Religious Holiday Calendar 2009-2010
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 2008-09 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.
| 2009 | ||
| June | 21 | Summer Solstice (Wiccan) |
| July | 7 | Asalha Puja Day – Dharma Day (Buddhist) |
| 9 | Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha'i) | |
| 19 | Lailat al Miraj - (Islam) | |
| 30 | Tisha B'Av (Jewish) | |
| August | 2 | Lughnassad/Imbolc (Wiccan) |
| 17 | Paryushana (Jain) | |
| 22 | Ramadan begins (Islam) | |
| September | 19-20 | Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) |
| 20 | Eid Al Fitr - Ramdan ends (Islam) | |
| 22 | Autumn Equinox (Wiccan) | |
| 28 | Yom Kippur (Jewish) | |
| 28 | Dasera (Hindu) | |
| October | 3-9 | Sukkot (Jewish) |
| 11 | Simchat Torah (Jewish) | |
| 17 | Diwali - Deepavali (Hindu, Sikh, Jain) | |
| 20 | Birth of the B’ab (Baha’i) | |
| November | 2 | Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Sikh) |
| 12 | Birth of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i) | |
| 26 | Thanksgiving (Interfaith) | |
| 27 | Eid Al-Adha )Islam) | |
| 28 | Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha (Baha'i) | |
| December | 12-19 | Hanukkah (Jewish) |
| 21 | Winter Solstice (Wiccan) | |
| 25 | Christmas (Christian) | |
| 2010 | ||
| January | 1 | Gantan-sai (New Years) (Shinto) |
| 14 | Maghi (Sikh) | |
| 30 | Tu B'shvat (Jewish) | |
| February | 2 | Lughnassad/Imbolic (Wiccan) |
| 12 | Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) | |
| 14 | Chinese New Year (Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist)Maghi - (Sikh) | |
| 15 | Nirvana Day (Buddhism) | |
| 15 | Clean Monday - Lent begins - (Orthodox Christian) | |
| 17 | Ash Wednesday - Lent begins (Christian) | |
| 28 | Purim (Jewish) | |
| March | 1 | Holi (Hindu) |
| 20 | Vernal Equinox (Wiccan) | |
| 21 | Naw Ruz - New Year (Baha'i) | |
| 24 | Ramanavami (Hindu) | |
| 28 | Palm Sunday (Christian) | |
| 30 & 31 and April 5 & 6 |
Pesach (Passover) (Jewish) | |
| April | 4 | Easter (Christian) |
| 21 | First day of Ridvan (Baha'i) | |
| 29 | Ninth Day of the Ridvan (Baha'i) | |
| May | 2 | Twelfth Day of Ridvan (Baha'i) |
| 19-20 | Shavuot (Jewish) Buddha Day – Visakha Puja (Buddhist) | |
| 23 | Declaration of the Bab (Baha'i) | |
| 27 | Budda 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.
Last Modified: 10/02/2009 21:43:09 by content editor