DIVERSITY CALENDAR 2014 - Uxbridge College...Shia Muslims celebrate this day 5 days later. Some...
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2014 DIVERSITY CALENDAR
Designed and Prepared by Sharon Campbell - UC 2014
UXBRIDGE COLLEGE RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL FESTIVALS
BUDDHIST CHRISTIAN HINDU JUDISM MUSLIM RASTAFARIAN SHINTO SIKH
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1. NEW YEARS DAY OSHOGATSU or SHOGATSU (Shinto) Shinto New Year, popular day for visiting Shrines
2. 3. 4.
5. BIRTHDAY OF GURU GOBIND SINGH (Sikh)
He was the 10th and last of the Sikh Gurus and established the Five ‘K’s’ and the Order of the Khalsa
6. EPIPHANY (Christian) Celebrates the visit of the 3 wise men (the magi – said to be kings) visiting Jesus and offering gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh
7. CHRISTMAS DAY (Orthodox Christian) (Rastafarian)
8. 9. 10. 11.
12. 13. MILAD UN NABI (Sunni Muslims)
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad. Shia Muslims celebrate this day 5 days later. Some Muslims don’t celebrate at all and see it as a religious innovation
14. MAKAR SANKRANTI (Hindu) Important Hindu Festival celebrating the journey of the sun into the northern hemisphere
15. SEIJIN SHIKI (Shinto) (Adults’ Day) Japanese who have reached the legal age (20) in the previous year give thanks to a shrine
16. TU B’SHEVAT (Judaism) Festival of Trees celebrating the planting of all trees when ever they were planted
17. 18. MILAD UN NABI (Shia Muslim) Shia Muslims celebrate the birth of Mohammad 5 days after the Sunni Muslims
19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24 25. BURNS NIGHT
26. AUSTRALIA DAY 27. INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY
28. 29. 30. 31. BIRTHDAY OF GURU HAR RAI (Sikh)
He was the 7th Sikh Guru
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1. CHINESE NEW YEAR Celebrations
2. CHINESE NEW YEAR Celebrations
3. RISSUN (Shinto)
Shinto Spring Festival that marks the division of the seasons, which is celebrated with beans
4. WORLD CANCER DAY 5. 6. WAITANGI DAY (New Zealand Day)
7. 8. Parinirvana – Nirvana Day (Buddhist) Parinirvana also called Nirvana Day, the Anniversary of Buddha’s Death, when he reached total ‘Nirvana’ at aged 80
9. 10. 11. OUR LADY OF LOURDES
(Christian)
Anniversary of when St Bernadette had a vision of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes in France in 1858
12. 13. 14. ST VALENTINES DAY Has now become a Secular Festival – The day for ‘Romantics’
15. Parinirvana – Nirvana Day (Buddhist) Alternative Date for Nirvana Day
16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. WORLD SCOUT DAY
23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
30. MOTHERING SUNDAY (Christian)
4th Sunday in Lent when girls in Service were given the day off and took flowers home to their Mothers
31. UGADI (YUGADI) (Hindu) Hindu New Year Festival for Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka in S. India
1. ST DAVID’S DAY (Christian) The Patron Saint of Wales FAST OF ESTHER (Judaism) A fast to commemorate the fast of Mordechai and Esther INTERNATIONAL WHEELCHAIR DAY
2. 3. HINA-MATSURI – FESTIVAL OF DOLLS (Shinto)
Festival to celebrate all daughters in the family
4. SHROVE TUESDAY (Christian)
Also called Pancake day – to use up all the food before the start of lent, that could not be eaten whilst fasting
5. ASH WEDNESDAY (Christian) The first day of Lent, when Christians fast for 40 days and nights marking Jesus’ time in the wilderness
6. 7. 8. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
9. 10. WORLD COMMONWEALTH DAY
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. PURIM (Judaism)
1 day festival of fasting Commemorating when Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination by a Jewish woman called Esther
17. ST PATRICK’S DAY (Christian) The Patron Saint of Ireland
Shushan Purim (Judaism)
Purim celebrated in some places one day later so is called Shushan Purim
HOLA MOHALLA (Sikh)
Three day festival of mock battles and military exercise with religious discussions and devotional music
HOLI (Hindu)
Festival of Colours and Happiness – Spring Festival for good harvest and growth and of joy and hope
18. 19. 20. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS
21. SHUBUN-SAI – EQUINOX DAY (Shinto) The day Shinto’s all visit graves, associated with Buddhism in Japan
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
22. WORLD WATER DAY
23. 24. 25. ANNUNCIATION (Christian) Angel Gabriel gives a message to Virgin Mary that she will give birth to Jesus, an incarnation of Christ in 9 months time
26. 27. 28. 29.
