Religious and Other Holidays for Faculty and Students

Farmingdale State College is committed to ensuring that every student will have the right to pursue their education while practicing their faith. Likewise, faculty and staff have a responsibility to make appropriate provisions for their related activities when observing a religious holiday. The following is a list of major religious holidays. This list is not all-inclusive and does not reflect all religious holidays. We provide this as a guide to ensure that our students, faculty, and staff are aware of the major celebrations for the coming academic year.

Special arrangements must be made between a student and instructor for religious observances. Special arrangements must be made between a faculty or staff member and his/her department chair or supervisor for religious observances.

As stated in the College Catalog, under the State Education Law, please note:

"It shall be the responsibility of the faculty and of the administrative officials of each institution of higher education to make available to each student who is absent from school because of his/her religious beliefs, an equivalent opportunity to make up any examination, study or work requirements which he/she may have missed because of such absence on any particular day or days."

Name of Holiday Religion Date End Date
Mawlid-al-Nabi Islamic Sep. 15 Sep. 16
Rosh Hashanah Jewish Oct. 3* Oct. 4
Navratri Hindu Oct. 3 Oct. 12
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Jewish Oct. 12*  
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Jewish Oct. 17* Oct. 18
Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Jewish Oct. 24* Oct. 25
Diwali-Deepavali Hindu/Jain/Sikh Oct. 31  
Feast of All Saints Christian Nov. 1  
All Souls' Day Christian Nov. 2  
Christ the King Christian Nov. 24  
Advent - first Sunday Christian Dec. 1  
Feast of Immaculate Conception Christian Dec. 8  
Hanukkah Jewish Dec. 25 Jan. 2
Christmas (Birth of Jesus) Christian Dec. 25  
Kwanzaa   Dec. 26 Jan. 1
Name of Holiday Religion Date End Date
Epiphany Christian Jan. 6  
Orthodox Christmas Orthodox Christian Jan. 7 Jan. 9
Name of Holiday Religion Date End Date
Laylat al-Miraj Islamic Jan. 26 Jan. 27
Lunar New Year Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist Jan. 29  
Laylat al-Bara’at Islamic Feb. 13 Feb. 14
Maha Shivaratri Hindu Feb. 26  
Ramadan Islamic Feb. 28 Mar. 30
Ash Wednesday Christian Mar. 5  
Beginning of Lent Christian Mar. 5 Apr. 17
Purim Jewish Mar. 14*  
Holi Hindu Mar. 14  
Laylat al-Qadr Islamic Mar. 27  
Eid al-Fitr Islamic Mar. 29 Mar. 30
Ramanavami Hindu Apr. 6  
Passover, first days Jewish Apr. 13* Apr. 14
Passover, last days Jewish Apr. 19* Apr. 20
Palm Sunday Christian Apr. 13  
Orthodox Good Friday Christian Orthodox Apr. 18  
Good Friday Christian Apr. 18  
Holy Saturday Christian Apr. 19  
Easter Christian Apr. 20  
Orthodox Easter Christian Orthodox Apr. 20  
Ascension Thursday Christian May. 29  
Name of Holiday Religion Date End Date
Shavuot Jewish Jun. 2* Jun. 3
Eid al-Adha Islamic Jun. 6 Jun. 7
Pentecost Christian Jun. 8  
Ra's as-Sanah Islamic Jun. 27  
Ashura Islamic Jul. 5 Jul. 6

    * All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.

      Muslim holiday dates may vary based on interpretations of the lunar calendar.

Office of the Provost

Horton Hall, Room 230
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provost@farmingdale.edu

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Dr. Laura Joseph
Senior Vice President and Provost

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Dr. Christopher Malone
Associate Provost

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Dr. Christopher LaBarbera
Assistant Provost

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Dr. Charles Adair
Special Advisor to the Provost

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Christine Harrigan
Executive Assistant to the Provost

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Holly Gordon
Admin. Assistant to the Provost

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Loretta Costello
Admin. Assistant to the Executive Assistant to the Provost

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Amanda Gist
Admin. Assistant to the Associate Provost and Assistant Provost

 
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