Religious Observance Dates
Please refer to the Religious Observance Policy and Procedures.
Below is a list of religious observance dates for the 2024-2025 academic year. While not exhaustive, this list will provide notice to the faculty of the religious observance dates of many faiths practiced by our students.
To the extent possible, faculty should avoid scheduling examinations or assigning papers, presentations, or other academic requirements on any of the identified religious observance dates. When this is unavoidable, professors must give students, who have notified their professors in advance, the opportunity for equivalent make-up work.
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Date |
Holiday |
Day of Week |
|---|---|---|
|
September 3 - 4 |
Mawlid al-Nabi (Islam) |
Sundown Wednesday – Sundown Thursday |
|
September 22 - 24 |
Rosh Hashanah (Judaism) |
Sundown Monday – Sundown Wednesday |
|
September 22 - October 2 |
Navaratri (Hindu) |
Sundown Monday – Sundown Thursday |
|
October 1 - 2 |
Yom Kippur (Judaism) |
Sundown Wednesday – Sundown Thursday |
|
October 6 - 13 |
Sukkot (Judaism) |
Sundown Monday - Sundown Monday |
|
October 13 - 15 |
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah (Judaism) |
Sundown Monday - Sundown Wednesday |
|
October 20 |
Diwali (Hindu) |
Monday |
|
November 1 |
Feast of All Saints (Christian) |
Saturday |
|
December 8 |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Christian:Catholic) |
Monday |
|
January 7 |
Christmas (Orthodox Christian) |
Tuesday |
| January 29 |
Lunar New Year (Confucianism, Daoism,Buddhism) |
Wednesday |
|
February 13 - 14 |
Laylat al-Bara'at (Islam) |
Sundown Thursday - Sundown Friday |
|
February 26 |
Maha Shivarati (Hindu) |
Wednesday |
|
February 28 - March 29 |
Ramadan (Islam) |
Sundown Friday – Sundown Saturday |
|
March 5 |
Great Lent begins, Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian) |
Wednesday |
|
March 5 |
Ash Wednesday (Christian) |
Wednesday |
|
March 13 - 14 |
Purim (Judaism) |
Sundown Thursday - Sundown Friday |
|
March 13 - 14 |
Holi (Hindu) |
Sundown Thursday – Sundown Friday |
|
March 26 - 27 |
Laylat al-Qadr (Islam) |
Sundown Wednesday - Sundown Thursday |
|
March 29 |
Eid-al-Fitr (Islam) |
Sundown Saturday - Sundown - Sunday |
|
April 12 |
Passover, first day (Judaism) |
Sundown Saturday - Sundown Sunday |
|
April 18 |
Good Friday (Christian) |
Friday |
|
April 20 |
Passover, last day |
Sundown Saturday - Sundown Sunday |
|
April 20 |
Easter (Christian) |
Sunday |
|
May 29 |
Ascension Thursday (Christian) |
Thursday |
|
June 1 - 3 |
Shavuot (Judaism) |
Sundown Sunday - Sundown Tuesday |
|
June 5 - 9 |
Eid-al-Adha (Islam) |
Sundown Thursday - Sundown Monday |
