2024-2025 Commemorative Dates
Students and staff have diverse
backgrounds and beliefs. HPEDSB Commemorative
Dates include 13 priority days that may be observed by students and staff
based on their individual beliefs. These priority days are acknowledged to try to ensure students and staff are not excluded from school and system events because of their belief.
Commemorative dates legend (pdf)
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| B - Bahá’í |
BD - Buddhism |
| CAN - Canada |
C - Christianity |
| FC - Fasli calendar |
H - Hinduism |
| I - Islam |
IW - Indigenous Worldview |
| J - Jainism |
JC - Julian calendar |
| JD - Judaism |
N - Nanak Shahi calendar |
| QC - Qadimi calendar |
S - Sikhism |
| SC - Shenshahi calendar |
W - Wicca |
The 13 HPEDSB priority days below are shown in red in the monthly calendars. The expectation is that HPEDSB schools and worksites not schedule unrelated events on significant priority days that would exclude observing staff and students from participating.
September 30 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (IW)/Orange Shirt Day (IW)
October 2-4 Rosh Hashanah (JD)
October 11-12 Yom Kippur (JD)
November 1 Diwali (H)
December 25 Christmas (C)
January 29 Lunar New Year (BD)
March 1 Ramadan begins (I)
March 30-31 Eid ul-Fitr (Ramadan Ends) (I) (depending on moon sighting)
April 12-20 Pesach/Passover (JD)
April 14 Vaisakhi (H) (S)
April 18 Good Friday (C)
April 20 First Day of Ridvan (B)
June 5-6 Eid ul-Adha (I)
June 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day (IW)
For a full list of commemorative dates, choose a month from the menu below. Days of recognition for staff and community are in purple.