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See below for a sample of dates to observe, reflect, celebrate or promote throughout the university community. The full calendar is available on the website,

April 19
Mahavira Jayanti (JA)
In Jainism, Mahavira Jayanti is the most important religious holiday. It celebrates of the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara.

April 20 – May 2
Ridvan (BA)
Ridvan commemorates the twelve days that Baha'u'llah spent in the garden of Ridvan in the last days of his exile in Baghdad, and during which time he proclaimed himself as the one announced by the Bab. On the first, ninth, and twelfth days of Ridvan, work is suspended.

April 22 – 30
Passover (Pesach) (JU)
Passover is a Jewish holiday and festival. It commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins on the fifteenth day of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar, which is in spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and is celebrated for seven or eight days. It is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays. This time commemorates the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. No leavened bread is consumed and special prayers are made.