Shakyamuni's Birthday (Gotan-e) or the Flower Festival (Hanamatsuri)
Sunday, March 3, 2008
Enlightenment Ceremony (Jodo-e), the day on which Shakyamuni attained enlightenment
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Nirvana Ceremony (Nehan-e), the day of Shakyamuni's death
Friday, February , 2008
Christian:
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Christmas
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
**Good Friday
Friday, March 21, 2008
**Good Friday (Eastern Orthodox)
Friday,April 9, 2008
Easter Sunday
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Easter Sunday (Eastern Orthodox)
Sunday, April 27, 2008
**Fasting may be observed in these communities on this day
Hindu:
Janmashtami
The Birthday of Lord Krishna
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Ganesh Chaturthi
The Birthday of Lord Ganesh
Saturday,September 15, 2007
Beginning of Navaratri
The Festival of
Nine Nights in honor of the Goddess
Friday, October 12, 2007
Dashehra
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Diwali
The Festival of Lights and New
Year Celebration
Friday, November 9, 2007
Makara Sankranti
Winter
Solstice Festival
Monday, January 14, 2007
Vasant Panchami; Saraswati Puja
Spring Festival
Monday, February 11, 2008
Holi
The Colored-Water Spring Festival
Friday, March 21, 2008
Rama Navami
The Birthday of Lord Rama
Monday, April 14, 2008
Jewish:
Rosh Hashanah
Sundown Wednesday, September 12 through nightfall, Friday, September 14, 2007
Yom Kippur
Sundown Friday, September 21 through nightfall, Saturday, September 22, 2007
**Sukkot
Sundown Wednesday, September 26 through nightfall Friday, October 5, 2007
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah (end of Sukkot)
Sundown Wednesday, October 3, 2007 through nightfall, Friday, October 5, 2007
Hanukkah
Sundown Tuesday, December 4, 2007 (lasts for 8 days)
Purim
Sundown Thursday, March 20 thorugh nightfall, Friday, March 21, 2008
**Pesach (Passover)
Start - Sundown Saturday, April 19 through nightfall, Sunday, April 27, 2008
Shavuot
Sundown Sunday, June 8 through nightfall, Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Tisha B' Av
Sundown, Staurday, August 9 through nightfall, Sunday, August 10, 2008
**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)
Friday, August 31, 2007
**Ramadan
Begins the evening of 14 September 2007:days of fast throughought the month of Ramadan
**Eid al-Fitr (1 Shawwal)
Sunday, Ocotber 14, 2007
**Eid al-Adha (10 Dhul Hijjah)
Friday, December 21, 2007
New Year (1 Muharram)
Thursday, Janaury 10, 2008
**Ashura (10 Muharram)
Sunday, January 20, 2008
**Actual sightings of the crescent moon may sometimes delay these dates to next day/date.
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