Key Religious and Awareness DatesCalendar 2020/21Loughborough University is proud of its diverse range of staff, students and visitors from all backgrounds and circumstances. As a University, we strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can reach their full potential and have the same opportunities for participation and contribution towards our activities.
The Key Religious and Awareness Dates Calendar 2019/20 is produced as a guide to support timetabling, work scheduling and event planning to ensure that we provide an inclusive environment for everyone involved with the University. The calendar can also be used for guidance when responding to requests for flexibility on the grounds of religion or belief.
The calendar focuses on seven key faiths:
Bahá’í Hinduism Sikhism Judaism Buddhism Islam Christianity
This does not mean other religions, beliefs or non-belief are not equally valued. The calendar highlights key diversity days, the main faith days observed or celebrated, awareness raising dates, public holidays and academic dates.
Sources of information used to produce the calendar include external faith bodies, diversity organisations and national faith calendars. It was produced accurately at the time of publication, but some dates may vary regionally as they are determined by the lunar calendar. Many holy days begin at sunset the day before the date shown.
If you wish to query a date included or suggest any additions to the calendar, please get in touch at [email protected]
SEPTEMBER2020
1 2 3 5 6 4
7 8 9 10 12 13 11
14 15 16 17 19 20 18
21 22 23 24 26 27 25
28 29 30
TUE SUNWED THU FRI SATMONRELIGIOUS
18 - 20
27 - 28
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
AWARENESS16 - 23 Bisexual Awareness Week
UNIVERSITY16 - 19
28 Sep - 2 Oct
Open Days
Freshers’ Week
28 Sep - 4 Oct National Inclusion Week
OCTOBER2020
1 3 4 2
5 6 7 8 10 11 9
12 13 14 15 17 18 16
19 20 21 22 24 25 23
26 27 28 29 3130
TUE SUNWED THU FRI SATMONRELIGIOUS
2 - 9
10
Sukkot
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
AWARENESS10
28 Sep - 4 Oct
World Mental Health Day
National Inclusion Week
UNIVERSITY28 Sep - 2 Oct
5
Freshers’ Week
Start of Semester 1
17 - 18 Birth of the Báb
17 - 25 Navratri
18 - 19 Birth of Bahá’u’lláh
20 Installation of the scriptures as Guru Granath
5 Start of Autumn Term
25 Daylight Saving Ends
October Black History Month
NOVEMBER2020
1
2 3 4 5 7 8 6
9 10 11 12 14 15 13
16 17 18 19 21 22 20
23 24 25 26 28 29 27
30
TUE SUNWED THU FRI SATMONRELIGIOUS
14
30
Diwali
Guru Nanak Dev Sahib
AWARENESS4
8
National Stress Awareness Day
Remembrance Sunday
8 - 15 Inter Faith Week
18 Nov - 18 Dec UK Disability History Month
20 Transgender Day of Remembrance
26 Carers’ Rights Day
DECEMBER2020
1 2 3 5 6 4
7 8 9 10 12 13 11
14 15 16 17 19 20 18
21 22 23 24 26 27 25
28 29 30 31
TUE SUNWED THU FRI SATMONRELIGIOUS
10 - 18
14
Hannukah/Chanukah
Fast of 10 Tevet
AWARENESS18 Nov - 18 Dec UK Disability History Month
UNIVERSITYTBC
14
London Graduation
Winter Graduation
25 Christmas Day
18 End of Autumn Term
1 World Aids Day
JANUARY2021
2 3 1
4 5 6 7 9 10 8
11 12 13 14 16 17 15
18 19 20 21 23 24 22
25 26 27 28 30 3129
TUE SUNWED THU FRI SATMONRELIGIOUS
28
28
Mahayana New Year
Tu B’shevat (Arbor Day)
AWARENESS1 New Years Day
UNIVERSITY11
11 - 27
Start of Spring Term
Exam Period
17 World Religion Day
27 Holocaust Memorial Day
FEBRUARY2021
1 2 3 4 6 7 5
8 9 10 11 13 14 12
15 16 17 18 20 21 19
22 23 24 25 27 28 26
TUE SUNWED THU FRI SATMONRELIGIOUS
12
16
Chinese New Year
Shrove Tuesday
UNIVERSITY8 Start of Semester 2
16
17
Vasant Panchami
Ash Wednesday
25 - 26
25 - 28
Purim
Intercalary Days
27 Magha Puja
AWARENESSFerbruary LGBT+ History Month
MARCH2021
1 2 3 4 6 7 5
8 9 10 11 13 14 12
15 16 17 18 20 21 19
22 23 24 25 27 28 26
29 30 31
TUE SUNWED THU FRI SATMONRELIGIOUS
1 - 19
11
Nineteen Day Fast
Maha Shivaratri
AWARENESS8 International Women’s Day
UNIVERSITY26 End of Spring Term
11
20
Isra and Mi’raj
Naw Rúz
27 Mar - 3 Apr
28
Pesach
Palm Sunday
29 Holi
29 - 31 Hola Mohalla
14 Mothering Sunday
21 International Transgender Day of Visibility
28 Daylight Saving Starts
APRIL2021
1 3 4 2
5 6 7 8 10 11 9
12 13 14 15 17 18 16
19 20 21 22 24 25 23
26 27 28 29 30
TUE SUNWED THU FRI SATMONRELIGIOUS
27 Mar - 3 Apr
2
Pesach
Good Friday
UNIVERSITY12 - 16
26
Graduation Week
Start of Summer Term
4
12
Easter Sunday
Ramadan Begins
16 - 17
21
Yom Ha’Atzmaut
Rava Navami
27
28
Theravada New Year
Ninth Day Of Ridvan
8 - 9 Yom Hashoah
8 Visakha Puja
AWARENESS22 Stephen Lawrence Day
MAY2021
1 2
3 4 5 6 8 9 7
10 11 12 13 15 16 14
17 18 19 20 22 23 21
24 25 26 27 29 30 28
31
TUE SUNWED THU FRI SATMONRELIGIOUS
1
8
Last Day Of Ridvan
Laylatul Qadr
13
13
Eid al Fitr
Ascension Day
16 - 18
23
Shavuot
Pentecost
28 Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh
AWARENESS17 International Day Against
Homophobia Biphobia and Transphobia
JUNE2021
1 2 3 5 6 4
7 8 9 10 12 13 11
14 15 16 17 19 20 18
21 22 23 24 26 27 25
28 29 30
TUE SUNWED THU FRI SATMONRELIGIOUS
27 Fast of 17 Tammuz
AWARENESS20 Father’s Day
UNIVERSITY1 - 23
23
Exam Period
End of Summer Term
June Pride Month
JULY2021
1 3 4 2
5 6 7 8 10 11 9
12 13 14 15 17 18 16
19 20 21 22 24 25 23
26 27 28 29 31 30
TUE SUNWED THU FRI SATMONRELIGIOUS
18
20
Tish’a B’av
Eid ul Adha
UNIVERSITYTBC Graduation Week
24 Asalha Puja