Religious Days January 2021 Special Days Major observances are denoted in bold 1 New Years’ Day 1 Mary, mother of God (Christian) * movable days for: Australia, Brunei, Feast of St. Basil (Orthodox Christian) Cameroon, Samoa, Slovakia, Sudan 5 Twelfth Night (Christian) Declaration of Independence (Haiti) Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (Sikh) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Birth of Czech Republic 6 - Three Kings Day (Christian) 2 Bank Scotland

1 2 3 Festival of Sleep Day Feast of Theophany— Eve 3 (Orthodox Christian, Ethiopian, Rastafari, 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 Myanmar Independence Day 7 Christmas Day (Orthodox Christian) World Braille Day (UN) (Christian) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 Human Trafficking Awareness Day (International) 10 Baptism of the Lord* (Christian) Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day 11 Seijin Shiki/Adults Day* - (Shinto) International Thank—You Day 13 Maghi (Sikh) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 12 Chinese *; The year of the Ox St Hilary’s Day (Christian) 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 14 STiQ Day (UK) 14 New Year’s Day (Orthodox Christian) 17 World Religion Day* (International) * (Hindu) 18 Germany Independence Day 17 St. Anthony's of Egypt (Christian) : 1 January Winnie the Pooh Day (Fictional/UK) Birthday of Dorothy Clutterbuck (Pagan, 19 Martin Luther King Day (USA) 19 January is Love your liver month; Cervical health awareness month; Celtic) 20 Penguin Awareness Day (UN) 20 Celtic Tree Month of Birch –end (Pagan, Dry January month 21 National Hug Day Day of Unity of Ukraine 21 Celtic Tree Month of Rowan– beginning 22 (Pagan, Celtic) National obesity awareness week*: 13 – 20 January 23 Liechtenstein Independence Day 24 The Festival of Sementivae (Roman) Week of prayer for Christian unity (Christian) - 18—25 January Netherlands Independence Day 25 St Paul’s Day (Christian) 24 World Leprosy Day* (UN) Orange Day (UN) - a day to raise awareness & Up Helly Aa* (Scotland/Pagan) National storytelling week*: 30 January – 6 February 25 take action against violence against women and girls 28 New Year* (Buddhist) Celtic Tree Month of Rowan (Pagan) begins 21st January Burns Night (Scotland) Tu Bishvat* (Jewish) 26 () 30 Birthday of Z Budapest (Pagan) Australia Day 27 Holocaust (UN) 31 Parkash Utsav Dasveh Patshah (Sikhism) 28 Data Protection Day (European) 30 Young Carers Awareness Day* (UK) New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 31 Nauru Independence Day Religious Days February 2021

1 (Wikka/Pagan) Major observances are denoted in bold Special Days 2 (Christian) * movable days 2 Hedgehog day Setsubun-sai (Shinto) 3 4 Sri Lanka Independence Day 11 —Tibetan New Year* (Buddhist) World Cancer Day (UN) Death of Gerald Gardner (Pagan) 12 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday National Time to Talk Day* (UK) *; The year of the Ox International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Parentalia (Pagan-ends on 21st) 6 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Genital Mutilation (UN) Lupercalia –ends on 15th (Pagan, Wicca) 14 St Valentine's Day (Christian) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 7 Grenada Independence Day 15 / Day (Buddhist) - or 8th British Yorkshire Pudding Day* (UK) February 9 Toothache Day (International) /Pancake Day* (Christian) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 16 Safer Internet Day* (UK) * (Christian) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 11 Vatican City Independence Day /Basant Panchami/Basant Festival International Day of Women and Girls in Science of Kites* (Hindu, Sikh) (UN) 17 Celtic Tree Month of Rowan ends (Pagan) School half term (SPRING)*: 15—19 February 12 Chile Independence Day (from Spain; and 18th —Lent Begins* (ends 1 April — September)

