30th July
Jewish
Religious festivals
Tisha B’Av
St Peter’s Day
29th – July
Warcop – Cumbria
Khordad Sal (Qadimi)
26th July
Zoroastrian
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
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…)
11th – St. Benedict Day
Catholic Christian
9th – Martyrdom of the Bab
Baha’i
7th – Asalha Puja Day (Dharma Day)
Buddhist
9th April – Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday commemorates the last supper Jesus took with the apostles.
In the UK, the reigning Monarch distributes Maundy Money to deserving senior citizens – one man and one woman for each year of the monarch’s age.
25th December – Christmas Day
Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus