Wheaton College Norton, Massachusetts
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Campus Life

Interfaith Calendar

Major Religious Holidays

Spring Semester 2012

The following are only those holidays that are either regularly observed on campus or are days of obligation that conflict with our academic schedule for Spring 2012 (see below).   We'd like to hear from you about other religious holy days that you would like to see included on this calendar.  Contact Dean Vereene at vparnell@wheatoncollege.edu.

January
23
  Chinese New Year-Confucion,Daoist,Buddhist

February
22
  Ash Wednesday- Christian

March
8
    Holi- Hindu (SSSR celebrates Holi on the last day of classes, May 4)

April
1   
Palm Sunday - Christian
6    Good Friday - Christian
7-14* Pesach -Jewish
8    Easter - Christian
13  Holy Friday- Orthodox
15  Easter- Orthodox
19* Yom HaShoah-Jewish

May
3   National Day of Prayer-
Interfaith 

Bold italics indicate a day of religious obligation that falls within our class schedule and that generally requires attendance at services or travel to be with family.  If assignments must be scheduled on these days, please consider a liberal make-up schedule to accommodate our more observant students. As always, students should contact faculty well in advance to discuss any anticipated absence.

* These Holy Days begin at sundown the day before this date.

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