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 2022
| Shogatsu/Gantan-sai (New Year) | Shinto | January 1 | Saturday |
| Epiphany | Christian | January 6 | Thursday |
| Feast of the Nativity | Eastern Orthodox | January 7 | Friday |
| Asian/Lunar New Year [Year of the Tiger] | February 1 | Tuesday | |
| Candlemas (St. Brigid's Day) | Paga/Wiccan | February 2 | Wednesday |
| Vasant Panchami/Sarawati Puja | Hindu | February 5 | Saturday |
| Ash Wednesday (first day of lent) | Christian | March 2 | Wednesday |
| Purim | Jewish | March 17* | Thursday |
| Vernal Equinox (EDT) | March 20 | Sunday | |
| Spring Equinox (Ostara) | Pagan/Wiccan | March 20 | Sunday |
| Naw-Rúz(Bahá'í New Year) | Bahá'í | March 21* | Monday |
| Holi | Hindu | March 18* | Friday |
| Beginning of Ramadan | Islamic | April 3* | Sunday |
| Palm Sunday | Christian | April 10 | Sunday |
| Vaisakhi/Baisakhi | Hindu/Sikh | April 14 | Thursday |
| Maundy Thursday | Christian | April 14 | Thursday |
| Good Friday | Christian | April 15 | Friday |
| Passover (Pesach), 1st two days | Jewish | April 16-17* | Saturday-Sunday |
| Easter | Christian | April 17 | Sunday |
| Palm Sunday | Eastern Orthodox | April 17 | Sunday |
| Ridvan Festival, 1st of 12 days | Bahá'í | April 21* | Thursday |
| Holy Friday | Eastern Orthodox | April 22 | Friday |
| Passover (Pesach), concluding Days | Jewish | April 22-23* | Friday-Saturday |
| Pascha | Eastern Orthodox | April 24 | Sunday |
| 9th Day of Ridvan | Bahá'í | April 29* | Friday |
| May Day (Beltane) | Pagan/Wiccan | May 1 | Sunday |
| 12th Day of Ridvan | Bahá'í | May 2* | Monday |
| Eid-at-Fitr (Eid-ul-Fitr) 1st day of Shawwal | Islamic | May 3* | 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 2022
| Declaration of the Báb | Bahá'í | May 24* | Tuesday |
| Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh | Bahá'í | May 29* | Sunday |
| Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) | Jewish | June 5*-6 | Sunday-Monday |
| Summer Solstice (EDT) | June 21 | Tuesday | |
| Summer Solstice (Midsummer) | Pagan/Wiccan | June 21 | Tuesday |
| Eid al-Adha | Islamic | July 10* | Sunday |
| Martyrdom of the Báb | Bahá'í | July 10* | Sunday |
| Al-Hijra/Muhrram (New Year) | Islamic | July 30* | Saturday |
*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.
Fall 2022
| Lammas (Lughnasdh) | Pagan/Wiccan | August 1 | Monday |
| Ashura (10th day of Muharram) | Islamic | August 8* | Monday |
| Raksha Bandhan | Hindu | August 11 | Thursday |
| Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu | August 19 | Friday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu | August 31 | Wednesday |
| Autumn Equinox (EDT) | September 22 | Thursday | |
| Autumn Equinox (Mabon) | Pagan/Wiccan | Septmeber 22 | Thursday |
| Rosh Hashanah (New Year) | Jewish | September 26*-27 | Monday-Tuesday |
| Navaratri | Hindu | September 26-October 4 | Monday-Tuesday |
| Durga Puja | Hindu | October 1-5 | Saturday-Wednesday |
| Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) | Jewish | October 5* | Wednesday |
| Mawlid-al-Nabi (Muhammed's birthday)(12th day of Rabi-al-Awwal) | Islamic | Octoer 8* | Saturday |
| Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) | Jewish | October 10*-16 | Monday-Sunday |
| Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah | Jewish | October 17*-18 | Monday-Tuesday |
| Diwali/Kali Puja | Hindu | October 24 | Monday |
| Birth of the Báb | Bahá'í | October 26* | Wednesday |
| Birth of Bahá'u'lláh | Bahá'í | October 27* | Thursday |
| Halloween (Samhain) | Pagan/Wiccan | October 31-November 1 | Monday-Tuesday |
| Guru Nanak Birthday | Sikh | November 8 | Tuesday |
| Day of the Covenant | Bahá'í | Nov 26* | Saturday |
| Ascension of ’Abdu’l-Bahá | Bahá'í | Nov 28* | Monday |
| Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) | Buddhist | December 8 | Thursday |
| Hanukkah (Chanukah) (8-day Feast) | Jewish | December 19*-26 | Monday-Monday |
| Winter Solstice (EST) | December 21 | Wednesday | |
| Winter Solstice (Yule/Midwinter) | Pagan/Wiccan | December 21 | Wednesday |
| Christmas | Christian | Dec 25 | Sunday |
| Kwanzaa | Interfaith/African-American | Dec 26-Jan 1 | Monday-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.