2014 Calendar of Events : Proposed Bulletin items



Diversity Calendar 2020-2021

|Month |Date |Item | |Protected |

| | | | |Characteristic |

|February | |National LGBT History Month |Celebrating the lives and achievements of the LGBT community |Sexual orientation |

|2020 | | | | |

| | |Imbolc | |Belief |

| |1 | |Pagan Fire Festival celebrating the birth of Spring. | |

| | |Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence Awareness | |Gender |

| |3-9 |Week |Awareness raising of sexual abuse and sexual violence and how to prevent it. | |

| | | | | |

| | |Childrens Mental Health Week | |Disability/Age |

| |3-9 | |Awareness raising | |

| | |International Day of Zero Tolerance to | | |

| | |Female Genital mutilation | |Gender/Age |

| |6 | |UN campaign to raise awareness and educate people about the dangers of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). | |

| | |Time to Talk Day | | |

| | | | | |

| | | |Conversations change lives. National day to confront the stigma of mental health at work and at home by getting people talking. |Disability |

| |6 |Tu B’Shevat | | |

| | | |Jewish New Year for Trees – one of 4 new years | |

| | |Safer Internet Day | |Faith |

| |10 | |Promotes the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.  | |

| | | | | |

| |11 |Nirvana Day (also called Parinirvana) |Buddhist / Jain- Mahayana Buddhist festival that marks the death of the Buddha. | |

| | | | | |

| | |Shivaratri | |Faith |

| |15 | |Hindu festival dedicated to Shiva, one of the deities of the Hindu Trinity. | |

| | |Shrove Tuesday | | |

| | |Ash Wednesday |Lent begins – 40 day period before Easter in the Christian calendar |Faith |

| |21 | | | |

| | | | |Faith |

| |25 | | | |

| |26 | | | |

|March |1 |St Davids Day |Celebrates St David, the patron Saint of Wales |Faith |

|2020 | | | | |

| |1-19 |Bah’ai 19 day fast |19 day period of fasting immediately before the Bah’ai new year. |Faith |

| | | | | |

| |8 |International Womens Day |Celebrating womens success and highlighting areas of inequality. |Gender |

| | | | | |

| |10 |Holi |Ancient Hindu festival celebrating arrival of Spring |Faith |

| | | | | |

| |10-12 |Hola Mohalla |Sikh festival following follows the Hindu Holi festival, originally a day for Sikhs to practice military exercises. |Faith |

| | | | | |

| | | |Celebratory Jewish holiday commemorating the time Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination by the courage of a| |

| |10 |Purim |young Jewish woman called Esther. |Faith |

| | | | | |

| | | |This day marks the beginning of the year in the Sikh Nanakshahi calendar. | |

| |14 |Nanakshahi New Year | |Faith |

| | | |Public holiday in Ireland commemorating St Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. | |

| |17 |St Patricks Day | |Faith |

| | | |Highlights issues surrounding CSE; encouraging everyone to look and speak out against abuse, adopting a zero tolerance. | |

| | | | | |

| |18 |Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day |Pagan ‘Easter’ where the length of the day and night are equal. |Age |

| | | | | |

| | |Spring Equinox (Ostara) |Bahá'ís new year festival following the 19 day fast. | |

| |20 | | |Belief |

| | |Naw Ruz |Worldwide day to remind people of the negative consequences of racial discrimination and encourage people to combat racial | |

| |20 | |discrimination. |Faith |

| | |International Day for the Elimination of | | |

| |21 |Racial Discrimination (UN) | |Race |

| | | |Awareness raising of Down Syndrome | |

| | |World Down Syndrome Day | | |

| | | | | |

| |21 |Lailat al Miraj |Muslim holiday commemorating the Prophet Muhammad's journey from Mecca to the 'Farthest Mosque' in Jerusalem where he ascended to |Disability |

| | | |heaven, was purified, and given the instruction for Muslims to pray five times daily. | |

| | | | | |

| |22 | |Raising awareness of autism |Faith |

| | |World Autism Week | | |

| | | | | |

| | | |Celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide. | |

| |30-5 Apr |International Transgender Day of | |Disability |

| | |Visibility | | |

| |31 | | | |

| | | | |Gender Identity |

|April | | | | |

|2020 |2 |World Autism Awareness Day |Aims to increase people's awareness about autism. |Disability |

