2008 Holy Day and Puja Calendar
Click on Month below:
January | February | March | April | May | June | July
August | September | October | November | December
January
| 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day and Kalpataru Day |
| 26 | Saturday | Swami Vivekananda’s 145th Birthday Puja |
| 27 | Sunday | Public Celebration of Swami Vivekananda’s Birthday |
February
| 2 | Saturday | Swami Paramananda’s 124th Birthday Puja |
| 3 | Sunday | Public Celebration of Swami Paramananda’s Birthday |
| 6 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
| 11 | Monday | Saraswati Puja (Actual) |
March
| 4 | Tuesday | Shivaratri (5PM) |
| 8 | Saturday | Sri Ramakrishna's 171st Birthday Puja |
| 9 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time begins at 2AM (Spring forward!) |
| 16 | Sunday | Palm Sunday |
| 20 | Thursday | Holy Thursday (7 PM Service) |
| 21 | Friday | Good Friday (3 PM Service) |
| 23 | Sunday | Easter (7 AM Sunrise Service) |
April
| 19 | Saturday | Passover begins at sundown |
| 27 | Sunday | Eastern Orthodox Easter & Ananda Ashrama’s 85th Anniversary |
May
| 11 | Sunday | Mother’s Day |
| 22 | Thursday | Lord Buddha Jayanti (7 PM Service) (Actual: Tues. May 20th) |
June
| 8 | Sunday | Vedanta Centre’s 99th Anniversary |
| 15 | Sunday | Father’s Day |
| 21 | Saturday | Swami Paramananda’s Liberation (68th Anniversary) |
| 22 | Sunday | Public Observance of Swami Paramananda’s Liberation |
July
| 4 | Friday | Independence Day & Swami Vivekananda’s Liberation (106th) |
| 6 | Sunday | Public Observance of Swami Vivekananda’s Liberation |
| 18 | Friday | Guru Purnima (Actual) |
| 20 | Sunday | Public Observance of Holy Mother’s Liberation |
| 21 | Monday | Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi's Liberation (88th) |
August
| 16 | Saturday | Sri Ramakrishna’s Liberation (122nd) |
| 17 | Sunday | Public Observance of Sri Ramakrishna’s Liberation |
| 24 | Sunday | Sri Krishna Janmastami (Actual) |
September
| 6 | Saturday | Mataji Gayatri Devi’s Liberation Puja (13th Anniversary) |
| 7 | Sunday | Public Observance of Mataji's Liberation |
| 29 | Monday | Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset |
October
| 6 | Monday | Durga Puja - Saptami |
| 7 | Tuesday | Durga Puja - Mahastami |
| 8 | Wednesday | Durga Puja - Navami |
| 9 | Thursday | Durga Puja - Dussera & Vijaya (5 PM Service) |
| 12 | Sunday | Srimata Gayatri Devi’s 102nd Birthday |
| 14 | Tuesday | Sri Lakshmi Purnima |
| 30 | Thursday | Deepali: The Festival of Lights (Actual: Tues. Oct. 28) |
November
| 1 | Saturday | Celebration of Kali Puja |
| 2 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends (Fall backwards!) |
| 27 | Thursday | Thanksgiving (11 AM Service/no evening class) |
December
| 20 | Saturday | Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi's 155th Birthday Puja |
| 21 | Sunday | Public Celebration of Holy Mother's Birthday |
| 24 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve (4 PM service) |
| 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day (No evening class) |
| 31 | Wednesday | New Year’s Eve (11:15 PM Service) |