Diversity Calendar

  • Eid Al Fitr

    Eid Al Fitr (Muslim- although may change 1 day before or after) is on the first day of the month of Shawwal (Islamic Calendar) and marks the end of Ramadan (month long fasting) and the beginning of a feast that breaks the fast.

  • Vaisakhi

    Vaisakhi (Sikh) - celebrating the start of the harvest season and the Sikh New Year and is the festival which celebrates the founding of the Sikh community,

  • Rama Navami

    Rama Navami (Hindu) - A festival that celebrates the birthday of Rama, the seventh avatar of the deity Vishnu.

  • Earth Day

    Earth Day- A day of action and advocacy for environmental protection and sustainability, emphasizing the social justice aspects of environmentalism.

  • Passover

    Passover (Jewish) A Jewish holiday commemorating the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, marked by special meals and rituals.

  • Global Intergenerational Week

    Global Intergenerational Week - is to fully embrace intergenerational practice, connecting people of different generations in intentional, mutually beneficial. activities. https://generationsworkingtogether.org/global-intergenerational-week

  • Pascha/Orthodox Easter Sunday

    Pascha/Orthodox Easter Sunday (Christianity) is calculated on a lunar calendar, and moves each year in relation to the solar calendar. Orthodox and Western churches calculate differently when the necessary intercalary adjustments should be made; consequently, there is no consistent relationship between the dates of Orthodox and Western timings of Easter.

  • National Day of Staff Networks

    National Day of Staff Networks - is the world’s only nationwide day dedicated to recognising networks/resource groups and the incredible value they add to the workplace. https://www.nationaldayforstaffnetworks.co.uk/

  • Ascension Day

    Ascension Day (Christianity)- It commemorates Jesus Christ's ascension into heaven, according to the New Testament of the Bible.