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Equality and Diversity Calendar 2017
This calendar highlights significant days and
festivals during 2017. You can use this calendar to
plan your work activities around important events.
It is important to remember that people practice
their faith in different ways and it is best not to
make assumptions. For example:
• There are a wide variety of Christian churches
and organisations all of which have their own
specific needs, rituals and observations.
• Some Jewish holy days have specific
observations such as people not working,
driving, writing, or switching on or off electric
devices.
• In some Muslim and Baha’i homes running water
is required for prayer.
Information in this calendar may be useful for staff
to consider when visiting or working in customer s
homes and to note when home visit may not be
appropriate. Remember though religious and
cultural observances vary so, if in doubt it’s best
to ask!
We have highlighted in grey days which may be
significant when managing staff. For example,
days when staff may be fasting or request leave.
January National Braille Literacy Awareness Month
1st New Years Day (Bank Holiday)
4th World Braille Day
5th Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh – Sikh
6th Epiphany – Christian This is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God the son as a human being in Jesus Christ.
7th Christmas Day – Rastafarian Rastafarians worldwide celebrate Christmas on this day to coincide with Christmas celebrations in Ethiopia.
8th Fast of the 10 Tevet
11th Human Trafficking Awareness Day
12th – 15th Mahayana New Year - Buddhism14th Makar Sankranti – Hindu One of the most important festivals of the Hindu calendar. Sankranti marks the termination of winter season and beginning of a new harvest or spring season. 15th World Religion Day – Baha’i
19th Timkat – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
21st Saint Agnes Day – Christian
25th Robert Burns NightRobert Burns was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is an internationally acclaimed literary genius and political radical and is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide on this day.
27th Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom Ha Shoah) – (Multifaith)Anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
28th Chinese New Year
31st Birthday of Guru Har Rai - Sikh
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1New
Year’s
Day
2Bank
Holiday
3Bank
Holiday
(Scotland)
4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28Chinese
New Year
29
30 31
Many Christians have congregational prayer on a Sunday.
Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Fridays and ends at sunset on Saturdays. It is a day of rest and prayer.
The Muslim day is from sunset to sunset, Friday is a day of congregational prayer (usually after noon).
“Live without seeing, but be what you are.” – Louis Braille
February Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Month
1st Vasant Panchami – Hindu
2nd Candlemas – Christian
4th World Cancer Day
11th Tu B’Shvat (New Year for Trees)
14th Saint Valentine’s Day – Christian
Saint Valentine’s Day has its origin from the
February fertility festival celebrated in
pagan times during mid-February. Later,
the feast turned into a Christian celebration
and named Valentine’s Day to honour the
date of the martyrdom of Saint Valentine.
15th Parinirvana – Buddhist, Jain
This is a Mahayana Buddhist festival that
marks the death of the Buddha. It is also
known as Nirvana Day. Buddhists celebrate
the death of the Buddha, because they
believe that having attained Enlightenment
he achieved freedom from physical
existence and its sufferings.
20th World Day of Social Justice
20th – 26th LGBT Adoption week
24th
Maha Shivaratri – Hindu Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the god Shiva.
25th Intercalary Days (start) - Baha'I
28th Shrove Tuesday
Also called Pancake Day and Mardi Gras.
The British name of "Pancake Day" comes
from the tradition of making pancakes to
use up all the food that could not be eaten
during Lent.
28th Intercalary Days (end) – Baha’i
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15Buddhist
16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24Hindu
25 26
27 28
Many Christians have congregational prayer on a Sunday.
Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Fridays and ends at sunset on Saturdays. It is a day of rest and prayer.
The Muslim day is from sunset to sunset, Friday is a day of congregational prayer (usually after noon).
“Diversity is not about how we differ.
Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness.” - Ola Joseph
March International Women’s History Month
1st Ash Wednesday The first day of Lent for Western Christian churches. Lent is the season marking the time Jesus spent in the wilderness.
1st Saint David's Day – ChristianDay to commemorate the patron saint of Wales.
