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Diversity Calendar 2010
In the Jewish and Muslim calendars, a holiday begins at sunset of the previous day.
January
1st Mary, Mother of God Catholic Christian
Feast of St Basil Orthodox Christian
Gantan-sai (New Year) Shinto
New Year's Day, Hogmanay, Bank Holiday (England/NI/Scotland/Wales/ROI)
4th Bank Holiday (Scotland)
5th Twelfth Night Christian
Birthday of Guru Gobindh Singh Sikh
6th Epiphany Christian
Feast of the Theophany Orthodox Christian
Nativity of Christ Armenian Christian
Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) Hispanic Christian
7th Nativity of Christ Orthodox Christian
10th Baptism of Lord Jesus Christian
14th Lohri (Makara Sankranti) Hindu
Maghi Sikh
15th Seijin Seiki Shinto
17th World Religion Day Bahá'í
Blessing of the Animals Hispanic Christian
18th Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins Christian
19th Timkat Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
Shahrevar roj Parab Zoroastrian
20th Vasant Panchami / Saraswati Puja Hindu
24th Triodion begins Orthodox Christian
25th Conversion of St. Paul Christian
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ends Christian
27th International Holocaust Day
30th Mahayana New Year (3 days) Buddhist
Tu Bishvat Jewish
Jashn-e Sadeh Zoroastrian
st
31 Birthday of Guru Har Rai Sikh
February
1st Mahayana New Year ends Buddhist
2nd Candlemas Christian
Presentation of Christ in the Temple Anglican Christian
Saint Brighid of Kildare Celtic Christian
Imbolc Wicca Northern hemisphere
Lughnassad Wicca Southern hemisphere
3rd Rissun (Setsubun) Shinto
7th Triodion ends Orthodox Christian
Meatfare Sunday Orthodox Christian
Four Chaplains Sunday Interfaith
8th Parinirvana - Nirvana day Buddhist
11th Darwin day Humanist
12th Maha Shivaratri Hindu
14th St. Valentine's Day Christian
Transfiguration Sunday Christian
Cheesefare Sunday Orthodox Christian
Start of Losar Buddhist
Chinese New Year Confucian / Daoist / Buddhist
15th Parinirvana (alternative date for Nirvana Day) Buddhist
Great Lent – Clean Monday Orthodox Christian
16th Shrove Tuesday Christian
17th Ash Wednesday (Lent begins) Christian
21st Orthodox Sunday Orthodox Christian
24th Saint Matthew's Day Christian
25th Fast of Esther (Taanit Esther) Jewish
26th Mawlid al-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) Islam
Intercalary Days begin Bahá’í
28th Purim (2 days) Jewish
Holi begins Hindu
March
1st Intercalary Days conclude Bahá’í
Holi Hindu
Hola Mohala Sikh
St David's Day, Wales National Saint Christian
2nd Lent begins Orthodox Christian
Period of 19 day Fast begins Bahá’í
3rd Milad un Nabi (Birthday of Muhammed) Shia Muslim
Hina-matsuri - Festival of Dolls Shinto
5th Women's World Day of Prayer Christian
8th Aadinath Jayanti Jain
13th L. Ron Hubbard birthday Scientology
14th Mothering Sunday Christian
16th Vaisaki – New Year Hindu
17th St Patrick's Day, Ireland's National Saint Christian
Bank Holiday (NI/ROI)
20th Vernal Equinox
Ostara Wicca N Hemisphere
Mabon Wicca S Hemisphere
Hamaspathmaedaya Zoroastrian
21st Jamshedi Noruz (Fasli) Zoroastrian
Naw Ruz (New Year) Bahá’í
Shubun-sai - Equinox day Shinto
Passion Sunday Christian
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
24th Ram Navami Hindu
Swaminarayan Jayanti Hindu
25th Annunciation of Virgin Mary Christian
26th Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zarathushtra) Zoroastrian
Greater Noruz (Fasli) Zoroastrian
th
27 Lazarus Saturday Orthodox Christian
28th Palm Sunday Christian
Mahavir Jayanti Jain
29th Fast of the Firstborn Jewish
30th Pesach (Passover) begins Jewish
Lord's Evening Meal Jehovah's Witness
Last Supper Christian
Hanuman Jayanti Hindu
Magha Puja Buddhist
31st Pesach (Passover) 2nd day Jewish
April
1st Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sikh
Maundy Thursday Christian
2nd Good Friday Christian
Holy Friday Orthodox Christian
Bank Holiday (England/NI/Scotland/Wales/ROI)
