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sat sun mon tue wed thurs fri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JANUARY sat sun mon tue wed thurs fri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MARCH sat sun mon tue wed thurs fri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FEBRUARY 1st Oshogatsu – Shinto New Year, one of the most popular occasions for shrine visits 5th Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh – Sikh – the main feature of these Sikh celebrations is an unbroken reading of the Guru Granth Sahib 6th Epiphany – Christian – The twelfth day of Christmas celebrating the visit of the magi to the infant Jesus 18th - 25th Week of Prayer for Unity – Christian – A week of services, dialogues on unity is encouraged and congregations listen to preachers from different denominations 27th Holocaust Memorial Day 1st Imbolc – Pagan – Also called Candlemass; Pagans celebrate the land and the sun, heralding in the spring 3rd Setsubun/Rissun – A Spring festival that marks the division between Winter and Spring and is celebrated with beans 8th or 15th Parinirvana – Buddhist – Buddhists mark the death of the Buddha 14th St Valentine’s Day 21st Shrove Tuesday – Christian – Christians prepare for Lent by asking absolution from sin. Also known as ‘Pancake Day’ 22nd Ash Wednesday – Christian – First day of Lent for Christians. Services are held and sometimes ash is used to mark the forehead of worshippers. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a time of fasting and reflection for forty days in order to remember the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness 3rd Hina-matsuri – Festival of Dolls – Celebrates daughters in the family 8th Holi – Hindu – This Hindu spring festival can last from one to five days when coloured powders are thrown over people 8th Purim – Jewish – Remembers the saving of the Jewish community of Persia taken from the Book of Esther 17th St Patrick’s Day - National Festival for the patron saint of Ireland from the 4th century CE 18th Mothering Sunday – Christian – Originally a day when people returned to their ‘mother’ church, now a more general celebration of mothering 20th Jamshedi Noruz – Zoroastrian – New years day using the Fasil calendar in Iran, also a day for families 21st Naw Ruz – Baha’i – New Years Day and the end of the nineteen day fast 21st Shubun-sai – Equinox Day – A day for visiting graves. Also associated with Buddhism in Japan sat sun mon tue wed thurs fri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 OCTOBER sat sun mon tue wed thurs fri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NOVEMBER sat sun mon tue wed thurs fri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 DECEMBER 1st - 8th Sukkot – Jewish – Jewish Harvest Festival to remember forty years in the wilderness 20th Anniversary of the Birth of the Bab – Baha’i – Baha’i celebration, born in Persia in 1819 he called people to religious renewal 26th Eid-Ul-Adha/ The Festival of Sacrifice – A major festival for the Muslims at the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca 31st Halloween – All Hallows’ Eve – Christians remember that God’s love stretches beyond death, and prepare for All Saint’s Day 1st All Saints’ Day – Christian – Christians remember all saints and martyrs throughout history 1st Samhain– Pagan - Celtic New year for Pagans to celebrate life and death 2nd Anniversary of the Crowning of Haile Selassie I – Rastafarian – For Rastafarian one of their holiest day 12th Anniversary of the Birth of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i – Founder of the Baha’is Faith born in Tehran, Persia in 1817 13th Diwali (Deepavali) – Hindu – The festival of lights. The festival celebrates victory of good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance, although the actual legends that go with the festival are slightly different in different parts of India 13th Diwali (Deepavali) – Jain – The festival of lights. The festival celebrates victory of good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance, although the actual legends that go with the festival are slightly different in different parts of India 13th Diwali (Bandi Chhor Divas) – Sikh– The festival of lights. A celebration to mark the release from prison of the sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind 15th Al-Hijra New Year’s Day – Muslim – Muslim New Year Day. In the Mosques stories