McGill University recognizes and respects the diversity of its community, including diversity of religious faiths and observances. The University is committed to providing an environment in which its students can fulfill both their university and their religious commitments.
Faiths
The multifaith calendar is published as a service to the University community, according to Senate policy (see Chapter Seven in the Handbook of Student Rights and Responsibilities). This is not a conclusive list, and additional documentation may be requested from the student to demonstrate a religious commitment.
Holy days for current & future academic years
This information was compiled with the assistance of the McGill Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (MORSL). Questions about any date provided in this multifaith calendar should be sent to degeval.es [at] mcgill.ca (Enrolment Services).
* festival begins at sundown the day before this date
** date of celebration may vary based on local customs or according to moon sightings
Holy Days 2023–2024
September 2023 | ||
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Date | Faith | Festival |
September 16 *, 2023 - September 17, 2023 | Judaism | Rosh Hashanah * |
September 19, 2023 | Hinduism | Ganesh Chaturthi |
September 23 **, 2023 | Paganism | Mabon ** |
September 25 *, 2023 | Judaism | Yom Kippur * |
September 27 *, 2023 | Islam | Mawlid al-Nabi * |
September 29, 2023 - October 14, 2023 | Hinduism | Pitru Paksha |
September 30 *, 2023 - October 6, 2023 September 30 and October 1 are the religious days where students would not attend class, work etc. |
Judaism | Sukkot * |
October 2023 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
October 7 *, 2023 | Judaism | Shemini Atzeret * |
October 8 *, 2023 | Judaism | Simchat Torah * (Rejoicing of the Law) |
October 16 *, 2023 | Baha'i | The Birth of the Báb * |
October 17 *, 2023 | Baha'i | The Birth of the Bahá'ulláh * |
October 20, 2023 | Sikhism | Installation of the Guru Granth Sahib |
October 20, 2023– October 24, 2023 | Hinduism | Durga Puja |
October 24, 2023 | Hinduism | Dassehra |
October 28, 2023 | Hinduism | Sharad Purnima |
November 2023 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
November 1, 2023 | Christianity | All Saints' Day |
November 1 **, 2023 | Paganism | Samhain ** |
November 12, 2023 | Hinduism/Sikhism | Diwali |
November 24, 2023 | Sikhism | Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji |
November 26 *, 2023 | Baha'i | Day of the Covenant * |
November 27, 2023 | Sikhism | Birth date of Guru Nanak Dev Ji |
November 28, 2023 | Baha'i | Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá |
December 2023 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
December 3, 2023 | Christianity | First Day of Advent |
December 8 *, 2023 - December 15, 2023 | Judaism | Hanukkah * |
December 22 **, 2023 | Paganism | Yule ** |
December 25 *, 2023 | Christianity | Christmas * |
January 2024 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
January 1, 2024 | Shinto | Gantan-Sai |
January 6, 2024 | Christianity | Epiphany |
January 6, 2024 | Christianity (Orthodox, New Calendar) | Theophany |
January 7 **, 2024 | Christianity (Orthodox, Old Calendar) | Feast of the Nativity ** |
January 13, 2024 | Sikhism | Maghi |
January 14, 2024 | Hinduism | Makar Sankranti |
January 18, 2024 - January 25, 2024 | Christianity | Week of Prayer for Christian Unity |
January 25 *, 2024 | Judaism | Tu B'Shvat * |
February 2024 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
February 2 *, 2024 | Paganism | Imbolc * |
February 8 *, 2024 | Islam | Laylat al-Mi'rāj * |
February 10 **, 2024 | Buddhism | Chinese/Vietnamese/Korean New Year ** |
February 14, 2024 | Christianity | Ash Wednesday |
February 14, 2024 | Hinduism | Vasanta Panchami |
February 25 *, 2024 | Islam | Laylat al Baraat * |
March 2024 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
March 12, 2024 | Islam | First of Ramadan |
March 18, 2024 | Christianity (Orthodox) | Great Fast Begins |
March 20 **, 2024 | Paganism | Ostara ** |
