Religious & Cultural Observances Oct 2021 - Jul 2022, Exercises of Religion

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DIVERSITY CALENDAR 2021 - 2022 O FF IC E O F TH E PR ES ID EN T A N D P R O VO ST (E Q U A LI TY , D IV ER SI TY & IN C LU SI O N ) SEPTEMBER 2021 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday October marks Black History Month 1 2 3 4 Dyslexia Awareness Week (4-10) 5 6 7 8 9 10 World Mental Health Day 11 National Coming Out Day 12 Ada Lovelace Day 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 OCTOBER 2021 Image above: An array of lettered cubes including a line spelling 'dyslexia' 7-14 Sharad Navratri** (Hindu) 15 Dusherra** (Hindu) 19 Milad un-Nabi* (Islam) 20 Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth (Sikh) 31 All Hallow’s Eve (Christian) 31 Samhain/Hallowe'en (Wicca/Pagan) Dyslexia Awareness Week In 2021, the British Dyslexia Association (BDA) will be putting aside 4-10 October to explore 'Dyslexia Creates' – looking at the power of dyslexia to create ideas, organisations and society and the invaluable contribution this makes to the UK. The BDA recognise however, that dyslexia also creates challenges and barriers so this theme will enable them to raise awareness of these and explore best practice in dyslexia support that empowers individuals to achieve their potential. Find out more: https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/support-us/ awareness-events/dyslexia-awareness-week/ NOVEMBER 2021 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Remembrance Sunday Inter Faith Week (14-21) 15 16 17 18 UK Disability History Month begins 19 International Men’s Day 20 Transgender Day of Remembrance 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 St. Andrew's Day 31 NOVEMBER 2021 Image above: Small lighted candles on a table top 1 All Saints' Day (Christian) 2 All Souls’ Day (Christian) 4 Diwali (Hindu, Jain, Sikh) 6 Birth of the Báb (Bahá’í) 7 Birth of Bahá’u’lláh (Bahá’í) 10 Chhath Puja (Hindu) 19 Kartik Purnima (Hindu, Jain,Sikh) 19 Guru Nanak Dev Sahib Birthday (Sikh) 25 Day of the Covenant† (Bahá’í) 27 Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahᆠ(Bahá’í) 28-6 Chanukkah (begins sunset of Sunday, ends nightfall of Monday; work permitted except Shabbat) (Judaism) Inter Faith Week (14-21) Inter Faith Week highlights the good work done by local faith, interfaith and faith-based groups and organisations, drawing new people into interfaith learning and cooperation. It enables greater interaction between people of different backgrounds and helps to develop integrated and neighbourly communities. It celebrates diversity and commonality and opens new possibilities for partnership. Find out more: https://www.interfaithweek.org JANUARY 2022 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 New Year’s Day 2 3 4 World Braille Day 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 World Religion Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Holocaust Memorial Day 28 29 30 31 JANUARY 2022 6 Epiphany (Christian) 7 Christmas Day (Orthodox) 13 Maghi (Sikh) 17 15 Shevat (Judaism) 18 Mahayana New Year ** (Buddhist) World Braille Day World Braille Day, celebrated since 2019, is observed to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication in the full realisation of the human rights for blind and partially-sighted people. Find out more: https://www.un.org/en/observances/braille-day Image above: A visually-impaired person reading braille FEBRUARY 2022 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 St. David's Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 International Women’s Day 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 St. Patrick’s Day 18 19 20 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 International Transgender Day of Visibility MARCH 2022 Image above: A person holding the Transgender flag aloft against a blue sky 1 Shrove Tuesday (Christian) 1 Lailat al-Miraj* (Islam) 2 Ash Wednesday - Lent begins (Christian) 16-17 Purim (begins sunset of Wednesday, ends nightfall of Thursday; work should be avoided) (Judaism) 19-21 Hola Mohalla (Sikh) 20 Spring Equinox/Ostara (Wicca/Pagan) 21 Naw-Rúz (Bahá’í) International Transgender Day of Visibility International Transgender Day of Visibility is honoured every year on March 31st and is a time to celebrate transgender people around the globe and the courage it takes to live openly and authentically, while also raising awareness around the discrimination trans people still face. Find out more: https://www.hrc.org/resources/international- transgender-day-of-visibility APRIL 2022 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 National Stalking Awareness Week (20-24) 21 22 23 St. George's Day 24 25 26 Lesbian Visibility Week (26-2) 27 28 29 30 APRIL 2022 Image above: An illuminated lantern and some dates on a wooden