Holidays and Religious Observances

Celebrating Holidays and Diversity

Calendar of Holidays and Religious Observances

Spring 2024

Holiday or ObservanceReligious GroupDatesAdditional Notes
New Year's Day January 1, 2024University closed on January 2, 2023
Orthodox ChristmasChristianityJanuary 7, 2024 
Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 15, 2024University closed on January 15, 2024
Lunar New Year February 10, 2024 
Presidents Day February 19, 2024 
Maha ShivaratriHinduMarch 8, 2024 
RamadanIslam

March 10 (evening) - April 9 (evening), 2024*

*Dates are contingent on the sighting of the moon

 
NowruzPersian/IranianMarch 19, 2024 
Naw-RúzBahá'íMarch 19, 2024 
Holi March 24 (evening) - March 25, 2024 
PurimJudaismMarch 23 (evening) - March 24 (evening), 2024 
Good FridayChristianityMarch 29, 2024 
EasterChristianityMarch 31, 2024 
Eid al-FitrIslam

April 9 (evening) - April 10 (evening), 2024*

*Dates are contingent on the sighting of the moon

 
Rama NavamiHinduApril 17, 2024 
First Day of RidvánBahá'íApril 20 (evening) - April 21 (evening), 2024 
PassoverJudaismApril 22 (evening) - April 30 (evening), 2024 
Ninth Day of RidvánBahá'íApril 28 (evening) - April 29 (evening), 2024 
Twelfth Day of RidvánBahá'íMay 1 (evening) - May 2, 2024 
Orthodox Good FridayChristianityMay 3, 2024 
Orthodox EasterChristianityMay 5, 2024 

 

Summer 2024

Holiday or ObservanceReligious GroupDatesAdditional Notes
Declaration of the BábBahá'iMay 22 (evening) - May 23, 2024 
Memorial Day May 27, 2024University closed on May 27, 2024
Ascension of Baha'u'llah May 27 (evening) - May 28, 2024 
ShavuotJudaismJune 11 (evening) - June 13 (evening), 2024

 

 

Eid al-AdhaIslam

June 16 (evening) - June 17 (evening), 2024

*Dates are contingent on the sighting of the moon

 
Juneteenth June 19, 2024 
Independence Day July 4, 2024University closed on July 4, 2023
Martyrdom of the BábBahá'iJuly 9 (evening) - July 10, 2024 

 

Fall 2024

Holiday or ObservanceReligious GroupDatesAdditional Notes
Krishna JanmashtamiHindu August 26, 2024 
Labor Day September 2, 2024University closed on September 2, 2023
Rosh HashanahJudaismOctober 2 (evening) - October 4 (evening), 2024 
NavaratriHinduOctober 3 - October 12, 2024 
Yom KippurJudaismOctober 11 (evening) - October 12 (evening), 2024 
VijayadashamiHinduOctober 12, 2024 
Indigenous Peoples' Day October 14, 2024 
SukkotJudaismOctober 16 (evening) - October 23 (evening), 2024 
Shemini AtzeretJudaismOctober 23 (evening) - October 24 (evening), 2024 
Simchat TorahJudaismOctober 24 (evening) - October 25 (evening), 2024 
DiwaliHinduNovember 1, 2024 
Birth of the BábBahá'iNovember 2, 2024 
Birth of Bahá'u'lláhBahá'iNovember 3, 2024 
Veterans Day November 11, 2024 
Thanksgiving Day November 28, 2024University closed on November 28, 2024
Christmas DayChristianityDecember 25, 2024University closed on December 25-26, 2024
Hanukkah/ChanukahJudaismDecember 25, 2024 (evening) - January 2 (evening), 2025 
Kwanzaa December 26, 2024 - January 1, 2025 

 

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Spring 2025

Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
New Year's Day January 1, 2025 University closed on January 2, 2025
Orthodox Christmas January 7, 2025
Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 20, 2025 University is closed on January 20, 2025
Lunar New Year January 29, 2025
Presidents' Day February 17, 2025
Maha Shivratri Hindu February 26, 2025
Ramadan Islam February 28 – March 30, 2025
Purim Judaism March 13, 2025 (evening) - March 15, 2025 (evening)
Holi March 14 - March 15, 2025
Eid al-Fitr Islam March 29 (evening) - March 30 (evening), 2025
Rama Navami Hindu April 6, 2025
Passover Judaism April 12 (evening) - April 20 (evening), 2025
Good Friday Christianity April 18, 2025
Orthodox Good Friday Christianity April 18, 2025
Easter Christianity April 20, 2025
Orthodox Easter Christianity April 20, 2025