Culture faith and community Calendar

• 1                       World Aids day 
• 2 - 9                  Hanukah (Jewish: celebration of the arrival of oil used for the eternal flame)
• 3                       National Day of Disability
• 1-3                    Tree Dressing Day 
• 7                       Al-Hijra New Years Day (Muslim)
• 8                       Bodhi Day (Buddhist: Buddah's attainment of enlightenment)
• 8                       Immaculate conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Christian)
• 10                     International Human Rights Day 
• 13                     St Lucy's Day (Christian)  
• 16                     Ashura (Muslim: Martydom of Prophet Mohammed's son Hussein)      
• 21                     Yule (Pagan: Winter Solstice)
• 24                     Christmas Eve (Christian)
• 25                     Christmas Day (Christian: Birth of Jesus)  
• 26                     Zartusht-No-Diso (Zoroastrian: Fasli)
• 26                     St Stephen's Day (Christian)
• 26-7Jan             Festival of Winter Walks       
• 31                     Omisoka (Japanese)                                                  
• 31                     Hogmanay   

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