DIVERSITY CALENDAR 2017
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Picnic in the Desert presented by Dr Berny Sèbe in partnership with Research and Cultural Collections as part of the University of Birmingham’s Arts & Science Festival 2016. Image by Greg Milner Photography.
1st Mary, Mother of God – Catholic Christian
Feast of Saint Basil – Orthodox Christian Gantan-sai (New Year) – Shinto New Year’s Day/Hogmanay 2nd Bank Holiday – England, Wales,
Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI3rd Bank Holiday – Scotland4th World Braille Day5th Twelfth Night – Christian Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh – Sikh6th Epiphany – Christian Feast of the Theophany – Orthodox
Christian Dia de los Reyes – Christian Nativity of Christ – Armenian Orthodox
Christian7th Christmas Day – Orthodox Christian Christmas Day – Ethiopian Rastafari Feast of the Nativity – Orthodox Christian8th Asara B’Tevet – Judaism Baptism of the Lord Jesus – Christian9th Seijin no hi (Coming of Age Day) – Shinto
12th 12-15 Mahayana New Year – Buddhist13th Saint Hilary’s Day – Christian Maghi – Sikh14th New Year – Orthodox Christian Makar Sankranti – Hindu15th World Religion Day – Baha’i16th Martin Luther King Jnr. Day18th 18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
– Christian19th Timkat – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian21st Saint Agnes Day – Christian25th Robert Burns Night (Burns Night) Conversion of Saint Paul – Christian26th Australia Day
28th Saint Thomas Aquinas Day – Christian Chinese New Year – Confucian, Daoist,
Buddhist
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31st Birthday of Guru Har Rai – Sikh
January is National Eye Care Month | Cervical Health Awareness Month |Celebration of Life Month | Alcohol Concern Dry January
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Life is now. There was never a time when your life was not now, nor will there ever be.Eckhart Tolle
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Launch of LGBT History Month
– Hindu2nd Candlemas (Presentation of Christ in
the Temple) – Christian– Wicca/Pagan
Northern and Southern hemispheres3rd Setsubun-sai – Shinto Saint Blaise Day – Christian
5th Four Chaplains Sunday – Interfaith Triodion begins – Orthodox Christian11th Our Lady of Lourdes – Christian Tu BiShvat – Judaism12th Darwin Day14th Saint Valentine’s Day15th Nirvana Day – Buddhist – Jain
19th Meatfare Sunday – Orthodox Christian
24th Maha Shivaratri – Hindu– Baha’i
26th Cheesefare Sunday – Orthodox Christian
27th – Orthodox Christian
28th Shrove Tuesday – Christian– Baha’i
Special Days
February is National Heart Month | Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month | Raynaud’s and Scleroderma Awareness Month | Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before.
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Your daily life is your temple and your religion. Kahlil Gibran
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Saint David’s Day Ash Wednesday – Christian Self Injury Awareness Day Nineteen Day Fast (start) – Baha’i5th Saint Piran’s Day – Christian Orthodox Sunday – Orthodox Christian8th International Women’s Day9th Ta’anit Esther – Judaism12th Purim – Judaism Magha Puja (Sangha Day) – Buddhist13th Hola Mohalla – Sikh Holi – Hindu
– Christian Bank Holiday – Northern Ireland
and ROI19th Saint Joseph’s Day20th Spring Equinox
– Wicca/Pagan, Northern and Southern hemispheres
Naw-Rúz (New Year) – Baha’i Norooz (New Year) – Persian/Zoroas-
trian21st International Day for the Elimination of
22nd World Water Day24th World TB Day
– Orthodox Christian
– Catholic Christian
26th British Summertime begins Mothering Sunday28th Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet
Zarathushtra) – Zoroastrian New Year – Hindu
Special Days
is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month | Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month | Women’s History Month |Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month | Brain Tumour Awareness Month
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March2017
Action expresses priorities.Mahatma Gandhi
International Women’s Day8 Mar
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Community Day at the University
1st April Fools Day2nd World Autism Awareness Day5th Ram Navami – Hindu7th World Health Day 8th Lazarus Saturday – Orthodox Christian International Romani Day9th Palm Sunday – Christian Palm Sunday – Orthodox Christian Mahavir Jayanti – Jain
– Judaism Lord’s Evening Meal – Jehovah’s
Witness Christian Hanuman Jayanti – Hindu Theravada New Year – Buddhist13th Maundy Thursday – Christian 14th Good Friday – Christian Good Friday – Orthodox Christian Bank Holiday – England, Wales,
Scotland and Northern Ireland Vaisakhi New Year – Sikh15th Holy Saturday – Christian Holy Saturday – Orthodox Christian16th Easter Sunday – Christian
– Orthodox Christian17th Easter Monday – Christian Bank Holiday – England, Wales,
Northern Ireland and ROI18th Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur – Sikh Birthday of Guru Angad Dev – Sikh20th First Day of Ridvan – Baha’i22nd Earth Day23rd Saint George’s Day – Christian
– Judaism
