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Religious Observance Calendar

The Office of the Provost maintains a religious observance calendar in accordance with the Religious Observance Policy to identify major holidays and reduce scheduling conflicts.

Visit the Office of the Registrar to access the Academic Calendar.

Religious Days During the 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 Academic Years

Religious days of observance that may conflict with academic requirements are reflected in the calendar below. This is not an exhaustive list, as dates may vary and there may be additional days that pose conflicts. Faculty members should provide every opportunity for students to be absent without penalty on all dates.


Faculty will consult the calendar when planning their syllabi to make every effort to avoid having major exams or presentations on major holidays, observed by many adherents of that faith at MSU when the university is open. Reasonable accommodations must be given to individual students celebrating any holiday on the list.

This calendar will be updated annually. To provide suggestions or feedback, email inclusion@msu.edu. Click here to access an MS Word version of the tables below.



2022-23

Religious
Observance
Faith Date(s) Major Holidays
(University Open)
Onam Hinduism August 30 -
September 8, 2022
Ganesh Chaturthi Hinduism August 31, 2022
(date may vary)
Rosh Hashanah New Year – Judaism
(High Holy Days)
September 25 - 27, 20221
X
Navratri Hinduism September 26 -
October 5, 2022
Yom Kippur Judaism -
High Holy Days
October 4 - 5, 20221
X
Vijayadashami, Dasara,
Dussehra Puja
Hinduism October 5, 2022
X
Sukkot Judaism -
High Holy Days
October 9 - 16, 20221
(first two days)
X
Shemini Atzeret Judaism -
High Holy Days
October 16 - 18, 20221
Simchat Torah Judaism -
High Holy Days
October 17 - 18, 20221
Diwali Hinduism/Sikh/Jainism October 24, 2022
X
Birth of the Báb
and Baha'u'llah
Bahá'i October 26 - 27, 20221
X
All Saints Day Catholicism and
Protestant Christianity
November 1, 2022
X
All Souls Day Catholicism and
Christianity
November 2, 2022
X
Guru Nanak
Gurpurab
Sikh November 8, 2022
X
Solemnity of the
Immaculate Conception
Catholicism and
Christianity
December 8, 2022
X
Hanukkah Judaism December 18 - 26, 20221
Christmas Catholicism and
Christianity
December 25, 2022
St. Basil's Day (Eastern) Eastern Orthodox
Christianity
January 1, 2023
St. Basil's Day Orthodox
Christianity
January 2, 2023
Epiphany Catholicism and
Christianity
January 6, 2023
Makar
Sankranti/Pongal
Hinduism January 15, 2023
Maha
Shivaratri
Hinduism February 18, 2023
Ash Wednesday Catholicism and
Protestant Christianity
February 22, 2023
Nineteen Day
Fast Period
Bahá'i March 2 - 20, 2023
Holi Hinduism March 8, 2023
Ramadan Islam March 22 -
April 21, 20231
(dates may vary)
Nowruz Bahá'i
and Persian
March 21 - 22, 20231
X
Mahavir Janma
Kalyanak
Jainism April 4, 2023
X
Passover Judaism April 5 - 13, 20231
(first two days)
X
Passover Judaism April 5 - 13, 20231
(last two days)
Good Friday Catholicism and
Protestant Christianity
April 7, 2023
X
Easter Catholicism and
Protestant Christianity
April 9, 2023
X
Vaisakhi Sikh/Hinduism April 14, 2023
X
Easter "Pascha" Orthodox
Christianity
April 16, 2023
X
Ridvan Bahá'i April 21 -
May 2, 20231
(1, 9, 12th days)
X
Eid al-Fitr Islam April 21 - 22, 20231
(dates may vary)
X
Ascension Christianity May 18, 2023
X
Orthodox
Ascension
Orthodox
Christianity
May 25, 2023
Shavuot Judaism May 25 - 27, 20231
Buddha
Purnima
Buddhism May 26, 2023
X
Eid al-Adha Islam June 28 -
July 1, 20231
(first day, dates may vary)
X
Tish'a B'Av Judaism July 26 - 27, 20231
Muharram/Ashura Islam (Shia) July 27 - 28, 20231
X
Assumption
of Mary
Catholicism
and Christianity
August 15, 2023
X




