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2012 Religious, Cultural Events and Civic Holidays

For condominium communities, here are some dates that you may wish to be cognizant of in 2012.

*bold denotes an official statutory holiday in Ontario.

January
1^st*	New Year's Day - New Year's Day first day of 2012
6^th	Epiphany (Christian) - one of three major Christian festivals, along with Christmas and Easter.
9^th – 12^th	Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)
23^rd	Chinese New Year - the Year of the Dragon – the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar.

February
3^rd	Maha Shavartri (Hindu) – festival in honor of Lord Shiva and his marriage to Goddess Parvati.
20^th*	Family Day – An annual holiday in Ontario.
22^nd	Ash Wednesday (Christian) - observance to begin the 40 day season of Lent. Ashes are marked on worshippers as a sign of penitence.

March
8^th	Purim (Jewish) – celebration of deliverance of the Jewish minority in Persia from genocide.
8^th	Holi (Hindu) – spring festival dedicated to the god of pleasure. People shower each other with colored water and smear red and green powder on each other.
17^th	Saint Patrick’s Day (Christian) – celebration of Patrick who brought Christianity to Ireland in early days of the faith.
23^rd	New Year – (Hindu)

April
6^th – 9^th	Theravadin New Year (Buddhist)
6^th*	Good Friday (Christian) – remembrance of crucifixion of Jesus
9^th	Easter Monday – Monday after Easter Sunday.
7^th – 14^th	Pesach (Passover) (Jewish) – Final two days celebration of the deliverance of the Jews from slavery in Egypt.
14^th	Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) (Sikh) - start of the New Years. Greetings that wish good life in coming days are exchanged.

May
6^th	Visakha Puja - Buddha Day - Buddhist celebrate the birthday of Buddha.
21^st*	Victoria Day

June
7^th	Corpus Christi - Christian (Roman Catholic) celebration in recognition of the Eucharist - the Blessed Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ. The real presence of the body and blood of Jesus is honoured.

July
1^st*	Canada Day (2^nd)
3^rd	Asalha Puja Day (Buddhist) – observance of the say when Gautama Buddha made his first public proclamation to five ascetics at Deer Park, Banares. He taught the middle way, the noble eight-fold path and the four noble truths.
20^th	Ramadan begins (Islam) - devoted to commemoration of Muhammad's reception of the divine revelation recorded in the Qur'am.
29^th	Tisha B’Av (Jewish) - A Jewish day of fasting in remembrance of the destruction of the Temple in 586 b.c.e. and 70 c.e.

August
2^nd	Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) - Hindu festival honoring the loving ties between brothers and sister in a family.
6^th*	Civic Holiday
10^th	Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu) - commemoration of the birth of Krishna.
19^th – 21^st	Eid ul Fitr (Islam) - Islamic event marking the close of Ramadan. It is a festival of thanksgiving to Allah for enjoying the month of Ramadan.

September

3^rd*	Labour Day
17^th-18^th	Rosh Hashanah - Jewish New Year. A time of introspection, abstinence, prayer and penitence.
26^th	Yom Kippur - Jewish Day of Atonement. This holiest day of the Jewish year is observed with strict fasting and ceremonial repentance.

October
1^st – 7^th (1-2 Primary Obligation Days)	Sukkot - Jewish Feast of Tabernacles which celebrates the harvest and the protection of the people of Israel as they wandered in the wilderness dwelling in tents.
8^th*	Thanksgiving Day
24^th	Dasera (Hindu) - Lord Rama is remembered as winning a victory over evil.
26^th - 29^th	Eid al Adha (Islam) - Islamic Feast of Sacrifice. The most important feast of Islam.
31^st	Halloween

November
11^th	Remembrance Day
13^th	Diwali (Deepavali) - Hindu Festival of Lights symbolizing the human urge to move toward the light.
15^th	Hijra (Islam) – New Year
28^th	Guru Nanak Dev Sahib Birthday(Sikh)

December
9^th – 16^th	Hanukkah (Jewish) - Festival of Lights. The eight candle Menorah is lighted.
25^th*	Christmas Day - Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Observed by prayers, exchanging of gifts, and family parties.
26^th*	Boxing Day

Disclaimer: The above listings of cultural and religious events and holidays reflects holidays brought to our attention, together with statutory holidays for the Province of Ontario as possibly impacting the holding of director/unit owner meetings and the undertaking of maintenance and/or repairs for condominium corporations.

This is not intended to be a comprehensive list.

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