are told about the Prophet Muhammed 24th Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur – Sikh – The ninth Sikh Guru was executed in Delhi 28th Birthday of Guru Nanak – Sikh – First Sikh Guru commemorated by a complete uninterrupted reading for the Guru Granth Sahib 30th St Andrew’s Day – National Festival for the patron saint of Scotland from 8th Century CE Inter-Faith Week – Usually the third week of November, this is a week of activity and co-operation between multiple faiths 2nd Advent Sunday – Christian – The Christian year begins. A season of waiting and preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus 8th Bohdi Day – Buddhist – Buddhist remember Buddha Gautama’s enlightenment under the Bodhi tree 9th - 16th Hanukah – Jewish – For eight evenings Jews light a candle on the nine-branched Menorah to signify the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem 21st/22nd Yule – Pagan – Pagan festival for the Winter Solstice 24th Christmas Eve – Christian – Christians remember the arrival of Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem 25th Christmas Day – Christian – Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, whom they believe to be the Son of God sat sun mon tue wed thurs fri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JULY sat sun mon tue wed thurs fri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 AUGUST sat sun mon tue wed thurs fri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SEPTEMBER 5th The Night of Forgiveness (Lailat-ul-Bara H) – Muslim – Held 2 weeks before Ramadan Muslim’s seek forgiveness for their sins, the night is spent in prayer, asking God for guidance and forgiveness 9th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Bab – Baha’i – The solemn day that the Bahai’s commemorate the death by firing squad of the Bab 20th - 18th Aug Ramadan – Muslim – The Month of fasting from Dawn until Sunset, abstaining from food, drink, smoking and marital relations during daylight hours 23rd Birthday of Haile Selassie – Rastafarian – Holy day with drumming, hymms and prayers 1st Lughnasadh (Lammas) – Pagan – Lammas day for Pagans to celebrate the corn harvest and give thanks to the Goddess as Queen of the Land 2nd Asalha Puja – Buddhist – Buddhist remember the first teaching by Gautama Buddha near Benares to five ascetics 10th Janmashtami/ Krishna Jayanti – Hindu – Hindus celebrate the Birthday of Krishna with singing, dancing and sweets 11/15th Lailut-ul-Qadr – Muslim – this night of power commemorates the night when the prophet Mohammed received the first revelation for the Qur’an. A night kept secret by God that is found in the last 10 days of Ramadan 19th El-ul-Fitr – Muslim – The end of the holy month of Ramadhan and beginning of new 10th Month Shawwal. Eid prayers are read at the Masjid by the whole Muslim community and it is time for family and friends to come together enjoying many feasts 23rd Khordad Sal – Zoroastrian – Zoroastrian’s celebrate the birthday of Zarathustra 17th - 18th Rosh Hashanah – Jewish – Jewish New Year’s Day begins ten days of repentance and self reflection 20th - 27th Paryushan – Jain – Eight to ten days when Jain’s emulate the way of life of their Leaders 23rd Autumn Equinox (Mabon) – Pagan – Pagans see this rite as honouring old age and the approach of winter 26th Yom Kippur – Jewish – Final day of Rosh Hashanah and the holiest day in the Jewish calendar sat sun mon tue wed thurs fri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 APRIL sat sun mon tue wed thurs fri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JUNE sat sun mon tue wed thurs fri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MAY 1st Rama Navami – Hindu – The birthday of Lord Rama which Hindus celebrate at twelve noon 1st Palm Sunday – Christian – For Christians the first day of Holy Week marking the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem 5th Mahavira Jayanti – Jain – Jain celebrate the birthday of their main teacher, the last tirthankara, Mahavira 6th Good Friday (Western) – Christian - Christian remember the crucifixion of Jesus 7th - 14th Passover/Pesach – Jewish – A very important time in the Jewish tradition; an eight day festival when matzah (unleavened) bread is eaten 8th Hanamatsuri – Buddhist – Japanese celebrate Buddha Shakyamuni’s Birthday with a flower festival and floral shrines to the infant Buddha 8th Easter Day – Christian – Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus 