Below is a list of religious holidays that might pose conflicts with the 2021 and 2022 academic calendars. This list is not exhaustive of religious holidays but includes major holidays as suggested to us by religious organizations.
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To inquire about holidays not listed here or to suggest important additions please contact us at interfaith@chapman.edu
Table lists dates of religious holidays
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Holiday |
Religion |
Date |
Description |
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Makar Sankranti |
Hindu |
Jan 14 |
Harvest festival that celebrates the beginning of spring in India |
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Chinese New Year |
Confucian |
Feb 12 |
Lunar New Year for Chinese people |
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Purim* |
Judaism |
Feb 25-26 |
Commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to destroy them while they were exiled in Persia |
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Month of Fasting |
Baha'i |
Mar 1-19 |
19-day fast observed from sunrise to sunset |
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Naw Ruz |
Baha'i |
Mar 20 |
Traditional Iranian new year holiday |
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Passover* |
Judaism |
Mar 27- Apr 4 |
Commemorates God delivering the Israelites from slavery in Egypt |
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Holi |
Hindu |
Mar 29 |
Festival of color that celebrates the arrival of spring |
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Good Friday |
Christian |
Apr 2 |
Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ |
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Easter |
Christian |
Apr 4 |
Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ |
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Easter Monday |
Catholic |
April 5 |
Easter Monday or " Monday of the Angels," celebrates the angel's announcement about Christ's Resurrection to the women who came to the tomb. It is traditional to enjoy leisure and free time and to switch from saying the Regina Caeli at noon hour instead of the Angelus. |
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Ramadan** |
Islam |
Apr 12 - May 11 |
Fast from sunrise to sunset held during the month of Ramadan |
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Vaisakhi |
Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist |
Apr 13 |
Commemorates the foundation of Sikhism and serves as a festival of thanksgiving. Also begins the Hindu New Year. |
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Eid al-Fitr |
Islam |
May 12-13 |
Feast to celebrate the end of Ramadan |
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Visakha Puja |
Buddhist |
May 26 |
Celebrates the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha |
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Ascension of Baha’u'llah |
Baha'i |
May 27 - 28 |
Commemorates the death of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i faith |
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Eid al-Adha |
Islam |
July 19-23 |
Feast to celebrate Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ishmael, at the command of God |
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Paryushana** |
Jain |
Sep 4-11 |
8-10 day celebration which involves fasting and studying scriptures |
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Rosh Hashanah* |
Judaism |
Sep 6- 8 |
Jewish New Year |
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Yom Kippur* |
Judaism |
Sept 15-16 |
Day of Atonement - Fast |
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Diwali** |
Hindu |
Nov 4 |
5-day festival of lights that celebrates the triumph of good over evil and the goddess Lakshmi |
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Birth of the Bab |
Baha'i |
Nov 6-7 |
Celebrates the birth of the Bab, who was said to prepare the way for the founder of Baha'i, Baha'u'llah |
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Birth of Baha'u'llah |
Baha'i |
Nov 6 - 7 |
Celebrates the birth of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i faith |
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Hanukkah |
Judaism |
Nov 28 - Dec 6 |
Celebrates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabees rebelled against the Seleucid empire in the 2nd century BCE |
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Bodhi Day |
Buddhist |
Dec 8 |
Commemorates Gautama Buddha's enlightenment |
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| Christmas | Christian (Roman Catholic & Protestant) |
Dec 24-25 | Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ | |||
* Jewish holy days begin and end at sundown on the first and last days listed.
** These holidays are calculated on a lunar calendar and are approximate.
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Holiday |
Religion |
Date |
Description |
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Bodhi Day |
Buddhist |
Jan 10 |
Commemorates Gautama Buddha's enlightenment |
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Makar Sankranti |
Hindu |
Jan 14 |
Harvest festival that celebrates the beginning of spring in India |
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Chinese New Year |
Confucian, Taoist, Buddhist |
Feb 1 |
Lunar New Year for Chinese people |
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Month of Fasting |
Baha'i |
Mar 2 |
19-day fast observed from sunrise to sunset |
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Purim* |
Judaism |
Mar 16 - 17 |
Commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to destroy them while they were exiled in Persia |
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Holi |
Hindu |
Mar 19 |
Festival of color that celebrates the arrival of spring |
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Naw Ruz |
Baha'i |
Mar 21 - 22 |
Traditional Iranian new year holiday |
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Ramadan** |
Islam |
Apr 2 - May 2 |
Fast from sunrise to sunset held during the month of Ramadan |
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Vaisakhi |
Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist |
Apr 14 |
Commemorates the foundation of Sikhism and serves as a festival of thanksgiving. Also begins the Hindu New Year. |
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Passover* |
Judaism |
Apr 15 - 23 |
Commemorates God delivering the Israelites from slavery in Egypt |
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Good Friday |
Christian (Roman Catholic & Protestant) |
Apr 15 |
Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ |
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Easter |
Christian (Roman Catholic & Protestant) |
Apr 17 |
Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ |
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Easter Monday |
Catholic |
Apr 18 |
Easter Monday or " Monday of the Angels," celebrates the angel's announcement about Christ's Resurrection to the women who came to the tomb. It is traditional to enjoy leisure and free time and to switch from saying the Regina Caeli at noon hour instead of the Angelus. |