2023-24

Religious
Observance
Faith Date(s) Major Holidays
(University Open)
Onam Hinduism August 20 - 31, 2023
Krishna
Janmashtami
Hinduism September 6 - 7, 2023
Rosh Hashanah New Year -
Judaism (High Holy Days)
September 15 - 17, 20231
X
Ganesh Chaturthi Hinduism September 19, 2023
(date may vary)
Yom Kippur Judaism -
High Holy Days
September 24 - 25, 20231
X
Sukkot Judaism -
High Holy Days
September 29 -
October 6, 20231
(first two days)
X
Shemini Atzeret Judaism -
High Holy Days
October 6 - 8, 20231
Simchat Torah Judaism -
High Holy Days
October 7 - 8, 20231
Navratri Hinduism October 15 - 24, 2023
Birth of the Báb
and Baha'u'llah
Bahá'i October 16 - 17, 20231
X
Vijayadashami,
Dasara, Dussehra Puja
Hinduism October 24, 2023
X
All Saints Day Catholicism and
Protestant Christianity
November 1, 2023
X
All Souls Day Catholicism
and Christianity
November 2, 2023
X
Diwali Hinduism/
Sikh/Jainism
November 12, 2023
X
Guru Nanak
Gurpurab
Sikh November 27, 2023
X
Hanukkah Judaism December 7 - 15, 20231
Solemnity of the
Immaculate Conception
Catholicism and Christianity December 8, 2023
X
Christmas Catholicism and
Christianity
December 25, 2023
St. Basil's Day
(Eastern)
Eastern Orthodox
Christianity
January 1, 2024
St. Basil's Day Orthodox Christianity January 2, 2024
Epiphany Catholicism and
Christianity
January 6, 2024
Makar Sankranti/
Pongal
Hinduism January 15, 2024
Ash Wednesday Catholicism and
Protestant Christianity
February 14, 2024
Nineteen Day
Fast Period
Bahá'i March 1 - 19, 2024
Maha
Shivaratri
Hinduism March 8, 2024
Ramadan Islam March 10 - April 9, 20241
(dates may vary)
Nowruz Bahá'i and Persian March 20 - 21, 20241
X
Holi Hinduism March 25, 2024
Good Friday Catholicism and
Protestant Christianity
March 29, 2024
X
Easter Catholicism and
Protestant Christianity
March 31, 2024
X
Eid al-Fitr Islam April 9 - 10, 20241
(dates may vary)
X
Vaisakhi Sikh/Hinduism April 13, 2024
X
Mahavir Janma
Kalyanak
Jainism April 21, 2024
X
Ridvan Bahá'i April 21 - May 2, 20241
(1, 9, 12th days)
X
Passover Judaism April 22 - 30, 20241
(first two days)
X
Passover Judaism April 22 - 30, 20241
(last two days)
Easter "Pascha" Orthodox
Christianity
May 5, 2024
X
Ascension Orthodox
Christianity
May 9, 2024
X
Buddha
Purnima
Buddhism May 15, 2024
X
Shavuot Judaism June 11 - 13, 20241
Orthodox
Ascension
Orthodox
Christianity
June 13, 2024
Eid al-Adha Islam June 16 - 19, 20241
(first day, dates may vary)
X
Muharram/
Ashura
Islam (Shia) July 15 - 16, 20241
X
Tish'a B'Av Judaism August 12 - 13, 20241
Assumption
of Mary
Catholicism
and Christianity
August 15, 2024
X




2024-25

Religious
Observance
Faith Date(s) Major Holidays
(University Open)
Krishna
Janmashtami
Hinduism August 26, 2024
Ganesh
Chaturthi
Hinduism September 7, 2024
(date may vary)
Onam Hinduism September 5 - 17, 2024
Rosh Hashanah New Year -
Judaism (High Holy Days)
October 2 - 4, 20241
X
Navratri Hinduism October 3 - 12, 2024
Yom Kippur Judaism -
High Holy Days
October 11 - 12, 20241
X
Vijayadashami, Dasara,
Dussehra Puja
Hinduism October 12, 2024
X
Sukkot Judaism -
High Holy Days
October 16 - 23, 20241
(first two days)
X
Shemini Atzeret Judaism -
High Holy Days
October 23 - 25, 20241
Simchat Torah Judaism -
High Holy Days
October 24 - 25, 20241
Diwali Hinduism/
Sikh/Jainism
November 1, 2024
X
All Saints Day Catholicism and
Protestant Christianity
November 1, 2024
X
All Souls Day Catholicism
and Christianity
November 2, 2024
X
Birth of the Báb
and Baha'u'llah
Bahá'i November 2 - 3, 20241
X
Guru Nanak
Gurpurab
Sikh November 15, 2024
X
Solemnity of the
Immaculate Conception
Catholicism and
Christianity
December 8, 2024
X
Christmas Catholicism and
Christianity
December 25, 2024
Hanukkah Judaism December 25, 2024 -
January 2, 20251
St. Basil's Day
(Eastern)
Eastern Orthodox
Christianity
January 1, 2025
St. Basil's Day Orthodox
Christianity
January 2, 2025
Epiphany Catholicism and
Christianity
January 6, 2025
Makar Sankranti/
Pongal
Hinduism January 15, 2025
Maha Shivaratri Hinduism February 26, 2025
Ramadan Islam February 28 -
March 30, 20251
(dates may vary)
Nineteen Day
Fast Period
Bahá'i March 1 - 19, 2025
Ash Wednesday Catholicism and
Protestant Christianity
March 5, 2025
Holi Hinduism March 14, 2025
Nowruz Bahá'i
and Persian
March 21 - 22, 20251
X
Eid al-Fitr Islam March 30 - 31, 20251
(dates may vary)
X
Mahavir Janma
Kalyanak
Jainism April 10, 2025
X
Passover Judaism April 12 - 20, 20251
(first two days)
X
Passover Judaism April 12 - 20, 20251
(last two days)
Vaisakhi Sikh/
Hinduism
April 14, 2025
X
Good Friday Catholicism and
Protestant Christianity
April 18, 2025
X
Easter Catholicism and
Protestant Christianity
April 20, 2025
X
Easter "Pascha" Orthodox
Christianity
April 20, 2025
X
Ridvan Bahá'i April 21 -
May 2, 20251
(1, 9, 12th days)
X
Buddha
Purnima
Buddhism May 5, 2025
X
Ascension Christianity May 29, 2025
X
Orthodox
Ascension
Orthodox
Christianity
May 29, 2025
Shavuot Judaism June 1 - 3, 20251
Eid al-Adha Islam June 6 - 9, 20251
(first day, dates may vary)
X
Muharram/
Ashura
Islam (Shia) July 4 - 5, 20251
X
Tish'a B'Av Judaism August 2 - 3, 20251
Assumption
of Mary
Catholicism
and Christianity
August 15, 2025
X
Krishna
Janmashtami
Hinduism August 16, 2025


1Indicates the holiday begins at sundown on the first day through sundown on the last day