| | | | | |

| | |Rama Navami | | |

| |2 | |Hindu celebration of the birth of Lord Rama |Faith |

| | |Trans Pride Leeds | | |

| |3-5 | |Celebrating Trans culture and pride |Gender Identity |

| | | | | |

| | |Mahavir Jayanti | |Faith |

| |6 | |Jainism celebration of the day of Mahavira's birth. | |

| | |International Roma Day | |Race |

| |8 | |Celebration of Romani culture and raises awareness of the issues facing Romani people. | |

| | | | | |

| | |Hanuman Jayanti |Hindu celebration of the birth of the god Hanuman. |Faith |

| |8 | | | |

| | |National Stalking Awareness Week |Awareness raising of stalking and personal safety. | |

| |8-12 | | | |

| | |Passover | | |

| | | |The Feast of Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) commemorates the liberation of the Children of Israel who were led out of Egypt by Moses.|Faith |

| |9-16 | | | |

| | |Good Friday |Christian Easter holiday commemorating the death of Jesus Christ. | |

| | | | |Faith |

| |10 |Easter Sunday |Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. | |

| | | | |Faith |

| |12 |Vaisakhi (also spelt Baisakhi) |Sikh festival celebrating the new year commemorating 1699, the year Sikhism was born as a collective faith. | |

| | | | |Faith |

| |13 |Ridvan |Baha’i festival marking Bahá'u'lláh's announcement in 1863 that he was the prophet promised by the Báb. Bahá'u'lláh ordained this | |

| | | |festival 'Most Great Festival' | |

| | | | |Faith |

| |20-1 May |Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) |This day is set aside for Jews to remember the Holocaust. The name comes from the Hebrew word 'shoah', which means 'whirlwind'. | |

| | | | | |

| |21 |Lailat al Bara’h |(Night of Forgiveness) takes place 2 weeks before Ramadan. Muslims seek forgiveness for sins and believe that on this night their |Faith |

| | | |destiny is fixed for the year ahead. | |

| | | | | |

| |21 |Stephen Lawrence Day |National commemoration of the anniversary of the death of Stephen Lawrence |Faith |

| | | | | |

| | |St Georges Day |Feast day of Saint George and the National Day for England | |

| |22 | | |Race |

| | |Ramadan |Observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to | |

| |23 | |Islamic belief. |Faith |

| | | | | |

| |24- | | |Faith |

| |23 May | | | |

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|May |1 |Beltane |Pagan fire festival celebrating the start of summer. |Belief |

|2020 | | | | |

| |4-10 |National Deaf Awareness Week |Awareness raising, promoting the positive aspects of deafness and promoting social inclusion. 15% of population are deaf to some |Disability |

| | | |extent (Daybees website) | |

| | |Wesak/Vesak or Buddha Day | | |

| |7 | |Buddhist festival commemorating birth of Siddhattha Gotama, his Enlightenment when he became the Buddha and his final 'passing' |Faith |

| | |Dementia Action Week, including |into Nirvana. | |

| | |National Memory Day | | |

| |11-17 | |Awareness raising of the condition. Supported by Alzheimers Society |Disability |

| | |Lag B’Omer |Awareness raising of the challenges families, carers and those living with memory loss face | |

| |14 | | | |

| | | |Jewish holiday marking the hillula (celebration, interpreted by some as anniversary of death) of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. | |

| |12 |Neurodiversity Week | |Faith |

| | | |Awareness raising of neurodiversity conditions | |

| | |International Day of Families | | |

| |16-20 | |Celebrates the importance of families, people, societies and cultures around the world |Disability |

| | |International Day Against Homophobia | | |

| |15 |Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) | | |

| | | |Worldwide celebration of sexual and gender diversities. | |

| | |Mental Health Awareness Week | | |

| |17 | | |Sexual orientation |

| | |Lailat al Qadr | | |

| | | |Awareness raising of mental health and wellbeing issues. | |

| | | | |Disability |

| |18-24 |World Day for Cultural Diversity for | | |

| | |Dialogue and Development |The Night of Power - marks the night in which the Qur'an was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by Allah. | |

| | | | |Faith |

| |19 |Declaration of the Bab |An opportunity to deepen understanding of the values of cultural diversity | |

