Religious Observances Calendar
This multi-faith calendar includes religious holy days and observances for 2025-2026. Calendar entries include Buddhist, Christian, Catholic, Hindu, Islam, Jain, Jewish, Muslim faiths. If you have any questions, please contact Student Affairs at StudentAffairs@fit.edu.
**Many Jewish holidays begin at sundown the evening before the date listed. Islamic observances follow a lunar calendar, and actual dates may vary by local moon sighting. Some Christian and Hindu holy days are observed on different dates depending on regional or denominational traditions.**
2026-2027 Calendar
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| September 11th (sundown) - 13th (sundown) | Rosh Hashanah |
| September 20th (sundown) - 21st (sundown) | Yom Kippur |
| September 25th (sundown) - 27th (sundown) | Sukkot begins |
| October 2nd (sundown) - October 3rd (sundown) | Shemini Atzeret |
| October 3rd (sundown) - 4th (sundown) | Simchat Torah |
| October 16th | First Day of Durga Puja |
| October 20th | Vijayadashami |
| November 1st | All Saints Day |
| November 8th | Diwali |
| November 10th | Birth of the Báb |
| November 11th | Birth of Baha'u'llah |
| November 26th | National Day of Mourning |
| December 8th | Bodhi Day |
| December 8th | Immaculate Conception |
| February 6th | Lunar New Year |
| February 8th | Ramadan begins |
| February 10th | Ash Wednesday |
| March 8th (sundown) | Ramadan ends |
| March 9th | Eid-al-Fitr |
| March 20th - 21st | Nowruz (Zoroastrian)/Naw-Rúz (Bahá'í) |
| March 26th & 28th | Good Friday/Easter (Western) |
| April 15th | Rama Navami |
| April 21st (sundown) - 23rd (evening) | Passover begins |
| April 21st, 29th, & May 2nd | First/Ninth/Twelfth day of Ridván |
| April 27th (sundown) - 29th (evening) | Passover ends |
| April 30th & May 2nd | Good Friday/Easter (Orthodox) |
| May 6th | Ascension Thursday |
| May 16th | Eid al-Adha |
| May 19th | Vesak |
| May 24th | Declaration of the Bab |
| May 29th | Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh |
| June 10th (sundown) - 12th (sundown) | Shavout |