Religious Holy Days and Days of Significance Calendar
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RELIGIOUS OR CREED-BASED HOLY DAYS AND DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE CALENDAR 2021–2022 The dates listed below are the faith days of particular significance for students and employees who are members of the major faith communities in our District as identified through consultation with local community organizations. Where possible, the District will consider Religious Holy Days and Days of Significance when scheduling programs and events. The District will refrain from holding events involving parents/guardians on religious holy days. Student absences on days of religious observance will be marked as “G” (grant) days, regardless of whether or not the day(s) of observance is noted in the procedure. Note: * Tentative dates subject to the sighting of the moon each month ** Local or regional customs may use a variation of this date. Faith Holy Day(s) or Days of Significance Date Indigenous National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30, 2021 (Orange Shirt Day) Nunatsiavut Day December 1, 2021 Louis Riel Day February 21, 2022 National Indigenous Peoples Day June 21, 2022 Bahá’i Birth of Baha’u’llah November 7, 2021 All Bahá’i holy days Naw Ruz March 20, 2022 commence on the preceding Ridvan (12-day Festival) April 20 - May 1, 2022 evening at sunset. Buddhist Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean New Year February 1, 2022 Magha Puja Day ** February 16, 2022 Wesak/Vesak** May 6, 2022 Christian (Orthodox) Christmas – Feast of the Nativity January 7, 2022 Holy Friday April 22, 2022 Orthodox Easter April 24, 2022 Christian Christmas December 25, 2021 Ash Wednesday March 2, 2022 Good Friday April 15, 2022 Easter April 17, 2022 Hindu Dussehra (Vijayadashmi) October 11–15, 2021 Diwali Festival ** November 4, 2021 Makar Sankranti January 14, 2022 Islam Eid-al-Fitr* **(3 days Holy Day) May 3–5, 2022 All Islamic holy days Eid-al-Adha* ** (4 days Holy Day) July 10–12, 2022 commence on the preceding Ashura * ** August 8, 2022 evening at sunset. Jewish Rosh Hashanah September 7–8, 2021 All Jewish holy days Yom Kippur September 16, 2021 commence on the preceding Pesach (Passover) April 16–23, 2022 evening at sunset. Sikh Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti* November 19, 2021 Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Ji January 9, 2022 Vaisakhi April 14, 2022.