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July

9 Martyrdom of the Bab Bahai Work-restricted
9-10 Eid-ul-Adha Islam Work-restricted
31 Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola Christian/Catholic Meaningful
August      
5-6 Tisha B'Av Jewish 25 hours fasting, Work-restricted optional
7-8 Ashura Islam Work-restricted
15 Feast of the Assumption of Mary Christian/Catholic Special Worship
18-19 Krishna Janmashtami Hindu Work-restricted
23 Paryushan Jain Special Worship
September
25-27 Rosh Hashanah Jewish Work-restricted
October
4-5 Yom Kippur Jewish Work-restricted
7-8 Mawlid-al-Nabi Islam Work-restricted
9-6 Sukkot Jewish Work-restricted
16 Shemini Atzeret Begins Jewish Work-restricted
17-18 Simchat Torah Jewish Work-restricted
18 Shemini Atzeret Ends Jewish Work-restricted
24 Diwali Hindu, Jain Special Worship
25-26 Birth of the Bab Bahá'í Work-restricted
26-27 Birth of Bahaullah Bahá'í Work-restricted
November

1

All Saints Day

Christian/Catholic

Special Worship

2

All Souls Day

Catholic

Special Worship

16

Remembering the Martyrs of the UCA

Catholic

Meaningful

19

Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib

Sikh Work-restricted

24

Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib

Sikh

Work-restricted

24

Thanksgiving

Federal

Meaningful

27 - Dec 24

Advent Season

Christian

Meaningful

30 Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib Sikh Work-restricted
December

3

Feast of St. Francis Xavier

Christian/Catholic

Meaningful

8

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Christian/Catholic

Special Worship

12

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Christian/Catholic

Meaningful

18-26 Hanukkah Jewish Special Worship

12

Mawlid-al-Nabi

Sikh

Work-restricted

25

Christmas

Christian

Special Worship

26-Jan.1

Kwanzaa

Ethnic

Meaningful

January 2023

1

Feast of Mary Mother of God

Christian/Catholic

Special Worship

5

Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib

Islam

Special Worship

7

Christmas – Eastern Orthodox

Eastern Orthodox/Christian

Special Worship

8 Epiphany Christian/Catholic Meaningful

10

Bodhi Day

Buddhist

Special Worship

February

18

Maha Shivaratri

Hindu

Work-restricted

21 Shri Ramakrishna Jayanti Hindu Work-restricted
22 Ash Wednesday    
March
6-7 Purim Jewish Special Worship

21-22

Naw-Rúz

Baháʼí

Work-restricted

21-22

Nowruz

Persian

Work-restricted

22 Ramadan Begins Islam Work-restricted (Wednesday afternoon) 

25

Feast of the Annunciation

Christian/Catholic

Meaningful

30 Rama Navami Hindu Work-restricted
April
2 Palm Sunday Eastern Orthodox/Christian Meaningful
5 Passover Begins Jewish Work-restricted (1st, 2nd, and last 2 days)
6 Holy Thursday Eastern Orthodox/Christian Special Worship
7 Good Friday Eastern Orthodox/Christian Special Worship

8

Vesak

Buddhist

Work-restricted

9 Easter Eastern Orthodox/Christian Special Worship
13 Passover Ends Jewish Work-restricted (1st, 2nd, and last 2 days)
14 Vaisakhi Sikh Special Worship
10 Rama Navami Hindu Work-restricted

14

Vaisakhi

Sikh

Special Worship

21 Ridván Begins Baháʼí Work-restricted
21 Ramadan Ends Islam Work-restricted (Friday afternoons)
21-22 Eid al-Fitr Islam Work-restricted
May

1

Ridvan Ends

 

Baháʼí

Work-restricted

1

Ridván ends

Baháʼí

Work-restricted 

18 Feast of the Ascension Christian/Catholic Special Worship
22-23 Declaration of the Bab Baháʼí Work-restricted
25-27 Shavuot Jewish Work-restricted

28

Pentecost

Christian/Catholic

Special Meaning

29-30 Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh Baháʼí Work-restricted
June
4 Trinity Sunday Christian/Catholic Meaningful
8 Feast of Corpus Christi Christian/Catholic Meaningful
16 Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christian/Catholic Meaningful

16

Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib

Sikh

Work-restricted

24 Nativity of St. John the Baptist Christian/Catholic Meaningful
28-29 Eid-ul-Adha Islam Work-restricted
29 Feast of Saints Peter and Paul Christian/Catholic Meaningful

 

 

Work-restricted Religious Holy Days
A recognized denominational sacred or holy day that is observed by persons or groups who are required - through a set or system of religious beliefs, laws/doctrines, tenets, canons or theology - to restrict or limit work and/or physical or mental activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something; toil; labor. This definition may include academic endeavors (e.g. examinations, classroom activities and research, or out-of-classroom learning experiences).

  • Hindu, Jain, and Sikh holy days are calculated on a lunar calendar and are observed at different times in different regions.
  • All Jewish and Bahá'í holy days begin at sunset the previous day.
  • Observances/practices vary from culture to culture within and across denominations.

Sunday is widely observed as a Sabbath and day of worship for many faith traditions. In the Jewish faith, Saturday (beginning at sunset on Friday) is a work-restricted Sabbath, Regulations governing observance for worship depends on regional customs.

There are no work-restricted holy days within the Christian faith by tenet. By custom, in the United States, Easter and Christmas (a federal holiday) are considered to be non-work days.

Special worship: Such religious observances listed above are NOT work-restricted by definition but may involve a special worship or observance.

Meaningful: Such days are NOT work-restricted by definition but may be particularly significant to persons attending or working at a Jesuit Catholic university.

Information courtesy of Xavier University

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