This calendar represents a tangible demonstration of UWA's commitment to supporting cultural and religious diversity within the campus community.
*Dates — subject to moon sighting
2020 DATE | HOLY DAY/FESTIVAL/CELEBRATION | FAITH | |
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January | |||
1 - 3 | Shogatsu | Shinto | |
2 | Bodhi Day | Buddhism | |
5 | Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh | Sikhism | |
7 | Nativity of Jesus | Orthodox Christian | |
13 | Maghi | Sikhism | |
15 | Makar Sankranti | Hinduism | |
25 | Chinese New Year | Buddhism | |
26 | Australia Day | Australian | |
29 | Vasant Panchami | Hinduism | |
31 | Birth Guru Har Rai | Sikhism | |
February | |||
10 | Magha Puja | Buddhism | |
10 | Tu B'Shevat | Judaism | |
13 | Anniversary of apology to the Stolen generation | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | |
15 | Parinivana/Nirvana Day | Buddhism | |
15 | Parinirvana Day | Buddhism | |
21 | Maha Shivaratri | Hinduism | |
26 | Ash Wednesday / Lent | Christian | |
March | |||
2 | Great lent | Orthodox Christian | |
10 | Purim | Jewish | |
10 - 12 | Hola Mohalla | Sikhism | |
12 | Gaura Purnima | Hinduism | |
19 | National closing the gap day | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | |
20 | Naw Rúz (Bahá’í New Year) | Baha'i | |
21 | Harmony Day | Australian | |
21 | Lailat al Miraj | Islam | |
April | |||
2 | Rama Navami | Hinduism | |
8 | Hanuman Jayanti | Hinduism | |
8 - 16 | Passover | Jewish | |
9 | Theravada New Year | Buddhism | |
9 | Lailat al Bara'ah | Islam | |
10 | Good Friday | Christian | |
12 | Easter Sunday | Christian | |
13 | Vaisakhi | Sikhism | |
13 - 15 | Hindu New Year | Hinduism | |
17 | Holy Friday (Orthodox) | Orthodox Christian | |
18 | Holy Saturday (Orthodox) | Orthodox Christian | |
20 | Ridvan (first day) | Baha'i | |
24 Apr - 23 May | Ramadan starts (subject to moonsighting) | Islam | |
25 | Anzac Day | Australian | |
28 | Ridvan (ninth day) | Baha'i | |
May | |||
1 | Ridvan (twelth day) | Baha'i | |
2 | Birth Guru Arjan Dev | Sikhism | |
6 | Narasimha Jayanti | Hinduism | |
7 | Vesak Day or Buddha Day | Buddhism | |
19 | Lailat al Qadr | Islam | |
23 | Declaration of the Báb | Baha'i | |
23 | Declaration of the Bab | Baha'i | |
24 | Eid-Al-Fitr (subject to moonsighting) | Islam | |
26 | National Sorry Day | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | |
27 | Anniversary 1967 Referendum | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | |
27 May - 3 Jun | National Reconcilation Week | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | |
28 | Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh | Baha'i | |
29 | Shavuot (first day) | Jewish | |
31 | Pentecost | Christian | |
June | |||
3 | Mabo Day | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | |
16 | Martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev Sahib | Sikhism | |
July | |||
1 | Coming of the Light Festival | Torres Strait Islander | |
5 | Birth Guru Hargobind Sahib | Sikhism | |
9 | Martyrdom of the Báb | Baha'i | |
23 | Birth Guru Harkrishan Sahib | Sikhism | |
25 | Naag Panchami | Hinduism | |
30 | Tisha B'Av | Judaism | |
31 Jul - 3 Aug | Aid El Adha | Islam | |
August | |||
3 | Raksha Bandhan | Hinduism | |
4 | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day (NAICD) | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | |
9 | International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | |
11 | Krishna Janmastami | Hinduism | |
20 | Ra's as-Sana | Islam | |
22 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hinduism | |
26 | Radhastami | Hinduism | |
September | |||
1 | Anant Chaturdashi | Hinduism | |
2 | Indigenous Literacy Day | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | |
13 | UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | |
18 - 20 | Rosh Hashanah | Judaism | |
28 | Yom Kippur | Jewish | |
October | |||
2 - 9 | Sukkot | Jewish | |
9 | Birth Guru Ram Das | Sikhism | |
18 | Birth of the Báb | Bahá'í | |
19 | Birth of Bahá’u’lláh | Bahá'í | |
22 - 26 | Durga Puja | Hinduism | |
24 | Durga Navami | Hinduism | |
November | |||
4 | Karwa Chauth | Hinduism | |
5 - 12 | NAIDOC Week | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | |
14 | Deepavali- Lakshmi Puja | Hinduism | |
14 | Bandhi Chhor Divas | Sikhism | |
24 | Martydom of Guru Tegh Bahadur | Sikhism | |
25 | Day of the Covenant | Bahá'í | |
27 | Ascension of Abdu’l-Bahá | Bahá'í | |
30 | Birth Guru Nanak | Sikhism | |
December | |||
10 - 18 | Chanukah Festival of Lights | Jewish | |
25 | Christmas Day | Christian |