Religious Observance Dates
Please refer to the Religious Observance Policy and Procedures.
Below is a list of religious observance dates for the 2026-2027 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.
|
Date |
Holiday |
Day of Week |
|---|---|---|
|
August 25-26 |
Mawlid al-Nabi (Islam) |
Sundown Tuesday – Wednesday |
|
September 11-13 |
Rosh Hashanah (Judaism) |
Sundown Friday – Sundown Sunday |
|
September 20-21 |
Yom Kippur (Judaism) |
Sundown Sunday – Sundown Monday |
|
September 25-October 2 |
Sukkot (Judaism) |
Sundown Friday – Sundown Friday |
|
October 11 - 20 |
Navaratri (Hindu) |
Sundown Sunday - Sundown Tuesday |
|
October 2 - 4 |
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah (Judaism) |
Sundown Friday - Sundown Sunday |
|
November 1 |
Feast of All Saints (Christian) |
Sunday |
|
November 8 |
Diwali (Hindu) |
Sunday |
|
December 8 |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Christian:Catholic) |
Tuesday |
|
January 7 |
Christmas (Orthodox Christian) |
Thursday |
| January 23 - 24 | Laylat al-Bara'at (Islam) | Sundown Saturday - Sundown Sunday |
| February 6 |
Lunar New Year (Confucianism, Daoism,Buddhism) |
Saturday |
| February 7- March 8 |
Ramadan (Islam) |
Sundown Sunday - Sundown Monday |
|
February 10 |
Ash Wednesday (Christian) |
Wednesday |
|
March 6 |
Maha Shivarati (Hindu) |
Saturday |
|
March 15 |
Great Lent begins |
Monday |
|
March 15 |
Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian) |
Monday |
|
March 22 - 23 |
Purim (Judaism) |
Sundown Monday - Sundown Tuesday |
|
March 22 |
Holi (Hindu) |
Monday |
|
March 5 - 6 |
Laylat al-Qadr (Islam) |
Sundown Friday - Sundown Saturday |
|
March 9 - 10 |
Eid-al-Fitr (Islam) |
Sundown Tuesday - Sundown - Wednesday |
|
March 26 |
Good Friday (Christian) |
Friday |
|
March 28 |
Easter (Christian) |
Sunday |
|
April 21 - 29 |
Passover, first day (Judaism) |
Sundown Wednesday - Sundown Thursday |
|
April 29 |
Passover, last day |
Sundown Thursday |
|
May 6 |
Ascension Thursday (Christian) |
Thursday |
|
May 16 - 17 |
Eid-al-Adha (Islam) |
Sundown Sunday - Sundown Monday |
|
June 10 - 12 |
Shavuot (Judaism) |
Sundown Thursday - Sundown Saturday |
