April 2023 religious holidays

2023 These occasions are primarily solar calendar dates and go on the same from year to year. Note: 1. * Holy days usually begin at sundown the day before this date.         2. ** Local or regional customs may use a variation of this date.

JANUARY  

• 1
  • Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
  • Feast Day of St Basil - Orthodox Christian
  • Shogatsu/Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
  • Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus - Orthodox
• 5
  • Twelfth Night - Christian
  • Guru Gobindh Singh birthday - Sikh
• 6
  • Epiphany - Christian
  • Feast of the Epiphany (Theophany) - Orthodox Christian
  • Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) - Christian
• 7
  • Feast of the Nativity - Orthodox Christian
• 8
  • Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
• 13
  • Maghi - Sikh
• 17
  • Blessing of the Animals - Hispanic Catholic Christian
• 18
  • Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Christian
• 25
  • Conversion of St. Paul - Christian
• 30
  • Mahayana New Year 3 days** - Buddhism

Definitions

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• 2023 These occasions are primarily solar calendar dates and go on the same from year to year. Note: 1. * Holy days usually begin at sundown the day before this date.         2. ** Local or regional customs may use a variation of this date.
• JANUARY  
• FEBRUARY 
• MARCH 
• AUGUST 
• OCTOBER 
• NOVEMBER 
• DECEMBER 
• What religious days are in April?
• How many holidays are there in a year 2023?
• Is May 15 2023 a holiday?
• What are the holy days of Christianity?

FEBRUARY 

• 2
  • Candlemas - Presentation of Christ in the Temple - Christian
  • Imbolc (Candlemas) * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
  • Saint Brighid of Kildare - Christian
• 3
  • St. Blaze Day - Christian
  • Setsebun (beginning of spring) - Shinto
• 14
  • St. Valentine's Day - Christian
• 15
  • Nirvana Day ** - Buddhist
    
• 24
  • Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist - Christian

Definitions

MARCH 

• 1
  • St. David of Wales - Christian
• 17
  • St. Patrick's Day - Christian
• 19
  • St. Joseph's Day - Christian
• 21
  • Norooz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
  • Naw-R�z (New Year) * - Baha'i
  • Ostara * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
• 25
  • Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Christian
• 26
  • Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranthushtra) Zoroastrian
• 30
  • Magha Puja Day ** - Buddhism

Definitions

April

• 9
  • Easter - Christian
• 14
  • Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) - Sikh
• 16
  • Theravadin New Year 3 days ** - Buddhism
• 21
  • First Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
• 23
  • St. George's Day - Christian
• 25
  • Saint Mark, Apostle and Evangelist - Christian
• 29
  • Ninth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
• 30
  • St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian

Definitions

MAY

• 1
  • Beltane * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
• 2
  • Twelfth Day of Ridvan *  - Baha'i
• 3
  • Saints Philip & James - Christian
• 4
  • National Day of Prayer - USA - Interfaith
• 24
  • Declaration of the Bab * - Baha'i
• 27
  • Visakha Puja - Buddha Day ** - Buddhism
• 29
  • Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i

  Definitions

JUNE 

• 9
  • St. Columba of Iona - Celtic Christian
• 16
  • Guru Arjan martyrdom - Sikh
• 19
  • New Church Day - Swedenborgian Christian
• 22
  • First Nations Day - Canadian Native People
  • Litha Summer Solstice * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
• 24
  • Saint John the Baptist - Christian
• 29
  • Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul - Christian

Definitions

JULY 

• 10
  • Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i
• 11
  • St Benedict Day - Catholic Christian
• 13
  • Obon (Ulambana) ** - Buddhist/Shinto 
• 15
  • St. Vladimir the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
  • Saint Vladimir - Christian
• 24
  • Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian
• 25
  • St. James the Great Day - Christian
• 26
  • Asalha Puja Day (Dhamma Day) ** - Buddhism

Definitions

AUGUST 

• 1
  • Lammas - Christian
  • Lughnassad (Lammas) * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
  • Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Jesus - Orthodox
• 6
  • Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian
• 15
  • Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
  • Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
• 29
  • Beheading of St. John the Baptist - Christian

Definitions

SEPTEMBER

• 1
  • Religious year begins - Orthodox Christian
• 8
  • Nativity of Virgin Mary - Christian
• 14
  • Elevation of the Life Giving Cross (Holy Cross) - Christian
• 21
  • Fall Equinox * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
• 29
  • Michael and All Angels - Christian

Definitions

OCTOBER 

• 4
  • St Francis Day - Catholic Christian
  • Blessing of the Animals - Christian
• 6
  • Saint Thomas Day - Christian
• 18 
  • St. Luke, Apostle & Evangelist - Christian
• 20
  • Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth - Sikh
• 26
  • Birth of the Bab * - Baha'i
• 27
  • Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
• 28
  • Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
• 31
  • All Hallows Eve - Christian
  • Reformation Day - Protestant Christian
  • Samhain - * Wicca/Neo Pagan
  • Deep Diwali - Jain

Definitions

NOVEMBER 

• 1
  • All Saints Day - Christian
• 2
  • All Souls Day - Catholic Christian
• 12
  • Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
• 15
  • Nativity Fast begins - ends Dec. 24 - Orthodox Christian
• 24
  • Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahdur - Sikh
• 26
  • Day of the Covenant * - Baha'i
• 28
  • Ascension of  'Abdu'l-Baha * - Baha'i
• 30
  • St. Andrew's Day - Christian

Definitions

DECEMBER 

• 6
  • Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
• 8
  • Bodhi Day  (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhism
  • Immaculate Conception of Mary - Catholic Christian
• 12
  • Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
• 16-25
  • Posadas Navidenas - Hispanic Christian
• 21
  • Yule - Christian
  • Saint Thomas the Apostle - Christian
• 22
  • Yule/Winter Solstice * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
• 24
  • Christmas Eve - Christian
• 25
  • Christmas * - Christian
  • Feast of the Nativity ** - Orthodox Christian
• 26
  • Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra)  Zoroastrian
  • St Stephen's Day - Christian
• 28
  • Holy Innocents - Christian
• 30
  • Holy Family - Catholic Christian
• 31
  • Watch Night - Christian

Definitions

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What religious days are in April?

How many holidays are there in a year 2023?

Is May 15 2023 a holiday?

What are the holy days of Christianity?