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Below are the dates of major religious holidays scheduled to occur during the 2020-21 Academic 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:
Date | Holiday | Religion |
---|---|---|
Tuesday, August 11 - Wednesday, August 12 | Sri Krishna Jayanti | Hinduism |
Friday,September 18 - Sunday, September 20 | Rosh Hashanah | Judaism |
Sunday, September 20 - Monday, September 21 | Paryushana-Parva | Judaism |
Sunday, September 27 - Monday, September 28 | Yom Kippur | Judaism |
Friday, October 2 - Sunday, October 4 | Sukkot | Judaism |
Friday, October 9 - Sunday, October 11 | Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah | Judaism |
Saturday, October 17 - Monday, October 26 | Navaratri | Hinduism |
Monday, October 20 - Tuesday, October 20 | Birth of the Bab | Bahai |
Wednesday, October 28 - Thursday, October 29 | Mawlid al-Nabi | Islam |
Wednesday, November 11 - Thursday, November 12 | Birth of Baha u llah | Bahai |
Saturday, November 14 | Diwali (Deepavali) | Jainism,Sikhism, Hinduism |
Thursday, December 10 - Friday, December 18 | Hanukkah/Chanukah | Judaism |
Thursday, December 24 - Friday, December 25 | Christmas | Christianity |
Saturday, December 26 - Friday, January 1 | Kwanzaa | African American |
Friday, January 1 | Gantan-sai | Shinto |
Thursday, Jan. 7 | Feast of the Nativity (Christmas) | Orthodox Christian |
Friday, Feb. 12 | Chinese New Year | Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist |
Wednesday, Feb. 17 | Ash Wednesday, Lent begins | Christianity |
Thursday, February 25 - Friday, February 26 | Purim | Judaism |
Monday, March 15 - Saturday, May 1 | Great Lent begins/ Clean Mon | Orthodox Christian |
Saturday, March 27 - Monday, March 29 | Pesach/Passover | Judaism |
Friday, April 2 - Sunday, April 4 | Pesach/ Passover | Judaism |
Sunday, March 28 - Monday, March 29 | Holi - Festival of Colors |
Hinduism |
Sunday, Mar. 28 | Palm Sun | Christianity |
Friday, Apr. 2 | Good Friday | Christianity |
Sunday, Apr. 4 | Easter | Christianity |
Tuesday, Apr. 6 | Mahavira-Jayanti | Jainism, Sikhism, Hinduism |
Thursday, April 8 - Friday, April 9 | Yom HaShoah | Judaism |
Monday, April 12 - Tuesday, May 11 | Ramadan begins | Islam |
Wednesday, April 28 - Thursday, April 29 | Ridvan | Bahai |
Friday, Apr. 30 | Holy Fri | Orthodox Christian |
Saturday, May 1 - Sunday, May 2 | Ridvan | Bahai |
Sunday, May 2 | Easter/ Pascha | Orthodox Christian |
Wednesday, May 12 - Thursday, May 13 | Edi al-Fitr | Islam |
Sunday, May 16 - Monday, May 17 | Shavuot | Judaism |
Saturday, May 22 - Sunday, May 23 | Declaration of the Bab | Baha |
Saturday, July 17 - Sunday, July 18 | Tisha B Av | Judaism |
Monday, July 19 - Tuesday, July 20 | Eid al-Adha | Islam |