2021 Religious & Cultural Calendar Spiritual Health Association acknowledges that this calendar was put together

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

Jan 6 Jan 7 Jan 13 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 26 Jan 29 Feb 1 – 7 Feb 12 Feb 12 Feb 13 Feb 15

Buddhist:
Sikh: Australia UN World Losar
Christian: Birthday: Guru Day / Interfaith Tibetan Buddhist:
Epiphany of Orthodox: Sikh: Orthodox: Gobind Singh Survival Buddhist: Harmony New Year Lunar New National Nirvana Day
the Lord Feast of Nativity Maghi Theophany Ji (10th) Day Mahayana New Year Week (Vajrayana) Year (Ox) Apology Day (Mahayana)
Feb 17 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Mar 11 Mar 11 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 15 – 22 Mar 19 Mar 21 Mar 27 – Apr 4

Islam:
Sikh: Birthday Lailat al
of Guru Har Isra’ wal Orthodox: Cultural National
Christian: Rai Sahib Ji Jewish: Buddhist: Hindu: Mi’raj (Isra Forgiveness Orthodox: Diversity Close the Gap Jewish:
Ash Wednesday (7th) Purim Magha Puja Maha Shivaratri and Mi-raj) Sunday Clean Monday Week Day Harmony Day Pesach (Passover)
Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 29 Mar 29 Mar 30 Apr 2 Apr 4 Apr 8 Apr 8 Apr 13 – 22 Apr 13 – May 12 Apr 14

Buddhist:
Buddha’s
Christian: Hindu: Islam: Sikh: Baha’i: Christian: Christian: Birthday Jewish: Hindu: Islam: Sikh:
Palm Sunday Hokika Dahan Lailat al Bara’ah Hola Mohalla Naw Ruz Good Friday Easter (Mahayana) Yom HaShoah Chaitra Navratri Ramadan Vaisakhi
Apr 15 Apr 18 Apr 20 – May 1 Apr 21 Apr 25 Apr 25 Apr 25 Apr 27 Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 30 Apr 30

Sikh: Sikh:
Birthday of Birthdays of Guru
Angad Dev Sahib Ji Buddhist: Eastern
Guru Arjan Dev (2nd) & Guru Tegh
Sahib Ji (5th & Bahadur Sahib Ji Baha’i: Hindu: Jain: Theravada Hindu: Baha’i: Jewish: Orthodox
1st martyr) (9th) Ridvan Ram Navami Mahavir Jayanti Palm Sunday ANZAC Day New Year Hanuman Jayanti Ninth Day of Ridvan Lag B’Omer Good Friday

May 2 May 3 May 9 May 13 May 16 May 23 May 23 May 25 May 26 May 26 May 26 May 27 – Jun 3

Hindu:
Eastern Sikh: Mahavir
Orthodox Islam: Birthday of Guru Jayanti/ Buddhist: Buddhist: National
Easter Christian: Islam: Eid-al-Fitr Jewish: Christian: Amar Das Sahib Narasimha Visakha / Saka Dawa National Reconciliation
(Pascha) Ascension Laylat al Qadr (End of Ramadan) Shavuot Pentecost Ji (3rd) Jayanti Vesak Day (Vajrayana) Sorry Day Week
Jun 9 Jul 4 – 11 Jun 10 Jun 16 Jun 19 Jun 20 Jun 28 Jul 1 Jul 7 Jul 12 Jul 19 Jul 20 – 23

Sikh: Sikh: Sikh:

Martyrdom of Birthday of Orthodox: Birthday of
Baha’i: Orthodox: Guru Arjan Dev Guru Eastern Orthodox: Torres Strait Guru Har
Martyrdom Ascension Orthodox Beginning of Islander Christian:
Sahib Ji (5th & Hargobind Krishen Sahib Orthodox: Islam: Islam:
of the Bab NAIDOC Week of Christ 1st martyr) Sahib Ji (6th) Pentecost Apostolic Fast Coming of the Light Ji (8th) St. Peter’s Day Waqf al Arafa – Hajra Eid-Al-Adha
Jul 24 Jul 24 Aug 9 Aug 10 Aug 14 Aug 14 – 15 Aug 15 Aug 18 Aug 19 Aug 21 Aug 22 Aug 28

International Buddhist: Buddhist:

Buddhist: Day of Islam: Orthodox: Remembering Hungry Ghost
Dharma Day - World’s Al Hijra – Beginning of Ancestors - Christian: Festival - Orthodox:
Asalha Puja Hindu: Indigenous Islamic Dormition Obon Assumption Jewish: Islam: Hindu: Ullambana Dormition
(Theravada) Guru Purnima People New Year Fast (Mahayana) of Mary Fast of Tisha B’av Day of Ashura Raksha Bandhan (Theravada) of Mary
Aug 29 Sep 6 – 8 Sep 10 Sep 14 Sep 15 Sep 17 Sep 20 Sep 20 – 27 Sep 27 Sep 29 Oct 7 – 15 Oct 9

Jewish:
Rosh Buddhist: Orthodox: Sikh:
Hindu: Hashana Hindu: Hindu: Sangha Day / Elevation of the Birthday of
Krishna (Jewish Ganesh Hindu: Jewish: Vishwakarma Kathina Jewish: Precious and Jewish: Hindu: Guru Ram Das
Janmashtami New Year) Chaturthi Radhastami Yom Kippur Puja (Theravada) Sukkot Life-giving Cross Simchat Torah Sharad Navratri Sahib Ji (4th)
Oct 14 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 25 – 31 Nov 1 Nov 4 Nov 4 Nov 6 Nov 7 Nov 19 Nov 24 Nov 25

Sikh:
Conferment Sikh: Sikh:
Hindu: Islam: of Guruship International Hindu: Sikh: Birthday of Guru Martyrdom of
Baha’i:
Dussehra / Mawlid to Guru Spiritual Care Christian: Deepavali / Bandi Chhor Baha’i: Nanak Dev Guru Tegh Baha’i:
Birth of Baha’u’llah
Vijaya Dashmi an-Nabi Granth Sahib Week All Saints’ Day Diwali Divas Birth of the Bab Sahib Ji (1st) Bahadur Ji Day of Covenant
Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 28 Nov 28 – Dec 6 Dec 8 Dec 10 Dec 19 Dec 25
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
Buddhist: and may vary depending on sighting of the lunar crescent/moon and are sometimes decided
Baha’i: Orthodox: Bodhi during the year. Only major religious and cultural dates are included in this calendar. There
Ascension of Christian: Beginning of Jewish: (Enlightenment) UN Human Orthodox: Christian: may be others of importance to individuals of particular faiths or communities. It is
‘Abdu’l-Baha Advent Christmas Fast Chanukah Day (Mahayana) Rights Day St. Nickolas Day Christmas Day recommended that personal explanations and memories of traditions are sought and shared.

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