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 2017
| Eid-al-Adha | Islamic | Sept. 1* | Friday |
| Al-Hijra (Muharram) (New Year) | Islamic | Sept. 21* | Thursday |
| Rosh Hashanah (New Year) | Jewish | Sept. 21-22*# | Thurs.-Friday |
| Autumn Equinox (EDT) | Pagan | Sept. 22 | Friday |
| Aashura (10th day of Muharram) | Islamic | Sept. 30*# | Saturday |
| Yom Kippur [Day of Atonement] | Jewish | Sept. 30* | Saturday |
| Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles] | Jewish | Oct. 5-6* | Thurs.-Friday |
| Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah | Jewish | Oct. 12-13* | Thurs.-Friday |
| Birth of the Bab | Baha’i | Oct. 20 | Friday |
| Birth of Baha’u’llah | Baha’i | Nov. 12* | Sunday |
| Day of the Covenant | Baha’i | Nov. 26* | Sunday |
| Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Baha | Baha’i | Nov. 28* | Tuesday |
| Mawlid-al-Nabi (Muhammed’s birthday) | Islamic | Nov. 30*# | Thursday |
| Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) | Buddhist | Dec. 8 | Friday |
| Hanukkah(Chanukah)[8-day Feast] | Jewish | Dec. 13-20* | Wed.-Wed. |
| Winter Solstice (EST) | Pagan | Dec. 21 | Thursday |
| Christmas | Western Christian | Dec. 25 | Monday |
| Kwanzaa | Interfaith/African-American | Dec. 26-Jan. 1 | Tues.-Monday |
| *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. |
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Spring 2018
| Gantan-sai (New Years) | Shinto | Jan. 1 | Monday |
| Feast of the Nativity | Eastern Orthodox | Jan. 7 | Sunday |
| Asian Lunar New Year [Year of the Dog] | Chinese | Feb. 16 | Friday |
| Purim | Jewish | March 1* | Thursday |
| Vernal Equinox | Pagan | Mar. 20 | Tuesday |
| Naw Ruz (Baha’i New Year) | Baha’i | Mar. 21* | Wednesday |
| Palm Sunday | Western Christian | March 25 | Sunday |
| Good Friday | Western Christian | March 30 | Friday |
| Passover (Pesach), 1st two days | Jewish | March 30-31* | Tues.-Wed. |
| Palm Sunday | Eastern Orthodox | April 1 | Sunday |
| Easter | Western Christian | April 1 | Sunday |
| Holy Friday | Eastern Orthodox | April 6 | Friday |
| Passover (Pesach), concluding days | Jewish | April. 6-7* | Fri.-Sat. |
| Pascha | Eastern Orthodox | April 8 | Sunday |
| Ridvan Festival, 1st of 12 days | Baha’i | Apr. 21* | Saturday |
| 9th Day of Ridvan | Baha’i | Apr. 29* | Sunday |
| 12th Day of Ridvan | Baha’i | May 2* | Wednesday |
| *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. |
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