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MARCH 2021 fka Children’s Services JUNE 2021 1 St David's Day . Wales 1 Children’s Day . 3 Hinamatsuri / Doll Festival . 1 - 3 Independence Day . Samoa 3 . Bulgaria Days of Significance 2 Festa della Repubblica - . Italy 6 Independence Day . Ghana March 2021 - February 2022 3 Mabo Day . Indigenous Australia 8 International Women's Day 6 . Sweden 15 - 21 Harmony Week . Australia 10 Ascension of Jesus . Orthodox Christian 16 National Close the Gap Day . Indigenous Australia This can be used as starting point to learn about and incorporate 10 Portugal Day . Portugal multicultural days of significance in your program. Remember every family is unique 17 St Patrick’s Day . Ireland 12 Independence Day . Philippines and will have differing values and priorities. Prior to including any days in your 21 - 29 Cultural Diversity Week . VIC, Australia program it is essential to consult with families and your local community to ensure 12 Russia Day . Russia 20 - 21 - Persian authentic consultation and respectful relationships are developed. Consultation 14 Dragon Boat Festival / Dumpling Day . China may involve understanding how and when days of significance are celebrated or . . 21 Naw Rux - Baha'i New Year Baha’i acknowledged, and identifying additional days that are important to the family or 16 Martyrdom (Shahidi) of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib Sikh 21 International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination local community. 16 Official of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II . UK 25 Independence Day . 17 Independence Day . Iceland 26 Independence Day . 27 Koningsdag - King's Day . 20 - 26 Refugee Week . Australia 27 Pesach / (to 4 Apr) . Jewish 28 Ninth Day of Ridvan . Baha’i 20 World Refugee Day 28 (Festival of Colours) . Hindu 29 - 30 Lag Ba'omer - 33rd Day of the Omer . Jewish 25 Independence Day . Croatia 28 . Christian 30 Holy Friday . Orthodox Christian 25 .

APRIL 2021 MAY 2021 JULY 2021 1 Kha b-Nisan (Akitu) - Assyrian New Year . Assyria 1 Holy Saturday . Orthodox Christian 1 Coming of the Light Festival . Torres Strait Islands 1 Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) . Christian 1 Twelfth Day of Ridvan . Baha’i 1 Independence Day . Burundi 2 . Christian 1 Beltane - Celtic New Year 1 Canada Day . Canada 4 Sunday . Christian 1 / . China 1 Independence Day . Somalia 4 Qingming Festival / Tomb-Sweeping Day . China 2 Palm Sunday . Orthodox Christian 3 Independence Day . Belarus 5 . Christian 2 Pascha (Easter Sunday) . Orthodox Christian 4 Independence Day . USA 6 Tartan Day . Scotland 3 Constitution Day. Poland 4 - 11 NAIDOC Week . Indigenous Australia 7 - 8 Yom Hashoah V’Hagevurah - Holocaust . Jewish 5 Children’s Day . Japan 7 Independence Day . Solomon Islands 8 Hanamatsuri - Flower Festival . Japan 9 - 10 Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Day . Jewish 9 Martyrdom of the Báb . Baha’i 12 Ramadan (to 11 May) . Islam 9 Europe Day . European Union 9 Independence Day . South Sudan 13 - 15 - Thai New Year . Thai 12 Eid al Fitr - End of Ramadan . Islam 11 - 13 Naadam Festival . Mongolia 13 - 14 Yom Hazikaron - Israel Remembrance Day . Jewish 13 Ascension of Christ . Christian 14 . France 14 Baisakhi or . Sikh 16 - 18 Shavuot - Festival of Weeks . Jewish 17 - 22 The Hajj (Pilgrimage) to Mecca, Saudi Arabia . Muslim 14 Pohela Boishakh - Bengali New Year . Bengal 17 Constitution Day. Norway 17 - 18 Tisha B'av - Fast of Av . Jewish 14-16 Pi Mai/Songkran - . Laotian 21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 19 Eid al Adha . Islam 14 Sinhalese and Tamil New Year . Sinhalese, Tamil 22 Declaration of the Báb . Baha’i 21 Accession of King Leopold I . 17 The Bundanoon Highland Gathering . Scotland 23 . Christian 23 Revolution Day . 17 Evacuation / Independence Day . Syria 25 Revolution Day . Argentina 24 Asalha (Dhamma) Day . 20 Ridvan (to 1 May) . Baha’i 25 Independence Day . Jordan 28 Independence Day . Peru 21 Navami . Hindu 25 Africa Day . Member states of the African Union 30 Throne Day . Morocco 22 International Mother . Hindu 26 Day or Buddha Day . Buddhism 30 International Day of Friendship 23 St George’s Day . England 26 National Sorry Day . Indigenous Australia 30 Independence Day . Vanuatu 25 ANZAC Day . Australia 26 Independence Day . Georgia 27 Independence Day . Sierra Leone 27 National Reconciliation Week (to 3 Jun) . Indigenous Australia AUGUST 2021 1 Foundation of Confederation . Switzerland 27 Jayanti . Hindu 27 Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh . Baha’i 4 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day 27 New Year . Buddhism 6 Independence Day . Jamaica 27 Freedom Day . South Africa 7 Independence Day . Cote d’Ivoire fka Children’s Services DECEMBER 2021 9 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People 1 Great Union Day / Unification Day. Romania 9 Al Hijra (first day of Muharram) - . Islam 2 National Day . ’s Democratic Republic 15 Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary . Catholic Days of Significance 2 National Day . United Arab Emirates 15 Independence Day . India March 2021 - February 2022 5 Anniversary of Birthday H.M. King Phumiphon . 