4th Easter / Pascha Christian / Orthodox Christian
Second last day of Pesach (Passover) Jewish
5th Easter Monday Christian
Last day of Pesach (Passover) Jewish
Bank Holiday (England/NI/Wales/ROI)
6th National Day of Prayer Interfaith USA
7th World Health Day
9th Chaitr i Poonam – Patta Darsham Jain
11th Yom HaSho'ah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Jewish
13th Vaisakhi (Baisakhi) Sikh
14th Bir thday of Guru Nanak Sikh
17th Akhatr ij (Akshay Tr itiya) Jain
18th Yom Hazikaron Jewish
Bir thday of Guru Angad Dev Sikh
Bir thday of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sikh
19th Yom Ha'Atzmaut Jewish
21st First Day of Ridvan Bahá’í
Anniversary of Haile Selassie's visit to Jamaica Rastafarian
23rd Saint George's Day (England's National Saint) Christian
24th Adar roj Parab Rastafarian
25th World Malaria Day
28th Theravadin New Year begins Buddhist
29th Ninth Day of Ridvan Bahá’í
30th St. James the Great Day Orthodox Christian
May
1st Beltane Wicca Northern hemisphere
Samhain Wicca Southern hemisphere
Theravadin New Year ends Buddhist
2nd Lag Baomer Jewish
Bir thday of Guru Arjan Dev Sikh
3rd Twelfth Day of Ridvan Bahá’í
Early May Bank Holiday (England/NI/Scotland/Wales/ROI)
8th World Fair Trade Day
12th Yom Yerushalayim Jewish
13th Ascension of Christ Christian
15th International Day of Families
16th Dae Mah Roj Hormazd Zoroastrian
17th International Day Against Homophobia
19th Shavuot begins Jewish
20th Shavuot ends Jewish
22nd Shantinath Jayanti Jain
23rd Pentecost Christian / Orthodox Christian
Declaration of the Bab Bahá’í
Bir thday of Guru Amar Das Sikh
27th Zartusht No Diso Zoroastrian
Buddha Day, Visakha Puja, Wesak Buddhist
29th Ascension of Baha'u'llah Bahá’í
30th Trinity Sunday Christian
All Saints Orthodox Christian
st
31 Spring Bank Holiday (England/NI/Scotland/Wales)
June
3rd Corpus Christi Catholic Christian
5th World Environment Day
7th June Bank Holiday (ROI)
9th Saint Columba of Iona Celtic Christian
11th Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Christian
16th Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom Sikh
Bahman roj Parab Zoroastrian
19th New Church Day Swedenborgian Christian
20th World Refugee Day
Father's Day
21st Summer Solstice
Litha Wicca Northern hemisphere
Yule Wicca Southern hemisphere
First Nations Day Canadian Native People
24th John the Baptist Birth Christian
29th Saints Peter and Paul Christian
Fast of Tammuz Jewish
July
1st Jashn-e Tirgan Zoroastrian
5th Bir thday of Guru Hargobind Sikh
8th Lailat al Miraj Islam
9th Martyrdom of the Bab Bahá’í
Bank Holiday – Battle of the Boyne (NI)
11th St Benedict Day Catholic Christian
13th Ulambana (Obon) begins Buddhist
15th Ulambana (Obon) ends Buddhist
Saint Vladimir's Day (Patron of Russian Catholics) Orthodox Christian
St Swithin's Day Christian
19th Aspandar mad roj Parab Zoroastrian
Qadimi Navroze Zoroastrian
20th Tisha Beav Jewish
Jamshedi Noruz (Qadimi) Zoroastrian
23rd Haile Selassi birthday Rastafarian
Bir thday of Guru Har Krishen Sikh
24th Pioneer Day Mormon
25th St. James the Great Day Christian
Khordad Sal (Qadimi) Zoroastrian
26th Lailat ul Bara'a Islam
Asalha Puja Day (Dharma Day) Buddhist
August – Women’s Small Business Month
1st Lammas Christian
Lughnassad Wicca Northern hemisphere
Imbolc Wicca Southern hemisphere
Fast in honour of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus Orthodox Christian
2nd Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland/ROI)
6th Transfiguration of the Lord Orthodox Christian
9th Muktads begin
11th Ramadan begins Islam
15th Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Christian
Dormition of the Theotokos Orthodox Christian
17th Marcus Garvey's Birthday Rastafarian
th
18 Muktads ends Zoroastrian
19th Jamshedi Noruz (Shenshai) Zoroastrian
24th Raksha Bandhan Hindu
Khordad Sal (Shenshai) Zoroastrian
29th Beheading of John the Baptist Christian
30th Summer Bank Holiday (England/Wales/NI)
September
1st Ecclesiastical Year begins Orthodox Christian
