Interfaith Week 15th - 21st November 2009

Yorkshire and Humber
Joined August 2009
Yom Yerushalayim (Jewish) Jerusalem Day
Yom Ha'atzmaut (Jewish) - Israel's Independence Day
Vaisakhi - Sikh New Year Festival, which also commemmorates the founding of the Khalsa by the tenth Guru (Guru Gobind Singh) in 1699.
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Maundy Thursday - Christians - the day of the Last Supper, when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples.
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Magha Puja (Buddhist) - Fourfold Assembly or Sangha Day - Buddha addressed a meeting of 1250 arahants.
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Theravada New Year (Buddhist) - celebrated for 3 days from the first full moon day in April.
Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu) - festival marks the birth of Manuman, the Monkey God.
Fast of the Firstborn (Jewish) - observed only by first born males, on the day before Passover.
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Annunciation (Christian) - marks the angel Gabriel's message to the Virgin Mary that she would give birth to the incarnation of Christ.
Rama Navami (Hindu) - birthday of Lord Rama and Swaminarayan Jayanti (Hindu) - birth of Lord Swaminarayan
St Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Ugadi (Yugadi) - literally 'the start of an era' - the Hindu new year festival for Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka in southern India.
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St Piran's Day - patron saint of Cornwall and tin miners. Women's World Day of Prayer.
Milad un Nabi - Birthday of the Prophet Muhammed. Sunni Muslims celebrate 5 days earlier.
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Start of the Bahai Nineteen day fast.
Today is Shushan Purim (Jewish), Hola Mohalla (Lunar Calendar) (Sikh) and St David's Day (Christian).