Good Friday
Christian commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ, i.e., his death by crucifixion. Note: date changes every year
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Multifaith & Cultural Days
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Passover
Passover commemorates the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. It is celebrated for eight days with special prayers and symbolic foods at home, starting with the Seder, a […]
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Passover
Passover commemorates the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. It is celebrated for eight days with special prayers and symbolic foods at home, starting with the Seder, a […]
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Easter
Celebrates the resurrection from death of Jesus Christ. It is the oldest and most important festival in the Christian year and initiates the 50-day period culminating in Pentecost. Note: date […]
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Orthodox Easter
Celebrates the resurrection from death of Jesus Christ. It is the oldest and most important festival in the Christian year and initiates the 50-day period culminating in Pentecost. Orthodox Christian […]
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Passover
Passover commemorates the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. It is celebrated for eight days with special prayers and symbolic foods at home, starting with the Seder, a […]
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Yom HaShoah
Memorializes the six million Jews who died as victims of the Nazis during World War II and emphasizes respect for human dignity. Its observance is not limited to Jews. Begins […]
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Yom HaShoah
Memorializes the six million Jews who died as victims of the Nazis during World War II and emphasizes respect for human dignity. Its observance is not limited to Jews. Begins […]
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Eid al-Adha
One of the two main Islamic festivals (the other is Eid al-Fitr), this festival falls on the 10th day of the lunar month of Zul-Hijja and is the concluding act […]
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Eid al-Adha
One of the two main Islamic festivals (the other is Eid al-Fitr), this festival falls on the 10th day of the lunar month of Zul-Hijja and is the concluding act […]
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Juneteenth
A federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Also called Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, Jubilee Day and Black Independence Day. University Closed
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9/11 Memorial Service
体育买球’s 9/11 Memorial, Located between Blough-Weis Library and Hassinger Hall体育买球 University will recognize Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania with a brief service that remembers two university alumni and all who died in […]
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Mabon
Wicca/Paganism recognize the Autumnal equinox and the second harvest festival, celebrating the equivalence of light and dark, the arrival of Autumn, and thanksgiving for the Earth’s bounty. Begins at sundown.
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Rosh Hashana
The Jewish New Year and the anniversary of the creation of the world, Rosh Hashanah is the first of the Ten Days of Awe (also known as the Ten Days […]
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Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement, is the conclusion of the Ten Days of Awe. Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn of all days in the Jewish year. […]
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Sukkot
Also known as ‘Feast of Booths,’ Sukkot is an eight-day Jewish festival of booths (or tabernacles) and the fall harvest. The name refers to the booths (sukkot) used by Israelites […]
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Indigenous Peoples Day
A holiday in the United States, first formally recognized by President Joe Biden in 2021 after decades of being celebrated by states and municipalities, honoring the traditions and resilience of […]
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Diwali
Diwali is celebrated by both Hindus and Jains. For Hindus, also known as the Festival of Lights, it is dedicated to the goddess Kali in Bengal and to Lakshmi, the […]
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Reformation Day
Commemorates the beginning of the Protestant Reformation of Christianity with Martin Luther’s challenge to the Roman church in the 1517, in which tradition says he nailed his 95 theses to […]
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Samhain
In Wicca/Paganism, the New Year and the final harvest festival, celebrating the last gifts of the Earth before winter and the return of the spirits of the dead.
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All Saints Day
Christian celebration of the lives of all the saints, especially those not having a special day dedicated to their commemoration.
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Advent
Period of four weeks in which Christians prepare for Christmas and meditate on the end of all time. In Western churches, the first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of […]
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Hanukkah
The Feast of Lights (Feast of Dedication) is celebrated for eight days to commemorate the rededication of the Temple, following the Jews’ victory over occupying forces in 165 BCE, which […]
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Yule/Solstice
In Wicca/Paganism, Yule or Winter Solstice, celebrating the longest night and the blessings of darkness as well as the rebirth of the sun god. Begins at sundown.