1s – 19th Nineteen Day Fast – Baha’iAdult Baha'i is a fast from sunrise to sunset for 19 days. It is a time of spiritual preparation and regeneration for new year's activities.
5th Saint Piran’s Day – Christian
8th International Women’s Day
9th Fast of Esther – Judaism
12th Purim – Judaism 12th Magha Puja (Sangha Day) - Buddhism
13th Holi – HinduThe colourful festival is celebrated in February end or early March. It celebrates the triumph of 'good' over 'bad'.13th Hola Mohalla – Sikh
17th Saint Patrick's Day – ChristianThe patron saint of Ireland. It is celebrated with parades, "wearing of green,“ music and songs, Irish food and Drink.
20th Spring Equinox
20th Naw-Ruz (New Year) - Baha‘i20th Norooz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
21st International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination This day aims to remind people of racial discrimination's negative consequences.
26th Mothering Sunday
28th Khordad Sal - Zoroastrian
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1Baha’i –
Fast begins
2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13Hindu/Sikh
14 15 16 17 18 19Baha’i –
Fast ends
20New Year
Baha’i /
Zoroastrian
21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
Many Christians have congregational prayer on a Sunday.
Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Fridays and ends at sunset on Saturdays. It is a day of rest and prayer.
The Muslim day is from sunset to sunset, Friday is a day of congregational prayer (usually after noon).
“A gender-equal society would be one where the word 'gender' does not exist:
where everyone can be themselves.” - Gloria Steinem
April National Autism Awareness Month
2nd World Autism Awareness Day
5th Ram Navami – Hindu
7th World Health Day
8th Lazarus Saturday – Orthodox Christian
9th Palm Sunday – Christian/Orthodox This is the Sunday before Easter. This commemorates Christ s triumphal entrance to Jerusalem.
10th –18th Pesach (Passover) – Judaism (May not work on the first two and the last two days of Passover). This is when Jewish people commemorate the liberation of the Children of Israel who were led out of Egypt by Moses.
11th Theravada New Year – Buddhism11th Hanuman Jayanti – Hindu
11th Lord’s Evening Meal – Jehovah’s Witness Christian
13th Maundy Thursday – Christian
14th Good Friday – Christian/Orthodox
14th Vaisakhi New Year – Sikh
16th/17th Easter Sunday/Monday – Christian, Orthodox Christian
20th Ridvan Festival begins Baha’i (may notWork on the 20th, 28th and 1st).Commemorating the prophet Baha u llah sproclamation as god s messenger. From sunset 20th to sunset 1st May.
23rd Saint George’s Day – Christian
24th Yom HaShoah – Judaism 24th Lailat al Miraj – Islam
28th Akshaya Tritiya – Hindu, Jain
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9Christian/
Orthodox
10Jewish
11 12 13 14Christian,
Sikh
15 16Christian
17Christian
18 19 20Baha’i
21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Many Christians have congregational prayer on a Sunday.
Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Fridays and ends at sunset on Saturdays. It is a day of rest and prayer.
The Muslim day is from sunset to sunset, Friday is a day of congregational prayer (usually after noon).
“Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common. Celebrate it every day.”
May Mental Health Awareness Month
1st Beltane – Wicca/PaganPagans celebrate Beltane with maypole dances, symbolizing the mystery of the Sacred Marriage of Goddess and God.
1st Twelfth Day of Ridvan – Baha’I1st Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day)
2nd Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day)
8th World Ovarian Cancer Day
10th Vesak (Buddha Day) – Buddhism The most important day in the Buddhist calendar celebrated on the full moon in May, Buddha's birthday and some believe the day of his enlightenment and death.
11th Lailat al Bara’ah – Islam
14th Lag B’Omer – Judaism
17th International Day against Homophobia
21st World Cultural Diversity DayThe Day will provide us with an opportunity to deepen understanding of the values of Cultural Diversity and to learn to live together better.