Lailat al Miraj – Islam25th World Malaria Day28th World Day for Health & Safety at Work Ninth Day of Ridvan – Baha’i Akshaya Tritiya – Hindu, Jain30th Saint James the Great Day – Orthodox
Christian
Special Days
April is Autism Awareness Month| Alcohol Awareness Month | Stress Awareness Month | Bowel Cancer Awareness Month | National Pet Month | Parkinson’s Awareness Month
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April2017
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The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. Nelson Henderson
Happy Vaisakhi - Sikh New Year14 Apr
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The Qur’an Manuscript display
Special Days
May is Action on Stroke Month | Mental Health Awareness Month | Cystic Fibrosis Month | Hepatitis Awareness Month | Hughes Syndrome Awareness Month | National Walking Month | Foster Care Month
1st Beltane – Samhain – Wicca/Pagan, Northern and Southern hemispheres
Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI
Twelfth Day of Ridvan – Baha’i Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day)
– Judaism2nd Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israeli Indepen-
– Judaism Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev – Sikh3rd World Press Freedom Day
9th Europe Day – Buddhist
11th Lailat al Bara’ah – Islam13th Our Lady of Fatima – Catholic Christian14th Lag B’Omer – Judaism15th International Day of Families17th International Day Against Homophobia,
Transphobia and Biphobia21st World Day for Cultural Diversity for
Dialogue and Development
Diversity23rd Birthday of Guru Amar Das – Sikh
– Baha’i24th Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)
– Judaism– Orthodox
Christian– Christian
27th Ramadan begins – Islam– Baha’i
29th International Day of United Nations
Spring Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Shavuot – Judaism
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Sleep is the best meditation.Dalai Lama
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– Christian– Orthodox Christian
5th World Environment Day Bank Holiday – ROI11th Trinity Sunday – Christian All Saints – Orthodox Christian14th World Blood Donor Day15th Corpus Christi – Catholic Christian16th Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev – Sikh
and Drought Trooping the Colour18th Father’s Day20th World Refugee Day
Litha – Yule – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
Laylat al Qadr – Islam– Catholic
Christian Quds Day – Islam24th Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
– Christian25th Eid al Fitr – Islam29th Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
– Christian
Special Days
June is Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Month | Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Awareness Month | LGBT Pride Month | Men’s Health Awareness Month | Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month | National Hospice Month (UK)
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True masters are those who’ve chosen to make a life rather than a living.Neale Donald Walsch
LGBT Pride Month1-30 Jun
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Alumna Lora Turnham and pilot Corrine Hall win gold in Rio in the Tandem B 3000m Pursuit
5th Birthday of Guru Hargobind – Sikh– Baha’i
– Catholic Christian World Population Day12th Orangemen’s Day Bank Holiday – Northern Ireland13th Obon (Ulambana) – Buddhist – Shinto15th Saint Vladimir the Great Day
– Orthodox Christian Asalha Puja (Dharma Day) – Buddhist
World Emoji Day22nd Feast Day of Saint Mary Magdalene
– Christian23rd Birthday of Guru Har Krishan – Sikh Birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie
– Rastafari24th Pioneer Day – Mormon Christian25th Saint James the Great Day – Christian 28th World Hepatitis Day30th International Day of Friendship
Special Days
July is UV Safety Month | Family Reunion Month | Make a Difference to Children Month | International Women with Alopecia Month | Group B Strep Awareness Month | Scams Awareness Month
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Our own life has to be our message.Thich Nhat Hanh
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Ngati Ranana performing at Maori In Birmingham commemoration event
1st Lammas – Christian– Wicca/Pagan,
Northern and Southern hemispheres Tish’a B’av – Judaism Fast in honour of Holy Mother of Lord
Jesus – Orthodox Christian– Orthodox
Christian– Christian
7th Summer Bank Holiday – Scotland and ROI
Raksha Bandhan – Hindu9th International Day of the World’s
Indigenous Peoples12th International Youth Day 15th Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary
– Catholic Christian Dormition of the Theotokos – Orthodox
Christian Krishna Janmashtami – Hindu18th Paryushana-Parva – Jain19th World Humanitarian Day22nd Queenship of Mary – Catholic Christian25th Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu Samvatsari – Jain28th Summer Bank Holiday – England,
Wales and Northern Ireland29th Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
– Christian31st Waqf al Arafa (Hajj Day) – Islam
Special Days
August is Health & Safety Month | National Immunizations Awareness Month |Black Business Month | Children’s Eye Health & Safety Month
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August2017
