Religious Holidays and Holy Days
Major Religious Holidays and Celebrations 2022-2024
Below is a list of holidays, traditional days of observances and important days of religious significance. This is not a comprehensive list of dates and a more detailed list can be found at www.interfaith-calendar.org.
Please take note of the dates in UPPER CASE and RED. These require abstinence from all secular activity and fall under the attendance policy adopted by the University Senate and the Board of Trustees.
Miami excuses class absences for religious observances. Students must give written notification to their instructors within the first two weeks of class of the religious event that prohibits class attendance and the date that will be missed, if officially known. For such an absence, Miami expects the instructor to provide students with reasonable accommodations for completing missed work. Read the full policy
The following template may be used as a guide when communicating an absence with a professor:
Sample email request to miss class for a religious holiday
Dear Professor __________,
In celebration of the religious holiday ________________, I am requesting to miss class on ____________ (add additional holidays/dates as needed). My plan to get information on what I miss in class is ____________________ (for example, indicate if you would like to meet with the professor outside of class). I respectfully request this in accordance with the University Class Attendance policy website and associated holiday calendar.
Thank you,
___________
Religious Holidays and Holy Days - 2022-23
DATE | HOLIDAY |
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Aug. 8, 2022 | * ** Ashura (Tenth of Muharram) Islam |
Aug. 18 - 19, 2022 | ** Krishna Janmashtami Hindu |
Aug. 31, 2022 | ** Ganesh Chaturthi Hindu |
Sept. 25-27, 2022 | * ROSH HASHANAH Jewish |
Sept. 26 - Oct. 5, 2022 | ** Navaratri Hindu |
Sept. 29, 2022 | Saint Michael and All Angels Christian |
Oct. 4-5, 2022 | * YOM KIPPUR Jewish |
Oct. 5, 2022 | ** VIJAYA DASHAMI (LAST DAY OF NAVARATRI) Hindu |
Oct. 10-16, 2022 | * Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Jewish |
Oct. 17-18, 2022 | * Shemini Atzeret (Eighth day of Sukkot) Jewish |
Oct. 17-18, 2022 | * Simchat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law) Jewish |
Oct. 24, 2022 | ** DEEPAVALI (DIWALI) Hindu |
Oct. 24, 2022 | ** BANDHI CHLOR DIVAS (Coincides with DIWALI) Sikh |
Oct. 26, 2022 | * BIRTH OF THE BÁB Baha’i |
Oct. 26 - 27, 2022 | * BIRTH OF THE BAHA’U’LLAH Baha’i |
Nov. 1, 2022 | All Saints Day Christian |
Nov. 8, 2022 | ** Gurupurab Guru Nanak Sikh |
Nov. 27, 2022 | Advent (First Sunday) Christian |
Dec. 8, 2022 | ** Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) Buddhism |
Dec. 18-26, 2022 |
* Hanukkah |
Dec. 25, 2022 |
Christmas |
Dec. 26, 2022 - Jan. 1, 2023 | Kwanzaa African/Interfaith |
DATE | HOLIDAY |
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Dec. 29, 2022 | ** Gurupurab Guru Gobind Singh Ji Sikh |
Jan. 6, 2023 | Christmas Eve Orthodox Christian (Old Calendar) |
Jan. 7, 2023 | Christmas Orthodox Christian (Old Calendar) |
Jan. 14, 2023 | New Year Orthodox Christian (Old Calendar) |
Jan. 22, 2023 | Lunar New Year Chūnjié (Chinese New Year) Losar (Tibetan New Year) Seolnal (Korean New Year) Tết Nguyên Đán (Vietnamese New Year) |
Feb. 22, 2023 |
Ash Wednesday (Lent Begins) |
Mar. 7, 2023 | * Purim (Feast of Esther) Jewish |
Mar. 8, 2023 | ** Hola Mohalla (Coincides with Holi) Sikh |
Mar. 22, 2023 | * ** First day of Ramadan (30 days) Islam |
Apr. 2, 2023 | Palm Sunday Christian |
Apr. 5 - 6, 2023 | * PESACH (Passover first two days) Jewish |
Apr. 5 - 13, 2023 | *Pesach (Passover) Jewish |
Apr. 6, 2023 | Maundy Thursday Christian |
Apr. 7, 2023 | Good Friday Christian |
Apr. 9, 2023 | Easter Sunday Christian |
Apr. 9, 2023 | Palm Sunday Orthodox Christian |
Apr. 12 - 13, 2023 | * PESACH (Passover last two days) Jewish |
Apr. 14, 2023 | ** Vaisakhi Sikh |
Apr. 16, 2023 | Easter Orthodox Christian |
Apr. 21 - 22, 2023 | * ** Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan) Islam |
DATE | HOLIDAY |
