ash wednesday
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and the 40 days of fasting associated with it. This photo was taken at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, Feb. 10, 2016. Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images

The new year is here and while we don't need a reminder for when St. Patricks Day or Christmas Day falls, there are some religious holidays that depend on the lunar calendar. Below is a list of religious holidays for the world’s major religions. Please note: Jewish, Baha’i and Islamic holidays begin at sunset the previous day.

Christian holidays 2019:

Jan. 6, Sunday: Epiphany

Jan. 13, Sunday: Baptism of the Jesus:

Feb. 2, Saturday: Candlemas

Feb. 14, Thursday: St. Valentine's Day

March 6, Wednesday: Ash Wednesday

March 17, Sunday: St. Patrick's Day

March 19, Tuesday: St. Joseph's Day

April 14, Sunday: Palm Sunday

April 18, Thursday: Maundy Thursday

April 19, Friday: Good Friday

April 21, Sunday: Easter

April 22, Monday: Easter Monday

April 23, Tuesday: St. George's Day

May 30, Thursday: Ascension of Jesus

June 9, Sunday: Pentecost

June 15, Saturday: Saint Vladimir

June 16, Sunday: Trinity Sunday

June 20, Thursday: Corpus Christi

June 29, Saturday: Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

July 25, Thursday: St. James the Great Day

Aug. 1, Thursday: Lammas

Aug. 15, Thursday: The Assumption of Mary

Sept. 14, Saturday: Holy Cross Day

Sept. 29, Sunday: Michaelmas

Oct. 31, Thursday: All Hallows Eve

Nov. 1, Friday: All Saints' Day

Nov. 2, Saturday: All Souls' Day

Nov. 26, Tuesday: Christ the King

Nov. 30, Saturday: St. Andrew's Day

Dec. 1, Sunday: Advent

Dec. 6, Friday: St. Nicholas Day

Dec. 24, Tuesday: Christmas Eve

Dec. 25, Wednesday: Christmas

Dec. 28, Saturday: Holy Innocents

Dec. 31, Tuesday: Watch Night

advent
Candles are carried by choristers during the annual 'darkness to light' Advent procession in Salisbury, England, Dec. 1, 2017. Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Jewish holidays 2019:

Jan. 21, Monday: Tu B’Shevat

March 20-21: Purim

April 20, Saturday: Passover

April 21, Sunday: Second Passover

April 27, Saturday: Passover - Final Day

May 2, Thursday: Yom Hashoah

May 8, Wednesday: Yom HaZikaron

May 9, Thursday: Yom HaAtzma'ut

May 23, Thursday: Lag B’Omer

June 2, Sunday: Yom Yerushalayim

June 8-10: Shavuot

Aug. 11, Sunday: Tish’a B’Av

Sept. 30-Oct. 1: Rosh Hashanah

Oct. 2, Wednesday: Fast of Gedaliah

Oct. 9, Wednesday: Yom Kippur

Oct. 14-20: Sukkot

Dec. 23-30: Chanukah or Hanukkah

Hanukkah
Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal lights a menorah on the sixth day of Hanukkah at the Orthodox synagogue at the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Education Center in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 6, 2010. Getty bImages/ Sean Gallup

Islamic holidays 2019:

April 3, Wednesday: Lailat al Miraj

April 20, Saturday: Lailat al Bara'ah

May 6, Monday: Start of Ramadan

May 31, Friday: Laylat al Qadr

June 4, Tuesday: Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)

Aug. 10, Saturday: Waqf al Arafa – Hajj

Aug. 11, Sunday: Eid al-Adha

Aug. 31, Saturday: Hijra (Islamic New Year)

Sept. 9, Monday: Ashura/Muharram

Nov. 9, Saturday: Milad un Nabi

Eid al-Fitr
Muslims pray during mass to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, July 17, 2015. Getty Images/Putu Sayoga

Buddhist holidays 2019:

Jan. 21, Monday: Mahayana New Year

Feb. 5, Tuesday: Chinese New Year

Feb. 8, Friday: Nirvana Day

March 21, Thursday: Magha Puja/Sangha Day

April 19, Friday: Theravada New Year

May 18, Saturday: Wesak or Buddha Day

July 13, Saturday: Obon

July 16, Tuesday: Asala/Dharma Day

Dec. 8, Sunday – Bodhi Day

Buddhists
Buddhist followers lighting candles during Vesak Day, commonly known as Buddha's birthday, at the Borobudur Mahayana Buddhist monument in Magelang, Indonesia, May 17, 2011. Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

Hindu holidays 2019:

Jan. 15, Tuesday: Makar Sankranti/Pongal

Jan. 21, Monday: Thaipusam

Feb. 9, Saturday: Vasant Panchami

March 4, Monday: Maha Shivaratri

March 20, Wednesday: Holika Dahan

March 21, Thursday: Holi

March 22, Friday: Gudi Padwa (Hindi New Year)

April 6, Saturday: Ugadi (Kannada, Telugu New Year)

April 13, Saturday: Rama Navami

April 14, Sunday: Puthandu (Tamil New Year)

April 15, Monday: Vaisakhi/Baisakhi/Vishu/Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year)

April 19, Friday: Hanuman Jayanti

May 7, Tuesday: Akshaya Tritiya

June 3, Monday: Savitri Puja

July 4, Thursday: Puri Ratha Yatra

July 16, Tuesday: Guru Purnima

Aug. 5, Monday: Nag Panchami

Aug. 9, Friday: Varalakshmi Vratam

Aug. 15, Thursday: Raksha Bandhan

Aug. 24, Saturday: Krishna Janmashtami

Sept. 2, Monday: Ganesh Chaturthi

Sept. 11, Wednesday: Onam

Sept. 17, Tuesday: Vishwakarma Puja

Sept. 28, Saturday: Mahalaya Amavasya

Sept. 29-Oct. 7: Navaratri

Oct. 8, Tuesday: Dusshera

Oct. 13, Sunday: Sharad Purnima

Oct. 17, Thursday: Karwa Chauth

Oct. 25, Friday: Dhanteras

Oct. 27, Sunday: Diwali

Oct. 29, Tuesday: Bhai Dooj

Nov. 2, Saturday: Chhath Puja

Nov. 12, Tuesday: Kartik Poornima

Dec. 8, Sunday: Geeta Jayanti

Dec. 16, Monday: Dhanu Sankranti

Diwali
An Indian artist gives final touches to an idol of the Hindu Goddess Kali at a workshop ahead of the Diwali festival in Hyderabad, India, Nov. 5, 2018. Getty Images/ Noah Seelam

Sikh holidays 2019:

Jan. 5, Saturday: Guru Gobind Singh Birthday

Jan. 13, Sunday: Maghi - Lohri

March 20, Wednesday: Holi

March 21, Thursday: Hola Mohalla

April 14, Sunday: Vaisakhi

April 18, Thursday: Birthday of Guru Angad Dev

June 16, Sunday: Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib

Oct. 20, Sunday: Birth of the Guru Granth

Oct. 26, Saturday: Diwali

Nov. 12, Tuesday: Guru Nanak Birthday

Nov. 24, Sunday: Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib

Sikh
A Sikh priest sits behind the Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh holy book) as Sewadars decorate during a Jalau splendor show of Sikhism's symbolic items on the occasion of the 549th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Nov. 23, 2018. Getty Images/Narinder Nanu
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