Inclusion Calendar 2024
Choose a month below to view the key monthly facts and special days for each one.
January
Month
- Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
- Celebration of Life Month
- Dry January
- Thyroid Awareness Month
Special days
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1st Gantan-Sai (New Year) – Shinto
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God – Catholic Christian4th World Braille Day
5th Twelfth Night – Christian
6th Epiphany – Christian
7th Orthodox Christmas
Jesus’ Baptism – Catholic -
8th Seijin no Hi – Shinto
13th Lohri/Maghi – Hindu, Sikh
14th Old New Year – Orthodox Christian
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15th Makar Sankranti – Hindu
Martin Luther King Jr Day15th – 18th Pongal – Hindu
17th Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh – Sikh
18th Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins – Christian
20th Timkat – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
21st World Religion Day – Origin in the Baha’i faith
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24th Tu Bishvat – Judaism
24th International Day of Education25th Conversion of Saint Paul – Christian
25th Tu Bishvat – Judaism25th – 27th Mahayana New Year –Buddhist
27th Holocaust Memorial Day
February
Month
- UK National Heart Month
- Raynaud’s and Scleroderma Awareness Month
- LGBT+ History Month
- Feel Good February
Special days
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1st World Hijab Day
Imbolc – Pagan
Time to Talk Day
World Interfaith Harmony Week begins3rd Setsubun-sai – Shinto
4th World Cancer Day
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5th UK Race Equality Week begins
Children’s Mental Health Week begins6th Safer Internet Day
7th Lailat al Miraj – Islam
10th Chinese New Year
Losar begins – Buddist
Lunar New Year – Daoist, Buddhist, Confucian11th International Day of Women and Girls in Science
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12th Red Hand Day for Child Soldiers
13th Shrove Tuesday – Christian
14th Ash Wednesday – Christian
Valentine’s Day
Vasant Panchami – Hindu, Sikh, Jain15th International Childhood Cancer Day
Parinirvana – Buddhist17th World Human Spirit Day
18th Zacchaeus Sunday – Orthodox Christian
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20th World Day of Social Justice
22nd Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter – Catholic Christian
24th Magha Puja – Buddhist
25th Triodion begins – Orthodox Christian
Lailat al Bara’ah – Islam26th – 29th Intercalary/Ayyam-i-ha – Baha’i
March
Month
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- UK Marie Curie Cancer Care Great Daffodil Appeal Month
Special days
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1st Zero Discrimination Day
Saint David’s Day – Christian
Self Injury Awareness Day (SIAD)
International Wheelchair Day
Nineteen Day Fast begins – Baha’i3rd World Hearing Day
Sunday of the Prodigal Son – Orthodox Christian -
8th International Women’s Day
10th Meatfare Sunday – Orthodox Christian
Mother’s Day
Ramadan begins – Islam -
14th Nanakshahi (New Year) – Sikh
16th Saturday of the Souls – Orthodox Christian
17th Cheesefare Sunday – Christian
Saint Patrick’s Day – Christian -
18th Great Lens begins – Orthodox Christian
18th – 24th Neurodiversity Celebration Week
19th Feast of Saint Joseph – Christian
20th Spring Equinox / Ostara – Pagan
Naw-Ruz – Baha’i
International Day of Happiness21st Nawruz / Persian New Year – Baha’i
World Down Syndrome Day
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination23rd Saturday of the Souls – Orthodox Christian
24th World TB Day
Purim – Judaism
Holika Dahan – Hindu
Feast of Orthodoxy – Orthodox Christian
Palm Sunday – Christian -
25th Holi – Hindu
Annunciation to the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian
Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Annunciation of the Virgin Mary – Christian25th – 27th Hola Mohalla – Sikh
26th Khordad Sal – Zoroastrian
27th World Autism Acceptance Week begins
28th Maundy Thursday – Christian
29th Good Friday – Christian
30th World Bipolar Day
31st Easter Sunday – Christian
International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
Month
- Autism Awareness Month
- Stress Awareness Month
- Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
- Parkinson’s Awareness Month
Special days
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1st Easter Monday – Christian
April Fool’s Day2nd World Autism Awareness Day
6th Laylat al-Qadr – Islam
International Asexuality Day7th World Health Day
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8th International Romani Day
9th Chaitra Navratri begins – Hindu
Ugadi (New Year) – Hindu10th Eid al-Fitr – Islam
13th Vaisakhi – Hindu and Sikh
14th Puthandu – Hindu
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15th Navpad Oli begins – Jain
17th Rama Navami – Hindu
18th Birthday of Guru Angad Dev – Sikh
21st: Ridvan – Baha’i
Mahavir Janma Kalyanak – Jain
Grounation Day – Rastafari -
22nd Earth Day
22nd – 30th Passover – Judaism
23rd Saint George’s Day – Christian
Hanuman Jayanti – Hindu24th – 26th Theravada New Year – Buddhist
25th World Malaria Day
Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist – Catholic Christian26th Lesbian Visibility Day
27th Lazarus Saturday – Orthodox Christian
28th Palm Sunday – Orthodox Christian
World Day for Health & Safety at Work -
29th Ninth Day of Ridvan – Baha’i
30th St James’ the Great’s Day – Orthodox Christian
