2011-2012 Academic year
The list that follows is not exhaustive; it includes major festivals and holy days for many, but perhaps not all, religious traditions represented in the Whitman community. If it does not include an important date in the religious calendar of your particular tradition, please notify Adam Kirtley, Stuart Coordinator of Religious and Spiritual Life, at kirtleam@whitman.edu.
Dates marked with an * indicate that observances begin at sundown on the preceding day. For holidays associated with Christianity, the following notations are used to denote observance by particular strands of the Christian tradition: RC-Roman Catholic P-Protestant O-Orthodox
Fall 2011
| Date | Description | Tradition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 25-30 | Opening Week | Whitman College |
| Aug. 28* | Dormition of the Theotokos | Christianity (O) |
| Aug. 31* | Eid al-Fitr (Ramadan ends) | Islam |
| Sept. 11* | Beheading of the Baptist | Christianity (O) |
| Sept. 24 | S'Lichot | Judaism |
| Sept. 27* | Elevation of the Cross | Christianity (O) |
| Sept.28-Oct. 6 | Navaratri | Hinduism |
| Sept. 29*-30 | Rosh Hashanah | Judaism |
| Oct. 7* | Yom Kippur | Judaism |
| Oct. 13*-19 | Sukkot | Judaism |
| Oct. 20* | Atzeret - Simchat Torah | Judaism |
| Oct. 20 | Birth of the Bab | Baha'i |
| Oct. 26-30 | Diwali | Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism |
| Nov. 1 | All Saints Day | Christian (RC, P) |
| Nov. 2 | All Souls Day | Christin (RC, P) |
| Nov. 6* | Eid al-Adha | Islam |
| Nov. 6 | Dusserah/Vijayadashami | Hinduism |
| Nov. 26* | Muharram (New Year) | Islam |
| Nov. 20 | Birth of Baha'u'llah | Baha'i |
| Dec. 8 | Bodhi Day | Buddhism |
| Dec. 16 | Fall Semester Ends | Whitman College |
Spring 2012
| Date | Description | Tradition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 17 | Spring Semester Classes Begin | Whitman College |
| Jan. 19* | Theophany | Christianity (O) |
| Jan. 23 | Lunar New Year | Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist |
| Feb. 4* | Mawlid al-Nabi (Birth of Muhammad) | Islam |
| Feb. 8* | Tu Bish'vat | Judaism |
| Feb. 20 | Maha Shivaratri | Hinduism |
| Feb. 27 | Clean Monday: Lent begins | Christianity (O) |
| Mar. 7 | Ash Wednesday; Lent begins | Christianity (RC, P) |
| Mar. 8*-9 | Purim | Judaism |
| Mar. 8-9 | Holi | Hinduism |
| Mar. 21 | Nawruz | Baha'i, Zoroastrian |
| Apr. 1 | Rama Navami | Hinduism |
| Apr. 6 | Good Friday | Christianity (RC, P) |
| Apr. 7*-13 | Pesach | Judaism |
| Apr. 7* | Annunciation | Christianity (O) |
| Apr. 8 | Easter | Christianity (RC, P) |
| Apr. 9-14 | Holy Week | Christianity (O) |
| Apr. 15* | Pascha | Christianity (O) |
| Apr. *21-May 2 | Ridvan | Baha'i |
| Apr. 19* | Yom HaShoah | Judaism |
| April 28 | Vesak (Buddha Day) | Buddhism |
| May 10* | Lag Ba'Omer | Judaism |
| May 24 | Ascension | Christianity (O) |
| May 19-20 | Commencement weekend | Whitman College |
