Having Faith in Tower Hamlets  Support  Contact  About the Forum     Home Faith Directory Inter Faith Calender Events & Meetings Inter Faith Projects Hate Crime National Perspectives Faith Links May 1 Beltane Paganism This festival — a celebration of fertility — marks the height of Spring. The pagan goddess appears as the May Queen and Flora. God manifests himself as the May King and Jack in the Green. The symbolic maypole represents their unity. 1 Ascension Day Christianity Marks Jesus Christís ascension into heaven after he rose from the dead on Easter Sunday. 2 Yom Ha Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Judaism The anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, which serves as a day of remembrance for the six million Jews and many martyrs who perished in the Shoah (Holocaust) under the Nazis. 2 Twelfth Day of Ridván Bahá’í The close of the greatest festival of the Bahá’í year. 11 Pentecost or Whitsun Christianity Pentecost marks the appearance of the Holy Spirit. It is sometimes known as Whitsun, which means White Sunday and recalls how people prepared for baptism by dressing in white. 20 Wesak/Vaisakha Pooja (Buddha Day) Buddhism Perhaps the most important festival in the Buddhist year, which focuses mainly on celebrating the Buddha’s enlightenment. This day is known as Wesak in Sri Lankan Buddhism and Vaisakha Pooja in Theravada Buddhism. 23 Declaration of The Báb Bahá’í Celebrates The Báb’s declaration of his mission as the messenger of God. The Báb, a title for Mirza Ali Muhammad, prepared the way for the coming of Bahá’u’lláh and was co-founder of the Bahá’í faith. 29 Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh Bahá’í Solemn commemoration of the ascension of the Bahá’í faith’s founder. Meetings are held in the small hours of the morning. © 2008 Tower Hamlets Inter Faith Forum   Privacy   Editorial web design by enabledlondon.com