Follow the links below for yearly calendars. Some holidays are linked to explanatory material. For additional information on religious holidays, try the links in the margin.
2007–2008 | 2008–2009 | 2009–2010 | 2010–2011 | 2011–2012|
2007–2008
1st Semester
| Beginning of Ramadan |
Islamic | Sept. |
Wed.-Thurs. |
| Rosh Hashanah [New Year] |
Jewish |
Sept. 12–14* |
Wed.–Fri. |
| Yom Kippur [Day of Atonement] |
Jewish |
Sept. 21–22* |
Fri.–Sat. |
| Autumn Equinox (EST) |
Sept. 23 |
Sunday |
|
| Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles] |
Jewish |
Sept. 26– Sept. 28* |
Wed.–Fri. |
| Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah |
Jewish |
Oct. 3–5* |
Wed.–Fri. |
| Eid al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr), (first day of Shawwal) |
Islamic |
Oct. 11–12*# |
Thurs.–Fri. |
| Bahá'i |
Oct. 19–20* |
Fri.-Sat. |
|
| Bahá'i |
Nov. 11–12* |
Sun.-Mon. |
|
| Hanukkah (Chanukah) [8-day Feast] |
Jewish |
Dec. 4–12* |
Tue.–Wed. |
| Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) |
Buddhist |
Dec. 8 |
Saturday |
| Eid al-Adha |
Islamic |
Dec. 19–20* |
Wed.–Thurs. |
| Winter Solstice (EST) |
Dec. 22 |
Saturday |
|
| Christmas |
Western Christian |
Dec. 25 |
Tuesday |
| Kwanzaa |
Interfaith / African-American |
Dec. 26–Jan. 1 |
Wed.–Tues. |
*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date
#some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
2007–2008
2nd Semester
|
Gantan-sai (New Years) |
Shinto |
Jan. 1 |
Tuesday |
|
Al-Hijra (Muharram) [New Year] |
Islamic |
Jan. 8–9* |
Tue.–Wed. |
|
Ashura (10th day of Muharram) |
Islamic |
Jan. 17–18* |
Thurs.–Fri. |
|
Asian Lunar New Year [Year of the Rat] |
Chinese |
Feb. 7 |
Thursday |
|
Palm Sunday |
Western Christian |
Mar. 16 |
Sunday |
|
Mawlid-al-Nabi [Muhammed's birthday] |
Islamic |
Mar. 20* |
Thursday |
|
Vernal Equinox (EST) |
Mar. 20 |
Thursday |
|
|
Naw-Ruz / Iranian New Year |
Bahá'i |
Mar. 20–21* |
Thurs.-Fri. |
|
Purim |
Jewish |
Mar. 20–21* |
Thurs.–Fri. |
|
Good Friday / Holy Friday |
Western Christian |
Mar. 21 |
Friday |
|
Easter |
Western Christian |
Mar. 23 |
Sunday |
|
Passover(Pesach), 1st two days |
Jewish |
Apr. 19–21* |
Sat..–Mon. |
|
Palm Sunday |
Eastern Orthodox |
Apr. 20 |
Sunday |
|
Ridvan Festival, 1st of 12 days |
Baha'i |
Apr. 20–21* |
Sun.–Mon. |
|
Holy Friday |
Eastern Orthodox |
Apr. 25 |
Friday |
|
Passover(Pesach), concluding days |
Jewish |
Apr. 25–27* |
Fri..–Sun. |
|
Pascha |
Eastern Orthodox |
Apr. 27 |
Mon.–Tue. |
|
9th Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'i |
Apr. 28–29* |
Mon.–Tue. |
|
12th Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'i |
May 1–2* |
Thurs.–Fri. |
*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date
#some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
2008
Summer Sessions
|
Declaration of the Báb |
Bahá'i |
May 22–23* |
Thurs.–Fri. |
|
Ascension of Baha'u'llah |
Bahá'i |
May 28–29* |
Wed.–Thurs. |
|
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) |
Jewish |
June 8-10* |
Sun.-Tue. |
|
Summer Solstice (EST) |
June 21 |
Saturday |
|
|
Martyrdom of the Báb |
Bahá'i |
July 8–9* |
Tue.–Wed. |
*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date
#some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
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2008–2009
1st Semester
|
Beginning of Ramadan |
Islamic |
Aug. 31– Sept. 1 *# |
Sun.-Mon. |
|
Autumn Equinox (EST) |
Sept. 22 |
Monday |
|
|
Eid al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr), (first day of Shawwal) |
Islamic |
Sept. 29–30*# |
Mon.–Tues. |
|
Rosh Hashanah
|
Jewish |
Sept. 29– |
Mon.–Wed. |
|
Yom Kippur |
Jewish |
Oct. 8–9* |
Wed.–Thurs. |
|
Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles] |
