Mount Holyoke College has provided this list In support of our religiously diverse student population. Note that this list is not exhaustive. The Upcoming Observances tab shows the next 100 observances. The other tabs show observances for the three months as they are labeled.
We are indebted to the Multifaith Action Society and Kerry Maloney, Director of Religious and Spiritual Life at Harvard Divinity School for their collective efforts to provide an invaluable resource to us.
Sun, Feb 15, 2026
Celebration of the wedding night of Lord Shiva and his Consort Goddess Parvati.
Sun, Feb 15, 2026
Memorial of the historical Buddha passing away. (Mahayana) Japan, North America
Tue, Feb 17, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Wed, Feb 18, 2026
The beginning of Lent, the forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Wed, Feb 18, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Thu, Feb 19, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Fri, Feb 20, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Sat, Feb 21, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Sun, Feb 22, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Mon, Feb 23, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Mon, Feb 23, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Tue, Feb 24, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Tue, Feb 24, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Wed, Feb 25, 2026
Days of preparation for the Fast, marked by hospitality and charity to poor and sick.
Wed, Feb 25, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Wed, Feb 25, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Thu, Feb 26, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Thu, Feb 26, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Fri, Feb 27, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Fri, Feb 27, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Sat, Feb 28, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Sat, Feb 28, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Sun, Mar 1, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Sun, Mar 1, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Mon, Mar 2, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Mon, Mar 2, 2026
Commemorates the story of Esther. (Feast of Lots) Celebrates the rescue of the Jews of ancient Persia from a plot to destroy them as related in the Book of Esther, which is read at this time....
Mon, Mar 2, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Tue, Mar 3, 2026
Holiday associated with exuberant flinging of colored powders, celebrates the advent of spring and the enduring message that good will always be victorious over evil; light will always overcome...
Tue, Mar 3, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Tue, Mar 3, 2026
Commemorates the story of Esther. (Feast of Lots) Celebrates the rescue of the Jews of ancient Persia from a plot to destroy them as related in the Book of Esther, which is read at this time....
Tue, Mar 3, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Wed, Mar 4, 2026
Holiday associated with exuberant flinging of colored powders, celebrates the advent of spring and the enduring message that good will always be victorious over evil; light will always overcome...
Wed, Mar 4, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Wed, Mar 4, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Thu, Mar 5, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Thu, Mar 5, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Fri, Mar 6, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Fri, Mar 6, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Sat, Mar 7, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Sat, Mar 7, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Sun, Mar 8, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Sun, Mar 8, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Mon, Mar 9, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Mon, Mar 9, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Tue, Mar 10, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Tue, Mar 10, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Wed, Mar 11, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Wed, Mar 11, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Thu, Mar 12, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Thu, Mar 12, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Fri, Mar 13, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Fri, Mar 13, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Sat, Mar 14, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Sat, Mar 14, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Sun, Mar 15, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Sun, Mar 15, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Mon, Mar 16, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Mon, Mar 16, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Tue, Mar 17, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Tue, Mar 17, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Wed, Mar 18, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Wed, Mar 18, 2026
Ramaḍān is the month of fasting (ending with Eid Al Fitr) during which physically able Muslims do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset. It is a time of self-examination and...
Thu, Mar 19, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Fri, Mar 20, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Fri, Mar 20, 2026
Celebrates Spring, also known as the vernal equinox. Celebrates the return of the Goddess-as-Maiden, the courting of the Goddess by the God, and the reawakening of the seeds within the earth.
Sat, Mar 21, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Sun, Mar 22, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Mon, Mar 23, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Tue, Mar 24, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Wed, Mar 25, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Thu, Mar 26, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Celebration of birth of Prince Rama, avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu, to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya in Ayodhya
Fri, Mar 27, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Sat, Mar 28, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Sun, Mar 29, 2026
Holy Week begins in the Eastern Churches the day after Palm Sunday and ends on Holy Friday.
Sun, Mar 29, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Mon, Mar 30, 2026
Holy Week begins in the Eastern Churches the day after Palm Sunday and ends on Holy Friday.
Mon, Mar 30, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Holy Week begins in the Eastern Churches the day after Palm Sunday and ends on Holy Friday.
Tue, Mar 31, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Wed, Apr 1, 2026
Commemorates the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. It is celebrated for eight days with special prayers and symbolic foods at home, starting with the Seder, a ritual meal that...
Wed, Apr 1, 2026
Holy Week begins in the Eastern Churches the day after Palm Sunday and ends on Holy Friday.
Wed, Apr 1, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Wed, Apr 1, 2026
Commemorates liberation of Israelites by God from slavery in Egypt and their freedom as a nation under leadership of Moses. (Work is prohibited on first and last two days)
Thu, Apr 2, 2026
Holy Week begins in the Eastern Churches the day after Palm Sunday and ends on Holy Friday.
Thu, Apr 2, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Thu, Apr 2, 2026
Commemorates liberation of Israelites by God from slavery in Egypt and their freedom as a nation under leadership of Moses. (Work is prohibited on first and last two days)
Fri, Apr 3, 2026
Holy Week begins in the Eastern Churches the day after Palm Sunday and ends on Holy Friday.
Fri, Apr 3, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Fri, Apr 3, 2026
Commemorates liberation of Israelites by God from slavery in Egypt and their freedom as a nation under leadership of Moses. (Work is prohibited on first and last two days)
Sat, Apr 4, 2026
Holy Week begins in the Eastern Churches the day after Palm Sunday and ends on Holy Friday.
Sat, Apr 4, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Sat, Apr 4, 2026
Commemorates liberation of Israelites by God from slavery in Egypt and their freedom as a nation under leadership of Moses. (Work is prohibited on first and last two days)
Sun, Apr 5, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Sun, Apr 5, 2026
Commemorates liberation of Israelites by God from slavery in Egypt and their freedom as a nation under leadership of Moses. (Work is prohibited on first and last two days)
Mon, Apr 6, 2026
The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter.
Mon, Apr 6, 2026
Commemorates liberation of Israelites by God from slavery in Egypt and their freedom as a nation under leadership of Moses. (Work is prohibited on first and last two days)
