April 2023Do not schedule Scouting events on red highlighted dates. If programs must be scheduled on red highlighted dates, councils should arrange alternate dates for the events that do not conflict with that religion’s holidays. | ||||||||||||
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| Lent; Ramadan; Gerneral Conference, LDS | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
| Lent; Ramadan; General Conference; Holy Week, Christian; Palm Sunday, Christian | Lent; Ramadan; Holy Week | Lent; Ramadan; Holy Week; Mahavir Jayanti, Jain | Lent; Ramadan; Holy Week; Hanuman Jayanti, Hindu; Passover, Jewish | Lent; Ramadan; Holy Week; Passover; Theravadin, Buddhist; Maundy Thursday, Christian | Lent; Ramadan; Holy Week; Passover; Theravadin; Good Friday, Christian | Lent; Ramadan; Holy Week; Passover; Theravadin; Hanamatsuri, Buddhist | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||
| Lent; Ramadan; Holy Week; Passover; Theravadin; Easter, Christian; Palm Sunday, Eastern Orthodox | Ramadan; Passover; Holy Week, Eastern Orthodox | Ramadan; Passover; Holy Week | Ramadan; Passover; Holy Week | Ramadan; Passover; Holy Week | Ramadan; Holy Week; Holy Friday, Eastern Orthodox; Birth of Guru Nanak Sahib, Sikh; Khalsa Day, Sikh | Ramadan; Holy Week | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||||||
| Ramadan; Holy Week; Pascha, Eastern Orthodox; Laylat Al Qdar, 27th night | Ramadan; Laylat al Qdar, 27th night; Yom Hashoah, Jewish | Ramadan ; Yom Hashoah; Laylat al Qdar 29th night, Islam | Ramadan; Laylat al Qdar 29th night | Ramadan | Ridvan, First Day, Baha’I; Eid al Fitr, Islam | Eid al Fitr | ||||||
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | ||||||
| Feast of the Great Martyr St. George; Eastern Orthodox | Yom Ha’atsmaut, Jewish | Yom Ha’atsmaut | Ridvan, Ninth Day, Baha’i | Ridvan, Ninth Day | ||||||||
| 30 | ||||||||||||
| Maidozarem Gahambar, Zoroastrian |
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
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
- 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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