Below is a list of cultural, religious, and spiritual celebrations/observances that are most prominent in the lives of students, faculty, and staff at the College of Wooster community. These three-year outlooks are not exhaustive, but meant to be a resource for those planning classes and programs, so that our values for diversity, equity, and inclusion can be reflected in our practices. By providing this resource, we hope to better highlight, uplift, and affirm the traditions and holy days that are most meaningful, and provide opportunities for education and community-building across lines of difference.

• The new Conscientious Religious Observance Policy
• The Conscientious Religious Observance Notification Form for submitting requests for exemptions

* = Indicates observance usually begins at sundown on that day

** = Local/regional or lunar sightings may impact observance

Holiday	Community	2021	2022	2023
Mary, Mother of God Holy Day	Christian	Jan. 1	Jan. 1	Jan. 1
Shogatsu / Gantan-sai	Shinto	Jan. 1	Jan. 1	Jan. 1
Epiphany / Theophany / Día de los Reyes (Three Kings Day)	Christian	Jan. 6	Jan. 6	Jan. 6
Orthodox Christmas	Orthodox Christian	Jan. 7	Jan. 7	Jan. 7
Maghi-Lohri	Sikh	Jan. 13	Jan. 13	Jan. 13
Maker Sankranti	Hindu	Jan. 14	Jan. 14	Jan. 14
Timkat	Ethiopian Christian	Jan. 19	Jan. 19	Jan. 19
Birth of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Gurpurab	Sikh	Jan. 20	Jan. 9	Jan. 5
Tu B’Shvat	Jewish	Jan. 27*-28	Jan. 16*-17	Feb. 5*-6
Imbolc / St. Brigid’s Day**	Wiccan/Pagan	Feb. 1*-2	Feb. 1*-2	Feb. 1*-2
Setsebun	Shinto	Feb. 3	Feb. 3	Feb. 3
Lunar New Year	East Asian; Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist	Feb. 12	Feb. 1	Jan. 22
Nirvana Day**	Buddhist	Feb. 15	Feb. 15	Feb. 15
Vasant Panchami (Saraswati Puja)	Hindu, Jain, Sikh	Feb. 16	Feb. 4	Jan. 26
Ash Wednesday (Lent begins)	Christian	Feb. 17	Mar. 2	Feb. 22
Purim	Jewish	Feb. 25*-26	Mar. 16*-17	Mar. 6*-7
Magha Puja	Buddhist	Feb. 26	Feb. 16	Mar. 6
Lailat al-Mi’raj	Islamic	Mar. 10*-11	Feb. 28*-Mar. 1	Feb. 17*-18
Maha Shivratri	Hindu	Mar. 11	Mar. 1	Feb. 18
Clean Monday (Great Lent begins)	Orthodox Christian	Mar. 15	Mar. 7	Feb. 27
Naw-Rúz / Nowruz (Persian New Year)	Bahá’í, Zoroastrian	Mar. 19*-20	Mar. 19*-20	Mar. 19*-20
Ostara (Spring Equinox)	Wiccan/Pagan	Mar. 19*-20	Mar. 19*-20	Mar. 19*-20
Passover / Pesach (begins)	Jewish	Mar. 27*-Apr. 4	Apr. 15*-23	Apr. 5*-13
Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranthushtra)	Zoroastrian	Mar. 28	Mar. 28	Mar. 28
Palm Sunday (Holy Week begins)	Christian	Mar. 28	Apr. 10	Apr. 2
Lailat al Bara’ah	Islamic	Mar. 28*-29	Mar. 18*-19	Mar. 7*-8
Holi – Gaura Purnima	Hindu	Mar. 29	Mar. 18	Mar. 8
Hola Mohalla	Sikh	Mar. 29-31	Mar. 18-20	Mar. 8-10
Holy / Maundy Thursday	Christian	Apr. 1	Apr. 14	Apr. 6
Good Friday	Christian	Apr. 2	Apr. 15	Apr. 7
Holy Saturday / Easter Vigil	Christian	Apr. 3	Apr. 16	Apr. 8
Easter**	Christian	Apr. 4	Apr. 17	Apr. 9
Buddha Day**	East Asian/Buddhist	Apr. 8	Apr. 8	Apr. 8
Yom ha-Shoah	Jewish	Apr. 8*-9	Apr. 27*-28	Apr. 17*-18
Ramadan (begins)	Islamic	Apr. 12*-May 11	Apr. 2*-May 3	Mar. 22*-Apr. 20
Chaitra Navratri	Hindu	Apr. 13-22	Apr. 2-11	Mar. 22-31
Vaisakhi (Birth of the Khalsa Panth)	Sikh	Apr. 14	Apr. 14	Apr. 14
Guru Angad Dev Ji Gurpurab (Birthday)	Sikh	Apr. 18	Apr. 18	Apr. 18
Festival of Ridván (1st, 9th, 12th days are holiest)	Bahá’í	Apr. 19*-May 1	Apr. 18*-May 1	Apr. 20*-May 2
Rama Navami	Hindu	Apr. 21	Apr. 10	Mar. 30
Mahavir Jayanti Kalyak	Jain	Apr. 25	Apr. 4	Apr. 21
Holy Thursday	Orthodox Christian	Apr. 29	Apr. 21	Apr. 13
Holy Friday	Orthodox Christian	Apr. 30	Apr. 22	Apr. 14
Beltane**	Wiccan/Pagan	Apr. 30*-May 1	Apr. 30*-May 1	Apr. 30*-May 1
Holy Saturday	Orthodox Christian	May 1	Apr. 23	Apr. 15
