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Spiritual Health Association acknowledges that this calendar was put together on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunwurrongpeople of the Kulin Nation. We honour all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestors and Elders past, present and emerging.2021 Religious & Cultural Calendar

Nov 24

Sikh:Martyrdom of Guru TeghBahadur Ji

Nov 25

Baha’i: Day of Covenant

Dec 8

Buddhist: Bodhi (Enlightenment)Day (Mahayana)

Nov 28 – Dec 6

Jewish:Chanukah

Dec 19

Orthodox:St. Nickolas Day

Nov 28

Orthodox:Beginning of Christmas Fast

Nov 28

Christian:Advent

Dec 25

Christian:Christmas Day

Dec 10

UN Human Rights Day

Nov 27

Baha’i: Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Baha

Jan 13

Sikh:Maghi

Jan 20

Sikh:Birthday: Guru Gobind Singh Ji (10th)

Feb 12

Buddhist: Losar Tibetan New Year (Vajrayana)

Feb 15

Buddhist: Nirvana Day (Mahayana)

Jan 29

Buddhist: Mahayana New Year

Jan 19

Orthodox:Theophany

Jan 7

Orthodox:Feast of Nativity

Feb 1 – 7

UN World Interfaith Harmony Week

Feb 12

Lunar New Year (Ox)

Feb 13

National Apology Day

Jan 26

Australia Day / Survival Day

Jan 6

Christian:Epiphany of the Lord

Feb 17

Christian:Ash Wednesday

Mar 11

Islam: Lailat al Isra’ walMi’raj (Israand Mi-raj)

Mar 27 – Apr 4

Jewish:Pesach (Passover)

Mar 15

Orthodox:Clean Monday

Mar 14

Orthodox:Forgiveness Sunday

Feb 25

Sikh: Birthday of Guru Har Rai Sahib Ji (7th)

Mar 11

Hindu: Maha Shivaratri

Feb 27

Buddhist: Magha Puja

Feb 26

Jewish:Purim

Mar 19

National Close the Gap Day

Mar 15 – 22

Cultural Diversity Week

Mar 21

Harmony DayMar 29

Sikh: Hola Mohalla

Mar 30

Baha’i: Naw Ruz

Mar 29

Hindu: Hokika Dahan

Apr 8

Buddhist: Buddha’s Birthday (Mahayana)

Apr 4

Christian:Easter

Apr 2

Christian:Good Friday

Mar 29

Islam: Lailat al Bara’ah

Apr 14

Sikh: Vaisakhi

Apr 13 – 22

Hindu: Chaitra Navratri

Apr 13 – May 12

Islam: Ramadan

Apr 8

Jewish:Yom HaShoah

Mar 28

Christian:Palm Sunday

Apr 15

Sikh: Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib Ji (5th & 1st martyr)

Apr 18

Sikh:Birthdays of Guru Angad Dev Sahib Ji (2nd) & Guru TeghBahadur Sahib Ji (9th)

Apr 20 – May 1

Baha’i: Ridvan

Apr 21

Hindu: Ram Navami

Apr 28

Baha’i: Ninth Day of Ridvan

Apr 27

Hindu: Hanuman Jayanti

Apr 27

Buddhist: Theravada New Year

Apr 30

Jewish:Lag B’Omer

Apr 25

Palm Sunday

Apr 30

Eastern Orthodox Good Friday

Apr 25

Jain:Mahavir Jayanti

Apr 25

ANZAC Day

May 26

National Sorry Day

May 27 – Jun 3

National Reconciliation Week

May 9

Islam: Laylat al Qadr

May 2

Eastern Orthodox Easter (Pascha)

May 3

Christian:Ascension

May 23

Sikh:Birthday of Guru Amar Das Sahib Ji (3rd)

May 16

Jewish:Shavuot

May 23

Christian:Pentecost

May 25

Hindu: Mahavir Jayanti/ Narasimha Jayanti

May 26

Buddhist: Visakha / Vesak Day

May 26

Buddhist: Saka Dawa(Vajrayana)

May 13

Islam: Eid-al-Fitr(End of Ramadan)

Jul 20 – 23

Islam: Eid-Al-Adha

Jul 19

Islam: Waqf al Arafa – Hajra

Jul 12

Orthodox:St. Peter’s Day

Jul 7

Sikh:Birthday of Guru Har Krishen Sahib Ji (8th)

Jun 9

Baha’i: Martyrdom of the Bab

Jun 10

Orthodox:Ascension of Christ

Jun 19

Sikh:Birthday of Guru HargobindSahib Ji (6th)

Jun 20

Orthodox:Eastern Orthodox Pentecost

Jun 28

Orthodox:Beginning of Apostolic Fast

Jul 1

Torres Strait Islander Christian: Coming of the Light

Jul 4 – 11

NAIDOC Week

Jun 16

Sikh:Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib Ji (5th & 1st martyr)

Aug 21

Hindu: Raksha Bandhan

Aug 22

Buddhist: Hungry Ghost Festival -Ullambana(Theravada)

Aug 28

Orthodox:Dormition of Mary

Aug 18

Jewish:Fast of Tisha B’av

Jul 24

Hindu: Guru Purnima

Aug 10

Islam: Al Hijra –Islamic New Year

Jul 24

Buddhist: Dharma Day -Asalha Puja (Theravada)

Aug 14 – 15

Buddhist: Remembering Ancestors -Obon(Mahayana)

Aug 19

Islam: Day of Ashura

Aug 14

Orthodox:Beginning of Dormition Fast

Aug 15

Christian:Assumption of Mary

International Day of World’s Indigenous People

Aug 9

Oct 9

Sikh:Birthday of Guru Ram Das Sahib Ji (4th)

Sep 29

Jewish:Simchat Torah

Oct 7 – 15

Hindu: Sharad Navratri

Sep 14

Hindu: Radhastami

Sep 10

Hindu: Ganesh Chaturthi

Aug 29

Hindu: Krishna Janmashtami

Sep 15

Jewish:Yom Kippur

Sep 17

Hindu: Vishwakarma Puja

Sep 20

Buddhist: Sangha Day / Kathina(Theravada)

Sep 20 – 27

Jewish:Sukkot

Sep 6 – 8

Jewish:Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year)

Sep 27

Orthodox:Elevation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross

Nov 19

Sikh:Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib Ji (1st)

Nov 7

Baha’i: Birth of Baha’u’llah

Oct 14

Hindu: Dussehra / Vijaya Dashmi

Oct 19

Islam: Mawlid an-Nabi

Oct 20

Sikh:Conferment of Gurushipto Guru Granth Sahib

Nov 4

Sikh:Bandi ChhorDivas

Nov 6

Baha’i: Birth of the Bab

Nov 4

Hindu: Deepavali / Diwali

Nov 1

Christian:All Saints’ Day

Oct 25 – 31

International Spiritual Care Week

Please note Jewish festivals begin at sundown on the previous stated day and, except for Yom Kippur, are celebrated for 2 days. Islamic, Buddhist & Sikh festival dates are estimated and may vary depending on sighting of the lunar crescent/moon and are sometimes decided during the year. Only major religious and cultural dates are included in this calendar. There may be others of importance to individuals of particular faiths or communities. It is recommended that personal explanations and memories of traditions are sought and shared.