Multifaith calendar 2025
January
| Monday 6 January | Sikhism | Guru Gobin Singh's Birthday Honouring the birth of the tenth and last human Guru. |
| Thursday 29 January | Chinese | Yuan Tan (New Year) The beginning of the new Lunar Year. 2025 is the Year of the Snake. |
February
| Thursday 13 February | Buddhism | Magha Puja Day People reaffirm their faith and commitment to Buddhist practices. |
| Friday 14 February | Judaism* | Purim Commemorates the time when Jews living in Persia were saved from extermination by Esther. |
| Saturday 15 February | Buddhism | Parinirvarna (Nirvana Day) Commemorating the enlightenment and death of Buddha. |
| Friday 28 February | Islam* | Ramadan begins Followed by 30 days of fasting from dawn to sunset. Ending 9 April. |
March
| Wednesday 5 March | Christianity | Ash Wednesday The first day of Lent and is preceded by Shrove Tuesday. |
| Friday 14 March | Hinduism | Holi The Hindu spring festival. |
| Thursday 20 March | Baha'i | Naw Ruz Baha'i New year. |
| Monday 31 March | Islam* | Eid-al-Fitr Festival marking end of Ramadan. |
April
| Sunday 6 April | Hinduism | Ramanavami Birth of Lord Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu and hero of the Ramayana. |
| Sunday 13 to Sunday 20 April | Judaism* | Pesach (Passover) An eight day celebration of the exodus of the Jews from Egypt. |
| Monday 14 April | Sikhism | Vaisakhi Festival Marks the start of the New Year in the Nanakshahi solar calendar and commemorates the founding of the Khalsa. |
| Friday 18 April | Christianity | Good Friday Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. |
| Sunday 20 April | Christianity | Easter Sunday (Western) Celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. |
| Sunday 20 April | Baha'i | Festival of Ridván From sunset 20 April to sunset 1 May, Ridván is a 12 day festival that marks the prophet Baha'u'llah's proclamation as God's messenger. |
May
| Monday 12 May | Buddhism | Visakha (Vesak Day) The holiest day celebrates the birth and enlightenment of Buddha. |
| Friday 23 May | Baha'i | Declaration of the Bab The Bab declared that he was the new messenger from God. |
June
| Monday 2 to Tuesday 3 June | Judaism* | Shavuot A two day celebration of the giving of the Torah (law) to Moses on Mount Sinai. |
| Saturday 7 June | Islam* | Eid-al- Adha Festival marking the end of Hajj. |
| Thursday 26 June | Islam* | Al-Hijra The Islamic New Year marks the Prophet Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina. |
August
| Saturday 16 August | Hinduism | Janmashtami Celebration of the appearance on earth of Lord Krishna. |
September
| Friday 5 September | Islam* | Milad un-Nabi Celebrates the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. |
| Monday 22 September | Hinduism | Navaratri Symbolises the triumph of good over evil and marks the Autumn. |
| Tuesday 23 to Wednesday 24 September | Judaism* | Rosh Hashanah A two-day celebration start of the Jewish New Year. |
October
| Thursday 2 October | Judaism* | Yom Kippur Day of Atonement - the most solemn day of the Jewish year. |
| Tuesday 7 to Monday 13 October | Judaism* | Sukkot Seven-day festival commemorates the years the Jews spent in the desert on their way to the Promised Land. |
| Tuesday 21 October | Hinduism | Diwali (Festival of Light) Celebration of good over evil. |
| Tuesday 21 October | Sikhism | Diwali (Festival of Light) Celebration of good over evil. |
| Thursday 23 October | Sikhism | Guru Nanak's Birthday Honouring the birth of the founder of Sikhism. |
| Thursday 23 October | Baha'i | Birth of Baha'u'llah The birth of the faith's prophet founder Baha'u'llah. |
December
| Monday 15 to Monday 22 December | Judaism* | Hanukkah Festival of Lights An eight day celebration of the miracle of the oil in the Temple Lamp. |
| Thursday 25 December | Christianity | Christmas Day Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. |
*Please note for Islamic and Jewish faiths, each holiday starts at sunset on the evening before the festival date.
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