Religious Holidays 2017-2018

These are major holidays for which some students might be missing classes, athletic events, or exams, and for which we ask faculty and staff to avoid scheduling major events, exams, and due dates as much as possible. We realize there may be other holidays important to some individual students, and we will deal with those on a  case-by-case basis. Also, please note that dates may vary a bit for some students due to complicated issues with calculating from a lunar calendar and different cultural observances within a broadly defined faith tradition.

September

  • 9/1 - Eid al-Adha begins at sundown
  • Sept. 2 Eid al Adha
  • 9/20 - Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
  • 9/22 - Rosh Hashanah ends at sundown
  • 9/29 - Yom Kippur begins at sundown
  • 9/30 - Yom Kippur ends at sundown

October

  • 10/ 1 - Ashura
  • 10/4 - Sukkot begins at sundown
  • 10/11 - Sukkot ends
  • 10/11 Shmini Atzeret begins at sundown
  • 10/13 - Simchat Torah
  • 10/19 - Diwali
  • 10/31 - Reformation Day - 500th Anniversary of Protestant Reformation

November​

  • 11/29 - Mawlid al Nabi begins at sundown
  • 11/30 - Mawlid al Nabi ends

December

  • 12/8 - Bodhi Day
  • 12/12 - Hanukkah begins at sundown
  • Dec. 20 Hanukkah ends
  • Dec. 25 Christmas
  • Dec 26 Kwanzaa