Religious Holidays - Academic Year 2012 - 2013
The following information is provided by the Office of the Dean of the Chapel & Religious Life (website). For a more exhaustive list of religious traditions through 2019 visit www.interfaithcalendar.org
For your information, these are the dates of major Christian, Jewish and Muslim holidays which will occur while the University is in session during the academic year of 2012 - 2013. These are provided in order that you may know of potential schedule conflicts involving large numbers of students. All students are responsible for negotiating their needs around religious practices with the professor.
Jewish holidays begin at sunset on the evening before the date given.
Muslim holidays begin at sunset on the evening before the date given. Muslim holidays are based on a lunar calendar, and the actual dates are determined by direct observation of the moon and announced by the mosque. (The most observant Muslims will observe all days; others may observe the first two days of Eid-al-Fitr and Eid-al-Ahda.)
| Date | Holiday | Religion |
| Friday, July 20, 2012 | First Day of Ramadan | Muslim |
| Sunday, August 19, 2012 | Eid-al-Fitr | Muslim |
| Mon., Sept. 17 -Tues., Sept. 18, 2012 | Rosh Hashanah | Jewish |
| Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | Yom Kippur | Jewish |
| Mon., Oct. 1 - Tues. Oct. 2, 2012 | Sukkot, first two days | Jewish |
| Monday, October 8, 2012 | Simchat Azteret | Jewish |
| Tuesday, October 9, 2012 | Simchat Torah | Jewish |
| Tues., Oct. 16 -Wed., Oct. 24, 2012 | Navaratri | Hindu |
| Saturday, October 20, 2012 | Birth of the Bab | Baha'i |
| Wednesday, October 24, 2012 | Dussehra | Hindu |
| Friday, October 26, 2012 | Eid-al-Adha | Muslim |
| Monday, November 12, 2012 | Birth of Bahá'u'lláh | Baha'i |
| Tuesday, November 13, 2012 | Diwali | Hindu |
| Sun., Dec. 9 - Thu., Sun. 16, 2012 | Hanukkah | Jewish |
| Tuesday, December 25, 2012 | Christmas | Christian |
| Wednesday, February 13, 2013 | Ash Wednesday | Christian |
| Sunday, February 24, 2013 | Purim | Jewish |
| Tues., March 26- Wed., March 27, 2013 | Passover, first two days | Jewish |
| Friday, March 29, 2013 | Good Friday | Christian |
| Sunday, March 31, 2013 | Easter | Christian |
| Mon., April 1 - Tues., April 2, 2013 | Passover, last two days | Jewish |
| Sunday, April 21, 2013 | Ridvan | Baha'i |