15 Liberation Day . Republic of Korea 6 Independence Day . Findland 17 Independence Day . 16 Independence Day . Kazakhstan 18 Ashura . Islam This calendar can be used as starting point to learn about and incorporate 16 Independence Day . Bahrain multicultural days of significance in your program. Remember every family is unique . 18 National Day . Qatar 19 Independence Day Afghanistan and will have differing values and priorities. Prior to including any days in your 20 Saint Stephen's Day . Hungary program it is essential to consult with families and your local community to ensure 21 Winter Solstice / Dongzhi Festival . China 22 . Hindu authentic consultation and respectful relationships are developed. Consultation 23 Birthday of Emperor Akihito . Japan may involve understanding how and when days of significance are celebrated or . . 24 Independence Day Ukraine acknowledged, and identifying additional days that are important to the family or 24 Independence Day 25 Independence Day . Uruguay local community. 24 Eve . Christian 28 Dormition of the Theotokos . Orthodox Christian 25 Christmas Day . Christian 30 Janmashtami . Hindu 12 National Day . Spain 31 New Year's Eve . Australia 31 Independence Day / Malaysia Day . Malaysia 14 Double Ninth / Chung Yeung / Chong Yang Festival . China 15 Vijay Dashami (Dussehra) . Hindu JANUARY 2022 . SEPTEMBER 2021 18 Birth of the Prophet Muhammad ( Al-Nabi) . Muslim 1 New Year's Day Australia . . 1 Inauguration (Gurgadi) of Guru Granth Sahib Sikh 23 - 31 National Children’s Week . Australia 1 Feast Day of St Basil Orthodox Christian . . 2 Independence Day 24 Independence Day . Zambia 1 Revolution Day Cuba . . 6 - 8 - Jewish New Year Jewish 26 Independence Day . Austria 1 Independence Day Sudan . . 7 Independence Day Brazil 27 International Children’s Day 4 Independence Day (Burma) . 8 International Literacy Day 28 National Day . Czech Republic 6 Christian . . 11 - Coptic New Year Coptic Orthodox 31 All Hallows' Eve / All Saints' Eve / . Christian, Celtic 7 Orthodox Christmas Day Orthodox Christian 15 - 16 - Day of Atonement . Jewish 14 Orthodox New Year . Orthodox Christian 16 Independence Day . 2021 16 World Religion Day 17 Australian Citizenship Day . Australia 1 All Saints’ Day . Christian 16 - 17 Tu Bishvat - New Year of Trees . Jewish 18 Oktoberfest (to 4 Oct) . Germany 4 Deepavali () - Festival of Lights . Hindu, Sikh, Jain 25 Burns' Night . UK 20 - 22 Sukkot - Feast of Tabernacles . Jewish 4 Bandi Chhor Divas . Sikh 26 Invasion / Survival / Australia Day 21 International Day of Peace 4 National Day . Tonga 26 Republic Day . India 21 Mid-Autumn / Moon / Mooncake Festival . East & South East Asia 6 Birth of the Báb . Baha’i 21 Independence Day . Armenia 7 Birth of Bahá'u'lláh . Baha’i FEBRUARY 2022 1 Chinese . China 21 Independence Day . Malta 9 Independence Day . 1 Tet - Vietnamese New Year . Vietnam 23 Saudi National Day . Saudi Arabia 9 Constitution Day. Nepal 1 - Tibetan New Year . Tibet 27 - 28 Shemini Atzeret - Eighth Day of Assembly . Jewish 11 Remembrance Day . Australia 1 Soellal - Korean Lunar New Year . Korea 28 - 29 Simchat Torah - Celebrating the Torah . Jewish 11 Independence Day . Poland . 16 International Day for Tolerance 4 Independence Day . OCTOBER 2021 18 Independence Day . Latvia 6 Waitangi Day New Zealand . . 1 National Day of the People's Republic of China China 18 National Day . Oman 11 Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution Iran . 1 Independence Day Cyprus 19 Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib . Sikh 13 Anniversary of the Apology to members of the Stolen Generations . . 1 Independence Day Nigeria 22 Independence Day . Lebanon 15 Day Buddhism . . 2 Independence Day Guinea 24 Martyrdom (Shahidi) of Guru Tegh Bahadur . Sikh 15 National Day Serbia . . 3 Day of German Unity Germany 27 World Children's Day 16 Māgha Pūjā - Day Buddhism . . 8 Independence Day Croatia 28 First Sunday of Advent . Christian 16 Independence Day Lithuania . 9 Independence Day Uganda 28 Chanukah - Festival of Lights (to 6 Dec) . Jewish 21 International Mother Language Day . 10 Fiji Day Fiji 28 Independence Day . Albania . fka Children’s Services Inc. 03 9428 4471 | [email protected] 11 White Sunday Samoa 30 St Andrew’s Day . Scotland 18 Harper St, Abbotsford VIC 3067 www.fka.org.au | Facebook @FKACS