January | |
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3 | Fast of Tevet (Judaism) |
4 | World Braille Day |
6 | Epiphany (Christian) |
7 | Christmas Day (Orthodox) |
7 | Mahayana New Year (Buddhist) |
13 | Maghi (Sikh) |
15 | World Religion Day |
22 | Chinese New Year |
25 to 5 | Vasant Panchami (Hindu) |
27 | Holocaust Memorial Day |
February | |
February is LGBT History Month | |
6 | 15 Shevat (Judaism) |
6 | International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation |
11 | International Day of Women and Girls in Science |
14 | St. Valentine’s Day (Christian) |
15 | Nirvana Day (Buddhist) |
17 | Random Acts of Kindness Day |
18 | Maha Shivratri (Hindu) |
18 | Lailat al-Miraj (Islam) |
21 | Shrove Tuesday (Christian) |
22 | Ash Wednesday - Lent begins (Christian) |
March | |
March is Women's History Month | |
1 | St. David's Day |
6-7 | Purim (Judaism) |
8 | Hola Mohalla (Sikh) |
8 | International Women’s Day |
17 | St. Patrick's Day |
20 | International Day of Happiness |
20 | Spring Equinox |
21 | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
21 | |
23 | Ramadan Begins (Islam) |
31 | International Transgender Day of Visibility |
April | |
5 to 13 | Passover (Judaism) |
7 | Good Friday (Christian) |
9 | Easter Sunday (Christian) |
10 | Easter Monday (Christian) |
14 | Vaisakhi (Hindu, Sikh) |
16 | Orthodox Easter (Judaism) |
17 | Laylat al-Qadr (Islam) |
20 to 24 | National Stalking Awareness Week |
21 | Eid al-Fitr (Islam) |
22 | World Earth Day |
May | |
1 | May Day Bank Holiday |
1 to 7 | Deaf Awareness Week |
5 | Second Passover (Judaism) |
6 | Coronation of King Charles III |
7 | International Family Equality Day |
8 | Bank holiday for the Coronation |
8 to 14 | Mental Health Awareness Week |
9 | Lag B’Omer (Judaism) |
17 | International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia |
19 | Global Accessibility Awareness Day |
21 | World Day for Cultural Diversity |
25 to 27 | Shavuot (Judaism) |
29 | Spring Bank Holiday |
June | |
June is Pride Month | |
13 | Loneliness Awareness Week |
16 | Guru Arjan Martyrdom (Sikh) |
18 | Autistic Pride Day |
21 | Reserves Day |
22 | National Windrush Day |
23 | International Women in Engineering Day |
24 | Armed Forces Day |
27 | Waqf al Arafa - Hajj Day (Islam) |
29 | Eid al-Adha (Islam) |
July | |
3 | Asalha Puja / Dharma Day (Buddhist) |
6 to 27 | The Three Weeks (Judaism) |
14 | International Non-Binary People's Day |
18 | South Asian Heritage Month begins |
19 | Muharram - New Year (Islam) |
25 | St James the Great Day (Christian) |
August | |
2 | The 15th of Av (Judaism) |
13 | Obon (Buddhist) |
23 | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition |
28 | Late Summer Bank Holiday |
30 | Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) |
30 | Grief Awareness Day |
September | |
September is World Alzheimer's Month | |
September is East and South East Asian Heritage Month | |
5 | International Day of Charity |
9 | Baby Loss Awareness Week |
10 | World Suicide Prevention Day |
15 | World Afro Day |
15 | Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) |
18 | International Equal Pay Day |
21 | International Day of Peace |
23 | Bi-Visability Day |
24 to 25 | Yom Kippur (Jewish) |
25 to 1 | National Inclusion Week |
29 to 6 October | Sukkot (Jewish) |
October | |
October is Black History Month | |
October is ADHD Awareness Month | |
1 | International Day of Older Persons |
7 | Shemini Atzeret (Jewish) |
8 | Simchat Torah |
10 | World Mental Health Day |
11 | National Coming Out Day |
12 | World Sight Day |
12 | Bandi Chhor Divas (Sikh) |
18 | Anti-Slavery Day |
18 | World Menopause Day |
22 | International Stammering Awareness Day |
22 | Wear Red Day - Show racism the red card |
26 | Intersex Awareness Day |
27 | National Mentoring Day |
November | |
November is Islamophobia Awareness Month | |
1 | National Stress Awareness Day |
11 | Remembrance Day |
12 | Diwali (Hindu) |
13 to 19 | Transgender Awareness Week |
19 | International Men's Day |
20 | Transgender Day of Remembrance |
25 | International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women |
28 | #GivingTuesday |
December | |
1 | World Aids Day |
2 | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
3 | International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
7 to 15 | Hanukah (Jewish) |
10 | Human Rights Day |
18 | International Migrants Day |
20 | International Human Solidarity Day |
21 | Winter Solstice |
25 | Christmas Day |
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