Calendar for the main religious faiths in Britain
Some dates may vary because they are determined by the lunar calendar.
Religious calendar July to September 2008
| Date |
Religion |
Holiday / Festival |
| 5 July |
Sikh |
Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 9 July |
Bahai |
Martyrdom of the Bab |
| 15 July |
Christian |
Saint Swithin's Day |
| 18 July |
Buddhist |
Asala - Dharma Day |
| 20 July |
Jewish |
17th Tammuz |
| 23 July |
Rastafari |
Birthday of Haile Selassie I |
| 23 July |
Sikh |
Birthday of Guru Har Krishen (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| 24 July |
Mormon |
Pioneer Day |
| 26 July |
Zoroastrian |
Khordad Sal (Qadimi) |
| 1 August |
Pagan |
Lughnasadh - Lammas |
| 6 August |
Christian |
Transfiguration |
| 10 August |
Jewish |
Tisha B'Av |
| 15 August |
Christian |
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| 15 August |
Christian |
Dormition of the Theotokos |
| 16 August |
Hindu |
Raksha Bandhan |
| 17 August |
Rastafari |
Birthday of Marcus Garvey |
| 19 August |
Zoroastrian |
Jamshedi Noruz (Shenshai) |
| 24 August |
Zoroastrian |
Khordad Sal (Shenshai) |
| 24 August |
Hindu |
Janmashtami - Krishna Jayanti |
| 28 August |
Jain |
Paryushana |
| 2 September |
Muslim |
Ramadan (starts) |
| 3 September |
Hindu |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 8 September |
Christian |
Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| 8 September |
Christian |
Feast of the Birth of Mary |
| 8 September |
Christian |
Nativity of the Theotokos |
| 13 September |
Jewish |
Rosh Hashanah (New Year's Day) |
| 11 September |
Rastafari |
Ethiopian New Year |
| 22 September |
Pagan |
Autumn Equinox |
| 29 September |
Hindu |
Navaratri (start) |
| 30 September |
Jewish |
Rosh Hashanah |
