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Bargaining for Race Equality No 1 Appendix - the right to religious observance
Date: 28 February 2008
Bargaining for Race Equality
No 1 Appendix -
the right to religious observance
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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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