Religious & Cultural Observances Oct 2021 - Jul 2022, Exercises of Religion

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DIVERSITY CALENDAR

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST (EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday October marks Black History Month (^1 2 ) 4 Dyslexia Awareness Week (4-10)

World Mental Health Day 11 National Coming Out Day

Ada Lovelace Day

OCTOBER 2021

Image above: An array of lettered cubes including a line spelling 'dyslexia' 7-14 Sharad Navratri** (Hindu) 15 Dusherra** (Hindu) 19 Milad un-Nabi* (Islam) 20 Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth (Sikh) 31 All Hallow’s Eve (Christian) 31 Samhain/Hallowe'en (Wicca/Pagan) Dyslexia Awareness Week In 2021, the British Dyslexia Association (BDA) will be putting aside 4-10 October to explore 'Dyslexia Creates' – looking at the power of dyslexia to create ideas, organisations and society and the invaluable contribution this makes to the UK. The BDA recognise however, that dyslexia also creates challenges and barriers so this theme will enable them to raise awareness of these and explore best practice in dyslexia support that empowers individuals to achieve their potential. Find out more: https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/support-us/ awareness-events/dyslexia-awareness-week/

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Remembrance Sunday Inter Faith Week (14-21) 15 16 17 18 UK Disability History Month begins

International Men’s Day

Transgender Day of Remembrance

St. Andrew's Day

NOVEMBER 2021

Image above: Small lighted candles on a table top 1 All Saints' Day (Christian) 2 All Souls’ Day (Christian) 4 Diwali (Hindu, Jain, Sikh) 6 Birth of the Báb (Bahá’í) 7 Birth of Bahá’u’lláh (Bahá’í) 10 Chhath Puja (Hindu) 19 Kartik Purnima (Hindu, Jain,Sikh) 19 Guru Nanak Dev Sahib Birthday (Sikh) 25 Day of the Covenant† (Bahá’í) 27 Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahᆠ(Bahá’í) 28-6 Chanukkah (begins sunset of Sunday, ends nightfall of Monday; work permitted except Shabbat) (Judaism) Inter Faith Week (14-21) Inter Faith Week highlights the good work done by local faith, interfaith and faith-based groups and organisations, drawing new people into interfaith learning and cooperation. It enables greater interaction between people of different backgrounds and helps to develop integrated and neighbourly communities. It celebrates diversity and commonality and opens new possibilities for partnership. Find out more: https://www.interfaithweek.org

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 New Year’s Day

World Braille Day

World Religion Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Holocaust Memorial Day

JANUARY 2022

6 Epiphany (Christian) 7 Christmas Day (Orthodox) 13 Maghi (Sikh) 17 15 Shevat (Judaism) 18 Mahayana New Year ** (Buddhist) World Braille Day World Braille Day, celebrated since 2019, is observed to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication in the full realisation of the human rights for blind and partially-sighted people. Find out more: https://www.un.org/en/observances/braille-day Image above: A visually-impaired person reading braille

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday February marks LGBT History Month

Chinese New Year

International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation 7 8 9 10 11 International Day of Women and Girls in Science

FEBRUARY 2022

Image above: A Chinese New Year Dragon 1-2 Imbolc/Candlemas (Wicca/Pagan) 5 Vasant Panchami** (Hindu) 14 St. Valentine’s Day (Christian) 15 Nirvana Day (Buddhist) 28 Maha Shivratri** (Hindu) Chinese New Year Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) is the Chinese festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese calendar or lunar calendar. The festival is commonly referred to as the Spring Festival in China as the spring season in the lunisolar calendar traditionally starts with lichun, the first of the twenty-four solar terms which the festival celebrates around the time of. Marking the end of winter and the beginning of the spring season, observances traditionally take place from New Year’s Eve, the evening preceding the first day of the year to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year. The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between 21st January and 20th February. Find out more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 National Stalking Awareness Week (20-24)

St. George's Day

Lesbian Visibility Week (26-2)

APRIL 2022

Image above: An illuminated lantern and some dates on a wooden table 3 Ramadan Begins* (Islam) 14 Vaisakhi** (Hindu, Sikh) 15 Good Friday (Christian) 15-23 Passover (begins sunset of Friday, ends nightfall of Saturday; no work permitted 15-16 and 22-23. Work permitted on 17- 21 with certain restrictions) (Judaism) 17 Easter Sunday (Christian) 18 Easter Monday (Christian) 21 First Day of Ridván (Bahá’í) 29 Ninth Day of Ridván (Bahá’í) 29 Laylat al-Qadr* (Islam) Ramadan Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm), prayer, reflection and community. A commemoration of Muhammad's first revelation, the annual observance of Ramadan is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam and lasts twenty-nine to thirty days, from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next. Find out more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 International Family Equality Day 2 May Day Bank Holiday Deaf Awareness Week (2-8)

Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15)

International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

Global Accessibility Awareness Day

MAY 2022

Image above: A computer keyboard with 3 keys showing accesibility symbols 1 Beltane/May Eve (Wicca/Pagan) 2 Twelfth Day of Ridván (Bahá’í) 3 Eid al-Fitr* (Islam) 15 Second Passover (work permitted) (Judaism) 19 Lag B’Omer (work permitted) (Judaism) 24 Declaration of the Báb (Bahá’í) 29 Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh (Bahá’í) Global Accessibility Awareness Day Every user deserves a first-rate digital experience on the web. Someone with a disability must be able to experience web-based services, content and other digital products with the same successful outcome as those without disabilities. This awareness and commitment to inclusion is the goal of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), a global event that shines a light on digital access and inclusion for people with disabilities. Find out more: https://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/

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