Faith and Belief and Religious Observances 2024-25

The religious festivals calendar lists a selection of holidays and festivals which take place throughout the academic year. These dates have been selected based on their significance within the diverse range of religions represented within University of Lincoln.

Please note: This  calendar is a resource designed to encourage public awareness of the great mixture of religious and ethnic groups that live in the university community.  However, because of the large number of religious, ethnic and cultural groups who are studying at the university, this resource cannot provide an exhaustive list for all of our faith traditions at the university.

Summer Lent (Dormition Fast begins): Orthodox 01/08/2024
Lughnasadh: Pagan 01/08/2024
Transfiguration Day: Christian 06/08/2024
Feast of the Transfiguration: Orthodox 06/08/2024
Tisha B’Av: Jewish       12-13/8/24
O-Bon: Japan and Shinto 13/08/2024
Dormition of the Theokotos 15/08/2024
Raksha Bandhan: Hindu 19/08/2024
Tu B’Av: Jewish 19/08/2024
Arba’een: Islam 25/08/2024
Krishna Janmashtami: Hindu 26/08/2024
Paryushan: Jain    30/8-7/9/24
Installation of Guru Granth Shaib in Harmadir Sahib: Sikh 01/09/2024
Milad Ul Nabi: Islam 05/09/2024
Ganesh Chaturthi: Hindu 07/09/2024
Samvatsari: Jain 07/09/2024
Nuakhai: Hindu 08/09/2024
Radhastami: Hindu 11/09/2024
Ethiopian New Year: Rastafarian 11/09/2024
Mahalakshmi Vrathi: Hindu         11-24/9/24
Onam: Tamil & Malayali 15/09/2024
Shankranti: Hindu 16/09/2024
Mabon: Pagan 21/09/2024
Gandhi Jayanti Day: Hindu 02/10/2024
Rosh Hashanna: Jewish         2-4/10/24
Navarati: Hindu        3-11/10/24
Tzom Gedalia: Jewish 06/10/2024
Yom Kippur: Jewish      11-12/10/24
Dussehra: Hindu 12/10/2024
Sukkot: Jewish     16-23/10/24
Kathina (Theravada Buddhism) 17/10/2024
Hoshana Rabbah: Jewish 23/10/2024
Shemini Atzeret or Simchat Torah: Jewish     23-25/10/24
Samhain: Pagan 31/10/2024
Diwali: Hindu 01/11/2024
Bandi Chhor Divas (Divali): Sikh 01/11/2024
Anniversary of the Birth of the Bab: Baha’i 02/11/2024
All Souls Day: Christian 02/11/2024
Anniversary of the Crowning of Haile Selassie: Rastafarian 02/11/2024
Anniversary of the Birth of Baha’u’llah: Baha’i 03/11/2024
Bhai Dooj: Hindu 03/11/2024
Remembrance Day: Christian 10/11/2024
Kartik Poornima: Hindu 15/11/2024
Shichi-Go-San: Japan and Shinto 15/11/2024
Birthday of Guru Nanak: Sikh 15/11/2024
Winter Lent (advent fast) begins: Orthodox 15/11/2024
Anapanasati Day (Theravada Buddhism) 16/11/2024
Loy Krathong (Theravada Buddhism) 16/11/2024
Lha Bab Duchen (Tibetan Buddhism) 22/11/2024
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahador: Sikh 24/11/2024
Day of the Covenant: Baha’i 25/11/2024
Ascension of Abdul Baha: Baha’i 27/11/2024
St Andrews Day: Christian 30/11/2024
Advent Sunday: Christian 01/12/2024
St Nicholas: Christian 06/12/2024
Bodhi Day (Japanese Zen Buddhism) 08/12/2024
Durga Puja: Hindu       9-12/12/24
Posadas Navidenas: Christian     16-24/12/24
Yule (Jol): Pagan 21/12/2024
Winter Solstice: Pagan 21/12/2024
Feast of the Nativity: Orthodox (and everyone else using the new calendar) 25/12/2024
Christmas Day: Christian 25/12/2024
Hanukkah: Jewish         26/12/24-              2/1/25
Omisoka: Japan and Shinto 31/12/2024
Shogatsu: Japan and Shinto 01/01/2025
Twelth Night: Christian 05/01/2025
Epiphany/Dia de Los Reyes/Day of the three kings: Christian 06/01/2025
Feast of Theophany: Orthodox 06/01/2025
Guru Gobind Singh birthday: Sikh 06/01/2025
Tenth of Tevet: Jewish 10/01/2025
Baptism of the Lord Jesus: Christian 12/01/2025
Lohri: Hindu 13/01/2025
Maghi: Sikh 13/01/2025
Mahayana Buddhist New Year 14/01/2025