Christian) Darwin Day* (Atheist/Humanist) February is: LGBT history month; World cancer awareness month; 18 Celtic Tree Month of Ash-begins—ends 17th 13 World Radio Day (UN) March (Pagan, Wicca) Youth leadership month and Fairtrade fortnight month; National hearth 14 St Valentine's Day (International) Birthday of author Patricia Telesco (Pagan) 21 month; Raynaud's and scleroderma awareness month 15 Serbia Independence Day Gambia Independence Day Triodion begins* (Orthodox Christian) 18 Birthday of author Sybil Leek (Pagan) 22 Lithuania Independence Day National eating disorders awareness week*; 22 Feb. — 28 March 25 * (Jewish) 20 World Day of Social Justice (UN) 26 Lantern Festival* (Chinese, Confucian, Daoist, Tinnitus awareness week*: 3— 9 February 21 International Mother Language Day (UN) Buddhist) 22 Saint Lucia Independence Day MAGHA PUJA* (Buddhist) Fair trade fortnight*: 22 February—7 March Fair trade fortnight (ends 7 March) * (Jewish) - begins at sundown (21-22th) World interfaith harmony week (UN): 1—7 February 23 National Fuel Poverty Awareness Day (UK) Shushan Purim* - begins at sundown (Jewish) 26-27 24 Estonia Independence Day 25 Orange Day (UN) - a day to raise awareness and Quickening Moon* (Pagan) take action against violence against women and 27 girls Transfiguration Sunday* (Christian) 27 Dominican Republic Independence Day New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 28 Egypt Independence Day Religious Days March 2021 Major observances are denoted in bold Special Days 1 Nineteen day fast begins (ends 20th -Baha’i) * movable days 1 Zero Discrimination Day (UN) Hinamatsuri/Dolls’ Festival/Girls’ Day (Japanese) 3 Self-harm awareness Day (UK) British Summer time begins* 28 March 5 Women’s World Day of Prayer* (Christian) World Wildlife Day (UN) At 1am CLOCKS GO FORWARD 1 HOUR—at 1am 3 11 Lailat al Miraj* (Muslim) 4 World Book Day* (UK and Ireland) 11-20 Fravardin/ Muktad* (Iranian Zoroastrian) - or 7- 8 International Women’s Day (UN) 16th July (Kadmi) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Commonwealth Day* (Commonwealth) 12 * (Hindu) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 No smoking day* (UK) Orthodox Sunday* (Orthodox Christian) 12 World Sleep Day * (World wide) 14 Nanakshahi New Year (Sikh) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 Pi Day (World wide) Mothering Sunday* (Christian) 18 Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day (UK) 15 Clean Monday* (Orthodox Christian) - Great 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Global Recycling Day Lent Begins* (ends 1 May—Orthodox Christian) 20 Spring Equinox* 17 St. Patrick’s Day (Christian) - Bank holiday-NI) International Day of Happiness (UN) 19 St. Joseph’s Day (Christian) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 French Language Day (UN) 20 Fast ends (begins on 1st March—Baha’i) World Social Work Day (International) Spring Equinox/Eoster/Ostara* (Pagan) 29 30 31 21 International day for the Elimination of Racial Dis- * (Persian, Baha’I) crimination (UN) 21 March is: Prostate cancer awareness month; Ovarian cancer awareness month; Jamshedi Noruz* (Zoroastrian) International women's month; Red Cross month World Poetry Day (UN) 23 Yom HaAliyah*(Jewish) International Day of Nowruz (UN) 25 Feast of * (Christian) Fast of First born* (Jewish) Nutrition and hydration week*: 15—21 March World Down Syndrome Day (UN) World water day (UN) 26 Khordad Sal* (Zoroastrian) (or 28th March) - Brain awareness week: 13—19 March 22 23 World Meteorological Day (WMO) somethimes celebrated on 22nd July Tick bite prevention week:24 —30 March Lords Evening Meal/ Memorial* (Jehovah’s Wit- Pakistan Republic Day 27 Down's syndrome awareness week: 18—24 March ness) 24 World Tuberculosis day (UN) Endometriosis awareness week: 3—9 March 25 International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Lailat al Bara’ah* (Muslim) Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 27.03. Pesach* (), first day (Jewish) National salt awareness week*: 4— 11 March - Greece Independence Day Shakespeare Week*: 15-21 March Orange Day (UN) - a day to raise awareness and 28 * (Christian & Orthodox Christian) take action against violence against women and girls 29 * (Hindu) 27 World Theatre Day (UN) 29-31 Holla Mohalla* (Sikh) New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter Religious Days 1 * (Christian) April 2021 Special Days Lent ends* (Christian)

