Significant Moments
Please be mindful of the following significant moments during which members of the NYU Stern community observe. Then plan accordingly. If you wish to add an important moment or would like to revise the existing list, please contact Dr. Mullins.
January
- Saturday, January 6: Feast of the Epiphany (Christian)
- Sunday, January 7: Eastern Orthodox Christmas (Christian Orthodox)
- Saturday, January 13 - Saturday, Jan, 13: Shabbat * (Jewish)
* Please note Shabbat is a weekly holiday and will be celebrated every Friday evening and Saturday. - Monday, January 15: Sankranti (Hindu)
- Wednesday, January 17: Birth of Guru Gobind Singh (Sikh)
- Thursday, January 25: Birthday of Ali ibn Abi Talib* (Muslim)
February
- Thursday, February 1 - Friday, February 2: Imbolc (Pagan / Wiccan)
- Saturday, February 10: Lunar New Year (Buddhist)
- Saturday, February 10 - Monday, February 12: Losar (Buddhist)
- Wednesday, February 14: Ash Wednesday (Christian)
- Thursday, February 15: Parinirvana Day (Buddhist)
- Saturday, February 24: Magha Puja (Buddhist)
- Saturday, February 24 - Sunday, March 25: Chotrul Duchen (Buddhist)
March
- Friday, March 8: Maha Shivaratri (Hindu)
- Monday, March 11 - Thursday, April 11: Ramadan* (Muslim)
- Monday, March 18: Eastern Orthodox Beginning of Lent (Christian Orthodox)
- Tuesday, March 19 - Wednesday, March 20: NowRuz** (Multifaith / Baha'i / Zoroastrianism)
- Thursday, March 21: Ostara (Pagan / Wiccan)
- Saturday, March 23 - Sunday, March 24: Purim* (Jewish)
- Sunday, March 24 - Monday, March 25: Holi* (Hindu)
- Friday, March 29: Good Friday (Christian)
- Sunday, March 31: Easter (Christian)
April
- Saturday, April 6: Laylat al-Qadr* (Muslim)
- Saturday, April 8: Hanamatsuri (Buddhist)
- Friday, April 12: Eid al-Fitr* (Muslim)
- Saturday, April 13 - Sunday, April 14: Southeast Asian New Year (Buddhist)
- Saturday, April 13: Vaisakhi/Sikh New Year (Sikh)
- Wednesday, April 17: Ramanavami (Hindu)
- Saturday, April 20: First Day of Ridván** (Bahá'í)
- Monday, April 22 - Tuesday, April 30: Passover/Pesach* (Jewish)
- Sunday, April 28: Ninth Day of Ridván** (Bahá'í)
May
- Wednesday, May 1: Beltane (Pagan / Wiccan)
- Wednesday, May 1: Twelfth Day of Ridván** (Bahá'í)
- Friday, May 3: Eastern Orthodox Good Friday (Christian Orthodox)
- Sunday, May 5: Eastern Orthodox Easter (Christian Orthodox)
- Sunday, May 5: Vesak/Visakha (Buddhist)
- Thursday, May 9: Ascension Day (Christian)
- Tuesday, May 11 - Thursday, May 13: Shavuot* (Jewish)
- Thursday, May 23: Declaration of the Báb** (Bahá'í)
- Wednesday, May 15: Buddha's Birthday (Buddhist)
* Starred holidays are calculated on a lunar calendar and the dates change every year. Jewish and Muslim holidays begin and end at sundown on the first and last days listed.
** Two stars: Bahá’í days are calculated on a solar calendar, with each day ending and beginning at sunset. The day on which a Holy Day is observed begins at sunset of the day before the Gregorian calendar dates listed.
** Two stars: Bahá’í days are calculated on a solar calendar, with each day ending and beginning at sunset. The day on which a Holy Day is observed begins at sunset of the day before the Gregorian calendar dates listed.
