Religious & Spiritual Life Calendar

Observances  & Holidays

Labyrinth - Multi-faith
Periodic/fall-spring semesters

Shabbat - Jewish
Weekly/Friday Sunset-Saturday Sunset

Buddhist Sitting Group - Buddhist
Weekly/Sunday Morning & Thursday Night

SLU Chapel Service - Christian
Weekly/Sundays at 4:00 p.m.

Rosh Hashanah - Jewish
September 15-17

Laurentian Weekend - Multifaith
     Stained Glass Window Tour
     September 22
     Exploring the Organ Pipes
     September 22
     Jewish Bagel Brunch
     September 23

Yom Kippur - Jewish
September 24-25

Sukkot - Jewish      
September 29-October 6

Blessing of the Animals - Multi-faith
October 4

Samhain - Earth-Based
October 31–November 1

All Saint’s Day - Christian
November 1

Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead - Mesoamerican/Indigenous
November 1-2 

All Soul’s Day - Christian 
November 2

Diwali/Festival of Lights - Hindu
November 12

Candlelight Service - Christian
December 6

Hanukkah - Jewish
December 7-15 

Winter Solstice - Earth-Based
December 21

Christmas - Christian 
December 25

Kwanzaa - African American/Multi-faith
December 26–January 1

Eastern Orthodox Christmas - Orthodox Christian
January 7

Martin Luther King Celebration - Multi-faith
January 22

Tu B’Shevat - Jewish
January 24-25

Chinese New Year - Buddhist/Confucian/Taoist
 February 10

Ash Wednesday - Christian
February 14

Ramadan - Muslim
March 10-April 9

Eastern Orthodox Beginning of Lent - Orthodox Christian
March 18

Purim - Jewish
March 23-24

Holi - Hindu
March 25

Good Friday - Christian
March 29

Easter - Christian
March 31

Eid al-Fitr/End of Ramadan - Muslim
April 9

Earth Day - Multi-faith  
April 22 

Passover - Jewish
April 22-30

Eastern Orthodox Holy Friday - Orthodox Christian
May 3

Eastern Orthodox Easter (Pascha) - Orthodox Christian
May 5 

Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Remembrance - Jewish
 May 5-6 

Baccalaureate Service - Multi-faith
May 18 

*Faculty and staff, please be mindful that many members of the St. Lawrence University community observe one or more of the spiritual/religious/cultural holidays. Some students might request accommodations according to university policy for work, exams or excused absences on the dates of their spiritual/religious observance.

**Students, we recommend that you communicate with professors and supervisors early about special accommodations needed for spiritual/religious/cultural holiday observances.