Transcription of Festivals and Celebrations 2018 - bigeyedowl.co.uk
1 Festivals and Celebrations 2018 Festival or Celebration Associated Faith January 1st New Year s Day 26th Australia Day February 13th Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras Christian 14th St Valentine s Day Christian 16th Chinese New Year Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist March 1st St David s Day Christian 1st Purim Jewish 2nd Holi Hindu, Sikh 11th Mothering Sunday (UK) Christian 17th St Patrick s Day Christian 30th Good Friday Christian 31st Pesach (Passover) - first day Jewish April 1st April Fool s Day 1st Easter Sunday Christian 23rd St George s Day Christian May 5th Children s Day (Japan) 16th Ramadan begins Muslim 20th Shavu ot Jewish 29th Buddha Day (Visakha Puja/Vesak) Buddhist June 15th Eid al-Fitr Muslim 17th Father s Day (UK) July 1st Canada Day 4th USA Independence Day 7th Tanabata Star Festival (Japan) 27th Asalha Puja Day Buddhist August 22nd Eid-Al-Adha Muslim 26th Raksha Bandan Hindu September 10th Rosh Hashanah Jewish 12th Islamic New Year begins Muslim 19th Yom Kippur Jewish 24th Chinese Festival of the Autumn Moon October 8th Thanksgiving (Canada) 31st Hallowe en November 1st All Saints Day Christian 5th Bonfire (Guy Fawkes ) Night 7th Diwali (Deepavali) Hindu, Jain and Sikh 22nd Thanksgiving (USA) 30th St Andrew s Day Christian December 3rd Hanukkah (UK) begins Jewish 10th Hanukkah (UK) ends Jewish 13th St Lucia Day (Sweden) 24th Christmas Eve Christian 25th Christmas Day Christian 26th Boxing Day (UK) 2017 Early Years Experience
