2023 Religious Holidays
Below are the dates of major religious holidays scheduled to occur this year. This list is being provided to make you aware of potential schedule conflicts involving large numbers of students. All students are responsible for negotiating their needs around religious practices with their professors.
Please note:
- Jewish holidays begin at sunset on the evening before the date given.
- Muslim holidays begin at sunset on the evening before the date given. Muslim holidays are based on a lunar calendar, and the actual dates are determined by direct observation of the moon and announced by the mosque. (The most observant Muslims will observe all days: others may observe only the first two days of Eid-al-Fitr and Eid-al-Adha.)
Date | Holiday | Religion |
January 1 | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God | Roman Catholic |
January 1 | Oshogatsu | Shinto |
January 5 | Guru Gobind Singh Birthday | Sikh |
January 6 | Epiphany | Christian |
January 7 | Mahayana New Year | Buddhist |
January 8 | The Baptism of Jesus | Christian |
January 13 | Maghi – Lohri | Sikh |
January 15 | Makarsankranti / Pongal | Hindu |
January 16 | World Religion Day | Baha’i |
January 22 | Lunar New Year | Buddhist |
January 26 | Vasant Panchami | Hindu |
February 1-2 | Imbolc | Pagan and Wiccan |
February 2 | Candlemas | Christian |
February 3 | Setsubun | Shinto |
February 5 | Thaipusam | Hindu |
February 5 | Tu Bishvat | Judaism |
February 14 | St. Valentine’s Day | Christian |
February 15 | Nirvana Day | Buddhist |
February 18 | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu |
February 18 | Lailat al Miraj | Islam |
February 22 – April 06 | Lent | Christian |
February 25 – March 1 | Ayyam-i-Ha | Baha’i |
March 2-20 | The month of fasting | Baha’i |
March 6 | Magha Puja Day | Buddhist |
March 6 | Purim | Judaism |
March 7 | Holika Dahan | Hindu |
March 7 | Holi | Sikh |
March 8 | Holi | Hindu |
March 8 | Shushan Purim | Judaism |
March 8 | Hola Mohalla | Sikh |
March 17 | St. Patrick’s Day | Christian |
March 19 | St. Joseph’s Day | Christian |
March 19 | Lailat al Bara’ah | Islam |
March 21 | Naw Rúz, the Bahá’í New Year | Baha’i |
March 22 | Hindi New Year | Hindu |
March 22 | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Telugu New Year | Hindu |
March 23 | Ramadan (start) | Islam |
March 30 | Ramanavami | Hindu |
March 19 – 23 | Ostara | Pagan and Wiccan |
April 2 | Palm Sunday | Christian |
April 5 | Passover – First Day | Judaism |
April 6 | Theravada New Year | Buddhist |
April 6 | Maundy (Holy) Thursday | Christian |
April 6 | Hanuman Jayanti | Hindu |
April 7 | Good Friday | Christian |
April 9 | Easter | Christian |
April 10 | Easter Monday | Christian |
April 13 | Passover – Final Day | Judaism |
April 14 | Tamil New Year | Hindu |
April 14 | Vaisakhi / Baisakhi / Vishu | Hindu |
April 14 | Vaisakhi | Sikh |
April 15 | Bengali New Year / Bihu | Hindu |
April 18 | Laylat al Qadr | Islam |
April 18 | Yom Hashoah | Judaism |
April 18 | Birthday of Guru Angad Dev | Sikh |
April 20 – May 02 | Rivdan | Baha’i |
April 22 | Akshaya Tritiya | Hindu |
April 22 | Eid-al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) | Islam |
April 23 | St. George’s Day | Christian |
April 25 | Yom HaZikaron | Judaism |
April 26 | Yom HaAtzma’ut | Judaism |
April 30 – May 1 | Beltane | Pagan and Wiccan |
May 5 | Second Passover | Judaism |
May 9 | Lag BaOmer | Judaism |
May 18 | Ascension of Jesus | Christian |
May 19 | Vesak – Buddha Day | Buddhist |
May 19 | Savitri Pooja | Hindu |
