Religious Holy Days
Memorandum of Religious Holy Days (Academic Impact)
This is a list of Religious Holy Days that may impact our students, faculty, and staff during the Academic year. This is NOT a complete list for every religious tradition and does not guarantee exemption from work or school obligations.
Word Document: Memo – Religious Holy Days 2022 – 2023 (for internal use only)
RSL Interfaith Center List of Religious Holy Days
Please see below for a more complete list of religious holidays by date.
All multi-day holidays listed on the day they begin with duration included
*means dates may vary, either by region or country or depending on the lunar calendar.
**Begins at sunset the evening before the dates indicated
AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER | JANUARY | FEBRUARY | MARCH | APRIL | MAY | JUNE | JULY
AUGUST
| Year | Month | Date (Range) | Holiday | Religious Tradition |
| 2022 | August | 1** | Lughnasadh | Pagan/Wicca |
| | 1 | Fast in Honor of Holy Mother of Jesus | Christian (Orthodox) |
| | 6 | Feast of Transfiguration | Christian |
| | 8* ** | Ashura | Islam |
| | 13-15* | Obon (Bon Festival) | Shinto |
| | 15 | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Christian (Catholic) |
| | 15 | Dormition of the Theotokos | Christian (Orthodox) |
| | 19* | Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu |
| | 24-31* | Paryushan Parva | Jain |
| | 30* | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu |
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SEPTEMBER
| Year | Month | Date (Range) | Holiday | Religious Tradition |
| 2022 | September | 8 | Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Christian (Catholic) |
| | 11 | Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash) | Rastafari |
| | 21 | Nativity of the Theotokos | Christian (Orthodox) |
| | 22 | Autumn Equinox Mabon | Pagan/Wicca |
| | 26-27** | Rosh Hashanah | Judaism |
| | 28 | Fast of Gedaliah | Judaism |
| | 29 | Michaelmas | Christian (Catholic) |
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OCTOBER
| Year | Month | Date (Range) | Holiday | Religious Tradition |
| 2022 | October | 2 | Feast of the Guardian Angels | Christian (Catholic) |
| | 4 | Dussehra | Hindu |
| | 5** | Yom Kippur | Judaism |
| | 7** | Mawlid an Nabi | Islam |
| | 9 | Birthday of Guru Ram Das | Sikh |
| | 10-16** | Sukkot | Judaism |
| | 10 | Indigenous People’s Day | Native American Traditions |
| | 16-18 | Sh’mini Atzeret/ Simchat Torah | Judaism |
| | 20 | Installation of the Scriptures as Guru Granth | Sikh |
| | 24 | Diwali | Hindu |
| | 26* | Jain New Year (Gujarati New Year) | Jain Hindu |
| | 26* | Birth of the Báb | Bahai |
| | 27* | Birthday of Baha’u’llah | Bahai |
| | 31 | Samhain | Pagan/Wicca |
| | 31 | Reformation Day | Christian (Protestant) |
| | 31 | All Hallows Eve | Christian (Catholic) |
NOVEMBER
| Year | Month | Date (Range) | Holiday | Religious Tradition |
| 2022 | November | 1 | All Saints Day | Christian (Catholic) |
| | 2 | All Souls Day | Christian (Catholic) |
| | 2 | Day of the Dead | Mexican Traditions |
| | 8* | Birthday of Guru Nanak | Sikh |
| | 9 | Lakshmi Puja | Hindu |
| | 15 | Shichigosan | Shinto |
| | 23 | Niinamesai | Shinto |
| | 25** | Day of the Covenant | Bahai |
| | 25 | Native American Heritage Day | Native American Traditions |
| | 27** | Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha | Bahai |
| | 27 | First Day of Advent | Christian |
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DECEMBER
| Year | Month | Date (Range) | Holiday | Religious Tradition |
| 2022 | December | 8 | Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary | Christian (Catholic) |
| | 12 | Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe | Christian (Catholic) |
| | 18-26 ** | Hanukkah | Judaism |
| | 21 | Yule | Pagan/Wicca |
| | 24 | Christmas Eve | Christian |
| | 25 | Christmas | Christian |
| | 26 | Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) | Zoroastrian |
| | 31 | New Year’s Eve | (Gregorian calendar) |
JANUARY
