May
2012 |
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1
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Beltane | Pagan festival honouring marriage of God and Goddess. |
5/6 |
Wesak | Theravadin Buddhist celebration of birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha into nirvana. |
10 |
Lag B'Omer | Jewish festival falling on the 33rd day of “counting the omer”. |
20 |
Ascension Day | Honours final earthly sighting of the risen Christ. |
23 |
Declaration of the Bab | Remembers the mission of the co-founder of the Baha’i faith. |
26 |
Zartusht-no-diso | Remembrance festival for the prophet Zarathustra in the Shenshai calendar. |
27 |
Pentecost | Christian festival celebrating the gift of the Holy Spirit to the apostles. |
27-28 |
Shavout | Jewish festival celebrating revelation of the Torah. |
29 |
Ascension of Baha’u’llah | Baha’i observance commemorating the death of Baha’u’llah. |
| April 2012 |