Religious Holiday Calendar

2009-2010

This calendar contains major religious holidays that occur while Oxford College is in session during the academic year. These are provided for information and in order to avoid schedule conflicts involving large numbers of students.

All students are responsible for negotiating their needs around religious practices with the professor. This conversation should take place at the beginning of the semester in order to avoid last-minute complications.

Date	Holiday	Religion
Saturday, August 22, 2009	First Day of Ramadan	Muslim
Sat., Sept. 19 -Sun., Sept. 20, 2009	Rosh Hashanah	Jewish
Sat., Sept. 19 -Sun., Sept. 27, 2009	Navaratri	Hindu
Monday, September 21, 2009	Eid-al-Fitr	Muslim
Monday, September 28, 2009	Yom Kippur	Jewish
Monday, September 28, 2009	Dussehra	Hindu
Saturday,October 3, 2009	First Day of Sukkot	Jewish
Sunday, October 11, 2009	Simchat Torah	Jewish
Saturday, October 17, 2009	Diwali	Hindu
Tuesday, October 20, 2009	Birth of the Bab	Baha'i
Thursday, November 12, 2009	Birth of Bahá'u'lláh	Baha'i
Saturday, November 28, 2009	Eid-al-Adha	Muslim
Sat., Dec. 12 - Sat., Dec. 19, 2009	Hanukkah	Jewish
Friday, December 25, 2009	Christmas	Christian
Wednesday, February 17, 2010	Ash Wednesday	Christian
Sunday, February 28, 2010	Purim	Jewish
Tues., March 30 - Wed, March 31, 2010	Passover, first two days	Jewish
Friday, April 2, 2010	Good Friday	Christian
Sunday, April 4, 2010	Easter	Christian
Mon., April 5 - Tues., April 6, 2010	Passover, last two days	Jewish
Wednesday, April 21, 2010	Ridvan	Baha'i
Jewish holidays begin at sunset on the evening before the date given. *Islamic holidays begin at sunset on the evening before the date given. Islamic holidays are based on a lunar calendar, and the actual dates are determined by direct observation of the moon and announced by the mosque. (The most observant Muslims will observe all days; others may observe the first two days of Eid-al-Fitr and Eid-al-Ahda.)