Shakyamuni's Birthday (Gotan-e) or the Flower Festival (Hanamatsuri)
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Enlightenment Ceremony (Jodo-e), the day on which Shakyamuni attained enlightenment
Friday, December 8, 2006
Nirvana Ceremony (Nehan-e), the day of Shakyamuni's death
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Christian:
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Christmas
Monday, December 25, 2006
**Good Friday
Friday, April 6, 2007
**Good Friday (Eastern Orthodox)
Friday, April 6, 2007
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Easter Sunday (Eastern Orthodox)
Sunday, April 8, 2007
**Fasting may be observed in these communities on this day
Hindu:
Janmashtami
The Birthday of Lord Krishna
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Ganesh Chaturthi
The Birthday of Lord Ganesh
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Beginning of Navaratri
The Festival of
Nine Nights in honor of the Goddess
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Dashehra
Monday, October 2, 2006
Diwali
The Festival of Lights and New
Year Celebration
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Makara Sankranti
Winter
Solstice Festival
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Vasant Panchami; Saraswati Puja
Spring Festival
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Holi
The Colored-Water Spring Festival
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Rama Navami
The Birthday of Lord Rama
Tuesday, Match 27, 2007
Jewish:
Rosh Hashana
Sundown Friday, September 22, 2006 through Sunday, September 24, 2006
Yom Kippur
Sundown Sunday, October 1, 2006 through Monday, October 2, 2006
**Sukkot (first two days)
Friday, October 6 through Sunday, Ocotber 8, 2006.
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
Sundown Friday October 13, 2006 through Sunday, October 15, 2006
Hanukkah
Sundown Sunday, Friday December 15, 2006 through Saturday, December 23, 2006
Purim
Sundown Saturday, March 3, 2007 through Sunday, March 4, 2007
**Pesach (Passover)
Start - Sundown Monday, April 2, 2007 through Wedneday, April 4, 2007
End - Sundown Sunday, April 8, 2007 through Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Shavuot
Sundown Tuesday, May 22, 2007 through Thursday, May 24, 2007.
Tisha B' Av
Monday, July 23, 2007 thorugh Tuesday, July 24, 2007
**Succot and Passover
are 8 day festivals. Although the first two days and the
last two days have the strictest holiday observance (i.e.,
no driving, no writing etc.,), all 8 days have certain
restrictions and should be considered according to the
levels of stated observance by the diverse Jewish
religious communities at Cornell.
Muslim:
Nisf Sha'ban (15 Shaban)
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
**Ramadan
Monday, September 25, 2006
Days of fast all during the month of Ramadan.
**Eid al-Fitr (1 Shawwal)
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
**Eid al-Adha (10 Dhul Hijjah)
Sunday, December 31, 2006
New Year (1 Muharram)
Sunday, January 21, 2007
**'Ashura (10 Muharram)
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Mawlid-al-Nabi (12 Rabi' al-Awwal)
Sunday, April 1, 2007
**Actual sightings of the crescent moon may sometimes delay these dates to next day/date.
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