Jewish |
Oct. 13–15* |
Mon.–Wed. |
|
Bahá'i |
Oct. 19–20* |
Sun.–Mon. |
|
|
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah |
Jewish |
Oct. 20-22* |
Mon.–Wed. |
|
Bahá'i |
Nov. 11–12* |
Tue.–Wed. |
|
|
Eid al-Adha |
Islamic |
Dec. 7-8*# |
Sun.–Mon. |
|
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) |
Buddhist |
Dec. 8 |
Monday |
|
Winter Solstice (EST) |
Dec. 21 |
Sunday |
|
|
Hanukkah (Chanukah) |
Jewish |
Dec. 21–29* |
Sun.–Mon. |
|
Christmas |
Western Christian |
Dec. 25 |
Thursday |
|
Kwanzaa |
Interfaith / African-American |
Dec. 26–Jan. 1 |
Fri.–Thurs. |
|
Al-Hijra (Muharram) [New Year] |
Islamic |
Dec. 28–29*# |
Sun.–Mon. |
*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date
#some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
2008–2009
2nd Semester
|
Gantan-sai |
Shinto |
Jan. 1 |
Thursday |
|
Ashura (10th day of Muharram) |
Islamic |
Jan. 6-7*# |
Tue.–Wed. |
|
Asian Lunar New Year [Year of the Ox] |
Chinese |
Jan. 26 |
Monday |
|
Mawlid-al-Nabi [Muhammed's birthday] |
Islamic |
Mar. 8-9*# |
Sun.-Mon. |
|
Purim |
Jewish |
Mar. 9–10* |
Mon.–Tue. |
|
Vernal Equinox (EST) |
Mar. 20 |
Friday |
|
|
Naw-Ruz / Iranian New Year |
Bahá'i |
Mar. 20-21* |
Fri.-Sat. |
|
Palm Sunday |
Western Christian |
Apr. 5 |
Sunday |
|
Passover (Pesach), |
Jewish |
Apr. 8–10* |
Wed.-Fri. |
|
Good Friday / |
Western Christian |
Apr. 10 |
Friday |
|
Easter |
Western Christian |
Apr. 12 |
Sunday |
|
Palm Sunday |
Eastern Orthodox |
Apr. 12 |
Sunday |
|
Passover (Pesach), concluding days |
Jewish |
Apr. 14–16* |
Tue.-Thurs. |
|
Holy Friday |
Eastern Orthodox |
Apr. 17 |
Friday |
|
Pascha |
Eastern Orthodox |
Apr. 19 |
Sunday |
|
Ridvan Festival, |
Baha'i |
Apr. 20–21* |
Mon.–Tue. |
|
9th Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'i |
Apr. 28–29* |
Tue.-Wed. |
|
12th Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'i |
May 1–2* |
Fri.-Sat. |
*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date
#some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
2009
Summer Sessions
|
Declaration of the Báb |
Bahá'i |
May 22–23* |
Fri.-Sat. |
|
Ascension of Baha'u'llah |
Bahá'i |
May 28–29* |
Thurs.-Fri. |
|
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) |
Jewish |
May 28-30* |
Thurs.-Sat. |
|
Summer Solstice (EST) |
June 21 |
Sunday |
|
|
Martyrdom of the Báb |
Bahá'i |
July 8–9* |
Wed.-Thurs. |
*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date
#some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
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2009–2010
1st Semester
|
Beginning of Ramadan |
Islamic |
Aug. 20–21*# |
Thurs.-Fri. |
|
Rosh Hashanah
|
Jewish |
Sept. 18–20* |
Fri.–Sun. |
|
Eid al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr), (first day of Shawwal) |
Islamic |
Sept. 19–20*# |
Sat.–Sun. |
|
Autumn Equinox (EST) |
Sept. 22 |
Tuesday |
|
|
Yom Kippur |
Jewish |
Sept. 27–28* |
Sun.–Mon. |
|
Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles] |
Jewish |
Oct. 2–4* |
Fri.–Sun. |
|
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah |
Jewish |
Oct. 9-11* |
Fri.–Sun. |
|
Bahá'i |
Oct. 19–20* |
Mon.–Tue. |
|
|
Bahá'i |
Nov. 11–12* |
Wed.–Thurs. |
|
|
Eid al-Adha |
Islamic |
Nov. 26-27*# |
Thurs.–Fri. |
|
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) |
Buddhist |
Dec. 8 |
Tuesday |
|
Hanukkah (Chanukah) |
Jewish |
Dec. 11–19* |
Fri.–Sat. |
|
Al-Hijra (Muharram) [New Year] |
Islamic |
Dec. 17–18*# |
Thurs.–Fri. |
|
Winter Solstice (EST) |
Dec. 21 |
Monday |
|
|
Christmas |
Western Christian |
Dec. 25 |
Friday |
|
Ashura (10th day of Muharram) |
Islamic |
Dec. 26-27*# |
Sat.–Sun. |
|
Kwanzaa |
Interfaith / African-American |
Dec. 26– |
Sat.–Fri. |
