Holy Days Calendar
2012-2013 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 releigious 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 2012
| Date | Description | Tradition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 23-28 | Opening Week | Whitman College |
| Aug. 28* | Dormition of the Theotokos | Christianity (O) |
| Sept. 17*-18 | Rosh Hashanah | Judaism |
| Sept. 21* | Birth of the Theotokos | Christianity (O) |
| Sept. 27* | Elevation of the Cross | Christianity (O) |
| Oct. 1*-7 | Sukkot | Judaism |
| Oct. 16-23 | Navaratri | Hinduism |
| Oct. 26* | Yom Kippur | Judaism |
| Oct. 8* | Atzeret - Simchat Torah | Judaism |
| Oct. 19-21 | Eckankar World Seminar | Eckankar |
| Oct. 20* | Birth of the Bab | Baha'i |
| Nov. 1 | All Saints Day | Christian (RC, P) |
| Nov. 2 | All Souls Day | Christian (RC, P) |
| Nov. 6 | Dusserah/Vijayadashami | Hinduism |
| Nov. 13 | Diwali | Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism |
| Nov. 20 | Birth of Baha'u'llah | Baha'i |
| Nov. 26* | Muharram (New Year) | Islam |
| Dec. 8 | Bodhi Day | Buddhism |
| Dec. 9*-16 | Hanukkah | Judaism |
| Dec. 16 | Fall Semester Ends | Whitman College |
Spring 2013
| Date | Description | Tradition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 17 | Spring Semester Classes Begin | Whitman College |
| Jan. 19* | Theophany | Christianity (O) |
| Jan. 24* | Mawlid al-Nabi (Birth of Muhammad) | Islam |
| Jan. 26* | Tu Bish'vat | Judaism |
| Feb. 10 | Lunar New Year | Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist |
| Feb. 13 | Ash Wednesday; Lent begins | Christianity (RC, P) |
| Feb. 24* | Purim | Judaism |
| Mar. 10 | Maha Shivaratri | Hinduism |
| Mar. 18 | Clean Monday: Lent begins | Christianity (O) |
| Mar. 20 | Nawruz | Baha'i, Zoroastrian |
| Mar. 27 | Holi | Hinduism |
| Apr. 20 | Rama Navami | Hinduism |
| Mar. 26-Apr. 2 | Pesach | Judaism |
| Mar. 29 | Good Friday | Christianity (RC, P) |
| Mar. 31 | Easter | Christianity (RC, P) |
| Apr. 7* | Annunciation | Christianity (O) |
| Apr. 19* | Yom HaShoah | Judaism |
| Apr. *21-May 2 | Ridvan | Baha'i |
| Apr. 28* | Lag Ba'Omer | Judaism |
| Apr. 29-May 4 | Holy Week | Christianity (O) |
| May 5* | Pascha | Christianity (O) |
| May 5 | Vesak (Buddha Day) | Buddhism |
| May 19-20 | Commencement weekend | Whitman College |
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