23rd - Declaration of the Báb - Baha'I
25th Ascension Day – Christian/Orthodox
27th Ramadan begins – IslamStarts the most significant month of the year for Muslims. A time of fasting from dawn to sunset and greater devotion to Allah. Start date may vary as it is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon.
28th Ascension of Baha'u'llah - Baha'i
29th Bank Holiday
31st - 1st June Shavuot (Pentecost) - Judaism (may not work on these days)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1Bank
Holiday
2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10Buddhist
11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23Baha’i
24 25 26 27Islam
28
29Bank
Holiday
30 31Jewish
Many Christians have congregational prayer on a Sunday.
Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Fridays and ends at sunset on Saturdays. It is a day of rest and prayer.
The Muslim day is from sunset to sunset, Friday is a day of congregational prayer (usually after noon).
Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down
and got back up again. – Nelson Mandela
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1Jewish
2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25Islam
26 27 28 29 30
4th Pentecost – Christian/Orthodox
5th World Environment Day5th Whit Monday – Christian
11th Trinity Sunday – Christian 11th All Saints – Orthodox Christian
12th – 18th Carers WeekCarers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK.
14th World Blood Donor Day
15th Corpus Christi - Catholic Christian 16th Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev - Sikh
18th Father’s DayFather’s Day is a day honouring fathers, celebrated on the third Sunday of June.
20th World Refugee DayThis marked the 50th anniversary of the convention relating to the status of refugees. Each year activities take place raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world.
21st Summer Solstice Wicca21st Litha – Yule – Wicca/Pagan21st Laylat-al-Qadr - Islam
23rd Sacred Heart of Jesus - Catholic Christian 23rd Quds Day – Islam
25th Eid al-Fitr (Ramadan ends) - Islam Eid is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. The Holiday symbolises the breaking of the fasting period. People mark the end of Ramadan with morning congregational prayer, visiting friends and family and making charitable donations.
29th Feast of Saints Peter and Paul - Christian
June Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month
Many Christians have congregational prayer on a Sunday.
Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Fridays and ends at sunset on Saturdays. It is a day of rest and prayer.
The Muslim day is from sunset to sunset, Friday is a day of congregational prayer (usually after noon).
"We are all different, which is great because we are all unique.
Without diversity life would be very boring."
July National Ice Cream Month
5th Birthday of Guru Hargobind - Sikh
9th Dharma Day – BuddhismCommemorates Buddha's first teaching to the five ascetics. Dharma day is usually celebrated with readings from the Buddhist scriptures, and is an opportunity to reflect deeply on their content.
9th Martyrdom of the Bab - Baha‘i(May not Work) Commemorates the Báb's execution in 1850, after which his teachings continued to spread.
11th Fast of 17 Tammuz – Judaism
11th Saint Benedict Day - Catholic Christian
13th Obon (Ulambana) – Buddhist/Shinto Obon is an annual Japanese and Buddhist-Confucian event for remembrance and commemoration of one’s ancestors.
16th Disability Awareness Day
22nd Feast Day of Saint Mary Magdalene -Christian
23rd Birthday of Haile Selassie - Rastafari A holy day of commemoration for Rastafarians. Haile Selassie, who claimed to be a direct descendant of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, is the object of veneration in the religion of Rastafarianism. Selassie was also known as "The Lion of Judah" and "King of Kings”.
23rd Birthday of Guru Har Krishan - Sikh
24th Pioneer Day - Mormon Christian
25th Saint James the Great Day - Christian
30th International Friendship Day
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9Buddhist
Baha’i
10 11 12 13Buddhist
14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23Rastafari
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Many Christians have congregational prayer on a Sunday.
Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Fridays and ends at sunset on Saturdays. It is a day of rest and prayer.
The Muslim day is from sunset to sunset, Friday is a day of congregational prayer (usually after noon).
