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July
Facts about July
Tisha B’Av
30th July
Jewish
St Peter’s Day
29th – July
Warcop – Cumbria
Khordad Sal (Qadimi)
26th July
Zoroastrian
Feast of St. Anne Rush Bearing Festival
Saturday nearest 26th of July
Ambleside, Cumbria
St. James the Great Day
25th July
Christian
Pioneer Day
24th July
Mormon Christian
Haile Selassi’s birthday
23rd July
Rastafari
Lailat at Miraj
20th July
Islam
Hot Penny Ceremony
Tuesday and Wednesday after 19th July
Honiton, Devon
Saint Vladimir’s Day
15th July
(Patron of Russian Catholics) – Orthodox Christian
St. Swithin’s Day (or St. Swithun’s Day)
15th July
This is the day when tradition says that whatever the weather is like, it will continue like that for the next 40 days. This means everyone really hopes it won’t rain. (more…)
12th – Battle of the Boyne Celebrations
Belfast, Northern Ireland
11th – St. Benedict Day
Catholic Christian
11th – Bawming the Thorn
Appleton, Cheshire
9th – Martyrdom of the Bab
Baha’i
8th – The Burry Man
South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland
7th – Asalha Puja Day (Dharma Day)
Buddhist
5th – Tynwald Ceremony
St. John’s, Isle of Man (more…)
4th – Baal Fire
Whalton, Northumberland (more…)
Special weeks in July
5th – 12th July
National Transplant Week
Aiming to raise the profile of the benefits of donating organs for transplantation.
July
July facts
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10th – 12th July Aviva Athletics World Indoor Trials
and UK Championships
Birmingham Alexander Stadium (more…)