2012 -2013 Academic Year Religious Holidays
(September 1 – June 1)
SEPTEMBER 2012
September 17-18 - Rosh Hashanah* - Judaism
September 13-19 - Paryushan**- Jain
September 26 - Yom Kipper* - Judaism
OCTOBER 2012
October 1 – 2 – Sukkot* - Judaism
October 8 – 9 – Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah * - Judaism
October 16 – 23 - Navatari**- Hindu
October 25 – 26 – Eid al Adha* ** - Islam
NOVEMBER 2012
November 13 – Diwali – Deepavali** - Hindu - Jain - Sikh
DECEMBER 2012
December 25 – Christmas - Christian
JANUARY 2013
January 7– Eastern Orthodox Christmas - Orthodox Christian
FEBRUARY 2013
February 10 – Chinese New Year - Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist
February 13 – Ash Wednesday – Christian
MARCH 2013
March 26 - 27– Pesach (Passover) First two days* - Judaism
March 29 – Good Friday – Christian
March 31 – Easter – Christian
APRIL 2013
April 1 -2 – Pesach (Passover) – Last two days* - Jewish
April 14 – Baisakhi (New Year) - Sikh
MAY 2013
May 3 – Holy Friday – Orthodox Christian
May 5 – Easter/Pascha – Orthodox Christian
May 15 – 16 – Shavuot * - Judaism
Note: 1. * Holy days usually begin at sundown the day before this dates.
2. ** Local or regional customs may use a variation of this dates.
