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21 March

Nowruz (Persia and Baha'i)
Celebrating the Persian and the Baha’i New Year.

24 March

Palm Sunday (Christianity)
Palm Sunday falls on the Sunday before Easter. It remembers the last journey of Jesus Christ to Jerusalem.

25 March

Holi (Hinduism)
Most known Hinduism holy day that celebrates the arrival of spring and new life.

29 March

Good Friday (Christianity)
A day that commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Christianity.

31 March

Easter Sunday (Christianity)
Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon, after 21 March for Christians, so it falls from March 22nd to April 25th each year. The day celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

1 April

Easter Monday (Christianity)
Easter Monday follows Easter Sunday each year, which varies by the first full moon after 21 March. This day is an extra extension of Easter Sunday to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

6 April

Laylat al-Qadr (Islam)
The holiest night of the year for Muslims as it’s believed it’s the night that the Quran was sent down from Heaven.

9 April

End of Ramadan (Islam)
This year Ramadan started on 10 March.

9 - 10 April

Eidl-Ul-Fitr (Islam)
Eid is centred around celebrating the end of a month of fasting and spending time with family, friends, and people within the community. Giving thanks to God is core, which is why on the morning of Eid, Muslims offer a special congregational Eid prayer.

21 April

Ridvan (Bahá’í)
This Bahá’í 12-day festival commemorates Bahaullah’s declaration that he was a manifestation of God. The name means Paradise and is named after a garden found outside of Baghdad, where he was exiled before traveling to Constantinople.

22 April

National Earth Day
Earth Day is celebrated on this day every year. The day raises awareness of the environmental security of our planet.

22 April

Pesach (Judaism)
This 7-day holiday week honours the freeing of Israeli slaves. It is one of three pilgrimage festivals and is a major Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15 days of Nisan (Hebrew month).

1 May

Beltane (Paganism)
This Pagan festival honours and represents the peak time of Spring and the beginning of Summer.

30 May

Corpus Christi (Christianity)
It falls 60 days after Easter. In the ancient world, it was customary to scatter flowers on the path of important people as a mark of respect and reverence, and this practice was adopted by the Church in honour of the Blessed Sacrament as it was carried in the procession on the day of the festival.

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