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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.
