2016-17 - hamline university · october 1st - october 11th, 2016 navratri hindu sunday – tuesday...
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Hamline University is home to a wide spectrum of rich religious and
cultural traditions. The diversity of beliefs and understanding is a
defining component of our campus community. The Wesley Center for
Spirituality, Service, and Social Justice seeks to foster an environment
where these myriad traditions are respected and explored.
The Wesley Center is proud to share a cross section of major
observances of religions represented on campus and around the world.
If you have questions about religious and spiritual life at Hamline
University, please contact: Nur Mood, the Coordinator of Religious
and Spiritual Life Programs, at [email protected]
Holidays denoted with a * begin in the evening of the preceding day.
2016-17
RELIGIOUS
CALENDAR
Thursday
July 7th, 2016
Eid-al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
Muslim
Saturday
July 9th, 2016
Martyrdom of the Bab*
Bahá’í
Friday
July 15th, 2016
Asalha Puja Day
Buddhist
AUGUST 2016
Thursday
August 25th, 2016
Krishna Janmashtami
Hindu
Sunday
August 28th, 2016
Paryushana Parva
Jains
JULY 2016
SEPTEMBER 2016
Tuesday
September 13th, 2016
Eid-Al-Adha*
Muslim
OCTOBER 2016
Saturday – Monday
October 1st - October 11th, 2016
Navratri
Hindu
Sunday – Tuesday
October 2nd – October 4th, 2016
Rosh Hashanah
Jewish
Monday
October 3rd, 2016
Muharram (Muslim New Year)*
Muslim
Tuesday
October 11th, 2016
Dussehra
Hindu
Wednesday
October 12th, 2016
Yom Kippur*
Jewish
Sunday – Sunday
October 16th – October 23rd, 2016
Sukkot
Jewish
Thursday
October 20th, 2016
Birth of the Bab*
Bahá’í
Tuesday
October 25th, 2016
Simchat Torah*
Jewish
Sunday
October 30th, 2016
Diwali
Hindu and Sikh
NOVEMBER 2016
Saturday
November 12th, 2016
Birth of Baha’u’llah*
Bahá’í
Monday
November 14th, 2016
Gurpurab
Sikh
DECEMBER 2016
Thursday
December 8th, 2016
Bodhi Day
Buddhist
Saturday – Sunday
December 24th – January 1st, 2017
Hanukkah
Jewish
Saturday
December 24th, 2016
Christmas Eve
Christian
Sunday
December 25th, 2016
Christmas
Christian
Monday
December 26th, 2016
Zarathosht Diso (Death of
Prophet Zarathushtra)
Zoroastrian
JANUARY 2017
Saturday
January 7th, 2017
Christmas
Orthodox Christian
Saturday
January 28th, 2017
Chinese New Year
Daoist, Confucian, and Buddhist
FEBRUARY 2017
Saturday
February 25th, 2017
Mahashivratri
Hindu
MARCH 2017
Wednesday
March 1st, 2017
Ash Wednesday
Christian
Monday
March 13th, 2017
Hola Mohalla
Sikh
Monday
March 13th, 2017
Holi
Hindu
Monday
March 20th, 2017
Nowruz (New Year)
Bahá’í and Zoroastrian
Tuesday
March 28th, 2017
Prophet Zarathushtra’s Birthday
Zoroastrian
APRIL 2017
Monday – Tuesday
April 10th – April 18th, 2017
Passover
Jewish
Friday
April 14th, 2017
Holy Friday
Orthodox Christian
Friday
April 14th, 2017
Good Friday
Christian
Sunday
April 16th, 2017
Easter
Christian
Friday
April 14th, 2017
Vaisakhi
Sikh
MAY 2017
Tuesday
May 23rd, 2017
Declaration of the Bab*
Bahá’í
Saturday
May 27th, 2017
Beginning of Ramadan*
Muslim
Tuesday – Thursday
May 30th – June 1st, 2017
Shavuot
Jewish
JUNE 2017
Monday
June 26th, 2017
Eid Al-fitr*
Muslim
Produced by the
Wesley Center for Spirituality, Service, and Social Justice
Contact: Nur Mood
Coordinator of Religious and Spiritual Life Programs