October 2024
►Breast Cancer Awareness Month
►Global Diversity Awareness Month
Nigerian Independence Day
| Marks Nigeria's proclamation of independence from British colonial rule in 1960 |
International Day of Older Persons
International Day of Non-Violence
Dyslexia Awareness Week
| 2 - 8 October - Annual event to raise awareness of dyslexia. The week includes World Dyslexia Awareness Day on 6 October. |
Rosh Hashanah | Judaism
| 2 - 4 October |
World Dyslexia Awareness Day
Ada Lovelace Day
World Mental Health Day
| The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting economic uncertainty have negatively affected many people’s mental health and elevated concerns for those already living with mental illness. Mental Health UK has partnered with ITN Productions toproduce ‘Forward Together for Mental Health’ – a unique programme exploring how the pandemic has advanced the mental health narrative and agenda in the workplace and wider society |
International Day of the Girl Child
Yom Kippur | Judaism
| 11 - 12 October |
Navaratri | Hindu
| Hindu Festival of the divine mother honouring Durga, wife of Shiva, and seeking her blessings. Also observed as a celebration recalling the days of Lord Krishna |
Birth of Baha’u’llah | Baha’i
| Commemorates the birth of the founder of the Baha’i faith in 1817 |
Sukkot | Judaism
| 16 - 23 October - The seven days of Sukkot—celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, taking the Four Kinds, and rejoicing—is the holiday when we expose ourselves to the elements in covered huts, commemorating God's sheltering our ancestors as they travelled from Egypt to the Promised Land. The Four Kinds express our unity and our belief in God’s omnipresence. Coming after the solemn High Holidays, it is a time of joy and happiness |
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | Judaism
| 23 - 25 October |
Intersex Awareness Day
Diwali (Deepavali) | Hindu
| 29 October - 3 November - Diwali is a festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs. The festival usually lasts five days and is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar month Kartika. |
