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January |
| 01 |
New Years Day |
| 05 |
Birth of Guru Gobind Singh (Sikh) |
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February |
| 05 |
Shrove Tuesday - make some pancakes ! |
| 06 |
Ash Wednesday |
| 07 |
Chinese
New Year (2008 is the Year of the Rat) |
| 14 |
St.
Valentine's Day |
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March |
| 01 |
St. David's Day (Patron Saint of Wales) |
| 02 |
Mother's
Day (UK) |
| 17 |
St. Patrick's Day (Patron Saint of Ireland) |
| 21 |
First Day
of Spring |
| 21 |
Purim (Jewish) |
| 22 |
Holi (Hindu) |
| 23 |
Easter Sunday
(Christian) |
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April |
| 01 |
April Fools Day (but only to 12 noon) |
| 14 |
Baisakhi (Sikh) |
| 20 |
Pesach (Jewish) |
| 23 |
St' George's Day (Patron Saint of England) |
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May |
| 01 |
May Day |
| 05 |
Children's Day (Japanese) |
| 27 |
Pentecost |
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June |
| 02 |
National
Childcare Week (runs to June 09) |
| 08 |
Dragon Boat Festival (Chinese) |
| 09 |
Shavuot (Jewish) |
| 14 |
National
Childminding Week (runs to June 21) |
| 15 |
Father's
Day (UK) |
| 18 |
Wesak
(Buddist) |
| 21 |
First Day of Summer |
| 24 |
Midsummer's Day |
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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 |
| 08 |
Olympic
Games (Runs to August 24) |
| 13 |
O-bon (Japanese) |
| 28 |
Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) |
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September |
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Harvest
Festival (actual date varies across the country) |
| 03 |
Janmashtami (Hindu) |
| 13 |
Ramadam (Muslim - to 11 October) |
| 13 |
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) |
| 15 |
Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu) |
| 21 |
First Day
of Autumn |
| 22 |
Yom Kippur (Jewish) |
| 22 |
Grandparent's
Day (UK) |
| 25 |
Chinese Moon Festival (Chinese) |
| 27 |
Sukkot (Jewish) |
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October |
| 08 |
Thanksgiving Day (Canada) |
| 12 |
Eid ul Fitr (Muslim) |
| 20 |
Birth of the Bab (Bahai) |
| 31 |
Halloween |
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November |
| 01 |
All Saints Day |
| 05 |
Bonfire
Night (UK) |
| 09 |
Diwali
(Sikh/Hindu) |
| 11 |
Remembrance Sunday |
| 24 |
Birth of Guru Nanak (Sikh) |
| 30 |
St. Andrew's Day (Patron Saint of Scotland) |
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December |
| 02 |
Advent (Christian) |
| 04 |
Hannukah (Jewish) |
| 21 |
First Day of Winter |
| 25 |
Christmas
Day (Christian) |
| 26 |
Boxing Day |
| 31 |
New Year's Eve |
