AnonyMouse_468 Posted December 6, 2004 Posted December 6, 2004 I was just looking at next term’s planning and needed to search for important dates that we usually mark at Nursery in some way. Thought they might be useful to other people. Eid-ul-Adha - 21-24 January 2005 Shrove Tuesday - Tuesday 8 February 2005 Chinese New Year - Wednesday 9 February 2005 (year of the Rooster) Mother’s Day - Sunday 6 March 2005 Good Friday - Friday 25 March 2005 Easter Sunday - Sunday 27 March 2005 I look forward to having pancakes and Chineses food tasting on two consecutive days! Any others that I've forgotton? Jackie
Guest Posted December 6, 2004 Posted December 6, 2004 December 2004 DATE FESTIVAL 5 Advent Sunday (Christian) 8 Hanukah (Jewish) 8 Bodhi Day (Buddhist) 8 Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Christian) 10 Human Rights Day 21 1st day of winter Shortest day 24 Christmas Eve (Christian) 25 Christmas Day (Christian) 26-1st January Kwanzaa (African-American) 26 Zartusht - No - Diso (Fasli - Zoroastrian) 31 Omisoka (Japanese) January 2005 DATE FESTIVAL 1 New Years Day 4 Holiday (Scotland) 5 Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Ji (Sikh) 6 Epiphany 21 Eid Al-Addha (Islamic) 25 Burn's Night 25 Shevat (Jewish) February 2005 DATE FESTIVAL 8 Paranirvana Day (Buddhist) 8 Shrove Tuesday 9 Ash Wednesday 9 Chinese New Year 10 Al-Hijra (Islamic New Year) 12 Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (USA) 13 Quadragesima (Christian) 14 Valentine's Day 19 Ashura (Islamic) (recognizing the creation) 21 President's Day (USA) March 2005 DATE FESTIVAL 1 St. David's Day (Patron Saint of Wales) 6 Mothering Sunday (UK) 14 Commonwealth day 17 St. Patrick's Day (Patron Saint of Ireland) 20 Palm Sunday 20 1st Day of Spring 21 Feast of Naw-Ruz (Baha'i) 25 Purim (Jewish) 25 Holi (Hindu) 25 Good Friday (Christian) 27 Easter Day
AnonyMouse_1490 Posted December 6, 2004 Posted December 6, 2004 Thanks for that Jackie I was just thinking about my Spring planning.. I have just had a call from an Ofsted inspector saying that he is very sorry that he can't inspect us this month but will it be O.K.if he visits in January. Anyone got an good easy ideas for Eid bearing in mind I have lots of new children.
Steve Posted December 6, 2004 Posted December 6, 2004 For anyone who has the time and the inclination, you're all very welcome to add dates to the Calendar (accessed from the top right hand of every page), and they will then appear on the Forum index page. It is always useful if you're able to include a link to an informative site when you do this. If you can also check whether they've already been added that's also useful to avoid duplication!
Guest Posted December 7, 2004 Posted December 7, 2004 We made Eid cards last month with gold and silver crescent moons stuck on to black paper. Very easy effective and appreciated by the Muslim family at our pre-school who sent us an Eid card and brought in a tin of sweets for all our children to share!
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