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Some Major Religious Holy Days for 2014-2015 Academic Year
Date(s)
June 28
July 28
Aug. 17
Sept. 24-26
Oct. 3
Oct. 4
Oct. 4
Oct. 8-15
Oct. 16
Oct. 17
Oct. 20
Oct. 23
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 2
Nov. 3
Nov. 12
Dec. 8
Dec. 16-24
Dec. 25
Jan. 3
Jan. 4
Jan. 7
Feb. 18
March 5
March 21
March 29
April 2
April 3
April 3-11
April 4
April 5
April 16
April 21
April 29
May 2
May 23
May 24-25
May 29
July 9
Holy Day
Ramadan begins (30 days of Fasting)*
Eid Al Fitr (End of Ramadan)*
Shri Krishna Janamashtami
Rosh Hashanah**
Dusserah (Dushahara)
Yom Kippur**
Eid Al-Adha*
Sukkot (First 2 days of 7 days observance)**
Sh’mini Atzeret**
Simchat Torah**
Birth of the Bab***
Diwali (Deepawali)*
Al-Hijra (Islamic New Year)
Feast of All Saints (All Saints Day)+
Faith Tradition/Religion
Islam
Islam
Hinduism/Vedism
Judaism
Hinduism/Vedism
Judaism
Islam
Judaism
Judaism
Judaism
Baha’i Faith
Hinduism/Vedism
Islam
Roman Catholicism &
Protestant Christianity
Feast of All Souls++
Roman Catholicism
Ashurah
Islam
Birth of Baha’u’llah***
Baha’i Faith
Feast of the Immaculate Conception +
Roman Catholicism
Hanukkah
Judaism
Feast of the Nativity (Christmas)
+Roman Catholicism,
Protestant
& Orthodox Christianity^
Mawlid Al Nabi(Prophet’s Birthday)
Islam
Tu Bishvat
Judaism
Christmas
Orthodox Christianity^^
Ash Wednesday ++
Roman Catholicism &
Protestant Christianity
Purim
Judaism
Naw Ruz, Baha’i New Year***
Baha’i Faith
Palm Sunday
Roman Catholicism &
Protestant Christianity
Holy Thursday++
Roman Catholicism &
Protestant Christianity
Good Friday++
Roman Catholicism &
Protestant Christianity
Pesach (First and last 2 days of 8 days observance) ** Judaism
Holy Saturday Vigil (begins at sundown) ++
Roman Catholicism &
Protestant Christianity
Easter
+Roman Catholic,
Protestant &
Orthodox Christianity
Holocaust Rememberance Day(Yom Hashoah)
Judaism
First Day of Ridvan***
Baha’i Faith
Ninth Day of Ridvan
Baha’i Faith
Twelfth Day of Ridvan
Baha’i Faith
Declaration of the Bab
Baha’i Faith
Shavuot
Judaism
Ascension of the Bab
Baha’i Faith
Martyrdom if the Bab
Baha’i Faith
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 printed herein 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 services 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 servile work and include
various requirements of prayer and fasting.
^ Orthodox churches that follow the Gregorian Calendar.
^^ Orthodox churches that follow the Julian Calendar.