Faith Festivals

Holi, the festival of colours and bonfires, is one of the most joyful festive holidays of the year. It is celebrated on full moon day in February – March.  Like most Hindu festivals, the date for Holi changes every year because it is dependent on the lunar calendar. It is a celebration of the arrival…

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. …

VESAK is a religious and cultural festival celebrated by Buddhists all over the world. It is celebrated in the day of full moon in the month of May with utmost devotion.   This day holds great importance for Buddhists as the day is marked important events that took place in the life of Buddha on…

Chanukah … by Angela Banner, Jewish representative of Redbridge Faith Forum This year, Chanukah starts  4th December and ends 12th December 2025. This festival notes the reclaiming of the Jewish Temple by a group of freedom fighters called the Macabees. When they entered the Temple to light the everlasting light (a feature in many places…

On the eve of 556th Prakash Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Dev Ji  (Also known as Guru Nanak Jayanti) ….. Let us have a glimpse from their life journey and understand the basic principle of living from their teachings…… Guru Nanak Sahib travelled worldwide in all four directions covering approx 32000 miles in 20 years at…