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May 2009
NEWSLETTER
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Monday, 4th May
May Day Holiday
DCRSC will be closed today!
Plymouth Trades Council May Day Festival
(see separate article)
Thursday, 7th May
Car Ban on City Centre due to Parade
(see separate article)
Women-only Swimming Session at Plymouth Pavilions
(see separate article)
Saturday, 9th May
Buddhist
Wesak or Buddha day
The most important of the Buddhist festivals.
It celebrates the Buddha's birthday, and, for some Buddhists, also marks his birth and death.
Pictures of Wesak celebrations in Manchester.
Tuesday, 12th May
Jewish
Lag B'Omer
A minor holiday on the 33rd day of the Omer commemorating a break in the plague during the lifetime of Rabbi Akiva.
Wednesday, 20th May
BME Fostering & Adoption Information Evening
(see separate article)
Thursday, 21st May
DCRSC Board Meeting
(see separate article)
Christian
Ascension Day
Ascension Day marks the last earthly appearance of Christ after his resurrection.
Christians believe Christ ascended into heaven.
It is celebrated 40 days after Easter.
Friday, 22nd May
Jewish
Yom Yerushalayim
Jerusalem Day.
Saturday, 23rd May
BahaiDeclaration of the Bab
The Bab was the Forerunner of Baha'u'llah, founder of the Baha'i faith.
His mission was to prepare the world for the coming of Baha'u'llah and he declared it in the evening of 22nd May,1844.
Sikh
Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar)
Guru Amar Das ( 1479-1574 ) was the third of the Sikh Gurus.
Sunday, 24th May
Plymouth Half Marathon
(see separate article)
Christian
Ascension Day ( Catholic Church in England and Wales )
Ascension Day is normally celebrated 40 days after Easter.
The Catholic Church in England and Wales celebrates it on the following Sunday instead.
Monday, 25th May
Spring Bank Holiday
Holiday in the UK.
Friday , 29th May
Jewish
Shavuot (first day)
Shavuot is a two-day festival that marks the time when the first harvest was taken to the Temple.
Also known as the Festival of Weeks.
Work is not permitted for the duration of the festival.
Bahai
Ascension of Baha'u'llah
Anniversary of Baha'u'llah's death in in 1892 near Akka, Israel.
Sunday, 31st May
Christian
Pentecost - Whitsun
The seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples and the birth of the Christian Church.
Saturday, 6th June
DCRSC Festival Day & Annual General Meeting
(see separate article)
Sunday, 7th June
Christian
Trinity Sunday
The first Sunday after Pentecost.
Christians meditate on the nature of God as "Three in one".
Thursday, 11th June
Women-only Swimming Session at Plymouth Pavilions
(see separate article)
Christian
Corpus Christi
Roman Catholic festival celebrating the "real presence of Christ in the Eucharist".
The festival falls on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.
Sunday, 14th June
Christian
All Saints' Day (Orthodox)
This day honours all saints, known and unknown, of the Christian church. Western churches celebrate All Saints Day on 1st November.
Christian
Corpus Christi (Catholic Church in England and Wales)
Corpus Christi falls on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.
The Catholic Church in England and Wales celebrates it on the following Sunday instead.
Monday, 15th June
Refugee Week – Launch in Theatre Royal, Plymouth
(see separate article)
Monday, 15th – Sunday, 21st June
Refugee Week
(see separate article)
Tuesday, 16th June
Sikh
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)
Guru Arjan Dev was the fifth Sikh Guru and the first Sikh martyr. He also compiled all of the past Gurus' writings into one book, which is now the Sikh holy scripture: the Guru Granth Sahib.
Saturday, 20th – Sunday, 21st June
Powerboat Racing
Honda Formula Four Stoke Series.
(see separate article)
Sunday, 21st June
British Grand Prix
(see separate article)
Father's Day
(details to follow)
Race for Life
(see separate article)
Interdenominational Faith Service (Date to be Confirmed)
(see separate article)
Pagan
Summer Solstice - Litha
Longest day of the year
Christian
St Peter's Day (Catholic Church in England and Wales)
The Catholic Church in England and Wales moves this festival to the nearest Sunday if it falls on a Saturday or Monday.
Monday, 22nd June – Sunday, 5th July
Wimbledon Tennis
(see separate article)
Thursday, 25th – Monday, 29th June
Glastonbury Festival
(see separate article)
Monday, 29th June
Christian
St Peter's Day
Observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches. One of the oldest saints' days.
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