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Calendar of Religious Holidays and Observances

Contents

Early Fall Start 2007
Early Fall Start 2008
Early Fall Start 2009
Early Fall Start 2010
Early Fall Start 2011
Early Fall Start 2012
Autumn 2007
Autumn 2008
Autumn 2009
Autumn 2010
Autumn 2011
Autumn 2012
Winter 2008
Winter 2009
Winter 2010
Winter 2011
Winter 2012
Winter 2013
Spring 2008
Spring 2009
Spring 2010
Spring 2011
Spring 2012
Spring 2013
Summer 2008
Summer 2009
Summer 2010
Summer 2011
Summer 2012
Summer 2013

This calendar lists University of Washington Holidays, traditional observances, and major days of religious significance. Use these dates to aid in developing class syllabus and planning for examinations during the quarter. Although many of these days are not University holidays, faculty are asked to use this information and their discretion when responding to student requests for time off for religious purposes. Please take special note of those holidays that have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.

Early Fall Start 2007

Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Labor Day   Sept. 3  
Beginning of Ramadan Islamic Sept. 13# Sept. 13-Oct. 13
*Rosh Hashanah (New Year) Jewish Sept. 13-14  
*Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Jewish Sept. 22  
Autumn Equinox   Sept. 23  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Autumn 2007
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
*Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Jewish Sept. 27-Oct. 3 Sept. 26-27 Primary Obligation Days
*Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Jewish Oct. 4-5  
Lailat Ul Qadr Islamic Oct. 9#  
Columbus Day   Oct. 8  
Eid al-Fitr, (End of Ramadan) Islamic Oct. 13# Sept. 13-Oct. 13
*Birth of the Báb Bahá'í Oct. 20  
Halloween   Oct. 31  
Daylight Saving Time Ends   Nov. 4  
Veterans Day   Nov. 11 Observed Nov. 12
*Birth of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í Nov. 12  
Thanksgiving Day   Nov. 22-23  
Day of the Covnant Bahá'í Nov. 26  
Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í Nov. 28  
Hanukkah (Chanukah) Jewish Dec. 5-12  
Eid al-Adha Islamic Dec. 20#  
Winter Solstice   Dec. 22  
Christmas (Birth of Jesus) Christian Dec. 25  
Kwanzaa Interfaith / African-American Dec. 26-Jan. 1  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Winter 2008
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
New Year's Day   Jan. 1  
Orthodox Christmas Christian Orthodox Jan. 7  
Martin Luther King Day   Jan. 21  
Valentine's Day   Feb. 14  
President's Day (Washington's Birthday)   Feb. 18  
The Nineteen Day Fast Bahá'í Mar. 2-20
Daylight Saving Time Starts   Mar. 9  
St. Patrick's Day   Mar. 17  
Vernal Equinox   Mar. 20  
Mawlid-al-Nabi (Mohammad's birthday) Islamic Mar. 20#  
Good Friday Christian Mar. 21  
*Naw Ruz (New Year) Bahá'í Mar. 21  
Easter Christian Mar. 23  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Spring 2008
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
*Passover (Pesach) Jewish Apr. 20-27 Apr. 19-21, 26-27 Primary Obligation Days
*Fisrst Day of Ridvan Bahá'í Apr. 21  
Orthodox Good Friday Christian Orthodox Apr. 25  
Orthodox Easter Christian Orthodox Apr. 27  
*Ninth Day of Ridvan Bahá'í Apr. 29  
*Twelth Day of Ridvan Bahá'í May 2  
Cinco de Mayo   May 5  
Mother's Day   May 11  
*Declaration of the Báb Bahá'í May 23  
Memorial Day   May 26  
*Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í May 29  
*Shavuot Jewish Jun. 9-10  
Father's Day   Jun. 15  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Summer 2008
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Summer Solstice   Jun. 20  
Independence Day   Jul. 4  
*Martydom of the Báb Bahá'í Jul. 9  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Early Fall Start 2008
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Labor Day   Sept. 1  
Beginning of Ramadan Islamic Sept. 2# Sept. 2-Oct. 2
Autumn Equinox   Sept. 22  
Lailat Ul Qadr Islamic Sept. 28#  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Autumn 2008
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
*Rosh Hashanah (New Year) Jewish Sept. 30 & Oct. 1  
Edi al-Fitr, (End of Ramadan) Islamic Oct. 2# Sept. 2-Oct. 2
*Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Jewish Oct. 9  
Columbus Day   Oct. 13  
*Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Jewish Oct. 14-19 Oct. 13-15 Primary Obligation Days
*Birth of the Báb Bahá'í Oct. 20  
*Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Jewish Oct. 21-22  
Halloween   Oct. 31  
Daylight Savings Time ends   Nov. 2  
Veteran's Day   Nov. 11  
*Birth of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í Nov. 12  
Day of the Covnant Bahá'í Nov. 26  
Thanksgiving Day   Nov. 27-28  
Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í Nov. 28  
