Inclusion Calendar 2022

1st January

Mary, Mother of God – Catholic Christian
Gantan-sai (New Year) – Shinto
Global Family Day
New Year’s Day/Hogmanay

3rd January

Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI

4th January

World Braille Day
Bank Holiday – Scotland

5th January

Twelfth Night – Christian

6th January

Epiphany – Christian
Feast of the Theophany – Orthodox Christian

7th January

Feast of the Nativity – Orthodox Christian

9th January

Baptism of the Lord Jesus – Christian
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh – Sikh

10th January

Seijin no hi (Coming of Age Day) – Shinto

13th January

Lohri/Maghi – Hindu and Sikh

14th January

Makar Sankranti – Hindu
Pongal – Hindu
Old New Year – Orthodox Christian

16th January

World Religion Day

17th January

Tu BiShvat – Judaism
Martin Luther King Jr Day

18th January

Thaipusam – Hindu
Mahayana New Year (3 days from the first full moon) – Buddhist
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins – Christian 

19th January

Timkat – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian

24th January

International Day of Education

25th January

Conversion of Saint Paul – Christian
Robert Burns Night (Burns Night)

27th January

Holocaust Memorial Day

28th January

Data Privacy Day

31st January

Birthday of Guru Har Rai – Sikh

1st February

Chinese New Year – Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist
Imbolc – Lughnassadh – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
World Hijab Day
World Interfaith Harmony Week begins

2nd February

Candlemas (Presentation of Christ in the Temple) – Christian

3rd February

Setsubun-sai – Shinto

4th February

World Cancer Day

5th February

Vasant Panchami – Hindu

6th February

Zacchaeus Sunday – Orthodox Christian
Time to Talk Day

7th February

UK Race Equality Week begins

8th February

Safer Internet Day

11th February

International Day of Women and Girls in Science
World Day of the Sick

12th February

Red Hand Day for Child Soldiers

13th February

Triodion begins – Orthodox Christian
Autism Sunday

14th February

Saint Valentine’s Day

15th February

Parinirvana Day/Nirvana Day – Buddhist
International Childhood Cancer Day

16th February

Magha Puja (Sangha Day) – Buddhist

17th February

World Human Spirit Day

20th February

Sunday of the Prodigal Son – Orthodox Christian
World Day of Social Justice

25th February

Intercalary Days begin – Baha’i
International STAND UP to Bullying Day

27th February

Meatfare Sunday – Orthodox Christian

28th February

Lailat al Miraj – Islam

1st March

Intercalary Days (end) – Baha’i
Saint David’s Day – Christian
Shrove Tuesday – Christian
Maha Shivaratri – Hindu
International Wheelchair Day
Self Injury Awareness Day (SIAD)
Zero Discrimination Day

2nd March

Nineteen Day Fast begins – Baha’i

Ash Wednesday – Christian

3rd March

World Hearing Day

4th March

World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation

6th March

Cheesefare Sunday – Orthodox Christian

7th March

Great Lent begins – Clean Monday – Orthodox Christian

8th March

International Women’s Day

13th March

Sunday of Orthodoxy – Orthodox Christian

14th March

Nanakshahi (New Year) – Sikh

15th March

Lord’s Evening Meal – Jehovah’s Witness

17th March

Saint Patrick’s Day – Christian
Holika Dahan – Hindu
Purim – Judaism
Bank Holiday – Northern Ireland and ROI

18th March

Holi – Hindu
Lailat al Bara’ah – Islam
Global Recycling Day

19th March

Saint Joseph’s Day – Christian
Hola Mohalla – Sikh

20th March

Spring Equinox
Ostara – Mabon – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
International Day of Happiness

21st March

Naw-Rúz (New Year) – Baha’i
Norooz (New Year) – Persian/Zoroastrian
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
World Down Syndrome Day

25th March

The Annunciation of the Virgin Mary – Christian
Annunciation to the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

26th March

Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zarathushtra) – Zoroastrian

27th March

Mothering Sunday
British Summer Time begins

30th March

World Bipolar Day

31st March

International Transgender Day of Visibility

2nd April

Ramayana begins – Hindu
Ugadi/Telugu New Year – Hindu
Ramadan begins – Islam
World Autism Awareness Day

6th April

International Asexuality Day

7th April

World Health Day

8th April

International Romani Day

10th April

Palm Sunday – Christian
Rama Navami – Hindu

13th April

Songkran (Thai New Year) – Buddhist

14th April

Maundy Thursday – Christian
Mahavir Jayanti – Jain
Birth of the Khalsa (Vaisakhi) – Sikh
Tamil New Year