Major observances are denoted in bold 2 * (Christian) - National holiday 1 April Fools’ Day * movable days 3 Holy Saturday* (Christian) Atheist Day (Secular) 4 Sunday* (Christian) 2 World Autism Awareness day (UN) Final Day of Passover* (Jewish) (from 8-16 April) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 3 The World Pillow Fight Day* 5 * (Christian) 5 First Contact Day (Star Trek) 6 International day of Sport for Development and 8 Visakha Puja* - Buddha Day () 1 2 3 4 Peace (UN) the Day of the Full Moon* (UN, Buddhist) 7 World Health day (UN) 11.05. —Creation of Khalsa* (Sikh)- TBC—in 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 or 07-08 Yom HaShoah* ( Holocaust Memorial Day) 18.05. Southampton the procession is usually organ- th th ised on Sunday closest to 13 or 14 April 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 8 International Roma Day (Roma/International) 12.04. begins*: 12 April—11 May Comfortable Clothing Day (Fictional) — 10 11.05. 12 International day of Human Space Flight (UN) 13 -New Year Festival (Buddhist in Thai- 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 land) 15-16 Yom Hazikaron* (Israeli Memorial Day) 13-21 * (Hindu) Yom Ha’atzmaut* (Israeli Independence Day) 26 27 28 29 30 16-17 14 * (Jain) 20 Chinese Language Day 16.04. Ridvan 1st day* (Baha’i) - ends 2nd May — Bank Holiday: 2 April (Good Friday) & 5 April (Easter Monday) 21 Queen’s Birthday (official Birthday is in June) - 02.05. Happy Birthday! Ramadan begins*: 12 April—11 May 18 Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikh) 22 International Mother (UN) 21 Navami* (Hindu) April is autism awareness month; stress awareness month; Bowel can- 23 Shakespeare Birthday cer awareness month; Sarcoidosis awareness month; IBS awareness Mah Parab* (Zoroastrian) UN English Language Day month; Caesarean awareness month 23 St. George’s Day (Christian) World Book and Copyright Day (UN) 24 * (Orthodox Christian) National gardening week*: 26 April– 2 May National Picnic Day (UK) Sri Mahavir Jayanti* (Jain) 25 Allergy awareness week*: 25 April—5 May 24 Armenian Christian Martyr day (Armenia) 27 Jayanti* (Hindu) 25 World Day (UN) New Year* (Buddhist) Parkinson’s awareness week*: 10—16 April 28 World Penguin Day (UN) Ridvan 9th day* (Baha’i) National stalking awareness week*: 20—24 April Orange Day (UN) - a day to raise awareness and 29-30 Lag B’Omer* (begins at sundown—Jewish) take action against violence against women and National MS week*: 29—25 April girls Good Friday* (Orthodox Christian) 30 30 World Jazz Day (UN) New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter May 2021 Special Days Major observances are denoted in bold * movable days Religious Days 1 (International) 3 and 31 May —national Bank holidays* International Workers’ Day (Worldwide) World Press Freedom Day (UN) (Wicca, Pagan) 3 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Polish Constitution Day Ends* (Orthodox Christian) 4 May the forth be with you……

2 Ridvan 12th day* (Baha’i) 1 2 5 Dutch Liberation Day (Netherlands) 6 National Day of Reason* (USA) Easter Sunday–Pascha/Easter* (Orthodox World Red Cross Day Christian) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 The end of WW2 Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev (Sikh) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Early May Bank Holiday* (UK) Europe Day of the European Union (EU) 8 Lalat al Kadr* (Muslim) 9 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 12 International Nurses Day (Secular) 9-10 Yom Yerushalayim; Day* (Israel) 15 International Day of Families (UN) Paraguay Independence Day 11 Ramadan ends* (Muslim) 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 16 Garden day (UK) 17 World Telecommunications & Info. Society Day (UN) 13 Stow Fair* (Roma) 31 International Day Against Homophobia Ascension Day—* Ramadan ends*: 12 April-11 May; School half term*: 31 May-4 June East Timor Independence Day (Christian) 20 May is national walking month; National stroke awareness month; Family Cameroon National Day Eid-ul-Fitr UK* (Muslim) wellness month; Mental health awareness