Observance of Religious Holidays
2024 - 2025
Listed below are some religious holidays and the dates on which they fall during the academic year. This is not intended as an exhaustive list but simply identifies some of the more common major religious holidays that may impact academic schedules. View the Guidelines for Religious Accommodations.
| Rosh Hashanah | Wednesday, October 2 - Friday, October 4 |
| Yom Kippur | Friday, October 11 - Saturday, October 12 |
| Sukkot | Wednesday, October 16 - Wednesday, October 23 |
| Diwali | Friday, November 1 |
| All Saints' Day | Friday, November 1 |
| Hanukkah | Wednesday, December 25 - Thursday, January 2 |
| Christmas | Wednesday, December 25 |
| Kwanzaa | Thursday, December 26 - Wednesday, January 1, 2025 |
| Eastern Orthodox Christmas | Tuesday, January 7 |
| Lunar New Year | Wednesday, January 29 |
| Ramadan | Tuesday, February 28 - Saturday, March 29 |
| Great Lent | Monday, March 3 - Saturday, April 19 |
| Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, March 5 |
| Holi | Friday, March 14 |
| Eid al-Fitr | Saturday, March 29 - Sunday, March 30 |
| Passover | Saturday, April 12 - Sunday, April 20 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 18 |
| Easter | Sunday, April 20 |
| Pascha (Orthodox Easter) | Sunday, April 20 |
| Vesak | Monday, May 12 |
| Ascension | Thursday, May 29 |
| Eid al-Adha | Friday, June 6 - Saturday, June 7 |
| Pentecost | Sunday, June 8 |
