Religious Holidays
The list below outlines several religious holidays for which excused absences are granted. This list is not exhaustive, meaning that other religious observances may also qualify for excused absences based on individual needs and practices. These holidays represent a variety of faiths and traditions, ensuring that students and families can observe their religious customs without penalty. It is important to consult your building principal to determine if additional holidays may be recognized for excused absences beyond those listed.
- Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God (Catholic Christian)
- Birthday of Guru Gobindh Singh Sahib (Sikh)
- Feast of the Epiphany (Catholic Christian)
- Feast of Theophany (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Nativity of Christ (Orthodox Christian)
- Asarah B’Tevet (Jewish)
- Maghi (Sikh)
- Makar Sankranti and Pongal (Hindu)
- Ayyam al Beez (Muslim)
- Urus-Syedna Taher Saifuddin (Dawoodi Bohra)
- World Religion Day (Baha’i)
- Yawm al Mab’ath (Muslim/Dawoodi Bohra)
- Lailat al Miraj (Islam)
- Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas (Catholic Christian)
- Chinese/Lunar New Year (Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist)
- Midwinter Ceremonies (Native American-Iroquois)
- Imbolic-Candlemas (Wicca and Christian)
- The Presentation of Our Lord to the Temple (Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Vasant Panchami (Hindu)
- Tu B’shvat (Jewish)
- Lailat al Bara’ah (Islam)
- Nirvana Day (Buddhist)
- Milaad Imam uz Zamaan (Muslim)
- Maha Shivaratri (Hindu)
- Intercalary Days (Baha'i)
- Ramadan (Islam)
- Great Lent Begins (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Shrove Tuesday (Christian)
- Ash Wednesday (Christian)
- Govinda Dwadashi (Hindu)
- Ta’anit Esther (Jewish)
- L. Ron Hubbard’s Birthday (Church of Scientology)
- Holi (Hindu)
- Meena Sankranthi (Hindu)
- Purim (Jewish)
- Hola Mohalla (Sikh)
- Feast of St. Patrick (Catholic Christian)
- Feast of St. Joseph (Catholic Christian)
- Naw Ryz (Baha’i)
- Nowruz (Zoroastrian)
- Ostara (Wicca)
- Shahadat Ameerul Momineen Ali Ibn Abi Talib (pbuh) (Muslim)
- The Annunciation of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord (Catholic Christian)
- Khordad Sal (Zoroastrian)
- Laylat ul Qadr (Muslim)
- Magha Puja Day (Buddhist)
- Souramana Yugadi (Hindu)
- Chandramana Yugadi (Hindu)
- Eid al-Fitr (Muslim)
- Rama Navami (Hindu)
- Mahavir Jayanti (Jain)
- Lazarus Saturday (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Passover (Jewish)
- Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu)
- Lord’s Evening Meal (Christian, Jehovah’s Witness)
- Palm Sunday (Christian, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Vaisakhi/Baisakhi (Hindu, Sikh)
- Theravadin New Year (Buddhist)
- Holy Thursday/Maundy Thursday (Christian, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Good Friday (Christian, Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Holy Saturday (Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Easter (Christian, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Easter Monday (Christian, Catholic)
- Bright Monday (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- First Day of Ridvan (Baha’i)
- Yom HaShoah (Jewish)
- The 11th Panchen Lama’s Birthday (Buddhist)
- Divine Mercy Sunday (Catholic, Christian)
- Ninth Day of Ridvan (Baha’i)
- Yom HaZikaron (Jewish)
- Yom Ha’atzmaut (Jewish)
- Beltane (Wicca)
- Twelfth Day of Ridvan (Baha’i)
- Yom Ha’Atzma’ut (Jewish)
- Buddha Day/ Buddha’s Birthday (Buddhist)
- Lag B’Omer (Jewish)
- Declaration of the Bab (Baha’i)
- Visakha Puja (Buddhist)
- Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)
- Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (Catholic Christian) or Ascension (Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Catholic Christian)
- Shavuot (Jewish)
- Eid ul Adha (Muslim)
- Pentecost (Christian, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Eid Al-Ghadeer (Muslim)
- Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib (Sikh)
- Fast of the Holy Apostles (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Litha (Wicca)
- The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Catholic Christian)
- Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha’i)
- Ulambana (Buddhist)
- Ashura (Muslim)
- Pioneer Day (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
- Asalha Puja Day (Buddhist)
- Dormition Fast begins (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Lammas (Christian and Wicca)
- Transfiguration of the Lord (Eastern Orthodox & Catholic Christian)
- Naga Panchami (Hindu)
- Tisha B’Av (Jewish)
- Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Catholic Christian)
- Feast of Dormition (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Raksha Bandhan (Hindu)
- Chehlum or Arba’een Shuhada of Karbala (Muslim)
- Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)
- Paryushana (Jain)
- Ecclesiastical Year begins (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Onam (Hindu)
- His Holiness Sakya Trizin’s Birthday (Buddhist)
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu)
- Nativity of Mary (Christian)
- Nativity of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Catholic Christian)
- The Elevation of the Holy Cross (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Mawlid al Nabi (Muslim)
- Urs-Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (Muslim)
- Mabon (Wicca/Pagan)
- Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
- Navaratri (Hindu)
- Milad Imam-uz-Zamaan (Muslim)
- Yom Kippur (Jewish)
- Sukkot (Jewish)
- Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth (Sikh)
- Milad Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (Muslim, Dawoodi Bohra)
- Sh’mini Atzeret/Simchat Torah (Jewish)
- Birth of the Bab (Baha’i)
- Birth of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)
- Samhain-Beltane (Wicca)
- Diwali, or Deepavali (Hindu, Jain, Newar Buddhist, and Sikh)
- All Saints’ Day (Christian)
- All Souls’ Day (Christian)
- Govardhan Puja (Hindu)
- Nativity Fast Begins (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- The Presentation of the Theotokos to the Temple (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
- Guru Tegh Bahdur Martyrdom (Sikh)
- Solemnity of Christ the King (Catholic Christian)
- Day of Covenant (Baha’i)
- Guru Nanak Dev Sahib Birthday (Sikh)
- Ascension of ‘Abdul’l Baha (Baha’i)
- First Day of Advent (Christian, Catholic)
- Gita Jayanti (Hindu)
- Bodhi Day (Buddhist)
- Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (Catholic Christian)
- Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Catholic Christian)
- Yud Tet Kislev (Jewish)
- Pancha Ganapati (Hindu)
- Yule (Wicca and Christian)
- Christmas (Christian, Catholic)
- Feast of the Nativity (Orthodox Christian)
- Hanukkah (Jewish)
- Zarathosht Diso (Zoroastrian)
