows' Day
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day/Fête nationale du Québec – Quebec
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Canadian Multiculturalism Day – National
Sacred Heart of Jesus - Catholic Christian
16
18
19
20
21
23
24
26
27
28
29
29-July 3
Community Cup – City of Ottawa Event
Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul - Christian
Gahambar Maidyoshem - Zoroastrian
To learn more about the religious observances listed above, check out these websites:
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/canada/2015
http://www.readthespirit.com/religious-holidays-festivals/
BBC - iWonder - Religious Festivals and Holidays: April - June 2015
http://graybridgemalkam.com/resources/multicultural-calendar-2015
July
1
3
6
9
13
Canada Day - National Holiday
St. Thomas The Apostle Day –Catholic Christian
Dalai Lama’s Birthday - Buddhist
Martyrdom of the Bab - Baha'i
Nunavut Day
13-15
Asalha Puja Day- Buddhist
Ulambana (Obon) -Buddhist, Shinto
15
Saint Vladimir Day - Christian
18
23
24
Nelson Mandela Day - International
Lalat al Kadr - Islam
Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Destiny) – Muslim
Pioneer Day - Mormon Christian
Birthday of Emperor Haili Selassi I - Rastafari
St. James the Great Day – Christian
Tish’a B'Av - Jewish
Eid-al-Fitr (end of Ramadan) - Muslim
25
26
29-31
To learn more about the religious observances listed above, check out these websites:
Holidays and observances in Canada in 2015
http://www.readthespirit.com/religious-holidays-festivals/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/tools/calendar/
August
1
6
8
10
12
15
17
19
23
24
29
30
Lammas (Lughnassad) - Christian, Wicca, Pagan
Feast in Honour of the Holy Mother of Jesus – Orthodox Christian
Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
Raksha Bandhan - Hindu
International Youth Day 2015
Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
National Acadian Day - National
Krishna Janmashtami - Hindu
World Humanitarian Day
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its
abolition
Eid-al-Adha in Canada
Raksha Bandhan – Hinduism
http://www.calendarlabs.com/calendars/religious/hindu-calendar.php
Paryushana Parva - Jain
To learn more about the religious observances listed above, check out these websites:
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/canada/2015
http://www.readthespirit.com/religious-holidays-festivals/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/tools/calendar/
September
1
6
9
12-16
14
14-15
15
Ecclesiastical Year begins - Orthodox Christian
Nativity of Mary - Christian
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day
Gahambar Paitishem - Zoroastrian
Elevation of the Life Giving Cross - Holy Cross Day – Christian
National Grandparents' Day
23
Rosh Hashana - Jewish
International Day of Democracy
Terry Fox Run - National
Ganesh Chaturthi - Hindu
Confucius’ Birthday
World Alzheimer’s Day - International
United Nations: Peace and Security
Equinox First Day of Fall
22 -23
Yom Kippur – Jewish
17
20
21
29
28- Oct 4
29
Meskel - Ethiopian Christian
Sukkot- Jewish
Michael and All Angels - Christian
To learn more about the religious observances listed above, check out these websites:
http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/2015
http://www.readthespirit.com/religious-holidays-festivals/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/tools/calendar/
October
1
2
3
4
4-7
5
Women's History Month - National
Islamic History Month - National
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month - National
Healthy Workplace Month - National
International Day for Older Persons
International Day of Non-Violence
Waqf al Arafa - Hajj Day - Islam
St Francis Day - Catholic Christian
Eid-al-Adha - Muslim
Shmini Atzeret in Canada – Jewish
6-12
10
11
Mental Illness Awareness Week – National
Simchat Torah - Jewish
Family Week - National
World Mental Health Day - International
International Day of the Girl Child
12
Thanksgiving - Canada
12-16
Gahambar Ayathrem - Zoroastrian
14-20
15
Citizenship Week - National
ADHD Awareness Week - National
Last day of Sukkot - Jewish
International Day of Rural Women
5-13
Murraham/Islamic Newyear – Muslim
16
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/canada/muharram-new-year
Shmini Atzeret - Jewish
17
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
18
21-25
22
23
24 - 30
Persons Day - National
World Menopause Day
Saint Luke – Apostle and Evangelist - Christian
Parvarana - Buddhism
Birth of the Báb - Baha'i
Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth – Sikh
Durga Puja- Hindu
Diwali/Deepavali – Hindu, Jain, Sikh
International Stuttering Awareness Day
Ashura - Islam
Disarmament Week - International
25
26
28
31
Muharram/Hijra - Islamic New Year - Muslim
Reformation Day - Protestant Christian
Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
All Hallows Eve - Christian
19
20
To learn more about the religious observances listed above, check out these websites:
http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/2015
http://www.readthespirit.com/religious-holidays-festivals/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/tools/calendar/
November
1-7
1
2
6
5-11
11
12
13
15-25
16
15-21
15-21
19
20
21
23
24
25
26
28
29
30
Diabetes Month - National
National Down Syndrome Awareness Week
All Saints' Day - Christian
Samhain - Beltane - Wicca Northern and Southern hemispheres
All Souls' Day - Catholic Christian
Crowning of Emperor Haile SelassieI – Rastafarian
Guru Nanak Dev Sahib birthday - Sikh
Veteran’s Week - National
Remembrance Day - National
Birth of Baha'u'llah - Baha'i
World Kindness Day
Winter Lent- Orthodox Christian
International Day of Tolerance
Bullying Awareness Week - National
National Addictions Awareness Week
World Day for Prevention of Abuse and Violence against Children
Universal Children’s Day - International
Transgender Day of Remembrance - LGBT
Yule - Christian
Christ the King - Christian
Guru Tegh Bahadur martyrdom - Sikh
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Day of Covenant - Baha'i
Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha - Baha'i
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People - UN
Saint Andrew's Day - Christian
First Sunday of Advent - Christian
To learn more about the religious observances listed above, check out these websites:
http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/2015
http://www.readthespirit.com/religious-holidays-festivals/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/tools/calendar/
December
1
2
3
6
8
7-14
10
12
13
17
Universal Human Rights Month
World AIDS Day - International
United Nations International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) - Buddhism
Feast of the Immaculate Conception - Catholic Christian
Hanukkah – Jewish
Human Rights Day - International
Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
Aga Khan’s Birthday
First Day of Hanukkah - Jewish
18
20
22
International Migrants Day
International Human Solidarity Day
Solstice First Day of Winter
24
Last day of Advent - Christian
Christmas Eve - Christian
Christmas - Christian
Death of Prophet Zarathushtra - Zoroastrian
Kwanzaa – African-American and Pan-African Heritage Holiday
Holy Innocents - Christian
Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
Watch Night – Christian
New Year’s Eve
25
26
26-Jan. 1
28
29
31
To learn more about the religious observances listed above, check out these websites:
http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/2015
http://www.readthespirit.com/religious-holidays-festivals/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/tools/calendar/