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As part of the City's commitment to increase diversity and inclusion in our City, the Equity Board was asked to create a list of cultural and religious holidays the City should take into consideration when scheduling public meetings. The purpose of the resulting calendar is to help educate residents on important religious and cultural holidays from around the world and to increase diversity and inclusion within our City. Staff make every effort to avoid scheduling public meetings on these days.
Date | Holiday | Notes |
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Jan. 20 | Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (Sikh) |
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Feb. 18 | Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) | |
March 6 | Magha Puja Day (Buddhist) | |
March 8 | Holi (Hindu) | |
March 22 | Beginning of Ramadan (Islamic holidays) |
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April 5-13 | Pesach/Passover (Jewish) | Please avoid meetings on the first and last day of the Passover holiday. |
April 20-22 | Last night of Ramadan & Eid al-Fitr (Islamic holidays) |
The last 10 days of
Ramadan are subject
to change based on the
sighting of the moon. |
May 25-26 | Shavuot (Jewish) | |
June 28-29 | Eid-ul-Adha, Feast of Sacrifice (Islamic holiday) |
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Sept. 15-17 | Rosh Hashanah/New Year (Jewish) |
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Sept. 24-25 | Yorn Kippur/Day of Atonement (Jewish) |
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Oct. 16 | Birth of the Bab (Baha'i) | |
Oct. 17 | Birth of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i) | |
Nov. 2 | Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead (Mexican) |
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Nov. 12 | Diwali/Festival of Lights (Hindu, Sikh, Jain, some Buddhist) |