Community 2021 Calendar Last year was a year like no other and the COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges we have ever faced. That is why this year’s calendar is dedicated to you, our North West community of more than 7 million people. We want to thank you for your unwavering support. The hundreds of donations, letters, gifts and messages were greatly received and helped us get through the darkest days.

Our community is at the heart of everything we do and without your support, we would not be able to do the job we love. So THANK YOU!

January. February. March. April. May. June.

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July. August. September. October. November. December.

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January Fri 19 Naw-Ruz (New Year) • Wed 26 Wesak or Buddha Day • Tue 21 Moon Festival • Wed 06 Epiphany • Sun 21 World Down Syndrome Day • Thu 27 Ascension of Baha’u’llah • Tue 21 World Alzheimer’s Day • Thu 07 Ethiopian Christmas Day • Sat 27 Pesach • June Tue 28 Simchat Torah • Thu 14 Makar Sankranti • Sun 28 Holi • Mon 14 Dragon Boat Festival • October Wed 20 Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh • Sun 28 Palm Sunday • Mon 14 World Donor Day • Thu 07 Navratri • Wed 20 Bodhi Day • Mon 29 Hola Mohalla • July Sun 10 World Mental Health Day • Wed 27 Tu B’Shevat • April Fri 09 Martyrdom of the Bab • Thu 14 Chung Yeung Festival • February Thu 01 Maundy Thursday • Sat 17 Tisha B’Av • Fri 15 Dussehra • Tue 02 Candlemas • Fri 02 Good Friday • Mon 19 Eid-Ul-Adha • Mon 18 Milad un Nabi • Thu 04 World Cancer Day • Fri 02 World Autism Awareness Day • Fri 23 Birthday of Haile Selassie • Sun 31 Hallowe’en • Fri 12 Chinese New Year (Year of the Ox) • Sun 04 Easter Sunday • Sat 24 Asalha Puja • November Sun 14 St Valentine’s Day • Sun 04 Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Day) • Wed 28 • Mon 01 All Saints’ Day • Mon 15 Parinirvana • Mon 12 Ramadan (start) • August Tue 02 Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie • Wed 14 Vaisakhi Tue 16 Shrove Tuesday • • Mon 09 Al-Hijira • Thu 04 Diwali • • Thu 15 Ridvan - first day Wed 17 Ash Wednesday • • Sat 14 Chinese Valentine’s Day • Sun 07 Birth of Baha’u’llah • Wed 21 Rama Navami Wed 17 Lent • • Tue 17 Birthday of Marcus Garvey • Sun 14 World Diabetes Day • Wed 21 Anniversary of Haile Selassie’s visit to Jamaica Thu 25 Purim • • Wed 18 Ashura • Fri 19 Birthday of Guru Nanak • Fri 23 St George’s Day Fri 26 Lantern Festival • • Sun 22 Raksha Bandhan • Wed 24 Day of the Covenant • Tue 27 Theravada New Year Fri 26 Magha Puja Day in Thailand • • Mon 30 Krishna Janmastani • Sun 28 Advent (until 24 Dec) • Tue 27 Ridvan - Final day Sun 28 Nineteen Day Fast • • September Sun 28 Hanukkah (until 06 Dec) • Tue 30 St Andrew’s Day • March May Mon 06 Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) • Sun 09 Lailat al Qadr Mon 01 St David’s Day • • Fri 10 Ganesh Chaturthi • December Tue 11 Eid-Ul-Fitr Wed 07 2021 • • Fri 10 World Suicide Prevention Day • Wed 01 World AIDS Day • Wed 12 International Nurses Day Fri 03 International Day of Persons with Disabilities Thu 11 Maha Shivaratri • • Sat 11 Ethiopian New Year • • Thu 13 Ascension Day Sat 25 Christmas Day Sun 14 Mothering Sunday • • Wed 15 Yom Kippur • • Sun 16 Shavuot Sun 26 St Stephen’s Day Wed 17 St Patrick’s Day • • Mon 20 Sukkot • • Sat 22 Declaration of the Bab •

Key: • Bahai (holy days start at sundown) • Buddhist (Bu) • Christian (C) • Chinese • Hindu • Jewish (holy days start at sundown) • Muslim (holy days start at sundown) • Rastafari • Sikh • National Awareness Days

Headquarters: Please note, this is a sample of religious and national days and is not an exhaustive list Ladybridge Hall, Chorley New Road, Tel: 01204 498400 Heaton, Bolton BL1 5DD Fax: 01204 498423 www.nwas.nhs.uk nwasofficial @nwambulance @nwasofficial