Interfaith Calendar
Faculty and supervisors are asked to recognize the multiplicity of religions represented among our student body and work force and to make reasonable efforts to accommodate individuals who notify them prior of their need to miss classes or work in order to take part in religious observances.
April 2008 |
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6 |
New Year |
Hindu |
8 |
Birthday of Buddha |
Mahayana - Buddist |
14 |
Ramanavami |
Hindu |
18 |
Mahavir Jayanti |
Jain |
19 |
Lazarus Sunday |
Orthodox Christian |
20 |
Hanuman Jayanti |
Hindu |
20-23 |
Theravadin New Year |
Buddhist |
20-21 |
Pesach (Passover) first two days |
Jewish |
21 |
First Day of Ridvan |
Baha’i |
23 |
St. George’s |
Christian |
25 |
Holy Friday |
Orthodox Christian |
26-27 |
Pesach (Passover) final two days |
Jewish |
27 |
Easter/Pascha |
Orthodox Christian |
29 |
Ninth Day of Ridvan |
Baha’i |
30 |
St. James the Great Day |
Orthodox Christian |
2008
Summer Session
May 2008 |
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1 |
Ascension of Christ |
Christian |
2 |
Yom HaSho’ah |
Jewish |
8 |
Yom Ha’Atzmaut |
Jewish |
11 |
Pentecost |
Christian |
18 |
Trinity Sunday |
Christian |
20 |
Buddha Day – Visakha Puja |
Buddhist |
22 |
Corpus Christi |
Catholic Christian |
23 |
Declaration of the Bab |
Baha’i |
29 |
Ascension of Baha’u’llah |
Baha’i |
30 |
Sacred Heart of Jesus |
Catholic Christian |
June 2008 |
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5 |
Ascension of Jesus |
Orthodox Christian |
9 |
St. Columbia of Iona |
Christian |
9-10 |
Shavout |
Jewish |
15 |
Pentecost |
Orthodox Christian |
16 |
Guru Arjan Dev martyrdom |
Sikh |
19 |
New Church Day |
Swedenborgian Christian |
20 |
Summer Solstice |
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21 |
First Nations Day |
Canadian Native People |
22 |
All Saints |
Orthodox Christian |
23 |
Sacred Heart of Jesus |
Catholic Christian |
29 |
Feast Day of Saints Peter & Paul |
Christian |
July 2008 |
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9 |
Martydom of the Bab |
Baha’i |
11 |
St. Benedict Day |
Catholic Christian |
13-16 |
Ulambana – Obon |
Buddhist |
18 |
Asalha Puja Day – Dharma Day |
Buddhist |
19 |
Mandaen New Years |
Mandean |
23 |
Birthday of Emperor Hailie Selassi |
Rastafaria |
24 |
Pioneer Day |
Mormon Christian |
25 |
St. James the Great Day |
Christian |
31 |
Lailat at Miraj |
Islam |
August 2008 |
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1 |
Lammas |
Christian |
2 |
Lughnassad |
Wicca Northern Hemisphere |
6 |
Transfiguration of Our Lord |
Orthodox Christian |
10 |
Tisha B’Av |
Jewish |
15 |
Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary |
Catholic Christian |
16 |
Raksha Bandhan |
Hindu |
18 |
Lailat at Bara’ah |
Islam |
24 |
Krishna Janmashtami |
Hindu |
25 |
Assumption of the Virgin Mary |
Catholic Christian |
28 |
Paryushana |
Jain |
29 |
Beheading of John the Baptist |
Christian |
31 |
Lailat al Miraj |
Islam |
Updated on May 1, 2008
