2024-2025 Holy Days Calendar
The Office of the University Chaplain, Hamline University

Regarding this calendar and accommodations, please note:

• Dates for holy days and festivals can vary by country and specific traditions. Sources for each tradition’s noted dates can be found in footnotes.
• This is not an exhaustive list of observed religious holidays and festivals.
• Please refer to Hamline University Religious Holiday Observance Policy regarding any requested accommodations.
• To view the official 2024 Sundays and Special Days Calender of the United Methodist Church, click this link (viewable only to those with a hamline.edu email address).
• If you find that there is something that should be amended or added to this list or if you have any questions or concerns, please contact Chaplain Kelly Figueroa-Ray at chaplain@hamline.edu.
  

All Campus Religious and Spiritual Life Weekly Gatherings will begin in September in the Gathering Place, 130 Sorin, unless otherwise noted:

• Wednesdays:

• 6:30pm: Holy Communion officiated by Chaplain Kelly, Christian Tradition

• Fridays, beginning mid-September times TBD:

• Jummah (Friday Prayers), Muslim Tradition
• Kabbalat Shabbat, Jewish Tradition
• 9:00am: Mindfulness and Meditation in Wellspring, 3rd Floor of Anderson, Spiritual Tradition
  

Multi-Faith Opportunities for Students: 

If you’d like to start a new religious and spiritual group on campus, apply to be an Multi-Faith Intern. If you are interested in fostering Multi-Faith relationships across difference, consider applying for our Multi-Faith Scholars Fellowship ($500 stipend/year)

August 2024

8/26: Krishna Janmashtami (Hinduism^[1])

8/30- 9/07: Paryushan (Jainism^[2])

October 2024

10/2 (Sundown) - 10/04 (Sundown) – Rosh Hashanah (Judaism^[3])

10/11 (Sundown) - 10/12 (Sundown) – Yom Kippur (Judaism)

10/17 (Sundown) - 10/23 (Sundown) – Sukkot (Judaism)

10/31-11/1: Samhain (Pagan^[4])

10/31: Diwali (Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism) *Indian calendar, date may vary between traditions

November 2024

11/1: All Saints Day (Western Christianity^[5])

11/2: All Souls Day (Western Christianity)

11/15: Guru Nanak Gurpurab (Sikhism^[6])

December 2024

12/01-12/22: Season of Advent (Western Christianity)

12/21: Winter Solstice — Yule (Pagan)

12/25: Christmas Day/The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ (Western/ Greek Orthodox Christianity^[7])

12/26 (Sundown) - 1/02 (Sundown): Hanukkah (Judaism)

January 2025

1/7: The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ (Russian Orthodox Christianity^[8])

February 2025

2/14-3/28: Season of Lent (Western Christianity)

2/28 (Sundown) - 3/30 (Sundown): Ramadan (Islam^[9]) *these dates are approximate, will not be finalized the sighting of the new crescent moon

March 2025

3/5: Ash Wednesday (Western Christianity)

3/14: Holi (Hinduism)

3/13 (Sundown) - 3/14 (Sundown): Purim (Judaism)

3/31-4/1: Eid al-Fitr (Islam)

3/3-4/19: Season of Lent (Greek and Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

3/31-4/1: Eid al-Fitr (Islam)

April 2025

4/10: Mahavir Jayanti (Jainism^[10])

4/12 (Sundown) - 4/20 (Sundown): Passover (Judaism)

4/13-4/21: Holy Week (Greek and Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

4/13-4/19: Holy Week (Western Christianity)

4/13: Palm Sunday (Western Christianity)

4/13: Vaisakhi (Sikhism)

4/17: Maundy Thursday (Western Christianity)

4/18: Good Friday (Western Christianity)

4/20: Easter Sunday (Western Christianity)

4/20- 5/2: Festival of Ridván (Bahá’í^[11])

4/20: Great and Holy Pascha (Greek and Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

May 2025

5/22-5/23: Declaration of the Báb (Bahá’í)

5/12: Vesak (Buddhism^[12])

Summer 2025

6/01(Sundown) - 6/03: (Sundown) Shavuot (Judaism)

6/06-6/07: Eid Al-Adha (Islam)

6/21: Summer Solstice - Litha or Midsummer (Pagan)

6/27 (Sundown): Hijra/New Year 1446 (Islam)

8/02 (Sundown) - 8/03 (Sundown): Tisha B’Av