Religious Holy Days
2023 |
Days |
Holiday |
Religion |
Sept. 6 |
Wednesday |
**Sri Krishna Jayanti (date may vary) |
Hinduism |
Sept. 11 |
Monday |
Paryushan Mahaarva |
Jainism |
Sep. 15 |
Sundown-Friday |
**Rosh Hashanah (first 2 days) |
Judaism |
Sept. 24 |
Sundown-Sunday |
**Yom Kippur |
Judaism |
Sept. 26 |
Sundown-Tuesday |
Mawlid al-Nabi |
Islam |
Sept. 29 |
Sundown-Friday |
**Sukkot |
Judaism |
Oct. 6 |
Sundown-Friday |
**Shemini Atzeret |
Judaism |
Oct. 15 |
Sunday |
Navaratri 9 night celebration |
Hinduism |
Oct. 16 |
Monday |
**Birth of the Báb |
Bahá’í |
Oct. 16 |
Sundown-Mon |
**Birth of Bahá’u’lláh |
Bahá’í |
Nov. 12 |
Sunday |
Diwali (Deepavali) |
Jainism, Sikhism, Hinduism |
Nov. 27 |
Monday |
Gurpurab |
Sikhism |
Dec. 7 |
Sundown-Thurs |
Hanukkah/Chanukah |
Judaism |
Dec. 25 |
Sunday |
Christmas |
Christianity (RC, P, O) |
Dec. 26 |
Tuesday |
**Kwanzaa |
African American |
Dates marked with a double asterisk (**) denote occasions on which the precept of a particular tradition and the practice of nearly all its adherents, includes significant restrictions on academic activity.
2024 |
Days |
Holiday |
Religion |
Jan. 1 |
Monday |
Gantan-sai |
Shintoism |
Jan. 7 |
Sunday |
Feast of the Nativity (Christmas) |
Christianity (O) |
Feb. 10 |
Saturday |
**Chinese New Year |
Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism |
Feb. 14 |
Wednesday |
Ash Wed, Lent begins |
Christianity (RC, P) |
Mar. 18 |
Monday |
Great Lent begins/Clean Monday |
Christianity (O) |
Mar. 10 |
Sundown-Sun |
**Ramadan begins |
Islam |
Mar. 19 |
Sundown-Tues |
Naw-Rúz |
Bahá’í |
Mar. 23 |
Sat. evening |
Purim |
Judaism |
Mar. 24 |
Sunday |
Palm Sunday |
Christianity (RC, P, O) |
Mar. 25 |
Monday |
Holi – Festival of Colors (date may vary) |
Hinduism |
Mar. 29 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
Christianity (RC, P) |
Mar. 29 |
Friday |
Holy Friday |
Christianity (O) |
Mar. 31 |
Sunday |
Easter |
Christianity (RC, P) |
Apr. 10 |
Wednesday |
Eid al-Fitr (date can vary by a day) |
Islam |
Apr. 21 |
Sunday |
Mahavira-Jayanti, Vaisakhi |
Jainism, Sikhism, Hinduism |
Apr. 21 |
Sunday |
Ridván (1st day) of Most Great Festival |
Baha’is |
Apr. 22 |
Sundown Mon |
**Pesach/Passover (first two and last two days) |
Judaism |
May 5 |
Sunday |
Easter/Pascha |
Christian (O) |
May 5 |
Sundown-Sun |
Yom HaSho’ah |
Judaism |
May 19 |
Sunday |
Pentecost |
Christianity (RC, P, O) |
May 24 |
Friday |
Declaration of the Báb |
Bahá’í |
May 29 |
Wednesday |
Ascension of Baha’u’lláh |
Bahá’í |
June 11 |
Tuesday |
**Shavuot |
Judaism |
June 16 |
Sunday |
**Eid al-Adha (date can vary by a day) |
Islam |
Aug. 12 |
Monday |
**Tisha B’ Av |
Judaism |
Dates marked with a double asterisk (**) denote occasions on which the precept of a particular tradition and the practice of nearly all its adherents, includes significant restrictions on academic activity.