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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 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.
2018 |
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| January | 1 | Gantan-sai (New Year) (Shinto) |
| 13 | Maghi (Sikh) | |
| 31 | Tu B'shvat (Jewish) | |
| February | 12 | Clean Monday - Great Lent Begins (Orthodox Christian) |
| 14 | Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) | |
| 14 | Ash Wednesday (Christian) | |
| 15 | Nirvana Day (Buddhism/Jain) | |
| March | 1 | Purim (Jewish) |
| 3 | Holi** (Hindu) | |
| 21 | Equinox (Wicca) | |
| 21 | Naw-Ruz* (New Year) (Baha'i) | |
| 25 | Palm Sunday (Christian) | |
| 26 | Ramanavani (Hindu) | |
| 30 | Good Friday (Christian) | |
| 31 | Magha Puja Day** (Buddhist) | |
| 31- April 7 | Passover* (Jewish) | |
| April | 1 | Palm Sunday (Orthodox Christian) |
| 1 | Easter Sunday (Christian) | |
| 3 | Mahavir Jayanti (Jain) | |
| 12 | Yom HaShoah* (Jewish) | |
| 14 | Baisakhi (Sikh) | |
| 21 | First Day of Ridvan* (Baha'i) | |
| 29 | Ninth Day of Ridvan (Baha'i) | |
| 29 | Visakha Puja - Buddha Day (Buddhist) | |
| May | 2 | Twelfth Day of Ridvan* (Baha'i) |
| 16 | Ramadan begins* (Islam) | |
| 23 | Declaration of the Bab* (Baha'i) | |
| 29 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i) | |
| June | 15 - 17 | Eid al Fitr* (Islam) |
| 21 | Summer Solstice (Wicca) | |
| July | 9 | Martyrdom of the Bab* (Baha'i) |
| 22 | Tish'a B'av* (Jewish) | |
| 27 | Asalha Puja Day** (Buddhist) | |
| August | 22 - 25 | Eid al Adha* (Islam) |
| September | 3 | Krishna Janmashtami** (Hindu) |
| 10 - 11 | Rosh Hashanah* (Jewish) | |
| 14 | Paryushana Parava** (Jain) | |
| 19 | Yom Kippur* (Jewish) | |
| October | 9 - 16 | Navaratri** (Hindu) |
| 19 | Dasara (Hindu) | |
| November | 7 | Diwali - Deepavali** (Hindu - Sikh - Jain) |
| 12 | Birth of Baha'u'llah* (Baha'i) | |
| 23 | Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Sikh) | |
| 28 | Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha* (Baha'i) | |
| December | 2 - 24 | Advent (Christian) |
| 3 - 10 | Hanukkah* (Jewish) | |
| 8 | Bodhi Day (Rohatsu)** (Buddhism) | |
| 25 | Christmas (Christian) | |
2019 |
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| January | 1 | Gantan-sai (New Year) (Shinto) |
| 13 | Maghi (Sikh) | |
| 20 | Tu B'shvat (Jewish) | |
| February | 8 | Nirvana Day (Buddhism/Jain) |
| March | 5 | Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) |
| 6 | Ash Wednesday (Christian) | |
| 11 | Clean Monday - Great Lent Begins (Orthodox Christian) | |
| 20 | Equinox (Wicca) | |
| 21 | Holi** (Hiindu) | |
| 21 | Magha Puja Day** (Buddhist) | |
| 21 | Naw-Ruz* (New Year - Baha'i) | |
| 21 | Purim (Jewish) | |
| April | 9 | Mahavir Jayanti (Jain) |
| 14 | Baisakhi (Sikh) | |
| 14 | Palm Sunday (Christian) | |
| 14 | Rama Navani (Hindu) | |
| 19 | Good Friday (Christian) | |
| 20 - 27 | Passover (Jewish) | |
| 21 | Easter Sunday (Christian) | |
| 21 | Palm Sunday (Orthodox Christian) | |
| 21 | First Day of Ridvan* (Baha'i) | |
| 29 | Ninth Day of Ridvan (Baha'i) | |
| May | 2 | Last Day of Ridvan* (Baha'i) |
| 2 | Yom HaShoah* (Jewsih) | |
| 6 | Ramadan begins* (Islam) | |
| 18 | Visakha Puja - Buddha Day (Buddhist) | |
| 23 | Declaration of the Bab* (Baha'i) | |
| 29 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i) | |
| June | 5 - 7 | Eid al Fitr* (Islam) |
| 21 | Summer Solstice (Wicca) | |
| July | 9 | Martyrdom of the Bab* (Baha'i) |
| 16 | Asalha Puja Day** (Buddhist) | |
| August | 10 | Tish'a B'av* (Jewish) |
| 12 - 15 | Eid al Adha* (Islam) | |
| 23 | Krishna Janmashtami** (Hindu) | |
| September | 3 | Paryushana Parava** (Jain) |
| 29 - Oct. 8 | Navaratri** (Hindu) | |
| 30 - Oct. 1 | Rosh Hashanah* (Jewish) | |
| October | 8 | Dasara (Hindu) |
| 9 | Yom Kippur* (Jewish) | |
| 27 | Diwali - Deepavali** (Hindu - Sikh - Jain) | |
| November | 12 | Birth of Baha'u'llah* (Baha'i) |
| 12 | Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Sikh) | |
| 28 | Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha* (Baha'i) | |
| December | 1 - 24 | Advent (Christian) |
| 8 | Bodhi Day (Rohatsu)* (Buddhism) | |
| 23 - 30 | Hanukkah* (Jewish) | |
| 25 | Christmas (Christian) |
Source: Interfaith Calendar
Please Note:
* Indicates Holy days that commence at dusk on the evening before the dates given.
** Local or regional customs may use a variation of this date.
University News
October 3, 2018
