University Life provides this information to support your scheduling so that you are aware of the major upcoming religious holidays that Mason students may recognize.
Spring 2020
| Gantan-sai (New Year) | Shinto | Jan 1 | Wednesday |
| Feast of the Nativity | Eastern Orthodox | Jan 7 | Tuesday |
| Asian Lunar New Year [Year of the Rat] | Chinese | Jan 25 | Saturday |
| Purim | Jewish | March 10* | Tuesday |
| Vernal Equinox (EDT) | Equinox/Solstice | March 19 | Thursday |
| Naw-Rúz(Bahá'í New Year) | Bahá'í | March 21* | Saturday |
| Palm Sunday | Western Christian | April 5 | Sunday |
| Passover (Pesach), 1st two days | Jewish | April 9-10* | Thursday-Friday |
| Good Friday | Western Christian | April 10 | Friday |
| Easter | Western Christian | April 12 | Sunday |
| Palm Sunday | Eastern Orthodox | April 12 | Sunday |
| Passover (Pesach), concluding Days | Jewish | April 15-16* | Wed.-Thursday |
| Holy Friday | Eastern Orthodox | April 17 | Friday |
| Pascha | Eastern Orthodox | April 19 | Sunday |
| Ridvan Festival, 1st of 12 days | Bahá'í | April 21* | Tuesday |
| Beginning of Ramadan | Islamic | April 24*# | Friday |
| 9th Day of Ridvan | Bahá'í | April 29* | Wednesday |
| 12th Day of Ridvan | Bahá'í | May 2* | Saturday |
*Holy days start at sundown on evening preceding first day and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date.
#All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) and European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR) adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with “#” will be the next day from these dates.
Summer 2020
| Declaration of the Báb | Bahá'í | May 23* | Saturday |
| Eid-al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr) (first day of Shawwal) | Islamic | May 24* | Sunday |
| Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh | Bahá'í | May 29* | Friday |
| Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) | Jewish | May 29-30* | Friday-Saturday |
| Summer Solstice (EDT) | Equinox/Solstice | June 20 | Saturday |
| Martyrdom of the Báb | Bahá'í | July 9* | Thursday |
| Eid-al-Adha | Islamic | July 31* | Friday |
*Holy days start at sundown on evening preceding first day and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date.
#All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) and European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR) adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with “#” will be the next day from these dates.
Fall 2020
| Al-Hijra (Muharram) (New Year) | Islamic | Aug 20*# | Thursday |
| Aashura (10th day of Muharram) | Islamic | Aug 29*# | Saturday |
| Rosh Hashanah [New Year] | Jewish | Sept19-20* | Saturday-Sunday |
| Autumn Equinox (EDT) | Equinox/Solstice | Sept 22 | Tuesday |
| Yom Kippur [Day of Atonement] | Jewish | Sept 28* | Monday |
| Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles] | Jewish | Oct 3-4* | Saturday-Sunday |
| Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah | Jewish | Oct 10-11* | Saturday-Sunday |
| Birth of the Báb | Bahá'í | Oct 20# | Tuesday |
| Mawlid-al-Nabi (Muhammed's birthday) | Islamic | Oct 29*# | Thursday |
| Birth of Bahá'u'lláh | Bahá'í | Nov 12* | Thursday |
| Day of the Covenant | Bahá'í | Nov 26* | Thursday |
| Ascension of ’Abdu’l-Bahá | Bahá'í | Nov 28* | Saturday |
| Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) | Buddhist | Dec 8 | Tuesday |
| Hanukkah (Chanukah) [8-day Feast] | Jewish | Dec 11-18* | Friday-Friday |
| Winter Solstice (EST) | Equinox/Solstice | Dec 21 | Monday |
| Christmas | Western Christian | Dec 25 | Friday |
| Kwanzaa | Interfaith/African-American | Dec 26-Jan 1 | Saturday-Friday |
*Holy days start at sundown on evening preceding first day and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date.
#All dates are from Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) and European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR) adopted Islamic Calendar. For events based on sightability of the moon in North America, those denoted with “#” will be the next day from these dates.