September 2009
12-16 Paitishahema Gahambar, Zoroastrian
16 Lailatul- Qadr, Muslim
19-27 Navaratri, Hindu
19-20 Rosh Hashanah (begins at sundown on the 18th), Jewish
20 Eid al Fitr, Muslim
21 Mabon/Fall Equinox, Wiccan
21 Shuki-sorei-sai, Shinto
28 Yom Kippur (begins at sundown on the 27th), Jewish
28 Dasera, Hindu
October 2009
2 Mihragan, Zoroastrian
3-9 Sukkoth (begins at sundown on the 2nd), Jewish
11 Simchat Torah, Jewish
12 Candadian Thanksgiving
12-16 Avathrem Gahambar, Zoroastrian
17 Diwali (Deepavali), Hindu, Sikh
17 Shukaku Matsuri, Shinto
17 Vira Nirvana, Jain
19 Jain New Year, Jain
20 Birth of the B'ab, Baha'i
20 Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth, Sikh
26 Abanagan, Zoroastrian
31 All Hallows Eve, Christian
31 Samhain, Wiccan
November 2009
1 All Saints' Day, Christian
2 Guru Nanak Dev Sahib birthday, Sikh
12 Birth of Baha'u'llah, Baha'i
15 Nativity Fast Begins, Orthodox Christian
24 Jnana Panchmi, Jain
24 Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom, Sikh
24 Adargan, Zoroastrian
25-28 Hajj, Muslim
26 Day of Covenant (begins at sundown on the 25th), Baha'i
26 Thanksgiving USA
27 Eid al Adha (begins at sundown on the 27th), Islam
28 Ascension 'Abdu'l-Baha (begins at sundown on the 27th), Baha'i
29 First Sunday of Advent, Christian
December 2009
1 Suijin-Matsuri, Shinto
8 Bodhi Day (Rohatsu), Buddhist
8 Immaculate Conception, Catholic Christian
12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Catholic Christian
12 Advent Fast Begins, Orthodox Christian
12-19 Hanukkah (begins at sunset on the 11th), Jewish
21 Yule, Wiccan/Christian
25 Christmas, Christian
25 Feast of the Nativity, Orthodox Christian
26 Zartosht No-Diso, Zoroastrian
27 Ashura, Muslim
31 Oharai, Shinto
31 - Jan. 4 Maidyarem Gahambar, Zoroastrian
The Colleges’ policy on religious observance includes the following: “The Colleges accept the responsibility of making available to each student who is absent from class because of religious obligations and practices an equivalent opportunity to make up any examination, study or work requirement missed.”
Major holidays, especially those with work restrictions, are listed in bold type. Jewish and Muslim holidays begin the evening before.
If your religion is not reflected in this list, please feel free to contact The Rev. Lesley M. Adams, Chaplain.
