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.
Summer 2018
| Beginning of Ramadan | Islamic | May 16*# | Wednesday |
| Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) | Jewish | May 20-21* | Son.-Mon. |
| Declaration of the Báb | Bahá'í | May 23* | Wednesday |
| Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh | Bahá'í | Margaret 29* | Tuesday |
| Eid-al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr) (first day of Sawwal) | Islamic | June 15* | Friday |
| Summer Solstice (EDT) | June 21 | Thursday | |
| Martyrdom of the Báb | Bahá'í | July 9* | 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.
Fall 2018
| Beginning of Ramadan | Islamic | May 16*# | Wednesday |
| Eid-al-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr) (first day of Shawwal) | Islamic | June 15* | Friday |
| Eid-al-Adha | Islamic | Aug. 21*#+ | Tuesday |
| Rosh Hashanah [New Year] | Jewish | Sept. 10-11* | Mon.-Tuesday |
| Al-Hijra (Muharram) (New Year) | Islamic | Sept. 11* | Tuesday |
| Yom Kippur [Day of Atonement] | Jewish | Sept. 19* | Wednesday |
| Aashura (10th day of Muharram | Islamic | Sept. 20* | Thursday |
| Autumn Equinox (EDT) | Sept. 22 | Saturday | |
| Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles] | Jewish | Sept. 24-25* | Mon.-Tuesday |
| Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah | Jewish | Oct. 1-2* | Mon.-Tuesday |
| Birth of the Báb | Bahá'í | Oct. 20* | Saturday |
| Birth of Bahá'u'lláh | Bahá'í | Nov. 12* | Monday |
| Mawlid-al-Nabi (Muhammed's birthday) | Islamic | Nov. 20* | Tuesday |
| Day of the Covenant | Bahá'í | Nov. 26* | Monday |
| Ascension of ’Abdu’l-Bahá | Bahá'í | Nov. 28* | Wednesday |
| Hanukkah (Chanukah) [8-day Feast] | Jewish | Dec. 3-10* | Mon.-Monday |
| Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) | Buddhist | Dec. 8 | Saturday |
| Winter Solstice | Dec. 21 | Friday | |
| Christmas | Western Christian | Dec. 25 | Tuesday |
| Kwanzaa | Interfaith/African-American | Dec. 26-Jan. 1 | Wed.-Tuesday |
*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.
+These dates may be changed by Saudi Arabia to the next day due to Solar Eclipse on New Moon Day
Spring 2019
| Gantan-sai (new Year) | Shinto | Jan. 1 | Tuesday |
| Feast of the Nativity | Eastern Orthodox | Jan 7 | Monday |
| Asian Lunar New Year [Year of the Boar] | Chinese | Feb. 5 | Tuesday |
| Vernal Equinox (EDT) | March 20 | Wednesday | |
| Naw Rúz (Bahá'í New Year) | Bahá'í | March 21* | Thursday |
| Purim | Jewish | March 21* | Thursday |
| Palm Sunday | Western Christian | April 14 | Sunday |
| Good Friday | Western Christian | April 19 | Friday |
| Passover (Pesach), 1st two days | Jewish | April 20-21* | Sat.-Sun |
| Easter | Western Christian | April 21 | Sunday |
| Palm Sunday | Eastern Orthodox | April 21 | Sunday |
| Ridvan Festival, 1st of 12 days | Bahá'í | April 21* | Sunday |
| Holy Friday | Eastern Orthodox | April 26 | Friday |
| Passover (Pesach), concluding days | Jewish | April 26-27* | Fri.-Sat. |
| Pascha | Eastern Orthodox | April 28 | Sunday |
| 9th Day of Ridvan | Bahá'í | April 29* | Monday |
| 12th Day of Ridvan | Bahá'í | May 2* | Thursday |
*Holy days start at sundown on evening preceding first day and end at sundown or nightfall of concluding date.