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| Holiday or Observance | Religious Group | Dates | Year | Additional Notes |
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| Janmashtami | Hindu | August 25 | 2024 | |
| Labor Day | September 02 | 2024 | Class not in session | |
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# Mawlid al-Nabi |
Islamic | September 15 or 16? | 2024 | |
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*Rosh Hashanah |
Jewish | October 2-4 | 2024 | No work/school/travel permitted for those who are observant. Begins sunset of October 2 and ends at nightfall of October 4. Observant Jews will fast on October 6th. This is a joyous time of year and begins the days of repentance leading into Yom Kippur |
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*Yom Kippur |
Jewish | October 11-12 | 2024 | No work/school/travel permitted for those who are observant. Fast day. Multiple restrictions. Begins sunset of October 11th, and ends October 12th. This is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. This is a serious and more somber day. |
| Navratri/Dussehra | Hindu | October 12 | 2024 | September 24-October 2 |
| Indigenous Peoples Day | October 14 | 2024 | ||
| *Sukkot (Festival of Sukkah Dwellings) |
Jewish | October 16-23 | 2024 | Begins sunset of October 16, ends on nightfall of October 23. No work/school/travel permitted for those who are observant on October 17-18 (Yom Tov dates). No work/school permitted on October 19 due to Shabbat/Sabbath. Work/school permitted during "Chol Hamoed," the "intermediary days" from October 20-23. This is a joyous festival |
| *Shemini Atzeret (Eighth Day of Assembly) |
Jewish | October 23-24 | 2024 | No work/school/travel permitted for those who are observant starting sunset of October 23 to nightfall of October 24. This is a joyous day. |
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*Simchat Torah |
Jewish | October 24-25 | 2024 | No work/school/travel permitted for those who are observant starting sunset of October 24 to nightfall of October 25. This is a joyous day. |
| Diwali | Hindu | November 01 | 2024 | Class not in session |
| Veterans Day | November 11 | 2024 | Class not in session | |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 28 | 2024 | Class not in session | |
| Native American Heritage Day | November 29 | 2024 | ||
| *Hanukkah (Chanukah) (Festival of Lights) |
Jewish | December 25- January 2 | 2024-25 | Begins sunset of December 25 and ends nightfall of January 2. Work/school/travel is permitted, except during Shabbat/Sabbath on December 28. This is a festival with both joyful and somber elements. |
| Christmas Day | Christian | December 25 | 2025 | Class not in session |
| New Years Day | January 01 | 2025 | Class not in session | |
| Orthodox Christmas | Christian Orthodox | January 07 | 2025 | |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 20 | 2025 | Class not in session | |
| Lunar New Year | January 29 | 2025 | ||
| Presidents Day | February 25 | 2025 | Class not in session | |
| Maha Shivaratri | Hindu | February 25 | 2025 | |
| First day of Ramadan | Islamic | March 01 | 2025 | Date not fixed. See note below. |
| Beginning of Lent | Christian Orthodox | March 05 | 2025 | March 5 - April 17 |
| Ash Wednesday | Christian | March 05 | 2025 | |
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*Purim |
Jewish | March 13-14 | 2025 | Begins sunset of March 13 and ends at nightfall of March 14. Work/school/travel is usually avoided by the observant. Observant Jews also fast on March 13 from sunrise to sunset, for "Ta'anit Esther," the fast of Esther. This is joyous day. |
| Holi | Hindu | March 14 | 2025 | |
| # Lailat al-Qadr | Islamic | March 14 | 2025 | Date not fixed. See note below. |
| # Eid al-Fitr | Islamic | March 30 | 2025 | |
| Ramanavami | Hindu | April-25 | 2025 | |
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*Pesach |
Jewish | April 12-20 | 2025 | Begins sunset of Shabbat (no work/school/travel permitted for observant) on April 12 and ends on nightfall of April 20. No work/school permitted on April 13-14 or on April 19-20. Work/school permitted only on April 15-18 with certain restrictions (particularly dietary restrictions on eating "Chametz," which includes five grains; sometimes more, i.e.,, "Kitniyot"). This is a holiday with somber and joyous elements. |
| Good Friday | Christian | April 18 | 2025 | |
| Orthodox Good Friday | Christian Orthodox | April 18 | 2025 | |
| Easter | Christian | April 20 | 2025 | |
| Orthodox Easter | Christian Orthodox | April 20 | 2025 | |
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*Yom HaShoah |
Jewish | April 23-24 | 2025 | This is the Jewish day of commemoration of the Holocaust. Those who have family who perished, many who are observant/non-observant Jews, and others (non-Jewish even) may take time off in observance of this day in the memory of the approximately 6 million Jews and many others who were exterminated in the Nazi Holocaust. |
| Memorial Day | May 26 | 2025 | Class not in session | |
| *Shavuot (Festival of Weeks) | Jewish | June 1-3 | 2025 | No work/school/travel permitted for those who are observant. Begins sunset of June 1 and ends nightfall of June 3. This is a joyous time. |
| # Eid al-Adha | Islamic | June 06 | 2025 | Date not fixed. See note below. |
| Juneteenth | June 19 | 2025 | ||
| Muharram (Al Hijrah New Year) | Islamic | June 27 | 2025 | June 27 - July 25 |
| Independence Day (July 4th) | July 4 | 2025 | Federal Holiday | |
| *Shabbat (Jewish Sabbath) | Jewish | Weekly | All |