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Equality and Inclusion Calendar 2022
The University is made up of a wide range of people with diverse backgrounds and circumstances, something which we regard as a great asset. We strive to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential and have a real opportunity to participate in and contribute to our activities.
This Equality and Inclusion calendar 2022 is produced as a guide to support timetabling, work scheduling and event planning to help ensure that we provide an inclusive environment which enables our students, staff and visitors to participate in significant celebration and/or remembrance events. The calendar highlights the main faith days observed or celebrated, key diversity days, awareness raising dates, public holidays and academic term dates.
This resource can be used for guidance when responding to requests for flexibility on the grounds of religion or belief. The calendar focuses on seven key faiths: Bahai, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism. Other religions, beliefs or non-belief are equally valued but not included here due to limited space.
Sources of information used to produce the calendar include external faith bodies, diversity organisations and national faith calendars. As well as the pdf version of the calendar, we also produce a web-based version which enables us to add or change dates if necessary. It was produced accurately at the time of publication, but some dates may vary regionally as they are determined by the lunar calendar. Many holy days begin at sunset the day before the date shown. More detailed guidance is available on the EIU Religion and Belief Resource webpage, which includes information about the prayer spaces on campus, religious observance guidance and responding to requests for flexibility on the grounds of religion.
For more information, or to provide feedback, please contact equality@leeds.ac.uk
EIU Annual Calendar 2022
January 2022
1 – 3 January University closed
5 January Birthday of Guru Gobindh Singh – Sikhism
6 January Epiphany – Christianity
10 January Spring term begins
10 – 21 January Examinations: Autumn semester
18 January Mahayana New Year – Buddhism
24 January Spring semester teaching begins
27 January Holocaust Memorial Day
February 2022
1 – 28 February LGBT+ History Month
1 February Chinese New Year/ New Lunar Year
5 February Basant Panchami-Saraswati Puja – Hinduism
7-13 February Race Equality week
15 February Nirvana Day – Buddhism
16 February Magha Puja Day – Buddhism
25 February – 1 March Intercalary Days – Baha
March 2022
1 March Shrove Tuesday – Christianity
2 March Ash Wednesday – Christianity and Lent begins – Christianity
2 – 20 March Nineteen Day Fast – Bahai
3 March University Mental Health Day
7 – 13 March Islam Awareness Week
8 March International Women’s Day
16 – 17 March Purim – Judaism *
18 March Holi – Hinduism
18 March Hola Mohalla – Sikhism
20 March Naw Rúz (New Year) – Bahai
25 March Spring term ends
28 Mar – 3 Apr World Autism Acceptance Week
31 March International Transgender Day of Visibility
*Please note the major Jewish festivals begin in the evening of the festival start date. Please see the Jewish Religious Observance guidance for more information.
April 2022
2 April Ramadan begins – Islam*
2 April World Autism Awareness Day
10 April Palm Sunday – Christianity
10 April Rama Navami – Hinduism
14 April Lent ends – Christianity and Vaisakhi – Sikhism
14 – 19 April University closed
15 April Good Friday – Christianity
15 – 23 April Pesach (Passover) – Judaism**
16 April Theravada New Year – Buddhism
17 April Easter Sunday – Christianity
21 April First Day of Ridván – Bahai
22 April Stephen Lawrence Day
25 April Summer term begins
27 – 28 April Yom HaShoah – Judaism**
29 April Ninth Day of Ridván – Bahai
*Please note the exact dates of the major Islamic festivals will depend on the moon sightings based on the lunar calendar. Please see the Ramadan Guidance for more information.
**Please note the major Jewish festivals begin in the evening of the festival start date. Please see the Jewish Religious Observance guidance for more information.
May 2022
1 May Ramadan ends – Islam*
1-2 May Eid al-Fitr – Islam*
2 May Last Day of Ridván /Twelfth Day of Ridván – Bahai
2 May University Closed
4 – 9 May Deaf Awareness Week
9 – 15 May Black Inclusion Week
9 – 15 May Mental Health Awareness Week
12 May National Day for Staff Networks
16 May Ascension Day – Christianity
16 May Spring semester exams
16 May Vesak (Buddah Day) – Buddhism
17 May International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
23 May Pentecost – Christianity
24 May Declaration of the Báb – Bahai
28 May Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh – Bahai
*Please note the exact dates of the major Islamic festivals will depend on the moon sightings based on the lunar calendar. Please see the Ramadan Guidance for more information.