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| | | | | |

| |21 |Eid-Ul-Fitr | | |

| | | |Baha’i celebration. The Báb was the forerunner of Bahá'u'lláh, who’s mission was to prepare the world for the coming of | |

| | | |Bahá'u'lláh and he declared this in 1844. | |

| | |International Missing Childrens Day | |Faith |

| |23 | |Islamic celebration of the end of the fasting period of Ramadan, thanking Allah for the help and strength he gave them to practice| |

| | |National Day of Prayer for Police |self-control. | |

| | | | |Faith |

| |24 |Shavuot |Spotlights the issue of child abduction around the world, and includes advice to parents on steps they can take to protect their | |

| | | |children | |

| | |Pentecost | |Age |

| |25 | |Day of prayer for Police | |

| | | | | |

| | | | |Faith |

| |25 | |Festival of Weeks, commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai | |

| | | | | |

| | | |Commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the remaining eleven disciples of Christ |Faith |

| |29/30 | | | |

| | | | |Faith |

| |31 | | | |

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|June | |Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month |Awareness raising of the culture and history of these communities and their contributions to society, to offset negative |Race |

|2020 | | |stereotyping and prejudices. | |

| | |Volunteers Week | | |

| |1-7 | |Annual celebration of the contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK | |

| | |Bradford Pride | | |

| |6-7 | |Celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) culture and pride. |Sexual orientation |

| | | | | |

| | |Child Safety Week | |Age |

| |1-7 | |Raises awareness of the risks of child accidents and how they can be prevented | |

| | |National Carers Week | |Age |

| |8-14 | |Awareness campaign which aims to improve the lives of carers and the people they care for. | |

| | | | | |

| | |Learning Disability Week |Awareness raising week – themed. |Disability |

| |15-21 | | | |

| | |Refugee Week |Awareness raising of the situation of Refugees across the world. |Race |

| |15-21 | | | |

| | |Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom |Sikhs commemorate the martyrdom of Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru and the first Sikh martyr. |Faith |

| |16 | | | |

| | |Visit my Mosque Day |National initiative where Mosques open their doors to people of all faiths and none. | |

| | | | |Faith |

| |21 |Summer Solstice |Longest day of the year and the time when the sun is at its maximum elevation. Pagan celebration. | |

| | | | |Belief |

| |21 | |Marks the day in 1948 when several hundred people arrived from the Caribbean to start a new life in Britain. Grants available for| |

| | |Windrush Day |community groups. | |

| | | | |Race |

| |22 | |Hindu festival associated with Lord Jagannath. Also known as the Chariot Festival. | |

| | |Ratha Yatra | | |

| | | |Celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) culture and pride. |Faith |

| |23 |Huddersfield Pride | | |

| | | | |Sexual orientation |

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|July |4 |Independence Day |US - anniversary of the declaration of independence from Great Britain in 1776 |Race |

|2020 | | | | |

| |4 |Asalha Puja (Dharma) day |Buddhist festival celebrating the Buddha’s first sermon. |Faith |

| | | | | |

| |10 |Martydom of the Bab |Marks the anniversary of the execution in 1850 of the Báb, the herald of the Bahá’í faith. One of the 9 holy days of the year |Faith |

| | | |when work is suspended | |

| | | | | |

| |10/11 |Huddersfield Carnival |Caribbean carnival with parade through Huddersfield and finale in Greenhead Park |Race |

| | | | | |

| |10-12 |Sparkle Weekend |Celebration of gender diversity (Manchester). Free to attend accessible and inclusive event. |Gender identity |

| | | | | |

| | | |EU designated memorial day to commemorate the Srebrenica genocide in 1995. (20th anniversary in 2015) |Race |

| |11 |Srebrenica Memorial Day | | |

| | | |Commemorates victims of HBV and raises awareness. 14th July was the birthday of Bradford born Shafilea Ahmed, who was murdered, | |

| | | |aged 17, by her parents in 2003. |Gender |

| |14 |National Day of Remembrance for Victims | | |

| | |of Honour Based Violence (HBV) | | |

| | | | | |

| | |International Non-Binary People’s Day |Awareness raising and celebration of people who identify as being non-binary | |

| | | | |Gender identity |

| |14 |Happy Valley Pride | | |

| | | |Celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) culture and pride in Hebden Bridge. Main event Sat 11th Aug. |Sexual orientation |

