IF Calendar 2023-2024, Oldham Interfaith Forum

Baha'i
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
islam*
Judaism
Sikhism
Zoroastrian
Jainism

September 2023

1^st Religious year begins (Orthodox Christian)
8^th Birth of Blessed Mary
14^th Exaltation of the Holy Giving Cross
24^th Yom Kippur**
27^th Mawlid an Nabi*
29^th Sukkot Begins**

October 2023

4^th Feat of St. Francis of Assisi (Catholic)
6^th Shemini Atzeret**
7-8^th Simchat Torah**
26^th Birth of the Bab**
27^th Birth of Baha'u'llah*
31^st All Hallow's Eve (Halloween)
31^st Reformation Day (Protestant)
31^st Deep Diwali

November 2023

1^st All Saints's Day
2^nd All Souls Day (Catholic)
13^th New Year
13^th Vikram New Year
12–19^th Interfaith Week UK
12^th Diwali (Deepawali)
12–17^th Diwali
15^th Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib
20–21^st Rabiul Awal - Birth of the Prophet Mohammed
24^th Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur
26^th St Andrew's Day
29^th Feast of Christ the King (Catholic)
28^th Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha**
30^th St Andrew's Day

December 2023

6^thOldham Interfaith Festival of Light
6^th Saint Nicholas Day
8^th Bodhi Day (Rohatsu)**
8^th Immaculate Conception of Mary (Catholic)
7–15^th Hanukkah
24^th Christmas Eve
25^th Christmas Day
26^th St Stephen's Day
26^th Zarahosht Diso- Death of Prophet Zaranthushtra

January 2024

1^stFeast of Mary, Mother of God
5^th Twelveth Night
5^th Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh
6^th Epiphany
7^th Epiphany (Catholic)
7^th Feast of the Nativity (Orthodox)
^8th Baptism of Jesus
13^th Maghi
18–25^th Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
25^th Tu Bishvat**
30^th Mahayana New Year **

February 2024

2^nd The Presentation of the Lord
8^th* Lailatul Mairaj - Ascension of the Prophet Mohammed
13^th Shrove Tuesday
14^th Ash Wednesday/ Beginning of Lent
14^th St. Valentine's Day
14^th Vashant Panchami**
15^th Buddhism Nirvana Day**
15^th Sikh Nirvana Day
15^th Jain Nirvana Day
21^nd Mahavir Jayani**
25^th Lialatul Barah*

March 2024

1^stSt. David's Day
8^th Mahava Shivarati
11^th Ramadan (begins)*
17^th St Patrick's Day
20^th Hindi New Year (VS)
21^th Naw-Ruz (New Year)*
21^th Noroz (New Year)*
24^th Palm Sunday
24^th Purim*
25^th Holi**
26^th Khordad Sal - Birth of Prophet Zaranthushtra
29^th Good Friday
31^st Easter Sunday
30^th Magha Puji Day**

April 2024

10^th Eid-Ul-Fitr*
14^th Baisakhi (Vaisakhi)
16^th Theradvin
17^th Ram Navami
17^th Laylat al Kadr*
21^st First Day of Ridvan
22–30^th Passover*
23rd St. George's Day
23^th Hanuman Jayant**
21^st Mahavir Jayant**
29^th Ninth Day of Ridvan**
30^th Ram Navami

May 2024

2^nd12^th day of Ridvan
9^th Ascension Day
5/6^th Yom HaShoah
12^th Yom Ha'Atzmaut
19^th Feast of Pentecost
24^rd Declaration of the Bab
26^th Feast of the Holy
29^th Ascension of Baha'u'llah
27^th Visakha Puja - Buddha Day**

June 2024

2^nd Corpus Christi (Catholic)
12^th Shavuot*
15^th Waqf Arafa*
16^th Martyrdom of Guru Arjan
16/17^th Eid al Adha*
24^th Birth of St.John the Baptist
29^th Feast of St.Peter and St.Paul

July 2024

6^th– Aug 5^th Muharram*
8^thAl-Hijra (New Year)*
10^th Martyrdom of the Bab**
13^th Obon (Ulambana)**
16^th Ashura*
26^th Asalha Puja Day**

August 2024

1^st Lammas
15^th Feast of Assumption {Catholic)
19^nd Raksha Bandhan
26^thKrishna Janmashtami**

September 2024

8^th Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

* Some islamic dates may vary by 24hrs where they are dependent on the sighting of the new moon.
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