14th Vaisakhi/ Baisakhi – Sikh – New year’s Day when they celebrate the tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh who founded the Khalsa 15th Easter Day/ Pascha (Orthodox) – Christian – who use a slightly different calendar to the Western Church 1st Beltaine – Pagan – Pagans celebrate as spring becomes summer with maypole dances and the marriage of Goddess and God 10th Lag B’Omer – Jewish – The Omer period of 49 days lasting from Pesach to Shavout is a time of sadness, often celebrated by outdoor activities 17th Ascension Day – Christian – Forty days after Easter for Christians the last earthly appearance of Christ 23rd Anniversary of the Declaration of the Bab – Baha’i - Bahai’s remember the first revelation of the Báb to Mulla Husayn in 1844 27th Pentecost/ Whitsuntide – Christian – Important festival in the Christian calendar. Christians celebrate the birth of the Church as the disciples received the Holy Spirit 27th - 28th Shavuot – Jewish – Celebrated by Jews seven weeks after Pesach, synagogues are decorated with flowers 29th Anniversary of the Ascension of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i – Bahai’s remember the death of Baha’u’llah in 1892 4th Versakha Puja/ Wesak/ Buddha Day – Buddhist – Buddhist celebrate the birth, enlightenment under the Bodhi tree and the final passing away of Gautama Buddha 16th Martyrdom of Guru Arjan – Sikh – The fifth Sikh Guru, who made the first Sikh scriptures, Adi Granth, was executed on this day 21st Midsummer Solstice – Pagan - A pagan festival of plenty sometimes called Litha MULTI-FAITH CALENDAR 2012 Ying & Yang – Tao Kanda – Sikh Torii – Shinto Star of David – Jewish Star & Crescent – Islam Hand of Peace – Jain Ohm – Hindu Cross – Christian Wheel of Law – Buddhist Lion of Judah – Rastafari 9 Pointed Star – Baha’i Faravahar – Zoroaster Pentagram – Pagan With thanks to for print and design and thanks to for information provided. This calendar is provided by Derby Equality and Diversity Network – www.derbyequalityanddiversitynetwork.webs.com Notes on dates: Some dates are approximate (the date may vary by a day either side of the date stated) and will be determined in some cases by the sighting of the moon and the traditions of the community. For example: Jewish festivals start at sunset on the evening before the date stated. Derby City Branch MULTI FATH CALENDAR 2012.indd 1 06/12/2011 10:14
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JANUARYsat sun mon tue wed thurs fri
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FEBRUARY
1st Oshogatsu – Shinto New Year, one of the most popular occasions for shrine visits
5th Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh – Sikh – the main feature of these Sikh celebrations is an unbroken reading of the Guru Granth Sahib
6th Epiphany – Christian – The twelfth day of Christmas celebrating the visit of the magi to the infant Jesus
18th - 25th Week of Prayer for Unity – Christian – A week of services, dialogues on unity is encouraged and congregations listen to preachers from different denominations
27th Holocaust Memorial Day
1st Imbolc – Pagan – Also called Candlemass; Pagans celebrate the land and the sun, heralding in the spring
3rd Setsubun/Rissun – A Spring festival that marks the division between Winter and Spring and is celebrated with beans
8th or 15th Parinirvana – Buddhist – Buddhists mark the death of the Buddha
14th St Valentine’s Day
21st Shrove Tuesday – Christian – Christians prepare for Lent by asking absolution from sin. Also known as ‘Pancake Day’
22ndAsh Wednesday – Christian – First day of Lent for Christians. Services are held and sometimes ash is used to mark the forehead of worshippers. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a time of fasting and reflection for forty days in order to remember the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness
3rd Hina-matsuri – Festival of Dolls – Celebrates daughters in the family
8th Holi – Hindu – This Hindu spring festival can last from one to five days when coloured powders are thrown over people
8th Purim – Jewish – Remembers the saving of the Jewish community of Persia taken from the Book of Esther
17th St Patrick’s Day - National Festival for the patron saint of Ireland from the 4th century CE
18th Mothering Sunday – Christian – Originally a day when people returned to their ‘mother’ church, now a more general celebration of mothering
