Religious Observance Dates
Please refer to the Religious Observance Policy and Procedures.
Below is a list of religious observance dates for the 2023-2024 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 |
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September 15 - 17 |
Rosh Hashanah |
Sundown Friday – Sundown Sunday |
September 24 - 25 |
Yom Kippur |
Sundown Sunday – Sundown Monday |
September 29 - October 1 |
Sukkot |
Sundown Friday – Sundown Sunday |
October 6 - 8 |
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah |
Sundown Friday – Sundown Sunday |
November 1 |
Feast of All Saints |
Wednesday |
November 12 |
Diwali |
Sunday |
December 8 |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Friday |
February 14 |
Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday |
March 10 - April 9 |
Ramadan |
Sundown Sunday – Sundown Tuesday |
March 29 |
Good Friday |
Friday |
March 31 |
Easter |
Sunday |
April 9 - 10 |
Eid-al-Fitr |
Sundown Tuesday – Sundown Wednesday |
April 22 - 23 |
Passover, first days |
Sundown Monday – Sundown Tuesday |
April 29 - 30 |
Passover, last days |
Sundown Monday – Sundown Tuesday |
May 3 |
Good Friday, Orthodox Christian |
Friday |
May 5 |
Easter, Orthodox Christian |
Sunday |
May 18 |
Ascension Thursday |
Thursday |
June 11 - 13 |
Shavuot |
Sundown Tuesday – Sundown Thursday |
June 16 - 17 |
Eid-al-Adha |
Sundown Sunday – Sundown Monday |