Religious Observances and Holidays for the 2015-2016 Academic Year
The Office of Faith and Service has produced this calendar so that our scheduling of actvites can be more sensitve to the religious needs of
students, alumnae, faculty members and administrators.
Observances and Holidays with work, food restrictions and/or special worship obligations. The following list includes those religious
observances and holidays that involve food or work restrictions, or special worship obligations which affect the ability of members of the
community to participate in college events. All of the following days include special worship obligations. Work and food restrictions are noted.
A notation of a work restriction indicates that the religious obligations of some observant members of this tradition may restrict work for all
or part of this day. Although not all of these religious observances and holy days involve work and food restrictions, they nevertheless are an
important part of the lives of observant members of these faith traditons. Please refer to our website for more details:
www.babson.edu/student-life/faith-service
Please note that the Islamic Calendar is lunar ‐‐ dates are flexible and change depending on the location of the moon.
June 2015
Wednesday
17
1st day of Ramadan
Islam
Food Restrictions
July 2015
Monday
Saturday-Tuesday
13
18-21
Laylat al -Qadr
Eid al Fitr
Islam
Islam
Special Worship
Special Worship
5
Kishna Janmashtami
Hindu
Special Worship
13 (sundown), 15
17
22
Rosh Hashanah
Ganesh Chaturthi
The Day of Arafat
Judaism
Hindu
Islam
Work Restrictions
Special Worship
Food Restrictions
22-23
23
23-26
Yom Kippur
Mabon
Eid-ul-Adha
Judaism
Pagan
Islam
Work/Food Restrictions
Special Worship
Special Worship
27-29
Sept30-Oct 4
Sukkot
Sukkot- Intermediate days
Judaism
Judaism
Special Worship
Special Worship
Sept 30 - Oct 4
Sukkot- Intermediate Days
Judaism
Special Worship
12-14
13-21
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
Navratri Begins ( 9 days)
Judaism
Hinduism
Work Restrictions
Special Worship
Tuesday
Thursday
Friday
20
22
23
Birth of the Bab
Dusserha
Ashura
Baha`'i`
Hinduism
Islam
Work Restrictions
Work Restrictions
Food Restrictions
November 2015
Sunday
Sunday
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday
Wednesday
Sunday
1
1
2
11
12
25
29
Samhain
All Saints' Day
All Souls' Day
Diwali( 5 days)
Birth of Baha'u' llah
Guru Nanak's Birthday
1st Sunday of Advent
Pagan
Catholic/Unitarian
Christian/Unitarian
Sikh/Hinduism/Jain
Baha'i
Sikh
Christian
Special Worship
Special Worship
Special Worship
Special Worship
Work Restriction
Special Worship
Special Worship
December 2015
Sunday(sundown)Monday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Saturday
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Saturday-Friday
6-14
8
8
12
21
23
25
26-Jan 1
Hanukkah
Immaculate Conception
Bodhi Day
Our lady of Guadalupe
Yule
Joseph Smith's Birthday
Christmas
Kwanza
Judaism
Roman Catholic
Buddhism
Roman Catholic
Pagan
CJCLDS(Mormon)
Christian
African Heritage
Special Worship
Special Worship
Special Worship
Special Worship
Special Worship
Special Worship
Special Worship
Special Worship
January 2016
Friday
Wednesday
Wednesday
1
6
6
Solemnity Of Mary
Epiphany
Nativity of Jesus Christ
Roman Catholic
Christian
Orthodox Christian/Julain
Special Worship
Special Worship
Special Worship
September 2015
Saturday
Sunday (sundown), to
Tuesday
Thursday
Tuesday
Tuesday(Sundown)Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday-Saturday
Sunday (sundown), to
Tuesday
Wednesdy-Sunday
October 2015
Wednesday-Sunday
Monday(sundown)Wednesday
Tuesday -Wednesday
Friday
Sunday(Sundown)Monday
15
Pongal
Hindu
Special Worship
24(sundown), 25
Tu B' Shvat
Judaism
Special Worship
February 2016
Monday
Tuesday
Monday
Wednesday
1
2
8
10
Clean Monday
Imbolic
Chinese New Year
Ash Wednesday(Start of Lent)
Christian
Pagan
Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist
Christian
Special Worship
Special Worship
Special Worship
Special Worship
March 2016
Wednesday-Sunday
Friday
Tuesday
Sunday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Wednesday-Thursday
Thursday
Friday
Sunday
2-20
4
8
20
20
21
22
23
23-24
24
25
27
The 19 day Fast begins
Women's world Day of Prayer
Shiavaratri
Spring Equinox
Palm Sunday
Naw Ruz(New Year'sday)
Fast of Ester
Holi
Purim
Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Easter
Baha' i
Multifaith
Hinduism
Pagan
Christian/Unitarian
bah'I' /Zoroastrian
Judaism
Hinduism
Judaism
Christian
Christain/Orthodox/Unitarian
Christain/Orthodox/Unitarian
Food Restriction
Special Worship
Special Worship
Special Worship
Special Worship
Work Restriction
Food Restriction
Special Worship
Special Worship
Special Worship
Special Worship/Food Restriction
Special Worship
April 2016
Thursday
Thursday
Friday- Saturday
Sunday
Friday- Saturday
14
21
22-30
24
29
Baisakhi
Ridvan
Passover
Palm Sunday
Great Friday
Hindu New Year/Sikh
Baha'I'
Judaism
Orthodox
Orthodox
Special Celebration
Work Restriction
Special Worship/Mourning
Special Worship
Special Worship
May 2016
Sunday
Monday
Monday
Thursday
Thursday
Friday-Saturday
Sunday
Saturday
Tuesday
Sunday
1
2
2
5
9
6-7
15
21
24
29
Beltane
Twelfth day of Ridvan
Ascension of the Lord
Ascension of Jesus
Yom HaShoah
Lag B' Omer
Vesak
Declaration of Bab
Pentecost
Ascension of the Baha'u'llah
Pagan
Hindu New Year/Sikh
Christian
Christian Orthodox
Judaism
Judaism
Buddhism
Baha'i
Christian/Orthodox Christian
Baha'i
Special Worship
Special Celebration
Special Worship
Special Workship
Special Worshp/Mourning
Special Worship
Special Worship
Work Restriction
Special Worship
Work Restriction