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Religious Holidays Calendar
During the Fall Semester 1974, the University Senate adopted the following action:
". . . that faculty members be urged to provide an opportunity for students to make up work missed as a result of legitimate absences, including observances of religious holidays."
Please consult the following list of religious holidays for the 2012-13 academic year. Since there are so many cultures and faiths, university events cannot be scheduled around all holidays, and we depend on students to make their holiday needs known in advance.
| 2012 | ||
| June | 16 | Lailat al Miraj - (Islam) |
| 20 | Summer Solstice (Wicca) | |
| July | 3 | Asalha Puja Day - Dharma Day (Buddhist) |
| 9 | Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha'i) | |
| 20 | Ramadan begins (Islam) | |
| 29 | Tisha B'Av (Jewish) | |
| August | 2 | Lughnassad/Imbolc (Wica) |
| 10 | Krishna Janmasktami (Hindu) | |
| 19 | Eid Al Fitr (Islam) | |
| 20 | Ramadan ends (Islam) | |
| 26 | Eid Al-Adha (Islam) | |
| September | 17 | Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) |
| 20 | Paryushana Parva (Jain) | |
| 22 | Autumn Equinox (Wicca) | |
| 26 | Yom Kippur (Jewish) | |
| October | 1 | Sukkot (Jewish) |
| 9 | Simchat Torah (Jewish) | |
| 20 | Birth of the Bab (Baha'i) | |
| 24 | Dashami - Dasera (Hindu) | |
| November | 12 | Birth of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i) |
| 13 | Diwali - Deepavali (Hindu, Sikh, Jain) | |
| 22 | Thanksgiving (Interfaith) | |
| 28 | Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Sikh) | |
| December | 9 | Hanukkah (Jewish) |
| 21 | Winter Solstice (Wicca) | |
| 25 | Christmas (Christian) |
| 2013 | ||
| January | 1 | Gantan-sai (New Years) (Shinto) |
| 13 | Maghi-(Sikh) | |
| 13 | Baptism of the Lord Jesus (Christian) | |
| 26 | Tu B'shvat (Jewish) | |
| February | 3 | Setsubun-sai (Shinto) |
| 13 | Ash Wednesday-Lent begins (Christian) | |
| 14 | Nirvana Day (Buddhism/Jain) | |
| 24 | Purim (Jewish) | |
| March | 10 | Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) |
| 18 | Clean Monday-Lent begins-(Orthodox Christian) | |
| 20 | Equinox (Wicca) | |
| 21 | Naw Ruz - New Year (Baha'i) | |
| 24 | Palm Sunday (Christian) | |
| 27 | Magha Puja Day (Buddhist), Holi (Hindu) | |
| 29 | Good Friday (Christian) | |
| 31 | Easter Sunday (Christian) | |
| April | 2 | Pesach (Jewish) |
| 14 | Baisakhi (Sikh) | |
| 20 | Ramanavani (Hindu) | |
| 21 | First day of Ridvan (Baha'i) | |
| 25 | Mahavir Jayanti (Jain) | |
| 29 | Ninth Day of Ridvan (Baha'i) | |
| May | 2 | Twelfth Day of Ridvan (Baha'i) |
| 23 | Declaration of the Bab (Baha'i) | |
| 25 | Visakha Puja - Buddha Day (Buddhist) | |
| 29 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i) |
Source: Interfaithcalendar.org
Please Note:
• All Jewish Holy days commence at dusk on the evening before the dates given.
• Buddhists are sometimes prepared to defer the celebration of significant feast to the weekend closest to the actual event.
• Due to the vastness of the Indian sub-continent, some Buddhist holidays are difficult to generalize and may be subject to variation in both date and custom.
