Calendar of Religious Holidays 2007-2008

Calendar covers the following religious groups:
Bahá'i , Buddhist, Catholic, Orthodox, andProtestant Christian denominations, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim.

This list is not all-encompassing. Holidays for certain faiths may have been inadvertently overlooked. Religious groups whose significant holidays do not appear are encouraged to contact Beth Harrison so that holidays will be included in future calendars.

The religious holidays listed below have been designated NON-WORK days by the religions that observe them.

Holiday	Date(s)
Shabbat, Jewish Sabbath (Also Observed by several Christian denominations, the largest being 7th Day Adventists)	Every week from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown
Bahá'i Martyrdom of the Bab	July 9, 2007
Rosh Hashanahº	September 13-14, 2007
Ramadan*	September 13- October 13, 2007
Yom Kippurº	September 22, 2007
Sukkotº	September 27 - October 4, 2007
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torahº	October 4-5, 2007
Eid al-Fitr*	October 13, 2007
Bahá'i Birth of the Bab	October 20, 2007
Bahá'i Birth of Baha'u'llah	November 12, 2007
Eid al Adha*	December 19-20, 2007
Persian Feast of Naw-Ruz	March 21, 2008
Passover	April 20-21, 2008 April 26-27, 2008
Bahá'i 1st day of Ridvan	April 21, 2008
Bahá'i 9th day of Ridvan	April 29, 2008
Bahá'i 12th day of Ridvan	May 2, 2008
Bahá'i Declaration of the Bab	May 23, 2008
Bahá'i Ascension of Baha'u'llah	May 29, 2008
Shavu'otº	June 9-10, 2008
º Jewish Holidays begin at sunset on the day preceding the given date. Note: Bahá'i holidays begin at sunset on the day preceding the given date. There are also 19 days of fasting (Mar 2-21, from sunrise to sunset). Work is not forbidden, but because of the fast, exams may be easier to take in the morning or evening.