DIVERSITY CALENDAR 2017
Diversity Calendar 2017diversitonleading the world in diversity
Carnival de Venezia Italy
1st Mary, Mother of God – Catholic Christian
Feast of Saint Basil – Orthodox Christian Gantan-sai (New Year) – Shinto New Year’s Day/Hogmanay 2nd Bank Holiday – England, Wales,
Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI3rd Bank Holiday – Scotland4th World Braille Day5th Twelfth Night – Christian Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh – Sikh6th Epiphany – Christian Feast of the Theophany – Orthodox
Christian Dia de los Reyes – Christian Nativity of Christ – Armenian Orthodox
Christian7th Christmas Day – Orthodox Christian Christmas Day – Ethiopian Rastafari Feast of the Nativity – Orthodox Christian8th Asara B’Tevet – Judaism Baptism of the Lord Jesus – Christian9th Seijin no hi (Coming of Age Day) – Shinto11th Human Trafficking Awareness Day12th 12-15 Mahayana New Year – Buddhist13th Saint Hilary’s Day – Christian Maghi – Sikh14th New Year – Orthodox Christian Makar Sankranti – Hindu15th World Religion Day – Baha’i16th Martin Luther King Jnr. Day18th 18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
– Christian19th Timkat – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian21st Saint Agnes Day – Christian25th Robert Burns Night (Burns Night) Conversion of Saint Paul – Christian26th Australia Day27th Holocaust Memorial Day28th Saint Thomas Aquinas Day – Christian Chinese New Year – Confucian, Daoist,
Buddhist Data Privacy Day29th Zacchaeus Sunday – Orthodox
Christian31st Birthday of Guru Har Rai – Sikh
January is National Eye Care Month | Cervical Health Awareness Month |Celebration of Life Month | Alcohol Concern Dry January
Special Days
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before.
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2016January
We must be willing to letgo of the life we haveplanned so as to have thelife that is waiting for us.
Joseph Campbell
Diversity ChampionQuestion Time
Have you clear objectives and a plan to promote inclusion and respect
in 2016?
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Life is now. There was never a time when your life was not now, nor will there ever be.Eckhart Tolle
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1st Vasant Panchami – Hindu2nd Candlemas (Presentation of Christ in
the Temple) – Christian Imbolc – Lughnassadh – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres3rd Setsubun-sai – Shinto Saint Blaise Day – Christian4th World Cancer Day5th Four Chaplains Sunday – Interfaith Triodion begins – Orthodox Christian11th Our Lady of Lourdes – Christian Tu BiShvat – Judaism12th Darwin Day14th Saint Valentine’s Day15th Nirvana Day – Buddhist – Jain International Childhood Cancer Day19th Meatfare Sunday – Orthodox Christian20th World Day of Social Justice24th Maha Shivaratri – Hindu25th Intercalary Days (start) – Baha’i26th Cheesefare Sunday – Orthodox
Christian27th Great Lent begins – Clean Monday
– Orthodox Christian28th Shrove Tuesday – Christian Intercalary Days (end) – Baha’i
Special Days
February is National Heart Month | Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month | Raynaud’s and Scleroderma Awareness Month | Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before.
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Diversity Perspectives
2016January
We must be willing to letgo of the life we haveplanned so as to have thelife that is waiting for us.
Joseph Campbell
Diversity ChampionQuestion Time
Have you clear objectives and a plan to promote inclusion and respect
in 2016?
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Your daily life is your temple and your religion. Kahlil Gibran
Happy Valentine’s Day14 Feb
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Shrine to the Asafo warriors in Biriwa Village Ghana
1st Zero Discrimination Day Saint David’s Day Ash Wednesday – Christian Self Injury Awareness Day Nineteen Day Fast (start) – Baha’i5th Saint Piran’s Day – Christian Orthodox Sunday – Orthodox Christian8th International Women’s Day9th Ta’anit Esther – Judaism12th Purim – Judaism Magha Puja (Sangha Day) – Buddhist13th Hola Mohalla – Sikh Holi – Hindu17th Saint Patrick’s Day – Christian Bank Holiday – Northern Ireland
and ROI19th Saint Joseph’s Day20th Spring Equinox Ostara – Mabon – Wicca/Pagan,
Northern and Southern hemispheres Naw-Rúz (New Year) – Baha’i Norooz (New Year) – Persian/Zoroas-
trian21st International Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination 22nd World Water Day24th World TB Day25th Annunciation to the Theotokos
– Orthodox Christian Annunciation of the Lord – Catholic
Christian26th British Summertime begins Mothering Sunday28th Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet
Zarathushtra) – Zoroastrian New Year – Hindu
Special Days
March is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month | Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month | Women’s History Month |Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month | Brain Tumour Awareness Month
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Diversity Perspectives
2016January
We must be willing to letgo of the life we haveplanned so as to have thelife that is waiting for us.