Eid al-Adha Islamic Dec. 9#  
Winter Solstice   Dec. 21  
Hanukkah (Chanukah) Jewish Dec. 22-29  
Christmas (Birth of Jesus) Christian Dec. 25  
Kwanzaa Interfaith / African-American Dec. 26-Jan. 1  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Winter 2009
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
New Year's Day   Jan. 1  
Orthodox Christmax Christian Orthodox Jan. 7  
Martin Luther King Day   Jan. 19  
Valentine's Day   Feb. 14  
President's Day (Washington's Birthday)   Feb. 16  
The Nineteen Day Fast Bahá'í Mar. 2-20
Daylight Saving Time starts   Mar. 8  
Mawlid-al-Nabi (Mohammad's birthday) Islamic Mar. 9#  
St. Patrick's Day   Mar. 17  
Vernal Equinox   Mar. 20  
*Naw Ruz (New Year) Bahá'í Mar. 21  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Spring 2009
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
*Passover (Pesach) Jewish Apr. 9-16 Apr. 8-10, 15-16 Primary Obligation Days
Good Friday Christian Apr. 10  
Easter Christian Apr. 12  
Orthodox Good Friday Christian Orthodox Apr. 17  
Orthodox Easter Christian Orthodox Apr. 19  
*Fisrst Day of Ridvan Bahá'í Apr. 21  
*Ninth Day of Ridvan Bahá'í Apr. 29  
*Twelth Day of Ridvan Bahá'í May 2  
Cinco de Mayo   May 5  
Mother's Day   May 10  
*Declaration of the Báb Bahá'í May 23  
Memorial Day   May 25  
*Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í May 29  
*Shavuot Jewish May 29-30  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Summer 2009
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Summer Solstice   Jun. 21  
Father's Day   Jun. 21  
Independence Day   Jul. 4 Observed Jul. 3
*Martydom of the Báb Bahá'í Jul. 9  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Early Fall Start 2009
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Beginning of Ramadan Islamic Aug. 22# Aug. 22-Sept. 21
Labor Day   Sept. 7  
Lailat Ul Qadr Islamic Sept. 16#  
*Rosh Hashanah (New Year) Jewish Sept. 19-20  
Eid al-Fitr, (End of Ramadan) Islamic Sept. 21# Aug. 22-Sept. 21
Autumn Equinox   Sept. 22  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Autumn 2009
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
*Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Jewish Sept. 28  
*Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Jewish Oct. 3-9 Oct. 2-4 Primary Obligation Days
*Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Jewish Oct. 10-11  
Columbus Day   Oct. 12  
*Birth of the Báb Bahá'í Oct. 20  
Halloween   Oct. 31  
Daylight Saving Time ends   Nov. 1  
Veteran's Day   Nov. 11  
*Birth of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í Nov. 12  
Day of the Covnant Bahá'í Nov. 26  
Thanksgiving Day   Nov. 26-27  
Eid al-Adha Islamic Nov. 28#  
Day of the Covenant Bahá'í Nov. 29  
Hanukkah (Chanukah) Jewish Dec. 12-19  
Winter Solstice   Dec. 21  
Christmas (Birth of Jesus) Christian Dec 25  
Kwanzaa Interfaith / African-American Dec. 26-Jan. 1  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Winter 2010
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
New Year's Day   Jan. 1  
Orthodox Christmas Christian Orthodox Jan. 7  
Martin Luther King Day   Jan. 18  
Valentine's Day   Feb. 14  
President's Day (Washington's Birthday)   Feb. 15  
Mawlid-al-Nabi (Mohammad's birthday) Islamic Feb. 26#  
The Nineteen Day Fast Bahá'í Mar. 2-20
Daylight Saving Time starts   Mar. 14  
St. Patrick's Day   Mar. 17  
Vernal Equinox   Mar. 20  
*Naw Ruz (New Year) Bahá'í Mar. 21  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Spring 2010
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
*Passover (Pesach) Jewish Mar. 30-Apr. 6 Mar. 29-31, 5-6 Primary Obligation Days
Good Friday Christian/Christian Orthodox Apr. 2  
Easter Christian/Christian Orthodox Apr. 4  
*Fisrst Day of Ridvan Bahá'í Apr. 21  
*Ninth Day of Ridvan Bahá'í Apr. 29  
*Twelth Day of Ridvan Bahá'í May 2  
Cinco de Mayo   May 5  
Mother's Day   May 9  
*Shavuot Jewish May 19-20  
*Declaration of the Báb Bahá'í May 23  
Memorial Day   May 25  
*Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í May 29  
Memorial Day   May 31  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Summer 2010
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Father's Day   June 20  
Summer Solstice   June 21  
Independence Day   July 4 Observed July 5
*Martydom of the Báb Bahá'í Jul. 9  
Beginning of Ramadan Islamic Aug. 11# Aug. 11-Sept 10
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Early Fall Start 2010
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Lailat Ul Qadr Islamic Sept. 5#  
Labor Day   Sept. 6  
*Rosh Hashanah (New Year) Jewish Sept. 9-10  
Eid al-Fitr, (End of Ramadan) Islamic Sept. 10# Aug. 11-Sept 10
*Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Jewish Sept. 18  
Autumn Equinox   Sept. 23  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Autumn 2010

Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
*Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Jewish Sept. 23-29  
*Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Jewish Sept. 30-Oct. 1  
Columbus Day   Oct. 11  
*Birth of the Báb Bahá'í Oct. 20  
Halloween   Oct. 31  
Daylight Savings Time Begins   Nov. 7  
Veterans Day   Nov. 11  
*Birth of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í Nov. 12  
Eid al-Adha Islamic Nov. 17#  
Thanksgiving Day   Nov. 25-26  
Day of the Covnant Bahá'í Nov. 26  
Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í Nov. 28  
Hanukkah (Chanukah) Jewish Dec. 2-9  
Winter Solstice   Dec. 21  
Christmas (Birth of Jesus) Christian Dec. 25  
Kwanzaa Interfaith / African-American Dec. 26-Jan. 1  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Winter 2011
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
New Year's Day   Jan. 1  
Orthodox Christmas Christian Orthodox Jan. 7  
Martin Luther King Day   Jan. 17  
President's Day   Jan. 21  
Valentine's Day   Feb. 14  
Mawlid-al-Nabi (Mohammad's Birthday) Islamic Feb. 16#  
The Nineteen Day Fast Bahá'í Mar. 2-20
Daylight Savings Time begins   Mar. 13  
St. Patrick's Day   Mar. 17  
Vernal Equinox   Mar. 20  
*Naw Ruz (New Year) Bahá'í Mar. 21  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Spring 2011
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
*Passover (Pesach) Jewish Apr. 19-26 Apr. 18-20, 25-26 Primary Obligation Days
*Fisrst Day of Ridvan Bahá'í Apr. 21  
Good Friday Christian/Christian Orthodox Apr. 22  
Easter Christian/Christian Orthodox Apr. 24  
*Ninth Day of Ridvan Bahá'í Apr. 29  
*Twelth Day of Ridvan Bahá'í May 2  
Cinco de Mayo   May 5  
Mother's Day   May 8  
*Declaration of the Báb Bahá'í May 23  
Memorial Day   May 25  
*Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í May 29  
Memorial Day   May 30  
*Shavuot Jewish Jun. 8-9  
*Martydom of the Báb Bahá'í Jul. 9  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Summer 2011
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Father's Day   Jun. 19  
Summer Solstice   June 21  
Beginning of Ramadan Islamic Aug. 1# Aug. 1-31
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Early Fall Start 2011
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Lailat Ul Qadr Islamic Aug. 26#  
Eid al-Fitr, (End of Ramadan) Islamic Aug. 31# Aug. 1-31
Labor Day   Sept. 5  
Autumn Equinox   Sept. 23  
*Rosh Hashanah (New Year) Jewish Sept. 29-30  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Autumn 2011
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
*Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Jewish Oct. 8  
Columbus Day   Oct. 10  
*Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Jewish Oct. 13-19 Sept. 13-14 Primary Obligation Days
*Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Jewish Oct. 20-21  
*Birth of the Báb Bahá'í Oct. 20  
Halloween   Oct. 31  
Daylight Saving Time Ends   Nov. 6  
Eid al-Adha Islamic Nov. 7#  
Veterans Day   Nov. 11  
*Birth of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í Nov. 12  
Thanksgiving Day   Nov. 24-25  
Day of the Covnant Bahá'í Nov. 26  
Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í Nov. 28  
Hanukkah (Chanukah) Jewish Dec. 21-28  
Winter Solstice   Dec. 22  
Christmas (Birth of Jesus) Christian Dec. 25 Observed Dec. 26
Kwanzaa Interfaith / African-American Dec. 26-Jan. 1  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Winter 2012
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
New Year's Day   Jan. 1 Observed Jan. 2
Orthodox Christmas Christian Orthodox Jan. 7  
Martin Luther King Day   Jan. 16  
Mawlid-al-Nabi (Mohammad's birthday) Islamic Feb. 5#  
Valentine's Day   Feb. 14  
President's Day (Washington's Birthday)   Feb. 20  
The Nineteen Day Fast Bahá'í Mar. 2-20
Daylight Saving Time Starts   Mar. 11  
St. Patrick's Day   Mar. 17  
Vernal Equinox   Mar. 20  
