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Celebrate the world around us with the children as we look at

many of the different cultural festivals around the globe

and the ideas that inspire them.

Hover over green dates on our festival timeline below to see some of the fantastic things that happen around the world. We focus on a few selected festivals throughout the year and you can read and see more about these below.

The 10th & Last Guru - Sikh Festival
Mass celebration in China!
Holi is a Hindu festival. The ancient festival, also know as the 'Festival of Colours', celebrates the triumph of good over bad.
Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.
Buddhist commemoration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha.
These festivals, also known as 'Hanami' are held all over Japan during the spring.
A celebration of the longest day of the year, the exact date of which varies across cultures.
Muslim holiday signifying the end of Ramadan.
Hindu festival often called the 'Festival of Lights'.
8 day Jewish holiday, also known as the 'Festival of Lights'.
Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus.
A Christian festival
The beginning of a new calendar year.
Many Eastern Orthodox and Armenian churches still use the Julian calendar, and as a result, celebrate Christmas 13 days after those who use the Gregorian calendar.
St Hilary was a fourth century Bishop of Poitiers. According to tradition, "St Hilary's day is the coldest day of the year."
Hindu festival marking the transition of the sun from Sagittarius to Capricorn during the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.
Hindu festival marking the reaping of crops and a special thanksgiving to God, the sun, the earth and the cattle.
Intended to foster the establishment of interfaith understanding and harmony.
This festival marks the first day of spring and is held to worship Sarawati.
Celebration of the birthday of Robert Burns, a seminal Scottish poet.
Commemoration of the patron saint of friendship and love.
National event dedicated to the remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.
New Year for Mahayana Buddhists celebrated on the first full moon day in January.
Jewish holiday known as the 'New Year of the trees'.
This day marks the birth of the seventh Sikh prophet-teacher.
Marks the day when Jesus was presented in the temple.
On this, the last day of Winter, the Japanese drive out evil spirits with a bean throwing ceremony.
One of the main Hindu festivals to worship Shiva, one of the most important forms of God.
A traditional holiday for people to show their appreciation of loved ones.
Commonly known as 'Pancake Day', this is the day before the start of Lent.
Marks the first day of Lent.
Muslim commemoration of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad.
Purim celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from the wicked Haman in the days of Queen Esther of Persia.
The 'Lantern Festival' is a Chinese celebration that marks the first full moon of the year and the lengthening of days. It also marks the end of the celebration of the Chinese New Year.
This Holy day of the Patron Saint of Wales celebrates Welsh culture and history.
St Piran is the Patron Saint of Cornwall.
Festival of martial arts. It takes place on the day after the end of Holi.
Sikh New Year.
A time to say thank you to mums and carers everywhere.
The beginning of 2067 in the Hindi calendar.
This Hindu festival of nine nights is dedicated to the Goddess Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati.
Celebration of Irish culture and history.
The fifth Sunday in Lent, two weeks before Easter Sunday.
This festival celebrates the birthday of Lord Rama, seventh incarnation of the God Vishnu.
The feast of the Annunciation marks the visit of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.
The first day of the Holy Week - the week that recalls the last week of Jesus' earthly life.
Christians remember Jesus' life.
Hindus celebrate the birth of Hanuman, the monkey-warrior.
Celebration of the survival of Jewish first born sons from the 10th Plague of Egypt.
Buddhist festival commemorating the occasion when buddha predicted his death and recited a summary of his teachings and a code of discipline.
Also known as Pesach, the Jewish 'Festival of Liberation'.
Also known as Holy Thursday, the Christian reflection on The Last Supper.
Commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus.
A Christian day of vigil culminating in the feast of the resurrection.
Holocaust Remembrance Day.
A Buddhist celebration also know as the 'Flower Festival', which celebrates Buddha Shakyamuni's birthday.
This Sikh festival represents the beginning of the solar year.
Israeli Memorial Day.
Celebration of English culture and history.
Buddhist New Year.
This English festival marks the beginning of Spring.
The fifth Sunday after Easter.
The Omer period of 49 days, lasting from Pesach to Shavout, is a time of sadness in the Jewish faith, relieved in this, the 33rd day, in memory of the end of a plague in roman times.
Commemorates the last earthly appearance of the Risen Christ.