“Be the change you want to see in the world” – Mohandas Gandhi
August1st Lammas - Christian 1st Lughnassadh - Imbolc - Wicca/Pagan
1st Tish'a B'Av (Fast of 9 Av) - Judaism Tisha B'Av is an annual fast day in Judaism which commemorates the anniversary of a number of disasters in Jewish history, primarily the destruction of both the First Temple by the Babylonians and the Second Temple by the Romans in Jerusalem.
6th Transfiguration Sunday - Orthodox Christian
7th Raksha Bandhan - Hindu
9th International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
12th International Youth Day
15th Krishna Janmashtami - Hindu
17th Birthday of Marcus Garvey – RastafarianRastafari has its roots in the philosophy of
Marcus Garvey. Born on the 17th of August 1887, in Jamaica. His teachings of black self-empowerment are credited as being the sources behind the founding of the religion.
18th Paryushana-Parva - Jain This is the most important annual holy events for Jains and is usually celebrated in August or September. It lasts 8–10 days and is a time when Śrāvakas (lay people) increase their level of spiritual intensity often using fasting and prayer/meditation to help.
19th World Humanitarian Day
23rd International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its Abolition
25th Ganesh Chaturthi - Hindu 25th Samvatsari - Jain
31st Waqf al Arafa (Hajj Day) - Islam
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3 4 5 6
7Bank
Holiday(Scotland &
ROI)
8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15Hindu
16 17 18Jain
19 20
21 22 23 24 25Hindu
Jain
26 27
28Bank
Holiday
29 30 31
Many Christians have congregational prayer on a Sunday.
Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Fridays and ends at sunset on Saturdays. It is a day of rest and prayer.
The Muslim day is from sunset to sunset, Friday is a day of congregational prayer (usually after noon).
A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing,
the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. – James Dent.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1Islam
2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9Islam
10
11 12 13 14Islam
15 16 17
18 19 20Jewish
21 22Islam
23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30Jewish
1st Eid al Adha - Islam Eid-al-Adha is one of the most important Islamic holidays and commemorates Ibrahim’s (Abraham's) willingness to sacrifice his son to God.
5th International Day of Charity
5th Kshamavani - Jain
8th International Literacy Day
10th World Suicide Prevention Day
11th Ethiopian New Year - Rastafari Both Ethiopian New Year's Day and the Feast of Saint John the Baptist. The day is called 'Enkutatash' meaning the "gift of jewels.“
20th – 22nd Rosh Hashanah – JewishRosh Hashana is celebrated as the Jewish New Year among many Jewish communities worldwide. It starts 163 days after the first day of Passover. Rosh Hashana lasts for up to two days in many communities. Rosh Hashana is a day of rest and prayer so Jewish people are limited from performing many activities that are regarded as “work”.
21st International Day of Peace
21st World Alzheimer's Day
21st - 29th Navaratri - Hindu
22nd Autumn Equinox – Wicca22nd Al-Hijra/Muharram - New Year - Islam
24th Fast of Gedaliah - Judaism
30th Yom Kippur – Jewish (may not work)Yom Kippur, the most sacred and solemn day of the Jewish year brings the Days of repentance to a close. On Yom Kippur, God makes the final decision on what the next year will be like for each person.
September Older Persons’ Month
Many Christians have congregational prayer on a Sunday.
Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Fridays and ends at sunset on Saturdays. It is a day of rest and prayer.
The Muslim day is from sunset to sunset, Friday is a day of congregational prayer (usually after noon).
As we grow older, we must discipline ourselves to continue expanding, broadening,
learning, keeping out minds active and open. – Clint Eastwood.
October Black History Month
1st Ashura - Islam Ashura is a solemn day of mourning the martyrdom of Hussein in 680 AD at Karbala in modern-day Iraq. It is marked with mourning rituals and passion plays re-enacting the martyrdom.
1st International Day of Older Persons
2nd Feast of the Guardian Angels - Christian 2nd International Day of Non-Violence
4th – 11th Sukkot (Tabernacles) - Judaism Commemorates the years that the Jews spent in the desert on their way to the Promised Land, and celebrates the way in which God protected them under difficult desert conditions. Sukkot begins at sundown and work is not permitted on the first two days.