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1. APRIL FOOLS DAY 2. WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY
3. 4. 5.
6. 7. WORLD HEALTH DAY 8. SWAMINARAYAN JAYANTI (Hindu) The Birthday of Lord Swaminarayan celebrated by followers of the Swaminarayan traditions
9. 10. 11. 12.
13. PALM SUNDAY (Christian) The last Sunday of in Lent – Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey and the crowds wave palms at him VAISAKHI (Sikh) Sikh New Year which commemorates the founding of the Khalsa by the 10th Guru
14. FAST OF THE FIRSTBORN (Judaism) Observed by firstborn males only on the day before Passover & celebrates the survival of the Jewish 1st born sons from the 10th plague of Egypt BIRTHDAY OF GURU NANAK & HOLI MOHALLA (SIKH)
Guru Nanak was the 1ST Sikh Guru
15. Theravada New Year (Buddhist) The New Year Festival for Theravada Buddhists. Celebrated on the first full moon in April and 3 days after. PASSOVER (First Day) (Judaism) Jews celebrate Moses leading the children of Israel out of Egypt – work not permitted on the first & last two days of Passover
16. 17. MAUNDY THURSDAY
(Christian)
The day of the ‘Last Supper’ when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and the celebration of the Eucharist was started. The Queen gives out ‘Maundy Money’ on this day
WORLD HAEMOPHILIA DAY
18. GOOD FRIDAY (Christian) Jesus died upon the Cross in Calgary BIRTHDAY OF GURU ANGAD DEV (Sikh) The 2nd Sikh Guru BIRTHDAY OF GURU TEGH BAHADUR (Sikh) The 9th Sikh Guru
19. HOLY SATURDAY
(Christian)
The day Christians prepare for Easter Sunday
20. EASTER SUNDAY (Christian) Celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus in Gethsemane - The most important date of the Christian Calendar
21. ANNIVERSARY OF HAILE SELASSIES VISIT TO JAMAICA (Rastafarian) Haile Selassie 1 visit to Jamaica in 1966, who was Emperor of Ethiopia. Rastafarians believe he is God
22. 23. ST GEORGE’S DAY (Christian) The Patron Saint of England PASSOVER (Final Day) (Judaism) 8th day of Passover (only celebrated over 7 days in Israel) WORLD BOOK AND COPYRIGHT DAY
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27. YOM HASHOAH (Judaism) Jewish Holocaust Memorial Day – closest date chosen to mark the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
28. 29. INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY
30.
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1. MAY DAY 2. BIRTHDAY OF GURU ARJAN DEV (Sikh) The 5th Sikh Guru
3. WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
4. YOM HAZIKARON (Judaism) The day preceding Israel’s Independence Day – a day of remembrance
5. YOM HA’ATZMAUT (Judaism) Israel’s Independence Day
6. WORLD ASTHMA DAY 7. 8. WORLD RED CROSS DAY
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11. 12. 13. 14. WESAK OR BUDDHA DAY (Buddhist) Celebrates Buddha’s Birthday, also marks Buddha’s enlightenment and death, most important day in the Buddhist Calendar.
15. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES
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18. LAG B’OMER (Judaism) 33rd Day of Omer commemorating a break in the plague during the lifetime of Rabbi Akiva
19. 20. 21. WORLD DAY FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY FOR DIALOGUE AND DEVELOPMENT
22. 23. BIRTHDAY OF GURU AMAR DAS (SIKH) The 3rd Sikh Guru
24. VESAK – The Day of the Full Moon
25. 26. 27. 28. YOM YERUSHALAYIM (Judaism) Jerusalem Day
29. ASCENSION DAY (Christian) 40 days after Easter, the day Jesus ascended into heaven
30. 31.