Jewish celebration marking the giving of Torah on Mt. Sinai.
Also known as Whitsun, a day to remember when, 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus, His disciples began to spread the Christian Message.
The first Sunday after Pentecost.
Celebration of the Eucharist.
A time to say thank you to dads and male carers everywhere.
Celebration of the sixth Sikh Guru's birthday.
Muslim festival celebrating Prophet Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Jerusalem.
A Hindu festival to worship Krishna.
Buddist commemoration of the Buddha's first sermon and the teaching of the Four Noble Truths.
Christian day for 'watching the weather'. According to tradition whatever the weather on St Swithin's Day, it will continue so for the next forty days.
A Jewish fast which commemorates the destruction of the two Temples.
A Buddhist festival. This celebrates the anniversary of the Buddha's first sermon, known as 'Turning of the Wheel of Law'. He expressed the need to follow a 'middle way' between self-indulgence and severe denial.
This Muslim festival known as the 'Night of Forgiveness' is held two weeks prior to Ramadan. It is a time for penitence, fasting and all night prayer.
Part of the Buddhist calendar, this is a time for monks for stay in one place for the rainy season and is an opportunity for penitence, self-examination and forgiveness.
On this day, Christians celebrate the 'first fruits' when bread made from the first harvest is placed on the altar.
Running through to the 9th September, this month of fasting runs dawn to dusk.
Celebrating the birthday of Lord Ganesh, the elephant-headed God.
A special festival for brothers and sisters. The festival that celebrates brotherhood and love. On this day, the girls would tie twisted red and gold threads, known as 'rakhi' around the wrists of their brothers who would give their sister a present in return.
A celebration of Lord Krishna's birthday who was famous for making mischief and playing tricks on his friends but also for being a great hero who helps and looks after people.
This is celebrated on the 27th day of Ramadan. Its name means 'The Night of Power'.
Jewish New Year's Day, 5771 years from the creation of the world. This is the most important time in the Jewish Year.
The birthday of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity, who is worshipped by Hindus at the beginning of something new.
The final day of the Ten Days of Penitence which began in the New Year.
Running until the 29th September, this harvest festival commemorates the 40 years that the Jews spent in the wilderness on the way to freedom in then Promised Land.
Marks the completion of the annual cycle of reading from the Torah.
This festival runs through until the 16th October and is devoted to the Durga, the Goddess of Motherhood.
The Hindu festival of Warriors where people perform the story of Rama's victory over the demon Ravana.
This is the last day of the Rains Retreat, known as Pavarana Day or 'Leaving the Vassa'.
This festival has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints but is today largely a secular celebration.
This day is held in honour of all the saints, known and unknown.
This day commemorates the faithful departed.
This festival is celebrated with firework displays and huge bonfires.
The Hindu New Year and the most important datew in the Hindu Calendar.
This day is celebrated by the lay community offering monks new Kathina robes at the end of their three month Rains Retreat.
This day is for remembering the dead of the two World wars and subsequent wars.
The Festival of Sacrifice marks the end of the the holy pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
Celebrating the birthday of the first Sikh guru, marked by reading the holy book - the Granth Sahib.
A celebration of friendship where Buddhists come together to celebrate their world-wide community - the Sangha.
A harvest festival celebrated in the USA and Canada associated with giving thanks to God for the harvest and expressing gratitude.
The start of the Christian Year and the Christian Church New Year.
This holy day celebrates Scottish culture and history.
Running until 9th December, Hannukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
A festival for children in many European countries related toss surviving legends of the saint and his reputation as a bringer of gifts.
The Islamic New Year, marking the migration of the Prophet Mohammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina.
Celebrates the belief in the immaculate conception of the Virgin Mary.
Some Buddhists celebrate Gautama's attainment of Enlightenment on this day.
A day of fasting for Sunni Muslims, marking the climax of the Remembrance of Muharram.
A winter festival initially celebrated by the historic Germanic peoples as a pagan religious festival though later absorbed into the Christian festival of Christmas.
The day before Christmas Day, a widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus.
Celebrates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.
This day commemorates St Stephen, the first Christian martyr or protomartyr.