20th Jamshedi Noruz – Zoroastrian – New years day using the Fasil calendar in Iran, also a day for families
21st Naw Ruz – Baha’i – New Years Day and the end of the nineteen day fast
21st Shubun-sai – Equinox Day – A day for visiting graves. Also associated with Buddhism in Japan
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OCTOBERsat sun mon tue wed thurs fri
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NOVEMBERsat sun mon tue wed thurs fri
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DECEMBER
1st - 8th Sukkot – Jewish – Jewish Harvest Festival to remember forty years in the wilderness
20th Anniversary of the Birth of the Bab – Baha’i – Baha’i celebration, born in Persia in 1819 he called people to religious renewal
26th Eid-Ul-Adha/ The Festival of Sacrifice – A major festival for the Muslims at the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca
31st Halloween – All Hallows’ Eve – Christians remember that God’s love stretches beyond death, and prepare for All Saint’s Day
1st All Saints’ Day – Christian – Christians remember all saints and martyrs throughout history
1st Samhain– Pagan - Celtic New year for Pagans to celebrate life and death
2nd Anniversary of the Crowning of Haile Selassie I – Rastafarian – For Rastafarian one of their holiest day
12th Anniversary of the Birth of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i – Founder of the Baha’is Faith born in Tehran, Persia in 1817
13th Diwali (Deepavali) – Hindu – The festival of lights. The festival celebrates victory of good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance, although the actual legends that go with the festival are slightly different in different parts of India
13th Diwali (Deepavali) – Jain – The festival of lights. The festival celebrates victory of good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance, although the actual legends that go with the festival are slightly different in different parts of India
13th Diwali (Bandi Chhor Divas) – Sikh– The festival of lights. A celebration to mark the release from prison of the sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind
15th Al-Hijra New Year’s Day – Muslim – Muslim New Year Day. In the Mosques stories are told about the Prophet Muhammed
24th Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur – Sikh – The ninth Sikh Guru was executed in Delhi
28th Birthday of Guru Nanak – Sikh – First Sikh Guru commemorated by a complete uninterrupted reading for the Guru Granth Sahib
30th St Andrew’s Day – National Festival for the patron saint of Scotland from 8th Century CE
Inter-Faith Week – Usually the third week of November, this is a week of activity and co-operation between multiple faiths
2nd Advent Sunday – Christian – The Christian year begins. A season of waiting and preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus
8th Bohdi Day – Buddhist – Buddhist remember Buddha Gautama’s enlightenment under the Bodhi tree
9th - 16th Hanukah – Jewish – For eight evenings Jews light a candle on the nine-branched Menorah to signify the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem
21st/22nd Yule – Pagan – Pagan festival for the Winter Solstice
24th Christmas Eve – Christian – Christians remember the arrival of Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem
25th Christmas Day – Christian – Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, whom they believe to be the Son of God
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JULYsat sun mon tue wed thurs fri
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AUGUSTsat sun mon tue wed thurs fri
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SEPTEMBER
5th The Night of Forgiveness (Lailat-ul-Bara H) – Muslim – Held 2 weeks before Ramadan Muslim’s seek forgiveness for their sins, the night is spent in prayer, asking God for guidance and forgiveness
9th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Bab – Baha’i – The solemn day that the Bahai’s commemorate the death by firing squad of the Bab
20th - 18th Aug Ramadan – Muslim – The Month of fasting from Dawn until Sunset, abstaining from food, drink, smoking and marital relations during daylight hours
23rd Birthday of Haile Selassie – Rastafarian – Holy day with drumming, hymms and prayers
1st Lughnasadh (Lammas) – Pagan – Lammas day for Pagans to celebrate the corn harvest and give thanks to the Goddess as Queen of the Land