| | | | | |

| |20-26 |Hajj days (dates may vary) |Islamic holy pilgrimage to Mecca |Faith |

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| |29-2 Aug |World Day against Trafficking of Persons |EU designated day to raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the promotion and protection of |Gender/Age |

| | | |their rights | |

| |30 |Tisha B’Av | | |

| | | |Commemorates a series of tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people over the years, many of which have coincidentally happened|Faith |

| | | |on this day. | |

| |30 | | | |

|August |1 |Lughnasadh or Lammas |Pagan fire festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. |Belief |

|2020 | | | | |

| |1-3 |Eid ul Adha |Commemorates Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son to God. The festival also marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. |Faith |

| | | |Muslims are wished “Eid Mubarak” | |

| | | | | |

| |2 |Roma Genocide Remembrance Day (EU) |Memorial day commemorating the victims of the genocide of the Roma during World War II. |Race |

| | | | | |

| | |Leeds Pride |Celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) culture and pride. | |

| |2 | | |Sexual orientation |

| | | | | |

| | |Wakefield Pride |Celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) culture and pride. |Sexual orientation |

| |9 | | | |

| | | | |Faith |

| | |Janmashtami |Hindu festival celebrating birth of Sri Krishna | |

| |11 | | |Age |

| | |International Youth Day |Recognises the efforts of the world’s youth in enhancing global society, and promotes ways to engage young people in making | |

| |12 | |positive contributions to their communities | |

| | | | |Faith |

| | |Feast of the Assumption |Christian Feast day marking the day God assumed the Virgin Mary into heaven. | |

| |15 | | |Faith |

| | |Paryushan |Jainism festival – 8/9 days of intensive fasting, repentance and pujas, signifying a time of reflection and repentance. | |

| |17-23 | | | |

| | | |Al-Hijra, the Islamic New Year, is the first day of the month of Muharram. |Faith |

| | |Mururram (Al-Hijira) | | |

| |20 | |Hindu celebration of the birthday of Lord Ganesh (Ganesh Chaturthi). Ganesh is depicted with an elephant's head on a human body |Faith |

| | |Ganesh Chaturthi | | |

| |22 | | | |

| | | |Weekend of carnival, climaxing in a procession on Bank Holiday Monday, which starts and finishes in Potternewton Park in | |

| | | |Chapeltown. |Race |

| | |Leeds West Indian Carnival | | |

| |29-31 | |Ashura has been a day of fasting for Sunni Muslims since the days of the early Muslim community. Shi'a Muslims in particular use | |

| | |Ashura |the day to commemorate the martyrdom of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet. |Faith |

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| |29 | | | |

|September | |World Alzheimers Month |Awareness raising month focusing on work across the world to fight dementia. Incorporates World Alzheimers Day on 21st September.|Disability |

|2020 | | | | |

| | | |Raising awareness of and supporting the role of informal dementia carers. | |

| |8 |National Dementia Carers Day | |Disability |

| | | | | |

| | |Rosh Hashanah |Jewish New Year 2 day festival commemorating the creation of the world. Jews believe that God balances a person's good deeds over | |

| |19/20 | |the last year against their bad deeds, and decides what the next year will be like for them. |Faith |

| | | | | |

| | | |Awareness raising day to focus on the work going on all over the world to fight dementia. | |

| | |World Alzheimers Day | | |

| |21 | |Recognises the efforts of those who have worked hard to end conflict and promote peace. |Disability |

| | | | | |

| | |International Day of Peace (UN) |Awareness raising week promoting the rights of deaf people and highlighting specific human rights topics. 2020 theme : Sign | |

| |21 | |Language Rights for All | |

| | |International Week of the Deaf | | |

| | | |Marked by Pagans as the final festival of the season of harvest. | |

| |23-29 |Autumn Equinox (Mabon) | |Disability |

| | | |Celebrates bi pride and tells the stories of bi people. | |

| | |Bi Visibility Day | | |

| |22 | | |Belief |

| | | |Raises awareness of inclusion in the workplace | |

| |23 |European Day of Languages | |Sexual orientation |

| | | | | |

| | |National Inclusion Week |Hindu festival symbolising the triumph of good over evil, celebrated for nine days. |Race |

