Welcome to our spiritual holidays and festivals calendar! Explore the rich tapestry of spiritual traditions from around the world, each intricately woven with profound meanings and artistic expressions. Throughout the year, you'll discover a diverse array of festivals, each offering a unique window into cultural heritage and spiritual depth. From the joyous festivities marking the changing seasons to solemn observances honouring historical events and revered figures, every holiday holds a special significance.
Beyond their spiritual importance, many of these festivals are intertwined with the arts, showcasing music, dance, literature, and visual arts as profound expressions of faith and devotion. These artistic elements not only enhance the celebrations but also serve as bridges connecting individuals across different cultures and beliefs. Join us as we delve into this calendar, where each entry invites you to explore the spiritual essence and artistic expressions that define these cherished traditions. May this journey inspire reflection, appreciation, and a deeper understanding of our shared humanity.
| Festival | Date | Religion |
|---|---|---|
| Shuso | 01/01/2025 | Buddhist |
| Ganjitsu | 01/01/2025 | Shinto / Japanese |
| The Naming And Circumcision Of Jesus | 01/01/2025 | Christian |
| Birthday Of Guru Gobind Singh (1666 Ce) | 05/01/2025 | Sikhi |
| Epiphany | 06/01/2025 | Christian |
| Christmas Eve And Day – Orthodox And Rastafarian | 06/01/2025 - 07/01/2025 | Rastafari |
| Theophany / Baptism Of Christ | 06/01/2025 | Christian |
| Labajie | 13/01/2025 | Buddhist / Chinese |
| Birthday Of Swami Vivekananda | 12/01/2025 | Hindu |
| Baptism Of Christ / Baptism Of The Lord | 12/01/2025 | Christian |
| Makar Sankranti / Lohri / Pongal | 14/01/2025 | Hindu |
| Shinran Memorial Day | 16/01/2025 | Buddhist |
| Week Of Prayer For Christian Unity | 18/01/2025 - 25/01/2025 | Christian |
| World Religions Day | 19/01/2025 | Bahai |
| Conversion Of Saint Paul | 25/01/2025 | Christian |
| Honen Memorial Day | 25/01/2025 | Buddhist |
| Holocaust Memorial Day | 27/01/2025 | National |
| The Prophet’s Night Journey and Ascent / Lailat-ul-Isra wa’l-Mi‘raj | 26/02/2025 | Muslim / Islam |
| Nirvana Day | 15/02/2025 | Jain |
| The New Year Festival / Chunjie | 29/01/2025 | Chinese |
| Jashn-e Sadeh | 30/01/2025 | Zoroastrian |
| Sonam Losar | 21/02/2025 | Buddhist |
| Imbolc | 02/02/2025 | Pagan |
| Candlemas | 02/02/2025 | Christian |
| Saraswati Puja | 02/02/2025 | Hindu |
| Setsubun | 03/02/2025 | Japanese |
| Parinirvana / Nirvana Day | 08/02/2025 | Buddhist |
| The Lantern Festival | 12/02/2025 | Chinese |
| Magha Puja | 13/02/2025 | Buddhist |
| Tu B’Shevat | 12/02/2025 | Judaism / Jewish |
| The Night of Forgiveness / Lailat-ul-Bara’ah | 14/03/2025 | Muslim / Islam |
| Mahashivratri | 21/03/2025 | Hindu |
| St David’s Day | 01/03/2025 | National |
| The Women’s World Day of Prayer | 07/03/2025 | Christian |
| Ramadan | 28/02/2025 - 29/03/2025 | Muslim / Islam |
| Hinamatsuri | 03/03/2025 | Japanese |
| The First Day of Lent | 05/03/2025 | Christian |
| Shrove Tuesday | 04/03/2025 | Christian |
| Ash Wednesday | 05/03/2025 | Christian |
| Lent | 05/03/2025 - 17/04/2025 | Christian |
| Fravardigan / Muktad | 16/03/2025 - 20/03/2025 | Zoroastrian |
| Sikh New Year | 20/03/2025 | Sikhi |
