Vaisakhi:- 14th April 2025

VAISAKHI: Khalsa Sajna Divas  Vaisakhi is one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar.  It marks the day in 1699 when Guru Gobind Singh Ji the 10th Sikh Guru established the Khalsa Panth at Sri Anandpur Sahib.  It is also known as Khalsa Sajna Divas which usually takes place on 13 or 14 April. In…

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Faith Festivals… Pesach 12th April to 20th April

What Pesach means to me… by Angela Banner, Jewish representative of Redbridge Faith Forum     This is the festival of Passover. This remembers the exodus of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. We eat unleavened bread (Matzo) as the Israelites didn’t have time to bake bread because of their speedy departure from Egypt. …

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Baha’i Naw-Ruz  (New Year) 20th March 2025

Baha’i Naw-Ruz  (New Year) 20th March 2025 Naw-Ruz is one of the 9 Baha’i Holy Days that are celebrated all over the world, annually, by members of the Baha’i Community.  On all of the Holy Days work is suspended and school children usually take the day off, if permitted, to celebrate with their family and…

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Faith Festivals… Purim 13/14 March 2025

What Purim means to me… by Angela Banner, Jewish representative of Redbridge Faith Forum   The festival of Purim falls in March this year. It is to celebrate the survival of the Jewish people in Persia. Queen Esther, wife of the King,  Ahasuhearus, petitioned the King to protect his Jewish subjects. The Chief Minister, Haman,…

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