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 COPYRIGHT NOTICE You have received the eCal as part of an agreement with your SACRE. This has been arranged at a very discounted price and comes with a specific copyright license. This license gives you access to the data for use in your school’s calendar or to help you with your school’s planning of assemblies or other events. This license does not allow you to print multiple copies of the eCal or to distribute this data beyond your school. Thanks for your support and understanding in this matter. Paul HOPKINS (Chair Shap Working Party on World Religions)
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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
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
You have received the eCal as part of an agreement with your SACRE. This has been arranged at a very discounted price and comes with a specific copyright license. This license gives you access to the data for use in your school’s calendar or to help you with your school’s planning of assemblies or other events. This license does not allow you to print multiple copies of the eCal or to distribute this data beyond your school. Thanks for your support and understanding in this matter.
Paul HOPKINS (Chair Shap Working Party on World Religions)
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
[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
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
