Winter 2009

Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
New Year's Day   Jan. 1  
Orthodox Christmax Christian Orthodox Jan. 7  
Martin Luther King Day   Jan. 19  
Valentine's Day   Feb. 14  
President's Day (Washington's Birthday)   Feb. 16  
Daylight Saving Time starts   Mar. 8  
Mawlid-al-Nabi (Mohammad's birthday) Islamic Mar. 9#  
St. Patrick's Day   Mar. 17  
Vernal Equinox   Mar. 20  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this date.
#Some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Spring 2009

Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
*Passover (Pesach) Jewish Apr. 9-16 Apr. 8-10, 15-16 Primary Obligation Days
Good Friday Christian Apr. 10  
Easter Christian Apr. 12  
Orthodox Good Friday Christian Orthodox Apr. 17  
Orthodox Easter Christian Orthodox Apr. 19  
Cinco de Mayo   May 5  
Mother's Day   May 10  
Shavuot Jewish May 29-30  
Memorial Day   May 25  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this date.
#Some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Summer 2009

Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Summer Solstice   Jun. 21  
Father's Day   Jun. 21  
Independence Day   Jul. 4 Observed Jul. 3
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this date.
#Some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Early Fall Start 2009

Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Beginning of Ramadan Islamic Aug. 22# Aug. 22-Sept. 21
Labor Day   Sept. 7  
Lailat Ul Qadr Islamic Sept. 16#  
*Rosh Hashanah (New Year) Jewish Sept. 19  
Eid al-Fitr, (End of Ramadan) Islamic Sept. 21# Aug. 22-Sept. 21
Autumn Equinox   Sept. 22  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this date.
#Some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED

Autumn 2009

Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
*Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Jewish Sept. 28  
*Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Jewish Oct. 3-9 Oct. 2-4 Primary Obligation Days
*Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Jewish Oct. 10-11  
Columbus Day   Oct. 12  
Halloween   Oct. 31  
Daylight Saving Time ends   Nov. 1  
Veteran's Day   Nov. 11  
Thanksgiving Day   Nov. 26-27  
Eid al-Adha Islamic Nov. 28#  
Hanukkah (Chanukah) Jewish Dec. 12-19  
Winter Solstice   Dec. 21  
Christmas (Birth of Jesus) Christian Dec 25  
Kwanzaa Interfaith / African-American Dec. 26-Jan. 1  
All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
**Local or regional customs may use a variation of this date.
#Some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.
Classes are not in session for holidays indicated in RED