Events

This special day is an opportunity for believers to remember all saints and martyrs, known and unknown, throughout Christian history.

All Souls' Day is an opportunity for Roman Catholics and Anglo-Catholic churches to commemorate the faithful departed.

Diwali is perhaps the most well-known of the Hindu festivals. Diwali is known as the 'festival of lights' because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small earthenware oil lamps.

The Gunpowder Plot took place in November 1605, when some Catholics plotted to blow up King James I and the English Parliament.

Remembrance is the time when people wear a poppy in memory of those who sacrificed their lives for us during wars. The Armistice, signalling the end of World War One, was signed on 11th November 1918.

The feast day of Martin of Tours, also known as Martinstag or Martinmas. It is celebrated in many parts of Europe.

Encourage everyone to be kind to each other on World Kindness Day!

A day to focus on men's and boys' health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models.

World Fisheries Day highlights the critical importance to human lives, of water and the lives it sustains, both in and out of water.

World Television Day recognises the increasing impact television has on decision-making by alerting world attention to conflicts and threats to peace, security and other important issues.

On the fourth Thursday in November, many people in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving. This commemorates the first Thanksgiving Feast in 1621.

Advent is the season before Christmas during which Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights. It dates back to two centuries before the beginning of Christianity.

On November 30th the world celebrates St Andrew's Day, Scotland's national day. There are parties galore in Scotland and events around the world.