| Purim | 14/03/2025 | Judaism / Jewish |
| Holi | 13/03/2025 | Hindu |
| Hola Mahalla / Hola Mohalla | 14/03/2025 | Sikhi |
| St Patrick’s Day | 17/03/2025 | National |
| Higan | 20/03/2025 | Japanese / Buddhist |
| St Joseph’s Day | 19/03/2025 | Christian |
| Spring Equinox | 20/03/2025 | Pagan |
| Naw-Rúz | 20/03/2025 | Bahai |
| Jamsheedi Noruz | 20/03/2025 | Zoroastrian |
| Ava Mah Parab | 21/03/2025 | Zoroastrian |
| The Annunciation of the Lord / Lady Day | 25/03/2025 | Christian |
| Khordad Sal | 26/03/2025 | Zoroastrian |
| Lailat-ul-Qadr | 28/03/2025 | Muslim / Islam |
| The end of Ramadan | 29/03/2025 | Muslim / Islam |
| Mothering Sunday | 30/03/2025 | Christian |
| Eid-ul-Fitr | 30/03/2025 | Muslim / Islam |
| The Festival of Pure Brightness | 04/04/2025 | Chinese |
| Rama Navami | 06/04/2025 | Hindu |
| Hanamatsuri | 08/04/2025 | Buddhist |
| Mahavira Jayanti | 10/04/2025 | Jain |
| Hanuman Jayanti | 12/04/2025 | Hindu |
| Palm Sunday | 13/04/2025 | Christian |
| Passover / Pesach | 12/04/2025 - 20/04/2025 | Judaism / Jewish |
| Songkran | 13/04/2025 - 15/04/2025 | Buddhist |
| Holy Week | 13/04/2025 - 19/04/2025 | Christian |
| Vaisakhi / Baisakhi | 14/04/2025 | Sikhi |
| Maundy Thursday | 17/04/2025 | Christian |
| Good Friday | 18/04/2025 | Christian |
| Holy Saturday | 19/04/2025 | Christian |
| Easter Sunday | 20/04/2025 | Christian |
| Ridván | 21/04/2025 - 02/05/2025 | Bahai |
| Adar Mah Parab | 21/04/2025 | Zoroastrian |
| Pascha | 20/04/2025 | Christian |
| St George’s Day | 23/04/2025 | National |
| Yom Ha-Shoah | 28/04/2025 | Judaism / Jewish |
| May Eve / Beltaine Eve | 30/04/2025 | Pagan |
| Beltaine | 01/05/2025 | Pagan |
| Christian Aid Week | 11/05/2025 - 17/05/2025 | Christian |
| Vesakha Puja | 12/05/2025 | Buddhist |
| Buddha’s Birthday | 12/05/2025 | Buddhist |
| Lag B’Omer | 15/05/2025 | Judaism / Jewish |
| Zaratosht No Diso | 16/05/2025 | Zoroastrian |
| The Anniversary of the Declaration of the Báb | 23/05/2025 | Bahai |
| The Anniversary of the Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh | 28/05/2025 | Bahai |
| Ascension Day | 29/05/2025 | Christian |
| The Dragon Boat Festival | 31/05/2025 | Chinese |
| Shavuot | 01/06/2025 - 03/06/2025 | Judaism / Jewish |
| Hajj, the pilgrimage to Makkah | 04/06/2025 - 09/06/2025 | Muslim / Islam |
| Eid-ul-Adha | 08/06/2025 | Muslim / Islam |
| Pentecost | 08/06/2025 | Christian |
| Trinity Sunday | 15/06/2025 | Christian |
| Eid ul-Ghadeer | 14/06/2025 | Muslim / Islam |
| The Martyrdom of Guru Arjan | 16/06/2025 | Sikhi |
| Corpus Christi | 19/06/2025 | Christian |
| Midsummer Solstice | 21/06/2025 | Pagan |
| World Humanist Day | 21/06/2025 | Humanist |
| The Islamic New Year | 27/06/2025 | Muslim / Islam |
| The Feast of the Sacred Heart | 27/06/2025 | Christian |
| Ratha Yatra | 29/06/2025 | Hindu |
| Jashn-e Tirgan | 01/07/2025 | Zoroastrian |
| The birth of the Dalai Lama | 06/07/2025 | Buddhist |
| Ashura | 07/07/2025 | Muslim / Islam |
| The Anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Báb | 09/07/2025 | Bahai |
| Asalha Puja / Dhamma Day | 10/07/2025 | Buddhist |
| The Entry to the Vassa | 11/07/2025 | Buddhist |
| O-Bon | 13/07/2025 | Japanese |
| Navroze / No Ruz | 16/08/2025 | Zoroastrian |
| Khordad Sal | 21/08/2025 | Zoroastrian |
| The birthday of Haile Selassie I | 23/07/2025 | Rastafari |
