Occasions
Here are some dates and celebrations you may find useful. If you'd like to suggest other occasions to add in, email Craft Smith using the contact details on 'Contact'. All information here is given in good faith, please let me know about any errors you find - thanks!
I have also provided the following information: Wedding anniversaries, calendar month birthstones, and Happy Christmas in many languages.
| Month (2008) | Day | Celebration |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | New Year's Day |
| 6 | Epiphany | |
| February | 5 | Shrove Tuesday |
| 6 | Ash Wednesday (First day of Lent) | |
| 7-9 | Chinese New Year | |
| 14 | St. Valentine's Day | |
| March | 1 | St. David's Day (Wales) |
| 2 | Mothering Sunday | |
| 5 | St. Piran's Day (Cornwall) | |
| 10 | Commonwealth Day | |
| 16 | Palm Sunday | |
| 17 | St. Patrick's Day (Ireland) | |
| 20 | Spring begins |
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| 21 | Holi (Hindu) | |
| 23 | Easter Day | |
| 30 | British Summer Time begins |
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| April | 20 | Jewish Passover |
| 23 | St. George's Day (England) | |
| May | 5 | May Day bank holiday |
| 11 | Day of Pentecost (Whit Sunday) | |
| 26 | Spring Bank Holiday | |
| June | 15 | Father's Day |
| 21 | Longest Day | |
| August | 25 | Late summer bank holiday |
| September | 13 | Ramadan, first day of |
| 22 | Autumn begins | |
| 29 | Navaratri 1st Day (Hindu) | |
| 30 | Jewish New Year | |
| October | 9 | Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) |
| 26 | British Summer Time Ends | |
| 28 | Diwali (Hindu) - festival of lights |
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| 31 | Hallowe'en | |
| November | 5 | Guy Fawkes Night |
| 9 | Rememberance Sunday |
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| 30 | St. Andrew's Day (Scotland) | |
| December | 21 | Shortest Day |
| 25 | Christmas Day | |
| 26 | Boxing Day |