Religious and Cultural Holidays 2019
February 5 Chinese New Year – Year of the Pig
February 19 Lantern Festival – end of Chinese New Year
March 1 St David’s Day – Patron Saint of Wales
March 5 Shrove Tuesday – Christian Festival, day before Lent begins
March 17 St Patrick’s Day – Patron Saint of Ireland
March 21 Holi – Hindu Spring Festival
March 22 Chaitra – Hindu New Year
April 13 Baisakhi – Sikh Festival
April 15 Bengali New Year
April 19 Good Friday – Christian Festival
April 19 Pesach – Jewish Festival of Passover
April 21 Easter Sunday – Christian Festival
April 23 St George’s Day – Patron Saint of England
May 5 Children’s Day – Japanese Festival
May 6 Ramadan begins – Muslim fasting month
June 4 Eid-ul Fitr – Muslim Festival, end of Ramadan
June 16 Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev – Sikh Festival
August 11 Eid-ul Adha – Muslim Pilgrimage
August 24 Janamashtami – Hindu Festival, birth of Lord Krishna
September 29 Rosh Hashanah – Jewish New Year
October 9 Yom Kippur – Jewish Day of Atonement
October 27 Diwali – Hindu and Sikh Festival of Light
October 31 Hallowe’en – All Hallows’ Eve
November 12 Birthday of Guru Nanak – Founder of Sikh Faith
November 30 St Andrew’s Day – Patron Saint of Scotland
December 22 Hanukkah begins – Jewish Festival
December 25 Christmas Day – Christian Festival