Orthodox Easter / Pascha	Orthodox Christian	May 2	Apr. 24	Apr. 16
Laila al-Qadr	Islamic	May 7*-8	Apr. 27*-28	Apr. 16*-17
Eid al Fitar (Ramadan ends)	Islamic	May 12*-13	May 2*-3	Apr. 21*-22
Ascension of the Lord	Christian	May 13	May 26	May 18
Akshaya Tritiya	Hindu	May 14	May 3	Apr. 23
Shavout	Jewish	May 16*-18	June 4*-6	May 25*-27
Pentecost	Christian	May 23	June 5	May 28
Declaration of Báb	Bahá’í	May 23	May 23	May 23
Marasinha Jayanti	Hindu	May 26	May 14	May 4
Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh	Bahá’í	May 28	May 28	May 28
Martyrdom of Guru ArJan. Dev Sahib	Sikh	June 16	June 16	June 16
Pentecost (Orthodox)	Orthodox Christian	June 20	June 12	June 4
World Humanist Day	Humanist, Secularist	June 21	June 21	June 21
Litha (Summer Solstice)**	Wiccan/Pagan	June 21*-22	June 21*-22	June 21*-22
Martyrdom of Báb	Bahá’í	July 9	July 9	July 9
Eid al Adha	Islamic	July 19*-20	July 9*-10	June 28*-29
Asalha Puja Day	Buddhist	July 24	July 13	July 3
Pioneer Day	Latter-day Saints/Mormon	July 24	July 24	July 24
Lughnassad**	Wiccan/Pagan	July 31*-Aug. 1	July 31*-Aug. 1	July 31*-Aug. 1
Al-Hijra	Islamic	Aug. 9*-10	July 29*-30	July 18*-19
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Catholic/Orthodox Christian	Aug. 15	Aug. 15	Aug. 15
Ashura	Islamic	Aug. 18*-19	Aug. 7*-8	July 27*-28
Krishna Janmashtami	Hindu	Aug. 30	Aug. 18	Sept. 6
Paryushana Parva	Jain	Sept. 4	Aug. 23	Sept. 11
Rosh Hashanah	Jewish	Sept. 6*-7	Sept. 25*-27	Sept. 15*-17
Ganesh Chaturhi	Hindu	Sept. 10	Aug. 31	Sept. 19
Ethiopian New Year	African Ancestral, Rastafarian	Sept. 11	Sept. 11	Sept. 12
Yom Kippur	Jewish	Sept. 15*-16	Oct. 4*-5	Sept. 24*-25
Navaratri	Hindu	Sept. 17-24	Sept. 26-Oct. 5	Oct. 15-23
Sukkot	Jewish	Sept. 20*-27	Oct. 9*-16	Sept. 29*-Oct. 6
Mabon (Fall Solstice)**	Wiccan/Pagan	Sept. 21*-23	Sept. 21*-23	Sept. 21*-23
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah	Jewish	Sept. 27*-29	Oct. 16*-18	Oct. 7*-8
Dasara / Dussehra	Hindu	Oct. 15	Oct. 4	Oct. 23
Gurupurab Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Birthday)	Sikh	Oct. 20	Oct. 20	Oct. 20
Karwa Chauth	Hindu	Oct. 23*-24	Oct. 12*-13	Oct. 31*-Nov. 1
Sarad Purnima	Hindu	Oct. 30	Oct. 9	Oct. 28
Samhaim**	Wiccan/Pagan	Oct. 30*-Nov. 1	Oct. 30*-Nov. 1	Oct. 30*-Nov. 1
All Saints / Souls Day	Christian	Nov. 1-2	Nov. 1-2	Nov. 1-2
Día de los Muertos	Latin American Indigenous	Nov. 1-2	Nov. 1-2	Nov. 1-2
Diwali	Hindu, Sikh	Nov. 4	Oct. 24	Nov. 12
Birth of Báb	Bahá’í	Nov. 6	Oct. 26	Oct. 16
Birth of Bahá’u’lláh	Bahá’í	Nov. 7	Oct. 27	Oct. 17
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib	Sikh	Nov. 24	Nov. 24	Nov. 24
Day of the Covenant	Bahá’í	Nov. 25	Nov. 25	Nov. 25
Ascension of ‘Abud’l-Bahá	Bahá’í	Nov. 27	Nov. 27	Nov. 27
Advent (begins)	Christian	Nov. 28-Dec. 24	Nov. 27-Dec. 24	Dec. 3-24
Hanukkah	Jewish	Nov. 28*-Dec. 6	Dec. 18*-26	Dec. 7*-15
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu)	Buddhist	Dec. 8	Dec. 8	Dec. 8
Immaculate Conception	Catholic Christian	Dec. 8	Dec. 8	Dec. 8
Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe	Latin American Indigenous, Hispanic Christian	Dec. 12	Dec. 12	Dec. 12
Gita Jayanti	Hindu	Dec. 14	Dec. 3	Dec. 22
Posadas Navidenas	Latin American/Hispanic Christian	Dec. 16-25	Dec. 16-25	Dec. 16-25
Yule (Winter Solstice)	Wiccan/Pagan	Dec. 20*-Jan. 1	Dec. 20*-Jan. 1	Dec. 20*-Jan. 1
Christmas	Christian	Dec. 24*-25	Dec. 24*-25	Dec. 24*-25
Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathustra)	Zoroastrian	Dec. 26	Dec. 26	Dec. 26
Kwanzaa	African Ancestral	Dec. 26-Jan. 1	Dec. 26-Jan. 1	Dec. 26-Jan. 1

If there are holidays, celebrations, or observances not listed here that should be added, please contact rsl@wooster.edu.