Beltane 

The fire festival that celebrates the coming of summer and the fertility of the coming year. One of the eight major annual sabbats or festivals.

Jumping the balefire, dancing the Maypole.

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | Monday, May 1, 2023 | Thursday, May 1, 2025

Twelfth Day of Ridvan 

Those celebrating will likely ask for the day off.

Bahá'í commemoration of the twelve-day period in 1863 when Baha'u'llah declared that he was God's messenger for this age. 

Work is to be suspended on days 1, 9, and 12 of the festival.

May 1, 2024 - May 2, 2024 | Monday, May 1, 2023 | April 30, 2025 - May 1, 2025 

National Day of Prayer 

An annual day of observance held on the first Thursday of May, designated by the United States Congress, when people are asked "to turn to God in prayer and meditation." Each year since its inception, the president has signed a proclamation, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day. This day is celebrated by Americans of many religions, reflecting the demographics of the United States.

On the National Day of Prayer, many Americans assemble in prayer in front of courthouses, as well as in houses of worship, such as churches, mosques, synagogues, and temples. Luncheons, picnics, and music performances revolving around praying for the nation are also popular observances.

Thursday, May 2, 2024 | Thursday, May 4, 2023 | Wednesday, May 1, 2024

National Day of Reason 

A secular celebration for humanists, atheists, and other secularists and freethinkers in response to the National Day of Prayer, a legal holiday in the United States that many atheist and secular groups view to be unconstitutional. The purpose of the National Day of Reason is to "celebrate reason‚  concept all Americans can support‚ nd to raise public awareness about the persistent threat to religious liberty posed by government intrusion into the private sphere of worship." The National Day of Reason is also meant to help build community among the non-religious in the United States. 

Thursday, May 2, 2024 | Thursday, May 4, 2023 | Thursday, May 1, 2025

Saint Phillip and James 

Catholic Christian remembrance of two disciples of Jesus. 

Friday, May 3, 2024 | Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | Saturday, May 3, 2025

Pascha / Easter 

Annual commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Significant

Celebratory meals, family gatherings, distribution of colored eggs and baskets of breads, meats, eggs, cheeses and other foods. It is a celebration of renewal.

Easter Sunday is determined by the Julian calendar which regulates ceremonial cycle of the Eastern Orthodox Christian churches.

Sunday, May 5, 2024 | Sunday, April 16, 2023 | Sunday, April 20, 2025

 Ascension of Jesus 

Recognition of the departure of Jesus from earth after the resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity. 

It is observed with worship including prayers and music.

Thursday, May 9, 2024 | Thursday, May 18, 2023 | Thursday, May 29, 2025 

Yom Hazikaron 

Jewish

National remembrance day observed in Israel for those who fell since 1860, when Jews were first allowed to live in Palestine outside of Jerusalem's Old City walls. While traditionally dedicated to fallen soldiers, commemoration has also been extended to civilian victims of political violence and terrorism.

Sunday, May 12, 2024 – Mon, May 13, 2024 | Monday, Apr 24, 2023 – Tue, Apr 25, 2023 | Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 – Wed, Apr 30, 2025 

Yom Ha'atzmaut 

Jewish

A national day of Israel commemorating the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948.

Mon, May 13, 2024 – Tue, May 14, 2024 | Tue, Apr 25, 2023 – Wed, Apr 26, 2023 | Wed, Apr 30, 2025 – Thu, May 1, 2025 

Pentecost 

Also called Trinity Day or Descent of the Holy Spirit, it is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church, celebrated 50 days after Pascha.

Sunday, May 19, 2024 | Sunday, May 28, 2023 | Sunday, June 8, 2025

Declaration of the Bab 

Baháʼí

Those celebrating will likely ask for the day off.

Recognizes the declaration in 1844 by Ali Muhammed that he is the anticipated "Coming One" of all religions. 

Work is suspended.

May 22, 2024 - May 23, 2024 | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | May 22, 2025 - May 23, 2025 

Visakha Puja / Vesak 

Buddhist

Provide food accommodations and offer vegetarian options when planning menus for events on this date.

This holiday is traditionally known as Buddha birthday. It is the major Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha.

Buddhists often decorate their homes and visit their local temples. Observers are encouraged to refrain from slaughtering and to avoid eating meat on this date.

Thursday, May 23, 2024 | Friday, May 5, 2023 | Monday, May 12, 2025 

Lag Ba'Omer 

Observation of the counting of the day‚ "the link‚" between Pesach and Shavout. 

It is often celebrated by the lighting of bonfires.

May 25, 2024 - May 26, 2024 | Monday, May 8, 2023 | May 15, 2025 - May 16, 2025 

Trinity Sunday 

Christians honor the belief in one God with a threefold nature and celebrate the Christian doctrine of the Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.

Sunday, May 26, 2024 | Sunday, June 4, 2023 | Sunday, June 15, 2025

Ascension of Baha'u'llah

Those celebrating will likely request the day off.

Recollection of the death of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Bahá'í faith. Observed by prayers and readings. 

Work is suspended.

May 27, 2024 - May 28, 2024 | Sunday, May 28, 2023 | May 27, 2025 - May 28, 2025 

Corpus Christi 

This feast day is 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 honored. It emphasizes the joy of the institution of the Eucharist, which was observed on Holy Thursday in the somber atmosphere of the nearness of Good Friday.

A notable Eucharistic procession is that presided over by the Pope each year in Rome, where it begins at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran and makes its way to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where it concludes with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

Thursday, May 30, 2024 | Sunday, June 11, 2023 | Thursday, June 19, 2025