March 20 *, 2024 | Baha'i | Naw-Rúz * |
March 21, 2024 | Zoroastrianism | Nowruz |
March 24, 2024 - March 30, 2024 | Christianity | Holy Week |
March 24, 2024 | Christianity | Palm Sunday |
March 24, 2024 | Judaism | Purim * |
March 25 **, 2024 | Hinduism/Sikhism | Holi ** |
March 26, 2024 | Zoroastrianism | Birth Anniversary of Prophet Zarathustra |
March 29, 2024 | Christianity | Good Friday |
March 31, 2024 | Christianity | Easter |
April 2024 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
April 6 *, 2024 | Islam | Laylat al-Qadr * |
April 10 *, 2024 | Islam | ʻĪd al-Fiṭr * |
April 13 **, 2024 | Sikhism | Vaisakhi ** |
April 17 **, 2024 | Hinduism | Rama Navami ** |
April 18, 2024 | Sikhism | Birthday of Guru Angad Dev |
April 20*, 2024 | Baha'i | First day of the Festival of Riḍván * |
April 23 *, 2024 - April 30, 2024 April 23-24 and April 29-30 are the religious days where students would not attend class, work, use electronics, etc. |
Judaism | Pesach (Passover) * |
April 28 *, 2024 | Baha'i | Ninth Day of Riḍván * |
April 28, 2024 | Christianity (Eastern Orthodox) | Palm Sunday |
May 2024 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
May 1 **, 2024 | Baha'i | Twelfth day of Riḍván * |
May 1 **, 2024 | Paganism | Beltane * |
May 3, 2024 | Christianity (Orthodox) | Good Friday |
May 5, 2024 | Christianity (Orthodox) | Pascha (Easter) |
May 6 *, 2024 | Judaism | Yom HaShoah * |
May 19, 2024 | Christianity | Pentecost |
May 23 *, 2024 | Baha'i | Declaration of the Báb * |
May 28 *, 2024 | Baha'i | Ascension of the Bahá'u'lláh * |
June 2024 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
June 10, 2024 | Sikhism | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji |
June 12 *, 2024 - June 13, 2024 | Judaism | Shavuot * |
June 16 *, 2024 | Islam | Day of Hajj (Day at ‘Arafāt) * |
June 17 *, 2024 - June 20, 2024 | Islam | ʻĪd al-’Aḍḥá * |
June 20 **, 2024 | Paganism | Litha ** |
June 21, 2024 | Indigenous Spirituality | National Indigenous People’s Day (Canada) |
July 2024 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
July 7 *, 2024 | Islam | First of Muharram * |
July 9 *, 2024 | Baha'i | Martyrdom of the Báb * |
July 16 *, 2024 | Islam | ʻĀshūrā’ * |
August 2024 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
August 1 **, 2024 | Paganism | Lammas ** |
August 6, 2024 | Christianity | Feast of the Transfiguration Celebration |
August 13 *, 2024 | Judaism | Tish'a B'Av * |
August 19 **, 2024 | Hinduism | Raksha Bandhan ** |
August 26 **, 2024 | Hinduism | Sri Krishna Jayanti ** |
Holy Days 2024–2025
September 2024 | ||
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Date | Faith | Festival |
September 7, 2024 | Hinduism | Ganesh Chaturthi |
September 16 *, 2024 | Islam | Mawlid al-Nabi * |
September 17, 2024 - October 2, 2024 | Hinduism | Pitru Paksha |
September 22 **, 2024 | Paganism | Mabon ** |
October 2024 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
October 3 *, 2024 - October 4, 2024 | Judaism | Rosh Hashanah * |
October 9, 2024 – October 12, 2024 | Hinduism | Durga Puja |
October 12, 2024 | Judaism | Yom Kippur * |
October 12, 2024 | Hinduism | Dussehra |
October 16, 2024 | Hinduism | Sharad Purnima |
October 17 *, 2024 - October 23, 2024 October 17 and 18 are the religious days where students would not attend class, work etc. |
Judaism | Sukkot * |
October 20, 2024 | Sikhism | Installation of the Guru Granth Sahib |
October 24 *, 2024 | Judaism | Shemini Atzeret * |
October 25 *, 2024 | Judaism | Simchat Torah * (Rejoicing of the Law) |
November 2024 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
November 1 **, 2024 | Paganism | Samhain ** |
November 1, 2024 | Hinduism/Sikhism | Diwali |
November 1, 2024 | Christianity | All Saints' Day |
November 2 *, 2024 | Baha'i | The Birth of the Báb * |
November 3 *, 2024 | Baha'i | The Birth of the Bahá'ulláh * |
November 15, 2024 | Sikhism | Birth date of Guru Nanak Jayanti |
November 24, 2024 | Sikhism | Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji |
November 25 *, 2024 | Baha'i | Day of the Covenant * |
