Cultural Observations Calendar

The calendar below is designed to help you consider holidays and observances tied to faith traditions when planning team meetings, practice sessions, and tournaments. Observing these days may affect one’s mental and/or physical activities (e.g., eating and attending special services), creating conditions that might prevent people from participating in team activities or performing at their best.

Additionally, please consider this resource on bringing rich, cultural content into your classroom (from Colorín Colorado, a bilingual educational service for educators and families). For a more expansive listing, please visit the Multi-Faith Calendar, created by Xavier University’s jesuitresource.org.

2025-2026 School Year

Month	Date	Holiday	Faith Tradition	Notes
September
	3 – 4	Mawlid-al-Nabi	Islam
	22 – 24	Rosh Hashanah	Jewish
	22 – October 2	Navratri	Hindu	**
October
	1 – 2	Yom Kippur	Jewish
	2	Dussehra	Hindu	**
	6 – 13	Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)	Jewish	*
	13	Indigenous Peoples’ Day	Native Indigenous American
	13 – 15	Shemini Atzeret	Jewish	*
	14 – 15	Simchat Torah	Jewish	*
	20	Diwali	Hindu	*
	23	Birth of Baháúllah	Baháʼí
November
	1	All Saints Day	Christian/Catholic
	1 – 2	Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)	Mexican	**
	2	All Souls Day	Catholic
	5	Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib	Sikh
	23	Feast of Christ the King	Christian/Catholic
	24	Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib	Sikh
	26 – 27	Ascension of ’Abdu’l-Bahá	Baháʼí
	30	Advent Season Begins	Christian
December
	8	Feast of the Immaculate Conception	Christian/Catholic
	14	Hanukkah Begins	Jewish	*
	25	Christmas	Christian	*
	26 – January 1	Kwanzaa	African American	*
January
	1	Feast of Mary Mother of God	Christian/Catholic
	6	Epiphany	Christian/Catholic
	7	Orthodox Christmas	Christian Orthodox
February
	15 – 16	Maha Shivaratri	Hindu	**
	17	Ramadan Begins	Islam	**
	17 – March 3	Chinese New Year	Chinese
	18	Beginning of Lent	Christian/Orthodox	**
	18	Ash Wednesday	Christian/Catholic	**
	19	Shri Ramakrishna Jayanti	Hindu
March
	2 – 3	Purim	Jewish	*
	4	Holi	Hindu	**
	8	International Women’s Day	Women	**
	16	Laylat al-Qadr	Islam	**
	19 – 20	Eid al-Fitr	Islam
	20	Nowruz	Persian
	21	Naw-Rúz	Baháʼí
	26	Rama Navami	Hindu	**
	29	Palm Sunday	Eastern Orthodox/Christian
April
	1 – 9	Passover	Jewish	**
	2	Holy Thursday	Christian/Eastern Orthodox
	3	Good Friday	Christian/Eastern Orthodox
	5	Easter	Christian/Eastern Orthodox
	10	Day of Silence	LGBTQ
	20 – May 2	Ridván	Baháʼí
May
	14	Feast of the Ascension	Christian/Catholic
	21 – 23	Shavuot	Jewish	**
	24	Pentecost	Christian/Catholic
	26 – 27	Eid-ul-Adha	Islam
June
	16	Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib	Sikh
	17	Al-Hijri (New Year)	Islam	*
	25 – 26	Ashura	Islam
July
	10	Martyrdom of the Bab	Baháʼí

* Indicates no specifically recommended accommodations. Do try to avoid scheduling important academic deadlines, events, or activities on this date. If planning an event, provide food accommodations as needed.
** Observation may include fasting or shorter periods of sleep. Please be mindful of those who observe and potentially lower energy levels.