2024-25 Holiday & Interfaith Calendar
| Observance | Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janmashtami | Hindu | August 26th, 2024 | A festival celebrating the birth of birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. |
| Labor Day | National Holiday | September 2, 2024 | EWU Closed. A tribute to the accomplishments of American workers, and in honor of the American Labor Movement. |
| 9/11 | National Observance | September 11, 2024 | Remembrance of terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday September 11, 2001. |
| Mawlid an Nabi | Islam | September 15th - September 16th, 2024 | Begins sundown of preceding day. Mawlid an Nabi commemorates the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. |
| Orange Shirt Day | September 30th, 2024 | Honors Indigenous peoples and recognizes the horror that was residential schools. |
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2025-26 Holiday & Interfaith Calendar
| Observance | Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | National Holiday | September 1st, 2025 | EWU Closed. A tribute to the accomplishments of American workers, and in honor of the American Labor Movement. |
| Mawlid an Nabi | Islam | September 5th, 2025 | Begins sundown of preceding day. Mawlid an Nabi commemorates the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. |
| 9/11 | National Observance | September 11th, 2025 | Remembrance of terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday September 11, 2001. |
| Rosh Hashanah (New Year) | Jewish | September 22nd - September 24th, 2025 | Begins sundown of preceding day, restriction on academic activity. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, it is also referred to as the Feast of Trumpets. |
| Navaratri | Hindu | September 22nd - October 1st, 2025 | Navaratri is a nine day celebration in honor of the goddess Durga and her victory of good over evil. |
| Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) | Jewish | October 2nd, 2025 | Begins sundown of preceding day, restriction on academic activity. Yom Kippur is a day of atonement for personal sins. It is considered one of the holiest days in the Jewish calendar. |
| Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) | Jewish | October 6th - October 13th, 2025 | Begins sundown of preceding day, restriction on academic activity. Sukkot also know as the Feast of Tabernacles or the Feast of Booths commemorates the 40 years the Jewish people spent in the dessert on their way to the Promised Land. |
| Shemini Atzeret | Jewish | October 13th - October 15th, 2025 | Begins sundown of preceding day, restriction on academic activity. Also known as Simchat Torah is celebrated with dancing, singing, and rejoicing in the Torah. |
| Diwali (Deepavali) | Hindu, Jain, Sikh | October 20th, 2025 | Diwali is the festival of lights; a celebration of good over evil. |
| Birth of the Báb | Baha'i | October 22nd, 2025 | The birthday of Siyyid 'Ali-Muhammad the prophet who became know as the Báb or The Gate. |
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