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 15 - 16 |
Mawlid al-Nabi (Islam) |
Sundown Sunday 鈥� Sundown Monday |
|
October 2 - 4 |
Rosh Hashanah (Judaism) |
Sundown Wednesday 鈥� Sundown Friday |
|
October 3 - 12 |
Navaratri (Hindu) |
Sundown Thursday 鈥� Sundown Saturday |
|
October 11 - 12 |
Yom Kippur (Judaism) |
Sundown Friday 鈥� Sundown Saturday |
|
October 16 - 18 |
Sukkot (Judaism) |
Sundown Wednesday - Sundown Friday |
|
October 23 - 25 |
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah (Judaism) |
Sundown Wednesday - Sundown Friday |
|
November 1 |
Feast of All Saints (Christian) |
Friday |
|
November 1 |
Diwali (Hindu) |
Friday |
|
December 9 |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Christian:Catholic) |
Monday (due to December 8 falling on a Sunday) |
|
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 30 |
Ramadan (Islam) |
Sundown Friday 鈥� Sundown Sunday |
|
March 3 |
Great Lent begins, Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian) |
Monday |
|
March 5 |
Ash Wednesday (Christian) |
Wednesday |
|
March 13 - 14 |
Purim (Judaism) |
Sundown Thursday - Sundown Friday |
|
March 14 - 15 |
Holi (Hindu) |
Sundown Friday 鈥� Sundown Saturday |
|
March 27 |
Laylat al-Qadr (Islam) |
Thursday |
|
March 31 |
Eid-al-Fitr (Islam) |
Sundown Sunday - Sundown - Monday |
|
April 12 |
Passover, first days (Judaism) |
Sundown Saturday - Sundown Monday |
|
April 18 |
Good Friday (Christian) |
Friday |
|
April 19 |
Passover, last days |
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 6 - 7 |
Eid-al-Adha (Islam) |
Sundown Friday - Sundown Saturday |
