July facts:

Birthstone = Ruby

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Special Weeks in July

5th – 12th July
National Transplant Week
Aiming to raise the profile of the benefits of donating organs for transplantation.

6th – 12th
Childrens Art Day

18th – 2nd August
Festival of British Archaeology

22nd – 2nd August
National Parks Week

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4th
Baal Fire
Whalton, Northumberland

5th
Tynwald Ceremony
St. John’s, Isle of Man

7th
Asalha Puja Day (Dharma Day) – Buddhist

8th
The Burry Man
South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland

9th
Martyrdom of the Bab – Baha’i

11th
Bawming the Thorn
Appleton, Cheshire

World Population day

St. Benedict Day – Catholic Christian

12th
Battle of the Boyne Celebrations
Belfast, Northern Ireland

13th
Ulambana (Obon) – Buddhist

Bank Holiday NI – Battle of the Boyne

14th
Orangemen’s day

15th
St. Swithun’s Day (or St. Swithin’s Day)

Saint Vladimir’s Day (Patron of Russian Catholics) – Orthodox Christian

Tuesday and Wednesday after 19th
Hot Penny Ceremony
Honiton, Devon

20th
Lailat at Miraj – Islam

23rd
Haile Selassi birthday – Rastafari

24th
Pioneer Day – Mormon Christian

25th
St. James the Great Day – Christian

Saturday nearest 26th
Feast of St. Anne Rush Bearing Festival
Ambleside, Cumbria

26th
Khordad Sal (Qadimi) – Zoroastrian

29th
St Peter’s Day
Warcop – Cumbria

30th
Tisha B’Av – Jewish