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The mind has to be empty to see clearly.Jiddu Krishnamurti
World Humanitarian Day19 Aug
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International Students Event as part of Welcome week
1st Religious year begins – Orthodox Christian
Eid al Adha – Islam5th International Day of Charity Kshamavani – Jain8th Nativity of Virgin Mary – Christian
11th Ethiopian New Year – Rastafari14th The Triumph of the Cross – Christian
21st Rosh Hashanah – Judaism
World Alzheimer’s Day Navaratri begins – Hindu22nd Autumn Equinox
– Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
– Islam23rd Bi Visibility Day27th Meskel – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian28th International Right to Know Day Freedom from Hunger Day
Angels – Christian– Hindu
Yom Kippur – Judaism
Special Days
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month | Childhood Cancer Awareness Month |International Blood Cancer Awareness Month | World Alzheimer’s Month | Thyroid Cancer
Awareness Month | Hearing Awareness Month | World Dementia Awareness Month
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Never measure the height of a mountain, until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.Dag Hammarskjold
International Day of Peace21 Sep
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1st International Day of Older Persons Ashura – Islam
Feast of the Guardian Angels – Christian
– Catholic Christian Blessing of the Animals – Christian5th Sukkot – Judaism9th Birthday of Guru Ram Das – Sikh10th World Mental Health Day12th Shemini Atzeret – Judaism World Sight Day
– Judaism15th International Day of Rural Women16th World Food Day
of Poverty
18th Saint Luke, Apostle & Evangelist – Christian
– Hindu, Sikh, Jain Bandi Chhor Divas – Sikh20th New Year – Jain
– Baha’i22nd Birthday of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i24th United Nations Day28th Milvian Bridge Day – Christian29th World Stroke Day British Summertime ends30th Bank Holiday – ROI31st All Hallows’ Eve – Christian
– Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
Reformation Day – Protestant Christian
Special Days
is Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Down Syndrome Awareness Month |Domestic Violence Awareness Month | Black History Month (UK)/Aids Awareness Month |
Lupus Awareness Month | World Blindness Awareness Month
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Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart give yourself to it.Buddha
United Nations Day24 Oct
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‘We couldn’t thank you for the bravery’ Emma Login, University Graduate School Images of Research Exhibition
1st All Saints’ Day – Christian2nd All Souls’ Day – Christian Coronation of Emperor Haile
Selassie I – Rastafari4th Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev – Sikh5th Guy Fawkes Night
– Catholic Christian
– Interfaith
13th World Kindness Day14th World Diabetes Day15th Nativity Fast begins – Orthodox
Christian19th International Men’s Day20th Universal Children’s Day23rd Thanksgiving – Interfaith USA24th Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur
– Sikh25th International Day for the Elimination
Day of the Covenant – Baha’i26th Feast of Christ the King – Christian
– Baha’i30th Saint Andrew’s Day – Christian Bank Holiday – Scotland
Special Days
November is Epilepsy Awareness Month | Lung Cancer Awareness Month |Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month | Mouth Cancer Action Month | COPD Awareness Month |
Adoption Month | Movember
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November2017
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You don’t have a soul. You are a Soul.You have a body.C. S. Lewis
International Men’s Day19 Nov
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1st Mawlid al-Nabi – Islam World AIDS Day2nd International Day for the Abolition
of Slavery3rd International Day of Persons
with Disabilities Advent Sunday – Christian
– Christian
Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) – Buddhist9th International Anti-Corruption Day10th Human Rights Day12th Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe
– Catholic Christian13th Chanukah – Judaism18th International Migrants Day20th International Human Solidarity Day
– Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
Yule – Christian24th Christmas Eve – Christian25th Christmas Day – Christian Bank Holiday – England, Wales,
Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI Feast of the Nativity – Orthodox
Christian26th Saint Stephen’s Day – Christian Boxing Day Bank Holiday – England, Wales,
Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet
Zarathushtra) – Zoroastrian– Christian
31st New Year’s Eve– Christian
Feast of the Holy Family – Catholic Christian
Hogmanay
Special Days
is Universal Human Rights Month | Spiritual Literacy Month
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December2017
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Behind your image, below your words, above your thoughts, the silence of another world waits.John O Donohue
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