July Religious Festivals and Dates

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By Vexen Crabtree 2023

#hinduism #islam #judaism #july #paganism

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Note that some traditions have festivals and dates that start at sundown or in the evening of the night before, such as (Jewish, Muslim and some Pagan events). There are no Hindu dates on these calendars yet, due to the complexity & multiplicity of all the various calendars in use. Likewise, there are no south-east Asian calendar dates.

Date	Event	Notes
Jul 1st Saturday
Jul 2nd Sunday
Jul 3rd Monday
Jul 4th Tuesday
Jul 5th Wednesday (this year)	Guru Hargobind's Gurpurab/Prakesh (birthday)	Sikhism. The sixth guru.
Jul 6th Thursday
Jul 7th Friday	Fravardigan	Zoroastrianism. Occurs ten days before No Ruz. Festival and prayer day for guardian spirits of ancestors.
Jul 7th Friday (this year)	Eid Ul Ghadir	Islam (Shi'a). A festival for the date that Muhammad appointed his cousin-and-son-in-law, Ali, to be his successor. However, the muslim community instead voted-in Abu Bakr, causing an enduring rift in Islam (i.e., Sunni and Shi'a).
Jul 8th Saturday
Jul 9th Sunday
Jul 10th Monday (this year)	The Martyrdom of the Báb	Bahá'í Faith. To mark the anniversary of his execution.
Jul 11st Tuesday
Jul 12nd Wednesday
Jul 13rd Thursday (this year)	Feast of Kalimát (Words)	Bahá'í Faith.
Jul 14th Friday
Jul 15th Saturday (3 days) (fixed)	Shichigatsu O-Bon	Buddhism in Japan (Eastern Japan). Held elsewhere as Hachigatsu Bon (Aug 15th) or by some traditionalists as Kyu Bon (old Bon) on the 15th day of the 9th lunar month. A fusion of Japanese, Buddhist and Confucian beliefs, all concerning the honouring of ancestral spirits.
Jul 16th Sunday
Jul 17th Monday (this year)	No Ruz / Navroze	Zoroastrianism. New Years' day on the Shenshai Calendar.
Jul 18th Tuesday
Jul 19th Wednesday
Jul 20th Thursday (this year)	Islamic New Year	Islam. The migration of Muhammad and his followers from Makka to Medina. Not celebrated by many Sunnis. In 2022, Islamic year 1444 AH begins.
Jul 21st Friday
Jul 22nd Saturday
Jul 23rd Sunday (this year)	Khordad Sal (Zarathustra's Birthday)	Zoroastrianism. The birthday of Prophet Zarathustra.
Jul 23rd Sunday (this year)	Guru Harkrishan's Gurpurab/Prakesh (birthday)	Sikhism. The eighth guru.
Jul 23rd Sunday (fixed)	Haile Selassie's Birthday	Rastafarian. Nyahbinghi (drumming), hymns and prayers.
Jul 24th Monday (this year)	Qixi Jie / Ch'I Hou Chieh (Herd Boy and Weaving Maid Festival)	Chinese religion. On the 7th day of the 7th lunar month.
Jul 25th Tuesday
Jul 26th Wednesday
Jul 27th Thursday (this year)	Tisha B'Av	Judaism.
Jul 28th Friday
Jul 29th Saturday (this year)	Ashura	Islam (Sunni). A minor feast.