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FATHERS' DAY (June)


EDINBURGH FESTIVAL (August)

 
GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL

 General information on Glastonbury Festival


NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL

General information on Notting Hill Carnival

READING FESTIVAL

 

MUSIC FESTIVALS

Summer Music Festivals in Britain

MARTYRDOOM OF THE BAB (Baha'i)

For further information, click on the link below.

http://bahai.about.com/?once=true&

SRI KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI (Hinduism)

Celebration of the birth of Lord Shri Krishna, the most venerated incarnation in the Hindu Dharma. For more information, click below.

http://www.swaminarayan.org/festivals/janmashtami/index.htm

DALAI LAMA'S BIRTHDAY (Tibetan; 6 July)

For further information on the Dalai Lama, click on the link below.

http://www.dalailama.com/html/contents.html

GANESH CHATURTHI (Hinduism)

This is in honour of the elephant-headed god, Ganesh. He is known as "the remover of all obstacles". For more information, click on the link.

http://www.swaminarayan.org/festivals/ganeshchaturthi/index.htm


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