Religious Holidays/Holy Days
House Bill 353 of the 134th General Assembly directed the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) to develop a non-exhaustive list of major religious holidays or festivals for the next two academic years, at the beginning of each academic year. Each state institution of higher education may adopt ODHE’s list in its entirety, or choose instead which holidays to include on its list. As required by the statute, the list of major religious holidays and festivals included herein is non-exhaustive and is not intended to purposefully exclude any religious holidays or festivals. This list is meant to serve solely as a resource for state institutions of higher education.
View University Policy 3380, Religious Excused Absences to learn how students can request classroom accommodation.
Judaism
Tu BiShvat
January 24–25, 2024
February 12–13, 2025
Purim
March 23–24, 2024
March 13–14, 2025
Yorn HaShoah
May 5–6, 2024
April 23–24, 2025
Lag B'Omer
May 25, 2024
May 15, 2025
Pesach (Passover)
April 22–30, 2024
April 12–20, 2025
Yorn HaSho'ah
May 5–6, 2024
April 23–24, 2025
Yorn Ha'Azmaut
May 13–14, 2024
April 30–May 1, 2025
Shavuot
June 11–13, 2024
June 1–3, 2025
Tisha B'Av
August 12–13, 2024
August 2–3, 2025
Rosh Hashanah
October 2–4, 2024
September 22–24, 2025
Yorn Kippur
October 11–12, 2024
October 1–2, 2025
Sukkot
October 16–23, 2024
October 6–13, 2025
Shemini
October 23, 2024
October 13, 2025
Sim chat Torah
October 24–25, 2024
October 14–15, 2025
Hanukkah
December 25 –January 2, 2024
December 14–22, 2025
Christianity
Feast of Mary Mother of God
January 1, 2024
January 1, 2025
Christmas - Eastern Orthodox
January 7, 2024
January 7, 2025
Epiphany
January 6, 2024
January 6, 2025
Ash Wednesday
February 14, 2024
March 5, 2025
Lent
February 14–March 30, 2024
March 5–April 19, 2025
Orthodox Lent
March 18, 2024
March 5, 2025
Feast of the Annunciation
March 25, 2024
March 25, 2025
Palm Sunday
March 24, 2024
April 13, 2025
Holy Thursday
March 28, 2024
April 17, 2025
Good Friday
March 29, 2024
April 18, 2025
Easter
March 31, 2024
April 20, 2025
Pascha/Easter (Eastern Orthodox)
May 5, 2024
April 20, 2025
Feast of the Ascension
May 9, 2024
May 29, 2025
Pentecost
May 19, 2024
June 8, 2025
Trinity Sunday
May 26, 2024
June 15, 2025
Corpus Christi Sunday
May 30, 2024
June 19, 2025
Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
June 7, 2024
Nativity of St. John the Baptist
June 24, 2024
June 24, 2025
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
June 29, 2024
June 29, 2025
Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola
July 31, 2024
July 31, 2025
Feast of the Assumption of Mary
August 15, 2024
August 15, 2025
All Saints Day
November 1, 2024
November 1, 2025
All Souls Day
November 2, 2024
November 2, 2024
Dia de los Muertos
October 31–November 2, 2024
October 31–November 2, 2025
Feast of Christ the King
November 24, 2024
November 23, 2025
Advent Season
December 1, 2024
November 30, 2025
Feast of St. Francis Xavier
December 3, 2024
December 3, 2025
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 8, 2024
December 8, 2025
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 12, 2024
Christmas
December 25, 2024
December 25, 2025
Islam
Sabe-Miraj or Lailatul Me'raj
Shab e Barat
February 25, 2024
February 14, 2025
Ramadan
March 10–April 8, 2024
February 28–March 29, 2025
Lailatul Qadr
April 6, 2024
March 27, 2025
Eid al-Fitr
April 9–10, 2024
March 30–31, 2025
Day of Arafa/Haj/Waqf of Arafa
Eid-ul Adha
June 16, 2024
June 7, 2025
Islamic New Year
July 7, 2024
June 25, 2025
Ashura
July 16, 2024
July 4, 2025
Mawlid-al-Nabi
September 16, 2024
September 3, 2025
Hinduism
Maha Shivaratri
March 8, 2024
February 25, 2025
Shri Ramakrishna Jayanti
March 11, 2024
March 1, 2025
Holi
March 25, 2024
March 14, 2025
Rama Navami
April 17, 2024
April 5, 2025
Mahavir-Jayanti
April 21, 2024
April 10, 2025
Raksha Bandhan
August 19, 2024
August 8, 2025
Krishna Janmashtami
August 26, 2024
August 16, 2025
Navaratri
October 3–12, 2024
September 22–October 1, 2025
Diwali
November 1, 2024
October 20, 2025
Buddhism
Bodhi Day
December 8, 2024
December 8, 2025
Lunar New Year
February 10, 2024
January 29, 2025
Magha Puja Day
February 24, 2024
February 12, 2025
Vesak
May 22, 2024
May 12, 2025
Buddha Day/Visakha Puja
May 23, 2024
May 11, 2025
Sikh
Birthday of Guru Go bind Singh Sahib
January 17, 2024
December 27, 2025
Mahavir-Jayanti
April 21, 2024
April 10, 2025
Vaisakhi
April 13, 2024
April 13, 2025
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib
June 16, 2024
June 16, 2025
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib
November 24, 2024
Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib
November 15, 2024
November 5, 2025
Baha'i
'Ala' (Loftiness)
March 1, 2024
Naw-Ruz
March 21, 2024
March 21, 2025
Ridvan
April 21, 2024
April 21, 2025
Declaration of the Bab
May 22, 2024
May 22, 2025
Ascension of Baha'u'llah
May 29, 2024
May 28, 2025
Martyrdom of the Bab
July 9, 2024
July 9, 2025
Birth of the Bab
October 20, 2024
October 20, 2025
Birth of Bahaullah
November 12, 2024
November 12, 2025
Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha
Shinto
Gantan-sai
January 1, 2024
Setsubum-sai
February 3, 2024
February 3, 2025
Other
Kwanzaa
December 26, 2024–January 1, 2025
December 26, 2025–January 1, 2026