| |26 | | | |

| | | | | |

| | |Yom Kippur |Jewish Day of Atonement completing the High Holy Days period, which begins with Rosh Hashanah. The standard festival greeting is |All |

| |28-4 Oct | |Chag Sameach – pronounced Chag sah-may-ach – which means 'happy holiday' and which can be used as a greeting for any Jewish | |

| | | |festival | |

| |28 | | |Faith |

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|October | |Black History Month |Annual celebration of the contributions that African Caribbean individuals and communities have made to UK society |Race |

|2020 | | | | |

| | | |Celebrated to recognise the contributions of older persons and to examine issues that affect their lives. 2019 theme : The | |

| |1 |International Day of Older Persons |Journey to Age Equality |Age |

| | | | | |

| | |Sukkot |Jewish commemoration of the Israelites' 40 years of exile before they reached the promised land. | |

| |3-9 | | |Faith |

| | | |Raises awareness of dyslexia | |

| | |Dyslexia Awareness Week | | |

| |5-11 | |Raises awareness of the importance of Braille and other alternative formats that open up the written world to people with visual |Disability |

| | |National Braille Week |impairments. | |

| |5-11 | | |Disability |

| | | |Awareness raising day to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment | |

| | |World Sight Day |Awareness raising week | |

| |8 | | |Disability |

| | | |Awareness raising week. | |

| | |Baby Loss Awareness Week | | |

| |9-15 | | |Pregnancy & Maternity |

| | |World Mental Health Day |Annual global celebration of mental health education, awareness and advocacy. | |

| | | | |Disability |

| |10 | |. | |

| | |National Hate Crime Awareness Week |Awareness raising of hate crime, impacts and how victims and witnesses can report, and promotes local support services and | |

| | | |resources. |Disability/Faith/Sexual |

| |10-17 | | |orientation/ Gender |

| | | | |identity/Race |

| | | | | |

| | |Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah | |Faith |

| | | |Jewish holiday marking the day after the end of Sukkot and is an extra day of celebration. | |

| | |Navratri (Durga Puja) | | |

| |10/11 | |Hindu festival symbolising the triumph of good over evil, celebrated for nine days. |Faith |

| | |Anti-Slavery Day | | |

| | | |Awareness Raising of Modern Day Slavery and Human Trafficking | |

| |17-25 |Birth of the Bab | |Faith |

| | | |Bahai festival celebrating the birth of the Báb. One of the nine Holy Days on which work is suspended. | |

| |18 | | | |

| | |Birth of Bahá'u'lláh |On this day Bahá'ís celebrate the anniversary of the birth in 1817 of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of their faith. | |

| |18 | | |Faith |

| | | |Sikh celebration of the birth of the Guru Granth. | |

| | |Birth of the Guru Granth | | |

| |19 | |Marks the end of the 9 day fasting period of Navratri. |Faith |

| | |Dussehra (Vijayadashmi) | | |

| | | |Islam – the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad | |

| |20 |Milad un Nabi | |Faith |

| | | |Pagan fire festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the ‘darker’ half of the year. | |

| |25 |Samhain | |Faith |

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| |29 | | |Faith |

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| |31 | | |Belief |

|November | |Islamaphobia Awareness Month |Raises awareness of the impact of Anti-Islam faith hate crime and challenges stereotypes. |Faith |

|2020 | | | | |

| | |All Saints Day |Many churches in the UK, particularly Catholic and Anglican mark this occasion to honour all the saints in Christian history. | |

| |1 | | |Faith |

| | | |People of different Faiths and Religions come together to celebrates diversity and commonality. | |

| | |Inter Faith Week | | |

| |8-15 | |Commemoration of the end of World War 1 |Faith |

| | | | | |

| | |Armistice Day |Jainism festival | |

| |11 | | | |

| | |Jain New Year |Hindu/Jainism/Sikh. The festival of light celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over | |

| |13 | |ignorance. |Faith |

| | |Diwali/Deepavali Festival of Lights | | |

| |14 | |Shinto 7-5-3 festival Parents take boys of three and five years old and girls of three and seven to give thanks and pray for a |Faith |

| | |Shichigosan |safe and successful future. | |

| | | | | |

| |15 | |UN day observed to educate people about the need for tolerance in society and to help them understand the negative effects of |Faith |

