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5 January	Celebrating the birth of Guru Gobind Singh(Sikhism), the tenth Guru, by remembering his life and work. He founded the Khalsa and the Five K. He was born in 1606
5 January	Epiphany is a Christian day celebrated on this date every year. The day is also known as the Three Kings Day to help us remember the three wise men who visited Jesus as a baby. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphany_(holiday)
15 January	Makar Sankranti is celebrated on or near this date every year. Hindus celebrate this time as a harvest festival. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makar_Sankranti
20 January	Martin Luther King Day falls on the third Monday in January each year. The day celebrates Martin Luther King's role in civil rights and racial equality. – https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/usa/mlk.php
21 January	World Religion Day - The aim of World Religion Day is to foster the establishment of inter-religious understanding and harmony by emphasizing the common attitudes that underlie all religions. – https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/world/world-religion-day
25 January	This is St. Dwynwen's day, when we honour the patron saint of Welsh lovers. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dydd_Santes_Dwynwen
25 January	Chinese New Year - Chinese communities across the United Kingdom (UK) celebrate the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring or New Year's festival. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year
27 January	Holocaust Memorial Day - It's a day to remember all the categories of people who suffered Nazi persecution during the Second World War, as well as genocide cases in different parts of the world since then. The aim is to try to ensure that such atrocities do not happen again.
9 February	Tu B'Shevat is observed on the 15th day of the month of Shevat on the Hebrew calendar. The day is about planting trees and making the land healthier and more active, similar to Arbor Day. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_BiShvat
17 February	Ash Wednesday is always celebrated seven weeks before Easter Sunday and the day after 'Mardi Gras'. For Christians, the day marks the first day of Lent and the start of 6 weeks of fasting and mending. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday every year and Christians begin a 40-day fasting period. The day represents the 40 days that Jesus Christ spent in the wilderness. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lent
25 February	Shrove Tuesday, also known as pancake Tuesday, 'Mardi Gras' (French for 'fat' March) is the last day of feasting before Ash Wednesday.
21 February	International First Language Day is an annual worldwide observance to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity, and also to promote multilingualism.

1 March	St David's Day - People in Wales and Welsh-speaking communities around the world celebrate the life of their patron saint, St David, and the culture of their country on St David's Day. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_David%27s_Day
9 March	Holi (Hiduism) - A Spring festival that lasts one to five days. There are many stories associated with the festival including Krishna and the Gopis, and Prahlada and Holika. It's a happy festival and as part of the celebrations, people throw coloured paint powder and coloured water over each other.
14 March	The International Day of Mathematics. Learners connect over the web to celebrate numbers - with the aim of raising standards of numeracy.
22 March	Mothering Sunday, sometimes known as Mother's Day, is held on the fourth Lent Sunday. It is exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday and usually falls in the second half of March or early April. It is now a day to honour mothers, grandmothers and mothers-in-law – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothering_Sunday
10 April	Good Friday is the sixth day of Holy Week for Christians and falls two days before Easter Sunday each year. The day commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday
8 April - 16 April	Pesach - Jewish Passover This is the main festival of Judaism, which lasts eight days. A festival to remember God releasing the Jews from captivity in Egypt about 3500 years ago. The highlight of the festival is the family meal, the 'Seder', which is served in every home on the first night. During the meal, the family tells the story of their ancestors' escape from Egypt.
12 April	Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon, after 21st March for Christians, so it falls from March 22nd to April 25th each year. The day celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter
13 April	Easter Monday follows Easter Sunday each year, which varies by the first full moon after March 21. This day is an extra extension of Easter Sunday to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter
13/14 April	Vaisakhi/Baisakhi (Sikhism) - Sikhs celebrates New Year's festival and anniversary of the establishment of the Khalsa, the Sikh community, by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. This is one of the major festivals of the religion and Sikhs celebrate with a continuous reading from the Guru Granth Sahib, and by marching, dancing, singing and eating.
21 April	Isra and Mi'raj are the 27th Rajab days on the Islamic calendar. The day commemorates Prophet Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension to heaven. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isra_and_Mi%27raj
22 April	Earth Day is celebrated on this day every year. The day raises awareness of the environmental security of our planet. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day
23 April	Ramadan (Islam) – month of fasting.
10-16 May	Christian Aid Week
28 May	Shavuot (Judaism)
19 May	Laylat al-Qadr (Islam) - the night in which Allah is believed to have revealed the Quran to Muhammad.
23-24 May	Eid al-Fitr (Islam) - the end of Ramadan.
21 June	Fathers Day
15-21 June	Refugee Week - an annual event that celebrates the contribution of refugees to the UK and encourages people to take a more positive view on asylum.