Below for your information is a 2025 calendar of major religious holidays observed in the U.S., grouped by tradition. Some holidays follow lunar or lunisolar calendars, meaning their dates change yearly.
Christian Holidays (Western Christianity)
• Epiphany – January 6, 2025 (Monday)
• Ash Wednesday – March 5, 2025 (Wednesday)
• Palm Sunday – April 13, 2025 (Sunday)
• Good Friday – April 18, 2025 (Friday)
• Easter Sunday – April 20, 2025 (Sunday)
• Ascension Day – May 29, 2025 (Thursday)
• Pentecost – June 8, 2025 (Sunday)
• All Saints Day – November 1, 2025 (Saturday)
• Christmas Eve – December 24, 2025 (Wednesday)
• Christmas Day – December 25, 2025 (Thursday) (Federal Holiday)
Christian Holidays (Eastern Orthodox)
(Based on the Julian Calendar; dates may differ in some Orthodox traditions)
• Orthodox Easter (Pascha) – April 27, 2025 (Sunday)
• Ascension (Orthodox) – June 5, 2025 (Thursday)
• Pentecost (Orthodox) – June 15, 2025 (Sunday)
• Christmas (Orthodox) – January 7, 2025 (Tuesday)
Jewish Holidays (Follow the Hebrew Calendar; begin at sunset the previous day)
• Purim – March 14-15, 2025 (Friday-Saturday)
• Passover (Pesach) – April 12-20, 2025 (Saturday-Sunday)
• Shavuot – June 1-2, 2025 (Sunday-Monday)
• Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) – October 2-4, 2025 (Thursday-Saturday)
• Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) – October 11-12, 2025 (Saturday-Sunday)
• Sukkot – October 16-23, 2025 (Thursday-Thursday)
• Hanukkah (Festival of Lights) – December 24, 2024 - January 1, 2025 (Tuesday-Wednesday)
Islamic Holidays (Follow the Islamic Lunar Calendar; dates vary based on local moon sightings)
• Ramadan (Month of Fasting) – February 28 - March 30, 2025
• Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) – March 31 - April 1, 2025 (Monday-Tuesday)
• Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) – June 6-7, 2025 (Friday-Saturday)
• Islamic New Year (1447 AH) – June 26-27, 2025 (Thursday-Friday)
• Ashura – July 5-6, 2025 (Saturday-Sunday)
Hindu Holidays (Follow the Hindu Lunar Calendar, so dates vary)
• Maha Shivaratri – February 26, 2025 (Wednesday)
• Holi (Festival of Colors) – March 14, 2025 (Friday)
• Raksha Bandhan – August 9, 2025 (Saturday)
• Janmashtami (Krishna’s Birth) – August 16, 2025 (Saturday)
• Ganesh Chaturthi – September 10, 2025 (Wednesday)
• Diwali (Festival of Lights) – October 20, 2025 (Monday)
Buddhist Holidays (Dates vary by tradition)
• Magha Puja (Sangha Day, Theravāda tradition) – February 11, 2025 (Tuesday)
• Vesak (Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment, and Passing) – May 12, 2025 (Monday)
• Asalha Puja (Dharma Day) – July 9, 2025 (Wednesday)
Sikh Holidays
• Vaisakhi (Khalsa Day, Sikh New Year) – April 13, 2025 (Sunday)
• Guru Nanak Jayanti – November 5, 2025 (Wednesday)
Other Religious & Cultural Holidays
• Pagan/Wiccan Sabbats
• Imbolc – February 1-2, 2025 (Saturday-Sunday)
• Ostara (Spring Equinox) – March 19-20, 2025 (Wednesday-Thursday)
• Beltane – May 1, 2025 (Thursday)
• Litha (Summer Solstice) – June 20-21, 2025 (Friday-Saturday)
• Lughnasadh – August 1, 2025 (Friday)
• Mabon (Autumn Equinox) – September 22-23, 2025 (Monday-Tuesday)
• Samhain (Pagan New Year, Halloween) – October 31 - November 1, 2025 (Friday-Saturday)
• Yule (Winter Solstice) – December 21-22, 2025 (Sunday-Monday)
• Baha’i Holidays
• Naw-Rúz (Baha’i New Year) – March 21, 2025 (Friday)
• Ridván Festival – April 21 - May 2, 2025
• Birth of Bahá’u’lláh – November 12, 2025 (Wednesday)