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Eid al-Fitr |
Islam |
May 2-3 |
Feast to celebrate the end of Ramadan |
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Visakha Puja |
Buddhist |
May 6 |
Celebrates the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha |
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Ascension of Baha’u'llah |
Baha'i |
May 28 - 29 |
Commemorates the death of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i faith |
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Eid al-Adha |
Islam |
July 9-13 |
Feast to celebrate Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ishmael, at the command of God |
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Paryushana** |
Jain |
Sept 1 |
8-10 day celebration which involves fasting and studying scriptures |
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Rosh Hashanah* |
Judaism |
Sep 25-27 |
Jewish New Year |
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Yom Kippur* |
Judaism |
Oct 4-5 |
Day of Atonement - Fast |
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Sukkot* |
Judaism |
Oct 9 - 16 |
Begins evening of Oct 2 |
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Shemini Atzeret* |
Judaism |
Oct 16 - 18 |
Begins evening of Oct 9 |
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Diwali** |
Hindu, Sikh, Jain |
Oct 24 |
5-day festival of lights that celebrates the triumph of good over evil and the goddess Lakshmi |
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Birth of the Bab |
Baha'i |
Oct 25-26 |
Celebrates the birth of the Bab, who was said to prepare the way for the founder of Baha'i, Baha'u'llah |
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Birth of Baha'u'llah |
Baha'i |
Oct 27 |
Celebrates the birth of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i faith |
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Hanukkah |
Judaism |
Dec 18 - 26 |
Celebrates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabees rebelled against the Seleucid empire in the 2nd century BCE |
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Christmas |
Christian (Roman Catholic & Protestant) |
Dec 24 - 25 |
Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ |
* Jewish holy days begin and end at sundown on the first and last days listed.
** These holidays are calculated on a lunar calendar and are approximate.
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Holiday |
Religion |
Date |
Description |
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Makar Sankranti |
Hindu |
Jan 15 |
Harvest festival that celebrates the beginning of spring in India |
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Chinese New Year |
Confucian, Taoist, Buddhist |
Feb 16 |
Lunar New Year for Chinese people |
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Month of Fasting |
Baha'i |
Mar 2 - 20 |
19-day fast observed from sunrise to sunset |
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Purim* |
Judaism |
Mar 6 - 7 |
Commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to destroy them while they were exiled in Persia |
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Holi |
Hindu |
Mar 8 |
Festival of color that celebrates the arrival of spring |
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Naw Ruz |
Baha'i |
Mar 21 |
Traditional Iranian new year holiday |
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Ramadan** |
Islam |
Mar 22-April 20 |
Fast from sunrise to sunset held during the month of Ramadan |
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Passover* |
Judaism |
April 5 - Apr 13 |
Commemorates God delivering the Israelites from slavery in Egypt |
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Good Friday |
Christian (Roman Catholic & Protestant) |
April 7 |
Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ |
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Easter |
Christian (Roman Catholic & Protestant) |
Apr 9 |
Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ |
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Easter Monday |
Catholic |
Apr 10 |
Easter Monday or " Monday of the Angels," celebrates the angel's announcement about Christ's Resurrection to the women who came to the tomb. It is traditional to enjoy leisure and free time and to switch form saying the Regina Caeli at noon hour instead of the Angelus. |
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Vaisakhi |
Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist |
Apr 13 |
Commemorates the foundation of Sikhism and serves as a festival of thanksgiving. Also begins the Hindu New Year. |
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Visakha Puja |
Buddhist |
Apr 29 |
Celebrates the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha |
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Shavuot* |
Judaism |
May 25 - 27 |
Begins evening of May 25 |
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Ascension of Baha’u'llah |
Baha'i |
May 29 |
Commemorates the death of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i faith |
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Eid al-Fitr |
Islam |
June 28 - July 2 |
Feast to celebrate the end of Ramadan |
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Eid Al-Adha |
Islam |
June 28 - 29 |
Commemoration of a Muslim's pilgrimage to Mecca |
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Eid al-Adha |
Islam |
June 28-29 |
Feast to celebrate Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ishmael, at the command of God |
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Paryushana** |
Jain |
Sep 7 |
8-10 day celebration which involves fasting and studying scriptures |
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Rosh Hashanah* |
Judaism |
Sep 15 - 17 |
Jewish New Year |
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Yom Kippur* |
Judaism |
Sep 24 -25 |
Day of Atonement - Fast |
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Birth of the Bab |
Baha'i |
Nov 8-9 |
Celebrates the birth of the Bab, who was said to prepare the way for the founder of Baha'i, Baha'u'llah |
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Birth of Baha'u'llah |
Baha'i |
Nov 9-10 |
Celebrates the birth of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i faith |
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Diwali** |
Hindu, Sikh, Jain |
Nov 12 |
5-day festival of lights that celebrates the triumph of good over evil and the goddess Lakshmi |
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Hanukkah |
Judaism |
Dec 7 - 15 |
Celebrates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabees rebelled against the Seleucid empire in the 2nd century BCE |
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Bodhi Day |
Buddhist |
Dec 8 |
Commemorates Gautama Buddha's enlightenment |
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Christmas |
Christian (Roman Catholic & Protestant) |
Dec 24 - 25 |
Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ |
* Jewish holy days begin and end at sundown on the first and last days listed.
** These holidays are calculated on a lunar calendar and are approximate.