Joseph Campbell
Diversity ChampionQuestion Time
Have you clear objectives and a plan to promote inclusion and respect
in 2016?
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Action expresses priorities.Mahatma Gandhi
International Women’s Day8 Mar
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1st April Fools Day2nd World Autism Awareness Day5th Ram Navami – Hindu7th World Health Day 8th Lazarus Saturday – Orthodox Christian International Romani Day9th Palm Sunday – Christian Palm Sunday – Orthodox Christian Mahavir Jayanti – Jain11th Pesach (Passover) – Judaism Lord’s Evening Meal – Jehovah’s
Witness Christian Hanuman Jayanti – Hindu Theravada New Year – Buddhist13th Maundy Thursday – Christian 14th Good Friday – Christian Good Friday – Orthodox Christian Bank Holiday – England, Wales,
Scotland and Northern Ireland Vaisakhi New Year – Sikh15th Holy Saturday – Christian Holy Saturday – Orthodox Christian16th Easter Sunday – Christian Pascha (Easter) – Orthodox Christian17th Easter Monday – Christian Bank Holiday – England, Wales,
Northern Ireland and ROI18th Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur – Sikh Birthday of Guru Angad Dev – Sikh20th First Day of Ridvan – Baha’i22nd Earth Day23rd Saint George’s Day – Christian24th Yom HaShoah (Holocaust
Remembrance Day) – Judaism Lailat al Miraj – Islam25th World Malaria Day28th World Day for Health & Safety at Work Ninth Day of Ridvan – Baha’i Akshaya Tritiya – Hindu, Jain30th Saint James the Great Day – Orthodox
Christian
Special Days
April is Autism Awareness Month| Alcohol Awareness Month | Stress Awareness Month | Bowel Cancer Awareness Month | National Pet Month | Parkinson’s Awareness Month
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Diversity Perspectives
2016January
We must be willing to letgo of the life we haveplanned so as to have thelife that is waiting for us.
Joseph Campbell
Diversity ChampionQuestion Time
Have you clear objectives and a plan to promote inclusion and respect
in 2016?
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The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. Nelson Henderson
Happy Vaisakhi - Sikh New Year14 Apr
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Palio parade Asti Italy
Special Days
May is Action on Stroke Month | Mental Health Awareness Month | Cystic Fibrosis Month | Hepatitis Awareness Month | Hughes Syndrome Awareness Month | National Walking Month | Foster Care Month
1st Beltane – Samhain – Wicca/Pagan, Northern and Southern hemispheres
Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI
Twelfth Day of Ridvan – Baha’i Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day)
– Judaism2nd Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israeli Indepen-
dence Day) – Judaism Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev – Sikh3rd World Press Freedom Day8th World Ovarian Cancer Day World Red Cross Red Crescent Day9th Europe Day10th Vesak – Buddha Day – Buddhist11th Lailat al Bara’ah – Islam13th Our Lady of Fatima – Catholic Christian14th Lag B’Omer – Judaism15th International Day of Families17th International Day Against Homophobia,
Transphobia and Biphobia21st World Day for Cultural Diversity for
Dialogue and Development22nd International Day for Biological
Diversity23rd Birthday of Guru Amar Das – Sikh Declaration of the Báb – Baha’i24th Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)
– Judaism25th Ascension of the Lord – Orthodox
Christian Ascension Day – Christian27th Ramadan begins – Islam28th Ascension of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i 29th International Day of United Nations
Peacekeepers Spring Bank Holiday – England, Wales,
Scotland and Northern Ireland31st World No Tobacco Day Shavuot – Judaism
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Diversity Perspectives
2016January
We must be willing to letgo of the life we haveplanned so as to have thelife that is waiting for us.
Joseph Campbell
Diversity ChampionQuestion Time
Have you clear objectives and a plan to promote inclusion and respect
in 2016?
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Sleep is the best meditation.Dalai Lama
Ramadan begins27 May
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Diversity Calendar 2017diversitonleading the world in diversity
Theatre in Shanghai
4th International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
Pentecost – Christian Pentecost – Orthodox Christian5th World Environment Day Bank Holiday – ROI11th Trinity Sunday – Christian All Saints – Orthodox Christian14th World Blood Donor Day15th Corpus Christi – Catholic Christian16th Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev – Sikh17th World Day to Combat Desertification
and Drought Trooping the Colour18th Father’s Day20th World Refugee Day21st Summer Solstice Litha – Yule – Wicca/Pagan Northern
and Southern hemispheres Laylat al Qadr – Islam23rd Sacred Heart of Jesus – Catholic
Christian Quds Day – Islam24th Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
– Christian25th Eid al Fitr – Islam29th Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
– Christian
Special Days
June is Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Month | Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Awareness Month | LGBT Pride Month | Men’s Health Awareness Month | Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month | National Hospice Month (UK)
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Diversity Perspectives
2016January
We must be willing to letgo of the life we haveplanned so as to have thelife that is waiting for us.
