The 2009-2010 Calendar & Directory - Syosset High School

A Calendar of Religious Holidays and Ethnic Festivals
Holidays and Festivals are broadly selected to include both large and small religious or ethnic communities.
This is not a complete list of the observances of any religion.
September 2009
19 Navaratri (Hindu)
19-20 Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
20 Eid al Fitr (Islamic)
28 Dasera (Hindu)
Yom Kippur (Jewish)
October 2009
3 Sukkot (Jewish)
10 Shmini Atzeret (Jewish)
11 Simchat Torah (Jewish)
17 Diwali (Deepavali) (Hindu)
20 Birth of B’ab (Baha’i)
Installation of the Guru Granth
Sahib as Eternal Guru (Sikh)
24 United Nations Day
November 2009
1 All Saints Day (Roman Catholic,
Protestant, Lutheran)
12 Birth of the Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)
13 Guru Nanak’s Birth (Sikh)
24 Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom (Sikh)
26 Thanksgiving (Interfaith-USA)
27 Eid al Adha (Islamic)
December 2009
8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception
(Roman Catholic)
Bodhi Day (Buddhist)
12-19 Chanukah (Jewish)
18 Al-Hijra (Islamic)
25 Christmas (Roman Catholic, Protestant)
26-1 Kwanzaa
January 2010
1 New Year’s Day
5 Guru Gobind Singh’s Birth (Sikh)
6 Feast of the Epiphany (Roman Catholic,
Protestant)
7 Christmas (Orthodox Christian)
14 Maghi (Sikh)
20 Vasant Panchami (Hindu)
February 2010
14 New Year (Chinese, Korean & Vietnamese)
17 Ash Wednesday (Roman Catholic)
26 Mawlid al-Nabi (Islamic)
28 Purim (Jewish)
March 2010
1 Holi (Hindu)
Hola Mohalla (Sikh)
14 Sikh New Year
21 Naw-Ruz (Baha’i)
24 Rama Navami (Hindu)
28 Palm Sunday (Roman Catholic,
Protestant, Orthodox)
30-31 Passover (Jewish)
April 2010
1 Holy Thursday (Roman Catholic,
Protestant, Orthodox)
2 Good Friday (Roman Catholic,
Protestant, Orthodox)
4 Easter (Roman Catholic, Protestant,
Orthodox)
11 Yom HaSho’ah (Jewish)
21 Ridvan (Baha’i)
May 2010
5 Cinco de Mayo
13 Ascension Day (Roman Catholic,
Protestant)
19-20 Shavuot (Jewish)
27 Buddha Day
June 2010
14 Flag Day
16 Martyrdom of Guru Arjun (Sikh)
July 2010
4 Independence Day
9 Martyrdom of the Ba’b (Baha’i)
Source: Interfaith Calendar
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