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Days of Strict Religious Observance for 2008 - Equity & Diversity Centre
The following dates have been provided as a resource for staff indicating days of strict religious observance for a number of religions that may preclude a practicing student from attending classes or undertaking specified assessment tasks.
| Month |
Day and Date |
Festival |
Religion |
| February |
Thursday 7 |
Chinese New Year |
Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist |
| March |
Friday 21 |
Good Friday
Naw Ruz (New Year) *
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Christian
Baha’i
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Sunday 23 |
Easter |
Christian |
| April |
Sunday 20 |
Pesach* (Passover) (1st day) |
Jewish |
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Monday 21 |
Pesach (Passover) (2nd Day)
First Day of Ridvan *
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Jewish
Baha'i
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Saturday 26 |
Pesach* (Passover) (2nd last day) |
Jewish |
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Sunday 27 |
Pesach (Passover) (last day) |
Jewish |
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Tuesday 29 |
Ninth Day of Ridvan * |
Baha'i |
| May |
Friday 2 |
Twelfth Day of Ridvan * |
Baha'i |
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Friday 23 |
Declaration of the Bab *
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Baha'i
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Thursday 29 |
Ascension of Baha'u'llah * |
Baha'i |
| June |
Monday 9 |
Shavuot*
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Jewish
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Tuesday 10 |
Shavuot
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Jewsih
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| July |
Wednesday 9 |
The Martyrdom of the Bab *
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Baha'i
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| September |
Tuesday 2 |
Ramadan *, **, *** Begins (30 days)
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Islam |
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Sunday 28 |
Laylat el Qadr
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Isalm
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Tuesday 30 |
Rosh Hashana*
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Jewish
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| October |
Wednesday 1 |
Rosh Hashana |
Jewish |
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Thursday 2 |
Eid Al Fitr *, ** (end of Ramadan) |
Islam |
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Thursday 9 |
Yom Kippur * |
Jewish |
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Tuesday 14 |
Sukkot * |
Jewish |
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Wednesday 15 |
Sukkot |
Jewish |
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Monday 20 |
Anniversary of the Birth of Bab * |
Baha'i |
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Tuesday 21 |
Shemini Atzeret * |
Jewish |
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Wednesday 22 |
Simchat Torah |
Jewish |
| November |
Wednesday 12 |
Birth of Baha'u'llah * |
Baha'i |
| December |
Tuesday 9 |
Id al Adha** |
Islam |
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Thursday 25 |
Christmas |
Christian |
Legend
| * |
Jewish, Baha'i and Islamic Days begin at sunset of the evening prior to the day listed. |
| ** |
Certain Hindu and Islamic Holy Days cannot be definitely determined in advance as they begin when the new moon is sighted. |
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Ramadan involves a month of fasting during daylight hours. Sensitivity to the impact that fasting may have on students especially during hot weather may need to be exercised. |
Source: Interfaith calendar
In addition to these days from sunset Friday until sunset Saturday is the Holy Day of Sabbath. For some Jewish students this means that work (including field trips, exams or assessments) is not permitted. For Muslim students sensitivity to their need for regular prayer times especially on Fridays may need to be exercised.
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