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
| August 2009 | ||||
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| Ramadan, 1st Day 22 Saturday Islam Food Restriction |
Dormition of the Theotokos 28 Friday Christianity (O) Special Worship |
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| September 2009 | ||||
| Rosh Hashanah 18*-20 Friday to Sunday Judaism Work Restriction |
Navaratri 19-27 Saturday to Sunday Hinduism Special Worship |
Eid-ul-Fitr 20 Sunday Islam Work/Food Restriction |
Dussehra 28 Monday Hinduism Special Worship Work Restriction |
Yom Kippur 27 * Sunday Judaism Work/Food Restriction |
| October 2009 | ||||
| Sukkot 2*-4 Friday to Sunday Judaism Special Worship Work Restriction |
Sukkot Intermediate Days 5-9 Monday to Friday Judaism Special Worship Work Restriction |
Simchat Torah (or Shmini Atzeret) 9-11* Friday Judaism Work Restriction |
Diwali 17 Saturday Sikh/Hinduism, Jainism Special Worship |
Birth of the Bab 20 * Tuesday Baha'i Work Restriction |
| November 2009 | ||||
| Birth of Baha'u'llah 13* Friday Baha'i Work Restriction |
The Day of Arafat 26 Thursday Islam Food Restriction |
Eid-ul-Adha 27 Friday Islam Work Restriction |
Advent fast begins 28 Saturday Christianity (O) Food restriction |
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| December 2009 | ||||
| Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) 08 Tuesday Buddhism Special Worship |
Chanukah 11*-19 Friday - Saturday (8 days) Judaism Special Worship |
Christmas 25 Friday Christian (RC, P) Special Worship |
Kwanzaa 26-1/1 Saturday (7 days) African Heritage Special Worship |
Ashoura Islam 27 Sunday Islam Food Restriction / Special Worship |
| January 2010 | ||||
| Epiphany 06 Wednesday Christian (RC) Special Worship |
Christmas 07 Friday Christian (O) Special Worship |
Theophany 19 Wednesday Christian (O) Special Worship |
Tu B'Shvat 29*-30 Friday Judaism Special Worship |
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| February 2010 | ||||
| Shivaratri 12 Friday Hinduism Special Worship |
Clean Monday (Lent begins) 15 Monday Christian (O) Special Worship, Food Restriction |
Chinese New Year 14 Sunday Confucian/ Daoist/ Buddhist Special Worship |
Ash Wednesday (start of Lent) 17 Wednesday Christian (RC, P) Special Worship, Food Restriction |
Fast of Esther 25* Thursday Judaism Food Restriction |
| Purim 28*-29 Sunday Judaism Special Worship |
Holi 28 Sunday Hinduism Special Worship |
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| March 2010 | ||||
| The 19 Day Fast Begins 02 Monday Baha'i Food Restriction |
Women's World Day of Prayer 05 Friday Multifaith |
Naw Ruz (New Year's Day) 21 Sunday Baha'i / Zoroastrian Work Restriction |
Palm Sunday 28 Sunday Christian Special Worship |
Passover 29*-30 Monday Judaism Work Restriction first two days and last two days; Food restrictions observed for all eight days. |
| April 2010 | ||||
| Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) 01 Thursday Christian Special Worship |
Passover (intermediate days) 01-04 Thursday Judaism Work Restriction first two days and last two days; Food restrictions observed for all eight days. |
Good Friday 02 Friday Christian Special Worship, Food Restriction |
Buddha's Birthday 03 Saturday Buddhism Special Worship |
Easter (Pascha) 04 Sunday Christian Special Worship |
| Passover 04*-06 Sunday Judaism Work Restriction first two days and last two days; Food restrictions observed for all eight days. |
Yom Hashoah 11 * Sunday Judaism Special Worship |
Baisakhi 14 Wednesday Hindu New Year/Sikh |
Ridvan 21* Wednesday (through May 2) Baha'i Special Worship, Work Restrictions 4/21, 4/29 and 5/2 |
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| May 2010 | ||||
| Lag B'Omer 01-02 Saturday Judaism Special Worship |
Twelfth Day of Ridvan 02 Sunday Baha'i Work, Food Restriction |
Ascension of Christ 13 Thursday Christian Special Worship |
Vesak 13 Thursday Buddhism/ Southeast Asian Special Worship |
Shavuot 18*-20 Tuesday Judaism Special Worship, Work Restriction |
| Pentecost 23 Sunday Christian Special Worship |
Declaration of the Bab 23* Sunday Baha'i Work Restriction |
Ascension of Baha'u'llah 29* Saturday Baha'i Work Restriction |
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