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 2011-12 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.
2011
| June | 21 | Summer Solstice (Wicca) | |
| July | 8 | Lailat al Miraj - (Islam) | |
| 9 | Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha'i) | ||
| 15 | Asalha Puja Day – Dharma Day (Buddhist) | ||
| August | 1 | Ramadan begins (Islam), Lughnassad/Imbolc (Wicca) | |
| 9 | Tisha B’Av (Jewish) | ||
| 22 | Krishna Janmasktami (Hindu) | ||
| 30 | Eid Al Fitr - Ramdan ends (Islam) | ||
| September | 2 | Paryushana (Jain) | |
| 23 | Autumn Equinox (Wicca) | ||
| 29 | Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) | ||
| October | 6 | Dashami (Hindu) | |
| 8 | Yom Kippur (Jewish) | ||
| 13 | Sukkot (Jewish) | ||
| 20 | Simchat Torah (Jewish) | ||
| 26 | Diwali - Deepavali (Hindu, Sikh, Jain) | ||
| November | 1 | Simchat Torah (Jewish) | |
| 10 | Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Sikh) | ||
| 12 | Birth of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i) | ||
| 17 | Dasera (Hindu) | ||
| 24 | Thanksgiving (Interfaith) | ||
| December | 21 | Hanukkah (Jewish), Winter Solstice (Wicca) | |
| 25 | Christmas (Christian) | ||
2012 | |||
| January | 1 | Gantan-sai (New Years) (Shinto | |
| 13 | Maghi - (Sikh) | ||
| 20 | Tu B'shvat (Jewish) | ||
| 23 | Chinese New Year (Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist) | ||
| February | 2 | Lughnassad/Imbolc (Wicca) | |
| 3 | Setsubun-sai (Shinto) | ||
| 7 | Magha Puja Day (Buddhist) | ||
| 15 | Nirvana Day (Buddhism/Jain) | ||
| 19 | Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) | ||
| 22 | Ash Wednesday - Lent begins (Christian) | ||
| 27 | Clean Monday - Lent begins - (Orthodox Christian | ||
| March | 8 | Purim (Jewish), Holi (Hindu) | |
| 20 | Vernal Equinox (Wicca) | ||
| 21 | Naw Ruz - New Year (Baha'i) | ||
| April | 1 | Palm Sunday (Christian), Ramanavami (Hindu) | |
| 5 | Mahavir Jayanti (Jain) | ||
| 7 | Pesach (Passover) (Jewish) | ||
| 8 | Pesach (Passover) (Jewish) | ||
| 14 | Baisakhi (Sikh) | ||
| 21 | 21 First day of Ridvan (Baha'i) | ||
| 29 | Ninth Day of the Ridvan (Baha'i) | ||
| May | 2 | Twelfth Day of Ridvan (Baha’i) | |
| 5 | Buddha Day – Visakha Puja (Buddhist) | ||
| 23 | Declaration of the Bab (Baha'i) | ||
| 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.
