The Office of Equity and Diversity
The Office of Equity and Diversity
Religious Holidays
| Holiday | Religion | Dates | Day(s) of the week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantan-sai (New Years) | Shinto | Jan. 1 | Friday |
| Imbolc | Wiccan | Feb. 2 | Tuesday |
| Asian Lunar New Year (Year of the Tiger) | Chinese | Feb. 10 | Wednesday |
| Ash Wednesday | Western Christian | Feb. 17 | Wednesday |
| Mawlid-al-Nabi (Muhammed's birthday) | Islamic | Feb. 25–26 (starts at sundown) | Thursday–Friday |
| Purim | Jewish | Feb. 27–28 (starts at sundown) | Saturday–Sunday |
| Vernal Equinox | Mar. 20 | Saturday | |
| Spring Equinox/Ostara | Wiccan | Mar. 21 | Sunday |
| Naw-Ruz / Iranian New Year | Bahá'i | Mar. 20–21 (starts at sundown) | Saturday–Sunday |
| Palm Sunday | Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox | Mar. 28 | Sunday |
| Passover (Pesach), 1st two days | Jewish | Mar. 29–31 (starts at sundown) | Monday–Wednesday |
| Good Friday / Holy Friday | Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox | Apr. 2 | Friday |
| Passover (Pesach), concluding days | Jewish | Apr. 4–6 (starts at sundown) | Sunday–Tuesday |
| Easter / Pascha | Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox | Apr. 4 | Sunday |
| Ridvan Festival, 1st of 12 days | Baha'i | Apr. 20–21 (starts at sundown) | Tuesday–Wednesday |
| 9th Day of Ridvan | Bahá'i | Apr. 28–29 (starts at sundown) | Wednesday–Thursday |
| Beltaine | Wiccan | May 1 | Saturday |
| 12th Day of Ridvan | Bahá'i | May 1–2 (starts at sundown) | Saturday–Sunday |
| Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) | Jewish | May 18–20 (starts at sundown) | Tuesday–Thursday |
| Declaration of the Báb | Bahá'i | May 22–23 (starts at sundown) | Saturday–Sunday |
| Ascension of Baha'u'llah | Bahá'i | May 28–29 (starts at sundown) | Friday–Saturday |
| Summer Solstice/Litha | Wiccan | June 21 | Monday |
| Martyrdom of the Báb | Bahá'i | July 8–9 (starts at sundown) | Thursday–Friday |
| Lughnasadh | Wiccan | Aug. 1 | Sunday |
| Beginning of Ramadan | Islamic | Aug. 10–11 (starts at sundown) | Thursday–Friday |
| Eid al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr), (first day of Shawwal) | Islamic | Sept. 8–9 (starts at sundown) | Wednesday–Thursday |
| Rosh Hashanah (New Year) | Jewish | Sept. 8–10 (starts at sundown) | Wednesday–Friday |
| Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) | Jewish | Sept. 17–18 (starts at sundown) | Friday–Saturday |
| Autumn Equinox/Mabon | Wiccan | Sept. 21 | Tuesday |
| Autumn Equinox | Sept. 22 | Wednesday | |
| Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) | Jewish | Sept. 22–29 (starts at sundown) | Wednesday–Wednesday |
| Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah | Jewish | Sept. 30 (starts at sundown) | Thursday |
| Birth of the Báb | Bahá'i | Oct. 19–20 (starts at sundown) | Tuesday–Wednesday |
| Samhain | Wiccan | Oct. 31 | Sunday |
| Birth of Bahá'u'lláh | Bahá'i | Nov. 11–12 (starts at sundown) | Thursday–Friday |
| Eid al-Adha | Islamic | Nov. 15–16 (starts at sundown) | Monday–Tuesday |
| Hanukkah (Chanukah) | Jewish | Dec. 1–9 (starts at sundown) | Wednesday–Thursday |
| Al-Hijra (Muharram) (New Year) | Islamic | Dec. 6–7 (starts at sundown) | Monday–Tuesday |
| Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) | Buddhist | Dec. 8 | Wednesday |
| Ashura (10th day of Muharram) | Islamic | Dec. 15–16 (starts at sundown) | Wednesday–Thursday |
| Winter Solstice/Yule | Wiccan | Dec. 21 | Tuesday |
| Christmas | Western Christian | Dec. 25 | Saturday |
| Kwanzaa | Interfaith / African-American | Dec. 26–Jan. 1 | Sunday–Saturday |