table 3 Ramadan Begins* (Islam) 14 Vaisakhi** (Hindu, Sikh) 15 Good Friday (Christian) 15-23 Passover (begins sunset of Friday, ends nightfall of Saturday; no work permitted 15-16 and 22-23. Work permitted on 17- 21 with certain restrictions) (Judaism) 17 Easter Sunday (Christian) 18 Easter Monday (Christian) 21 First Day of Ridván (Bahá’í) 29 Ninth Day of Ridván (Bahá’í) 29 Laylat al-Qadr* (Islam) Ramadan Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm), prayer, reflection and community. A commemoration of Muhammad's first revelation, the annual observance of Ramadan is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam and lasts twenty-nine to thirty days, from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next. Find out more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan JUNE 2022 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 Spring Bank Holiday 3 Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Autistic Pride Day 19 20 21 22 Windrush Day 23 International Women in Engineering Day 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JUNE 2022 Image above: The Empire Windrush ship that brought people from the Caribbean to the UK 4-6 Shavuot (begins sunset of Saturday, ends nightfall of Monday; work not permitted) (Judaism) 16 Guru Arjan Martyrdom (Sikh) 21 Summer Solstice/Litha (Wicca/Pagan) National Windrush Day The day honours the British Caribbean community, and the half a million people who travelled to the UK after the Second World War. The first Windrush Day was held on June 22nd 2018. Find out more: www.windrushday.org.uk/ JULY 2022 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 South Asian Heritage Month ends 21 22 23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition 24 25 26 27 28 29 Late Summer Bank Holiday 30 31 AUGUST 2022 Image above: A silhouette of a person in profile 1 Lughnassadh/Lammas (Wicca/Pagan) 11 Raksha Bandhan** (Hindu) 12 The 15th of Av (work permitted) (Judaism) 13-15 Obon ** (Buddhist) 18 Krishna Janmashtami** (Hindu) 30 Ganesh Chaturthi* (Hindu) International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition This International Day is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples. In accordance with the goals of the intercultural project "The Slave Route", it should offer an opportunity for collective consideration of the historic causes, the methods and the consequences of this tragedy, and for an analysis of the interactions to which it has given rise between Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean. Find out more: https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/ slavetraderemembranceday At UCL it has been agreed that student requests to be absent due to religious commitments should be dealt with sympathetically by departments. Students should not be registered as ‘absent without good cause’ if they are absent due to religious commitments, provided this has been discussed and agreed with their tutor. Staff wishing to observe religious festivals and holy days should negotiate with their managers in advance. Managers in turn are encouraged to consider sympathetically requests for annual leave or flexible work schedules from staff wishing to participate in religious festivals and to be prepared to make reasonable adjustments to working arrangements as long as they don’t cause undue disruption. Each academic year, a calendar of the main religious holidays is available so these can be taken into account by departments with reference to drafting teaching timetables, coursework deadlines and field trips etc. Please note that the effect of these festivals will vary from person to person, and they will not necessarily impact on staff or students time whilst at university (for example they are celebrated in the evening or at weekends). The above dates are not intended to be a prescriptive list. Staff, students, parents or members of the public are welcome to contact the EDI Team (equalities@ucl.ac.uk) to suggest other noteworthy dates. * Holy days usually begin at sundown the day before this date. ** Local or regional customs may use a variation of this date. † Bahá’ís are enjoined to suspend work on all but these holy days. Thank you to IfWH for the use of some of their images. Useful Links: Religion & Belief: guidance for UCL managers www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/equalities/belief/religion_belief_guidance_for_managers.pdf Religion & Belief Equality Policy for Students www.ucl.ac.uk/academic-manual/part-5/religion-belief-equality Supporting Muslim staff during Ramadan www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/equalities/belief/ramadan.php Interfaith Calendar www.interfaith-calendar.org/ Jewish holidays and festivals www.chabad.org/holidays/default_cdo/jewish/holidays.htm Calendar Labs https://www.calendarlabs.com/holidays/religious/