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Religious Festivals Nov' 09
Sunday 1 November
Christian All Saints' Day (Hallowmas, All Hallows')
All Saints' Day (also known as All Hallows' Day or Hallowmas) is when Anglicans and Roman Catholics honour all saints, known and unknown, of the Christian church. Orthodox churches celebrate it on the first Sunday after Pentecost.
Monday 2 November
Christian All Souls' Day
All Souls' Day is an opportunity for Roman Catholic and Anglo-Catholic churches to commemorate the faithful departed. They remember and pray for the souls of people who are in Purgatory. All Souls' Day is celebrated on 3 November if the 2nd is a Sunday.
Rastafari Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I
Haile Selassie was the Emperor of Ethiopia. Rastas believe Haile Selassie is God, and that he will return to Africa members of the black community who are living in exile.
Sikh Birthday of Guru Nanak (Lunar Calendar)
This festival may be celebrated by some on the date fixed by the Nanakshahi calendar: April 14
Sunday 8 November
Multifaith Remembrance Sunday
The second Sunday of November is marked by ceremonies at war memorials and cenotaphs to remember those who gave their lives in conflicts.
Wednesday 11 November
Multifaith Armistice Day
Marks the end of the First World War on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. At 1100 on this day people in the UK pause for 2 minutes of silence to remember those who gave their lives in past conflicts.
Thursday 12 November
Bahai Birth of Baha'u'llah
Celebrates the birth in 1817 of the founder of the Baha'i faith.
Sunday 15 November
Shinto Shichigosan (7-5-3 festival)
A festival to give thanks for children. Often celebrated on the nearest Sunday to the 15th to allow working parents to take part.
Monday 23 November
Shinto Niinamesei
Labour Thanksgiving Day, a national holiday in Japan and originally a harvest festival.
Tuesday 24 November
Sikh Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)
Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Sikh Guru and is honoured as a champion of religious freedom.
Thursday 26 November
Bahai Day of the Covenant
This minor festival celebrates the covenant of Baha'u'llah. Baha'is also mark the life of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on this day.
Saturday 28 November
Bahai Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha
Marks the death of the son of Baha'u'lláh. This is a minor holy day and work is not suspended.
Muslim Eid-Ul-Adha
Festival of Sacrifice marking the day after Arafat. The Day of Arafat is the most important day in the Hajj ritual. This is a four day holiday.(The Day marked by Abraham's attempted sacrifice of his son Ismail (sws) as he understood from his repeated prophetic dream and a ritual that reminds Muslims to be ready to sacrifice their personal interests for a bigger Cause of humanity in order to please God. To live a life that is not selfish and which teaches to share)
Sunday 29 November
Christian Advent Sunday
The beginning of the ecclesiastical year on the Sunday closest to November 30. Advent is the season before Christmas - In Western Christendom, four Sundays are included. In Eastern Christendom, the season is longer and begins in the middle of November
Monday 30 November
Christian St Andrew's Day
Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, Greece and Russia. The flag of Scotland is the Cross of St. Andrew. St Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was originally a fisherman and became the first Apostle. |
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