multifaith calendar 2013

5th Hindu Navarati Start of thenine day autumn festival

9th Sikh Birthday of Guru Ram Das

15th Muslim Eid Ul Adha Start of athree day festival ofsacrifice to mark theend of Hajj

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1st SecularNew Years day

5th SikhBirthday of GuruGobind Singh

14th Hindu Makar Sankranti –important Hindufestival celebrating thesun’s journey into thenorthern hemisphere

24th Muslim Milad-un-NabiBirthday of the ProphetMuhammad

27th Multi-faithHolocaust memorial day – remembering themillions of Jews who were murdered in theSecond World War

8th & 15thBuddhistParinivarna (NirvanaDay) - different groupsof Buddhists celebrateon one of the two dates

10th ChineseChinese New Year

12th ChristianShrove Tuesday(Pancake Day) The daybefore the start of Lentwhen Christianstraditionally feast inpreparations of theLent Fast

13th ChristianAsh Wednesday

20th HinduMahahivratri Hindu festival dedicated to Shivaone of the Hindu Holy Trinity

24th JewishPurim- Jewish festival celebrating the courageof Esther saving Jewish people in Biblical times

26th Jewish First day of thePassover celebratingwhen the angel ofdeath passed over thehouses of the Jewswhilst they were inexile in Egypt

29th ChristianGood Friday – whenChristians rememberthe crucifixion of JesusChrist

31st ChristianEaster Sunday when Christians celebrate theresurrection of Jesus Christ

2nd JewishRaman NavamiBirthday of Lord Rama

13th Sikh Vaisakhi Sikh New Yearcelebrations

14th Sikh Birthday ofGuru Nanak 23rd Christian

St Georges Day

2nd Sikh Birthday of GuruArjan Dev

9th ChristianAscension Day Theday Christianscelebrate JesusChrist’s ascensioninto heaven

23rd Sikh Birthday of GuruAmar Das

16th Sikh The martyrdom ofGuru Arjan Dev – GuruArjan Dev was the firstSikh Martyr and wasalso responsible forgathering all the pastSikh Gurus’ writingsinto one holy book –the Guru Granth Sahib

5th Sikh Birthday of Guru Hargobind

9th Muslim Start of the fast ofRamadhan whenMuslims are not allowedto eat or dring during thehours of daylight

16th Jewish Tisha B’Av Solemn daycommemorating a seriesof misfortunes to befallthe Jewish peoplethroughout history

22nd Buddhist Asala (Dharma Day) The anniversary ofBuddha’s first teaching after Hisenlightenment

8th Muslim Eid Ul Fitra Celebrationof the end of Ramadan

10th Hindu Janmashtani Hindufestival celebrating the birth of Krishna the most venerated God in the Hindupantheon

5th JewishRosh Hashana Start ofthe two day festivalcelebrating JewishNew Year

8th JewishSukkot Start of theseven day feast of thetabernaclescelebrating the Jewstime in the desertfollowing the exodusfrom Egypt

31st Christian & Secular Halloween - All Hallows Eve. The day before AllSaints Day.

1st ChristianAll Saints Day when Christiansremember all Christian Saints

3rd Hindu & SikhDiwali - The festival of lights

4th Muslim Al Hijira Islamic New year

11th Multi-faith Armistice Day at the eleventh hour ofthe eleventh day of the eleventh monthpeople all over the UK remember allthose killed in war on the anniversaryof the end of World War One

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8th Buddhist Bodhi Day celebrationof Buddha’sattainment ofenlightenment undera Bodhi tree

25th ChristianChristmas Daycelebrating the birth ofJesus Christ

26th Secular Boxing Day a secular celebration the day afterChristmas

Riverside Park Fair - Riverside Car Park - 16th - 19th May 2013Four day family fair event, with zoned activities/rides to appeal to all ages

Middlesbrough Mela - 8th - 9th June 2013

Festival of Engineering - River Tees / Tees Barrage

Mayors Sunday Service - High St & Stockton Parish Church - 9th June 2013

Family Market Challenge - High Street - 5th June 2013

World Fair - 20th September 2013

Fireworks Display - Riverside 5th November 2013

Remembrance Day - High Street - 10th November 2013

Stockton Sparkles - 22nd - 28th November 2013 / Festival of Light and Colour - Riverside

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‘Duathlon’ - Riverside 21st April - New event for 2013.

15th Muslim Ashura Muslim holy day marking themartyrdom of the Prophet’s grandson Hussein

28th JewishHanukkah Jewish festival of lights

1st March – St David’s Day (patron saint of Wales)

17th March – St Patrick’s Day (patron saint of Ireland)

25th Buddhist Wesak (or Buddha Day) Birthday of Buddha

Stockton International Riverside Festival SIRF - 31st - 4th August 2013Stockton Cycling Festival - 5th, 6th & 7th July 2013Stockton Weekender - 26th July – 28th July 2013

Triathlon - Riverside - 18th August 2013

River Rat Race - Riverside / Tees Barrage - 25th August 2013

‘Stockton Calling’ Music Event - 30th August 2013

Yarm Fair - Yarm 18th - 20th October 2013

Halloween ‘Fright Night Walk’ – Preston Park 31st October 2013

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This 2013 multi-faithcalendar has beenproduced to assist in theplanning and organisingof events, meetings,functions and otheractivities. It containssome of the principaldates for key festivals,however for moreinformation about otherfaiths, beliefs andreligions you can browsethe Stockton CouncilDiversity websitewww.stockton.gov.uk/equalitydiversity Formore information onDiversity issues, contactthe Diversity Team on528830 or e-mail [email protected] Please visitwww.Stockton.gov.uk/events for more eventlistings. All event datesare subject to change

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