Christian · 2026 · New Delhi
Christian Calendar 2026
Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, Advent and Christmas, with the feasts kept by India’s churches — the same dates everywhere in India; the city only sets the calendar file: New Delhi.
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Christmas — the birth of Jesus
FridayThe birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, celebrated on 25 December (Christmas Eve on the 24th).
January 2026
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1ThuNew Year’s Day · Solemnity of Mary, Mother of Godनव वर्ष · मरियम, ईश्वर की माता का महापर्वThe first day of the year, honouring Mary as Mother of God, with Watch Night services on New Year’s Eve. Story →
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6TueEpiphany (Three Kings)एपिफ़नी (तीन ज्ञानी)The visit of the Magi — the wise men from the East — to the infant Jesus. Story →
February 2026
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18WedAsh Wednesday — Lent beginsऐश वेडनेसडे — लेंट (चालीसा) आरंभThe start of Lent: ashes are marked on the forehead as a sign of repentance. Story →
March 2026
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19ThuSt Josephसंत जोसेफ़The feast of Joseph, the carpenter of Nazareth and foster-father of Jesus (19 March). Story →
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25WedAnnunciation of the Lordप्रभु का संदेश (एनन्सिएशन)The angel Gabriel tells Mary that she will bear the Son of God (25 March). Story →
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29SunPalm Sundayपाम संडे (खजूर रविवार)Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey to the waving of palm branches; Holy Week begins. Story →
April 2026
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2ThuMaundy Thursdayपुण्य गुरुवार (मॉन्डी थर्सडे)The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples and the washing of their feet. Story →
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3FriGood Fridayगुड फ़्राइडेThe day of Jesus’s crucifixion, kept with prayer, fasting and the Way of the Cross. Story →
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4SatHoly Saturday · Easter Vigilपवित्र शनिवार · ईस्टर जागरणThe Resurrection of Jesus on the third day after the crucifixion — the greatest Christian feast. Story →
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5SunEaster Sunday — the Resurrectionईस्टर संडे — पुनरुत्थानThe Resurrection of Jesus on the third day after the crucifixion — the greatest Christian feast. Story →
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12SunDivine Mercy Sundayदिव्य करुणा रविवारThe Sunday after Easter, devoted to God’s mercy. Story →
May 2026
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14ThuAscension of the Lordप्रभु का स्वर्गारोहणForty days after Easter, Jesus ascends to heaven. Story →
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24SunPentecostपेंतेकोस्तThe Holy Spirit comes upon the apostles fifty days after Easter — the birthday of the Church. Story →
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31SunHoly Trinity Sundayपवित्र त्रित्व रविवारThe Sunday after Pentecost, honouring one God in three persons — Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Story →
June 2026
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4ThuCorpus Christiकॉर्पस क्रिस्टीThe feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, with Eucharistic processions. Story →
July 2026
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3FriSt Thomas the Apostle — patron of Indiaसंत थॉमस प्रेरित — भारत के संरक्षक संतThe apostle who, by tradition, brought Christianity to India in 52 CE. Story →
August 2026
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15SatAssumption of Maryमरियम का स्वर्गोद्ग्रहणMary, the mother of Jesus, taken body and soul into heaven (15 August). Story →
September 2026
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5SatSt Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)कलकत्ता की संत टेरेसा (मदर टेरेसा)The feast of Mother Teresa (5 September), who served the poorest of the poor in Kolkata. Story →
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8TueNativity of Mary · Velankanni feastमरियम का जन्मदिन · वेलांकन्नी पर्वThe birthday of Mary (8 September), the climax of the Velankanni feast and the Monti Fest of Goa and Mangalore. Story →
November 2026
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1SunAll Saints’ Dayसर्व संत दिवसA day to honour all the saints, known and unknown (1 November). Story →
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2MonAll Souls’ Dayसर्व आत्मा दिवसA day to pray for the departed and visit their graves (2 November). Story →
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29SunFirst Sunday of Adventआगमन काल का पहला रविवारThe start of Advent, four weeks of waiting and preparation for Christmas, and of the Church year. Story →
December 2026
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3ThuSt Francis Xavier (Goa)संत फ़्रांसिस ज़ेवियर (गोवा)The feast of Goa’s patron saint (3 December), whose relics rest at the Basilica of Bom Jesus. Story →
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8TueImmaculate Conceptionनिष्कलंक गर्भधारणThe Catholic feast (8 December) celebrating that Mary was conceived free from original sin. Story →
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24ThuChristmas Eveक्रिसमस की पूर्व संध्याThe birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, celebrated on 25 December (Christmas Eve on the 24th). Story →
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25FriChristmas — the birth of Jesusक्रिसमस — यीशु का जन्मThe birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, celebrated on 25 December (Christmas Eve on the 24th). Story →
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31ThuNew Year’s Eve · Watch Nightवर्ष की अंतिम रात्रि · वॉच नाइटThe first day of the year, honouring Mary as Mother of God, with Watch Night services on New Year’s Eve. Story →
How the dates are worked out
✝️ Christian. Easter is the first Sunday after the church’s full moon on or after 21 March (the Gregorian rule followed by the Catholic, Protestant and most Indian churches); Lent, Holy Week, Ascension and Pentecost are counted from it. Orthodox and Syrian churches of Kerala that keep the Julian Easter may celebrate it on a different Sunday.