*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date
#some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
2009–2010
2nd Semester
|
Gantan-sai |
Shinto |
Jan. 1 |
Friday |
|
Asian Lunar New Year [Year of the Tiger] |
Chinese |
Feb. 10 |
Wednesday |
|
Mawlid-al-Nabi [Muhammed's birthday] |
Islamic |
Feb. 25–26*# |
Thurs..–Fri. |
|
Purim |
Jewish |
Feb. 27-28* |
Sat.-Sun. |
|
Vernal Equinox (EST) |
Mar. 20 |
Saturday |
|
|
Naw-Ruz / Iranian New Year |
Bahá'i |
Mar. 20-21* |
Sat.-Sun. |
|
Palm Sunday |
Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox |
Mar. 28 |
Sunday |
|
Passover (Pesach), |
Jewish |
Mar. 29-31* |
Mon.-Wed.. |
|
Good Friday / |
Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox |
Apr. 2 |
Friday |
|
Passover (Pesach), concluding days |
Jewish |
Apr. 4-6* |
Sun.-Tue. |
|
Easter / Pascha |
Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox |
Apr. 4 |
Sunday |
|
Ridvan Festival, |
Baha'i |
Apr. 20–21* |
Tue.–Wed. |
|
9th Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'i |
Apr. 28–29* |
Wed.-Thurs. |
|
12th Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'i |
May 1–2* |
Sat.-Sun. |
*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date
#some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
2010
Summer Sessions
|
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) |
Jewish |
May 18–20* |
Tue.-Thurs. |
|
Declaration of the Báb |
Bahá'i |
May 22–23* |
Sat.-Sun. |
|
Ascension of Baha'u'llah |
Bahá'i |
May 28-29* |
Fri.-Sat. |
|
Summer Solstice (EST) |
June 21 |
Monday |
|
|
Martyrdom of the Báb |
Bahá'i |
July 8–9* |
Thurs.-Fri. |
*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date
#some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
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2010–2011
1st Semester
|
Beginning of Ramadan |
Islamic |
Aug. 10–11*# |
Thurs.-Fri. |
|
Eid al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr), (first day of Shawwal) |
Islamic |
Sept. 8–9*# |
Wed..–Thurs. |
|
Rosh Hashanah
|
Jewish |
Sept. 8–10* |
Wed.–Fri. |
|
Yom Kippur |
Jewish |
Sept. 17–18* |
Fri.–Sat. |
|
Autumn Equinox (EST) |
Sept. 22 |
Wednesday |
|
|
Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles] |
Jewish |
Sept. 22–29* |
Wed.–Wed. |
|
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah |
Jewish |
Sept. 30* |
Thursday |
|
Bahá'i |
Oct. 19–20* |
Tue.–Wed. |
|
|
Bahá'i |
Nov. 11–12* |
Thurs.–Fri. |
|
|
Eid al-Adha |
Islamic |
Nov. 15-16*# |
Mon.–Tue. |
|
Hanukkah (Chanukah) |
Jewish |
Dec. 1–9* |
Wed.–Thurs. |
|
Al-Hijra (Muharram) [New Year] |
Islamic |
Dec. 6–7*# |
Mon.–Tue. |
|
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) |
Buddhist |
Dec. 8 |
Wednesday |
|
Ashura (10th day of Muharram) |
Islamic |
Dec. 15-16*# |
Wed.–Thurs. |
|
Winter Solstice (EST) |
Dec. 21 |
Tuesday |
|
|
Christmas |
Western Christian |
Dec. 25 |
Saturday |
|
Kwanzaa |
Interfaith / African-American |
Dec. 26– |
Sun.–Sat. |
*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date
#some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
2010–2011
2nd Semester
|
Gantan-sai |
Shinto |
Jan. 1 |
Saturday |
|
Asian Lunar New Year [Year of the Hare/Rabbit] |
Chinese |
Feb. 3 |
Thursday |
|
Mawlid-al-Nabi [Muhammed's birthday] |
Islamic |
Feb. 14–15*# |
Mon.–Tue. |
|
Purim |
Jewish |
Mar. 19-21* |
Sat.-Mon. |
|
Vernal Equinox (EST) |
Mar. 20 |
Sunday |
|
|
Naw-Ruz / Iranian New Year |
Bahá'i |
Mar. 20-21* |
Sun.-Mon. |
|
Palm Sunday |
Western Christian & Eastern Orthodox |
Apr. 17 |
Sunday |
|
Passover (Pesach), |
Jewish |
Apr. 18–20* |
Mon.-Wed. |
|
Ridvan Festival, |
Baha'i |
Apr. 20–21* |
Wed.–Thurs. |
|
Good 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* |
Sun.-Tue. |
|
