必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 ######### Cultural Observances

Annual cultural observances at 必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 ######### University.

March 2025

Mar 14

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Dubbed as the “Festival of Colors,” Holi not only celebrates the victory of good over evil but also the arrival of a colorful spring.

Mar 19 -Mar 20

Naw Ruz

Mar 19, 8:00 am to Mar 20, 5:00 pm

The Baha’i New Year, a traditional celebration in Iran adopted as a holy day associated with Baha’i. It is a celebration of spring and new life.

Mar 20

Ostara/Alban Eilir/Spring Equinox

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

The wiccan holiday of fertility, it is regarded as the time when the Goddess conceives the God’s child, which will be born at the winter solstice.

Mar 29 -Mar 30

Eid al-Fitr

Mar 29, 6:00 pm to Mar 30, 6:00 pm

Eid al-Fitr means “break the fast,” and is the last day of Ramadan, marking the end of a month of fasting for Muslims.

Mar 31

Trans Day of Visibility

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Outlook (必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 #########’s Queer-Straight Alliance) and the Center for Belonging and Inclusion co-sponsor events in honor of our trans community.

April 2025

Apr 6

Rama Navami

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Celebrated in Nepal and by Hindus around the world, this day commemorates the birth of Lord Rama, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Apr 12

Hanuman Jayanti

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

In Hinduism, Hanuman Jayanti celebrates the birth of Lord Hanuman.

Apr 12 -Apr 20

Pesach/Passover

Apr 12, 8:00 am to Apr 20, 5:00 pm

Pesach/Passover

Apr 13

Palm Sunday

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Palm Sunday is a commemoration of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem as crowds lined his path with palm fronds.

Apr 17

Holy/Maundy Thursday

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Holy/Maundy Thursday is the Thursday before Easter, commemorating the Last Supper of Jesus with the Apostles.

Apr 18

Good Friday

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Good Friday is the Friday before Easter. It commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus and in many countries and traditions is marked by fasting.

Apr 18

Orthodox Good Friday

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Good Friday is the Friday before Easter. It commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus and in many countries and traditions is marked by fasting.

Apr 19

Holy Saturday

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Also known as the Angelic Night among others, it is the close of the season of Lent and penance, and the beginning of paschal time, one of rejoicing.

Apr 20

Easter Sunday

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Easter is the annual commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Apr 20

Orthodox Easter

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Easter is the annual commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Apr 23 -Apr 24

Yom HaSho’ah

Apr 23, 8:00 am to Apr 24, 5:00 pm

Holocaust Remembrance Day; a day to remember the lives and names of Jewish victims and activists of the Holocaust.

Apr 30 -May 1

Yom Ha’Atzmaut

Apr 30, 8:00 am to May 1, 5:00 pm

Israel’s Independence Day. It is celebrated on the fifth day of the month of Iyar, the Hebrew date of the formal establishment of the State of Israel.

May 2025

May 1

Beltane

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

The fire festival, celebrating the coming of summer and the fertility of the coming year. One of the eight major annual sabbats or festivals for druids.

May 27 -May 28

Ascension of the Bahá’u’lláh

May 27, 8:00 am to May 28, 5:00 pm

Bahá’u’lláh commemorates the death of the founder of the Baha’i faith; Bahaullah died on May 29, 1892.