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2025-2026 Holidays and Observances


August

  • August 9 Arbaeen (Shia Muslim/Islam)August 26 Krishna Janmashthami (Hindu)
  • August 16 Krishna Janmashthami (Hindu)

September 

  • September 3 鈥 4 Mawlid an-Nabi (Muslim/Islam)
  • September 22 鈥2 4 Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
  • September 22 鈥 October 2 Navaratri (Hindu)

October

  • October 2 Yom Kippur (Jewish)
  • October 2 Vijayadashami (Hindu)
  • October 6 鈥 13 Sukkot (Jewish)
  • October 13 鈥 15 Shemini Atzeret (Jewish)
  • October 14 -15 Simchat Torah (Jewish)
  • October 18 鈥 October 22 Diwali (Hindu/Jain/Sikh)
  • October 31 Reformation Day (Protestant Christian)
  • October 31 鈥 November 2 Dia de los Muertos (Mesoamerican/Christian)

November

  • November 1 All Saint鈥檚 Day (Christian)
  • November 2 All Soul鈥檚 Day (Christian)
  • November 15 鈥 December 24 Nativity Fast (Orthodox Christian)
  • November 27 Thanksgiving (Interfaith/USA)

December

  • November 30 鈥 December 24 Advent (Christian)
  • December 8 Immaculate Conception (Catholic) 鈥 Mass in the university Chapel at 12:05pm
  • December 8 Bodhi Day (Buddhist)
  • December 14 鈥 December 22 Hanukkah (Jewish)
  • December 25 Christmas (Christian)
  • December 26 January 1 Kwanzaa (African American)

January

  • January 1 Feast of Mary, Mother of God (Catholic)
  • January 6 Epiphany (Christian)
  • January 7 Orthodox Christmas (Orthodox Christian)
  • January 23 Vasant Panchami (Hindu)
  • January 30 Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)

February

  • February 1 鈥 2 Tu B鈥檚hevat (Jewish)
  • February 15 Nirvana Day (Buddhist)
  • February 16 - 22 Chinese/Vietnamese/Korean New Year (Buddhist/Daoist/ Confucian)
  • February 15 - 16 Maha Shivaratri (Hindu)
  • February 17 鈥 March 18 Ramadan (Muslim/Islam)
  • February 18 Ash Wednesday (Christian) 鈥 Ash distribution in the university Chapel

March

  • March 3 Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian)
  • March 2 鈥 3 Purim (Jewish)
  • March 4 Holi (Hindu)
  • March 17 St. Patrick鈥檚 Day (Christian)
  • March 19 New Year (Hindu)
  • March 19 鈥 20 Eid al Fitr (Muslim/Islam)
  • March 26 Rama Navami (Hindu)
  • March 29 鈥 April 5 Holy Week and Easter (Christian)

April 

  • April 1 鈥 9 Passover (Jewish)
  • April 13 鈥 16 Songkran/Thingyan/Pi Mai Lao (Buddhist)
  • April 5 鈥 12 Orthodox Holy Week and Pascha (Easter) (Orthodox Christian)
  • April 13 - 14 Yom HaShoah (Jewish)

May

  • May 14 Ascension (Catholic and Orthodox Christian)
  • May 21 - 23 Shavuot (Jewish)
  • May 24 Pentecost (Christian/Orthodox Christian)
  • May 26 Eid al Adha (Muslim/Islam)

June

  • June 29 The Feast of Saints and Peter and Paul (Christian)