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1. ASCENSION DAY (Christian) Celebrated on the first Sunday after Ascension Day in the week INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S DAY
2. 3. 4. SHAVUOT (Judaism) Two day festival to celebrate the taking of the Harvest to the Temple. Work not permitted – Also know as Festival of Weeks
5. WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
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8. WHITSUN (Christian) Also known as Pentecost – the 7th Sunday after Easter. The Holy Spirit descends on Jesus’ Disciples and commemorates the birth of the Christian Church
9. 10. 11. 12. WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR WORLD CUP FOOTBALL – BRAZIL STARTS 12.6.14 – 13.7.14
13. 14. WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY
15. FATHER’S DAY 16. MARTYRDOM OF GURU ARJAN DEV (Sikh) Compiled all of the past Guru’s writings into one book now called the Sikh Holy Scripture, Guru Granth Sahib
17. 18. 19. CORPUS CHRISTI (Christian RC) Roman Catholics celebrate the ‘real’ presence of Christ in the Eucharist also celebrated on Sunday 22.6.14
20. WORLD REFUGEE DAY 21. SUMMER SOLSTICE
22. CORPUS CHRISTI (Christian RC) Roman Catholics celebrate the ‘real’ presence of Christ in the Eucharist also celebrated on 19.6.14
23. 24. 25. DAY OF THE SEAFARER
26. 27. 28.
29. St PETER and St PAUL’S DAY (Christian) One of the oldest Saints Days in the Christian Calendar – observes the martyrdom of both saints
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. BIRTHDAY OF GURU HARGOBIND (SIKH) The 6th Sikh Guru
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. ASALA – DHARMA DAY (Buddhist)
The Anniversary of the start of Buddha’s teachings. His first sermon was The Wheel of Truth after his enlightenment
13. World Cup Football in Brazil Ends
14. 15. ST SWITHIN’S DAY (Christian) The legend says that if it rains on St Swithins day, it will rain for 40 days after this date
16. 17. 18. NELSON MANDELLA INTERNATIONAL DAY
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20. 21. 22. 23. BIRTHDAY OF HAILE SELASSIE 1 (Rastafarian) BIRTHDAY OF GURU HAR KRISHEN (Sikh) The 8th Sikh Guru COMMONWEALTH GAMES – GLASGOW BEGINS 23.7.14 – 3.8.14
24. 25. 26.
27. 28. WORLD NATURE CONSERVATION DAY
29. 30. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP
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3. Commonwealth Games End in Glasgow
4. 5. TISHA B’AV (Judaism) A series of tragedies that have befallen Jews over the years, all commemorated on this day
6. ANTI NUCLEAR DAY 7. 8. 9. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WORLD INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
10. 11. 12. INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY
13. 14.
15. 16.
17. BIRTHDAY OF MARCUS GARVEY (Rastafarian) Marcus Garvey, the Jamaican Politician born in 1887 who predicted the crowning of a King in Africa and instigated the Black African Movement
18. 19. WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY
20. 21. 22. 23. INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE SLAVE TRADE AND ITS ABOLITION
24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CHARITY
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7. 8. INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY
9. 10. 11. ETHIOPIAN NEW YEAR (Rastafarian) Rastafarians believe Ethiopia to be their spiritual homeland and the place they want to return to
12. WORLD FIRST AID DAY
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14. 15. 16. INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE OZONE LAYER
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21. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
22. 23. 24. 25. NAVARATRI (Hindu) The start of Navaratri which symbolises the triumph of good over evil and lasts nine nights and is aid to be the start of the Hindu Autumn ROSH HASHANAH (Judaism) Two day Jewish New Year celebrations
26. 27. FAST OF GEDALLIAH (Judaism) Commemorates the assassination of Gedalliah Ben Achikam, Governor of Israel during the reign of Nebuchadnetzar King of Babylonia WORLD TOURISM DAY DAY OF THE DEAF
28. WORLD HEART DAY
29. 30.