November 27, 2024 | Baha'i | Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá |
December 2024 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
December 1, 2024 | Christianity | First Day of Advent |
December 21 **, 2024 | Paganism | Yule ** |
December 24 *, 2024 - January 2, 2025 | Judaism | Hanukkah * |
December 25 *, 2024 | Christianity | Christmas * |
January 2025 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
January 1, 2025 | Shinto | Gantan-Sai |
January 6, 2025 | Christianity | Epiphany |
January 6, 2025 | Christianity (Orthodox, New Calendar) | Theophany |
January 7 **, 2025 | Christianity (Orthodox, Old Calendar) | Feast of the Nativity ** |
January 13, 2025 | Sikhism | Maghi |
January 14, 2025 | Hinduism | Makar Sankranti |
January 18, 2025 - January 25, 2025 | Christianity | Week of Prayer for Christian Unity |
January 27, 2025 | Islam | Laylat al-Mi'rāj * |
January 29 **, 2025 | Buddhism | Chinese/Vietnamese/Korean New Year ** |
February 2025 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
February 2 *, 2025 | Paganism | Imbolc * |
February 2, 2025 | Hinduism | Vasanta Panchami |
February 12, 2025 | Buddhism | Magha Puja (Sangha) Day |
February 13 *, 2025 | Judaism | Tu B'Shvat * |
February 14 *, 2025 | Islam | Laylat al Baraat * |
February 26, 2025 | Hinduism | Mahashivaratri |
February 28, 2025 | Islam | First of Ramadan |
March 2025 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
March 3, 2025 | Christianity (Orthodox) | Great Fast Begins |
March 5, 2025 | Christianity | Ash Wednesday |
March 14, 2025 | Judaism | Purim * |
March 14 **, 2025 | Hinduism/Sikhism | Holi ** |
March 20 **, 2025 | Paganism | Ostara ** |
March 20 *, 2025 | Baha'i | Naw-Rúz * |
March 20, 2025 | Zoroastrianism | Nowruz |
March 26, 2025 | Zoroastrianism | Birth Anniversary of Prophet Zarathustra |
March 27 *, 2025 | Islam | Laylat al-Qadr * |
March 30 *, 2025 | Islam | ʻĪd al-Fiṭr * |
April 2025 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
April 6 **, 2025 | Hinduism | Rama Navami ** |
April 13, 2025 | Christianity | Palm Sunday |
April 13, 2025 | Christianity (Orthodox) | Palm Sunday |
April 13, 2025 - April 19, 2025 | Christianity | Holy Week |
April 13 *, 2025 - April 20, 2025 April 13-14 and April 19-20 are the religious days where students would not attend class, work, use electronics, etc. |
Judaism | Pesach (Passover) * |
April 14 **, 2025 | Sikhism | Vaisakhi ** |
April 18, 2025 | Christianity | Good Friday |
April 18, 2025 | Christianity (Orthodox) | Good Friday |
April 18, 2025 | Sikhism | Birthday of Guru Angad Dev |
April 20 *, 2025 | Baha'i | First day of the Festival of Riḍván * |
April 20, 2025 | Christianity | Easter |
April 20, 2025 | Christianity (Orthodox) | Pascha (Easter) |
April 24 *, 2025 | Judaism | Yom HaShoah * |
April 29 *, 2025 | Baha'i | Ninth Day of Riḍván * |
May 2025 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
May 1 *, 2025 | Baha'i | Twelfth day of Riḍván * |
May 1 *, 2025 | Paganism | Beltane * |
May 23 *, 2025 | Baha'i | Declaration of the Báb * |
May 28 *, 2025 | Baha'i | Ascension of the Bahá'u'lláh * |
May 30, 2025 | Sikhism | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji |
June 2025 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
June 3 *, 2025 | Judaism | Shavuot * |
June 5 *, 2025 | Islam | Day of Hajj (Day at ‘Arafāt) * |
June 6 *, 2025 | Islam | Eid al-Aḍḥá * |
June 8, 2025 | Christianity | Pentecost |
June 20 **, 2025 | Paganism | Litha ** |
June 21, 2025 | Indigenous Spirituality | National Indigenous People’s Day (Canada) |
June 27 *, 2025 | Islam | First of Muharram * |
July 2025 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
July 6 *, 2025 | Islam | ʻĀshūrā’ * |
July 9 *, 2025 | Baha'i | Martyrdom of the Báb * |
August 2025 | ||
Date | Faith | Festival |
August 1 **, 2025 | Paganism | Lammas ** |
August 3 *, 2025 | Judaism | Tish'a B'Av * |
August 6, 2025 | Christianity | Feast of the Transfiguration Celebration |
August 9 **, 2025 | Hinduism | Raksha Bandhan ** |
August 16 **, 2025 | Hinduism | Sri Krishna Jayanti ** |