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 4- 5 |
Mawlid al-Nabi (Islam) |
Sundown Thursday – Sundown Friday |
|
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 21 |
Diwali (Hindu) |
Tuesday |
|
November 1 |
Feast of All Saints (Christian) |
Saturday |
|
December 8 |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Christian:Catholic) |
Monday |
|
January 7 |
Christmas (Orthodox Christian) |
Wednesday |
| February 3 - 4 | Laylat al-Bara'at (Islam) | Sundown Tuesday - Sundown Wednesday |
| February 15 |
Maha Shivarati (Hindu) |
Sunday |
| February 17 |
Lunar New Year (Confucianism, Daoism,Buddhism) |
Tuesday |
|
February 18 - March 18 |
Ramadan (Islam) |
Sundown Wednesday – Sundown Wednesday |
|
February 18 |
Great Lent begins |
Wednesday |
|
February 18 |
Ash Wednesday (Christian) |
Wednesday |
|
February 23 |
Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian) |
Monday |
|
March 2 - 3 |
Purim (Judaism) |
Sundown Monday - Sundown Tuesday |
|
March 3 |
Holi (Hindu) |
Tuesday |
|
March 16 - 17 |
Laylat al-Qadr (Islam) |
Sundown Monday - Sundown Tuesday |
|
March 19 - 20 |
Eid-al-Fitr (Islam) |
Sundown Thursday - Sundown - Friday |
|
April 1 - 9 |
Passover, first day (Judaism) |
Sundown Wednesday - Sundown Thursday |
|
April 3 |
Good Friday (Christian) |
Friday |
|
April 5 |
Easter (Christian) |
Sunday |
|
April 9 |
Passover, last day |
Sundown Thursday |
|
May 14 |
Ascension Thursday (Christian) |
Thursday |
|
May 21 - 23 |
Shavuot (Judaism) |
Sundown Thursday - Sundown Saturday |
|
May 27 - 29 |
Eid-al-Adha (Islam) |
Sundown Wednesday - Sundown Friday |