| Holiday | Religion | Dates | Day(s) of the week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantan-sai (New Years) | Shinto | Jan. 1 | Saturday |
| Imbolc | Wiccan | Feb. 2 | Wednesday |
| Asian Lunar New Year (Year of the Hare/Rabbit) | Chinese | Feb. 3 | Thursday |
| Mawlid-al-Nabi (Muhammed's birthday) | Islamic | Feb. 14–15 (starts at sundown) | Monday–Tuesday |
| Ash Wednesday | Western Christian | Mar. 9 | Wednesday |
| Purim | Jewish | Mar. 19–21 (starts at sundown) | Saturday–Monday |
| Vernal Equinox (EST) | Mar. 20 | Sunday | |
| Naw-Ruz / Iranian New Year | Bahá'i | Mar. 20–21 (starts at sundown) | Sunday–Monday |
| Spring Equinox/Ostara | Wiccan | Mar. 21 | Monday |
| Palm Sunday | Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox | Apr. 17 | Sunday |
| Passover (Pesach), 1st two days | Jewish | Apr. 18–20 (starts at sundown) | Monday–Wednesday |
| Ridvan Festival, 1st of 12 days | Baha'i | Apr. 20–21 (starts at sundown) | Wednesday–Thursday |
| Good Friday / Holy Friday | Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox | Apr. 22 | Friday |
| Easter / Pascha | Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox | Apr. 24 | Sunday |
| Passover (Pesach), concluding days | Jewish | Apr. 24–26 (starts at sundown) | Sunday–Tuesday |
| 9th Day of Ridvan | Bahá'i | Apr. 28–29 (starts at sundown) | Thursday–Friday |
| Beltaine | Wiccan | May 1 | Sunday |
| 12th Day of Ridvan | Bahá'i | May 1–2 (starts at sundown) | Sunday–Monday |
| Declaration of the Báb | Bahá'i | May 22–23 (starts at sundown) | Sunday–Monday |
| Ascension of Baha'u'llah | Bahá'i | May 28–29 (starts at sundown) | Saturday–Sunday |
| Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) | Jewish | June 7–9 (starts at sundown) | Tuesday–Thursday |
| Summer Solstice/Litha | Wicca | June 21 | Tuesday |
| Martyrdom of the Báb | Bahá'i | July 8–9 (starts at sundown) | Friday–Saturday |
| Beginning of Ramadan | Islamic | July 31–Aug.1 (starts at sundown) | Sunday–Monday |
| Lughnasadh | Wiccan | Aug. 1 | Monday |
| Eid al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr), (first day of Shawwal) | Islamic | Aug. 29–30 (starts at sundown) | Monday–Tuesday |
| Autumn Equinox/Mabon | Wiccan | Sept. 21 | Wednesday |
| Autumn Equinox | Sept. 23 | Friday | |
| Rosh Hashanah (New Year) | Jewish | Sept. 28–30 (starts at sundown) | Wednesday–Friday |
| Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) | Jewish | Oct. 7–8 (starts at sundown) | Friday–Saturday |
| Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) | Jewish | Oct. 12–19 (starts at sundown) | Wednesday–Wednesday |
| Birth of the Báb | Bahá'i | Oct. 19–20 (starts at sundown) | Wednesday–Thursday |
| Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah | Jewish | Oct. 20 (starts at sundown) | Thursday |
| Samhain | Wiccan | Oct. 31 | Monday |
| Eid al-Adha | Islamic | Nov. 5–6 (starts at sundown) | Saturday–Sunday |
| Birth of Bahá'u'lláh | Bahá'i | Nov. 11–12 (starts at sundown) | Friday–Saturday |
| Al-Hijra (Muharram) (New Year) | Islamic | Nov. 25–26 (starts at sundown) | Friday–Saturday |
| Ashura (10th day of Muharram) | Islamic | Dec. 4–5 (starts at sundown) | Sunday–Monday |
| Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) | Buddhist | Dec. 8 | Thursday |
| Hanukkah (Chanukah) | Jewish | Dec. 20–28 (starts at sundown) | Tuesday–Wednesday |
| Winter Solstice/Yule | Wiccan | Dec. 21 | Wednesday |
| Winter Solstice | Dec. 22 | Thursday | |
| Christmas | Western Christian | Dec. 25 | Sunday |
| Kwanzaa | Interfaith / African-American | Dec. 26–Jan. 1 | Monday–Sunday |