month; Lyme disease awareness Cuban Independence Day month; Hepatitis awareness month; Cystic fibrosis month, Huntington disease The National Big Housing Thank You Day 16-18 * (Jewish) awareness month, National smile month Hedgehog awareness week*: 2—8 May 21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and 20 Wickham Fair (Roma) Deaf awareness week*: 3—9 May Development (UN) 22 National Day 23 Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Sikh) Dystonia awareness week: 3—11 May Mental health awareness week*: 13—20 May World Goth Day (UK) Declaration of the Bab (Bahai’) 24 Bermuda Day Coeliac awareness week*: 9—15 May Eritrea Independence Day * (Orthodox Christian, Western M.E. awareness week*: 11—17 May Independence Day Christian) Arthritis care awareness week*: 14—21 May 25 Argentina Revolution Day Dementia awareness week: 15—21 May All Saints *(Orthodox Christian) Africa Day (various African Countries) National vegetarian Week: 13— 19 May Orange Day (UN) - a day to raise awareness & take 24 Sara’s Day (Roma) National epilepsy week 18—24 May action against violence against women & girls Global road safety week (UN)*: 3—9 May Zaratosht No Diso (Zoroastrian) 26 Georgia Independence Day International compost awareness week*: 7—13 May Guyana Independence Day Whit Monday* (Christian, in Brain injury awareness week*: 11—17 May (2021 dates TBC) 28 National Day France) Foster Care Fortnight*: 10–23 May 29 International Day of UN Peacekeepers 29 Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i) Sun Awareness week*: 6—13 May Vesak the Day of the Full Moon (UN) World No-Tobacco Day (UN) Trinity Sunday*(Christian) 31 30 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter Spring Holiday* (UK) Special Days 1 Global Day for parents (UN) June 2021 International Children’s Day (UN) Major observances are denoted in bold Samoa Independence Day * movable days World Milk Day Religious Days 2 Festa De la Republica (Italy) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 2-8 Appleby Horse Fair* (4-10th June; Roma) 3 Corpus Christi* (Catholic Christian) 4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Ag- 1 2 3 4 5 6 gression (UN) 5 World Environment Day (UN) 6 Martyrdom of Imam Jafar* (Muslim, Iran) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Constitution Day (Denmark) 6 Sweden National Day 9 St. Columba of Iona Day (Celtic Christian) Russian Language Day (UN) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 7 World Chocolate Day 8 World Oceans Day (UN) 11 Sacred Heart of Jesus *(Catholic Christian) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 National Empathy Day (UK)* 10 Portugal Independence Day 13 St. Anthony’s Feast (Christian) 28 29 30 12 The Queen's Official Birthday is now marked on the first, second, or third Saturday in June; usually in the Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Sikh) Sa- 16 range 11 – 17 June* - Happy Birthday! heedi Guru Arjan Dev Ji Summer begins: 21 June* 12 World Day Against Child Labour (UN) June is gay & lesbian Pride month (US); Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history Russia Day 21 June Solstice; * Litha* (Wicca, Pagan) month; National smile month; Everyman male cancer awareness month; Na- World Knit in Public Day* World Blood Donor Day (UN) tional osteoporosis month; National cancer survivors month; Sands awareness 14 month Trooping the Colour (Bank Holiday in Scotland) Peter & Paul Day (Christian) World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (UN) 29 Carers week*: 7—13 June 15 Child safety week*: 3—10 June 17 Clean Air Day* (UK) Autistic Pride Day (International) British heart week: 7—15 June 18 19 World Sickle Cell Awareness Day National neighbourhood watch week*:17 —23 June (2021 dates —TBC) 20 World Refugee Day & World Refugee Week* (UN) National picnic week*: 19—27 June 21 International Day of (UN) World refugee week*: 18—24 June World Humanist Day (Secular) Helen Keller deaf-blind awareness week *: 24—30 June Father’s day* (UK) International Widow’s Day (UN) Drowning prevention week*: 19 —26 June 23 24 National Writing Day (UK) National breastfeeding week:20 —26 June 25 Day of the Seafarer (UN) Volunteer week: 1—12 June Bike week*: 8—15 June Orange Day (UN) - a day to raise awareness and take action against violence against women and girls Shared lives week: (2021 dates —TBC) 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture-UN Diabetes Awareness Week*: 08—13 June International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (UN) Cervical Screening Awareness Week : 10 –16 June UK Employability Day Armed Forces Day * (UK) New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 28 Employability Day (UK) July 2021 Special Days