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1. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE ELDERLY
2. 3. 4. DUSSERA (Hindu) Celebrates Lord Rama’s victory over the evil demon Ravana YOM KIPPUR (Judaism) Day of Atonement a solemn day for all Jews
5. WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY
6. 7. 8. 9. SUKKOT (Judaism) The Feast of Tabernacles, commemorates the years the Jews spent in the desert on the way to the promise land and how God looked after them. 7 days and Jews not to work for first 2 days BIRTHDAY OF GURU RAM DAS (Sikh) The 4th Sikh Guru
10. WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
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12. 13. 14. 15. HOSHANAH RABBAH (Judaism) The 7th day of Sukkot
16. SHEMINI ATZERET (Judaism) The Assembly of the eighth day. Festival combined in Israel with Simchat Torah WORLD FOOD DAY
17. SIMCHAT TORAH (Judaism) Marks the completion of the yearly cycle of the weekly Torah readings
18.
19. 20. 21. 22. 23. DIWALI (Hindu) (Sikh)
The Hindu Festival of Lights also celebrated by Jains and Sikhs, who also celebrate the release of the 6th Guru, Guru Hargobind and 52 other princes with him from prison
24. UNITED NATIONS DAY 25.
26. BRITISH SUMMERTIME ENDS (Clocks go back 1 hour)
27. 28. 29. 30. 31. HALLOWEEN (Christian) The eve before all Saints Day – becoming secular with children dressing up and ‘trick or treating’ on this night
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1. ALL SAINTS’ DAY
(Christian)
All Saints are honoured in the Christian Church
2. CORONATION OF EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE 1 Rasta’s believe Haile was God and that he would help return to Africa, members of the black community living in exile
3. ALL SOULS’ DAY (Christian)
All the faithful departed souls are prayed for particularly those in purgatory
4. 5. BONFIRE NIGHT
To commemorate when Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the houses of Parliament on
5 November 1605
6. BIRTHDAY OF GURU NANAK (SIKH) Guru Nanak was the 1ST Sikh Guru This is also celebrated on 14 April which is the date ‘fixed ‘ by the Nanakshahi Calendar
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8. REMEMBRANCE DAY 9. REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
The day when all peoples involved in wars across the world who have died, are remembered and a ceremony held in Whitehall London to commemorate
10. 11. 12. 13. 14 . WORLD DIABETES DAY
15. SHICHIGOSAN (Shinto) Festival of thanks for Children (often celebrated on the Sunday nearest this date)
16. 17. 18. 19. 20. UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY
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22. 23. NIINAMESEI (Shinto) Labour Thanksgiving Day – originally a Harvest Festival. A national holiday in Japan
24. MARTYRDOM OF GURU TEGH BAHADUR (Sikh) Honoured as Champion of Religious Freedom, executed in 1675 for refusing to convert to Islam
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29. 30. ADVENT SUNDAY (Christian)
Advent Celebrates the season of Christmas and starts 4 Sundays before 25 December
St Andrews Day (Christian)
The Patron Saint of Scotland
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1. WORLD AIDS DAY 2. INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
3. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
4. 5. INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY
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7. 8. BODHI DAY (Buddhist)
Some Buddhists celebrate Gautama’s attainment of enlightenment under the Bodhi tree at Bodhgaya in India FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (Christian RC) Roman Catholics remember Mary’s conception as being without sin
9. 10. HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 11. 12. 13.
14. 15. 16. 17. HANUKKAH (Judaism) Festival of Lights and marks the victory of the Maccabees who recaptured Jerusalem from the Greeks. They rededicated the temple and could only find enough oil to light the nine branched menorah (candelabra) for 1 day
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21. 22. 23. 24. CHRISTMAS EVE (Christian) The day before Christmas Day, when Christians prepare for the birth of Christ
25. CHRISTMAS DAY (Christian) The day Jesus was born to Mary and Joseph in a stable in Bethlehem
26. ST STEPHEN’S DAY (Christian) Celebrating Saint Stephen as the first Christian Martyr. Also known as ‘BOXING DAY’– The day after Christmas when ‘Masters’ in the olden days would box up presents to give to servants and their families
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28. 29. 30. 31. NEW YEAR’S EVE
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