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Calendar of Holidays and Religious Observances
SPRING 2020
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 21
National Holiday (U.S.)
New York, Arkansas campuses closed
Lunar New Year (China)
January 25
Chinese Holiday
Losar (Tibetan New Year)
February 24
Buddhist
Family Day
February 17
National Holiday (Canada)
Vancouver campus closed
President's Day (Washington's Birthday)
February 17
National Holiday (U.S.)
New York campuses closed
Maha Shivaratri
February 21
Hindu
Ash Wednesday/Beginning of Lent
February 26
Christian
Holi
March 9 – 10
Hindu
Purim
March 9 – 10
Jewish
Spring Break
March 14 – 22
Campus Break (Students)
Student break: New York, Arkansas (campuses open)
Spring Weekend
March 19 – 20
Campus Break (Staff)
New York campuses closed
Navrati-Chaitra (Vasanta) Navratri
March 25 – April 3
Hindu
Spring Break Abu Dhabi
Mar. 31 – Apr. 13
Campus Break
Abu Dhabi campus open
Israa wal Miraj night
March 22
Islamic
Abu Dhabi campus closed
Qingming Festival
April 4
National Holiday (China)
Campuses in China closed
Easter
April 4
Christian
Passover (Pesach)
April 8 – 16
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 10
Christian
Vancouver campus closed
Holy Friday
April 10
Christian Orthodox
Easter Monday
April 13
Christian
Vancouver campus closed
Songkran Festival (Thai New Year)
April 13 – 15
Buddhist
Orthodox Easter
April 19
Christian Orthodox
May Day (Labor Day)
May 1
National Holiday (China)
China campuses closed
Ramadan
April 23 – May 23
Islamic
Abu Dhabi campus open
SUMMER 2020
HOLIDAY OR OBSERVANCE DATES RELIGION/ROLE NOTES/CAMPUS CLOSURES
Victoria Day
May 18
National Holiday (Canada)
Vancouver campus closed
Eid al-Fitr (Feast of breaking the Fast)
May 23 – 24
Islamic
Abu Dhabi campus closed
Memorial Day
May 25
National Holiday (U.S.)
New York, Arkansas campuses closed
Shavuot
May 28 – 30
Jewish
Dragon Boat Festival
June 25
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
July 8
Jewish
Tish'a B'Av
July 29 – 30
Jewish
Arafat Day
July 29 – 30
Islamic
Abu Dhabi campus closed
Eid al-Adha
July 30 – 31
Islamic
Abu Dhabi campus closed
British Columbia Day
August 3
Holiday (British Columbia)
Vancouver campus closed
Raksha Bandhan
August 3
Hindu
Krishna Janmashtami
August 11
Hindu
Al Hijri New Year's Day
August 19
Islamic
Abu Dhabi campus closed
FALL 2020
HOLIDAY OR OBSERVANCE DATES RELIGION/ROLE NOTES/CAMPUS CLOSURES
Labor Day
September 7
National Holiday (U.S., Canada)
New York, Arkansas, Vancouver campuses closed
Rosh Hashanah (New Year)
September 18 – September 20
Jewish
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
September 27 – 28
Jewish
Chinese Mid–Autumn Festival
October 1
National Holiday (China)
Campuses in China closed
China National Day
October 1
National Holiday (China)
Campuses in China closed
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)
October 2 – 9
Jewish
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
October 9 – 11
Jewish
Columbus (Indigenous Peoples) Day
October 12
National Holiday (U.S.)
New York campuses closed
Thanksgiving (Canada)
October 12
National Holiday (China)
Vancouver campus closed
Diwali
October 14
Hindu
Navaratri-Ashwin (Shardiya) MahaNavratri
October 17 – 24
Hindu
Dussehra
October 25
Hindu
Mawlid-al-Nabi (Birthday of Mohammad)
October 28
Islamic
Halloween
October 31
Observance
All Soul's Day
November 2
Christian
Karwachauth
November 4
Hindu
Veterans Day
November 11
National Holiday (U.S.)
Remembrance Day
November 11
National Holiday (Canada)
Vancouver campus closed
Thanksgiving Day (US)
November 26
National Holiday (China)
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)
December 10 – 18
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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