| | |International Day for Tolerance |intolerance. | |

| | | | | |

| |16 |Anti-bullying Week |Awareness raising. | |

| | | | | |

| | |International Mens Day |Focus on men's and boy's health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role | |

| |16-20 | |models. | |

| | | | | |

| |19 |Transgender Day of Remembrance |Memorial for those who have been killed as a result of transphobia and raises awareness of continued violence endured by the |Gender |

| | | |transgender community. | |

| | |Universal Childrens Day | | |

| |20 | |UN day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children. |Gender identity |

| | |International Day for the Elimination of | | |

| | |Violence against Women (white ribbon day)|Awareness raising of violence against women. Could include forced marriage and honour based violence. |Age |

| |20 | | | |

| | |16 Days of Action Against Domestic | |Gender |

| |25 |Violence | | |

| | | |Aims to raise awareness in the workplace of Domestic Violence. | |

| | |Thanksgiving | | |

| | | | | |

| | |St Andrews Day |US holiday |Gender |

| |25-10 Dec | | | |

| | |Birthday of Guru Nanak |Scottish bank holiday celebrating St Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland. | |

| |26 | | |Race |

| | | |Sikh Festival celebrating the birthday of Guru Nanak | |

| |30 | | |Faith |

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| |30 | | |Faith |

|December |1-24 |Advent |Start of the church year in the Christian faith and beginning of Christmas season |Faith |

|2020 | | | | |

| |2 |International Day for the Abolition of |Campaign to eradicate modern forms of slavery |Human Rights |

| | |Slavery | | |

| | | | | |

| |2 |Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) |Buddhist holiday commemorating the day that the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautauma (Shakyamuni), experienced enlightenment, |Faith |

| | | | | |

| | | |UN annually themed day to celebrate progress in breaking down barriers, opening doors, and promoting an inclusive society for all.| |

| |3 |International Day of Persons with | |Disability |

| | |Disabilities |Marks the anniversary of the presentation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. | |

| | | | | |

| |10 |International Human Rights Day | |Human Rights |

| | | |Jewish Festival of Lights. The word Hanukkah means rededication and commemorates the Jews' struggle for religious freedom. | |

| | |Hanukkah | | |

| |11-18 | |To recognize the efforts, contributions and rights of migrants worldwide. |Faith |

| | | | | |

| | |International Migrants Day |Pagan celebration of Winter Solstice (also known as Yule) is one of the oldest winter celebrations in the world. | |

| |18 | | |Race |

| | |Winter Solstice (Yule) |Annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated generally on 25th December by millions of people around the world. | |

| |22 | | |Belief |

| | | | | |

| | |Christmas Eve and Christmas Day | | |

| |24/25 | | |Faith |

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|January |1 |World Day of Peace |Introduced in 1967 by Pope Paul VI. The Pope delivers a message of peace each year. | |

|2021 | | | | |

| |2 |Guru Gobind Singh Birthday |Sikh – The birthday of Guru Gobind Singh, founder of the Khalsa |Faith |

| | | | | |

| | |World Braille Day | | |

| |4 | |The birthday of Braille inventor, Louis Braille. Awareness raising day highlighting challenges faced by visually impaired |Disability |

| | | |individuals | |

| | |Epiphany | | |

| |6 | |Marks the end of the Christmas and New Year season |Faith |

| | |Makar Sankranti | | |

| |15 | |Hindu festival celebrating the sun's journey into the northern hemisphere, which is considered to be highly auspicious. In some |Faith |

| | | |areas, colourful kites are flown. | |

| | |World Religion Day | | |

| |15 | |Created by the Baha’I faith to unite everyone whatever their faith. |Faith |

| | |Australia Day | | |

| |26 | |National day celebrating the arrival of the first ships. |Race |

| | |Holocaust Memorial Day | | |

| |27 | |Commemoration of the Holocaust is also used to remember other genocides throughout history |Race |

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| | |Vasant Panchami - Saraswati Puja |Hindu festival that welcomes spring | |

| |29 | | |Faith |

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Feb 12th 2021 – Chinese New Year

March 21 – Magha Puja Day does not occur in 2020. Buddhist festival celebrating the Buddhist community.

March – Disability Access Day does not occur in 2020. Returns in 2021

NB - Red text = date to be confirmed

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