Religious & Spiritual Life Calendar
Observances & Holidays
Labyrinth - Multi-faith
Periodic/fall-spring semesters
Shabbat - Jewish
Weekly/Friday Sunset-Saturday Sunset
Buddhist Sitting Group - Buddhist
Weekly/Sunday Morning & Thursday Night
SLU Chapel Service - Christian
Weekly/Sundays at 4:00 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah - Jewish
September 15-17
Laurentian Weekend - Multifaith
Stained Glass Window Tour
September 22
Exploring the Organ Pipes
September 22
Jewish Bagel Brunch
September 23
Yom Kippur - Jewish
September 24-25
Sukkot - Jewish
September 29-October 6
Blessing of the Animals - Multi-faith
October 4
Samhain - Earth-Based
October 31–November 1
All Saint’s Day - Christian
November 1
Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead - Mesoamerican/Indigenous
November 1-2
All Soul’s Day - Christian
November 2
Diwali/Festival of Lights - Hindu
November 12
Candlelight Service - Christian
December 6
Hanukkah - Jewish
December 7-15
Winter Solstice - Earth-Based
December 21
Christmas - Christian
December 25
Kwanzaa - African American/Multi-faith
December 26–January 1
Eastern Orthodox Christmas - Orthodox Christian
January 7
Martin Luther King Celebration - Multi-faith
January 22
Tu B’Shevat - Jewish
January 24-25
Chinese New Year - Buddhist/Confucian/Taoist
February 10
Ash Wednesday - Christian
February 14
Ramadan - Muslim
March 10-April 9
Eastern Orthodox Beginning of Lent - Orthodox Christian
March 18
Purim - Jewish
March 23-24
Holi - Hindu
March 25
Good Friday - Christian
March 29
Easter - Christian
March 31
Eid al-Fitr/End of Ramadan - Muslim
April 9
Earth Day - Multi-faith
April 22
Passover - Jewish
April 22-30
Eastern Orthodox Holy Friday - Orthodox Christian
May 3
Eastern Orthodox Easter (Pascha) - Orthodox Christian
May 5
Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Remembrance - Jewish
May 5-6
Baccalaureate Service - Multi-faith
May 18
*Faculty and staff, please be mindful that many members of the St. Lawrence University community observe one or more of the spiritual/religious/cultural holidays. Some students might request accommodations according to university policy for work, exams or excused absences on the dates of their spiritual/religious observance.
**Students, we recommend that you communicate with professors and supervisors early about special accommodations needed for spiritual/religious/cultural holiday observances.