Major Religious Holy Days

Major Religious Holy Days:

Please note that the following list is not exhaustive, contact the Center for Spirituality, Dialogue and Service at 617-373-2728 or at a.kern@neu.edu for information. For university policies concerning absence due to religious holy day observance, please see the "Guidelines" link elsewhere on this website.

For information about each Religious Holiday as well as a more extensive list please go to: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/multifaith-calendar/

Summer 2012:

July 20 - August 18, Ramadan [Islam] date can vary by a day
August 19, Eid ul-Fitr [Islam] date can vary by a day

Fall 2012:

September 22, Mabon [Paganism]
September 16 (starts at sundown)- September 18, Rosh Hashanah [Judaism]
September 25 (starts at sundown) & September 26, Yom Kippur [Judaism]
September 30 (starts at sundown)- October 7, Sukkot [Judaism]
October 16-23, Navaratri [Hinduism]
October 26, Eid ul-Adha [Islam] date can vary by a day
November 1, Samhain [Paganism]
November 1, All Saints [Christianity]
November 13, Diwali [Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism]
November 19, Samvatsari [Jainism]
December 8, Feast of the Immaculate Conception [Catholicism]
December 8, (starts at sundown)- December 16, Hanukkah [Judaism]
December 21, Yule [Paganism]
December 25, Christmas [Christianity]
December 26- January 1, Kwanzaa [African-American]

Spring/Summer 2013:

January 5, Gurpurab/Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti [Sikhism]
January 13, Lohri [Sikhism]
January 24, Milad Al-Nabi [Islam]
January 26, Tu B’Shvat [Judaism]
January 27, Mahayana New Year [Buddhism]
February 12, Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) [Christianity]
February 13, Ash Wednesday [Christianity]
February 15, Nirvana Day [Buddhism]
February 24, Purim [Judaism]
February 25, Magha Puja [Buddhist]
March 1, Saint David of Wales [Christianity]
March 10, Maha Shivarati [Hinduism]
March 24, Palm Sunday [Christianity]
March 26 – April 1, Passover/Pesach [Judaism]
March 28, Hola Mohalla [Sikhism]
March 31, Easter [Christianity]
April 14, Vaisakhi [Sikhism]
April 20, Rama Navami [Hinduism]
April 25, Theravada New Year [Buddhism]
April 28, Lag B’Omer [Judaism]
May 9, Ascension Day [Christianity]
May 15-16, Shavuot [Judaism]
May 19, Pentecost [Christianity]
May 25, Buddha Day [Buddhism]
May 26, All Saints day [Christianity]
November 3, Diwali [Sikhism]
November 17^th, Gurpurab/Guru Nanak Jayanti [Sikhism]