June 2022
2 – 3 June University closed
3 June Spring Semester: Exams Starts
4 – 6 June Shavuot – Judaism*
5/13 June Pentecost – Christianity
6 – 12 June Carers Week
16 June Corpus Christi – Christianity
16 June Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev – Sikhism
17 June Summer term ends
22 June Windrush Day
29 June St Peter and St Paul Day – Christianity
30 June Puri Ratha Yatra – Hinduism
*Please note the major Jewish festivals begin in the evening of the festival start date. Please see the Jewish Religious Observance guidance for more information.
July 2022
1- 12 July Hajj – Islam*
UK Black Pride (dates to be confirmed)
9-13 July Eid al-Adha – Islam*
10 July Martyrdom of the Bab – Bahai
11 – 24 July Degree ceremonies
13 July Dharma Day (Asalha Puja) – Buddhism
14 July International Non-Binary People’s Day
18 July – 17 August South Asian Heritage Month
30 July Muharram/Islamic New Year – Islam*
*Please note the exact dates of the major Islamic festivals will depend on the moon sightings based on the lunar calendar. Please see the Ramadan Guidance for more information.
August 2022
7 August Leeds Pride
8 August Ashura – Islam*
11 August Raksha Bandhan – Hinduism
15 August Assumption – Christianity
19 August Krishna Janmashtami – Hinduism
29 – 30 August University Closed
*Please note the exact dates of the major Islamic festivals will depend on the moon sightings based on the lunar calendar. Please see the Ramadan Guidance for more information.
September 2022
1 September First Parkash – Sikhism
23 September Bi Visibility Day
25 – 27 September Rosh Hashanah – Judaism*
26 September – 2 October National Inclusion Week
26 September – 5 October Navratri – Hinduism
*Please note the major Jewish festivals begin in the evening of the festival start date. Please see the Jewish Religious Observance guidance for more information.
October 2022
1 – 31 October Black History Month
1 – 31 October ADHD Awareness month
3 October Autumn semester begins
4 – 5 October Yom Kippur – Judaism*
8 October Mawlid an-Nabi (Prophet Muhammad’s birthday) – Islam**
9 – 16 October Sukkot – Judaism*
10 October World Mental Health Day
16 – 18 October Simchat Torah – Judaism*
18 October World Menopause Day
20 October Installation of the Scriptures as Guru Granth – Sikhism
24 October Diwali – Hinduism
26 October Birth of the Báb – Bahai
27 October Birth of Bahá’u’lláh – Bahai
*Please note the major Jewish festivals begin in the evening of the festival start date. Please see the Jewish Religious Observance guidance for more information.
**Please note the exact dates of the major Islamic festivals will depend on the moon sightings based on the lunar calendar. Please see the Ramadan Guidance for more information.
November 2022
1 – 30 November Islamophobia Awareness Month (IAM)
1 November All Saints – Christianity
2 November All Souls – Christianity
8 November Guru Nanak Dev Sahib – Sikhism
13 – 19 November Trans Awareness Week
13 – 20 November Inter Faith Week
17 November International Students’ Day
18 November LGBTQ+ STEM Day
18 November – 18 December UK Disability History Month
19 November International Men’s Day
20 November Trans Day of Remembrance
25 November White Ribbon Day
26 November Carers Rights Day
28 November Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá – Bahai
December 2022
3 December International Day of Persons with Disabilities
16 December Autumn semester ends
18 – 25 December Hanukkah – Judaism*
23 December – 2 January 2023 University closed
24 December Christmas Eve – Christianity
25 December Christmas Day – Christianity
*Please note the major Jewish festivals begin in the evening of the festival start date. Please see the Jewish Religious Observance guidance for more information.
The Equality and Inclusion Calendar is also available to download in other formats:
Equality and Inclusion Calendar 2022 (PDF) – this PDF document can be printed or downloaded.
Equality and Inclusion Calendar 2022 (ICS) – this ICS format can be imported into a calendar format of your choice (including Outlook and Google). Please follow the instructions on how to import the ICS file.
Should you have any queries regarding the calendar, or require any help with downloading/installing them, please contact the Equality and Inclusion Unit.