Observance of Religious Holidays
2023 - 2024
Listed below are some religious holidays and the dates on which they fall during the academic year. This is not intended as an exhaustive list but simply identifies some of the more common major religious holidays that may impact academic schedules. View the Guidelines for Religious Accommodations.
| Rosh Hashanah | Friday, September 15 – Sunday, September 17, 2023 |
| Yom Kippur | Sunday, September 24 – Monday, September 25 |
| Sukkot | Friday, September 29 – Friday, October 6 |
| All Saints' Day | Wednesday, November 1 |
| Diwali | Sunday, November 12 |
| Hanukkah | Thursday, December 7 – Friday, December 15 |
| Christmas | Monday, December 25 |
| Kwanzaa | Tuesday, December 26 – Monday, January 1, 2024 |
| Eastern Orthodox Christmas | Saturday, January 6 – Monday, January 8 |
| Chinese New Year | Saturday, February 10 |
| Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, February 14 |
| Ramadan | Sunday, March 10 – Tuesday, April 9 |
| Great Lent | Monday, March 18 – Saturday, May 4 |
| Holi | Monday, March 25 |
| Good Friday | Friday, March 29 |
| Easter | Sunday, March 31 |
| Eid al-Fitr | Tuesday, April 9 – Friday, April 12 |
| Passover | Monday, April 22 – Tuesday, April 30 |
| Pascha (Orthodox Easter) | Sunday, May 5 |
| Ascension | Thursday, May 9 |
| Pentecost | Sunday, May 19 |
| Vesak | Thursday, May 23 |
| Eid al-Adha | Monday, June 17 – Thursday, June 20 |
