St. John's Day

St. John's Day may refer to:

Feasts celebrating the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist:

  • January 7, an Eastern Orthodox feast
  • June 24, Midsummer Day
  • August 29, an Eastern Orthodox feast commemorating his beheading
  • September 23
    • an Eastern Orthodox feast celebrating his conception
    • a Roman Catholic and Lutheran feast celebrating his conception
  • Thout 2, a Coptic Orthodox feast
  • Dehwa Daimana (Mandaean feast): 1st day of Hiṭia, the 11th month of the Mandaean calendar

Feasts celebrating John the Evangelist

  • December 27, a Roman Catholic, Lutheran, and Anglican feast
  • May 8, an Eastern Orthodox feast

See also

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