The following are important religious holidays from a wide variety of traditions. This listing is not meant to be comprehensive—for that, please see the following website: http://www.interfaith-calendar.org/. We try to reflect our own student population and needs in our community.
2026
| Date | Holiday | Religion | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | |||
| 15 | Feast of the Assumption of Mary | Christian/Catholic | Special Worship |
| 25 | Mawlid-al-Nabi | Islam | Work-restricted |
| September | |||
| 4/5 | Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu | Work-restricted |
| 8-15 | Paryushan | Jain | Special Worship |
| 11 – 13 | Rosh Hashanah | Jewish | Work-restricted |
| 20-21 | Yom Kippur | Jewish | Work-restricted |
| Sept 25-Oct 2 | Sukkot | Jewish | Work-restricted |
| October | |||
| 2 | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish | Work-restricted |
| 2-4 | Simchat Torah | Jewish | Work-restricted |
| November | |||
| 1 | All Saints Day | Christian/Catholic | Special Worship |
| 2 | All Souls Day | Catholic | Special Worship |
| 8 | Diwali | Hindu, Jain | Special Worship |
| 10 | Birth of the Bab | Baháʼí | Work-restricted |
| 11 | Birth of Baháúllah | Baháʼí | Work-restricted |
| 16 | Remembering the Martyrs of the UCA | Secular | Meaningful |
| 24 | Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib | Sikh | Work-restricted |
| 22 | Feast of Christ the King | Christian/Catholic | Meaningful |
| 24 | Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib | Sikh | Work-restricted |
| 26 | Thanksgiving | Federal | Meaningful |
| 28 | Ascension of ’Abdu’l-Bahá | Baháʼí | Special Worship |
| December | |||
| 1 | Advent Season | Christian | Meaningful |
| 3 | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Christian/Catholic | Meaningful |
| 4-12 | Hanukkah | Jewish | Special Worship |
| 8 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian/Catholic | Special Worship |
| 12 | Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe | Christian/Catholic | Meaningful |
| 25 | Christmas | Christian | Special Worship |
| 26-Jan. 1 | Kwanzaa | Ethnic | Meaningful |
| January |
Work-restricted Religious Holy Days:
A recognized denominational sacred or holy day that is observed by persons or groups who are required - through a set or system of religious beliefs, laws/doctrines, tenets, canons or theology - to restrict or limit work and/or physical or mental activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something; toil; labor. This definition may include academic endeavors (e.g. examinations, classroom activities and research, or out-of-classroom learning experiences).
-Hindu, Jain, and Sikh holy days are calculated on a lunar calendar and are observed at different times in different regions.
-All Jewish and Bahá'í holy days begin at sunset the previous day.
-Observances/practices vary from culture to culture within and across denominations.
Sunday is widely observed as a Sabbath and day of worship for many faith traditions. In the Jewish faith, Saturday (beginning at sunset on Friday) is a work-restricted Sabbath, Regulations governing observance for worship depend on regional customs.
There are no work-restricted holy days within the Christian faith by tenet. By custom, in the United States, Easter and Christmas (a federal holiday) are considered to be non-work days.
Special worship: Such religious observances listed above are NOT work-restricted by definition but may involve a special worship or observance.
Meaningful: Such days are NOT work-restricted by definition but may be particularly significant to persons attending or working at Ithaca College.
A comprehensive list of religious observances can be found here: https://www.interfaith-calendar.org