*Naw Ruz (New Year) Bahá'í Mar. 21  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Spring 2012
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Good Friday Christian/
Christian Orthodox		 Apr. 6
Apr. 13		  
*Passover (Pesach) Jewish Apr. 7-14 Apr. 6-8, 13-14 Primary Obligation Days
Easter Christian/
Christian Orthodox		 Apr. 8
Apr. 15		  
*Fisrst Day of Ridvan Bahá'í Apr. 21  
*Ninth Day of Ridvan Bahá'í Apr. 29  
*Twelth Day of Ridvan Bahá'í May 2  
Cinco de Mayo   May 5  
Mother's Day   May 13  
*Declaration of the Báb Bahá'í May 23  
*Shavuot Jewish May 27-28  
Memorial Day   May 28  
Memorial Day   May 25  
*Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í May 29  
Father's Day   June 17  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Summer 2012
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Summer Solstice   June 20  
Independence Day   July 4  
*Martydom of the Báb Bahá'í Jul. 9  
Beginning of Ramadan Islamic July. 20# July. 20-Aug. 19
Lailat Ul Qadr Islamic Aug. 14#  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Early Fall Start 2012
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Labor Day   Sept. 3  
Eid al-Fitr, (End of Ramadan) Islamic Aug. 19# July. 20-Aug. 19
*Rosh Hashanah (New Year) Jewish Sept. 17-18  
Autumn Equinox   Sept. 22  
*Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Jewish Sept. 26  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Autumn 2012
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
*Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Jewish Oct. 1-7 Oct. 1-2 Primary Obligation Days
*Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Jewish Oct. 8-9  
Columbus Day   Oct. 8  
*Birth of the Báb Bahá'í Oct. 20  
Eid al-Adha Islamic Oct. 26#  
Halloween   Oct. 31  
Daylight Saving Time Ends   Nov. 4  
Veterans Day   Nov. 11 Observed Nov. 12
*Birth of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í Nov. 12  
Thanksgiving Day   Nov. 22-23  
Day of the Covnant Bahá'í Nov. 26  
Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í Nov. 28  
Hanukkah (Chanukah) Jewish Dec. 9-16  
Winter Solstice   Dec. 21  
Christmas (Birth of Jesus) Christian Dec. 25  
Kwanzaa Interfaith / African-American Dec. 26-Jan. 1  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Winter 2013
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
New Year's Day   Jan. 1  
Orthodox Christmas Christian Orthodox Jan. 7  
Martin Luther King Day   Jan. 21  
Mawlid-al-Nabi (Mohammad's birthday) Islamic Jan. 24#  
Valentine's Day   Feb. 14  
President's Day (Washington's Birthday)   Feb. 18  
The Nineteen Day Fast Bahá'í Mar. 2-20
Daylight Saving Time Starts   Mar. 10  
St. Patrick's Day   Mar. 17  
Vernal Equinox   Mar. 20  
*Naw Ruz (New Year) Bahá'í Mar. 21  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Spring 2013
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
*Passover (Pesach) Jewish Mar. 26-Apr. 2 Mar. 25-27, Apr. 1-2 Primary Obligation Days
Good Friday Christian/
Christian Orthodox		 Mar. 29/
May 3		  
Easter Christian/
Christian Orthodox		 Mar. 31
May 5		  
*Fisrst Day of Ridvan Bahá'í Apr. 21  
*Ninth Day of Ridvan Bahá'í Apr. 29  
*Twelth Day of Ridvan Bahá'í May 2  
Cinco de Mayo   May 5  
Mother's Day   May 12  
*Shavuot Jewish May 15-16  
*Declaration of the Báb Bahá'í May 23  
Memorial Day   May 27  
*Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í May 29  
Father's Day   June 16  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Summer 2013
Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Summer Solstice   June 21  
Independence Day   July 4  
Beginning of Ramadan Islamic July. 9# July. 9-Aug. 8
*Martydom of the Báb Bahá'í Jul. 9  
Lailat Ul Qadr Islamic Aug. 3#  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this 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.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

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