When is Ascension Day in 2015?

In 2015, Ascension Day is on Thursday, May 14th. 

What is Ascension Day?

Ascension Day is a Christian holiday commemerating the ascension of Jesus into Heaven. Traditionally, Ascension Day is celebrated on a Thursday and is commonly known as Ascension Thursday, Holy Thursday, or the Feast of Ascension. Ascension Day is a ecumenical feast, meaning that it is celebrated universally by Christian churches. Other ecumenical feasts are the feasts of Passion, of Easter, and of Pentecost.