Non-Exhaustive List of Holidays and Religious Holidays
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 to utilize, at their discretion, in adopting a list on their websites.
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Judaism
Tu BiShvat (February 12-13) Purim (March 13-14)
Yom HaShoah in April (April 23-24)
Lag B’Omer in May (May 15-16)
Pesach (Passover) (April 12-20) Yom Ha’Azmaut Shavuot (April 30-May 1)
Tisha B’Av (August 2-3)
Rosh Hashanah (September 22-24) Yom Kippur (October 1-2) Sukkot (October 6-13) Shemini Atzerat (October 13-15) Simchat Torah (October 14-15) Hanukkah (December 14-22)
Christianity
Feast of Mary Mother of God (January 1) Christmas – Eastern Orthodox (January 7) Epiphany (January 6)
Ash Wednesday (March 5)
Lent (March 5-April 17)
Orthodox Lent (March 3-April 19)
Feast of the Annunciation (March 25)
Palm Sunday (April 13) Holy Thursday (April 17) Good Friday (April 18) Easter (April 20)
Pascha/Easter (Eastern Orthodox) (April 20)
Feast of the Ascension (May 29)
Pentecost (June 8)
Trinity Sunday (June 15)
Corpus Christi Sunday (June 22)
Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (June 27)
Nativity of St. John the Baptist (June 24) Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (June 29) Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola (July 31)
Feast of the Assumption of Mary (August 15)
All Saints Day (November 1)
All Souls Day (November 2)
Dia de los Muertos (November 1-2) Feast of Christ the King (November 23) Advent Season (November 30-December 21)
Feast of St. Francis Xavier (December 3)
Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8) Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12) Christmas (December 25)
Islam
Sabe-Miraj or Lailatul Me’raj (January 26)
Sabe Barat (February 13-14) Ramadan (February 28-March 29) Lailatul Qadr (March 26)
Eid al-Fitr (March 29-30)
Day of Arafa/Haj/Waqf of Arafa (June 5)
Eid-ul Adha (June 6-7) Islamic New Year (June 26-27) Ashura (July 5-6)
Mawlid-al-Nabi (September 4-5)
Hinduism
Maha Shivaratri (February 26)
Shri Ramakrishna Jayanti (March 15)
Holi (March 14)
Rama Navami (April 6) Mahavir-Jayanti (April 10) Raksha Bandhan (August 9)
Krishna Janmashtami (August 16)
Navaratri (September 22-October 1)
Diwali (October 20)
Buddhism
Bodhi Day (January 8) Lunar New Year (January 29) Magha Puja Day (February 12) Vesak (May 12)
Buddha Day/Visakha Puja (May 12)
Diwali (October 21)
Sikh
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib (January 6)
Mahavir-Jayanti (April 10)
Vaisakhi (April 14)
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib (May 30)
Diwali (October 21)
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib (November 24)
Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (November 5)
Baháʼí
‘Alá’ (Loftiness) (March 1-19) Naw-Rúz (March 19-20) Ridván (April 20-May 2)
Declaration of the Bab (May 22-23) Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh (May 27-28) Martyrdom of the Bab (July 8-9)
Birth of the Bab (October 22)
Birth of Baháúllah (October 23)
Ascension of ’Abdu’l-Bahá (November 27-28)
Shinto
Gantan-sai (January 1)
Setsubum-sai (February 3)
Other
Kwanzaa (December 26, 2025 – Jan 1, 2026)
Lunar New Year (January 29)
(January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026)
Judaism
Tu BiShvat (February 1) Purim (March 2)
Yom HaShoah in April (April 13-14)
Lag B’Omer in May (May 4-5)
Pesach (Passover) (April 1-9) Yom Ha’Azmaut Shavuot (May 21-23)
Tisha B’Av (August 22-23)
Rosh Hashanah (September 11-13) Yom Kippur (September 20-21) Sukkot (September 25-October 2) Shemini Atzerat (October 2-4) Simchat Torah (October 3-4) Hanukkah (December 4-12)
Christianity
Feast of Mary Mother of God (January 1) Christmas – Eastern Orthodox (January 7) Epiphany (January 6)
Ash Wednesday (February 18)
Lent (February 18-April 2)
Orthodox Lent (February 23-April 11)
Feast of the Annunciation (March 25)
Palm Sunday (March 29) Holy Thursday (April 2) Good Friday (April 3) Easter (April 5)
Pascha/Easter (Eastern Orthodox) (April 12)
Feast of the Ascension (May 14)
Pentecost (May 24)
Trinity Sunday (May 31)
Corpus Christi Sunday (June 4)
Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (June 12)
Nativity of St. John the Baptist (June 24) Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (June 29) Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola (July 31)
Feast of the Assumption of Mary (August 15)
All Saints Day (November 1)
All Souls Day (November 2)
Dia de los Muertos (November 1-2) Feast of Christ the King (November 22) Advent Season (November 29)
Feast of St. Francis Xavier (December 3)
Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8) Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12) Christmas (December 25)
Islam
Sabe-Miraj or Lailatul Me’raj (January 16)
Sabe Barat (February 2-3) Ramadan (February 17-March 18) Lailatul Qadr (March 15)
Eid al-Fitr (March 19-20)
Day of Arafa/Haj/Waqf of Arafa (May 26)
Eid-ul Adha (May 26-27) Islamic New Year (June 16-17) Ashura (June 25-26)
Mawlid-al-Nabi (August 25-26)
Hinduism
Maha Shivaratri (February 15-16)
Shri Ramakrishna Jayanti (March 15)
Holi (March 4)
Rama Navami (March 26) Mahavir-Jayanti (March 31) Raksha Bandhan (August 28)
Krishna Janmashtami (September 4)
Navaratri (March 19-27)
Diwali (November 8)
Buddhism
Bodhi Day (December 8) Lunar New Year (February 17) Magha Puja Day (March 3) Vesak (May 1)
Buddha Day/Visakha Puja (May 1)
Diwali (November 8)
Sikh
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib (January 20)
Mahavir-Jayanti (March 31)
Vaisakhi (April 14)
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib (June 16)
Diwali (November 8)
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib (November 24)
Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (November 24)
Baháʼí
‘Alá’ (Loftiness) (March 2-20) Naw-Rúz (March 21) Ridván (April 20-May 2)
Declaration of the Bab (May 23-24) Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh (May 28-29) Martyrdom of the Bab (July 9)
Birth of the Bab (November 10)
Birth of Baháúllah (November 11)
Ascension of ’Abdu’l-Bahá (November 28)
Shinto
Gantan-sai (January 1)
Setsubum-sai (February 3)
Other
Kwanzaa (December 26, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027)
Lunar New Year (February 17)