Joseph Campbell
Diversity ChampionQuestion Time
Have you clear objectives and a plan to promote inclusion and respect
in 2016?
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True masters are those who’ve chosen to make a life rather than a living.Neale Donald Walsch
LGBT Pride Month1-30 Jun
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New York! New York!
4th Independence Day5th Birthday of Guru Hargobind – Sikh9th Martyrdom of the Báb – Baha’i11th Saint Benedict Day – Catholic Christian World Population Day12th Orangemen’s Day Bank Holiday – Northern Ireland13th Obon (Ulambana) – Buddhist – Shinto15th Saint Vladimir the Great Day
– Orthodox Christian Asalha Puja (Dharma Day) – Buddhist17th World Day for International Justice World Emoji Day22nd Feast Day of Saint Mary Magdalene
– Christian23rd Birthday of Guru Har Krishan – Sikh Birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie
– Rastafari24th Pioneer Day – Mormon Christian25th Saint James the Great Day – Christian 28th World Hepatitis Day30th International Day of Friendship
Special Days
July is UV Safety Month | Family Reunion Month | Make a Difference to Children Month | International Women with Alopecia Month | Group B Strep Awareness Month | Scams Awareness Month
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Diversity Perspectives
2016January
We must be willing to letgo of the life we haveplanned so as to have thelife that is waiting for us.
Joseph Campbell
Diversity ChampionQuestion Time
Have you clear objectives and a plan to promote inclusion and respect
in 2016?
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Our own life has to be our message.Thich Nhat Hanh
Happy World Emoji Day17 Jul
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Diversity Calendar 2017diversitonleading the world in diversity
Notting Hill Carnival
1st Lammas – Christian Lughnassadh – Imbolc – Wicca/Pagan,
Northern and Southern hemispheres Tish’a B’av – Judaism Fast in honour of Holy Mother of Lord
Jesus – Orthodox Christian6th Transfiguration of the Lord – Orthodox
Christian Transfiguration Sunday – Christian7th Summer Bank Holiday – Scotland
and ROI Raksha Bandhan – Hindu9th International Day of the World’s
Indigenous Peoples12th International Youth Day 15th Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary
– Catholic Christian Dormition of the Theotokos – Orthodox
Christian Krishna Janmashtami – Hindu18th Paryushana-Parva – Jain19th World Humanitarian Day22nd Queenship of Mary – Catholic Christian25th Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu Samvatsari – Jain28th Summer Bank Holiday – England,
Wales and Northern Ireland29th Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
– Christian31st Waqf al Arafa (Hajj Day) – Islam
Special Days
August is Health & Safety Month | National Immunizations Awareness Month |Black Business Month | Children’s Eye Health & Safety Month
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Diversity Perspectives
2016January
We must be willing to letgo of the life we haveplanned so as to have thelife that is waiting for us.
Joseph Campbell
Diversity ChampionQuestion Time
Have you clear objectives and a plan to promote inclusion and respect
in 2016?
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The mind has to be empty to see clearly.Jiddu Krishnamurti
World Humanitarian Day19 Aug
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Castellers - a Catalan tradition of human tower building
1st Religious year begins – Orthodox Christian
Eid al Adha – Islam5th International Day of Charity Kshamavani – Jain8th Nativity of Virgin Mary – Christian International Literacy Day10th World Suicide Prevention Day11th Ethiopian New Year – Rastafari14th The Triumph of the Cross – Christian15th International Day of Democracy21st Rosh Hashanah – Judaism International Day of Peace World Alzheimer’s Day Navaratri begins – Hindu22nd Autumn Equinox Mabon – Ostara – Wicca/Pagan
Northern and Southern hemispheres Al-Hijra/Muharram – New Year – Islam23rd Bi Visibility Day27th Meskel – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian28th International Right to Know Day Freedom from Hunger Day29th Michaelmas – Saint Michael and All Angels – Christian30th Dussehra – Dasara – Hindu Yom Kippur – Judaism
Special Days
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month | Childhood Cancer Awareness Month |International Blood Cancer Awareness Month | World Alzheimer’s Month | Thyroid Cancer
Awareness Month | Hearing Awareness Month | World Dementia Awareness Month
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Diversity Perspectives
2016January
We must be willing to letgo of the life we haveplanned so as to have thelife that is waiting for us.