May 19 | Yom Yerushalayim | Judaism |
May 23 – 24 | Declaration of the Bab | Baha’i |
May 25 | Shavuot (1st day) | Judaism |
May 26 | Shavuot | Judaism |
May 28 – 29 | Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh | Baha’i |
May 28 | Pentecost | Christian |
June 4 | Trinity Sunday | Christian |
June 8 | Corpus Christi | Christian |
June 16 | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib | Sikh |
June 19 – 23 | Litha/ Midsummer | Pagan and Wiccan |
June 20 | Puri Rath Yatra | Hindu |
June 28 | Waqf al Arafa – Hajj | Islam |
June 29 | Saints Peter and Paul | Christian |
June 29 | Eid-al-Adha | Islam |
July 3 | Asala – Dharma Day | Buddhist |
July 3 | Guru Purnima | Hindu |
July 9 – 10 | Martyrdom of the Báb | Baha’i |
July 15 | Saint Vladimir | Christian |
July 19 | Hijra – Islamic New Year | Islam |
July 25 | St. James the Great Day | Christian |
July 26 | Tish’a B’Av | Judaism |
July 28 | Day of Ashura / Muharram | Islam |
August 1 | Lammas | Christian |
August 1 – 2 | Lughnasadh | Pagan and Wiccan |
August 13 | Obon | Buddhist |
August 15 | The Assumption of Mary | Christian |
August 21 | Nag Panchami | Hindu |
August 25 | Varalakshmi Vrat | Hindu |
August 29 | Onam | Hindu |
August 30 | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu |
September 6 | Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu |
September 14 | Holy Cross Day | Christian |
September 15 | Rosh HaShana Starts | Judaism |
September 17 | Vishwakarma Puja | Hindu |
September 17 | Rosh HaShana Ends | Judaism |
September 18 | Fast of Gedaliah | Judaism |
September 19 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu |
September 20 – 24 | Mabon | Pagan and Wiccan |
September 25 | Yom Kippur | Judaism |
September 29 | Michael and All Angels | Christian |
September 29 – October 6 | Sukkot | Judaism |
October 7 | Shemini Atzeret | Judaism |
October 7 | Simchat Torah | Judaism |
October 9 | Milad un Nabi | Islam |
October 13 | Mahalaya Amavasya | Hindu |
October 15 | Navaratri begins | Hindu |
October 16 | Birth of the Báb | Baha’i |
October 20 | Birth of the Guru Granth | Sikh |
October 23 | Navaratri ends / Maha Navami | Hindu |
October 24 | Dusshera | Hindu |
October 27 | Birth of Bahá’u’lláh | Baha’i |
October 28 | Sharad Purnima | Hindu |
October 31 | All Hallows Eve | Christian |
October 31 – November 1 | Samhain | Pagan and Wiccan |
November 1 | All Saints’ Day | Christian |
November 1 | Karwa Chauth | Hindu |
November 2 | All Souls’ Day | Christian |
November 9 | Diwali | Sikh |
November 10 | Dhan Teras | Hindu |
November 12 | Diwali | Hindu |
November 14 | Bhai Dooj | Hindu |
November 19 | Chhath Puja | Hindu |
November 23 | Thanksgiving (USA) | Christian |
November 24 | Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib | Sikh |
November 26 | Christ the King | Christian |
November 26 | Day of the Covenant | Baha’i |
November 27 | Kartik Poornima | Hindu |
November 27 | Guru Nanak Birthday | Sikh |
November 28 | Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá | Baha’i |
November 30 | St. Andrew’s Day | Christian |
December 3 | Advent – first Sunday | Christian |
December 6 | St. Nicholas Day | Christian |
December 7 | Hanukkah Starts | Judaism |
December 8 | Bodhi Day | Buddhist |
December 15 | Hanukkah Ends | Judaism |
December 16 | Dhanu Sankranti | Hindu |
December 19 – 23 | Yule | Pagan and Wiccan |
December 22 | Geeta Jayanti | Hindu |
December 24 | Christmas Eve | Christian |
December 25 | Christmas | Christian |
December 28 | Holy Innocents | Christian |
December 31 | Watch Night | Christian |