Major observances are denoted in bold 1 International Joke Day Religious Days * movable days 3 International Day of Cooperatives* (UN) 4 Independence Day (USA) 5 Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Sikh) 5 NHS 73rd Birthday (UK) 6 Birth of Dalai (Buddhist) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 6 International Kissing Day (UK, Worldwide) Nikola Tesla Day (International) 8-9 Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha’i) 1 2 3 4 10 11 World Population Day (UN) 11 St. Benedict Day (Catholic Christian) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Orangemen's Day Battle of the Boyne (Bank Holi- 13-15 Obon * (Taoist, Shinto - sometimes day in Northern Ireland) celebrated in ; new/old ) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 National Time banking Day (UK) 15 Saint Vladimir Day (Christian) 14 Pandemonium Day (fun /unofficial day) Saint Swithin's Day (Christian) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Bastille Day—Fête nationale (France) National Day of Remembrance for victims 17—18 Tish’a B’* (Jewish) of honour based abuse 26 27 28 29 30 31 International Non-binary People’s Day 18—19 Waqf al Arafa – Day* -dates may vary (Muslim) 17 International Justice Day (UN) 19—23 Eid-ul-Adha* (Muslim) World Emoji Day July is national ice cream month; Make a difference to children month; 22 Saint Mary Magdalene (Christian) MELA* (local festival run by Art Asia—2021 date Family reunion month, Ethnic minorities cancer awareness month TBC; usually 2nd or 3rd Saturday in July) 23 Birthday of Guru Har Krishen (Sikh) 18 Nelson Mandela International Day Ice Cream Day * (UK) National childhood obesity week*: 5—11 July 24 (Mormon) 20 International Cake Day Asala – Day ()* (Buddhist) 23 Birthday of Haile Selassie l (Ethiopia, Rastafarian) 27 Tu B’AV (Jewish) 24 Samaritans Awareness Day (UK) Pioneer Day (Public Holiday in the USA) 25 Orange Day (UN) - a day to raise awareness and take action against violence against women and girls 28 World Hepatitis Day (Worldwide) 30 International Day of Friendship (UN) New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, UN August 2021 Special Days 1 Benin National Day Foundation of the Swiss Confederation Religious Days Major observances are denoted in bold Friendship Day* (US) * movable days 2 Summer Bank Holiday* (Scotland) 1 Lughnasadh - (Pagan; Christian) 4 National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day (Australia) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 6 Feast of Transfiguration (Orthodox Christian) 6 Jamaica National Day Bolivia Independence Day International Beer Day * Fravardigan/ Muktad*; or 7 – 16 July (Kadmi); 1 6-15 Cycle to work day (UK) 11 – 20 March (Iranian Zoroastrian) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 Cote d’Ivoire National Day 9—10 Al-Hijra; * (Muslim) 9 International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (UN) 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Singapore National Day (Christian) 10 Ecuador National Day Chad National Day Dormition of the Theotokos (Orthodox 11 International Youth Day Christian) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 12 14 Pakistan Independence Day 19 * (Muslim) 15 VJ Day (1945) 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 India Independence Day 20 * - (Hindu) - 1st Onam starts day before Liechtenstein National Day Republic of Congo Independence Day Thiruv Onam; the 4th Onam is on 23rd 30 31 Cycle to work day (UK) 21 Thiruv Onam* (Hindu) 17 Birthday of Marcus Garvey (Rastafarian) 22 Rakhi Day ()*- Hindu, Sikh, 30—August/Summer Bank Holiday* Proclamation of Independence Buddhist 19 World Humanitarian Day (UN) August is women’s small business month; What will be your Legacy Afghanistan Independence Day Blue Moon* (Pagan) month; Black business month; Psoriasis awareness month 23 International Day for the Remembrance of the 29 Beheading of John the Baptist (Christian) Slave Trade and Its Abolition 24 Ukraine National Day Janmashtami (Krishna Jayanti)* - 25 Orange Day (UN) (Hindu) World breastfeeding week: 1—7 August Uruguay Independence Day 26 Women’s Equality Day (USA) National allotment week*: 9— 15 August Mother Teresa—Birthday anniversary 27 Moldova National Day 29 International Day against Nuclear Tests (UN) Southampton Pride* (2021 date TBC) 30 Summer Bank Holiday* (UK) 31 Malaysia National Day New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter Kyrgyzstan National Day Trinidad and Tobago National Day Special Days 1 Slovakia Constitutional Day September 2021 Uzbekistan Independence Day Religious Days 2 Vietnam National Day Major observances are denoted in bold 3 National Foundation Day (San Marino) 5 International Day of Charity (UN) 1 Parkash (first reading) Aadh Granth Sahib * movable days Swaziland Independence Day or First Installation of Adi Granth (Sikh) 6 National Read a Book Day (UK) 4—11 Paryushan Parva*(Jain)-ends 11 September Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 7 Brazil Independence Day International Literacy Day (UN) Rosh Hashana* (Jewish) -ends 1st October 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 –8 National Day Independence Day— Scotland, Macedonia 8 Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9 Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy Birthday 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 National Day—North Korea; Tajikistan 9 Fast of Gedaliah* (Jewish) 10 World Suicide Prevention Day 13 212 Birthday to the George III Bargate Statue* * (Hindu) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 (Southampton—presented to the town in 1809) International Day of Democracy (UN) 11 Enkutatash-Ethiopian/Coptic New Year* 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Independence Days: Costa Rica, El Salvador , (Ethiopia, Rastafari) Guatemala , Honduras , Nicaragua Paryushan ends* (Jain) World Afro Day 27 28 29 30 16 Preservation of the Ozone Layer Day (UN) 14 The Triumph of the Cross (Christian) Independence Day- Mexico, Papua New Guinea 17 Australian Citizenship Day 18 Chile National Day 15-16 * (Jewish) Autumn Equinox* 22 September Start of Oktoberfest* (ends 3 October) 20-27 * - start at sundown on 20; ends Saint Kitts and Nevis Independence Day September is childhood cancer awareness month; People skills month; 19 sundown on the 27 September (Jewish) Talk like a pirate day Women’s friendship month; Leukaemia and lymphoma awareness; 20 Jeans for Genes Day* 21 Nativity of Theotokos (Orthodox Christian) month; Sickle cell disease awareness month; Reye's syndrome awareness 21 International Day of Peace (UN) World’s Alzheimer’s Day (UN) Ullambana or Ancestor day* 22 month Armenia Independence Day (Buddhists, Taoists) 22 World Car Free Day (UN) Sexual health week*: 16—22 September Mali Proclamation of Independence Hoshanah Rabbah*—the last day of Sukkot 26-27 24 Guinea Bissau Independence Day (Jewish) National eczema week*: 17—25 September (2020 date TBC) National Doodle Day* (UK) 27 Meskel* (Ethiopian) National recycling week*: 21—27 September (2020 date TBC) 25 Orange Day (UN) National one hit wander day 28 Leil Selichot* (Jewish) Migraine awareness Week*: 6—13 September 26 European Day of Languages Shmini Atzeret* (Jewish) World Contraception Day (International) Fire door safety week*: 23—29 September (2020 date TBC) World Maritime Day* (UN) 29 Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel and World Tourism Day (UN) Saint Raphael's Day Gas safety week*: 14—20 September 27 Simchat * (Jewish) 28 National Fitness Day* (UK) 29 World Heart Day New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter October 2021 Religious Days Major observances are denoted in bold Special Days 1 International Day of Older Persons (UN) 1 Shmini Atzeret (Jewish) British Summer time ends*: 31 October— CLOCKS GO BACK 1 Palau Independence Day 2 Feast of the Guardian Angels (Christian) HOUR AT 2AM Cyprus Independence Day Nigeria Independence Day (Jewish) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday World Vegetarian Day 4 Saint Francis Day (Christian) International Coffee Day

