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August 2017
Dear School,
We hope that you find the data on festivals useful and that it will inform your planning and school curriculum. As well as the A4 eCal that you will have received we also produce a colourful A2 sized wall chart ideal for the school office or staffroom. These can be purchased as a single item or at a great discount for multiple items.
For more details and to purchase please go to http://www.shapworkingparty.org.uk/calendar.html
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Paul HOPKINS (Chair Shap Working Party on World Religions)
2017
(c) The Shap Working Party MMXVII-VIII www.shap.org [email protected]
FAITHS July August September October November December
BAHA’I 9 Martyrdom of the Bab
21 The Birth of the Bab
22 The Birth of Baha’u’llah
BUDDHIST6 Chokor [Cho
Kor Du Chen] 8/15 Asalha Puja /
Dhamma Day
24/25 Pavarana Day*
4 Loy Kratong 4 Anapanasati
Day*8 Bodhi Day
CHINESE 28 Herd Boy and Weaver Girl
5 Hungry Ghost Festival
4 Rabbit in the Moon Festival
28Climb a High Mountain Festival
CHRISTIAN
6 The Transfiguration 15 Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin Mary [Anglican and RC]
15 Dormition of the Virgin [3]
19 The Transfiguration [3] (Julian)
28 Dormition [3] (Julian)
Harvest Festival [Date Varies]
Harvest Festival [Date Varies]
1 All Saints’ Day 2 All Souls’ Day
3 Advent Sunday
8 Immaculate Conception [RC]
24 Christmas Eve 25 Christmas Day
HINDU7 Raksha Bandhan 15 Janmashtami /
Krishna Jayanti 25 Ganesh Chaturthi
21-29 Navaratri 26-30 Durga Puja 30 Dassehra / Vijaya
Dashami
2 Gandhi Jayanti 19-23 Divali /
Deepavali
JAIN 19-26 Paryushan Parva 26 Samvatsari 19 Divali / Deepavali
JAPANESE 13-15 O-Bon (Japan) 13-15 O-Bon (Tokyo) 20-26 Higan
23 Shuubun No Hi 15 Schichi-go-San 31 Omisoka
JEWISH [1] 1 Tisha B’Av 21-22 Rosh Hashanah 30 Yom Kippur
5-12 Sukkot 13 Simchat Torah
13 -20 Hanukah
MUSLIM [2]24-2 Sept - The Ten
Days of Dhul Hijjah 31-4 September Hajj
1 Yaum-Arafah 2 Eid-ul-Adha
Festival of Sacrifice
10 Eid-ul-Ghadir [Shi’a]
22 Al-Hijra [622CE] [1439 AH]
1 Ashura
Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad [Milad un Nabi] 1 Sunni 6 Shi’a
RASTAFARIAN 23 Birthday of Haile Selassie I
11 Ethiopian New Year’s Day
2 Anniversary of the Crowning of Haile Selassie I
SIKH1 Installation of the
Guru Granth Sahib in the Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar
19 Divali / Bandi Chhor Divas
20 Conferring of Guruship on the Guru Granth Sahib in 1708 CE
4 Birthday of Guru Nanak
24 Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur
ZOROASTRIAN[PARSEE]
1 Jashn-e-Tirgan [IZ] 8-17 Fravardigan [K] 18 Navroze [K] 23 Khordad Sal [K]
7-16 Fravardigan [S] 17 Navroze [S] 22 Khordad Sal [S]
4 Fravardin Mah Parab [S]
1 Jashn-e-Mehergan [IZ]
26 Zaratosht-no-Diso [IZ]
PAGAN / DRUID [4]
1 Lammas / Lughnasadh
22 Autumn Equinox [Mabon]
31 Hallowe’en 31 Winter Nights 31 Samhain /
Samhuinn
21 Yule [Wiccan] 21 Winter Solstice
Alban Arthan/ Alban Arthuan
Some Other Notable Dates
29 Michaelmas16-23 Interfaith Week
of Prayer for World Peace
2 Remembrance Day
12-19 Interfaith Week
30St Andrew’s Day
10 Human Rights Day
31 Hogmanay
People of Belief NelsonMandela
HugoGrotius Confucius William Penn
George Eliot / Marianne Evans Ambedekar