15th April

Good Friday – Christian
Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

16th April

Theravada New Year – Buddhist
Hanuman Jayanti – Hindu
Passover – Judaism
Lazarus Saturday – Orthodox Christian

17th April

Easter Sunday – Christian
Palm Sunday – Orthodox Christian

18th April

Easter Monday – Christian
Birthday of Guru Angad Dev – Sikh
Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur – Sikh
Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Northern Ireland and ROI

19th April

Agender Pride Day

21st April

First Day of Ridvan – Baha’i

22nd April

Holy Friday – Orthodox Christian
Earth Day

23rd April

Saint George’s Day – Christian

24th April

Pascha (Easter) – Orthodox Christian

25th April

Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist – Christian

26th April

Lesbian Visibility Day

28th April

Lailat al-Qadr – Islam
Yom HaShoah – Judaism
World Day for Health & Safety at Work

29th April

Ninth Day of Ridvan – Baha’i

30th April

Saint James the Great’s Day – Orthodox Christian

1st May

Beltane – Samhain – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres

2nd May

Twelfth Day of Ridvan – Baha’i
Eid al Fitr – Islam
Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev – Sikh
Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI

3rd May

Feast of Saints Philip and James – Catholic Christian
Akshaya Tritiya – Hindu, Jain
World Press Freedom Day

4th May

Yom HaZikaron – Judaism
International Firefighters Day

5th May

Yom Ha’Atzmaut – Judaism

8th May

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

12th May

International Nurses Day

15th May

International Day of Families

16th May

Vesak – Buddhist,

17th May

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

19th May

Lag BaOmer – Judaism
Global Accessibility Awareness Day

21st May

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

22nd May

International Day for Biological Diversity

23rd May

Birthday of Guru Amar Das – Sikh

24th May

Declaration of the Báb – Baha’i

26th May

Ascension Day – Christian

29th May

Ascension of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i
Yom Yerushalayim – Judaism
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

31st May

Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Catholic Christian
World No Tobacco Day

1st June

Global Day of Parents

2nd June

Ascension of the Lord – Orthodox Christian
Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

3rd June

Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

4th June

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

5th June

Pentecost – Christian

Shavuot – Judaism

World Environment Day

6th June

Bank Holiday – ROI

11th June

Global Wellness Day

12th June

Race Unity Day – Baha’i
Trinity Sunday – Christian
Pentecost – Orthodox Christian
World Day against Child Labour

14th June

World Blood Donor Day

15th June

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

16th June

Corpus Christi – Catholic Christian
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev – Sikh

17th June

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

18th June

Autistic Pride Day

19th June

Father’s Day

20th June

The Fast of the Holy Apostles – Orthodox Christian
World Refugee Day

21st June

Summer Solstice
Litha – Yule – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
World Humanist Day

22nd June

UK Windrush Day

24th June

Sacred Heart of Jesus – Catholic Christian
Nativity of Saint John the Baptist – Christian

28th June

Anniversary of Stonewall Riots 

29th June

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul – Christian

5th July

Birthday of Guru Hargobind – Sikh

6th July

Omnisexual Visibility Day

7th July

Hajj – Islam

8th July

Waqf al Arafa – Islam

9th July

Eid al Adha – Islam

10th July

Martyrdom of the Báb – Baha’i

11th July

World Population Day

12th July

Bank Holiday – Northern Ireland

13th July

Asalha Puja (Dharma Day) – Buddhist

14th July

International Non-Binary People’s Day

15th July

Saint Vladimir the Great Day – Orthodox Christian
World Youth Skills Day

17th July

World Day for International Justice

18th July

Nelson Mandela International Day

22nd July

Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene – Christian

23rd July

Birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie – Rastafari
Birthday of Guru Har Krishan – Sikh

24th July

Pioneer Day – Mormonism

25th July

Saint James the Great Day – Christian

28th July

World Hepatitis Day

30th July

Al-Hijra/Muharram – New Year – Islam
International Day of Friendship
World Day against Trafficking Persons

1st August

Lammas – Christian
Fast in honour of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus – Orthodox Christian
Lughnasadh – Imbolc – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
Summer Bank Holiday – Scotland and ROI

6th August

Feast of Transfiguration of Our Lord – Christian
Transfiguration of the Lord – Orthodox Christian

7th August

Tish’a B’av – Judaism

8th August

Ashura – Islam

9th August

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

10th August

Feast of Saint Lawrence – Christian

11th August

Raksha Bandhan – Hindu

12th August

International Youth Day

15th August

Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary – Catholic Christian
Dormition of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian

18th August

Krishna Janmashtami – Hindu

19th August

World Humanitarian Day

22nd August

Queenship of Mary – Catholic Christian
International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief

23rd August

Paryushana Parvarambha begins – Jain
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

24th August

Feast of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle – Christian

29th August

Beheading of Saint John the Baptist – Christian
Summer Bank Holiday – England, Wales and Northern Ireland

31st August

Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu
Samvatsari – Jain

5th September

International Day of Charity

6th September

Colour Blind Awareness Day

8th September

Nativity of Virgin Mary – Christian
Nativity of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian
International Literacy Day

9th September

Anant Chaturdashi – Hindu

10th September

World Suicide Prevention Day

14th September

Triumph of the Cross – Christian
Exaltation of the Cross – Orthodox Christian

15th September

International Day of Democracy

18th September

International Equal Pay Day

21st September

Feast of Saint Matthew – Christian
International Day of Peace
World Alzheimer’s Day

23rd September

Autumn Equinox
Mabon – Ostara – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
Bi Visibility Day
International Day of Sign Languages

25th September

World Deaf Day

26th September

Rosh Hashanah – Judaism
Navaratri begins – Hindu
UK National Inclusion Week begins

27th September

Meskel – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian

28th September

Fast of Gedaliah – Judaism
International Right to Know Day

29th September

Michaelmas – Saint Michael and All Angels – Christian
World Heart Day 

1st October

International Day of Older Persons

2nd October

Feast of the Guardian Angels – Christian
International Day of Non-Violence

4th October

Blessing of the Animals – Christian
Saint Francis’ Day – Christian

5th October

Yom Kippur – Judaism
Dussehra – Dasara – Hindu

6th October

World Cerebral Palsy Day

8th October

Mawlid al-Nabi – Islam

9th October

Birthday of Guru Ram Das – Sikh

10th October

Sukkot begins – Judaism
World Homeless Day
World Mental Health Day

11th October

International Day of the Girl Child

13th October

World Sight Day

15th October

International Day of Rural Women

16th October

World Food Day

17th October

Shemini Atzeret – Judaism
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

18th October

Feast of Saint Luke – Christian
Simchat Torah – Judaism
World Menopause Day

19th October

International Pronouns Day

24th October

Diwali – Deepavali – Hindu, Sikh, Jain
Bandi Chhor Divas – Sikh
United Nations Day

26th October

Birth of the Báb – Baha’i
Intersex Awareness Day

27th October

Birth of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i

28th October

Feast of Saints Simon and Jude – Christian

29th October

World Stroke Day

30th October

British Summer Time ends

31st October

All Hallows’ Eve – Christian
Reformation Day – Protestant Christian
Samhain (Halloween) – Beltane – Wicca/ Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
Bank Holiday – ROI

1st November

All Saints’ Day – Christian

2nd November

All Souls’ Day – Christian
Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I – Rastafari

8th November

Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev – Sikh
Intersex Day of Solidarity

9th November

Dedication of the Lateran Basilica – Catholic Christian

11th November

Armistice Day - Interfaith

13th November

Remembrance Sunday
World Kindness Day
UK Interfaith Week begins

14th November

World Diabetes Day

15th November

Nativity Fast begins – Orthodox Christian

16th November

International Day for Tolerance

17th November

International Students’ Day

18th November

International STAND UP to Bullying Day
UK Disability History Month begins

19th November

International Men’s Day

20th November

Feast of Christ the King – Christian
Transgender Day of Remembrance 
Universal Children’s Day

21st November

Presentation of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian

24th November

Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur – Sikh
US Thanksgiving

25th November

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

26th November

Day of the Covenant – Baha’i

27th November

Advent Sunday – Christian

28th November

Ascension of Abdu’l-Bahá – Baha’i

30th November

Saint Andrew’s Day – Christian

1st December

World AIDS Day

2nd December

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

3rd December

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

5th December

International Volunteer Day

8th December

Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) – Buddhist
Feast of the Immaculate Conception – Christian

10th December

Human Rights Day

12th December

International Universal Health Coverage Day

18th December

International Migrants Day

19th December

Chanukah begins – Judaism

20th December

International Human Solidarity Day

21st December

Winter Solstice
Yule – Litha – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres

24th December

Christmas Eve – Christian

25th December

Christmas Day – Christian
Feast of the Nativity – Orthodox Christian

26th December

Saint Stephen’s Day – Christian
Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) – Zoroastrian
Boxing Day
Kwanzaa begins
Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI

27th December

Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI

28th December

Holy Innocents – Christian

30th December

Feast of the Holy Family – Catholic Christian

31st December

Watch Night – Christian
New Year’s Eve/Hogmanay