Accommodated Religious Holidays and Festivals
BGSU students can request accommodations for exams or other academic requirements and excusal from classes for holidays and festivals. Some holidays may also be included in the list of University observed holidays, during which the campus is closed and classes are not held. University observed holidays can also be found in the academic calendar of the current semester.
Students should contact their instructor to request accommodations and/or absence/s.
| 2023 dates | |
|---|---|
| Judaism | |
| Tu BiShvat in February | February |
| Purim | March 6 - 7 |
| Yom HaShoah | April |
| Lag B’Omer | April |
| Pesach (Passover) | April 5 - 13 |
| Yom HaSho’ah | April 17 - 18 |
| Yom Ha’Azmaut | May |
| Shavuot | May 25 - 27 |
| Tisha B’Av | July 26 - 27 |
| Rosh Hashanah | September 15 - 17 |
| Yom Kippur | September 24 - 25 |
| Sukkot | September 29 – October 6 |
| Shemini Atzerat | October 6 - 8 |
| Simchat Torah | October 7 - 8 |
| Hanukkah | December 7 - 15 |
| Christianity | |
| Feast of Mary Mother of God | January 01 |
| Christmas – Eastern Orthodox | January 07 |
| Epiphany | January 08 |
| Ash Wednesday | February 22 |
| Lent | February 22 - April 08 |
| Orthodox Lent | March 25 |
| Feast of the Annunciation | March 25 |
| Palm Sunday | April 02 |
| Holy Thursday | April 06 |
| Good Friday | April 07 |
| Easter | April 09 |
| Good Friday (Orthodox) | April 14 |
| Pascha/Easter (Eastern Orthodox) | April 16 |
| Feast of the Ascension | May 18 |
| Pentecost | May 28 |
| Trinity Sunday | June 04 |
| Corpus Christi Sunday | June 08 |
| Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | June 16 |
| Nativity of St. John the Baptist | June 24 |
| Feast of Saints Peter and Paul | June 29 |
| Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola | July 31 |
| Feast of the Assumption of Mary | August 15 |
| All Saints Day | November 01 |
| All Souls Day | November 02 |
| Dia de los Muertos | November 1 - 2 |
| Feast of Christ the King | November 26 |
| Advent Season | December 03 |
| Feast of St. Francis Xavier | December 03 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception | December 08 |
| Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe | December 12 |
| Christmas | December 25 |
| Islam | |
| Sabe-Miraj or Lailatul Me’raj | February 18 |
| Sabe Barat | March 07 |
| Ramadan | March 22 - April 21 |
| Lailatul Qadr | April 18 |
| Eid al-Fitr | April 21 - 22 |
| Day of Arafa/Haj/Waqf of Arafa | June 28 |
| Eid-ul Adha | June 28 - 29 |
| Islamic New Year | July 19 - 20 |
| Ashura | July 27 - 28 |
| Mawlid-al-Nabi | September 26 - 27 |
| Hindu | |
| Maha Shivaratri | February 18 |
| Shri Ramakrishna Jayanti | February 21 |
| Holi | March 18 |
| Rama Navami | March 30 |
| Mahavir-Jayanti | April 04 |
| Raksha Bandhan | August 30 |
| Krishna Janmashtami | September 6 - 7 |
| Navaratri | October 15 - 23 |
| Diwali | November 12 |
| Buddhism | |
| Bodhi Day | January 10 |
| Lunar New Year | January 22 |
| Magha Puja Day | March 30 |
| Vesak | April 08 |
| Buddha Day/Visakha Puja | May 05 |
| Diwali | November 12 |
| Sikh | |
| Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib | January 05 |
| Mahavir-Jayanti | April 04 |
| Vaisakhi | April 14 |
| Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib | June 16 |
| Diwali | November 12 |
| Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib | November 24 |
| Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib | November 27 |
| Baháʼí | |
| ‘Alá’ (Loftiness) | March 2 - 20 |
| Naw-Rúz | March 21 - 22 |
| Ridván | April 21 - May 2 |
| Declaration of the Bab | May 23 - 24 |
| Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh | May 29 - 30 |
| Martyrdom of the Bab | July 09 |
| Birth of the Bab | October 26 - 27 |
| Birth of Baháúllah | October 27 - 28 |
| Ascension of ’Abdu’l-Bahá | November 28 |
| Shinto | |
| Gantan-sai | January 01 |
| Setsubum-sai | February 03 |
| Pagan/Wiccan/Druid | |
| Imbolc | February 1 - 2 |
| Ostara | March 20 |
| Beltane | May 01 |
| Litha/Summer Solstice | June 24 |
| Lammas/Lughnasadh/Imbolc | August 01 |
| Mabon | September 21 - 29 |
| Samhain | October 31 - November 1 |
| Yule/Winter Solstice | December 21 |
| Other | |
| Kwanzaa | December 26 - January 1, 2024 |
| Lunar New Year | January 22 |
Please note that this list is not exhaustive of all holidays. The policy pertains to course absences and examinations and other academic requirements and applies to all enrolled students of Bowling Green State University and all University faculty and staff. Read the approved policy on student religious accommodations.
Updated: 11/14/2023 10:59AM