(*) Indicates some uncertainty about the date.[1] Jewish Festivals commence, like Shabbat, at sunset on the evening of the day prior to the date shown.[2] Muslim Festivals begin in the evening before the Gregorian dates shown in this calendar.[3] Indicates a festival celebrated in the Orthodox tradition of the Christian church.[4] Certain Druid and Pagan festivals also commence in the evening.[5] IZ, K and S denote three Zoroastrian Calendars: Iranian Zoroastrian, Kadmi and Shahenshai
shapEDUCATION IN RELIGIONS
Calendar of Religious Festivals July to December
Calendar of Religious Festivals January to June
shapEDUCATION IN RELIGIONS
2018
(c) The Shap Working Party MMXVII-VIII www.shap.org [email protected]
FAITHS January February March April May June
BAHA’I 21 World Religion Day 21 Naw-Ruz 21 to 2 May Ridvan
24 Declaration of the Bab
29 The Ascension of Baha’u’llah
BUDDHIST 16 Shinran Mem. Day 25 Honen Mem. Day
8/15 Parinirvana /Nirvana Day
16/17 Losar1 Magha Puja* 8 Hanamatsuri
13 Song Kran29 Vesakha Puja /
Buddha Day
CHINESE 16 Yuan Tuan (New Year)[Dog] 2 Lantern Festival 5 Tomb Sweeping
Day18 Dragon Boat
Festival
CHRISTIAN
1 Naming of Jesus / Circumcision / Mary, Mother of God
6 Theophany [3] 6 Epiphany [Ang/RC] 6/7 Christmas Eve/Day
[3] 7 Baptism of Christ [Ang] 8 Baptism of the Lord
[RC] 18-25 Week of Prayer for
Christian Unity 19 Theophany [3]
(Julian)
2 Presentation of Christ in the Temple / Candlemas
13 Shrove Tuesday 14 Ash Wednesday 14-31 March - Lent 19 Great Lenten Fast
begins [3]
2 Women’s World Day of Prayer
11 Mothering Sunday
18 Passion Sunday 19 St Joseph 25 Lady Day - cf 9
April 25 Palm Sunday 25-31 Holy Week 29 Maundy
Thursday 30 Good Friday 31 Holy Saturday
1 Easter Day 7 The Annunciation
[3] 8 Pascha [3] 9 The Annunciation
[Ang/RC]
10 Ascension Day 13 Ascension Day
[RC] 13-19 Christian Aid
Week 20Pentecost / Whit
Sunday 27Trinity Sunday 27Pentecost [3] 31 Thanksgiving for
Eucharist
3 Corpus Christi - Body & Blood of Christ [RC]
HINDU
12 B’day of Swami Vivekananda
13 Lohri / Makar Sankranti / Pongal
22 Sarasvati Puja / Vasant
13 Mahashivratri2 Holi 25 Rama Navami 31 Hanuman
Jayanti
JAIN 10 Mahavira Jayanti
JAPANESE 1 Ganjitsu (New Year)
3 Setsubun (Bean Scattering)
3 Hinamatsuri 18-24 Higan 20 Shunbun No Hi
8 Hanamatsuri
JEWISH [1] 31 Tu B’Shevat1 Purim 31-7 April: Passover /
Pesach
12 Yom Hashoah 19 Yom
Ha’atzma’ut3 Lag B’Omer 20/21 Shavuot
MUSLIM [2]
12 The Night of Forgiveness (Lailat-ul-Bara’ah]
13 The Prophet’s Night Journey and Ascent into Heaven
16 - 14 June Ramadan
7 [Shi’a]* 11 [Sunni]*
Lailat-ul-Qadr: Night of Power
15 Eid-ul-Fitr Feast of Fast Breaking
RASTAFARIAN 6/7Ethiopian Christmas Day 8 Easter Day [3]
SIKH5 Birthday of Guru
Gobind Singh 12 Basant / Vasant
2/3 Hola Mohalla 14 Vaisakhi/Baisakhi16 Martyrdom
of Guru Arjan Dev
ZOROASTRIAN[PARSEE]
30 Jashn-e-Sadeh [IZ]11-20 Fravardigan [IZ] 21 Jamshedi Noruz [IZ] 24 Ava Mah Parab [S] 26 Khordad Sal [IZ]
22 Adar Mah Parab [S]
24 Zaratosht-no-Diso
PAGAN / DRUID [4]
1 Imbolc / Candlemas
20 Spring Equinox (Ostara)
20Vernal Equinox (Druid)
30 May Eve 30 Beltaine Eve 1 Beltaine
21 Midsummer Solstice
21 Summer Solstice
Some Other Notable Dates
1 New Year’s Day / Hogmanay 18 World Rel. Day 27 Holocaust Memorial
Day
1 St David’s Day 17 St Patrick’s Day 25 Lady Day
23 St George’s Day
21 World Humanist Day
24 Midsummer Day
People of Belief
Averroes / Ibn Rushd Mo Yan / Guan Moye Comenius Gabriela Mistral Rachel Carson Shirin Ebadi
