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Religious Observances

Please note that our calendar includes only religious holidays that coincide with official academic terms, sessions, or modules, and these dates may vary from year to year. This listing is not exhaustive of all religions and their related observable holidays. While daily or weekly religious observances are not specifically listed, we are committed to accommodating students' needs in accordance with New York State Education Law 224-A.

For information on federal holidays or scheduled school breaks, please review our academic calendar page.

  • 2024

    DATE

    DAYS

    OBSERVANCE

    January 7

    Sunday

    Christmas (Orthodox Christian) 

    February 10

    Saturday 

    Lunar New Year (Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism) 

    February 14

    Wednesday

    Ash Wednesday (Christian) 

    March 10 -
    April 9

    Sundown Sunday
    Sundown Tuesday

    Ramadan (Islam) 

    March 8

    Friday

    Maha Shivaratri (Hindu)

    March 18

    Monday

    Great Lent begins, Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian)

    March 23 -
    March 24

    Sundown Saturday
    Sundown Sunday

    Purim (Judaism)

    March 24 -
    March 25

    Sundown Sunday
    Sundown Monday 

    Holi (Hindu)

    March 29

    Friday

    Good Friday (Christian)

    April 9-
    April 10

    Sundown Tuesday
    Sundown Wednesday*

    Eid al-Fitr (Islam)

    April 22 -
    April 30

    Sundown Monday
    Sundown Tuesday

    Passover (Judaism)

    June 11 - June 13

    Sundown Tuesday 
    Sundown Thursday

    Shavuot (Judaism)

    June 16 -June 17

    Sundown Sunday
    Sundown Monday*

    Eid al-Adha (Islam)

    August 26

    Monday

    Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)

    September  15 -
    September 16

    Sundown Sunday
    Sundown Monday

    Mawlid al-Nabi (Islam) 

    October 3- October 12

    Sundown Thursday
    Sundown Saturday

    Navaratri (Hindu) 

    October 2 -
    October 4

    Sundown Wednesday
    Sundown Friday

    Rosh Hashanah (Judaism)

    October 11 -
    October 12

    Sundown Friday
    Sundown Saturday

    Yom Kippur (Judaism) 

    October 16 -
    October 23

    Sundown Wednesday
    Sundown Wednesday

    Sukkot (Judaism)

    October 23 -
    October 25

    Sundown Wednesday
    Sundown Friday

    Shemini Atzeret (Judaism) 

    October 24 -
    October 25

    Sundown Thursday
    Sundown Friday

    Simchat Torah (Judaism) 

    November 1

    Friday

    Diwali (Hindu) 

    *subject to change

  • 2025

    DATE

    DAYS

    OBSERVANCE

    January 7

    Tuesday

    Christmas (Orthodox Christian) 

    January 29

    Wednesday

    Lunar New Year (Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism) 

    February 13 -
    February 14

    Sundown Thursday
    Sundown Friday

    Laylat al-Bara’at (Islam)

    February 26

    Wednesday

    Maha Shivarati (Hindu)

    February 28 -
    March 30

    Sundown Wednesday
    Sundown Friday

    Ramadan (Islam) 

    March 3

    Monday

    Great Lent begins, Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian)

    March 5

    Wednesday

    Ash Wednesday (Christian) 

    March 13 -
    March 14

    Sundown Thursday
    Sundown Friday

    Purim (Judaism)

    March 14 -
    March 15

    Sundown Friday
    Sundown Satuday

    Holi (Hindu)

    March 27 Thursday Laylat al-Qadr  (Islam)
    March 29 -
    March 30
    Sundown Saturday -
    Sundown Sunday
    Eid al-Fitr (Islam)

    April 12 -
    April 20

    Sundown Saturday
    Sundown Sunday

    Passover (Judaism)

    April 18

    Friday

    Good Friday (Christian)

    June 1 - June 3

    Sundown Sunday -
    Sundown Monday

    Shavuot (Judaism)

    June 6 -June 7

    Sundown Friday
    Sundown Saturday

    Eid al-Adha (Islam)

    August 16

    Saturday

    Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)

    September 4 -
    September 5

    Sundown Thursday
    Sundown Friday

    Mawlid al-Nabi (Islam) 

    September 22 - October 2

    Sundown Monday
    Sundown Thursday

    Navaratri (Hindu) 

    September 22 -
    September 24

    Sundown Monday
    Sundown Wednesday

    Rosh Hashanah (Judaism)

    October 1 - October 2 Sundown Wednesday
    Sundown Thursday

    Yom Kippur (Judaism) 

    October 6 -
    October 13

    Sundown Monday
    Sundown Monday

    Sukkot (Judaism)

    October 13 -
    October 15

    Sundown Monday
    Sundown Wednesday

    Shemini Atzeret (Judaism) 

    October 14 -
    October 15

    Sundown Tuesday
    Sundown Wednesday

    Simchat Torah (Judaism) 

    October 20

    Monday

    Diwali (Hindu) 

    December 14 - December 22

    Sundown Thursday
    Sundown Friday

    Hanukkah (Judaism) 

    *subject to change

  • 2026

    DATE

    DAYS

    OBSERVANCE

    January 7

    Wednesday

    Christmas (Orthodox Christian) 

    February 17

    Tuesday 

    Lunar New Year (Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism) 

    February 17 - February 18

    Sundown Tuesday
    Sundown Wednesday

    Ramadan (Islam)

    February 18

    Wednesday

    Ash Wednesday (Christian) 

    February 23

    Monday

    Great Lent begins, Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian)

    March 2 -
    March 3

    Sundown Monday
    Sundown Tuesday

    Purim (Judaism)

    March 3 -
    March 4

    Sundown Wednesday
    Sundown Thursday 

    Holi (Hindu)