| Lammas / Lughnasadh | 01/08/2025 | Pagan |
| Tisha B’Av | 04/08/2025 | Judaism / Jewish |
| Raksha Bandhan | 09/08/2025 | Hindu |
| The Assumption | 15/08/2025 | Christian |
| Janmashtami | 16/08/2025 | Hindu |
| The Transfiguration | 19/08/2025 | Christian |
| Paryushan | 27/08/2025 | Jain |
| Samvatsari | 03/09/2025 | Jain |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | 06/09/2025 | Hindu |
| Herd Boy and Weaving Maid Festival / Qixijie | 06/09/2025 | Chinese |
| The installation of the Guru Granth Sahib in the Harmandir Sahib | 09/09/2025 | Sikhi |
| Fravardin Mah Parab | 10/09/2025 | Zoroastrian |
| The Festival of Hungry Ghosts | 10/09/2025 | Buddhist |
| Ethiopian New Year’s Day | 11/09/2025 | Rastafari |
| Harvest Festival | 22/09/2025 | Christian |
| Higan | 22/09/2025 | Buddhist / Japanese |
| Autumn Equinox | 22/09/2025 | Pagan |
| Navratri | 22/09/2025 | Hindu |
| Rosh Hashanah | 23/09/2025 | Judaism / Jewish |
| Shūbun no Hi | 23/09/2025 | Japanese |
| The birthday of the Prophet Muhammad | 05/10/2025 | Muslim / Islam |
| Confucius’ Birthday | 28/09/2025 | Chinese |
| Durga Puja | 30/09/2025 | Hindu |
| Durgashtami | 02/10/2025 | Hindu |
| Jashn-e-Mehregan | 04/10/2025 | Zoroastrian |
| Yom Kippur | 12/10/2025 | Judaism / Jewish |
| Dussehra | 12/10/2025 | Hindu |
| Gandhi Jayanti | 02/10/2025 | Hindu |
| The Rabbit in the Moon Festival | 06/10/2025 | Chinese |
| Guru Granth Sahib Guruship | 06/10/2025 | Sikhi |
| Sukkot | 17/10/2025 - 24/10/2025 | Judaism / Jewish |
| Pavarana Day | 17/10/2025 | Buddhist |
| Simchat Torah | 25/10/2025 | Judaism / Jewish |
| Divali | 20/10/2025 | Hindu |
| Divali / Diwali / Deepavali | 20/10/2025 | Hindu |
| Gavadhan Puja | 21/10/2025 | Hindu |
| The Anniversary of the Birth of the Báb | 23/10/2025 | Bahai |
| The Anniversary of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh | 26/10/2025 | Bahai |
| Chongyang Festival | 27/10/2025 | Chinese |
| Halloween | 31/10/2025 | Pagan |
| Samhain | 01/11/2025 | Pagan |
| All Saints’ Day | 01/11/2025 | Christian |
| All Souls’ Day | 02/11/2025 | Christian |
| The Anniversary of the Crowning of Haile Selassie I | 02/11/2025 | Rastafari |
| Anapanasati Day | 06/11/2025 | Buddhist |
| The Birthday of Guru Nanak | 12/11/2025 | Sikhi |
| Loy Krathong | 15/11/2025 | Buddhist |
| Remembrance Day | 11/11/2025 | National |
| Inter Faith Week | 10/11/2025 - 17/11/2025 | National |
| Shichi-Go-San | 15/11/2025 | Shinto / Japanese |
| The Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur | 24/11/2025 | Sikhi |
| The Day of the Covenant | 25/11/2025 | Bahai |
| The Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá | 28/11/2025 | Christian |
| St Andrew’s Day | 30/11/2025 | National |
| Advent Sunday | 30/11/2025 | Christian |
| The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 08/12/2025 | Christian |
| Bodhi Day | 08/12/2025 | Buddhist |
| Human Rights Day | 10/12/2025 | National |
| The Martyrdom of Ajit Singh and Jujhar Singh | 21/12/2025 | Sikhi |
| Winter Solstice | 21/12/2025 | Pagan |
| Christmas Eve | 24/12/2025 | Christian |
| Christmas Day | 25/12/2025 | Christian |
| The Martyrdom of Zarawar Singh and Fateh Singh | 27/12/2025 | Sikhi |
| Hanukah | 25/12/2025 - 02/01/2026 | Judaism / Jewish |
| Omisoka | 31/12/2025 | Japanese |
| Hogmanay | 31/12/2025 | National |
