Major Religious Holy Days for 2007-2008 Academic Year
| Date(s) |
Holy
Day |
Faith
Tradition/Religion |
_ |
||
Sept.
4 |
Shri
Krishna Janamashtami |
Hindu/Vedic
|
Sept.
13-14 |
Rosh
Hashanah** |
Jewish |
Sept.
13 |
Ramadan
begins (30 days of Fasting)* |
Islam |
Sept.
22 |
Aashurah |
Islam |
Oct.
21 |
Dusserah
(Dushahara) |
Hindu/Vedic |
Sept.
22 |
Yom
Kippur** |
Jewish |
Sept.
27-28 |
Sukkot
(First 2 days)** |
Jewish |
Oct.
4 |
Sh'mini
Atzeret/Simchat Torah** |
Jewish |
Oct.
20 |
Birth
of the Bab*** |
Baha'i |
Nov.
9 |
Diwali
(Deepawali)* |
Hindu
|
Oct.
13 |
Eid
al Fitr (End of Ramadan)* |
Islam |
Nov.
1 |
Feast
of All Saints+ |
Roman
Catholic & Protestant |
Nov.
2 |
Feast
of All Souls++ |
Roman
Catholic |
Nov.
12 |
Birth
of Baha'u'llah*** |
Baha'i
|
Dec.
8 |
Feast
of the Immaculate Conception+ |
Roman
Catholic |
Dec.
5-12 |
Hanukkah | Jewish |
Dec.
25 |
Feast
of the Nativity (Christmas)+ |
Roman
Catholic & Protestant |
Dec.
20 |
Eid
Al-Adha* |
Islam |
Jan.
6 |
Feast
of the Epiphany+ |
Roman
Catholic & Protestant |
Jan.
10 |
Muharram
(Islamic New Year) |
Islam |
Feb.
6 |
Ash
Wednesday++ |
Roman
Catholic & Protestant |
Mar.
21 |
Purim |
Jewish |
Mar.
21 |
Naw
Ruz, Baha'i New Year*** |
Baha'i
|
Mar.
21 |
Holy
Thursday++ |
Roman
Catholic & Protestant |
| Mar. 21 | Holy Thursday | Eastern Orthodox |
Mar.
22 |
Good
Friday++ |
Roman
Catholic & Protestant |
Mar.
22 |
Good
Friday |
Eastern
Orthodox |
Mar.
23 |
Holy
Saturday Vigil (begins at sundown)++ |
Roman
Catholic & Protestant |
Mar.
23 |
Holy
Saturday Vigil |
Eastern
Orthodox |
Mar.
24 |
Easter+
|
Roman
Catholic & Protestant |
Mar.
24 |
Easter |
Eastern
Orthodox |
Apr. 19 & 20 |
Pesach (First 2 days)** | Jewish
|
Apr.
25 & 26 |
Concluding
Days of Pesach |
Jewish |
Apr.
21 |
First
Day of Ridvan*** |
Baha'i |
Apr.
29 |
Ninth
Day of Ridvan*** |
Baha'i |
May
2 |
Twelfth
Day of Ridvan |
Baha'i |
| June 9 & 10 | Shavuot | Jewish |
Holy Days in bold type face are considered very important holy days when students/employees may be absent from school or work.
*Observance of Buddhist, Hindu/Vedic, and Islamic holy days is dependent on the sighting of the moon. Please note that the dates listed above may not be the exact dates but the closest approximates. Buddhists observe the new moon and full moon as holy days.
** Observance of Jewish holy days begins at sundown of preceding day and ends at one hour after sunset of the last day.
***Observance of Baha'i holy days begins at sundown of preceding day and ends at sunset of the holy days.
+ Roman Catholic obligatory feasts require attendance at service and avoidance of servile work.
++ Roman Catholic traditional feasts are those days on which it is assumed that the faithful will attend services and may exclude service work and include various requirements of prayer and fasting.