Jewish and Christian
holy days – Fall/Winter 2009:
Editor’s note: People from a number of different
religious traditions visit our website. As an educational service to our readers,
we provide here a listing of upcoming dates in the ecclesiastical calendars of
different Judaeo-Christian religious
traditions. Here you can look up dates from your own tradition and/or
find out the names and dates of celebrations from other traditions.
19 Sept. 2009 Tishri 1, 5770 Rosh ha-Shanah (Yom Teruwah)
21 Sept. Tishri 3 Tzom Gedaliah (Fast of Gedaliah)
Feast of St. Matthew the Apostle
26 Sept. Tishri 8 Shabbat Shuvah (Sabbath of Repentance)
28 Sept. Tishri 10 Yom ha-Kippurim (Day of Atonement)
29 Sept. Feast of St. Michael (Michaelmas)
2 Oct. Feast of the Guardian Angels
3 Oct. Tishri 15 1st day of Chag ha-Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)
9 Oct. Tishri 21 Hoshana Rabba (7th day of Sukkot)
10 Oct. Tishri 22 Shemini Azteret (Eighth Day)
11 Oct. Tishri 23 Simchat Torah (Rejoicing in the Law)
18 Oct. Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist
19 Oct. 2009 Heshvan 1
25 Oct. Feast of Christ the King (traditional)
28 Oct. Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude the Apostles
1 Nov. Feast of All Saints
2 Nov. Feast of All Souls
17 Nov. 2009 Kislev 1
22 Nov. Feast of Christ the King (Last Sunday)
29 Nov. 1st Sunday of Advent
8 Dec. Feast of the Immaculate Conception
11 Dec. Kislev 25 1st day of Hanukkah (Dedication)
17 Dec. 2009 Tebeth 1
19 Dec. Tebeth 3 8th day of Hanukkah
20 Dec. 4th Sunday of Advent
25 Dec. Feast of Our Lord's Nativity (Christmas)
27 Dec. Tebeth 10 Asara B'Tebeth (Fast of Jerusalem's Siege)