Heritage Holiday Approximate Date
Islam Eid al-Fitr and Al Hisrah (New Year) Varies Chinese Sending Off the Kitchen God Day January Islam Laylat al-Qadr January Sikh Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s Birthday January Hindu Makara Sakranti/Pongal January Chinese New Year: Chinese, Korean,
Tibetan, Vietnamese February
Chinese Lantern Festival February Baha’i Intercalary Days February or March Hindu Maha Shivaratri (Shiva’s Night) March Christian Shrove Monday March Christian Shrove Tuesday March Christian Ash Wednesday March Eastern Orthodox
Beginning of Lent, Eastern Orthodox Christian
March
Hindu Holi March Iranian Now Rouz March Chinese Respect for Ancestors (Ch’ing-ming) April Islam Muharram April