Religious Holidays

The Chinese New Year remains the most important social and economic holiday in China. The holiday is a time to honor household and heavenly deities as well as ancestors, and includes feasting together as a family.

Also known as the “Incarnation of Christ,” this Feast celebrates the day that Jesus became human and came into the world as a Savior.

Please come enjoy a delicious potluck dinner in the Ward Octagon Room sponsored by Better Together and the Truitt Center at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 11, where students and faculty of all religious and philosophical backgrounds will bring a dish that represents their background.

Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year and includes a joyous celebration of Mass or a Service of Christ’s Resurrection.

Festival honoring Lord Mahavira on the founder's birthday.

This event celebrates Hanuman, one of the most popular Hindu idols, the ape that helped Lord Rama fight evil.

Pesach, which means to pass through, commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and the Holy One passing over the Jewish homes when the first-born Egyptians were slain.

Pesach, which means to pass through, commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and the Holy One passing over the Jewish homes when the first-born Egyptians were slain.