Colorado College strives to be a diverse community of discovery and learning. As such we create an environment that is open to and supportive of a wide range of religious and spiritual traditions. As part of this, CC encourages students, faculty and staff to be aware of and respectful of the diverse and religious observances of our community.

The calendar below contains many sacred, holy and religious holidays that are of importance to traditions represented campus, though it is not comprehensive. Suggestions for additions to this list may be directed to Chaplain Kate Holbrook.

Many religious dates are calculated from a lunar calendar. As such, there could be variation to when they begin and end. There may also be regionally variations. Many sacred and holy days of observance dates change each year which is helpful to note.

*Indicates the holiday begins at sundown on the first day indicated and will end on the last day at sundown.

**Holy days on which absence from work or school is common.

You can download the religious holidays for your Outlook calendar for Mac or PC below:

Religious Holidays Calendar.ics

Once you've downloaded it, double-click on it and it will open with your default calendar application.

2020-2021 Religious Holiday Dates

CC Block	Date	Religious Holiday	Tradition
	July 19* - July 20	Eid al-Adha	Muslim
	Aug. 11* - Aug. 12	Sri Krishna Jayanti	Hindu
Block Break 1	Sept. 18* - Sept. 20	Rosh Hashanah	Jewish
2	Sept. 20* - Sept. 21	Paryushana Parva	Jain
2	Sept. 27* - Sept. 28	Yom Kippur	Jewish
2	Oct. 2* - Oct. 4	Sukkot	Jewish
Block Break 2	Oct. 17* - Oct. 18	Birth of Bab	Bahá'í
Block Break 2 & Block 3	Oct. 17* - Oct. 24	Navarati	Hindu
3	Oct. 31 - Nov. 2	Día de los Muertos	Meso-American/Indigenous/Christian, Catholic
3	Nov. 1	All Saints Day	Christian, Catholic/Protestant
3	Nov. 1	Samhain	Wiccan/Pagan
Block Break 3	Nov. 12	Birth of Baha'u'Llah	Bahá'í
Block Break 3	Nov. 14	Diwali	Hindu-Jain-Sikh
4	Dec. 8	Bhodi Day	Buddhist
4	Dec. 10* - Dec. 18	Hanukkah	Jewish
Winter Break	Dec. 21	Solstice, Yule-Litha	Wiccan/Pagan
Winter Break	Dec. 25	Christmas	Christian, Catholic/Protestant
Winter Break	Dec. 26 - Jan. 1	Kwanza	African American
Winter Break	Jan. 1	Gantan-sai	Shinto
J	Jan. 7	Feast of the Nativity	Christian, Orthodox
5	Feb. 2	Imbolc	Wiccan/Neo Pagan
5	Feb. 12	Chinese Lunar New Year	Taoist/Confucian/Buddhist
5	Feb. 15	Nirvana Day	Buddhist
5	Feb. 17	Ash Wednesday	Christian, Catholic/Protestant
Block Break 5	Feb. 25* - Feb. 26	Purim	Jewish
6	March 1	'AIá'(Month of Fasting)	Bahá'í
6	March 15	Great Lent	Christian, Orthodox
Block 6	March 21	Naw-Rúz and Nowruz	Bahá'í /Zoroastrian
Block Break 6	March 27* - April 4	Passover	Jewish
7	March 29	Holi	Hindu
7	April 4	Easter	Christian, Catholic/Protestant
7	April 8	Visakah Puja	Buddhist
7-8	April 12* - May 11	Ramadan	Muslim
7	April 13	Vaisakhi	Sikh
8	May 1	Beltane	Wiccan/Neo Pagan
8	May 2	Orthodox Easter	Christian, Orthodox
8	May 12* - May 13	Eid al-Fitr	Muslim
	May 29	Assencion of Baha'u'llah	Bahá'í
A	June 21	Solstice, Yule-Litha	Wiccan/Neo Pagan
B	July 19* - July 20	Eid al-Adha	Muslim