Events

6 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. |
15 January |
Makar Sankranti is celebrated on or near this date every year. Hindus celebrate this time as a harvest festival. |
15 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 |
16 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. |
22 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
|
25 January |
This is St. Dwynwen's day, when we honour the patron saint of Welsh lovers. |
27 January |
Holocaust Memorial Day - 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. |
5 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.
|
18 February |
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. |
21 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.
|

22 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. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday
|
22 February |
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.
|
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
|
14 March |
The International Day of Mathematics. Learners connect over the web to celebrate numbers - with the aim of raising standards of numeracy.
|
19 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 |
7 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. |
9 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. |
10 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. |
22 April |
Earth Day is celebrated on this day every year. The day raises awareness of the environmental security of our planet. |
