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Equity and Diversity

Interfaith Calendar

Calendar

2007 and 2008 Dates

and key dates for Indigenous Australians

This calendar represents a tangible demonstration of UWA's commitment to supporting cultural and religious diversity within the campus community.

Key dates for Indigenous Australians

Jan 26 Survival Day/Invasion Day
May 26 National Sorry Day
May 27- Jun 3 National Reconciliation Week
Jun 3 Mabo Day
Jul 3 - Jul 10 NAIDOC Week
Aug 4 National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day

November 2007

1 christian image All Saints
2 christian image All Souls
5 sikh image Guru Nanak Dev Birth Anniversary
9 hindu imagesikh image Diwali (Deepavali)
12 bahai image Birth of Baha’u’llah
26 bahai image Day of the Covenant
28 bahai image Ascension of 'Abdu’l Baha

December 2007

2 christian image Season of Advent begins
5 - 13 jewish image Chanukah
8 buddhist image Bodhi Day
18 muslim image Waqf-al-Arafa
20 muslim image Eid-Al-Adha
25 christian image Christmas Day

January

5 sikh image Guru Gobind Singh
6 christian image Epiphany
10 mudlim image Al-Hijra / Muharram
19 mudlim image Ashura
23 hindu image Vasant Panchami

February

6 Christian image Ash Wednesday
6 Christian image Lent
8 Buddhist image Nirvana Day
16 Hindu image Maha Shivratri
26 - Mar 1 bahai image Intercalary Days

March

2 - 20 Bahai image Fast
3 Hindu image Holi
20 Jewish image Fast of Esther
20 Muslim image Mawlid an Nabi
21 bahai image Naw Ruz
21 Jewish image Purim
21 Christian image Good Friday
23 Christian image Easter Sunday
23 Christian image Palm Sunday (Orthodox)

April

13 Sikh image Visakhi
20 jewish image Pesach
21 Bahai image Ridvan - 1st Day
25 christian image Good Friday (Orthodox)
27 Christian image Easter Sunday (Orthodox)
29 Bahai image Ridvan - 9th Day

May

2 bahai image Ridvan – 12th Day
2 sikh image Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom Day
11 Christian image Pentecost
20 Buddhist image Buddha Day
23 Bahai image Declaration of the Ba'b
24 Hindu image Vesak Day
29 bahai image Ascension of Baha’u’llah

June

9 - 11 Jewish image Shavout
11 christian image Pentecost (Orthodox)

July

1 Coming of the Light Festival (Torres Strait Islanders)
9 Bahai image Martyrdom of the Ba'b
11 Hindu image Guru Purnima
20 Jewish image Fast of Tammuz
31 Muslim image Lailat al Miraj

August

6 christian image Beginning of Ecclesiastical Year (Orthodox)
6 christian image Transfiguration
18 Muslim image Lailat al Bara’ah
29 Hindu image Raksha Bandhan

September

1 Sikh image Guru Granth Sahib
2 Muslim image Ramadan commences
4 hindu image Krishna Jayanthi
15 Hindu image Ganesh Chaturthi
28 Muslim image Laylat el Qadr
30 - 1 Jewish image Rosh Hashana

October

2 Muslim image Eid-al-Fitr
9 jewish image Yom Kippur
12 Hindu image Navarathri begins
14 - 15 Jewish image Succot
20 Bahai image Birth of the Ba'b
21 Jewish image Shemini Atzeret
22 Jewish image Simchat Torah

November

1 christian image All Saints
2 christian image All Souls
9 hindu imagesikh image Diwali (Deepavali)
12 bahai image Birth of Baha’u’llah
13 Sikh image Guru Nanak Dev Birth Annversary
26 bahai image Day of the Covenant
28 bahai image Ascension of 'Abdu’l Baha
30 Christian image Season of Advent begins

December

7 Muslim image Waqf-al-Arafa
8 buddhist image Bodhi Day
9 Muslim image Eid-al-Adha
22 - 30 Jewish image Chanukah
25 christian image Christmas Day
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