(*) Indicates some uncertainty about the date.[1] Jewish Festivals commence, like Shabbat, at sunset on the evening of the day prior to the date shown.[2] Muslim Festivals begin in the evening before the Gregorian dates shown in this calendar.[3] Indicates a festival celebrated in the Orthodox tradition of the Christian church.[4] Certain Druid and Pagan festivals also commence in the evening.[5] IZ, K and S denote three Zoroastrian Calendars: Iranian Zoroastrian, Kadmi and Shahenshai
2018
(c) The Shap Working Party MMXVII-VIII www.shap.org [email protected]
FAITHS July August September October November December
BAHA’I 10Martyrdom of the Bab
9 The Birth of the Bab 10 The Birth of
Baha’u’llah
BUDDHIST15/16 Chokor [Cho
Kor Du Chen] 27 Asalha Puja /
Dhamma Day24 Pavarana Day* 23 Anapanasati Day*
23 Loy Kratong 8 Bodhi Day
CHINESE17 Herd Boy and
Weaver Girl 25 Hungry Ghost
Festival
24Rabbit in the Moon Festival
17Climb a High Mountain Festival
CHRISTIAN
6 The Transfiguration 15 Blessed Virgin Mary 15 Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin Mary [RC]
15 Dormition of the Mother of God [3]
19 The Transfiguration [3] (Julian)
Harvest Festival [Date Varies]
Harvest Festival [Date Varies]
1 All Saints’ Day 2 All Souls’ Day
2 Advent Sunday
8 Immaculate Conception [RC]
24 Christmas Eve 25 Christmas Day
HINDU 14 Ratha Yatra 26 Raksha Bandhan2 Janmashtami /
Krishna Jayanti 13 Ganesh Chaturthi
2 Gandhi Jayanti 9-17 Navaratri 14-18 Durga Puja 19 Dassehra
7-11 Divali / Deepavali
JAIN6-13Paryushan
Parva 13 Samvatsari
7 Divali / Deepavali
JAPANESE 13-15 O-Bon (Japan) 13-15 O-Bon (Tokyo) 20-26 Higan
23 Shuubun No Hi 15 Schichi-go-San 31 Omisoka
JEWISH [1] 22 Tisha B’Av10/11 Rosh Hashanah 19 Yom Kippur 24-1 Oct Sukkot
2 Simchat Torah 3-10 Hanukah
MUSLIM [2]
13-22 Dhul Hijjah(First Ten Days)
20-24Hajj 21 Yaum-Arafah 22-25 Eid-Al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) 30 Eid-ul-Ghadir (Shi’a)
12 Al-Hijra [622CE] [1440 AH]
23 Ashura
Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad [Milad un Nabi] 21 Sunni 26 Shi’a
RASTAFARIAN 23 Birthday of Haile Selassie I
11 Ethiopian New Year’s Day
2 Anniversary of the Crowning of Haile Selassie I
SIKH
1 Installation of the Guru Granth Sahib in the Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar
20 Conferring of Guruship on the Guru Granth Sahib in 1708 CE
7 Divali / Bandi Chhor Divas
23 Birthday of Guru Nanak
24 Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur
ZOROASTRIAN[PARSEE]
1 Jashn-e-Tirgan [IZ] 8-17 Fravardigan [K] 18 Navroze [K] 23 Khordad Sal [K]
7-16 Fravardigan / Muktad [S]
17 Navroze [S] 22 Khordad Sal [S]
4 Fravardin Mah Parab [S]
1 Jashn-e-Mehergan [IZ]
26 Zaratosht-no-Diso [IZ]
PAGAN / DRUID [4]
1 Lammas / Lughnasadh
23 Autumn Equinox [Mabon]
31 Hallowe’en 31 Winter Nights 31 Samhain /
Samhuinn
21 Yule [Wiccan] 21 Winter Solstice
Alban Arthan/ Alban Arthuan
Some Other Notable Dates
29 Michaelmas16-23 Interfaith
Week of Prayer for World Peace
11 Remembrance Day
11-18 Interfaith Week 30 St Andrew’s Day
10 Human Rights Day
31 Hogmanay
People of Belief Wole Soyinka Sri Aurobindo Ghose Elie Wiesel Jody Williams Marie Curie Albert Luthuli
(*) Indicates some uncertainty about the date.[1] Jewish Festivals commence, like Shabbat, at sunset on the evening of the day prior to the date shown.[2] Muslim Festivals begin in the evening before the Gregorian dates shown in this calendar.[3] Indicates a festival celebrated in the Orthodox tradition of the Christian church.[4] Certain Druid and Pagan festivals also commence in the evening.[5] IZ, K and S denote three Zoroastrian Calendars: Iranian Zoroastrian, Kadmi and Shahenshai
shapEDUCATION IN RELIGIONS
Calendar of Religious Festivals July to December