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Religious Studies

Ramadan (Islam)

Month of fasting to commemorate first revelation of the Qur’an to Muhammad. * Not work restricted but involves daylight fasting, so work accommodations may be called for.

Pesach/Passover* (Judaism)

Commemorates liberation of Israelites by God from slavery in Egypt and their freedom as a nation under leadership of Moses. * Work restricted on first and last two days.

Vaisakhi (Hindu, Sikh)

Marks the establishment of the Khalsa (religious community of Sikhs) by Guru Gobind Singh.

Lailat al-Qadr (Islam)

The night when the Quran was first sent down from Heaven to the world and also the night when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the prophet […]

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