2nd Asalha Puja – Buddhist – Buddhist remember the first teaching by Gautama Buddha near Benares to five ascetics
10th Janmashtami/ Krishna Jayanti – Hindu – Hindus celebrate the Birthday of Krishna with singing, dancing and sweets
11/15th Lailut-ul-Qadr – Muslim – this night of power commemorates the night when the prophet Mohammed received the first revelation for the Qur’an. A night kept secret by God that is found in the last 10 days of Ramadan
19th El-ul-Fitr – Muslim – The end of the holy month of Ramadhan and beginning of new 10th Month Shawwal. Eid prayers are read at the Masjid by the whole Muslim community and it is time for family and friends to come together enjoying many feasts
23rd Khordad Sal – Zoroastrian – Zoroastrian’s celebrate the birthday of Zarathustra
17th - 18th Rosh Hashanah – Jewish – Jewish New Year’s Day begins ten days of repentance and self reflection
20th - 27th Paryushan – Jain – Eight to ten days when Jain’s emulate the way of life of their Leaders
23rd Autumn Equinox (Mabon) – Pagan – Pagans see this rite as honouring old age and the approach of winter
26th Yom Kippur – Jewish – Final day of Rosh Hashanah and the holiest day in the Jewish calendar
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MAY
1st Rama Navami – Hindu – The birthday of Lord Rama which Hindus celebrate at twelve noon
1st Palm Sunday – Christian – For Christians the first day of Holy Week marking the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem
5th Mahavira Jayanti – Jain – Jain celebrate the birthday of their main teacher, the last tirthankara, Mahavira
6th Good Friday (Western) – Christian - Christian remember the crucifixion of Jesus
7th - 14th Passover/Pesach – Jewish – A very important time in the Jewish tradition; an eight day festival when matzah (unleavened) bread is eaten
8th Hanamatsuri – Buddhist – Japanese celebrate Buddha Shakyamuni’s Birthday with a flower festival and floral shrines to the infant Buddha
8th Easter Day – Christian – Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus
14th Vaisakhi/ Baisakhi – Sikh – New year’s Day when they celebrate the tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh who founded the Khalsa
15th Easter Day/ Pascha (Orthodox) – Christian – who use a slightly different calendar to the Western Church
1st Beltaine – Pagan – Pagans celebrate as spring becomes summer with maypole dances and the marriage of Goddess and God
10th Lag B’Omer – Jewish – The Omer period of 49 days lasting from Pesach to Shavout is a time of sadness, often celebrated by outdoor activities
17th Ascension Day – Christian – Forty days after Easter for Christians the last earthly appearance of Christ
23rd Anniversary of the Declaration of the Bab – Baha’i - Bahai’s remember the first revelation of the Báb to Mulla Husayn in 1844
27th Pentecost/ Whitsuntide – Christian – Important festival in the Christian calendar. Christians celebrate the birth of the Church as the disciples received the Holy Spirit
27th - 28th Shavuot – Jewish – Celebrated by Jews seven weeks after Pesach, synagogues are decorated with flowers
29th Anniversary of the Ascension of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i – Bahai’s remember the death of Baha’u’llah in 1892
4th Versakha Puja/ Wesak/ Buddha Day – Buddhist – Buddhist celebrate the birth, enlightenment under the Bodhi tree and the final passing away of Gautama Buddha
16th Martyrdom of Guru Arjan – Sikh – The fifth Sikh Guru, who made the first Sikh scriptures, Adi Granth, was executed on this day
21st Midsummer Solstice – Pagan - A pagan festival of plenty sometimes called Litha
MULTI-FAITH CALENDAR 2012
Ying & Yang – Tao Kanda – Sikh Torii – Shinto Star of David – Jewish Star & Crescent – Islam Hand of Peace – Jain Ohm – Hindu Cross – Christian Wheel of Law – Buddhist Lion of Judah – Rastafari 9 Pointed Star – Baha’i Faravahar – Zoroaster Pentagram – Pagan
With thanks to for print and design and thanks to for information provided. This calendar is provided by Derby Equality and Diversity Network – www.derbyequalityanddiversitynetwork.webs.com
Notes on dates: Some dates are approximate (the date may vary by a day either side of the date stated) and will be determined in some cases by the sighting of the moon and the traditions of the community. For example: Jewish festivals start at sunset on the evening before the date stated.
Derby City Branch
ATTENBOROUGH LAWEMPLOYMENT LAW SPECIALIST
MULTI FATH CALENDAR 2012.indd 1 06/12/2011 10:14
