Multi-Faith Calendar
This calendar is meant to be used as a resource to encourage awareness of the religious and cultural diversity on campus. It is by no means an exhaustive list. If you notice that a significant day in your tradition is misrepresented or missing, please contact the Office of Campus Ministry.
The academic calendar and national holidays are not represented.
September 2018
- Krishna Janmashtami Sept 3rd (Hindu)
- Rosh Hashanah Sept. 10th-11th (Jewish)*
- Al Hijra/Muharram Sept. 12th (Muslim)*
- Ganesh Chaturthi Sept. 13th (Hindu)
- Paryushana Parva Sept. 14th (Jain)
- Yom Kippur Sept. 19th (Jewish)!*
- Ashura Sept. 21st (Muslim)*
- Mabon – Ostara Sept. 22nd (Wiccan)*
- Sukkot Sept. 21st-31st (Jewish)*
- Meskal Sept. 27th (Christian – O)
October 2018
- Shemini Atzeret Oct. 1st (Jewish)*
- Simchat Torah Oct. 2nd (Jewish)*
- St. Francis Day and The Blessing of the Animals Oct. 4th (Christian – P, RC)
- Navaratri Oct. 9th-16th (Hindu)
- Dasara Oct. 19th (Hindu)
- Birthday of the Bab Oct. 20th (Baha’i)
- Installation of the Scriptures of Guru Granth Sahib Oct. 20th (Sikh)
- All Hallows Eve Oct. 31st (Christian)
- Reformation Day Oct. 31st (Christian – P)
November 2018
- All Saint’s Day Nov. 1st (Christian – RC, P)
- All Soul’s Day Nov. 2nd (Christian – RC)
- Diwali Nov. 7th (Jain, Hindu, Sikh)
- Birth of Baha’u’llah Nov. 12th (Baha’i)
- Nativity Fast Nov. 15th-Dec. 24th (Christian – O)
- Mawlid an Nabi Nov. 21st (Muslim)*
- Guru Nanak Dev Sahib Birthday Nov. 23rd (Sikh)
- Day of the Covenant Nov. 26th (Baha’i)
- Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Baha Nov. 28th (Baha’i)
December 2018
- Advent Dec. 2rd – 24th (Christian)
- Chanukah Dec. 3rd-10th (Jewish)*
- St. Nicholas Day Dec. 6th (Christian)
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception Dec. 8th (Chrisitan – RC)
- Bodhi Day Dec. 8th (Buddhist)
- Yule Dec. 21st (Wiccan)
- Christmas Dec. 25th (Christian – RC, P)
- Zarathosht Diso – Death of Prophet Zarathustra Dec. 26th (Zoroastrian)
January 2018
- Epiphany Jan. 6th (Chrisitan – RC, P, O)
- Orthodox Christmas Jan. 7th (Chrisitian – O)
- Maghi Jan. 13th (Sikh)
- Vasant Panchami Jan. 22nd (Hindu)
- Tu B’shvat Jan. 31st (Jewish)*
February 2018
- Imbolc/Lughnassad Feb. 2nd (Wiccan/Pagan)*
- Setsebun Sai Feb. 3rd (Shinto)
- Nirvana Day Feb. 8th (Buddhist)
- Triodion Feb. 12th (Chrisitian – O)
- Shrove Tuesday Feb. 13th (Christian – RC, P)
- Maha Shivaratri Feb. 14th (Hindu)
- Ash Wednesday/Beginning of Lent Feb. 14th (Christian)
- Nirvana Day Feb. 15th (Buddhist – Jain)
- Chinese New Year Feb. 16th (Buddhist)
- Orthodox Sunday Feb. 18th (Chrisitian – O)
- Intercalary Days Feb. 26th-March 1st (Baha’i)
March 2018
- Purim March 1st (Jewish)*
- 19 Day Fast March 2nd-20th (Baha’i)*
- Holi March 3rd (Hindu, Sikh)
- New Year March 18th (Hindu)
- Ramayana March 18th-26th (Hindu)
- Norooz March 21st (Zoroastrian)
- Naw-Ruz March 21st (Baha’i)*
- Ostara/Mabon March 21st (Wiccan/Pagan)
- Palm Sunday March 25th (Christian)
- Ramanavami March 26th (Hindu)
- Khordad Sal March 28th (Zoroastrian)
- Maundy Thursday March 29th (Christian)
- Good Friday March 30th (Christian)
- Pesach March 31st – April 7th (Jewish)!*
- Lazarus Saturday March 31st (Chrisitian – O)
- Hanuman Jayanti March 31st (Hindu)
- Magha Puja Day March 31st (Buddhist)
April 2018
- Easter April 1st (Christian)
- Palm Sunday April 1st (Christian – O)
- Mahavir Jayanti April 3rd (Jain)
- Holy Friday April 6th (Christian – O)
- Pascha/Easter April 8th (Christian – O)
- Lailat al Miraj April 13th (Muslim)*
- Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) April 14th (Sikh)
- First Day of Ridvan April 21st (Baha’i)
- Ninth Day of Ridvan April 29th (Baha’i)
- Visakha Puja/Buddha Day April 29th (Buddhist)
- Theravadin New Year April 30th -May 2 (Buddhist)
May 2018
- Beltane/Samhain May 1st (Wiccan/Pagan)
- Lailat al bara’ah May 1st (Muslim)
- Last Day of Ridvan May 2nd (Baha’i)
- Lag B’Omer May 3rd (Jewish)*
- Ramadan May 16th – June 15th (Muslim)!*
- Shavuot May 20-21st (Jewish)*
- Pentecost May 20th (Christian – P, RC)
- Declaration of Bab May 23rd (Baha’i)
- Pentecost May 27th (Christian – O)
- Ascension of Baha’u’llah May 29th (Baha’i)
June 2018
- Laylat al-Qadr June 11th (Muslim)*
- Eid al-Fitr June 15-17th (Muslim)*
- Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji June 16th (Sikhism – Nanakshahi)
- Waqf al Arafa June 20th (Muslim)*
- Litha June 21st (Wiccan/Pagan)
July 2018
- Martyrdom of Báb July 9th (Baha’i)*
- Birthday of the XIVth Dalai Lama July 6th (Buddhist – Tibetan)
