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January |
| 01 |
New Years Day |
| 05 |
Birth of Guru Gobind Singh (Sikh) |
| 26 |
Chinese New Year (2009 is the Year of
the Ox) |
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February |
| 09 |
Tu B'Shevat (Jewish) |
| 14 |
St. Valentine's Day |
| 24 |
Shrove Tuesday - make some pancakes ! |
| 25 |
Ash Wednesday |
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March |
| 01 |
St. David's Day (Patron Saint of Wales) |
| 10 |
Purim (Jewish) |
| 11 |
Holi (Hindu) |
| 17 |
St. Patrick's Day (Patron Saint of Ireland) |
| 20 |
First Day of Spring |
| 22 |
Mother's Day (UK) |
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April |
| 01 |
April Fools Day (but only to 12 noon) |
| 09 |
Pesach or Passover (Jewish) |
| 10 |
Good Friday |
| 12 |
Easter Sunday (Christian) |
| 14 |
Baisakhi (Sikh) |
| 23 |
St' George's Day (Patron Saint of England) |
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May |
| 01 |
May Day |
| 05 |
Children's Day (Japenese) |
| 09 |
Wesak (Buddist) |
| 29 |
Shavuot (Jewish) |
| 31 |
Pentecost |
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June |
| 21 |
Father's Day (UK) |
| 21 |
First Day of Summer |
| 24 |
Midsummer's Day |
| 27 |
Dragon Boat Festival (Chinese) |
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July |
| 01 |
Canada Day |
| 04 |
Independence Day (USA) |
| 14 |
Bastille Day (France) |
| 15 |
St. Swithun's Day |
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August |
| 05 |
Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) |
| 13 |
O-bon (Japanese) |
| 22 |
Ramadam (Muslim) |
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September |
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Harvest Festival (actual date varies across
the country) |
| 19 |
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) |
| 19 |
Navaratri (Hindu) |
| 21 |
First Day of Autumn |
| 21 |
Eid ul Fitr (Muslim) |
| 28 |
Yom Kippur (Jewish) |
| 29 |
Michaelmas |
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October |
| 03 |
Chinese Moon Festival (Chinese) |
| 03 |
Sukkot (Jewish) |
| 04 |
Grandparent's Day (UK) |
| 08 |
Thanksgiving Day (Canada) |
| 17 |
Diwali (Sikh/Hindu) |
| 20 |
Birth of the Bab (Bahai) |
| 31 |
Halloween |
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November |
| 01 |
All Saints Day |
| 02 |
Birth of Guru Nanak (Sikh) |
| 05 |
Bonfire Night (UK) |
| 08 |
Remembrance Sunday |
| 28 |
Eid ul Adha (Muslim) |
| 29 |
Advent Sunday (Christian) |
| 30 |
St. Andrew's Day (Patron Saint of Scotland) |
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December |
| 12 |
Hannukah (Jewish) |
| 21 |
First Day of Winter |
| 25 |
Christmas Day (Christian) |
| 26 |
Boxing Day |
| 31 |
New Year's Eve |
