Holiday, Religious, and Faith 2023 – 2024

Holiday or Observance	Religious Group	Dates	Additional Notes
Labor Day		September 4	Class not in session
Janmashtami	Hindu	September 6
Rosh Hashanah (New Year)*	Jewish	September 15-17	Designated non-work day for observers
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)*	Jewish	September 24-25	Designated non-work day for observers
Mawlid al-Nabi (birthday of Mohammad)#	Islamic	September 27	Date not fixed. See note below.
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)*	Jewish	September 30-October 6	* Sept. 30 & Oct 1 primary observation days Designated non-work days for observers
Shemini Atzeret*	Jewish	October 7	Designated non-work day for observers
Simchat Torah*	Jewish	October 8	Designated non-work day for observers
Indigenous Peoples Day		October 9
Navratri/Dussehra	Hindu	October 16-24
Veterans Day		November 11
Diwali	Hindu	November 12
Thanksgiving Day		November 23	Class not in session
Native American Heritage Day		November 24	Class not in session
Hanukkah (Chanukah)	Jewish	December 8-15
Christmas Day	Christian	December 25	Class not in session
New Years Day		January 1	Class not in session
Orthodox Christmas	Christian Orthodox	January 8
Martin Luther King Day		January 15	Class not in session
Lunar New Year		February 10
Beginning of Lent	Christian Orthodox	February 14
Ash Wednesday	Christian	February 14
Presidents Day		February 19
Maha Shivaratri	Hindu	March 8
Beginning of Ramadan#	Islamic	March 11	Date not fixed. See note below.
Purim	Jewish	March 24
Holi	Hindu	March 25
Good Friday	Christian	March 29
Easter	Christian	March 31

These holidays (or dates within holidays) are designated non-work (observance) days.

# 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 day.

All Jewish, Islamic, and Bahá’í holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.