Calendar
Below is a list of important dates throughout 2016:
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January
1-31 January: National Braille Literacy Awareness Month
27 January: Holocaust Memorial Day
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February
1-29 February: LGBT History Month
8 February: Chinese New Year
10 February: Beginning of Lent (Christianity)
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March
7-13 March: LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week
8 March: International Women’s Day
21 March: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
23 March: Holi (Hinduism)
23-24 March: Purim (Judaism)
25 March: Good Friday (Christianity)
27 March: Easter Sunday (Christianity)
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April
2-8 April: World Autism Awareness Week
6 April: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
8 April: Hindu New Year (Hinduism)
14 April: Vaishaki (Sikhism)
22-30 April: Passover (Judaism)
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May
2-8 May: Deaf Awareness Week
14 May: Buddha Day (Buddhism)
17 May: International Day Against Homophobia 2016
21 May: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
16-22 May: National Mental Health Awareness Week
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June
1-30 June: Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month
6-12 June: Carers Week
6 June – 5 July: Ramadan (Islam)
11-13 June: Shavuot (Judaism)
16 June: Shahidi of Guru Arjun Dev (Sikhism)
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July
6 July: Eid-Ul-Fitr (Islam)
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August
12 August: International Youth Day
18 August: Raksha Bandhan (Hinduism)
23 August: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
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September
11 September: Eid-Ul-Adha (Islam)
21 September: International Day of Peace
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October
1-31 October: Black History Month
1-31 October: Muharram (Islam)
1-9 October: Navaratri (Hinduism)
2-4 October: Rosh Hashanah (Judaism)
3-11 October: Guide Dogs Week
10 October: World Mental Health Day
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November
13 November: World Kindness Day
14 November: Guru Nanak Birthday (Sikhism)
20 November: Universal Children’s Day
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December
1-31 December: Universal Human Rights Month
1 December: World Aids Day
2 December: International Day for Abolition of Slavery
3 December: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
10 December: Human Rights Day
24 December – 1 January 2017: Chanukah (Judaism)
25 December: Christmas Day (Christianity)