May
Month
- Action on Stroke Month
- Hepatitis Awareness Month
- UK National Walking Month
- Celiac Awareness Month
Special days
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1st Beltane – Pagan
2nd Twelfth Day of Ridvan – Baha’i
3rd Feast of Saint Philip and James – Catholic Christian
5th Pascha (Easter) – Orthodox Christian
International Family Equality Day -
6th Deaf Awareness Week
Yom HaShoah – Judaism
8th World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
9th Ascension Day – Christian
10th Akshaya Tritiya – Hindu and Jain
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13th Yom HaZikaron – Judaism
Coeliac UK Awareness Week14th Yom Ha’Atzmaut – Judaism
15th International Day of Families
16th Global Accessibility Awareness Day
17th International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
19th Pentecost – Christian
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21st World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22nd International Day for Biological Diversity
23rd Birthday of Guru Amar Das – Sikh
Vesak – Buddhist
Declaration of the Báb – Baha’i24th Pansexual Visibility Day
26th Lag BaOmer – Judaism
Trinity Sunday – Christian -
29th Ascension of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i
30th The Feast of Corpus Christi – Catholic Christian
31st Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Catholic Christian
June
Month
- Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Month
- Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Awareness Month
- Death Awareness Month
- LGBQTA+ Pride Month
- Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month
Special days
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4th International Day of Innocent Children who are Victims of Aggression
5th Yom Yerushalayim – Judaism
7th Feast of the Sacred Heart – Catholic Christian
8th Global Wellness Day
9th Race Unity Day
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10th Men’s Health Week begins
12th World Day against Child Labour
12th -13th Shavuot – Judaism
13th Feast of the Ascension – Orthodox Christian
14th – 19th The Hajj – Islam
15th World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
15th – 16th Waqf al Arafa (Islam)
16th Father’s Day
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev – Sikh16th – 20th Eid-al-Adha – Islam
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17th – 20th Refugee Week
18th Autistic Pride Day
International Day of Countering Hate Speech19th Juneteenth
20th World Refugee Day
Summer Solstice
Litha – Pagan22nd Windrush Day
Saturday of the Souls – Orthodox Christian23rd Pentecost – Orthodox Christian
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24th Nativity of Saint John the Baptist – Christian
24th – 28th School Diversity Week
25th – 25th Eid al-Ghadir – Islam
29th Feast of Saints Peter and Paul – Christian
July
Month
- UV Safety Month
- Make a Difference to Children Month
- International Women with Alopecia Month
- Group B Strep Awareness Month
Special days
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1st The Apostles fast begins – Orthodox Christian
3rd Feast of St Thomas the apostle – Christian
5th Birthday of Guru Hargobind – Sikh
7th Hijri New Year – Islam
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9th Martyrdom of the Báb – Baha’i
14th International Non Binary People’s Day
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15th Saint Vladimir the Great Day – Orthodox Christian
16th – 17th Ashura – Islam
18th Nelson Mandela International Day
South Asian Heritage Month begins21st Asalha Puja – Buddhist
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22nd Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene – Christian
23rd Birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie – Rastafari
Birthday of Guru Har Krishan – Sikh24th Pioneer Day – Mormonism
25th Saint James the Great’s Day – Christian
28th World Hepatitis Day
August
Month
- Health & Safety Month
- Psoriasis Awareness Month
- Black Business Month
- Children’s Eye Health & Safety Month
- Medic Alert Awareness Month
Special days
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1st Lughnasadh – Gaelic
Lammas – Christian
Fast in honour of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus – Orthodox Christian -
6th Feast of Transfiguration of Our Lord – Christian
9th International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
10th Feast of Saint Lawrence – Christian
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13th Tisha B’Av – Judaism
13th – 15th Obon – Buddhist
15th Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary – Catholic Christian
Dormition of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian -
19th World Humanitarian Day
Raksha Bandhan – Hindu
The 15th of the Av – Judaism22nd International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief
Feast of Queenship of Mary – Catholic Christian23rd International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
24th Feast of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle – Christian
25th Arbaeen – Shi’a Islam
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26th Krishna Janmashtami – Hindu
Arba’een – Islam29th Beheading of Saint John the Baptist – Christian
31st Paryushana Parvarambha begins – Jain
International Day of People of African Descent
September
Month
- Sickle Cell Awareness Month
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Blood Cancer Awareness Month
- World Alzheimer’s Month
