Religious Holidays

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Holiday	Recommended Accommodation	2022	2023	2024	Religion
Ascension of the Bahá'u'lláh	None.	Sun, 05/29/22	Mon, 05/29/23	Wed, 05/29/24	Baha’i
Ash Wednesday	Provide food accommodation as requested.	Wed, 03/02/22	Wed, 02/22/23	Wed, 02/14/24	Roman Catholic
Beltane	None.	Sun, 05/01/22	Mon, 05/01/23	Wed, 05/01/24	Pagan
Birth of Bahá'u'lláh	Avoid scheduling important academic deadlines, events, or activities on this date. (Baha’i employees will likely request to have this day off.)	Sat, 11/12/22	Sun, 11/12/23	Tue, 11/12/24	Baha’i
Buddha Day/Visakha Puja	Provide food accommodation as requested, and offer vegetarian options when planning menus for events on this date.	Fri, 05/27/22	Sat, 05/27/23	Mon, 05/27/24	Buddhist
Chinese New Year	Avoid scheduling important academic deadlines, events, and activities on this date. Many Chinese employees will probably request this day off.	Tue, 02/01/22	Sun, 01/22/23	Sat, 02/10/24	Buddhist, Confucian
Christmas	Because this holiday typically falls during winter break, academic accommodations may not be required.	Fri, 01/07/22	Sat, 01/07/23	Sun, 01/07/24	Eastern Orthodox Christian
Christmas	This is a national holiday in the United States, so special accommodations are likely not required.	Sun, 12/25/22	Mon, 12/25/23	Wed, 12/25/24	Christian
Diwali	Avoid scheduling important academic deadlines, events, and activities on this date.	Tue, 10/25/22	Sun, 11/12/23	Fri, 11/01/24	Hindu
Easter	Because this holiday falls on Sunday, academic accommodations may not be required.	Sun, 04/17/22	Sun, 04/09/23	Sun, 03/31/24	Christian