MAIN RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS in 2008December Start of Hajj (Muslim) - Monday 8th December http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/practices/hajj_1.shtmlBodhi Day (Buddhist) - Monday 8th Decemberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_Day Eid-Ul-Adha (Muslim) - Thursday 11th December http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/holydays/eiduladha.shtml Winter Solstice (Pagan) - Sunday 21 December http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/holydays/wintersolstice.shtml Hanukkah (Jewish) - Monday 22 December http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/hanukkah.shtml Christmas Day (Christian) - Thursday 25th December http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/christmas_1.shtml Al-Hijira (Muslim) - Monday 29 December http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/holydays/alhijra.shtml NovemberAll Saints Day (Christian) - Saturday 1st November http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/allsaints_1.shtml Rememberance Sunday (Multifaith) - Sunday 9th November http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/remembrance/ Armistice Day (Multifaith) - Tuesday 11th November http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/remembrance/history/silence_history.shtml Birth of Baha’u’llah (Bahai) - Wednesday 12th November http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/bahai/history/bahaullah_1.shtml Birth of Guru Nanak (Sikh) - Thursday 13 November (This festival may be celebrated by some on the date fixed by the Nanakshahi calendar: April 14). http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/people/nanak.shtml Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikh) - Monday 24th November http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/people/teghbahadur.shtml Advent Sunday (Christian) - Sunday 30th November http://www.cresourcei.org/cyadvent.html October Eid-Ul-Fitr (Muslim) - Wednesday 1st October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/holydays/eidulfitr.shtml Yom Kippur (Jewish) - Thursday 9th October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/yomkippur.shtml Dussera (Hindu) - Thursday 9th October http://www.indiaexpress.com/faith/festivals/dussera.html Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Sikh) - Thursday 9th October http://www.sgpc.net/gurus/gururamdas.asp Sukkot (Jewish) - Tuesday 14th October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/sukkot_1.shtml Birth of the Bab (Bahai) - Monday 20th October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/bahai/holydays/birthbab.shtml Diwali (Hindu) - Tuesday 28th October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/holydays/diwali.shtml Diwali (Jain) - Tuesday 28th October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/jainism/holydays/diwali.shtml Diwali (Sikh) - Tuesday 28th October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/holydays/diwali.shtml Samhain (Pagan) - Friday 31 October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/holydays/samhain.shtml Halloween (Christian) - Friday 31st October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/halloween.shtml SeptemberStart of Ramadan (Muslim) - Tuesday 2nd September http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/practices/ramadan_1.shtml Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu) - Wednesday 3rd September http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/holydays/ganesh.shtml Ethiopian New Year (Rastafarian) - Thursday 11th September http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/rastafari/holydays/holydays.shtml Autumn Equinox (Pagan) - Monday 22nd September http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/holydays/autumnequinox.shtml Start of Navaratri (Hinu) - Monday 29 September http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/holydays/navaratri.shtml Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) - Tuesday 30 September http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/roshhashanah.shtml AugustLughnasdah – Lammas (Pagan) - Friday 1st August http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/holydays/lughnasadh.shtml Tisha B’Av (Jewish) - Sunday 10th August http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/tishbav.shtml Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) - Saturday 16th August http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/holydays/raksha.shtml Khordad Sal (Zoroastrian) - Tuesday 19 August http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/zoroastrian/holydays/khordadsal.shtml Janmashtami – Krishna Jayanti (Hindu) - Tuesday 19th August http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/holydays/janamashtami.shtml Paryushana (Jain) - Thursday 28th August http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/jainism/holydays/holydays.shtml JULY Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Sikh) - Saturday 5th July http://www.sgpc.net/gurus/guruhargobind.asp Martyrdom of the Bab (Bahai) - Wednesday 9 July http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/bahai/holydays/martyrdombab.shtml Asala or “Dharma Day” (Buddhist) - Sunday Friday 18th July http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/holydays/dharma.shtml 17th Tammuz (Jewish) - 20th July http://www.ou.org/yerushalayim/17betammuz/ Birthday of Guru Har Krishen (Sikh) - Wednesday 23rd July http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php?title=Guru_Har_Krishan Birthday of Haile Selassie I (Rastafarian) - Wednesday 23rd July http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/rastafari/beliefs/beliefs_2.shtml Khordad Sal (Zoroastrian) - Saturday 26th July http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/zoroastrian/holydays/khordadsal.shtml JUNEShavot (Jewish) – Monday 9th June http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/shavuot.shtml Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Sikh) (Nanakshali Calender) – Monday 16th June http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/people/arjandev.shtml Summer Solistice – Litha (Pagan) – Friday 20th June http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/pagan/holydays/summersolstice.shtml MAY Beltane (Pagan) - Thursday 1st May http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/holydays/beltane_1.shtml Wesak or Buddha Day - Tuesday May 20th http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/holydays/wesak.shtml Theravadan Buddhist New Year - Tuesday 20th May http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/ Declaration of the Bab (Bahai) - Friday 23rd May http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/bahai/holydays/declarationbab.shtml APRILSikh Vaisakhi - Monday 14th April with Edinburgh Vaisakhi Walk on Sunday 20th http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/holydays/vaisakhi.shtml Birthday of 'Founder' of modern Jainism - - Friday 18th April http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/jainism/holydays/holydays.shtml First Day of Jewish Passover - Sunday 20th April http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/passover_1.shtml First Day of Rivdan (Bahai) - Monday 21st April http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/bahai/holydays/ridvan.shtml Easter (Orthodox) - Sunday 27th April http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/easter.shtml
