Religious Holiday Calendar
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 on 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 variations to when they begin and end. There may also be regional 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.
You can subscribe to the religious holidays Outlook calendar below:
- In a new window, sign in to your CC email account in Outlook on the web
- Open your calendar in Outlook on the web
- In the left side column, click Add calendar
- In the window that pops up, click "Subscribe from the Web"
- Copy, then paste this link into the appropriate field
- Name the calendar CC religious holidays (give it a cool color and icon if you'd like)
- Click the import button
2022-2023 Religious Holiday Dates
| Block C | Aug. 7 - 8* 2022 | Ashura | Muslim |
| NSO | Aug. 18-19 | Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu |
| NSO-Block 1 | Aug. 23* - 31 | Paryushana Parva | Jain |
| Block 1 | Aug. 31 | Ganesh Chaturhi | Hindu |
| Block Break - Block 2 | Sept. 25* - 27 | Rosh Hashanah | Jewish |
| Block 2 | Sept. 26* - Oct. 5 | Navaratri | Hindu |
| Block 2 | Oct. 4*-5 | Yom Kippur | Jewish |
| Block 2 | Oct. 9* - 16 | Sukkot | Jewish |
| Block 3 | Oct. 23-27 | Diwali | Hindu-Jain-Sikh |
| Block 3 | Oct. 26-27 | Birth of Bab | Bahá'í |
| Block 3 | Oct. 27-28 | Birth of Baha'u'Llah | Bahá'í |
| Block 3 | Oct. 31 - Nov. 1 | Samhain | Wiccan/Pagan |
| Block 3 | Oct. 31 - Nov. 2 | Día de Los Muertos | Meso-American/Indigenous/Christian, Catholic |
| Block 3 | Nov. 1 | All Saints Day | Christian, Catholic/Protestant |
| Block 4 | Dec. 8 | Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) | Buddhist |
| Block 4 | Dec. 12 | Feast of Our Lady of Guadelupe | Christian,Catholic |
| Block 4 - Winter Break | Dec. 18*- 26 | Hanukkah | Jewish |
| Block 4 | Dec. 21 | Solstice, Yule-Litha | Wiccan/Pagan |
| Winter Break | Dec. 25 | Christmas | Christian, Catholic/Protestant |
| Winter Break | Dec. 26 - Jan. 1 | Kwanzaa | African American |
| Winter Break | Jan. 1 | Gantan-sai | Shinto |
| Winter Break | Jan. 7 | Feast of the Nativity | Christian, Orthodox |
| Half-Block | Jan. 21* | Lunar New Year | Taoist/Confucian/Buddhist |
| Block 5 | Feb. 1-2 | Imbolc | Wiccan/Neo Pagan |
| Block 5 | Feb. 15 | Nirvana Day | Buddhist |
| Block 5 / Block Break | Feb. 22 | Ash Wednesday | Christian, Catholic/Protestant |
| Block 6 | Feb. 27 - Apr. 8 | Great Lent | Christian, Orthodox |
| Block 6 | March 2 - 20 | 'AIá'(Month of Fasting) | Bahá'í |
| Block 6 | March 6* - 7 | Purim | Jewish |
| Block 6 | March 8* -9 | Holi | Hindu |
| Block 6 | March 21 | Naw-Rúz | Bahá'í |
| Block 6 | March 21 | Nowruz | Zoroastrian |
| Block 7 | March 22* - Apr. 21 | Ramadan | Muslim |
| Block 7 | Apr. 5* - 13 | Passover | Jewish |
| Block 7 | Apr. 7 | Good Friday | Christian, Catholic/Protestant |
| Block 7 | Apr. 8 | Visakha Puja | Buddhist |
| Block 7 | Apr. 9 | Easter | Christian, Catholic/Protestant |
| Block 7 | Apr. 14 | Vaisakhi/Baisakhi | Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist |
| Block 7 | Apr. 14 | Good Friday | Christian, Orthodox |
| Block 7 | Apr. 16 | Orthodox Easter | Christian, Orthodox |
| Blodk 7 | Apr. 17*-18 | Yom HaShoa - Holocaust Remembrance | Jewish |
| Block 7 | Apr. 21 | Ridvan | Bahá'í |
| Block 7 | Apr. 21 | Eid al-Fitr | Muslim |
| Block 8 | May 1 | Beltane | Wiccan/Neo-Pagan |
| Summer | May 25 | Shavuot | Jewish |
| Summer | May 29 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah | Bahá'í |
| Block A | June 21 | Solstice, Yule-Litha | Wiccan/Neo-Pagan |
| Block B | June 28* -29 | Eid al-Adha | Muslim |
| Block C | July 27*-28 | Ashura | Muslim |