Annual cultural observances at Denison University.

By Academic Year:

October 2023

Oct 6 -Oct 7
Oct 6, 6:00 pm to Oct 7, 6:00 pm
Shemini Atzeret
Oct 7 -Oct 8
Oct 7, 6:00 pm to Oct 8, 6:00 pm
Simchat Torah
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Indigenous People’s Day
Oct 15 -Oct 24
Oct 15, 8:00 am to Oct 24, 5:00 pm
Navaratri
Oct 16 -Oct 17
Oct 16, 6:00 pm to Oct 17, 6:00 pm
Birth of Bahá’u’lláh

November 2023

8:00 am - 5:00 pm
All Saints’ Day
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
All Souls’ Day
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Diwali/Kali Puja

December 2023

8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Immaculate Conception
8:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Bodhi Day
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Winter Solstice/Yule
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Christmas Eve
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Christmas
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Kwanzaa

January 2024

8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Solemnity of Mary
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Epiphany
Jan 7 -Oct 7
Jan 7, 8:00 am to Oct 7, 5:00 pm
Christmas (Feast of the Nativity)
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hanuman Jayanti
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Orthodox New Year
Jan 24 -Jan 25
Jan 24, 6:00 pm to Jan 25, 6:00 pm
Tu Bishvat
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Mahayana New Year

February 2024

8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Ash Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Magha Puja Day

March 2024

8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Denison celebrates Women’s History Month through arts and events that take place across campus.
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Maha Shivaratri
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Clean Monday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Naw Ruz
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Ostara/Alban Eilir/Spring Equinox
Mar 23 -Mar 24
Mar 23, 6:00 pm to Mar 24, 6:00 pm
Purim
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Palm Sunday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Holi
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Holy/Maundy Thursday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Good Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Holy Saturday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Easter Sunday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Trans Day of Visibility

April 2024

8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Eid al-Fitr
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Rama Navami

May 2024

8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Beltane
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Orthodox Good Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Orthodox Easter
May 5 -May 6
May 5, 6:00 pm to May 6, 6:00 pm
Yom HaSho’ah
May 12 -May 13
May 12, 6:00 pm to May 13, 6:00 pm
Yom Ha’Atzmaut
May 27 -May 28
May 27, 6:00 pm to May 28, 6:00 pm
Ascension of the Bahá’u’lláh

June 2024

8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Denison celebrates the LGBTQIA community in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan.
Jun 11 -Jun 13
Jun 11, 6:00 pm to Jun 13, 6:00 pm
Shavuot
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Juneteenth
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