Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is considered a holy month that honours the time when Allah, via the angel Gabriel, revealed the first verses of the Qur’an, the holy book of Islam, to a caravan trader named Muhammad.
There will be plenty of opportunities for you to get involved in the D&I in Grocery activities and events, including our Learning Labs and D&I in Grocery LIVE!. Below are some of the key awareness and cultural or religious dates to add to your diary. You can also select to import the calendar into your own outlook calendar.
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2 events,Lent is the liturgical season that prepares Christians for Christ's death and Resurrection. During this period, Christians turn to God through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. |
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3 events,Zero Discrimination Day is an annual day celebrated on 1 March each year by the United Nations and other international organisations. The day aims to promote equality before the law and in practice throughout all of the member countries of the UN. |
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4 events,Holi is considered as one of the most revered and celebrated festivals of India and it is celebrated in almost every part of the country. It is also sometimes called as the “festival of love” as on this day people get to unite together forgetting all resentments and all types of bad feeling towards each […] Hola Mohalla or Hola Mahalla or simply Hola is a Sikh festival that takes place on the first of the lunar month of Chet which usually falls in March. This, by a tradition established by Guru Gobind Singh, follows the Hindu festival of Holi by one day; Hola is the masculine form of the feminine […] |
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3 events,International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. |
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3 events,Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide imitative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. It aims to transform how neurodivergent individuals are perceived and supported by schools, universities, and organisations with the opportunity to recognise the many talents and advantages of being neurodivergent, while creating a more inclusive and equitable culture that celebrates differences […] |
4 events,Partners are invited to watch Inclusion Lab #3 on 17th March at 11am, where speakers from Arla, McCain and Proctor & Gamble will be discussing there personal journeys as neurodiverse women. All D&I in Grocery Partners are able to register for upcoming Inclusion Labs and to access all previous Inclusion Labs, Podcasts and resources via […] |
3 events,Eid al-Fitr, or the Festival of Sweets, is the earlier of the two official holidays celebrated within Islam. The religious holiday is celebrated by Muslims worldwide because it marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan. |
3 events,Observed annually on March 21st, the International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination marks the day in the 1966 when the UN General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination. |
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2 events,Mentees taking part in our 2026 Cross-Company Mentoring Programme are invited to join our onboarding session which outlines more about the programme and how to make the most of their time with their mentor. |
2 events,Mentors taking part in our 2026 Cross-Company Mentoring Programme are invited to join our onboarding session which outlines more about the programme and how they can get the most out of their time as a mentor. |
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2 events,International Transgender Day of Visibility takes place annually on 31st March since its inception in 2009. The day is dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of the discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide. |
3 events,Throughout the month, we focus on sharing stories and providing opportunities to increase understanding and acceptance of people with autism, fostering worldwide support. Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992 to raise awareness of the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic. Lack of support can cause loneliness and isolation, which in turn lowers people’s wellbeing, impacts mental health and can lead to mental illness. |
4 events,World Autism Awareness days is an internationally recognised day, encouraging Member States of the United Nations to take measures to raise awareness about autistic individuals throughout the world. |
3 events,Good Friday is the Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is observed as part of Paschal Triduum, the three days that observes the passion, crucifixion, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. Good Friday is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday and Black Friday. |
3 events,Easter, also called Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. |