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Calendar of Holidays and Religious Observances
SPRING 2021
| HOLIDAY OR OBSERVANCE | DATES | RELIGION/ROLE | NOTES/CAMPUS CLOSURES |
|---|
| New Year's Day |
January 1 |
National Holiday (U.S., Canada) |
All campuses closed |
| Epiphany (Three King's Day) |
January 6 |
Christian |
|
| Orthodox Christmas |
January 7 |
Christian Orthodox |
|
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
January 18 |
National Holiday (U.S.) |
New York, Arkansas campuses closed |
| Lunar New Year (China) |
February 12 |
Chinese Holiday |
|
| Losar (Tibetan New Year) |
February 12 |
Buddhist |
|
| Family Day |
February 15 |
National Holiday (Canada) |
Vancouver campus closed |
| President's Day (Washington's Birthday) |
February 15 |
National Holiday (U.S.) |
New York campuses closed |
| Maha Shivaratri |
March 11 |
Hindu |
|
| Ash Wednesday/Beginning of Lent |
February 17 |
Christian |
|
| Holi |
March 23 – 24 |
Hindu |
|
| Purim |
February 25 – 26 |
Jewish |
|
| Spring Break |
March 27 – April 4 |
Campus Break (Students) |
Student break: New York, Arkansas (campuses open) |
| Spring Weekend |
April 1 – 2 |
Campus Break (Staff) |
New York campuses closed |
| Navrati-Chaitra (Vasanta) Navratri |
April 13 – April 22 |
Hindu |
|
| Spring Break Abu Dhabi |
Mar. 28 – Apr. 10 |
Campus Break |
Abu Dhabi campus open |
| Israa wal Miraj night |
March 11 |
Islamic |
Abu Dhabi campus closed |
| Qingming Festival |
April 4 |
National Holiday (China) |
Campuses in China closed |
| Easter |
April 4 |
Christian |
|
| Passover (Pesach) |
March 27 – April 4 |
Jewish |
*The first two and last two days of Passover are observed as full holy days, with restrictions on work and travel. |
| Good Friday |
April 2 |
Christian |
Vancouver campus closed |
| Holy Friday |
April 2 |
Christian Orthodox |
|
| Easter Monday |
April 5 |
Christian |
Vancouver campus closed |
| Songkran Festival (Thai New Year) |
April 12 – 15 |
Buddhist |
|
| Orthodox Easter |
May 2 |
Christian Orthodox |
|
| May Day (Labor Day) |
May 1 |
National Holiday (China) |
China campuses closed |
| Ramadan |
April 12 – May 12 |
Islamic |
Abu Dhabi campus open |
SUMMER 2021
| HOLIDAY OR OBSERVANCE | DATES | RELIGION/ROLE | NOTES/CAMPUS CLOSURES |
|---|
| Victoria Day |
May 24 |
National Holiday (Canada) |
Vancouver campus closed |
| Eid al-Fitr (Feast of breaking the Fast) |
May 12 – 13 |
Islamic |
Abu Dhabi campus closed |
| Memorial Day |
May 31 |
National Holiday (U.S.) |
New York, Arkansas campuses closed |
| Shavuot |
May 16 – 18 |
Jewish |
|
| Dragon Boat Festival |
June 14 |
Holiday (China) |
Campuses in China closed |
| Canada Day |
July 1 |
National Holiday (Canada) |
Vancouver campus closed |
| Independence Day |
July 4 |
National Holiday (U.S.) |
New York, Arkansas campuses are closed |
| Tzom Tammuz |
June 27 |
Jewish |
|
| Tish'a B'Av |
July 17 – 18 |
Jewish |
|
| Arafat Day |
July 18 – 19 |
Islamic |
Abu Dhabi campus closed |
| Eid al-Adha |
July 19 – 23 |
Islamic |
Abu Dhabi campus closed |
| British Columbia Day |
August 2 |
Holiday (British Columbia) |
Vancouver campus closed |
| Raksha Bandhan |
August 3 |
Hindu |
|
| Krishna Janmashtami |
August 30 |
Hindu |
|
| Al Hijri New Year's Day |
August 9 – 10 |
Islamic |
Abu Dhabi campus closed |
FALL 2021
| HOLIDAY OR OBSERVANCE | DATES | RELIGION/ROLE | NOTES/CAMPUS CLOSURES |
|---|
| Labor Day |
September 6 |
National Holiday (U.S., Canada) |
New York, Arkansas, Vancouver campuses closed |
| Rosh Hashanah (New Year) |
September 6 – September 8 |
Jewish |
|
| Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) |
September 15 – 16 |
Jewish |
|
| Chinese Mid–Autumn Festival |
September 21 |
National Holiday (China) |
Campuses in China closed |
| China National Day |
October 1 |
National Holiday (China) |
Campuses in China closed |
| Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) |
September 20 – 27 |
Jewish |
|
| Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah |
September 27 – 29 |
Jewish |
|
| Columbus (Indigenous Peoples) Day |
October 11 |
National Holiday (U.S.) |
New York campuses closed |
| Thanksgiving (Canada) |
October 11 |
National Holiday (Canada) |
Vancouver campus closed |
| Diwali |
November 4 |
Hindu |
|
| Navaratri-Ashwin (Shardiya) MahaNavratri |
October 7 – 15 |
Hindu |
|
| Dussehra |
October 15 |
Hindu |
|
| Mawlid-al-Nabi (Birthday of Mohammad) |
October 19 |
Islamic |
|
| Halloween |
October 31 |
Observance |
|
| All Soul's Day |
November 2 |
Christian |
|
| Karwachauth |
October 23 – 24 |
Hindu |
|
| Veterans Day |
November 11 |
National Holiday (U.S.) |
|
| Remembrance Day |
November 11 |
National Holiday (Canada) |
Vancouver campus closed |
| Thanksgiving Day (U.S.) |
November 25 |
National Holiday (U.S.) |
New York campuses closed Nov. 27 – 29; Arkansas campus closed Nov. 28 – 29 |
| Commemoration Day |
November 30 |
Islamic |
Abu Dhabi campus closed |
| UAE National Day |
December 2 – 3 |
National Holiday (UAE) |
Abu Dhabi campus closed |
| Hanukkah (Chanukah) |
November 28 – December 6 |
Jewish |
|
| Winter Break |
December 24 – January 1 |
Campus Break |
Vancouver campus closed |
| Winter Break |
December 24 – January 1 |
Campus Break |
New York and Arkansas campuses closed |
| Christmas Day |
December 25 |
National Holiday (U.S., Canada) |
New York and Vancouver campuses closed |
| New Year's Eve |
December 31 |
Observance |
All campuses closed |
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