Last year was a year like no other and the COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges we have ever faced. That is why this year’s calendar is dedicated to you, our North West community of more than 7 million people. We want to thank you for your unwavering support. The hundreds of donations, letters, gifts and messages were greatly received and helped us get through the darkest days.

Our community is at the heart of everything we do and without your support, we would not be able to do the job we love. So THANK YOU!

JanuaryWed 06 Epiphany ••Thu 07 Ethiopian Christmas Day ••Thu 14 Makar Sankranti ••Wed 20 Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh ••Wed 20 Bodhi Day ••Wed 27 Tu B’Shevat ••February Tue 02 Candlemas ••Thu 04 World Cancer Day ••Fri 12 Chinese New Year (Year of the Ox) ••Sun 14 St Valentine’s Day ••Mon 15 Parinirvana ••Tue 16 Shrove Tuesday ••Wed 17 Ash Wednesday ••Wed 17 Lent ••Thu 25 Purim ••Fri 26 Lantern Festival ••Fri 26 Magha Puja Day in Thailand ••Sun 28 Nineteen Day Fast ••March Mon 01 St David’s Day ••Wed 07 World Health Day 2021 ••Thu 11 Maha Shivaratri ••Sun 14 Mothering Sunday ••Wed 17 St Patrick’s Day ••

Fri 19 Naw-Ruz (New Year) ••Sun 21 World Down Syndrome Day ••Sat 27 Pesach ••Sun 28 Holi ••Sun 28 Palm Sunday ••Mon 29 Hola Mohalla ••April Thu 01 Maundy Thursday ••Fri 02 Good Friday ••Fri 02 World Autism Awareness Day ••Sun 04 Easter Sunday ••Sun 04 Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Day) ••Mon 12 Ramadan (start) ••Wed 14 Vaisakhi ••Thu 15 Ridvan - first day ••Wed 21 Rama Navami ••Wed 21 Anniversary of Haile Selassie’s visit to Jamaica ••Fri 23 St George’s Day ••Tue 27 Theravada New Year •• Tue 27 Ridvan - Final day ••May Sun 09 Lailat al Qadr ••Tue 11 Eid-Ul-Fitr ••Wed 12 International Nurses Day ••Thu 13 Ascension Day ••Sun 16 Shavuot ••Sat 22 Declaration of the Bab ••

Wed 26 Wesak or Buddha Day ••Thu 27 Ascension of Baha’u’llah ••June Mon 14 Dragon Boat Festival ••Mon 14 World Blood Donor Day ••July Fri 09 Martyrdom of the Bab ••Sat 17 Tisha B’Av ••Mon 19 Eid-Ul-Adha ••Fri 23 Birthday of Haile Selassie ••Sat 24 Asalha Puja ••Wed 28 World Hepatitis Day •• August Mon 09 Al-Hijira ••Sat 14 Chinese Valentine’s Day ••Tue 17 Birthday of Marcus Garvey ••Wed 18 Ashura ••Sun 22 Raksha Bandhan ••Mon 30 Krishna Janmastani ••SeptemberMon 06 Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) ••Fri 10 Ganesh Chaturthi ••Fri 10 World Suicide Prevention Day ••Sat 11 Ethiopian New Year ••Wed 15 Yom Kippur ••Mon 20 Sukkot ••

Tue 21 Moon Festival ••Tue 21Tue 28

World Alzheimer’s Day ••Simchat Torah ••

October Thu 07 Navratri ••Sun 10 World Mental Health Day ••Thu 14 Chung Yeung Festival ••Fri 15 Dussehra ••Mon 18 Milad un Nabi ••Sun 31 Hallowe’en ••November Mon 01 All Saints’ Day ••Tue 02 Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie ••Thu 04 Diwali •• ••Sun 07 Birth of Baha’u’llah ••Sun 14 World Diabetes Day ••Fri 19 Birthday of Guru Nanak ••Wed 24 Day of the Covenant ••Sun 28 Advent (until 24 Dec) ••Sun 28 Hanukkah (until 06 Dec) ••Tue 30 St Andrew’s Day ••DecemberWed 01 Fri 03

World AIDS Day ••International Day of Persons with Disabilities ••

Sat 25 Christmas Day ••Sun 26 St Stephen’s Day ••

Community Calendar2021

Key: • • Bahai (holy days start at sundown) •• Buddhist (Bu) •• Christian (C) •• Chinese •• Hindu •• Jewish (holy days start at sundown) •• Muslim (holy days start at sundown) •• Rastafari •• Sikh •• National Awareness Days

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Please note, this is a sample of religious and national days and is not an exhaustive list

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