Complimentary Guide

Two Year Calendar of Religious Holidays Beginning 2021

The holidays of some of the more common religions in the United States are listed here. There may be other religions not included that have their own observances. The law requires covered employers to reasonably accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs or practices of employees, unless doing so would cause undue hardship for the employer. Holiday Religion 2021 2022 New Year’s Day / Gantan-sai Christian / Shinto January 1 January 1 Orthodox Christmas Orthodox Christian January 7 January 7 Lohri/Maghi Sikh January 13 January 13 Orthodox New Year Orthodox Christian January 14 January 14 Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Sikh January 20 January 9 Chinese New Year Buddhist February 12 February 1 Ash Wednesday Christian February 17 March 2 Purim (begins at sundown) Judaism February 26 – 27 March 16 - 17 Magha Puja Buddhist February 27 February 16 Great Lent Orthodox Christian March 15 – May 1 March 7 – April 23 Naw Ruz Baha’i March 20 March 22 Passover (begins at sundown) Judaism March 27 – April 3 April 15 – 22 Palm Sunday Christian March 28 April 10 Hola Mohalla Sikh March 29 – 31 March 18 – 20 Good Friday Christian April 2 April 15 Holy Friday Orthodox Christian April 2 April 15 Easter Sunday Christian April 4 April 17 Buddha Day – Visakha Puja Buddhist April 8 April 8 Ramadan (begins at sundown) Islam April 12 – May 11 April 2 – May 1 Baisakhi/Vaisakhi Sikh April 14 April 14 Ridvan Baha’i April 20 - May 2 April 21 – 29 Easter / Pascha Orthodox Christian May 2 April 17 Ascension Orthodox Christian May 13 June 2

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Holiday Religion 2021 2022 Shavuot Judaism May 16 – 17 June 4 – 6 Pentecost Christian May 23 June 5 Declaration of the Bab Baha’i May 23 May 23 Ascension of Baha’i May 28 May 28 Baha’u’llah Eid al-Adha (begins at Islam July 19 – 20 July 9 – 10 sundown) Reasonable accommodations for Asalha Puja Day – religious beliefs and practices Buddhist July 24 July 13 Dharma Day may require employers to make Muharram (begins at August 9 – July 29 – adjustments to the workplace to Islam sundown) September 7 August 28 allow an employee to practice his or her religion. Some common Ashura (10th Day of Islam August 18 August 8 examples include: flex scheduling, Muharram) job reassignments, or shift swaps. Krishna Janmashtami Hindu August 29 August 18 Have questions on modifications Rosh Hashanah September September Judaism to workplace policies and (begins at sundown) 6 – 8 25 – 27 practices related to religious Yom Kippur (begins at September 15 Judaism October 4 – 5 accommodations? MRA’s HR sundown) – 16 Hotline can help you! Sukkot (begins at September 20 Judaism October 9 – 16 This sample document is only an example sundown) – 27 and is based on the laws in effect at the Shemini Atzeret September 27 time it was written. MRA-The Management Judaism October 16 – 18 Association, Inc. does not make any (begins at sundown) – 28 representations or warranties regarding the September 27 appropriateness or prudence of using this Simchat Torah Judaism October 17 – 18 information for any particular individual or – 28 situation. Your company should add, delete, Mawlid al-Nabi (begins or modify the content of this document Islam October 18 – 19 October 7 – 8 as needed to suit your purposes. This at sundown) material is for your information only and Diwali – Deepavali Hindu/Sikh November 4 October 24 should not be construed as legal advice. In some circumstances it may be advisable to Guru Nanak Jayanti Sikh November 18 November 8 have legal counsel review final documents prior to implementation. © MRA – The First Sunday of Advent Christian November 28 November 27 Management Association, Inc. Hanukkah (begins at November 28 - Judaism December 18 – 26 sundown) December 6 Christian / MRA’s HR Hotline can help you! ThisChristmas sample documentDay / Feast is only an example and is based on the laws in effect at the Orthodox December 25 December 25 timeof Nativity it was written. MRA-The Management Association, Inc. does not make any 866-HR-Hotline | 866.474.6854 representations or warranties regardingChristian the appropriateness or prudence of using this information for any particularAfrican- individual orDecember situation. Your 26 - company December should 26 add, – Kwanzaa delete, or modify the content ofAmerican this document asJanuary needed to1 suit your Januarypurposes. 1 This [email protected] material is for your information only and should not be construed as legal advice. In someGuru circumstances Gobind Singh it may be advisable to have legal counsel review final documents Sikh December 29 priorJayanti to implementation. mranet.org/24-7/hr-hotline ©New MRA Year’s – The Eve Management Association,Christian Inc. December 31 December 31

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