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May 28, 2023 | Pentecost Christian |
Jun. 11, 2023 | All Saints Day Orthodox Christian |
Jun. 28 - 29, 2023 | * ** Eid al Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) Islam |
Jul. 9, 2023 | * Martyrdom of the Bab Baha’i |
Jul. 27 - 28, 2023 | * ** Ashura (Tenth of Muharram) Islam |
Religious Holidays and Holy Days - 2023-24
DATE | HOLIDAY |
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Sept. 6 - 7, 2023 | ** Krishna Janmashtami Hindu |
Sept. 15 - 17, 2023 | * ROSH HASHANAH Jewish |
Sept. 19, 2023 | ** Ganesh Chaturthi Hindu |
Sept. 24 - 25, 2023 | * YOM KIPPUR Jewish |
Sept. 29, 2023 | Saint Michael of All Angels Christian |
Sept. 29 - Oct. 6, 2023 | * Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Jewish |
Oct. 6 - 8, 2023 | * Shemini Atzeret (Eighth day of Sukkot) Jewish |
Oct. 7 - 8, 2023 | * Simchat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law) Jewish |
Oct. 15 - 24, 2023 | ** Navaratri Hindu |
Oct. 16, 2023 | * BIRTH OF THE BÁB Baha’i |
Oct. 16 - 17, 2023 | * BIRTH OF THE BAHA’U’LLAH Baha’i |
Oct. 24, 2023 | ** VIJAYA DASAMI (LAST DAY OF NAVARATRI) Hindu |
Nov. 1, 2023 | All Saints Day Christian |
Nov. 12, 2023 | ** DEEPAVALI (DIWALI) Hindu |
Nov. 12, 2023 | ** BANDHI CHLOR DIVAS (Coincided with DIWALI) Sikh |
Nov. 27, 2023 | ** Gurupurab Guru Nanak Dev Ji Sikh |
Dec. 3, 2023 | Advent (First Sunday) Christian |
Dec. 7 - 15, 2023 | * Hanukkah Jewish |
Dec. 8, 2023 | ** Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) Buddhism |
Dec. 25, 2023 |
Christmas |
Dec. 26, 2023 - Jan. 1, 2024 | Kwanzaa African/Interfaith |
DATE | HOLIDAY |
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Jan. 6, 2024 | Christmas Eve Orthodox Christian (Old Calendar) |
Jan. 7, 2024 | Christmas Orthodox Christian (Old Calendar) |
Jan. 14, 2024 | New Year Orthodox Christian (Old Calendar) |
Jan. 17, 2024 | ** Gurupurab Guru Gobind Singh Ji Sikh |
Feb. 10, 2024 | Lunar New Year Chūnjié (Chinese New Year) Losar (Tibetan New Year) Seolnal (Korean New Year) Tết Nguyên Đán (Vietnamese New Year) |
Feb. 14, 2024 |
Ash Wednesday (Lent Begins) |
Mar. 11, 2024 | * ** First day of Ramadan (30 days) Islam |
Mar. 24, 2024 | * Purim (Feast of Esther) Jewish |
Mar. 24, 2024 | Palm Sunday Christian |
Mar. 25, 2024 | ** Hola Mohalla (Coincides with Holi) Sikh |
Mar. 28, 2024 | Maundy Thursday Christian |
Mar. 29, 2024 | Good Friday Christian |
Mar. 31, 2024 | Easter Sunday Christian |
Apr. 10, 2024 | * **Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan) Islam |
Apr. 14, 2024 | ** Vaisakhi Sikh |
Apr. 22-30, 2024 | * Pesach (Passover) Jewish |
Apr. 22-23, 2024 | * PESACH (Passover first two days) Jewish |
DATE | HOLIDAY |
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May 19, 2024 | Pentecost Christian |
Jun. 9, 2024 | All Saints Day Orthodox Christian |
Jul. 9, 2024 | * Martyrdom of the Bab Baha’i |
Jul. 16 - 17, 2024 | * **Ashura (Tenth of Muharram) Islam |
NOTE:
- Dates with an asterisk (*) indicate holy days beginning at sundown the day before this date.
- Dates with two asterisks (**) indicate that regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of this date.
While other religious holidays listed or not listed may not necessarily require abstinence from all secular activity, one should be sensitive to certain other observations that may involve fasting, a dietary change, or special celebrations that may occur during the day or in the evening. Jewish and Islamic days begin at sundown of the day preceding the date shown and end at sundown of the (last) date shown. Orthodox and observant Conservative Jews stop all work-related activities from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday to observe Shabbat (Sabbath). Other religious traditions include similar practices. For example, Seventh-day Adventists observe the Sabbath from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday. For more information on religious holidays, visit the Center for American and World Cultures. The Interfaith Calendar and other sources were used to develop this document. Revisions to the calendar should be directed to provost@MiamiOH.edu.