Calendar of Holidays and Religious Observances

2019-2020 Academic Year
Fall 2019
Winter 2020
Spring 2020
Summer 2020

Note:

Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in bold and italic
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
* These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
# Some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.

Fall 2019

Holiday or Observance	Religious Group	Dates	Notes
Navaratri/Dassehra	Hindu	Sept. 29-Oct. 7, 2019
*Rosh Hashanah (New Year)	Jewish	Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2019	Designated non-work day for observers
*Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)	Jewish	Oct. 9, 2019	Designated non-work day for observers
Indigenous Peoples' Day		Oct. 14, 2019
*Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)	Jewish	Oct. 14-20, 2019	*Oct. 14-15 Primary Obligation Days Designated non-work day for observers
*Shmini Atzeret	Jewish	Oct. 21, 2019	Designated non-work day for observers
*Simchat Torah	Jewish	Oct. 22, 2019	Designated non-work day for observers
Diwali	Hindu	Oct. 27, 2019
Mawlid-al-Nabi (birthday of Mohammad)	Islamic	Nov. 10, 2019 #	Date not fixed. See note above.
Hanukkah (Chanukah)	Jewish	Dec. 23-30, 2019
Christmas Day	*Christian*	*Dec. 25, 2019*	*Class not in session*

Winter 2020

Holiday or Observance	Religious Group	Dates	Notes
Orthodox Christmas	Christian Orthodox	Jan. 7, 2020
Lunar New Year		Jan. 25, 2020
Maha Shivaratri	Hindu	Feb. 21, 2020
Beginning of Lent	Christian Orthodox	Feb. 26, 2020
Ash Wednesday	Christian	Feb. 26, 2020
Holi	Hindu	March 9-10, 2020
Purim	Jewish	March 10, 2020

Spring 2020

Holiday or Observance	Religious Group	Dates	Notes
Ramanavami	Hindu	Apr. 2, 2020
*Passover (Pesach)	Jewish	Apr. 9-16, 2020	*Apr. 9-10, 15-16 Primary Obligation Days Designated non-work day for observers
Good Friday	Christian	Apr. 10, 2020	Class not in session
Easter	Christian	Apr. 12, 2020
Easter Monday	Christian	Apr. 13, 2020	Class not in session
Orthodox Good Friday	Christian Orthodox	Apr. 17, 2020
Orthodox Easter	Christian Orthodox	Apr. 19, 2020
Orthodox Easter Monday	Christian Orthodox	Apr. 20, 2020
Beginning of Ramadan	Islamic	Apr. 24, 2020 #	Ramadan: Apr. 24-May 24, 2020 Date not fixed. See note above.
Lailat Ul Qadr	Islamic	May 19, 2020 #	Date not fixed. See note above.
Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)	Islamic	May 24, 2020 #	Date not fixed. See note above.
*Shavuot	Jewish	May 29-30, 2020	Designated non-work day for observers

Summer 2020

Holiday or Observance	Religious Group	Dates	Notes
Janmashtami	Hindu	Aug. 10, 2020
Muharram (Al Hijrah New Year)	Islamic	Aug. 20, 2020