Pongar: Tamil & Malayali 14/01/2025
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Christian        18-25/1/25
Conversion of St Paul: Christian 25/01/2025
Lailat al Miraj: Islam 27/01/2025
Chinese New Year 29/01/2025
Imbolc: Pagan 01/02/2025
Candlemas: Christian 02/02/2025
Vasant Panchami: Hindu 03/02/2025
Setsubun: Japan and Shinto 03/02/2025
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple: Orthodox (and everyone else) 06/02/2025
Tu B’Shaut (Tu Bishvat): Jewish        12-13/2/25
Magha Puja Day (Theravada Buddhism) 13/02/2025
Laylat al Bra’ah: Islam 14/02/2025
Nirvana Day (Mahayana Buddhism) 15/02/2025
Parinirvana (Nirvana) Day (Mahayana Buddhism) 15/02/2025
Intercalary Days (Ayyam-i-Ha): Baha’i       25-28/2/25
Losar (Tibetan Buddhist New Year) 28/02/2025
Ramadan: Islam   28/2-31/3/25
St Davids Day: Christian 01/03/2025
The Baha’i Fast: Baha’i          1-19/3/25
Forgiveness Sunday: Orthodox 02/03/2025
Clean Monday (start of Great Lent): Orthodox 03/03/2025
Ash Wednesday: Christian 05/03/2025
World Day of Prayer: Christian 07/03/2025
Purim: Jewish        12-14/3/25
Chotrul Duchen (Tibetan Buddhism) 14/03/2025
Holi: Hindu 14/03/2025
Holla Moholla: Sikh 14/03/2025
St Patricks Day: Christian 17/03/2025
Baha’i New Year (Naw-Ruz): Baha’i 20/03/2025
Ostara: Pagan 20/03/2025
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Christian 25/03/2025
Laylat al Qadr: Islam 27/03/2025
Vikram New Year: Hindu 30/03/2025
Ugadi: Hindu 30/03/2025
Chaand Raat: Islam 30/03/2025
Gangaur begins: Hindu 31/03/2025
Eid al-Fitr: Islam 31/03/2025
Rama Navami: Hindu 06/04/2025
Hanamatsuri (Japanese Zen Buddhism) 08/04/2025
Janma Kalyanak: Jain 10/04/2025
Hanuman Jayanti: Hindu 12/04/2025
Lazarus Saturday: Orthodox 12/04/2025
Theravada Buddhism New Year 13/04/2025
Palm Sunday: Christian 13/04/2025
Palm Sunday: Orthodox 13/04/2025
Pesach (Passover): Jewish       13-20/4/25
Holy Week begins: Orthodox 14/04/2025
Vaisakhi: Sikh 14/04/2025
Tamil New Year: Tamil & Malayali 14/04/2025
Maundy Thursday: Christian 17/04/2025
Good Friday: Christian 18/04/2025
1st Day of Ridvan (Paradise): Baha’i 20/04/2025
Easter: Christian 20/04/2025
Great and Holy Pascha – Easter: Orthodox and everyone 20/04/2025
St Georges Day: Christian 23/04/2025
St George Champion and Martyr: Orthodox 23/04/2025
Yom Ha Shoah: Jewish 25/04/2025
9th Day of Ridvan (Paradise): Baha’i 28/04/2025
Walpurgisnacht: Pagan 30/04/2025
12th Day of Ridvan (Paradise): Baha’i 01/05/2025
Yom Ha’Atzmaut: Jewish 01/05/2025
Beltane: Pagan 01/05/2025
Vesak/Wesak (Buddha Day) (Theravada Buddhism) 12/05/2025
Lag B’Omer: Jewish 16/05/2025
Declaration of the Bab: Baha’i 23/05/2025
Vat Savitri: Hindu 27/05/2025
Ascension of Baha’u’llah: Baha’i 28/05/2025
Holy Ascension: Orthodox 29/05/2025
Guru Arjan Martyrdom: Sikh 30/05/2025
Shavuot: Jewish 02/06/2025
Day of Arafah: Islam 05/06/2025
Hajj: Islam 06/06/2025
Eid al-Adha: Islam 07/06/2025
Pentecost: Christian 08/06/2025
Holy Pentecost: Orthodox 08/06/2025
Vat Purnima: Hindu 10/06/2025
Saga Dawa (Tibetan Buddhism) 11/06/2025
Eid ul Ghadeer: Islam 14/06/2025
Raja Shankranti: Hindu        14-16/6/25
Apostle’s Fast begins 16/06/2025
Corpus Christi: Christian 19/06/2025
Litha – Summer Solstice: Pagan 20/06/2025
St John the Baptist: Christian 24/06/2025
Trinity Sunday: Christian 25/06/2025
Rath Yatra: Hindu 26/06/2025
Ashura/Muharram: Islam 05/07/2025
Martyrdom of the Bab: Baha’i 09/07/2025
Asaha Puja Day (Asalha) (Dharma Day) (Theravada Buddhism) 10/07/2025
Guru Purnima: Hindu 10/07/2025
Bonalu: Hindu 20/07/2025
Emperor Haile Selassie Birthday: Rastafarian 23/07/2025
Pioneer Day: Mormon 24/07/2025

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