• St Patrick’s Day

    St Patrick’s Day is a national holiday in Ireland commemorating the country’s patron saint, although the celebrations are popular all over the world. From the Chicago River being dyed green ... Read more

  • Passover

    Passover commemorates the story of Exodus, the Israelites escaping from slavery in Egypt. The beginning of Passover is marked by a ceremonial evening meal called a Seder which is intended ... Read more

  • Good Friday

    Good Friday comes before Easter Sunday, which is a Christian holiday held to remember the story of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. Good Friday is a day of mourning in the ... Read more

  • Easter Sunday

    Easter Sunday is a day of joy and celebration of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Typically, on Easter Sunday Christians will attend a church service, and some families ... Read more

  • Vaisakhi

    Vaisakhi is a festival to mark the founding of the Sikh community, also known as the Khalsa, in 1699. Vaisakhi originally began as a celebration of the harvest in Punjab ... Read more

  • St George’s Day

    St George’s Day commemorates the patron saint of England and is marked with parades, church services and traditional English dances, such as Morris dancing. The flag of St George is ... Read more

  • Vesak

    Vesak, commonly known as Buddha Day, is a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Siddhartha Gautama who later became the Buddha. All these significant events are said to ... Read more

  • Pride Month

    Pride Month is celebrated each June in remembrance of the 1969 Stonewall Riots; these protests made a significant impact in the LBGT+ rights movement. The month is a celebration of ... Read more

  • Yom Kippur

    Yom Kippur, also known as the ‘Day of Atonement’, is a Jewish holy day of fasting and prayer that takes place 10 days after the celebration of Rosh Hashanah. This ... Read more

  • Sukkot

    Sukkot is an eight-day-long festival celebrating the harvest and remembering the story of Exodus, when Moses led the Jewish people to freedom from slavery in Egypt. During this celebration, many ... Read more

  • Guy Fawkes Night

    Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Bonfire Night, is celebrated each year on 5 November. The day commemorates the failure of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605, which attempted to blow ... Read more

  • Remembrance Day

    Remembrance Day occurs each year on 11 November, marking the end of World War One. The war officially ended at 11am, the 11th hour on the 11th day of the ... Read more