Religious Holiday Calendar

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.

Fall 2022

Lammas (Lughnasdh)Pagan/WiccanAugust 1Monday
Ashura (10th day of Muharram)IslamicAugust 8*Monday
Raksha BandhanHinduAugust 11Thursday
Krishna JanmashtamiHinduAugust 19Friday
Ganesh ChaturthiHinduAugust 31Wednesday
Autumn Equinox (EDT)September 22Thursday
Autumn Equinox (Mabon)Pagan/WiccanSeptmeber 22Thursday
Rosh Hashanah (New Year)JewishSeptember 26*-27Monday-Tuesday
NavaratriHinduSeptember 26-October 4Monday-Tuesday
Durga PujaHinduOctober 1-5Saturday-Wednesday
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)JewishOctober 5*Wednesday
Mawlid-al-Nabi (Muhammed's birthday)(12th day of Rabi-al-Awwal)IslamicOctoer 8*Saturday
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)JewishOctober 10*-16Monday-Sunday
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat TorahJewishOctober 17*-18Monday-Tuesday
Diwali/Kali PujaHinduOctober 24Monday
Birth of the BábBahá'íOctober 26*Wednesday
Birth of Bahá'u'lláhBahá'íOctober 27*Thursday
Halloween (Samhain)Pagan/WiccanOctober 31-November 1Monday-Tuesday
Guru Nanak BirthdaySikhNovember 8Tuesday
Day of the CovenantBahá'íNov 26*Saturday
Ascension of ’Abdu’l-BaháBahá'íNov 28*Monday
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu)BuddhistDecember 8Thursday
Hanukkah (Chanukah) (8-day Feast)JewishDecember 19*-26Monday-Monday
Winter Solstice (EST)December 21Wednesday
Winter Solstice (Yule/Midwinter)Pagan/WiccanDecember 21Wednesday
ChristmasChristianDec 25Sunday
KwanzaaInterfaith/African-AmericanDec 26-Jan 1Monday-Sunday

*Holy days start at sundown on evening preceding first day and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date.
Islamic dates are based on criteria adopted by the Figh Council of North America (FCNA).
Please note that certain days each week are not good times to schedule meetings for some groups. For example, Friday nights and Saturdays for observant Jews and Friday nights for observant Muslims.

Spring 2023

Shogatsu/Gantan-sai (New Year)ShintoJanuary 1Sunday
EpiphanyChristianJanuary 6Friday
Feast of the NativityEastern OrthodoxJanuary 7Saturday
Asian/Lunar New Year [Year of the Rabbit]January 22Sunday
Vasant Panchami/Sarawati PujaHinduJanuary 26Thursday
Candlemas (St. Brigid's Day)Paga/WiccanFebruary 2Thursday
Ash Wednesday (first day of lent)ChristianFebruary 22Wednesday
PurimJewishMarch 7*Tuesday
HoliHinduMarch 8*Wednesday
Vernal Equinox (EDT)March 20Monday
Spring Equinox (Ostara)Pagan/WiccanMarch 20Monday
Naw-Rúz(Bahá'í New Year)Bahá'íMarch 21*Tuesday
Beginning of RamadanIslamicMarch 23*Thursday
Palm SundayChristianApril 2Sunday
Maundy ThursdayChristianApril 6Thursday
Passover (Pesach), 1st two daysJewishApril 6-7*Thursday-Friday
Good FridayChristianApril 7Friday
EasterChristianApril 9Sunday
Palm SundayEastern OrthodoxApril 9Sunday
Passover (Pesach), concluding DaysJewishApril 12-13*Wednesday-Thursday
Holy FridayEastern OrthodoxApril 14Friday
Vaisakhi/BaisakhiHindu/SikhApril 14Friday
Pascha (Easter)Eastern OrthodoxApril 14Sunday
Ridvan Festival, 1st of 12 daysBahá'íApril 21*Friday
Eid-at-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr) 1st day of ShawwalIslamicApril 22*Saturday
9th Day of RidvanBahá'íApril 29*Saturday
May Day (Beltane)Pagan/WiccanMay 1Monday
12th Day of RidvanBahá'íMay 2*Tuesday

*Holy days start at sundown on evening preceding first day and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date.
Islamic dates are based on criteria adopted by the Figh Council of North America (FCNA).
Please note that certain days each week are not good times to schedule meetings for some groups. For example, Friday nights and Saturdays for observant Jews and Friday nights for observant Muslims.

Summer 2023

Declaration of the BábBahá'íMay 24*Wednesday
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)JewishMay 26*-27Friday-Saturday
Ascension of Bahá'u'lláhBahá'íMay 29*Monday
Summer Solstice (EDT)June 21Wednesday
Summer Solstice (Midsummer)Pagan/WiccanJune 21Wednesday
Eid al-AdhaIslamicJune 29*Thursday
Martyrdom of the BábBahá'íJuly 10*Monday
Al-Hijra/Muhrram (New Year)IslamicJuly 19*Wednesday
Ashura (10th day of Muharram)IslamicJuly 28*Friday

*Holy days start at sundown on evening preceding first day and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date.
Islamic dates are based on criteria adopted by the Figh Council of North America (FCNA).
Please note that certain days each week are not good times to schedule meetings for some groups. For example, Friday nights and Saturdays for observant Jews and Friday nights for observant Muslims.

 

Source: Indiana University Religious Observances Calendar