Last Updated on December 13, 2021
Israel religious holidays & festivals for 2020.
Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Druze & Bahai Festivals
Did you know that there are more than 4,200 recognized religions in the world? Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Druze and Bahai are the five main religious groups in Israel. Here is a list of the religious holidays for 2020 for these religious groups.
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Jewish Holidays & Festivals 2020 |
| Please note that Jewish holidays and festivals begin at sundown on the evening before the date specified.
In the Diaspora the festivals of Passover, Shavuot & Sukkot have one extra day added at the end. |
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| Tu B’shvat: February 10
Fast of Esther: March 9 Purim: March 10 Passover: April 8 – April 15 Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah): April 21 Israel Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron): April 28 Israel Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut): April 29 Festival of Counting up to the Omer (Lag B’Omer): May 12 Jerusalem Day: May 22 Feat of Weeks (Shavuot): – May 28 Fast of the 9th of Av (Tisha B’Av): July 29 New Year (Rosh HaShanah): September 18 Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur): September 27 Yom HaAliyah: November 5th Sukkot: October 2 Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah: October 10 Festival of Lights (Hanukkah): December 11 |
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Christian Holidays & Festivals 2020 |
| Ash Wednesday – February 26*
Good Friday- April 10 Easter Sunday – April 12 Easter Monday: April 13 Ascension Day – May 21 Pentecost – May 31 Christmas- December 25 *FYI – Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and is always 46 days before Easter Sunday |
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Islam Holidays and Festivals 2020 |
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Ramadan: April 26** Eid-Ul-Fitr: May 24 Eid-Ul-Adha: – July 31 Hijri New Year: August 20 Ashura: August 30 Milad un Nabi: – 30 October **Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, it is a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community |
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Druze Holidays & Festivals 2020 |
| Druze celebrate Eid El Fitr, and Eid El-Adha (see Muslim festivals) |
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Bahai Holidays & Festivals 2019 |
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Naw-Ruz (Baha’i New Year) — March 20 Festival of Ridvan — May 23*** Ascension of the Baha’u’llah –May 28 Martyrdom of the Bab– July 10 Birth of the Bab– November 19 Birth of Baha’u’llah– November 12 Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Baha – November 27 19 days of fasting:March 19 ***Riḍván is a twelve-day festival commemorating Baháʼu’lláh’s declaration that he was a Manifestation of God |
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Learn holiday and festival words & phrases with Hebrew, English & transliterations
| English | Transliteration | Hebrew |
| Fast | Tzom | צום |
| Holiday or festival | Chag | חג |
| Festival eve | Erev chag | ערב חג |
| Intermediate days of a festival | Chol ha’mo’ed | חול המואד |
| New month | Rosh ho’desh | ראש חודש |
| New year | Shana hadasha | שנה חדשה |
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Shabbat, festival and holiday greetings |
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| Happy Sabbath | Shabbat shalom | שבת שלום |
| Happy holidays | Chag sameach | חג שמח |
| Happy new year | Shana tova | שנה טובה |
| Have an easy fast | Tzom kal | צום קל |
| May you be inscribed | Chatima tova | חתימה טובה |
| Have a good week | Shavua tov | שבוע טוב |
