Calendar for the main religious faiths in Britain
Some dates may vary because they are determined by the lunar calendar.
Religious calendar April to June 2008
| Date |
Religion |
Holiday / Festival |
| 6 April |
Hindu |
Bikarami Samvat - Varsha-Pratipada |
| 13 April |
Sikh |
Vaisakhi |
| 14 April |
Sikh |
Birthday of Guru Nanak (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 14 April |
Sikh |
Holy Mohalla (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 14 April |
Hindu |
Rama Navami |
| 18 April |
Sikh |
Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 18 April |
Sikh |
Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 18 April |
Jain |
Mahavira Jayanti |
| 19 April |
Hindu |
Hanuman Jayanti |
| 20 April |
Jewish |
Passover |
| 21 April |
Bahai |
Ridvan - first day |
| 21 April |
Rastafari |
Anniversary of Haile Selassie's visit to Jamaica |
| 23 April |
Christian |
Saint George's Day |
| 27 April |
Christian |
Easter (Orthodox) |
| 29 April |
Bahai |
Ridvan - ninth day |
| 1 May |
Secular |
May Day |
| 1 May |
Pagan |
Beltane |
| 1 May |
Christian |
Ascension Day |
| 2 May |
Jewish |
Yom Hashoah |
| 2 May |
Bahai |
Ridvan - twelth day |
| 2 May |
Sikh |
Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 4 May |
Christian |
Ascension Day (Catholic Church in England and Wales) |
| 11 May |
Christian |
Pentacost - Whitsun |
| 18 May |
Christian |
Trinity Sunday |
| 18 May |
Christian |
All Saints' Day (Orthodox) |
| 20 May |
Buddhist |
Theravada New Year |
| 20 May |
Buddhist |
Wesak / Buddha Day |
| 23 May |
Bahai |
Declaration of the Bab |
| 23 May |
Sikh |
Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 25 May |
Christian |
Corpus Christi |
| 25 May |
Christian |
Corpus Christi (Catholic Church in England and Wales) |
| 29 May |
Bahai |
Ascension of Baha'u'llah |
| 9 June |
Jewish |
Shavuot |
| 16 June |
Sikh |
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 20 June |
Pagan |
Summer Solstice - Litha |
| 29 June |
Christian |
Saint Peter's Day |
