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2007-2008 Religious Holiday Calendar
| September 2007 |
| 8 | Samvatsari | Jain |
| 12 | Erev Rosh Hashanah | Jewish |
| 13 | Rosh Hashanah | Jewish |
| 13 | Ramadan Begins | Islam |
| 15 | Ganesha Chaturthi | Hindu |
| 21 | Mabon | Pagan |
| 21 | Kol Nidre (Eve of Day of Atonement) | Jewish |
| 22 | Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)*~ | Jewish |
| 27-Oct.3 | Sukkot~ | Jewish |
| October 2007 |
| 4 | Shemini Atzeret~ | Jewish |
| 5 | Simchat Torah~ | Jewish |
| 12-20 | Navatri/Durga Puja o | Hindu |
| 13 | Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan) | Islam |
| 21 | Dusserah o | Hindu |
| 20 | Birth of Bad*~ | Baha'i |
| 31 | Samhain* | Pagan |
| November 2007 |
| 1 | All Saints Day | Christian |
| 2 | All Souls Day | Christian |
| 9 | Diwali* | Hindu |
| 12 | Bith of Baha'u'llah | Baha'i |
| 24 | Guru Nanak Dev Birthday | Sikh |
| 28 | Ascension of 'Abdul-Baha | Baha'i |
| December 2007 |
| 5 - 12 | Chanukah~ | Jewish |
| 8 | Bodhi Day | Buddhist |
| 12 | Immaculate Conception | Christian/Roman Catholic |
| 20 | Eid al-Adha* | Islam |
| 21 | Yule | Pagan |
| 25 | Christmas* | Christian |
| 27 | Kwanzaa begins | Interfaith |
| January 2008 |
| 1 | Last day of Kwanzaa | Interfaith |
| 6 | Epiphany | Christian/Roman Catholic |
| 7 | Christmas* | Christian/Eastern Orthodox |
| 10 | Al Higra *o | Islam |
| 22 | Tu B'shevat~ | Jewish |
| 23-25 | Mahayana Buddhist NewYear | Buddhist |
| February 2008 |
| 2 | Imbolc | Pagan |
| 6 | Ash Wednesday | Christian |
| 15 | Nirvana Dayi | Buddhist |
| March 2008 |
| 6 | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu |
| 16 | Palm Sunday | Christian |
| 20 | Maudilon nabi o | Islam (Birth of the Prophet) |
| 21 | Purim~ | Jewish |
| 21 | Good Friday | Christian |
| 22 | Holi* | Hindu |
| 23 | Easter* | Christian |
| April 2008 |
| 20-26 | Passover~ | Jewish |
| 27 | Ascension | Christian |
| May 2008 |
| 1 | Beltane* | Pagan |
| 2 | Yom Ha Shoah~ | Jewish |
| 11 | Pentecost | Christian |
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~ = Jewish and Baha'i Holy Days begin at sunset the previous day
o = Certain Hindu and Muslim Holy Days are calculated on a lunar calendar and are approximate.
* = High Holy Day. Grinnell acknowledges and embraces the religious diversity among its students.
The administration is aware that the academic calendar occasionally conflicts with religious High Holy Days.
Faculty have no written policy to accommodate the religious obligations of some students, but are asked to consider student requests for excused absences on these days.
Students are asked to notify faculty of syllabus conflicts early in the semester and to request permission to make-up work or to reschedule examinations if necessary.
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