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Calendar of Religious Holidays

The University of Arizona will remain open on most of the Religious Holidays listed below. See the General Catalog's Academic Calendar for University-wide holidays and closures.

  • Calendar covers the following religious groups:
    Bahá'í Faith, Catholic, Episcopalian, Jewish, Lutheran, Muslim, Orthodox Christian, and Pagan.

  • Calendar compiled by the University Religious Council. Please contact the Hillel Foundation at (520) 624-6561 for further information.

Religious Holidays: The religious holidays listed below have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.

See also, Work Not Strictly Forbidden
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
Shabbat. Jewish Sabbath. Every week from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown.
(Also observed by several Christian denominations, the largest being 7th Day Adventists.
Bahá'í Feast of Naw-Ruz Mar 21 Mar 21 Mar 21 Mar 21 Mar 21
Bahá'í 1st day of Ridvan Apr 21 Apr 21 Apr 21 Apr 21 Apr 21
Bahá'í 9th day of Ridvan Apr 29 Apr 29 Apr 29 Apr 29 Apr 29
Bahá'í 12th day of Ridvan May 2 May 2 May 2 May 2 May 2
Bahá'í Declaration of the Bab May 23 May 23 May 23 May 23 May 23
Bahá'í Ascension of Baha'u'llah May 29 May 29 May 29 May 29 May 29
Bahá'ís Martyrdom of the Bab Jul 9 Jul 9 Jul 9 Jul 9 Jul 9
Rosh Hashanah• Sept 23-24 Sept 13-14 Sept 30-Oct 1 Sept 19-20 Sept 9-10
Yom Kippur• Oct 2 Sept 22 Oct 9 Sept 28 Sept 18
Sukkot• Oct 7-8 Sept 27-28 Oct 14-15 Oct 3-4 Sept 23-24
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah• Oct 14-15 Oct 4-5 Oct 21-22 Oct 10-11 Sept 30-Oct 1
Bahá'í Birth of the Bab Oct 20 Oct 20 Oct 20 Oct 20 Oct 20
Bahá'í Birth of Baha'u'llah Nov 12 Nov 12 Nov 12 Nov 12 Nov 12
Passover• Apr 3-4
Apr 9-10		 Apr 20-21
Apr 26-27		 Apr 9-10
Apr 15-16		 Mar 30-31
Apr 5-6		 Apr 19-20
Apr 25-26
Shavu'ot• May 23-24 June 9-10 May 29-30 May 19-20 June 8-9
•Jewish holidays begin at sunset on the day preceding the given date.

Note: Bahá'í holidays begin at sunset on the day preceding the given date. There are also 19 days of fasting (Mar 2-21). Work is not forbidden, but because of the fasting, exams may be easier to take in the morning or evening.

 

 

Religious Holidays: Work Not Strictly Forbidden

See also, Religious Holidays: Non-work days
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
Ramadan begins* Sept 24 Sept 13 Sept 2 Aug 22 Aug 12
Eid al-Fitr* Oct 24 Oct 13 Oct 1 Sept 21 Sept 10
Ash Wednesday Feb 21 Feb 6 Feb 25 Feb 17 Mar 9
Purim• Mar 4 Mar 21 Mar 10 Feb 28 Mar 20
Holy Thursday Apr 5 Mar 20 Apr 9 Apr 1 Apr 21
Good Friday Apr 6 Mar 21 Apr 10 Apr 2 Apr 22
Holy Saturday Apr 7 Mar 22 Apr 11 Apr 3 Apr 23
Easter Sunday Apr 8 Mar 23 Apr 12 Apr 4 Apr 24
Eid al-Adha* Dec 31 Dec 20 Dec 8 Nov 28 Nov 17
Ashura* Jan. 29 Jan 19 Jan 19 Dec 27 Dec 16
Hanukah• Dec 16 - 23 Dec 5-12 Dec 22-29 Dec 12-19 Dec 2-9
Christmas Dec 25 Dec 25 Dec 25 Dec 25 Dec 25
*Islamic dates are approximate. The official days can be plus/minus one day and depend upon the official physical sighting of the new moon. This can be confirmed at the time by calling the Islamic Center at (520) 624-3233.

• Jewish holidays begin at sunset on the day preceding the given date.

#Orthodox Christian holidays. Most Orthodox Christians would also be excused from work obligations on Christmas.

**Chinese New Year is an important religious and cultural holiday for Asians.

Calendar covers the following religious groups: Ba'hai, Catholic, Episcopalian, Jewish, Lutheran, Muslim, and Orthodox Christian.

Calendar compiled by the University Religious Council. Please call the Hillel Foundation at 624-6561 for further information