- World Dementia Awareness Month
Special days
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1st Ecclesiastical year begins – Orthodox Christian
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7th Samvatsari – Jain
Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu8th Feast of the birth of the Virgin Mary – Christian
Nativity of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian -
10th World Suicide Prevention Day
13th World Afro’s Day ‘Big hair assembly’
14th Feast of the Cross – Christian
15th Mawlid al-Nabi – Islam
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16th Mawlid al-Nabi – Islam
17th Anant Chaturdashi – Hindu
18th International Equal Pay Day
21st Feast of Saint Matthew – Christian
International Day of Peace
World Alzheimer’s Day21st – 29th Mabon – Pagan
22nd Mabon – Pagan
Autumn Equinox
Bi Visibility Day
International Day of Sign Languages -
23rd UK National Inclusion Week begins
27th Meskel – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
29th Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels – Christian
October
Month
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- Black History Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Global Diversity Awareness Month
- Menopause Awareness Month
- Stoptober
Special days
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1st Anniversary of the introduction of the Equality Act 1
International Day of Older Persons2nd Feast of the Guardian Angels – Catholic Christian
3rd Sharada Navaratri begins – Hindu
3rd – 4th Rosh Hashanah – Judaism
4th Feast of St Francis of Assisi – Christian
5th World Teachers’ Day
6th World Cerebral Palsy Day
Fast of Gedaliah – Judaism -
9th Birthday of Guru Ram Das Sikh
10th World Mental Health Day
World Sight Day11th International Day of the Girl Child
National Coming Out Day12th Yom Kippur – Judaism
Dussehra – Hindu -
15th International Day of Rural Women
16th International Pronouns Day
17th International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
17th – 23rd Sukkot – Judaism
18th Anti-Slavery Day
World Menopause Day
Show Racism the Red Card’s Wear Red Day
Feast of Saint Luke – Christian -
17th Shemini Atzeret – Judaism
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty18th Feast of Saint Luke – Christian
Simchat Torah – Judaism
World Menopause Day20th Birthday of the Guru Granth – Sikh
24th Shemini Atzeret – Judaism
25th Simchat Torah – Judaism
26th Intersex Awareness Day
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28th Feast of Saints Simon and Jude – Christian
29th World Stroke Day
31st All Hallows’ Eve – Christian
Reformation day – Protestant Christian31st – 4th Nov Diwali – Hindu
November
Month
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
- Mouth Cancer Action Month
- COPD Awareness Month
- Movember Men’s Health Awareness Month
- Disability History Month
Special days
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1st All Saints’ Day – Christian
Diwali – Hindu
Bandi Chhor Divas – Sikh
Samhain – Pagan2nd All Souls’ Day – Catholic Christian
Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I – Rastafari3rd Birth of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i
Birth of the Bab – Baha’i -
7th Chhath Puja – Hindu
8th Intersex Day of Solidarity
9th Feast of the Dedication of the Archbasilica – Catholic Christian
10th Remembrance Sunday
10th UK Inter Faith Week begins
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11th Armistice Day
13th World Kindness Day
13th – 19th – Transgender Awareness Week
14th World Diabetes Day
Disability History Month begins15th Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev – Sikh
Nativity Fast Begins – Orthodox Christian16th International Day for Tolerance
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19th International Men’s Day
20th World Children’s Day
Transgender Day of Remembrance21th Presentation of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian
24th Feast of Christ the King – Christian
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25th Day of the Covenant – Baha’i
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women27th Ascension of Abdu’l–Bahá – Baha’i
30th Saint Andrew’s Day – Christian
December
Month
- Universal Month for Human Rights
- AIDS Awareness Month
- Decembeard
- Spiritual Literacy Month
Special days
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1st World AIDS Day
Advent Sunday – Christian -
2nd International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3rd International Day of Persons with Disabilities
6th – Feast of St Nicholas – Christian
8th Bodhi Day – Buddhist
Feast of the Immaculate Conception – Catholic Christian -
10th International Human Rights Day
12th Feast of our Lady of Guadalupe – Catholic Christian
15th Dhanu Sankranti – Hindu
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16th Las Posadas starts – Christian
18th International Migrants’ Day
20th International Human Solidarity Day
21st – 1st Jan Yule / Winter Solstice – Pagan
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24th Christmas Eve – Christian
25th Christmas Day – Christian
Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord – Orthodox Christian26th Boxing Day
Feast of Saint Stephen – Christian
Zarathosht Diso – Zoroastrian26th – 2nd Jan Hanukkah – Judaism
29th Feast of the Holy Family – Catholic Christian
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31st Watch Night – Christian
New Year’s Eve/Hogmanay
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