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NOTABLE DATES (U.K.) - 2010
Religious and otherwise
For UK Public/Bank Holidays - 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011
New Year's Day 1st January (4th in lieu)
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Ji (Nanakshahi calendar) 5th January Epiphany 6th January Burn's Night 25th January Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Nanakshahi calendar) 31st January Accession of Queen Elizabeth II
6th February Parinirvana Day 8th February Maha Shivratri 12th February Shrove Tuesday (pancake day) 16th February Ash Wednesday 17th February Milad Un Nabi (Shia) 26th February Purim 28th February Holi 1st March St. David's Day (Wales) 1st March Commonwealth Day 8th March Mothers Day (UK) 14th March St. Patrick’s Day 17th March Palm Sunday 28th March Pesach - 1st day 30th March Good Friday 2nd April Easter Sunday 4th April Easter Monday 5th April Vaisakhi/Baisakhi (Nanakshahi calendar) 13th April Birthday of Guru Nanak (Nanakshahi calendar) 14th April Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi calendar) 18th April Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar) 18th April Queen Elizabeth II Birthday
21st April St. George’s Day
23rd April William Shakespeare's birthday 23rd April Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar) 2nd May May Day (UK) 3rd May Mothers' Day (USA) 9th May Ascension Day 13th May Shavuot - 1st day 19th May Whit Sunday 23rd May Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar) 23rd May Wesak (Buddha Day) 27th May Spring Bank Holiday 31st May Coronation Day 2nd June Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Birthday 10th June Queen’s Official Birthday 12th June (to be confirmed) Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji (Nanakshahi calendar) 16th June Fathers' Day (United Kingdom & USA) 20th June Prince William’s Birthday
21st June Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Nanakshahi calendar)
5th July Battle of the Boyne (Northern Ireland) 12th July Guru Har Krishen (Nanakshahi calendar) 23rd July Ramadan 11th August August Bank Holiday
30th August Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) 9th September Eid al-Fitr 10th September Yom Kippur 18th September Succot - 1st day 23rd September Navratri 1st day 8th October Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Nanakshahi calendar) 9th October Halloween 31st October Diwali 5th November Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes) 5th November Remembrance Sunday
14th November Prince of Wales’s Birthday
14th November Eid al-Adha 17th November Guru Nanak Jayanti 21st November Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (Nanakshahi calendar) 24th November Advent Sunday 28th November St. Andrew’s Day (Scotland)
30th November Chanukah - 1st day 2nd December Al Hijra (New Year) 8th December Bodhi Day 8th December Ashura 16th December Christmas Eve 24th December Christmas Day 25th December (Bank holiday 27th in lieu)
Boxing Day (St. Stephen's Day) 26th December (Bank holiday 28th in lieu)
New Year's Eve /Hogmanay 31st December All dates are given in good faith but as many religious dates are based on the lunar calendar we cannot guarantee accuracy.
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