2008 Inter Faith calendar

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March
1 St David’s Day Christianity
Commemorates the patron saint of Wales.
2 Bahá’í fast begins Bahá’í
Adult Bahá’ís fast from sunrise to sunset for nineteen days. It is an important time for prayer, reading and spiritual renewal.
6 Mahashivratri Hinduism
Traditionally, Hindus spend a night at the temple to worship Lord Shiva. Milk is poured over the symbolic form of Lord Shiva as an offering. For some families, Mahashivratri is a time of fasting.
16 Palm Sunday Christianity
Palm Sunday is the first day of Holy Week, the seven days leading up to Easter. Palm leaves, formed into crosses, are sometimes given to people, commemorating how Jesus Christ was welcomed into Jerusalem a few days before his crucifixion.
17 St Patrick’s Day Christianity
Commemorates the patron saint of Ireland.
20 Maundy Thursday Christianity
Christians remember this as the day of the Last Supper, when Jesus celebrated the first Eucharist before he was betrayed by Judas. The world ëmaundyí comes from the Latin verb to command (mandatum), and refers to Jesus’s command that we should love one another. In many countries, this day is known as Holy Thursday.
20 Spring Equinox Paganism
During this celebration of Spring, Pagans often depict their God and Goddess as the Green Man and Mother Earth. Egg races, egg hunts and egg painting are also traditional activities at this time.
21 Holi Hinduism
Holi is the Festival of Colour when liquid dyes, coloured powder and water are scattered over people. The event marks the end of winter, celebrating the landís fertility in anticipation of a good harvest.
21 Purim (The Festival of Lots) Judaism
Celebrates the time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved by the courage of Queen Esther from extermination by the tyrant Haman, who cast lots to decide on which day to execute the Jews.
21 No-Ruz Zoroastrian
Originated by the famous Persian monarch, King Jamshid, No-Ruz is New Year’s Day for Zoroastrians and marks the Spring Equinox. People celebrate the day by wearing new clothes, exchanging presents and holding social gatherings.
21 Naw-Ruz Bahá’í
Marks the end of the nineteen-day fast and the beginning of the Bahá’í New Year, which coincides with the start of Spring. A time of great celebration for Bahá’ís as they look forward to the coming year.
21 Good Friday Christianity
Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and is known as Good Friday because Christians believe that his self-sacrifice results in the offer of new life and hope on Easter Sunday.
23 Easter Sunday/Pascha Christianity
Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead. People mark this day by giving Easter eggs to symbolize new life. The Easter season is celebrated for fifty days, until Pentecost. The term Pascha is used among Eastern Orthodox Christians.
25 Sangha Day Buddhism
People celebrate the idea of a spiritual community, remembering Buddhist practitioners from the past and celebrating the spiritual community they are striving to create. An important festival in the West, Sangha Day traditionally involves exchanging gifts.
26 Khordad Sal Zoroastrianism (Fasli)
In the Shahenshai calendar, this is the Prophet Zarathushtra’s birthday, which Zoroastrians celebrate symbolically.

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