Religious Holidays – Academic Year 2019-2020
Id al-Adha Islam Aug. 11 Monday
Rosh Hashanah [New Jewish Sep 30-Oct 1* Mon-Tue Year]
Yom Kippur Jewish Oct 9* Wednesday
10th of Muharram Islam Sept. 10 Tuesday
Autumn Equinox Sept. 23 Monday (EDT)
Sukkot Jewish Oct 14-15* Mon-Tues
Oct 21-22 Shemini Atzeret & Jewish Mon-Tues Simchat Torah
Birth of the Báb Bahá'i Oct. 20* Sunday
Birth of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'i Nov. 12* Tuesday
Mawlid-al-Nabi (Muhammed's Islam Nov. 20** Wednesday Birthday)
Day of the Covenant Bahá'i Nov. 26* Tuesday
Ascension of Bahá'i Nov. 28* Thursday 'Abdu'lBahá
Hanukkah (Chanukah) Jewish Dec. 22-30* Sun.-Mon. [8-day Feast]
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) Buddhist Dec. 8 Sunday
Winter Solstice (EST) Dec. 21 Saturday
Christmas Christian Dec. 25 Wednesday
Dec. 26-Jan. 1, Interfaith / African Kwanzaa Thurs-Weds American 2019-2020
Feast of the Epiphany Christian Jan. 6 Monday
Eastern Orthodox Christmas (Julian Orthodox Christian Jan. 7 Tuesday Calendar)
Sankranti Hindu Jan. 15 Wednesday
Lunar New Year Interfaith / National Jan. 25 Saturday
Ash Wednesday Christian Feb. 26 Wednesday
Eastern Orthodox Orthodox Christian Mar. 2 Monday Beginning of Lent
Purim Jewish Mar. 9-10* Mon-Tues
Nowruz Baha’i Mar. 21 Saturday
Good Friday Christian Apr. 10 Friday
Easter Christian Apr. 12 Sunday
Baisakhi Sikh Apr. 14 Tuesday
Passover (Pesach) Jewish Apr. 8-16* Wed-Thurs
Ridvan Baha’i Apr. 20-May 1 Mon- Fri (12 days)
Eastern Orthodox Orthodox Christian Apr. 17 Friday Good Friday
Eastern Orthodox Orthodox Christian Apr. 19 Sunday Easter
Ramadan Islam Apr. 23-May 23 Thursday-Saturday
9th Day of Ridvan Baha’i Apr. 28 Tuesday
12th Day of Ridvan Baha’i May 1 Friday
Declaration of the Bab Baha’i May 23 Saturday
23rd of Ramadan Islam May 23** Saturday
Ascension of Baha’i May 28 Thursday Bahá'u'lláh
Ascension Day Christian May 21 Thursday
Id al-Fitr Islam May 24 Sunday
Eastern Orthodox Orthodox Christian May 28 Thursday Ascension Day
Shavuot Jewish May 28-30* Thurs-Sat
Martyrdom of the Bab Baha’i Jul. 8-Jul.9 Wed-Thu
Holy Day of ’Arafah Islam July 20-July 30 Wed-Thu
*Jewish holy days begin and end at sundown on the first and last days listed.
**These holidays are calculated on a lunar calendar and are approximate