2nd Krishna Janmaashtami Hindu
3rd Quds Day Islam
5th Digambara Paryushana (10 days) Jain
6th Lailat al Kadr Islam
Fravardin roj Parab Zoroastrian
8th Nativity of Mary Christian
9th Rosh Hashanah (2 days) Jewish
Eid al Fitr (Ramadan ends) Islam
11th Ganesa Chaturthi Hindu
Ethiopian New Year's Day Rastafarian
Fast of Gedalliah Jewish
12th Paryushana Jain
14th Elevation of the Life Giving Cross – Holy Cross Day Christian
18th Yom Kippur Jewish
20th Ardibehest roj Parab Zoroastrian
21st International Day of Peace
23rd Sukkot begins (Primary Obligation Day) Jewish
Autumnal Equinox
Mabon Wicca Northern hemisphere
Ostara Wicca Southern hemisphere
29th Michael and All Angels Christian
Sukkot ends Jewish
Hoshanah Rabbah Jewish
30th Shmini Atzeret Jewish
October
1st Simhat Torah Jewish
International Day of Older Persons
Jashn-e Mehergan Zoroastrian
4th St Francis Day Catholic Christian
8th Navaratri begins Hindu
International Lesbian Day
9th Bir thday of Guru Ram Das Sikh
11th Thanksgiving Interfaith (Canada)
14th Saraswati Puja Hindu
16th Navaratri ends Hindu
17th Dussehra – World Day to overcome extreme poverty Hindu
20th Birth of the B'ab Bahá’í
Guru Granth Sahibji (Installation of Scriptures) Sikh
23rd Khordad roj Parab Zoroastrian
24th United Nations Day
25th October Bank Holiday (ROI)
28th Milvian Bridge Day Christian
31st All Hallows Eve Christian
Reformation Day Protestant Christian
November
1st All Saints' Day / All Hallows Christian
Samhain Wicca Northern hemisphere
Beltane Wicca Southern hemisphere
2nd All Souls' Day Catholic Christian
Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I Rastafarian
5th Diwali (Deepawali) Hindu, Jain, Sikh
Armistice Day (Multifaith)
6th New Year’s Day Hindu
7th New Year’s Day Jain
10th Gyan-Panchami (Laabh Pancham) Jain
12th Birth of Baha'u'llah Bahá’í
14th Remembrance Day (Multifaith)
15th Waqf al Arafa – Hajj Islam
Shichigosan (7-5-3 festival) Shinto
Nativity Fast begins Orthodox Christian
16th Eid al Adha Islam
International Day for Tolerance
20th Universal Children's Day
21st Christ the King Christian
Guru Nanak Dev Sahib birthday Sikh
Kar tiki Poonam – Patta Darsham Jain
23rd Niinamesei Shinto
24th Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Sikh
25th Thanksgiving Interfaith USA
26th Day of Covenant Bahá’í
28th First Sunday of Advent Christian
Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha Bahá’í
29th Tir roj Parab Zoroastrian
30th Saint Andrew's Day (Bank Holiday Scotland) Christian
December
1st World AIDS Day
2nd Hanukkah begins Jewish
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3rd International Day of Persons with Disabilities
6th Saint Nicholas Day Christian
7th Al Hijira Muharram (Muslim New Year) Islam
8th Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) Buddhist
Immaculate Conception of Mary Catholic Christian
9th Hanukkah ends Jewish
10th International Human Rights Day
11th Parchvanath Jayanti Jain
12th Feast day – Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Christian
16th Ashura Islam
Posadas Navidenas begins Hispanic Christian
17th Fast of Ten of Tevet Jewish
18th International Migrants Day
20th Shab-e Yalda Zoroastrian
21st Winter Solstice
Yule Christian
Yule Wicca Northern hemisphere
Litha Wicca Southern hemisphere
23rd Amardad Parab Zoroastrian
24th Nativity Fast ends Orthodox Christian
25th Christmas Christian
Feast of the Nativity Orthodox Christian
Bank Holiday (England/NI/Scotland/Wales/ROI)
26th Feast of the Holy Family Catholic Christian
Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) Zoroastrian
th
27th Bank Holiday in lieu of 25 (England / NI / Scotland / Wales / ROI)
28th Holy Innocents Christian
th
Boxing Day Bank Holiday in lieu of 26 (England / NI / Scotland / Wales / ROI)
22nd Hanukkah ends Jewish
31st Watch Night Christian
Hogmanay/New Year's Eve
In the Jewish and Muslim calendars, a holiday begins at sunset of the previous day.
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