Joseph Campbell
Diversity ChampionQuestion Time
Have you clear objectives and a plan to promote inclusion and respect
in 2016?
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Never measure the height of a mountain, until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.Dag Hammarskjold
International Day of Peace21 Sep
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Hand Wool Dyer in the Souks of Marrakesh
1st International Day of Older Persons Ashura – Islam2nd International Day of Non-Violence Feast of the Guardian Angels
– Christian4th Saint Francis Day – Catholic Christian Blessing of the Animals – Christian5th Sukkot – Judaism9th Birthday of Guru Ram Das – Sikh10th World Mental Health Day12th Shemini Atzeret – Judaism World Sight Day13th Simchat Torah – Judaism15th International Day of Rural Women16th World Food Day17th International Day for the Eradication
of Poverty18th Saint Luke, Apostle & Evangelist
– Christian19th Diwali – Deepavali – Hindu, Sikh, Jain Bandi Chhor Divas – Sikh20th New Year – Jain21st Birth of the Báb – Baha’i22nd Birthday of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i24th United Nations Day28th Milvian Bridge Day – Christian29th World Stroke Day British Summertime ends30th Bank Holiday – ROI31st All Hallows’ Eve – Christian Samhain (Halloween) – Beltane
– Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
Reformation Day – Protestant Christian
Special Days
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Down Syndrome Awareness Month |Domestic Violence Awareness Month | Black History Month (UK)/Aids Awareness Month |
Lupus Awareness Month | World Blindness Awareness Month
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Diversity Perspectives
2016January
We must be willing to letgo of the life we haveplanned so as to have thelife that is waiting for us.
Joseph Campbell
Diversity ChampionQuestion Time
Have you clear objectives and a plan to promote inclusion and respect
in 2016?
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Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart give yourself to it.Buddha
United Nations Day24 Oct
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Floating baskets for Loi Krathong in Thailand
1st All Saints’ Day – Christian2nd All Souls’ Day – Christian Coronation of Emperor Haile
Selassie I – Rastafari4th Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev – Sikh5th Guy Fawkes Night9th Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
– Catholic Christian11th Armistice Day – Interfaith12th Remembrance Sunday13th World Kindness Day14th World Diabetes Day15th Nativity Fast begins – Orthodox
Christian19th International Men’s Day20th Universal Children’s Day23rd Thanksgiving – Interfaith USA24th Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur
– Sikh25th International Day for the Elimination
of Violence against Women Day of the Covenant – Baha’i26th Feast of Christ the King – Christian27th Ascension of Abdul’l-Baha – Baha’i30th Saint Andrew’s Day – Christian Bank Holiday – Scotland
Special Days
November is Epilepsy Awareness Month | Lung Cancer Awareness Month |Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month | Mouth Cancer Action Month | COPD Awareness Month |
Adoption Month | Movember
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We must be willing to letgo of the life we haveplanned so as to have thelife that is waiting for us.
Joseph Campbell
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You don’t have a soul. You are a Soul.You have a body.C. S. Lewis
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Traditional dance and celebrations in Botswana
1st Mawlid al-Nabi – Islam World AIDS Day2nd International Day for the Abolition
of Slavery3rd International Day of Persons
with Disabilities Advent Sunday – Christian6th Saint Nicholas’ Day8th Feast of the Immaculate Conception
– Christian Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) – Buddhist9th International Anti-Corruption Day10th Human Rights Day12th Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe
– Catholic Christian13th Chanukah – Judaism18th International Migrants Day20th International Human Solidarity Day21st Winter Solstice Yule – Litha – Wicca/Pagan Northern
and Southern hemispheres Yule – Christian24th Christmas Eve – Christian25th Christmas Day – Christian Bank Holiday – England, Wales,
Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI Feast of the Nativity – Orthodox
Christian26th Saint Stephen’s Day – Christian Boxing Day Bank Holiday – England, Wales,
Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet
Zarathushtra) – Zoroastrian28th Holy Innocents – Christian31st New Year’s Eve Watch Night – Christian Feast of the Holy Family – Catholic
Christian Hogmanay
Special Days
December is Universal Human Rights Month | Spiritual Literacy Month
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We must be willing to letgo of the life we haveplanned so as to have thelife that is waiting for us.
Joseph Campbell
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Have you clear objectives and a plan to promote inclusion and respect
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Behind your image, below your words, above your thoughts, the silence of another world waits.John O Donohue
Happy Christmas25 Dec
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