    March 19 - March 20 *

    Sundown Thursday Sundown Friday

    Eid al-Fitr (Islam)

    April 1-
    April 9

    Sundown Wednesday
    Sundown Thursday 

    Passover (Judaism)

    April 3 

    Friday

    Good Friday (Christian)

    May 21 -May 23

    Sundown Thursday 
    Sundown Saturday

    Shavuot (Judaism)

    May 26 -May 27

    Sundown Tuesday
    Sundown Wednesday*

    Eid al-Adha (Islam)

    August 25-26

    Sundown Tuesday
    Sundown Wednesday

    Mawlid al-Nabi (Islam)

    September  4

    Friday

    Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)

    September 11- September 13

    Sundown Friday
    Sundown Sunday

    Rosh Hashanah (Judaism)

    September 20- September 21

    Sundown Sunday
    Sundown Monday

    Yom Kippur (Judaism)

    September 25- October 2

    Sundown Friday
    Sundown Friday

    Sukkot (Judaism)

    October 2 -
    October 4

    Sundown Friday
    Sundown Sunday

    Shemini Atzeret (Judaism) 

    October 3 -
    October 4

    Sundown Saturday
    Sundown Sunday

    Simchat Torah (Judaism) 

    October 11 -
    October 20

    Sundown Sunday
    Sundown Tuesday

    Navaratri (Hindu) 

    November 8

    Sunday

    Diwali (Hindu) 

    *subject to change

  • 2027

    DATE

    DAYS

    OBSERVANCE

    January 7

    Thursday

    Christmas (Orthodox Christian) 

    February 7

    Sunday 

    Lunar New Year (Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism) 

    February 7 - March 8

    Sundown Sunday
    Sundown Monday

    Ramadan (Islam)

    February 10

    Wednesday

    Ash Wednesday (Christian)

    March 9 -
    March 10 

    Sundown Tuesday Sundown Wednesday*

    Eid al-Fitr (Islam)

    March 15

    Monday

    Great Lent begins, Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian) 

    March 22 -
    March 23

    Sundown Monday
    Sundown Tuesday

    Purim (Judaism) 

    March 22 - March 23

    Sundown Monday
    Sundown Tuesday

    Holi (Hindu)

    March 26

    Friday

    Good Friday (Christian)

    April 21 -
    April 29

    Sundown Wednesday
    Sundown Thursday

    Passover (Judaism)

    May 16 - May 17

    Sundown Sunday
    Sundown Monday*

    Eid al-Adha (Islam)

    June 10 -
    June 12

    Sundown Thursday
    Sundown Saturday*

    Shavuot (Judaism)

    August 14 - August 15

    Sundown Saturday
    Sundown Sunday

    Mawlid al-Nabi (Islam)

    August 25

    Wednesday

     Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)

    September 30- October 9

    Sundown Thursday
    Sundown Saturday

    Navaratri (Hindu) 

    October 1 -
    October 3

    Sundown Friday
    Sundown Sunday

    Rosh Hashanah (Judaism)

    October 10 -
    October 11

    Sundown Sunday
    Sundown Monday

    Yom Kippur (Judaism) 

    October 15 -
    October 22

    Sundown Friday
    Sundown Friday

    Sukkot (Judaism)

    October 22 -
    October 24

    Sundown Friday
    Sundown Sunday

    Shemini Atzeret (Judaism) 

    October 23 -
    October 24

    Sundown Saturday
    Sundown Sunday

    Simchat Torah (Judaism) 

    October 29

    Friday

    Diwali (Hindu) 

    *subject to change

  • 2028

    DATE

    DAYS

    OBSERVANCE

    January 7

    Friday

    Christmas (Orthodox Christian) 

    January 26

    Wednesday 

    Lunar New Year (Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism) 

    January 27 - February 25

    Sundown Thursday - Sundown Friday

    Ramadan (Islam) 

    February 26 -
    February 27

    Sundown Saturday -
    Sundown Sunday

    Eid al-Fitr (Islam) 

    February 28

    Monday

    Great Lent begins, Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian)

    March 1

    Wednesday

    Ash Wednesday (Christian)

    March 11 -
    March 12

    Sundown Saturday
    Sundown Sunday 

    Purim (Judaism)

    March 11 -
    March 12

    Sundown Saturday
    Sundown Sunday 

    Holi (Hindu)

    April 10-
    April 18

    Sundown Monday
    Sundown Tuesday*

    Passover (Judaism)

    April 14

    Friday

    Good Friday (Christian)

    May 4- May 5

    Sundown Thursday
    Sundown Friday

    Eid al-Adha (Islam)

    May 30 - June 1

    Sundown Tuesday
    Sundown Thursday*

    Shavuot (Judaism)

    August 2 - August 3

    Sundown Wednesday - Sundown Thursday

    Mawlid al-Nabi (Islam) 

    August 13

    Sunday

    Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)

    September 19- September 28

    Sundown Tuesday
    Sundown Thursday

    Navaratri (Hindu) 

    September 20-September 22

    Sundown Wednesday
    Sundown Friday

    Rosh Hashanah (Judaism)

    September 29-September 30

    Sundown Friday
    Sundown Saturday

    Yom Kippur (Judaism) 

    October 4 -
    October 11

    Sundown Wednesday
    Sundown Wednesday

    Sukkot (Judaism)

    October 11 -
    October 13

    Sundown Wednesday
    Sundown Friday

    Shemini Atzeret (Judaism) 

    October 12-
    October 13

    Sundown Thursday
    Sundown Friday

    Simchat Torah (Judaism) 

    October 17

    Tuesday

    Diwali (Hindu) 

    *subject to change