Abbreviated List of 2006-2008 Religious Holy Days and Festivals
The University of Richmond community includes people from a rich variety of religious traditions. This abbreviated list of major religious holy days and observances is offered both to assist in planning campus events, and to help in educating the community about the significance of religious observances of traditions other than our own. A more complete calendar is also available. See also interfaithcalendar.org and the UR Chaplaincy's weekly spiderbytes which detail religious observances (using information from the National Conference for Community and Justice's Interfaith Calendar).
Please feel free to contact the Office of the Chaplaincy if you have any questions, comments, or corrections: chaplaincy@richmond.edu.
(*) Denotes Holy Days beginning at sunset of that day
2006-07 |
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January 2006 |
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(*6) 7 |
Theophany |
Orthodox Christian |
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10-13 |
Id-al-Adha |
Islam |
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March |
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1 |
Ash Wednesday - first day of lent |
Christian |
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April |
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(*12)13-14 |
Pesach - first two days Passover |
Jewish |
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13 |
Baisakhi |
Sikh |
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14 |
Good Friday - Crucifixion of Jesus Christ |
Christian |
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16 |
Easter - Resurrection of Jesus Christ |
Christian |
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(*18) 19, 20 |
Pesach - last 2 days - Passover |
Jewish |
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21 |
Holy Friday |
Orthodox Christian |
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(*22) 23 |
Easter |
Orthodox Christian |
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(*24) 25 |
Yom HaSho'ah - Day of Holocaust Remembrance |
Jewish |
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June 2006 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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July 2006 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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August 2006 |
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September 2006 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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1 |
Guru Granth Sahib's Inuaguration Day |
Sikh |
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23 |
Rosh Hashana (ends 9/24) ** |
Jewish |
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23 |
Navaratra begins (ends October 1) ** |
Hindu |
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23 |
Earth Centered Spiritualities |
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24 |
Ramadan likely begins (likely to end Oct. 23) |
Islam |
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October 2006 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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1 |
Navaratra ends ** |
Hindu |
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2 |
Yom Kippur * |
Jewish |
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7-13 |
(begins sundown on 10/6) Sukkot * |
Jewish |
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15 |
Simchat Torah * |
Jewish |
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21 |
Diwali (Deepavali) ** |
Hindu |
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23 |
Ramadan likely ends |
Islam |
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24 |
Eid al Fitr |
Islam |
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31 |
Samhain * |
Earth Centered Spiritualities |
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November 2006 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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26 |
Guru Nanak Dev Jee's Gurpurab |
Sikh |
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December 2006 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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8 |
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) |
Sikh |
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16-24 |
Hanukkah * |
Jewish |
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22 |
Yule/ Winter Solstice |
Earth Centered Spiritualities |
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24 |
Christmas Eve |
Christian |
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25 |
Christmas Day * |
Christian |
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31 |
Watch Night |
African American Christian |
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31 |
Eid al Adha |
Islam |
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January 2007 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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5 |
Guru Gobind Sinh Jee's Gurpurab |
Sikh |
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6 |
Feast of the Epiphany (Theophany) |
Orthodox Christian |
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February 2007 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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21 |
Ash Wednesday |
Christian |
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March 2007 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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4 |
Holi |
Hindu |
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21 |
Spring Equinox |
Earth Centered Spiritualities |
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April 2007 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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3-4 |
Pesach (Passover) * |
Jewish |
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6 |
Good Friday |
Christian , Holy Friday, Orthodox |
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8 |
Easter |
Christian, Pascha Orthodox |
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9-10 |
Passover, concluding days |
Jewish |
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14 |
Baisakhi (New Year) |
Sikh |
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15 |
Yom HaSho'ah |
Jewish |
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May 2007 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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1 |
Beltaine |
Earth Centered Spiritualities |
2007-08 |
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June 2007 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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July 2007 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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August 2007 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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September 2007 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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1 |
Guru Granth Sahib's Inuaguration Day |
Sikh |
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13-14 |
Rosh Hashanah |
Jewish |
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13 |
Ramadan begins, ends 10/12 |
Muslim |
| 22 | Yom Kippur | Jewish |
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23 |
Fall Equinox |
Earth Centered Spiritualities |
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27 |
Sukkot begins, ends 10/4 |
Jewish |
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October 2007 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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1 |
Navaratra ends ** |
Hindu |
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4 |
Sukkot ends * |
Jewish |
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5 |
Simchat Torah * |
Jewish |
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12-20 |
Navratra |
Hindu |
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13 |
Eid-al-Fitr |
Islam |
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31 |
Samhain |
Earth Centered Spiritualities |
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November 2007 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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9 |
Diwali |
Hindu |
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26 |
Guru Nanak Dev Jee's Gurpurab |
Sikh |
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December 2007 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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8 |
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) |
Sikh |
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5-12 |
Hanukkah * |
Jewish |
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22 |
Yule/ Winter Solstice |
Earth Centered Spiritualities |
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24 |
Christmas Eve |
Christian |
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25 |
Christmas Day * |
Christian |
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31 |
Watch Night |
African American Christian |
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31 |
Eid al Adha |
Islam |
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January 2008 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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5 |
Guru Gobind Sinh Jee's Gurpurab |
Sikh |
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6 |
Feast of the Epiphany (Theophany) |
Orthodox Christian |
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February 2008 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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6 |
Ash Wednesday |
Christian |
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March 2008 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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20 |
Spring Equinox |
Earth Centered Spiritualities |
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21 |
Good Friday |
Christian |
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22 |
Holi |
Hinduism |
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23 |
Easter Sunday - Christian |
Hinduism |
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April 2008 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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14 |
Baisakhi (New Year) |
Sikh |
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20-21 |
Passover |
Jewish |
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25 |
Holy Friday |
Orthodox |
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27 |
Pascha |
Orthodox |
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26-27 |
Passover, concluding days |
Jewish |
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May 2008 |
(For a more complete list please visit interfaithcalendar.org) |
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1 |
Beltaine |
Earth Centered Spiritualities |
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2 |
Yom HaShoah |
Jewish |
Information from:
Hebcal Interactive Jewish Calendar
Arizona State University 's Religious Holiday Calendar
Interfaith Calendar
The National Conference for Community and Justice' Interfaith Calendar