Tu B’Av, ט״ו באב
Tu B’Av, ט״ו באב, is a major Jewish festival and in modern day Israel it is celebrated as a holiday of love and is seen as an auspicious...
July 26th, 2021
July 26th, 2021
Guru Purnima
Guru Purnima is a tradition dedicated to all the spiritual and academic Gurus who evolved or enlightened humans, ready to share their wisdom, based on Karma Yoga. Celebrated...
July 26th, 2021
Asalha Puja Day
Asalha Puja Day, a Theravada Buddhist festival, takes place during the full moon of the month od Asadha. Mainly celebrated in Indonesia, Thailland, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and...
July 20th, 2021
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, honours the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an obedient act of God’s command. Before Ibrahim could sacrifice his...
July 18th, 2021
Nelson Mandela International Day
Nelson Mandela International Day is an annual day in honour of Nelson Mandela celebrated every year on July 18th on Nelson Mandala’s birthday. This day was officially declared...
July 18th, 2021
The Hajj
The Hajj, pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam. Hajj means to attend a journey – meaning both the physical journey and the inward act of intentions....
July 18th, 2021
Tisha B’Av
Tisha B’Av is an annual feast day for Jews. It is today that a number of disasters in Jewish history occurred – the destruction of Solomon’s Temple by...
July 7th, 2021
Summer Festival of Learning
Multi-Faith Chaplaincy is involved in the summer Festival of Learning: Sport, Health and Wellbeing Stream which is being organised by the university between 12 – 31st July 2021....
June 22nd, 2021
Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice – Litha – midsummer is one of four solar holidays and is considered the turning point when the sun reaches its height and shines the longest....
June 22nd, 2021
World Humanist Day
21st June is World Humanist Day, celebrated around the summer solstice. This is a day for spreading awareness of Humanism as a philosophical life stance that means to...
