Contact Chaplains
Phone | (909) 621-8685
Email | chaplains@cuc.claremont.edu
McAlister Center for Religious Activities
919 North Columbia Avenue Claremont, CA 91711
Email |Joe.Fenton@claremont.edu
Email | Hannah.Elkin@claremont.edu
Email |Joel.daniels@claremont.edu
Chaplains
Major Religious Holy During the 2023-2024
Fall 23-24
Janmashtami Hindu Sept. 6
Paryushana Sept. 11-18
Rosh Hashanah: Jewish Sept. 15-evening of Sept. 17
Yom Kippur: Jewish Sept. 24-evening of Sept. 25
Mawilid al-Nabi
(birthday of Mohammad) Islamic Sept. 27
Sukkot Jewish Sept. 29-evening of Oct. 6
Shemini Atzeret Jewish Oct. 6-evening of Oct. 7
Simchat Torah Jewish Oct. 7-evening of Oct. 8
Indigenous People Day Oct. 9
Navratri/ Dussehra Hindu Oct. 16th – 24th
Bandi Chhor Divas Sikh Nov. 12
Diwali Hindu Nov. 12
Native American Heritage Day Nov. 24
Kartik Purnima Nov. 27
Guru Nanak Jayanti Sikh Nov. 27
WINTER 23-24
Hanukkah Jewish Dec. 8-15
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Dec. 12
Kwanzaa Dec. 12 – Jan. 1
Christmas Christian Dec. 25
New Year’s Day Jan. 1st
Christmas Christian Jan. 8
Orthodox
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Sikh Jan. 17
Tu B’Shvat Jewish Jan. 24-25
SPRING 23-24
Lunar New Year Feb. 10
Beginning of Lent Christian Feb. 14
Orthodox
Ash Wednesday Catholic Feb. 14
Maha Shivaratri Hindu March 8
Beginning of Ramadan Islamic March 11
Purim Jewish March 23-24
Holi Hindu March 25
Good Friday Christian March 29
Easter Christian March 31
Lailat al-Qadr Islamic April 6-13
Eid al-Fitr Islamic April 10
Vaisakihi Sikh April 13
Ramanavami Hindu April 17
Mahavir Buddhist April 21
Passover Jewish April 23 – 30
SUMMER 23-24
Orthodox Christian May 3
Good Friday Orthodox
Easter Christian May 5
Orthodox
Shavuot Jewish June 11-13
Martyrdum of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib June 16
Eid al- Adha Islamic June 17
Juneteeth June 19
*Dates may vary based on region and moon calendar
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