Policy regarding religious holidays: Classes are held. Students observing these days will be granted excused absences from all classes and an opportunity to make up any tests or exams given on these days.
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August
Eid-al-Fitr
Begins sundown Saturday
18
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Note: This Muslim holy day begins at sundown on Saturday, August 18, and continues until darkness on Sunday, August 19. The Islamic calendar is lunar and depends on the actual sighting of the new moon; therefore, the actual dates may differ by a day or two. |
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September
Rosh Hashanah
Begins sundown Sunday
16
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Note: This holiday officially begins at sundown on Sunday, September 16, and continues until darkness on Tuesday, September 18. |
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Yom Kippur
Begins sundown Tuesday
25
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Note: This holiday officially begins at sundown on Tuesday, September 25, and continues through darkness on Wednesday, September 26. |
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Sukkot
Begins sundown Sunday
30
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Note: This holiday officially begins at sundown on Sunday, September 30, and continues through darkness on Sunday, October 7. |
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October
Shmini Atzeret
Begins sundown Sunday
7
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Note: This holiday officially begins at sundown on Sunday, October 7, and continues through darkness on Tuesday, October 9. |
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Eid-al-Adah
Begins sundown Thursday
25
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Note: This Muslim holy day begins at sundown on Thursday, October 25, and continues until darkness on Friday, October 26. The Islamic calendar is lunar and depends on the actual sighting of the new moon; therefore, the actual dates may differ by a day or two. |
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February
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday
13
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Note: Student’s class may conflict with scheduled on-campus mass. |
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March
Passover
Begins sundown Monday
25
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Note: The first two days of this holiday are celebrated from sundown on Monday, March 25, until darkness on Wednesday, March 27; the last two days of the holiday are celebrated from sundown on Sunday, March 31, until darkness on Tuesday, April 2. |
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Good Friday
Friday
29
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May
Shavuot
Begins sundown Tuesday
14
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Note: This holiday officially begins sundown on Tuesday, May 14, and continues until darkness on Thursday, May 16. |
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July
Ramadan
Begins sundown Monday
8
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Note: The first day of the Muslim fasting month begins at sundown on Monday, July 8, and continues until darkness on Wednesday, August 7. The Islamic calendar is lunar and depends on the actual sighting of the new moon; therefore, the actual dates may differ by a day or two. |
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