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Diversity Affairs

Office of Diversity Affairs
Office of the Chancellor
Administration Bldg. 2000
New Orleans, LA 70148

Office: (504) 280-6201
FAX: (504) 280-6872

religious symbols
* Means that Holy days begin at sundown the day before this date.

** Regional customs, group preference or moon sightings may cause a variation of this date.

DECEMBER 2008

6
- Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
6-9
- Hajj - Islam
8
- Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhism
- Immaculate Conception - Catholic Christian
9
- Eid al Adha * - Islam
12
- Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
- Advent Fast begins - Orthodox Christian
16-25
- Posedas Novidenas - Christian
21
- Yule - Christian
21 Winter Solstice
- Yule * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
- Litha * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
22-29
- Hanukkah * - Jewish
25
- Christmas * - Christian
- Feast of the Nativity ** - Orthodox Christian
26
- Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) - Zoroastrian
28
- Holy Innocents - Christian
- Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
29
- Muharram (first day of new year) * - Islam
31
- Watch Night - Christian

* Calendar information taken from www.interfaithcalendar.org*


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