6—14 * (Hindu) 1 2 3 World Ballet Day* 2 International Day of Non-Violence (UN) 9 Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Sikh) Guinea Independence Day 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Iraq Independence Day 11 Thanksgiving* (Canada) 3 4 Lesotho Independence Day 13 Saint Edward's Day (Christian) World Space Week (4-10th) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 World Habitat Day* (UN) 14 Dussehra* (Hindu) 5 World Teachers’ Day (UN) 18-19 Eid Milad ul-Nabi*—Prophet Muhammed’s 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 7 National Housing Day* (UK) - 2021 date TBC Birthday )from evening of 20th to evening of Croatia Independence Day 21st) (Muslim) 8 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 19 Harvest Festival* (Pagan) 9 Uganda Independence Day 20 Installation of the scriptures as Gukru Granth School half term*: 26th October—30th October World Post Day (UN) (Sikh) 10 World Mental Health Day (UN) October is breast cancer awareness month; ; Rett 21 Mid Autumn Festival* (Chinese) - LOOK OUT Fiji Independence Day FOR LOCAL CELEBRATIONS syndrome awareness month; Lupus awareness month , SIDS awareness 11 International Day of the Girl Child (UN) month, Stoptober (stop smoking month) National Coming Out Day (UK, USA, Switzerland) Stow Fair* (Roma) Equatorial Guinea Independence Day World space week: 4—10 October 12 28 Milvian Bridge Day (Christian) Spanish Language Day (UN) Baby loss awareness week: 9—15 October 31 All Hallow's Eve (Christian) 14 World Sight Day* (UN) Back-care awareness week: 7—11 October International Day of Rural Women (UN) (Hallowe'en, Pagan) 15 Libraries week*: likely to be held the week of 4-9 October World Food Day (NU) Reformation Day (Protestant Christian) 16 National chocolate week*:14 —19 October International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 (UN) National curry week*: 7– 12 October Azerbaijan Independence Day National arthritis week: 7—12 October 18t 21 National Heroes Day (UK) National baking week*: 14—19 October International Credit Union Day* Get online week*: 14—19 October 24 United Nations Day (UN) National hate crime awareness week*: 9—16 October Zambia Independence Day 25 Orange Day (UN) 26 Austria Restoration of Sovereignty Day New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 27 Turkmenistan Independence Day 28 Czech Republic Independence Day Special Days November 2021 1 Movember Month (1-30th) Dominica Independence Day Major observances are denoted in bold Antigua & Barbuda Independence Day * movable days Religious Days 3 Panama separation from Colombia Day International nystagmus awareness day, or WOBBLY Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday WEDNESDAY* All Saints’ Day/ All Hallows ( Western 1 Guy Fawkes Day—Bonfire night (UK) Christian) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 9 Cambodia Independence Day 2 All Souls’ Day (Christian) 10 World Science Day for Peace and Development (UN) Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 11 Armistice Day (International) (Rastafari) Angola Independence Day Restoration of Poland's Independence 3—4 *(Jewish Ethiopian) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 World Kindness Day 4 * - will continue for 5 days (Hindu, 14 World Diabetes Day (UN) Sikh, Jain) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Remembrance Sunday* Birth of Baha’u’llah*—Bicentennial of the 7 16 International Day for Tolerance (UN) birth (Baha’i) #OurDay* (Local UK councils) 8 Annakut / Govardhan Puja (Hindu) 29 30 18 Morocco Independence Day 8-9 Birth of the Bab (evening of 8th to evening Latvia Independence Day of 9th—Baha’i) World Philosophy Day* (UN) World Toilet Day (UN) 15 Begins (Orthodox Christian) 19 Movember: lasts a whole month of November International Men’s Day (International) 19 Day* (Buddhism) Men’s health awareness month; Lung cancer awareness month; Pan- 20 Universal Children’s Day (UN) Birthday of Guru Nanak* (Guru Nanak creatic cancer awareness month; World vegan month Mexico Revolution Day Jayanti—Sikh) International Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR)

