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  • Text reads 'Happy Hanukkah'. Light blue menorah on dark blue background, all candles are lit.

    Hanukkah

    Hanukkah – the Jewish festival of light – is commemorated over the course of eight days. The celebrations are marked by the nightly lighting of a menorah, playing dreidel and ... Read more

  • Text reads 'Merry Christmas'. Outline of fir trees with a sleigh and reindeer flying overhead.

    Christmas

    Christmas is a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus, God’s son. Christmas is celebrated by many, not only by those in the Christian faith. Traditions include a blend of ... Read more

  • Blue background with fireworks, in the centre yellow text reads ' Happy New Year 2026'.

    New Year

    New Year, known as Hogmanay in Scotland, celebrates the beginning of a new calendar year. The holiday is marked with gatherings, large and small, in anticipation of the clock striking ... Read more

  • Blue tartan background with white central feature. Text reads 'Burns Night' with a picture of Robert Burns above it.

    Burns Night

    Burns Night is held in celebration of Scotland’s national poet – or bard – Robert Burns, each year on the 25 January. Burns was born on 25 January 1759 in ... Read more

  • Dark red background with a red envelope open - inside a letter reads 'Happy Valentines Day!'

    Valentines Day

    Valentines Day is a celebration of love, whether this be romantic relationships or friendship. The day is often marked through the exchange of cards, gifts and flowers. The most popular ... Read more

  • Burgundy background with yellow clouds, text reads 'Lunar New Year'. Three characters participate in a tiger dance.

    Lunar New Year

    Lunar New Year – also known as Chinese New Year – celebrates the fresh start of a new Lunar calendar with a two-week-long festival. Chinese legend states that a monster ... Read more

  • Blue background with an orange banner, reads 'Shrove Tuesday'. A stack of pancakes with syrup in the centre of the image.

    Shrove Tuesday

    Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day, marks the day before the Christian festival of Lent. This is seen as a day of preparation and indulgence before Lent, which involves ... Read more

  • Yellow text on a dark green background, reads 'Ramadan Mubarak'.

    Ramadan

    Ramadan is observed on the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, and during this time it is customary to fast from dawn until sunset. This period of fasting and prayer ... Read more

  • Dark green background with white text, reads 'Ash Wednesday'. White cross with blue draping in the bottom left of image.

    Ash Wednesday

    Ash Wednesday is Christian holiday marking the first day of Lent – the 40-day period of fasting, prayer and reflection on the lead up to Easter. This fast is said ... Read more

  • Green background with a row of yellow daffodils in the centre, white text below reads 'St David's Day'.

    St David’s Day

    St David’s Day is celebrated each year on 1 March – in celebration of St David, the patron saint of Wales. It is customary to wear either a leek or ... Read more

  • Red background, circle in the centre of the image containing traditional red lanterns and yellow clouds. Text reads 'Lantern Festival'.

    Lantern Festival

    The Lantern Festival, also known as Yuan Xiao Festival, marks the first full moon of the new Lunar year. The releasing of lanterns is symbolic of letting go of the ... Read more

  • Dark blue background, text reads 'Happy Holi'. A red, blue and green pot of coloured paint powder sit below the text.

    Holi

    Holi, also known as the festival of colours, is a Hindu celebration to welcome the start of Spring. On the night before Holi, it is traditional to light bonfires in ... Read more