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Bargaining for Race Equality No 1 Appendix - the right to religious observance


Date: 28 February 2008

Bargaining for Race Equality <br> No 1 Appendix - <br>the right to religious observance
Bargaining for Race Equality
No 1 Appendix -
the right to religious observance

Religious observance is an important bargaining issue. This resource sheet aims to assist negotiators in persuading employers to recognise and take into consideration the religious practices of an increasingly multi-cultural workforce.

The Main Religious Festivals - 2008

The following guide to the main religious festivals has been compiled to assist Usdaw negotiators in their negotiations on religious observance.

The guide to the Main Religious Festivals 2008 accompanies The Right To Religious Observance Usdaw Activists Briefing. The dates of the main Christian festivals have not been reproduced here as these dates are widely known and recognised by employers and workers alike.

As the date for some festivals are closely related to phases of the moon, the exact point at which they fall can only be predicted nearer the time. The dates of the main festivals in 2008 are indicated below:

Muslim

Al-Hijra (Islamic New Year) 10 January
Ashura 19 January
Milad Al-Nabi (Prophet Muhammad's birthday) 20 March
Lailat-Ul-Isra' wal Mi'raj
(The Prophet's Night Journey to Jerusalem and Ascension)
30 July
Lailat-Ul-Bara'h (Night of Forgiveness) 16 August
Ramadan 2 September
Lailat-Ul-Qadr (Night of Power) 28 September
Eid-Ul-Fitr 2 October
Eid-Ul-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) 9 December

Hindu

Makar Sankrant (Lohri) 13 January
Vasanta Panchami/Saraswati Puja 11 February
Mahashivratri 5 March
Holi 21 March
Rama Navami 14 April
Hanuman Jayanti 19 April
Ratha Yatra (Chariot Journey) 4 July
Raksha Bandhan 16 August
Navaratri/Durga Puja/Dusserah 30 September
Durga Puja 7 October
Divali/Deepavali (Festival of Light) 28 October

Sikh

Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh 5 January
Hola Mahalla/Mohalla 22 March
Vaisakhi (Baisakhi) 14 April
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan 16 June
Installation of Sikh Scripture in Harminder Shaib 1 September
Conferring of Guruship on Guru Granth Sahib
by Guru Gobind Singh
20 October
Divali (Bandi Chhor Divas) 28 October
Birthday of Guru Nanak 12 November
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur 24 November

Jewish

Tu B'Shevat 22 January
Purim 21 March
Passover (Pesach) 20 - 27 April
Yom Ha-Shoah (Holocaust Day) 2 May
Yom Ha'atzma'ut 8 May
Lag B'omer 23 May
Shavuot (Festival of Weeks) 9-10 June
Tisha B'av 10 August
Rosh Hashana (New Year's Day) 30 September
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) 9 October
Sukkot 14-21 October
Simchat Torah 22 October
Hanukah 22 - 29 December

Buddhist

Shinran Memorial Day 16 January
Parinirvana 8 February
Magha Puja 31 March
Hanmatsuri 8 April
Vesakha Puja/Wesak/Buddah Day 20 May
Asalha Puja 30 June
Pavarana 7 October
Kathina Day 24 October
Bodhi Day 8 December

Bargaining for Race Equality No 1 Appendix - the right to religious observance was correct at date of publication February 2008.

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