Monthly Listing
February 2026 Holiday Calendar
3 major Islamic and Hindu observances fall in February 2026. Each entry below links to a detailed page covering significance, traditions, and regional practice.
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Islamic
Laylat al-Bara'ah (Shab-e-Barat)
February 2, 2026
The Night of Forgiveness, two weeks before Ramadan.
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Hindu
Maha Shivaratri
February 15, 2026
The Great Night of Shiva, observed with all-night vigil.
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Islamic
Ramadan (1st of Ramadan)
February 17, 2026
The first day of the Islamic holy month of fasting.
About February in the Religious Calendars
February 2026 corresponds to portions of multiple lunar months in both the Islamic Hijri calendar and the Hindu lunar calendar. Because both lunar systems run shorter than the Gregorian solar year — the Hijri year by approximately eleven days and the Hindu lunar year is corrected through periodic intercalary months — the festivals listed above shift their Gregorian month-of-occurrence year over year. A holiday that falls in February this year may fall in the preceding or following Gregorian month next year, and may have already moved by several days even within 2026. The Islamic Hijri month or months overlapping February 2026 can be browsed through our calendar conversion tool, and the corresponding Hindu lunar months are catalogued in our Hindu month overview series. For the full chronological listing of all 23 Islamic and Hindu observances in 2026, see our 2026 year overview. To plan a multi-year commemoration, schedule, or recurring event, our Islamic festival index and Hindu festival index provide cross-year date tables for every holiday HijriHub covers.
Other Months in 2026
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