9th Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'i |
Apr. 28–29* |
Thurs.-Fri. |
|
12th Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'i |
May 1–2* |
Sun.-Mon. |
*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date
#some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
2011
Summer Sessions
|
Declaration of the Báb |
Bahá'i |
May 22–23* |
Sun.-Mon. |
|
Ascension of Baha'u'llah |
Bahá'i |
May 28-29* |
Sat.-Sun. |
|
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) |
Jewish |
June 7–9* |
Tue.-Thurs. |
|
Summer Solstice (EST) |
June 21 |
Tuesday |
|
|
Martyrdom of the Báb |
Bahá'i |
July 8–9* |
Fri.-Sat. |
*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date
#some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
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2011–2012
1st Semester
|
Beginning of Ramadan |
Islamic |
July 31– Aug.1*# |
Sun.-Mon. |
|
Eid al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr), (first day of Shawwal) |
Islamic |
Aug. 29–30*# |
Mon.–Tue. |
|
Autumn Equinox (EST) |
Sept. 23 |
Friday |
|
|
Rosh Hashanah
|
Jewish |
Sept. 28–30* |
Wed.–Fri. |
|
Yom Kippur |
Jewish |
Oct. 7–8* |
Fri.–Sat. |
|
Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles] |
Jewish |
Oct. 12–19* |
Wed.–Wed. |
|
Bahá'i |
Oct. 19–20* |
Wed.–Thurs. |
|
|
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah |
Jewish |
Oct. 20* |
Thursday |
|
Eid al-Adha |
Islamic |
Nov. 5-6*# |
Sat.–Sun. |
|
Bahá'i |
Nov. 11–12* |
Fri.–Sat. |
|
|
Al-Hijra (Muharram) [New Year] |
Islamic |
Nov. 25–26*# |
Fri.–Sat. |
|
Ashura (10th day of Muharram) |
Islamic |
Dec. 4-5*# |
Sun.–Mon. |
|
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) |
Buddhist |
Dec. 8 |
Thursday |
|
Hanukkah (Chanukah) |
Jewish |
Dec. 20–28* |
Tue.–Wed. |
|
Winter Solstice (EST) |
Dec. 22 |
Thursday |
|
|
Christmas |
Western Christian |
Dec. 25 |
Sunday |
|
Kwanzaa |
Interfaith / African-American |
Dec. 26– |
Mon.–Sun. |
*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date
#some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
2011–2012
2nd Semester
|
Gantan-sai |
Shinto |
Jan. 1 |
Sunday |
|
Asian Lunar New Year [Year of the Dragon] |
Chinese |
Jan. 23 |
Monday |
|
Mawlid-al-Nabi [Muhammed's birthday] |
Islamic |
Feb. 3–4*# |
Fri.–Sat. |
|
Purim |
Jewish |
Mar. 7-9* |
Wed.-Fri. |
|
Vernal Equinox (EST) |
Mar. 20 |
Tuesday |
|
|
Naw-Ruz / Iranian New Year |
Bahá'i |
Mar. 20-21* |
Tue.-Wed. |
|
Palm Sunday |
Western Christian |
Apr. 1 |
Sunday |
|
Good Friday |
Western Christian |
Apr. 6 |
Friday |
|
Passover (Pesach), |
Jewish |
Apr. 6–8* |
Fri.-Sun. |
|
Palm Sunday |
Eastern Orthodox |
Apr. 8 |
Sunday |
|
Easter |
Western Christian |
Apr. 8 |
Sunday |
|
Passover (Pesach), concluding days |
Jewish |
Apr. 12-14* |
Thurs.-Sat. |
|
Holy Friday |
Eastern Orthodox |
Apr. 13 |
Friday |
|
Pascha |
Eastern Orthodox |
Apr. 15 |
Sunday |
|
Ridvan Festival, |
Baha'i |
Apr. 20–21* |
Fri.–Sat. |
|
9th Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'i |
Apr. 28–29* |
Sat.-Sun. |
|
12th Day of Ridvan |
Bahá'i |
May 1–2* |
Tue.-Wed. |
*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date
#some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
2012
Summer Sessions
|
Declaration of the Báb |
Bahá'i |
May 22–23* |
Tue.-Wed. |
|
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) |
Jewish |
May 26–28* |
Sat.-Mon. |
|
Ascension of Baha'u'llah |
Bahá'i |
May 28-29* |
Mon.-Tue. |
|
Summer Solstice (EST) |
June 20 |
Wednesday |
|
|
Martyrdom of the Báb |
Bahá'i |
July 8–9* |
Sun.-Mon. |
*holy days start at sundown of beginning date and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date
#some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.