MAIN RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS in 2008
December Start of Hajj (Muslim) - Monday 8th December http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/practices/hajj_1.shtmlBodhi Day (Buddhist) - Monday 8th Decemberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_Day Eid-Ul-Adha (Muslim) - Thursday 11th December http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/holydays/eiduladha.shtml Winter Solstice (Pagan) - Sunday 21 December http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/holydays/wintersolstice.shtml Hanukkah (Jewish) - Monday 22 December http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/hanukkah.shtml Christmas Day (Christian) - Thursday 25th December http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/christmas_1.shtml Al-Hijira (Muslim) - Monday 29 December http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/holydays/alhijra.shtml NovemberAll Saints Day (Christian) - Saturday 1st November http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/allsaints_1.shtml Rememberance Sunday (Multifaith) - Sunday 9th November http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/remembrance/ Armistice Day (Multifaith) - Tuesday 11th November http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/remembrance/history/silence_history.shtml Birth of Baha’u’llah (Bahai) - Wednesday 12th November http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/bahai/history/bahaullah_1.shtml Birth of Guru Nanak (Sikh) - Thursday 13 November (This festival may be celebrated by some on the date fixed by the Nanakshahi calendar: April 14). http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/people/nanak.shtml Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikh) - Monday 24th November http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/people/teghbahadur.shtml Advent Sunday (Christian) - Sunday 30th November http://www.cresourcei.org/cyadvent.html October
Eid-Ul-Fitr (Muslim) - Wednesday 1st October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/holydays/eidulfitr.shtml Yom Kippur (Jewish) - Thursday 9th October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/yomkippur.shtml Dussera (Hindu) - Thursday 9th October http://www.indiaexpress.com/faith/festivals/dussera.html Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Sikh) - Thursday 9th October http://www.sgpc.net/gurus/gururamdas.asp Sukkot (Jewish) - Tuesday 14th October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/sukkot_1.shtml Birth of the Bab (Bahai) - Monday 20th October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/bahai/holydays/birthbab.shtml Diwali (Hindu) - Tuesday 28th October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/holydays/diwali.shtml Diwali (Jain) - Tuesday 28th October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/jainism/holydays/diwali.shtml Diwali (Sikh) - Tuesday 28th October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/holydays/diwali.shtml Samhain (Pagan) - Friday 31 October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/holydays/samhain.shtml Halloween (Christian) - Friday 31st October http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/halloween.shtml SeptemberStart of Ramadan (Muslim) - Tuesday 2nd September http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/practices/ramadan_1.shtml Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu) - Wednesday 3rd September http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/holydays/ganesh.shtml Ethiopian New Year (Rastafarian) - Thursday 11th September http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/rastafari/holydays/holydays.shtml Autumn Equinox (Pagan) - Monday 22nd September http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/holydays/autumnequinox.shtml Start of Navaratri (Hinu) - Monday 29 September http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/holydays/navaratri.shtml Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) - Tuesday 30 September http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/roshhashanah.shtml AugustLughnasdah – Lammas (Pagan) - Friday 1st August http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/holydays/lughnasadh.shtml Tisha B’Av (Jewish) - Sunday 10th August http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/tishbav.shtml Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) - Saturday 16th August http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/holydays/raksha.shtml Khordad Sal (Zoroastrian) - Tuesday 19 August http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/zoroastrian/holydays/khordadsal.shtml Janmashtami – Krishna Jayanti (Hindu) - Tuesday 19th August http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/holydays/janamashtami.shtml Paryushana (Jain) - Thursday 28th August http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/jainism/holydays/holydays.shtml JULY Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Sikh) - Saturday 5th July http://www.sgpc.net/gurus/guruhargobind.asp Martyrdom of the Bab (Bahai) - Wednesday 9 July http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/bahai/holydays/martyrdombab.shtml Asala or “Dharma Day” (Buddhist) - Sunday Friday 18th July http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/holydays/dharma.shtml 17th Tammuz (Jewish) - 20th July http://www.ou.org/yerushalayim/17betammuz/ Birthday of Guru Har Krishen (Sikh) - Wednesday 23rd July http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php?title=Guru_Har_Krishan Birthday of Haile Selassie I (Rastafarian) - Wednesday 23rd July http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/rastafari/beliefs/beliefs_2.shtml Khordad Sal (Zoroastrian) - Saturday 26th July http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/zoroastrian/holydays/khordadsal.shtml JUNEShavot (Jewish) – Monday 9th June http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/shavuot.shtml Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Sikh) (Nanakshali Calender) – Monday 16th June http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/people/arjandev.shtml Summer Solistice – Litha (Pagan) – Friday 20th June http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/pagan/holydays/summersolstice.shtml MAY Beltane (Pagan) - Thursday 1st May http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/holydays/beltane_1.shtml Wesak or Buddha Day - Tuesday May 20th http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/holydays/wesak.shtml Theravadan Buddhist New Year - Tuesday 20th May http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/ Declaration of the Bab (Bahai) - Friday 23rd May http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/bahai/holydays/declarationbab.shtml APRILSikh Vaisakhi - Monday 14th April with Edinburgh Vaisakhi Walk on Sunday 20th http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/holydays/vaisakhi.shtml Birthday of 'Founder' of modern Jainism - - Friday 18th April http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/jainism/holydays/holydays.shtml First Day of Jewish Passover - Sunday 20th April http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/passover_1.shtml First Day of Rivdan (Bahai) - Monday 21st April http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/bahai/holydays/ridvan.shtml Easter (Orthodox) - Sunday 27th April http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/easter.shtml