{"id":1223,"date":"2024-04-19T21:56:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T21:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/center-for-inclusive-excellence-and-access\/?page_id=1223"},"modified":"2024-08-21T20:23:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T20:23:01","slug":"religious-observances-calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/center-inclusive-excellence-access\/religious-observances-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Religious Observances Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-5511\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-5511<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:admissions@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> admissions@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/center-inclusive-excellence-access\">Center For Inclusive Excellence and Access<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Religious Observances Calendar<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<p><em>This calendar is designed to serve as a resource for students, faculty and staff seeking awareness and support around religious observances, as well as to assist with planning for the academic year. Students, faculty and staff may request for time off for any of these religious holidays. While this list is not comprehensive, the Center for Inclusive Excellence and Access will continue to update the calendar to ensure we are recognizing all religious observances and showing respect and civility for each other\u2019s faith practices.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<section         class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-twilight-xxx-light \">\n    \n\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n        <h3>2024-2025 Calendar<\/h3>                \n<table id=\"tablepress-2\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">2024-2025<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Days<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Holidays<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Religion<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">August 15<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Thursday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Feast of The Assumption<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Roman Catholic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">August 26<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Monday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Krishna Janmashtami<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Hindu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">September 15-16<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sunday-Monday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Mawlid an Nabi<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Islam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">October 2-4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wednesday-Friday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rosh Hashanah <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Judaism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">October 11-12<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Friday-Saturday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Yom Kippur<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Judaism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">October 31-November 1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Thursday-Friday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Samhain<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Pagan &amp; Wiccan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">November 1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Friday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">All Saints Day<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Christianity, Roman Catholic <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">November 2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Saturday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">All Souls Day<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Christianity, Roman Catholic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">November 24<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sunday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Sikh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">December 21-January 1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Saturday-Wednesday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Yule<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Pagan &amp; Wiccan; Christian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">December 24<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sunday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Christmas Eve<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Christianity, Roman Catholic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">December 25<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Monday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Christmas Day<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Christianity, Roman Catholic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">January 1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wednesday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Shogatsu\/Gatan-sai<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Shinto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">January 7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tuesday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Feast of Nativity<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Orthodox Christian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">January 29<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wednesday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Chinese New Year<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">February 28-March 30<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Friday-Sunday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Ramadan<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Islam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">March 1-19<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Saturday-Wednesday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Nineteen Day Fasting Period<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Baha\u2019i<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">March 5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wednesday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Ash Wednesday<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Christianity, Roman Catholic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">March 5-April 17<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wednesday-Thursday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Lent<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Christianity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">March 13-14<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Thrusday-Friday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Purim<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Judaism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">March 14<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Friday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Holi-Festival of Colors<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Hinduism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">March 19-20<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wednesday-Thursday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Naw-Ruz<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Baha\u2019i<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">March 31<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Monday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Eid al-Fitr<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Isalm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">April 12-April 20<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Saturday-Sunday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Passover<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Christianity, Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">April 18<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Friday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Good\/Holy Friday<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Christianity, Roman Catholic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">April 20<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sunday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Easter<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Christianity, Roman Catholic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">April 23-24<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wednesday-Thursday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Yom HaSho\u2019ah<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Judaism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">April 20-May 2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sunday-Friday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Ridvan Festival<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Baha\u2019i<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">May 22-23<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Thursday-Friday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Declaration of the Bab<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Baha\u2019i<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">May 28<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wednesday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Ascension of Baha\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Baha\u2019i<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">June 1-3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sunday-Tuesday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Shavuot<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Judaism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">June 6-7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Friday-Saturday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Eid al-Adha<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Isalm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">June 8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sunday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Pentecost<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Christianity, Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">June 26-July24<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wednesday-Wednesday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Hijra-Islamic New Year<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Islam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">August 2-3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Saturday-Sunday<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">**Tisha B\u2019 Av<\/td><td 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