| Year | Month | Date (Range) | Holiday | Religious Tradition |
| 2023 | January | 1 | New Year’s Day | (Gregorian calendar) |
| | 1 | Gantan-sai | Shinto |
| | 3 | Fast of Tevet 10 | Judaism |
| | 5 | Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh | Sikh |
| | 6 | Epiphany | Christian |
| | 6 | Feast of Theophany | Christian (Orthodox) |
| | 7 | Feast of Nativity | Christian (Orthodox) |
| | 7 | Mahayana New Year | Buddhist |
| | 9 | Seijin Shiki | Shinto |
| | 13 | Maghi / Lohri | Sikh |
| | 14 | Makar Sankranti | Hindu |
| | 15 | World Religion Day | Bahai |
| | 22 | Chinese New Year | Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist |
| | 26 | Vasant Panchami | Hindu |
FEBRUARY
| Year | Month | Date (Range) | Holiday | Religious Tradition |
| 2023 | February | 2** | Imbolc | Pagan/Wicca |
| | 2 | Candlemas | Christian |
| | 3 | Setsubun | Shinto |
| | 3 | Birthday of Guru Har Rai | Sikh |
| | 6 | 15th of Shevat | Judaism |
| | 12 | Darwin Day | Humanist |
| | 14 | St. Valentine’s Day | Christian |
| | 21 | Shrove Tuesday | Christian |
| | 22 | Ash Wednesday | Christian |
| | 22-April 6 | Lent | Christian |
| | 26-March 1* | Ayyám-i-Há | Bahai |
| | 27 | Clean Monday | Christian (Orthodox) |
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MARCH
| Year | Month | Date (Range) | Holiday | Religious Tradition |
| 2023 | March | 2-20* | Month of Fasting | Bahai |
| | 3 | Hina-Matsuri | Shinto |
| | 6** | Ta’anit Esther | Judaism |
| | 7 | Holi | Hindu |
| | 7** | Purim | Judaism |
| | 8-10 | Hola Mohalla | Sikh |
| | 17 | St. Patrick’s Day | Christian (Catholic) |
| | 18 | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu |
| | 20 | Ostera – Vernal Equinox | Pagan/Wicca |
| | 21 | Nowruz (Persian New Year) | Zoroastrian |
| | 21* | Naw-Rúz | Bahai |
| | 23-April 21 | Ramadan | Islam |
| | 25 | Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Christian (Orthodox) |
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APRIL
| Year | Month | Date (Range) | Holiday | Religious Tradition |
| 2023 | April | 2 | Palm Sunday | Christian |
| | 5 | Fast of the Firstborn | Judaism |
| | 6 | Maundy Thursday | Christian |
| | 6-13** | Pesach / Passover | Judaism |
| | 7 | Good Friday | Christian |
| | 8 | Holy Saturday | Christian |
| | 9 | Easter Sunday | Christian |
| | 14 | Vaisakhi | Sikh |
| | 16 | Orthodox Easter | Christian (Orthodox) |
| | 16 | Theravada New Year | Buddhist |
| | 18* | Laylat al Qadr | Islam |
| | 18 | Birthday of Guru Angad | Sikh |
| | 21 | Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur | Sikh |
| | 21* | First Day of Ridvan | Bahai |
| | 29* | Ninth Day of Ridvan | Bahai |
| | 30 | Rama Navami | Hindu |
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MAY
| Year | Month | Date (Range) | Holiday | Religious Tradition |
| 2023 | May | 1 | Beltane | Pagan/Wicca |
| | 5 | Birthday of Guru Amar Das | Sikh |
| | 9** | Lag B’Omer | Judaism |
| | 18 | Ascension of Jesus | Christian |
| | 22** | Eid al-Fitr | Islam |
| | 24* | Declaration of the Bab | Bahai |
| | 26 | Buddha’s Birthday | Buddhist |
| | 26-27** | Shavuot | Judaism |
| | 28 | Pentecost | Christian |
| | 29* | Ascension of the Baha’u’llah | Bahai |
| | 30 | Feast of All Saints | Christian (Orthodox) |
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JUNE
| Year | Month | Date (Range) | Holiday | Religious Tradition |
| 2023 | June | 4 | Trinity Sunday | Christian |
| | 4 | Orthodox Pentecost | Christian (Orthodox) |
| | 8 | Corpus Christi | Christian |
| | 16 | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev | Sikh |
| | 19 | Juneteenth | US Holiday |
| | 24 | Litha | Pagan/Wicca |
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JULY
| Year | Month | Date (Range) | Holiday | Religious Tradition |
| 2023 | July | 3 | Asalha Puja Day | Buddhist |
| | 4 | Independence Day | US Holiday |
| | 5 | Birthday of Guru Hargobind | Sikh |
| | 6-27 | Tish’a B’Av and The Three Weeks | Judaism |
| | 10* | Martyrdom of the Bab | Bahai |
| | 24 | Pioneer Day (public holiday on the 23rd) | Christian (Latter Day Saints) |
