Guide to Using the BSA Calendar of Religious Observances
The BSA Calendar of Religious Observances is a valuable resource for scheduling scouting events in consideration of various religious holidays and observances. This guide provides an overview of the calendar, highlights important dates, and emphasizes the importance of respecting religious diversity in scouting activities.
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HOW TO USE THE BSA CALENDAR OF RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES
Declaration of Religious Principle The BSA maintains that no member can grow into the best kind of citizen without recognizing an obligation to God and, therefore, recognizes the religious element in the training of the member, but it is absolutely nonsectarian in its attitude toward that religious training.
Putting Words into Action The BSA Calendar of Religious Observances
Finding the Calendar https://www.scouting.org/resources/relationships/religious- observances/ Google: BSA Calendar of Religious Observances
Calendar of Religious Observances 2020 Religious Observations 2021 Religious Observances 2022 Religious Observances 2023 Religious Observances
January 2023 Do not schedule Scouting events on red highlighted dates. If programs must be scheduled on red highlighted dates, councils should arrange alternate dates for the events that do not conflict with that religion s holidays. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Kwansaa, African American; Solomnity of Mary, Catholic; Feast of St. Basil, Eastern Orthodox; New Year s Day, Hindu; Gantan-Sai, Shinto; Maidyarem Gahambar Zoroastrian 2 Maidyarem Gahambar; Vaikuntha Ekadashi, Hindu 3 Maidyarem Gahambar; Vaikuntha Ekadashi, Hindu 4 Maidyarem Gahambar 5 Guru Gobind Singh Sahib Birthday, Sikh 6 Epiphany of the Lord, Liturgical Christian 7 Mahayana, Buddhist; Feast of the Nativity, Eastern Orthodox
Solemnity of Mary celebrates Mary as the Holy Mother of God. St. Basil is the father of Monasticism in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Maidyarem Ghambar is the winter thanksgiving. Hindu New Year celebrates the New Year on the Hindu calendar. Gantan-sai is the Shinto New Year. Guru Gobind Singh, born in 1660, was the 10th Sikh guru.
