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'is, Catholic, Episcopalian, Jewish, Lutheran, Muslim, and Orthodox Christian.
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
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020
Shabbat. Jewish Sabbath. Every week from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown. (Also observed by several Christian denominations, the largest being 7th Day Adventists.
Tibetan New Year	Feb 16	Feb 16	Feb 16	Feb 16
Bahá'is Feast of Naw-Ruz	Mar 20	Mar 21	Mar 21	Mar 20
Bahá'is 1st day of Ridvan	Apr 20	Apr 21	Apr 21	Apr 20
Bahá'is 9th day of Ridvan	Apr 29	Apr 29	Apr 29	Apr 29
Bahá'is 12th day of Ridvan	May 2	May 2	May 2	May 2
Bahá'is Declaration of the Bab	May 23	May 23	May 23	May 23
Bahá'is Ascension of Baha'u'llah	May 29	May 29	May 29	May 29
Vesak (Buddhist)**	May 29	May 29	May 29	May 29
Bahá'is Martyrdom of the Bab	Jul 9	Jul 9	Jul 9	Jul 9
Eid al-Fitr*	Jul 7	Jun 26	Jun 15	Jul 5
Rosh Hashanah•	Oct 3-4	Sept 21-22	Sept 10-11	Sept 30-Oct 1
Yom Kippur•	Oct 12	Sept 30	Sept 19	Oct 9
Eid al-Adha*	Sept 13	Sept 2	Aug 22	Aug 12
Sukkot•	Oct 17-18	Oct 5-6	Sept 24-25	Oct 14-15
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah•	Oct 24-25	Oct 12-13	Oct 1-2	Oct 21-22
Bahá'is Birth of the Bab	Oct 20	Oct 21	Nov 9	Oct 29
Bahá'is Birth of Baha'u'llah	Nov 12	Oct 22	Nov 10	Oct 30
Passover•	Apr 11-12 Apr 17-18	Mar 31-Apr 1 Apr 6-7	Apr 20-21 Apr 26-27	Apr 9-10 Apr 15-16
Shavu'ot•	May 31-Jun 1	May 20-21	Jun 9-10	May 29-30
•Jewish holidays begin at sunset on the day preceding the given date. 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 624-3233. Buddhist: Two aspects to take into account with Buddhist festivals. Most, with the exception of the Japanese, use the lunar calendar and the dates of festivals vary from country to country and between Buddhist traditions. Note:* Bahá'is 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
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020
Ramadan begins*	Jun 6	May 27	May 16	Jun 5
Ash Wednesday	Mar 1	Feb 14	Mar 6	Feb 26
Chinese New Year**	Jan 28	Feb 16	Feb 5	Jan 25
Purim•	Mar 12	Mar 1	Mar 21	Mar 10
Holy Thursday	Apr 13	Mar 29	Apr 18	Apr 9
Good Friday	Apr 14	Mar 30	Apr 19	Apr 10
Holy Saturday	Apr 15	Mar 31	Apr 20	Apr 11
Easter Sunday	Apr 16	Apr 1	Apr 21	Apr 12
Ashura*	Oct 11	Sept 30	Sept 19	Sept 8
Hanukah•	Dec 24 - 31	Dec 13-20	Dec 3-10	Dec 23-30
Christmas	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, Buddhist, 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