12th Shmini Atzeret - Judaism Shmini Atzeret is a Jewish holiday and begins at sundown on Wed, 11 October 2017. Work is
not permitted on this day.
13th Simchat Torah - Judaism Simchat Torah is a Jewish holiday that celebrates and marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle.Work is not permitted on this day.
17th International Day for the Abolishment of Poverty
19th Bandi Chhor Divas – Sikh
19th – 23rd Diwali - Hindu, Sikh, JainDiwali or Deepavali is the Hindu festival of lights celebrated every year in autumn in the northern hemisphere
19th New Year - Jain
20th Birth of the Báb - Baha'i
31st All Hallows' Eve (Halloween) - Christian 31st Samhain – Pagan
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1Islam
2 3 4Jewish
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12Jewish
13Jewish
14 15
16 17 18 19Hindu, Sikh,
Jain
20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
Many Christians have congregational prayer on a Sunday.
Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Fridays and ends at sunset on Saturdays. It is a day of rest and prayer.
The Muslim day is from sunset to sunset, Friday is a day of congregational prayer (usually after noon).
“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there
is beauty and there is strength.” – Maya Angelou
November Men’s Health Awareness Month
1st All Saints' Day – Christian1st National Stress Awareness Day
2nd Coronation of Haile Selassie - RastafariWas the Emperor of Ethiopia. Rastas believe Haile Selassie is God, and that he will return to Africa members of the black community who are living in exile.
2nd All Souls' Day - Christian
4th Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev - Sikh
11th Remembrance Day/Armistice Day Commemorates the armistice signed between the allies of World War 1 and Germany. This day is a national holiday in many countries and is a time to remember those that have died in the many wars and conflicts around the world.
12th Remembrance Sunday
13th World Kindness Day
14th World Diabetes Day
15th Nativity Fast begins - Orthodox Christian
16th International Day of ToleranceIn 1996, the General Assembly invited Member States to observe the International Day for Tolerance, with activities directed towards both educational establishments and the wider public.
19th International Men's Day
20th Universal Children’s Day
25th Day of the Covenant - Baha'I
25th International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
27th Ascension of Abdul'l-Baha - Baha'i
30th Saint Andrew's Day - Christian
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1Christian
2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30Bank
Holiday
(Scotland)
Many Christians have congregational prayer on a Sunday.
Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Fridays and ends at sunset on Saturdays. It is a day of rest and prayer.
The Muslim day is from sunset to sunset, Friday is a day of congregational prayer (usually after noon).
“Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common. Celebrate it every day.”
December Universal Human Rights Month
1st World AIDS Day 1st Mawlid al-Nabi - Islam
2nd International Day of the Abolition of Slavery This day is to remind people that modern slavery works against human rights. The day encourages people to put meaning to the words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that "no one shall be held in slavery or servitude" through their actions.
3rd International Day of Persons with Disabilities3rd Advent Sunday - Christian
6th Saint Nicholas' Day
8th Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) – Buddhism
10th Human Rights DayCommemorates the day in 1948 when the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
12th – 19th Chanukah - Judaism Adherents go to work as usual, but may leave early in order to be home to kindle the lights at nightfall. Marks the rededication of the holy temple in Jerusalem in the 2nd century BCE.
20th International Human Solidarity Day
21st Winter Solstice
24th Christmas Eve – Christian25th Christmas – ChristianChristmas Day is an annual holiday celebrated on 25 December that commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days.
28th Fast of 10 Tevet - Judaism
31st Hogmanay/ New Year’s Eve Is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12Jewish
13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25Christian
26Bank
Holiday
27 28 29 30 31Hogmanay
Many Christians have congregational prayer on a Sunday.
Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Fridays and ends at sunset on Saturdays. It is a day of rest and prayer.
The Muslim day is from sunset to sunset, Friday is a day of congregational prayer (usually after noon).
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