Celebrating Holidays and Diversity
Calendar of Holidays and Religious Observances
Fall 2024
Holiday or Observance | Religious Group | Dates | Additional Notes |
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Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu | August 26, 2024 | |
Labor Day | September 2, 2024 | University closed on September 2, 2024 | |
Rosh Hashanah | Judaism | October 2 (evening) - October 4 (evening), 2024 | |
Navaratri | Hindu | October 3 - October 12, 2024 | |
Yom Kippur | Judaism | October 11 (evening) - October 12 (evening), 2024 | |
Vijayadashami | Hindu | October 12, 2024 | |
Indigenous Peoples' Day | October 14, 2024 | ||
Sukkot | Judaism | October 16 (evening) - October 23 (evening), 2024 | |
Shemini Atzeret | Judaism | October 23 (evening) - October 24 (evening), 2024 | |
Simchat Torah | Judaism | October 24 (evening) - October 25 (evening), 2024 | |
Diwali | Hindu | November 1, 2024 | |
Birth of the Báb | Bahá'i | November 2, 2024 | |
Birth of Bahá'u'lláh | Bahá'i | November 3, 2024 | |
Veterans Day | November 11, 2024 | ||
Thanksgiving Holiday | November 28-29, 2024 | University closed on November 28-29, 2024 | |
Christmas Day | Christianity | December 25, 2024 | University closed on December 25-26, 2024 |
Hanukkah/Chanukah | Judaism | December 25, 2024 (evening) - January 2 (evening), 2025 | |
Kwanzaa | December 26, 2024 - January 1, 2025 |
Spring 2025
Holiday or Observance | Religious Group | Dates | Additional Notes |
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New Year's Day | January 1, 2025 | University closed on January 1, 2025 | |
Orthodox Christmas | Christianity | January 7, 2025 | |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 20, 2025 | University closed on January 20, 2025 | |
Lunar New Year | January 29, 2025 | ||
Presidents Day | February 17, 2025 | ||
Maha Shivaratri | Hindu | February 26, 2025 | |
Ramadan | Islam | February 28 (evening) - March 30 (evening), 2025* *Dates are contingent on the sighting of the moon | |
Purim | Judaism | March 13 (evening) - March 15 (evening), 2025 | |
Holi | March 14, 2025 | ||
Naw-Rúz | Bahá'í | March 19, 2025 | |
Nowruz | Persian/Iranian | March 20, 2025 | |
Eid al-Fitr | Islam | March 30 (evening) - March 31 (evening), 2025 *Dates are contingent on the sighting of the moon | |
Rama Navami | Hindu | April 6, 2025 | |
Good Friday | Christianity | April 18, 2025 | |
Easter | Christianity | April 20, 2025 | |
First Day of Ridván | Bahá'í | April 20, 2025 | |
Passover | Judaism | April 12 (evening) - April 20 (evening), 2025 | |
Ninth Day of Ridván | Bahá'í | April 28, 2025 | |
Orthodox Good Friday | Christianity | April 18, 2025 | |
Orthodox Easter | Christianity | April 20, 2025 | |
Twelfth Day of Ridván | Bahá'í | May 1 (evening) - May 2, 2025 |
Summer 2025
Holiday or Observance | Religious Group | Dates | Additional Notes |
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Declaration of the Báb | Bahá'i | May 22 (evening) - May 23, 2025 | |
Memorial Day | May 26, 2025 | University closed on May 26, 2024 | |
Ascension of Baha'u'llah | May 27 (evening) - May 28, 2025 | ||
Shavuot | Judaism | June 1 (evening) - June 3 (evening), 2025 |
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Eid al-Adha | Islam | June 6, – June 7, 2025 *Dates are contingent on the sighting of the moon | |
Juneteenth | June 19, 2025 | ||
Independence Day | July 4, 2025 | University closed on July 4, 2023 | |
Martyrdom of the Báb | Bahá'i | July 9 (evening) - July 10, 2025 |
Spring 2025
Holiday or Observance | Religious Group | Dates | Additional Notes | |
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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 |