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Religious Holidays

The following Multi-Faith Religious Holiday Calendars are provided as an educational resource and as a tool for planning when considering how events and activities may impact religious observances by members of our diverse campus. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of these calendars, we rely on the expertise of our religious, spiritual and worldview campus groups to assist in making our calendars as accurate and representative as possible. Please reach out to faith@uoguelph.ca with any feedback, questions, or corrections.

Academic Accommodation of Religious Obligations

The University acknowledges the pluralistic nature of the graduate and undergraduate communities. Accommodation will be made to students who experience a conflict between a religious obligation and scheduled tests, mid-term exams, final exams, or requirements to attend classes and participate in laboratories. Further information can be found online or by contacting Diversity and Human Rights. The Multi-Faith Resource Team is available for support and consultation.

Add the Religious Holidays Calendar to Outlook

Multi-Faith Programs has created an Outlook calendar of Religious Holidays that is available to everyone with a @uoguelph.ca email. To add the calendar: 

  1. Open your Outlook email and click "Add Calendar."
  2. Under "Add from Directory," select your account and add mrhc@uoguelph.ca
  3. Click "Add" and the calendar will now appear in your list of Outlook calendars. 

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Religious Holidays Calendars

Date

Holiday

Religious, Spiritual or Worldview Tradition

2024

  
Monday August 26thSri Krishna Jayanti / Janmashtami
Religious accommodation recommended
Hinduism
Saturday September 14th at Sundown - Sunday September 15th at SundownMawlid al-NabiIslam
Wednesday October 2nd at Sundown - Friday October 4th at SundownRosh Hashanah
Recommended Accommodations: Avoid scheduling important academic deadlines, events, or activities on this date.
Judaism
Thursday October 3rd - Friday October 11thNavaratriHinduism
Friday October 11th at Sundown - Saturday October 12th at SundownYom Kippur
Religious accommodation recommended
Judaism
Saturday October 12thDasaraHinduism
Wednesday October 16th at Sundown - Wednesday October 23th at SundownSukkot
Religious accommodation recommended
Judaism
Sunday October 20thInstallation of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Religious accommodation recommended
Sikhism
Wednesday October 23rd at Sundown - Friday October 25th at SundownShemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah 
Religious accommodation recommended
Judaism
Friday November 1stAll Saints DayChristianity (Protestant, Roman Catholic)
Friday November 1stDiwali
Religious accommodation recommended
Hinduism/Sikhism
Saturday November 2ndAll Souls DayChristianity (Roman Catholic)
Saturday November 2nd - Sunday November 3rdBirth of the Bab
Birth of Baha'u'llah
Religious accommodation recommended
Baha'i
Friday November 15thBirthdate of Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Religious accommodation recommended
Sikhism
Sunday November 24thMartyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
Religious accommodation recommended
Sikhism
Wednesday December 25thChristmas 
Religious accommodation recommended.
Christianity (Protestant, Roman Catholic)
Wednesday December 25th at Sundown - Thursday January 2nd at SundownHanukkahJudaism

2025

  
Sunday, January 5Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh JiSikhism
Tuesday January 7thChristmas 
Religious accommodation recommended
Christianity (Orthodox)
Monday January 13thMaghiSikhism
Tuesday January 14thMakar Sankranti
Religious accommodation recommended
Hinduism
Tuesday January 14thMahayana New Year
Religious accommodation recommended
Buddhism
Monday January 27thLaylat al MirajIslam
Wednesday January 29thLunar New YearBuddhism
Sunday February 2ndVasanta PanchamiHinduism
Wednesday February 12thMagha Puja DayBuddhism
Thursday February 13th at Sundown - Friday February 14th at sundownLaylat al BaraatIslam
March 1st at Sundown - March 30th at sundownRamadan
Religious accommodation recommended
Islam
Thursday March 13th at Sundown - Friday March 14th at SundownPurimJudaism
   
Friday March 14thHoli 
Religious accommodation recommended
Hinduism/Sikhism
Friday March 21stNaw-RuzBaha'i
Thursday March 27thLaylat al QadrIslam
Sunday March 30th at Sundown - Monday March 31st at SundownEid Al-Fitr
Religious accommodation recommended
Islam
Saturday April 12th at Sundown - Sunday April 20th at SundownPassover/Pesach
Religious accommodation recommended, particularly for first two days (April 12 sundown - April 14 sundown) and last two days (April 18 sundown - April 20 sundown)
Judaism
Monday April 14thVaisakhi
Religious accommodation recommended
Hinduism
Friday April 18thGood Friday
Religious accommodation recommended
Christianity (Protestant, Roman Catholic)
Sunday April 20thEaster
Religious accommodation recommended
Christianity (Protestant, Roman Catholic)
Monday April 21stRidvan (1st day)
Religious accommodation recommended
Baha'i
Thursday April 24th at Sundown - Friday April 25th at SundownYom HaShoahJudaism
Friday April 25thGood Friday
Religious accommodation recommended
Christianity (Orthodox)
Sunday April 27thEaster
Religious accommodation recommended
Christianity (Orthodox)
Tuesday April 29thRidvan (9th day)
Religious accommodation recommended
Baha'i
Friday May 2ndRidvan (12th day)
Religious accommodation recommended
Baha'i
Monday May 12thWesak / Vesak - Buddha Day
Religious accommodation recommended
Buddhism
Saturday May 24thDeclaration of the Bab
Religious accommodation recommended
Baha'i
Thursday May 29thAscension of Baha'u'llah
Religious accommodation recommended
Baha'i
Sunday June 1st at Sundown - Tuesday June 3rd at sundownShavuot
Religious accommodation recommended
Judaism
Friday June 6th at Sundown - Saturday June 7th at SundownEid al-Adha
Religious accommodation recommended
Islam
Sunday June 8thPentecostChristianity (Protestant, Roman Catholic)
Sunday June 15thPentecostChristianity (Orthodox)
Thursday June 26thAl Hijra / MuharramIslam
Thursday July 10thMartyrdom of the Bab
Religious accommodation recommended
Baha'i
Thursday July 10thAsalha Puja DayBuddhism
Saturday August 2nd at Sundown - Sunday August 3rd at SundownTish a B'Av
Religious accommodation recommended
Judaism
Friday August 15thSri Krishna Jayanti / Janmashtami
Religious accommodation recommended
Hinduism