Religious Holidays and Observances
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August 2009 |
5 Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) *22 1st Day of Ramadan (Islam) (Holy Month of Fasting) 15 Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary (Catholic) |
| September 2009 |
(*18), 19, 20 **Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) (Jewish New Year) 19-27 Navaratra Dashara (Hindu) (Celebrating Good over Evil) 20 Eid-al-Fitr (Islam) (Feast to end Fasting) (*27) 28 **Yom Kippur (Jewish) (Day of Atonement) 28 Dasera (Hindu) |
| October 2009 |
(*2), 3, 4 **Sukkot (Jewish) (Feast of Tabernacles) (*9), 10 **Shemini Atzeret (Jewish) (Eighth Day of Sukkot) (*10) 11 **Simchat Torah (Jewish) (Rejoicing of the Light) 17 Diwali (Hindu) (*19), 20 **Birth of the B'ab (Baha'i) |
| November 2009 |
1 All Saints Day (Catholic)
(*11), 12 Birth of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i) (*25), 26 Day of Covenant (Baha'i) (*26), 27 Eid-Al-Adha (Islam) (Festival of Sacrifice) (*27), 28 Ascension of Abdul'l-Baha (Baha'i) |
| December 2009 |
8 Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary (Catholic)
8 Bodhi Day (Buddhist) (Rohatsu) 25 Christmas (Christian) 26-Jan. 1 Kwanzaa (Interfaith/African-American) |
| January 2010 |
1 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Catholic)
6 Epiphany (Christian) 7 Christmas (Orthodox Christian) 14 Maghi (Sikh) 20 Vasant Panchami (Hindu) 30-Feb. 1st Mahayana Buddhist New Year (Buddhist) |
| February 2010 |
12 Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) 14 Chinese New Year (Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist) 15 Nirvana Day - Buddhism 15 Beginning of Lent (Orthodox Christian) (Clean Monday) 17 Ash Wednesday (Christian) (Beginning of Lent) (*27), 28 **Purim (Jewish) (Festival of Lots) (*28), Mar. 1st Holi (Hindu) |
| March 2010 |
(*20), 21 Naw Ruz (Bahai) 24 Ramayana Begins (Hindu) 28 Palm Sunday (Christian) 28 Palm Sunday (Orthodox Christian) (*29), 30, 31 **Pesach-Passover (Jewish) 30 Magha Puja Day (Buddhist) 30 Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu) (End of Ramayana) |
| April 2010 |
2 Good Friday (Christian) 4 Easter (Christian) 4 Easter Sunday (Orthodox Christian) (*4), 5, 6 **Pesach-Passover (Jewish) (Last two days) 11 Yom Ha'Shoah (Jewish) (Holocaust Remembrance Day) 19 Yom Ha'Atzmaut (Jewish) (Israel Independence Day) (*20), 21 **1st Day of Rivdan (Baha'i) (*28), 29 **9th Day of Rivdan (Baha'i) 28 Theravadin Buddhist New Year |
| May 2010 |
(*1), 2 **12th Day of Rivdan (Baha'i) (*18), 19, 20 **Shavout (Jewish) (Feast of Weeks) (*22), 23 **Declaration of the B'ab (Baha'i) 23 Pentecost (Christian) 23 Pentecost (Orthodox Christian) 27 Buddha Day - Visakha Puja (Buddhist) (*28), 29 **Ascension of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i) |
| June 2010 |
N/A |
| July 2010 |
(*8) Martyrdom of the B'ab (Baha'i) 13 Obon (Buddhist) (Ulambana) *19, 20 **Tisha B'av (Jewish) (Ninth of Av) 25 Guru Purnima (Hindu) 26 Asalha Puja Day (Buddhist) |
| August 2010 |
*11 First Day of Ramadan (Islam)
15 Assumption of Blessed Virigin Mary (Catholic) 24 Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) |
(*) Denotes Holidays beginning at sunset of that day.
(**) Denotes Holidays for which labor is suspended.
Each Friday 12:40 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Jumma Prayer (Islam).
This time for worship occurs each Friday and would be comparable to Christian worship on Sunday. (This prayer time is considered mandatory for Muslims).
*Please notify your instructor in advance if you are required to attend Jumma Prayer.
Jewish Sabbath begins at sundown each Friday and concludes at dark on Saturday.
Please Note: Native American Spiritual Ceremonies should be given the same consideration as the above religious occasions.
Information taken from:
Calendar of Major Jewish Holidays 2006-2011
Jewish Holiday Calendar 2002-2012 - www.jcrcny.org/calendar/calendar2.htm
Interfaith Calendar 2008-2009 - www.interfaithcalendar.org.
Global Islamic Calendar - http://moonsighting.com/globaldates.htm
Hindu Festivals - www.hinduism.co.za/hindu.htm