Religious Cultural Calender

FOSTER EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

Best Choice Training Ltd….. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TRAINING PROVIDER

Best Choice Training is an Equal Opportunity Provider. We encourage ALL within our learning environment to share and learn about the rich culture and differences of all our staff and students. We recognise the richness of a multicultural society and strengths that these differences bring within our learning and working environment.

We foster equality and diversity of ALL, and with pride embrace the cultural and religious celebration of our staff and students.

January	1st News Years day – Bank Holiday Epiphany – Christian 15th Prophets Birthday – Muslim 16th Tu B’Shevat – Jewish 25th Burns Night – Observance Chinese New year – Observance	February	14th Valentines Day – Observance
March	1st St David’s day – Observance 4th Shrove Tuesday – Christian 5th Ash Wednesday – Christian 17th St Patricks day – Observance 30th Clocks Change daylight saving – Observance 30th Mothering Sunday – Christian	April	13th Palm Sunday – Christian 17th Maundy Thursday – Christian 18th Good Friday – Public Holiday 19th Holy Saturday – Christian 20th Easter Sunday – Christian 21st Easter Monday – Christian 23rd St Georges day – Observance
May	5th Early May bank holiday – Bank Holiday 26th Spring bank Holiday – Bank holiday	June	15th Fathers Day – Christians 29th Ramadan begins – Muslims
July	29th Eid-al-fitr – Muslims	August	4th Summer bank holiday – Bank holiday 15th assumption of Mary – Christian 25th Summer bank holiday – Bank Holiday
September	Harvest Festival – Observance	October	5th Eid-al-adha – Muslims 25th Muharram/Islamic new year – Muslims 26th Clocks change daylight saving ends – Observance 31st Hallowee’en – Christians
November	1st All saints day – Christian 5th Guy Fawkes, Bonfire Night – Observance 9th Remembrance Sunday – Observance 30th St Andrews Day – Observance	December	1st First day of advent – Christian 17th First day of Hanukkah – Jewish 24th Last day of Hanukkah – Jewish 24TH Christmas Eve – Christian 25th Christmas day – Christian 26th Boxing day – Christian 31st New years eve – Observance