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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.

 

2009–2010

1st Semester

Beginning of Ramadan

Islamic

Aug. 20–21*#

Thurs.-Fri.

Rosh Hashanah
[New Year]

Jewish

Sept. 18–20*

Fri.–Sun.

Eid al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr), (first day of Shawwal)

Islamic

Sept. 19–20*

Sat.–Sun.

Autumn Equinox (EST)

 

Sept. 22

Tuesday

Yom Kippur
[Day of Atonement]

Jewish

Sept. 27–28*

Sun.–Mon.

Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles]

Jewish

Oct. 2–4*

Fri.–Sun.

Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Jewish

Oct. 9-11*

Fri.–Sun.

Birth of the Báb

Bahá'i

Oct. 19–20*

Mon.–Tue.

Birth of Bahá'u'lláh

Bahá'i

Nov. 11–12*

Wed.–Thurs.

Eid al-Adha

Islamic

Nov. 26-27*

Thurs.–Fri.

Bodhi Day (Rohatsu)

Buddhist

Dec. 8

Tuesday

Hanukkah (Chanukah)
[8-day Feast]

Jewish

Dec. 11–19*

Fri.–Sat.

Al-Hijra (Muharram) [New Year]

Islamic

Dec. 17–18*

Thurs.–Fri.

Winter Solstice (EST)

 

Dec. 21

Monday

Christmas

Western Christian

Dec. 25

Friday

Ashura (10th day of Muharram)

Islamic

Dec. 26-27*

Sat.–Sun.

Kwanzaa

Interfaith / African-American

Dec. 26–
Jan. 1

Sat.–Fri.

*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date

# All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with "#" will be the next day from these dates.

2009–2010

2nd Semester

Gantan-sai
(New Years)

Shinto

Jan. 1

Friday

Asian Lunar New Year [Year of the Tiger]

Chinese

Feb. 10

Wednesday

Mawlid-al-Nabi [Muhammed's birthday]

Islamic

Feb. 25–26*

Thurs..–Fri.

Purim

Jewish

Feb. 27-28*

Sat.-Sun.

Vernal Equinox (EST)

 

Mar. 20

Saturday

Naw-Ruz / Iranian New Year

Bahá'i

Mar. 20-21*

Sat.-Sun.

Palm Sunday

Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox

Mar. 28

Sunday

Passover(Pesach),
1st two days

Jewish

Mar. 29-31*

Mon.-Wed..

Good Friday /
Holy Friday

Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox

Apr. 2

Friday

Passover (Pesach), concluding days

Jewish

Apr. 4-6*

Sun.-Tue.

Easter / Pascha

Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox

Apr. 4

Sunday

Ridvan Festival,
1st of 12 days

Baha'i

Apr. 20–21*

Tue.–Wed.

9th Day of Ridvan

Bahá'i

Apr. 28–29*

Wed.-Thurs.

12th Day of Ridvan

Bahá'i

May 1–2*

Sat.-Sun.

*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date

# All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with "#" will be the next day from these dates.