Feast of Christ the King* (Christian) 21 Interfaith awareness week*: 13—20 November (2021 dates TBC) 21 World Television Day (UN) 25 Thanksgiving* (USA) Alcohol awareness week*: 18—25 November 22 Lebanon Independence Day 25 International Day for the Elimination of 26-27 Baha’i Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha* (Baha’i) GERD awareness week*: 21—27 November Violence against Women (UN)/White Ribbon Day Orange Day (UN) - a day to raise awareness and take 28 —Advent begins* (Christian): National tree week*: 27 November—5 December action against violence against women and girls

ends 24th December Anti bullying week*: mid November; 11—15 November Suriname Independence Day 28.11 * (or Chanukah; Jewish) National HIV testing week*: 20—27 November (2021 dates TBC) 26 Carers Rights Day* (UK) - Ask your pharmacist week*: 11-18 November (2021 dates TBC) 27 Fuel Poverty Awareness Day* (UK) 06.12 Albania, Panama and Mauritania Independence Day St. Andrew of Scotland* (Christian; Bank UK road safety week*: 16—21 November 28 30 Cyber Monday (UK) Holiday in Scotland) National safeguarding adults week*: 14-20 November (2021 dates TBC) 29 International fraud awareness week*: 14-20 November 30 Barbados Independence Day Yemen Independence Day Giving Tuesday* (UK, USA) New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter December 2021 Special Days Religious Days 1 World AIDS Day (UN) Dominican Republic Independence Day Major observances are denoted in bold Iceland Independence Day Saint Nicholas Day (Christian) * movable days 6 Restoration of Portuguese Independence Hanukkah* ends (or Chanukah; Jewish) International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2 (UN) Christian of Virgin 8 United Arab Emirates Independence Day Mary (Christian) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Laos National Day Rohatsu (Bodhi Day (Buddhist) 1 2 3 4 5 3 Internat. Day of Persons with Disabilities (UN) 12 Christian Feast Day of Our Lady of Guada- 4 Santa’s List Day (Worldwide) lupe (Christian) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 5 World Soil Day (UN) International Volunteer Day for Economic & So- 19 Cold Moon* (Pagan) cial Development (UN) 6 Finland Independence Day 21 Winter Solstice, * (Pagan) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 7 International Civil Aviation Day (UN) 24 (Christian) 8 Pretend to be a time traveller day 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 International Anti-Corruption Day (UN) Orthodox Christian Advent Fast ends 9 (Orthodox Christian) Tanzania Day (Independence of Tanganyika) 10 Human Rights Day (UN) Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sakib 27 28 29 30 31 (Sikh) 11 International Mountain Day (UN) 12 Kenya Independence Day 25 Christmas Day (Christian) 14 Monkey Day 16 Kazakhstan Independence Day 26 (Christian) UK public holidays: 18 International Migrants Day (UN) (26th Dec-1st Jan; Interfaith, Qatar Independence Day USA) 25 December Christmas Day | 26 December Boxing Day* (days off on Language Day (UN) Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet. Zara- 27 & 28 December) 20 International Human Solidarity Day (UN) thushtra—Zoroastrian) Winter Solstice* 21 St. Stephen’s Day (Christian/Western 24 Libya Independence Day Church) National Anger awareness week: 1 –7 December 25 Christmas Day*—Public Holiday 27 St. Stephen’s Day (Orthodox Orange Day (UN) - a day to raise awareness and Winter begins* - 21 December take action against violence against women and Christian) girls Boxing Day* 28 The Holy Innocents (Christian) 26 Slovenia Independence and Unity Day 31 Watch Night (Christian) 27 Public holiday 28 Public holiday* (Boxing day) 29 Mongolia Independence Day New Year’s Eve New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 31