List of Religious Holidays Permitting Pupil Absence From School

List of Religious Holidays Permitting Pupil Absence From School





WHEREAS, the district board of education has the right to add any bona fide religious holiday to the list for its own schools; now therefore be it,

RESOLVED that the State Board of Education adopts the following list of religious holidays for the 2006-2007 school year:

September 1
Day of Ascension (Isra and Miraj) (Islamic)First Consecration of the Guru Granth Sahib ji, the Sikh Scripture

September 7
His Holiness Sakya Trizin’s birth date (Buddhist)

September 7
Ganesha Chaturthi (Hindu)

September 14
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Eastern, Greek, Russian Orthodox)

September 19
The Night of Power 9 (Laylatul Qadr) (Islamic)

September 23
Feast of Trumpets (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God)

September 23 - 24
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)

September 24
Ramadan begins

September 24
Eid-ul-Fitr (Islamic)

September 30 Dussera (Hindu)
October 2
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) (Jewish)

October 2
Day of Atonement (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God)

October 7 – 8
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) (Jewish)

October 7 -13
First Day through Seventh Day Feast of Tabernacles (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God)

October 14
Last Great Day (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God)

October 14
Shemini Atzeret (Eighth Day of Sukkot) (Jewish)

October 15
Simchat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law) (Jewish)

October 20
Birth of the Bab (Baha’i)

October 20
Joint-Sovereignty of Guru Granth and Guru Panth declared to Guide the Sikh people

October 20
Guruship of Guru Granth Sahib ji declared by 10th Guru (Sikh)

October 20 - 23
Deepavali (Hindu)

October 31
Reformation Day (Protestant, Lutheran)

November 1
All Saints Day (Roman Catholic, Protestant & Lutheran)

November 2
All Souls Day (Roman Catholic)

November 12
Birth of the Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)

November 15
Guru Nanak Dev ji’s birth date (Sikh)

November 24
Guru Tegh Bahadur dev ji’s Martyrdom (Sikh)

December 8
Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Roman Catholic)

December 8
Bodhi Day (Buddhist)

December 15
First Day of Hanukkah (Jewish)

December 25
Christmas (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Eastern, Greek and Russian Orthodox)

December 26
Kwanzaa

December 31
Eid-ul-Adha (Day of Sacrifice) (Islamic)

January 1
New Year’s Day

January 5
Guru Gobind Singh ji’s birth date (Sikh)

January 6
Feast of the Epiphany (Roman Catholic, Eastern, Greek and Russian Orthodox)

January 6
Christmas (Armenian)

January 14
Makara Sankranti (Hindu)

January 21
Muharram (New Year) (Islamic)

January 29
Day of Ashurah (10th Day) (Islamic)

February 16
Maha Shivaratri (Hindu)

February 18
New Year (Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese)

February 19
Bright Monday (Eastern, Greek and Russian Orthodox)

February 20
Shrove Tuesday

February 21
Ash Wednesday (Roman Catholic, Protestant)

February 25
Lent (Eastern Orthodox)

March 4
Holi (Hindu)

March 4
Purim (Jewish)

March 14
Sikh New Year/Holla Mohalla

March 19
Chandramana Yugadi

March 21
Feast of Naw-Ruz (Baha’i and Iranian New Year, also Persian New Year and Heritage Day)

March 27
Rama Navami (Hindu)

March 30
Chandramana Yugardi (Hindu)

April 2
Passover (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God)

[April 12] April 2
Lord’s Evening Meal

April 3
First Day of Feast of Unleavened Bread or Passover (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God)

April 3 - 4
First Two Days of Pesach (Passover) (Jewish)

April 5
Holy Thursday (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Lutheran, Eastern, Greek and Russian Orthodox)

April 6
Good Friday (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Lutheran, Eastern, Greek and Russian Orthodox))

April 9
Rama Navami (Hindu)

April 9 - 10
Last Two Days of Pesach (Passover) (Jewish)

April 11 or 12
Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (Islamic)

April 14
Souramana Yugadi (Hindu)

April 14
Khalsa formation day and Vaisakhi

April 21
First Day of Ridvan (Baha’i)

April 24
Memorial Day (Armenian)

April 25
The 11th Panchen Lama’s birthday (Buddhist)

May 2 The 12th Day of Ridvan (Baha’i)
May 2
Buddha’s birthday (Buddhist)

May 23
Declaration of the Bab (Baha’i)

May 23 – 24
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) 2 days (Jewish)

May 25
Ascension Day (Eastern Orthodox, Greek and Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic & Protestant)

May 27
Day of Pentecost (World Wide Church of God, United Church of God and Global Church of God)

May 29
Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)

June 16
Guru Arjun Dev ji’s Martyrdom (Sikh)

June 26
His Holiness the 17th Gyalawa Karmapa’s (Ugyen Trinley Dorje) birth date (Buddhist)


____________________________________ ________________________
Lucille E. Davy, Acting Commissioner
Acting Secretary, NJ State Board of Education Arnold G. Hyndman, Ph.D., President
NJ State Board of Education