Important Observances of Churches
January 1 New Year’s Day
January 6 Epiphany Sunday
January 18-25 Week of prayer for Christian Unity
January 24 NCCI Sunday
February 14-21 CMAI Healing Ministry Week
February 17 Ash Wednesday
March 28 Palm Sunday
April 1 Maundy Thursday
April 2 Good Friday
April 4 Easter
May 23 Pentecost Sunday
May 30 Trinity Sunday
August 1 NCCI Tribal & Adivasi Sunday
November 1 All Saints’ Day
November 2 All Souls’ Day
November 14 NCCI Dalit Liberation Sunday
November 21 NCCI Disability Advocacy Sunday
December 25 Christmas
International Observances
January 4 World Braille Day
January 12 National Youth Day – India
February 20 World Social Justice day
January 26 Republic Day – India
March 8 International Women’s Day
April 7 World Health day
April 15 Gender and Sexual Diversity day
April 22 World Earth Day
May 1 International Labour Day
May 17 International Day Against Homophobia
June 5 World Environment Day
June 12 World Day against Child Labour
July 30 World Day against Trafficking in Persons
August 9 World Indigenous People Day
August 10 Day of Mourning (Protest against
1950 Indian Presidential Order)
August 12 International Youth Day
August 15 Independence Day – India
September 21 International Day of Peace
October 11 International Day of the Girl Child
October 16 World Food Day
November 11 National Education Day
November 19-25 Communal Harmony Week
November 29 International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian
People
November 25- December 10 16 Days of Activism against Gender based Violence
December 1 World AIDS Day
December 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 10 Human Rights Day
December 18 National Minorities day