- St. Benedict Day July 11th (Christian – RC)
- Kalimát July 13th (Baha’i)
- Obon July 13th-15th (Buddhist – Shinto)
- Tisha B’Av July 22nd (Jewish)*
- Birthday of Gurū Har Krishan Sahib Ji July 23rd (Sikh)
- Pioneer Day July 24th (Latter Day Saints)
- Gurū Purnima July 27th (Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist)
- Dharma Day (Asalha Puja Day) July 27th (Buddhist)
August 2018
- Feast of Kamál August 1st (Baha’i)
- Lughnassad – Imbolc August 2nd (Wiccan/Pagan)*
- Transfiguration of the Lord August 6th (Christian – O)
- Dormition of the Theotokos August 15th (Chrisitian – O)
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 15th (Christian – RC)
- Eid al Adha August 22nd-25th (Islam)*
- Raksha Bandhan July 29th (Hindu)
Calendar Key:
RC | Roman Catholic |
P | Protestant |
O | Eastern Orthodox |
! | Observance requires fasting or other dietary restrictions |
* | Begins/Ends at Sundown |
- Feast of Izzat* – September 8th
- Feast of Mashiyyat* – September 27th
- Feast of Ilm* – October 16th
- The Birth of the Bab* – October 20th
- Feast of Qudrat* – November 4th
- The Birth of Baha’u’llah* – November 12th
- Feast of Qawl* – November 23rd
- Day of the Covenant* – November 26th
- Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha*- November 28th
- Feast of Masa’il* – December 12th
- Feast of Sharaf* – December 31st
- Feast of Sultan* – January 19th
- Feast of Mulk* – February 7th
- Intercalary days/Ayyam-i-Ha* – February 25th-28th
- Feast of Ala* – March 2nd
- 19 Day Fast *! – March 2nd-20th
- Naw-Ruz* – March 20th-21st
- Ridvan (1st Day) * – April 21st
- Ridvan (9th Day) * – April 29th
- Ridvan (12th Day) – May 2nd
- Declaration of the Bab* – May 22nd-23rd
- Ascension of Baha’u’llah – May 28th-29th
- Bodhi Day – December 8th
- Mahayana New Year – January 2nd
- Chinese New Year – February 16th
- Magha Puja Day – March 15th
- Buddha’s Birthday – April 8th
- Vesak – May 29th
- Obon – July 13th
- Asalha Puja – July 19th
- Birth of the Virgin Mary/Feast of the Theotokos (RC, O, P) – September 8th
- All Saints’ Day (RC,P) – November 1st
- All Souls’ Day (RC,P) – November 2nd
- Advent Sunday (RC, P) – November 27th
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception (RC) – December 8th
- Christmas (RC, P) – December 25th
- Epiphany (RC, P, O) – January 6th
- Orthodox Christmas (O) – January 7th
- Shrove Tuesday (RC, P) – February 13th
- Ash Wednesday/Beginning of Lent! (RC, P) – February 14th
- Great Lent Begins! (O) – February 19th
- Palm Sunday (RC, P, O) – March 25th
- Good Friday (RC, P, O) – March 30th
- Easter (RC, P, O) – April 1st
- Ascension (RC, P, O) – May 10th
- Pentecost (RC, P, O) – May 20th
- Krishna Janmashtami – September 3rd
- Ganesh Chaturthi – September 13th
- Navrati – October 9th-16th
- Dasara – October 19th
- Diwali – November 7th
- Vasant Panchami – January 22nd
- Maha Shivaratri – February 14th
- Holi – March 2nd-3rd
- Ramanavami – March 26th
- Al-Hijra* – September 12th
- Ashura – September 21st
- Mawlid an Nabi – September 21st
- Lailat al Miraj* – April 13th
- Lailat al bara’ah – May 1st
- Ramadan*! – May 16th-June 15th
- Laylat al Kadr – June 11th
- Eid al Fitr*- June 15th-17th
- Eid al-Adha* – August 22nd-25th
- Rosh Hashanah * – September 10th-11th
- Yom Kippur *! – September 19th
- Sukkot * – September 24th-31st
- Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah* – October 1st-2nd
- Chanukah * – December 3rd-January 10th
- Tu B’shvat * – January 31st
- Purim * – March 1st
- Pesach *! – March 31st-April 7th
- Shavuot * – May 20th-21st
- Shuki-Korei-Sai – September 23rd
- Shukaku Matsuri – October 17th
- Ninamesai – November 23nd
- Suijin-Matsuri – December 1st
- Tohji-Taisai – December 22nd
- Oharai/Grand Purification Festival – December 31st
- Gantan-sai – January 1st
- Setsebun sai – February 3rd
- Oban – July 13th-15th
- Installations of scriptures as Guru Granth – October 20th
- Bandi Chhor Divas- October 30th
- Birthday of Guru Nanek Sahib – November 14th
- Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur – November 24th
- Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh – January 5th
- Maghi – January 13th
- Hola Mohalla – March 2nd
- Baisakhi – April 14th
- Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib – June 16th
- Mabon* – September 22nd
- Samhain* – November 1st
- Yule* – December 21st
- Imbolc* – Febraury 2nd
- Ostara* – March 21st
- Beltane* – May 1st
- Litha* – June 21st
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