Beltane

Pagans celebrate Beltane with maypole dances, symbolizing the mystery of the Sacred Marriage of Goddess and God.

Ascension Day

Yom Hashoah

The Jewish Holocaust Memorial Day. The date is chosen as the closest date (in the Jewish calendar) to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Ridvan - Twelfth Day

Marks Baha'u'llah's departure from the Ridvan garden.

Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)

Guru Arjan Dev (1563-1606) was the fifth of the Sikh Gurus.

Ascension Day (Catholic Church in England and Wales)

Ascension Day is normally celebrated 40 days after Easter. The Catholic Church in England and Wales celebrates it on the following Sunday instead.

Pentecost - Whitsun

The seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples and the birth of the Christian Church.

All Saints' Day (Orthodox)

This day honours all saints, known and unknown, of the Christian church. Western churches celebrate All Saints Day on November 1.

Trinity Sunday

The first Sunday after Pentecost. Christians meditate on the nature of God as "Three in one."

Wesak or Buddha Day

The most important of the Buddhist festivals. It celebrates the Buddha's birthday, and, for some Buddhists, also marks his birth and death.

Theravada New Year

New Year festival for Theravada Buddhists, celebrated for three days from the first full moon day in April.

Declaration of the Bab

The Bab was the Forerunner of Baha'u'llah, founder of the Baha'i faith. His mission was to prepare the world for the coming of Baha'u'llah and he declared it in the evening of May 22, 1844.

Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi Calendar)

Guru Amar Das (1479-1574) was the third of the Sikh Gurus.

Corpus Christi

Roman Catholic festival celebrating the "real presence of Christ in the Eucharist". The festival falls on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.

Corpus Christi (Catholic Church in England and Wales)

Corpus Christi falls on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. The Catholic Church in England and Wales celebrates it on the following Sunday instead.

Ascension of Baha'u'llah

Anniversary of Baha'u'llah's death in in 1892 near Akka, Israel.