Common Religious and U.S. Public Holiday Calendars
Future Religious and U.S. Public Holiday Calendars
Please see designated sheet for each school year.
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Many students end up missing school and important school events in order to honor their religious practices. OSPI encourages districts not to schedule significant school events on major religious holidays; this conveys to all students that they are a meaningful part of their school communities and that their religious traditions matter.
OSPI encourages each local education agency to educate themselves on the religious traditions of the students and communities they serve, strive to honor all religious communities, and work to be inclusive of all students. School personnel can use this calendar when responding to student requests for excused absences for religious purposes or when planning events such as curriculum nights, field trips, state testing, school or team pictures, dances, and hearing and vision tests, etc.
Please contact our Equity team to recommend corrections or additions to the calendar.
NOTE: All Jewish, Islamic, and Bahá’í holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
- * These holidays (or dates within holidays) are designated non-work (observance) days.
- # Some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
2022-23 Calendar
| Holiday or Observance | Religious Group | Dates | Additional Notes |
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Eid al-Adha |
Islamic |
July 9-10, 2022 (Sat-Sun) |
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First day of Muharram (Al Hijrah New Year) |
Islamic |
July 29, 2022 (Fri) |
Muharram is the first month in the Islamic calendar. The first day of Muharram is considered by many Muslims as the start of the New year for Islam. |
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Janmashtami |
Hindu |
Aug. 18-19, 2022 (Thurs-Fri) |
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Labor Day |
Sept. 5, 2022 (Mon) |
No school. |
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*Rosh Hashanah (New Year) |
Jewish |
Sept. 25-27, 2022 (Sun-Tues) |
Rosh Hashanah kicks off several weeks of Jewish holidays in the fall. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the two most-observed Jewish Holidays, called the high holy days. Designated non-workday for observers. |
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*Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) |
Jewish |
Oct. 4-5, 2022 |
Holiest and most observed Jewish holiday. Designated non-workday for observers. |
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Navaratri/Dassehra |
Hindu |
Oct. 5, 2022 (Mon) |
Celebrated at night (9-day festival). |
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Mawlid al-Nabi (birthday of Mohammad) |
Islamic |
Oct. 8, 2022 (Sat) |
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*Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) |
Jewish |
Oct. 9-16, 2022 |
No work permitted on October 10-11. Work is permitted on October 12-14 and October 16 with certain restrictions. |
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Indigenous Peoples' Day |
Oct. 10, 2022 (Mon) |
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*Shmini Atzeret |
Jewish |
Oct. 16-18, 2022 (Sun-Tues) |
Designated non-workday for observers. |
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*Simchat Torah |
Jewish |
Oct. 17-18, 2022 (Mon-Tues) |
Designated non-workday for observers. |
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Diwali |
Hindu |
Oct. 24, 2022 (Mon) |
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Veterans Day |
Nov. 11, 2022 (Fri) |
No school. |
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Thanksgiving Day |
Nov. 24, 2022 (Thurs) |
No school Nov. 24-25, 2022. (Thurs-Fri) |
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Hanukkah (Chanukah) |
Jewish |
Dec. 18-26, 2022 (Sun-week after following Monday) |
Lasts 8 days. |
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Christmas Day |
Christian |
Dec. 25, 2022 (Sun) |
No school on Dec. 26, 2022. (Mon) |
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New Year's Day |
Jan. 1, 2023 (Sun) |
No school on Jan. 2, 2023. (Mon) |
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Orthodox Christmas |
Christian Orthodox |
Jan. 7, 2023 (Sat) |
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Martin Luther King Day |
Jan. 16, 2023 (Mon) |
No school. |
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Lunar New Year |
Jan. 22, 2023 (Sun) |
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Maha Shivaratri |
Hindu |
Feb. 18, 2023 (Sat) |
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Ash Wednesday |
Christian |
Feb. 22, 2023 (Wed) |
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Beginning of Lent |
Christian |
Feb. 22, 2023 (Wed) |
Observed Feb. 22-April 26, 2023. |
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Presidents Day |
Feb. 20, 2023 (Mon) |
No school. |
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Purim |
Jewish |
March 6-7, 2023 (Mon-Tues) |
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Holi |
Hindu |
March 8, 2023 (Wed) |
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Beginning of Ramadan |
Islamic |
March 22, 2023 (Wed) |
Observed March 22-April 21, 2023. Dates not fixed. See note above. |
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*Passover (Pesach) |
Jewish |
April 5-13, 2023 |
No work permitted on April 6 - 7 and April 12 - 13. Work is permitted only on April 9 - 11 with certain restrictions. |
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Good Friday |
Christian |
April 7, 2023 (Fri) |
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Easter |
Christian |
April 9, 2023 (Sun) |
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Orthodox Good Friday |
Christian Orthodox |
April 14, 2023 (Fri) |
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Orthodox Easter |
Christian Orthodox |
April 16, 2023 (Sun) |
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Lailat Ul Qadr |
Islamic |
April 18, 2023 (Tues) |
Date not fixed. See note above. |
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Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) |
Islamic |
April 21-22, 2023 |
Observed March 22-April 22, 2023 |
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Ram Navami |
Hindu |
March 30, 2023 (Thurs) |
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*Shavuot |
Jewish |
May 25-27, 2023 (Thurs-Sat) |
Designated non-workday for observers. |
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Memorial Day |
May 29, 2023 (Mon) |
No school. |
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Eid al-Adha |
Islamic |
June 28-29, 2023 (Wed-Thurs) |
Date not fixed. See note above. |
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Independence Day |
July 4, 2023 (Tues) |
No school. |
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Janmashtami |
Hindu |
Sept. 6-7 (Wed-Thurs) |
Date not fixed. See note above. |