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Ethnic Events Calendar
2012
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| 1 |
New Year's Day
Cuba National Liberation Day |
| 4 |
Myanmar Independence Day (1948) |
| 5 |
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib (Sikh) |
| 14 |
Makar Sankranti (Hindu)
Maghi (Sikh) |
| 21 |
ASB Lunarfest (Chinese New Year festival) |
| 23 |
Chinese New Year - The Year of the Water Dragon
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| 26 |
India Republic Day |
| 28 |
Vasant Panchami (Hindu) |
| 27 - 28 |
Chinese & Korean New Year Festival, Northcote (Details...) |
| 30 |
Auckland / Northland Anniversary Day |
| 31 |
Nauru Independence Day
Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Sikh) |
| 1 |
NZSO / TV33 Chinese New Year Concert, Wellington (Details...) |
| 3 |
NZSO / TV33 Chinese New Year Concert, Auckland (Details...) |
| 3 - 5 |
Auckland Lantern Festival, Albert Park |
| 4 |
Sri Lanka National Day |
| 6 |
Waitangi Day |
| 10 |
Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad) (Sunni Muslims) |
| 11 - 12 |
Christchurch Lantern Festival, Hagely Park |
| 15 |
Milad un Nabi (Shia Muslims) |
| 23 |
Brunei Darussalam National Day |
| 25 |
Kuwait National Day
Holi Celebration, TelstraClear Events Centre. Details here. |
| 1 |
Korean Independence Movement Day |
| 3 |
Maha Shivrati (Hindu) |
| 9 |
Hola Mohalla (Sikh) |
| 9 - 10 |
Pasifika Festival 2010 - Western Springs Park. Details here |
| 14-15 |
ASB Polyfest - details here |
| 19 - 20 |
Holi (Hindu) |
| 19 - 26 |
Indigo Festival in Hamilton. Details here |
| 21 |
Race Relations Day |
| 23 |
Pakistan Day |
| 26 |
Bangladesh Independence Day and National Day
Concert by Cantor Robert Esformes, Wellington. Details here
Mangere East Cultural Festival. Details here |
| 27 |
Sacred Voices workshop, Wellington. Details here
Waitakere Indian Association Holi Mela Celebrations. Details here |
| 30 |
Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu) |
| 1 |
International Cultural Festival. (Details ...) |
| 4 |
Hindi New Year
Ramayana Week Begins
Ching Ming Festival |
| 6 |
Good Friday |
| 8 |
Easter Sunday |
| 9 |
Easter Monday |
| 12 |
Korean Cultural Day
Swaminarayan Jayanti (Hindu)
Ram Navami (Hindu) |
| 13 |
Vaisakhi (birth anniversary of Khalsa) (Sikh) |
| 14 |
Birthday of Guru Nanak (Sikh)
Hola Mohalla (Sikh) |
| 16 |
Mahariva Jayati (Hindu) |
| 17 |
Hanuman Jayanti |
| 18 |
Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikh)
Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Sikh) |
| 21 |
Intl. Chinese New Talent Singing Championships Final. |
| 20 - 22 |
Shen Yun Performing Arts, Aotea Centre, Auckland. (Details ...) |
| 23 - 24 |
Shen Yun Performing Arts, St James, Wellington. (Details ...) |
| 25 |
ANZAC Day |
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| 3 |
Mochituki Takikai (Japanese day - Children"s Day) |
| 8 |
Korean Parent's Day |
| 17 |
Buddha Purnima |
| 26 |
Inaugural Indian Community & Sports Awards. More ... |
| 31 |
South Africa Republic Day |
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| 1 |
Samoa Independence Day (1962) |
| 1 - 7 |
Samoan Language Week - Samoa Ola (Samoa Active) - More... |
| 4 |
Queen's Birthday
Tonga Emancipation Day |
| 12 |
Philippines Independence Day |
| 16 |
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib (Sikh) |
| 20 |
World Refugee Day |
| 23 |
Tuen Ng Festival |
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| 4-10 |
Maori Language Week - Korero Maori |
| 7 |
Nepal National Day
Solomon Islands Independence Day |
| 17 |
South Korea Constitution Day in South Korea
Iraq National Day |
| 17 |
Guru Purnima
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| 30 |
Vanuatu Independence Day |
| 2 |
Ramadhan Begins |
| 4 |
Cook Islands Constitution Day |
| 4 - 18 |
NZ Hong Kong Festival - more details ... |
| 6 |
Night of Sevens (Chinese Valentines Day) |
| 9 |
Singapore Independence Day |
| 13 |
Rakhi / Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) |
| 14 |
Pakistan Independence Day and Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
| 15 |
Indian Independence Day and Korean Liberation Day |
| 15 |
Chuseok - Korean Moon Festival |
| 17 |
Indonesia Independence Day |
| 21-22 |
2011 New Zealand Diversity Forum, Hamilton. More details ... |
| 22 |
Janmashtami - Krishna Jayanti (Hindu) |
| 31 |
Malaysia Merkeda Day (Freedom Day) |
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| 1 |
Eid-ul-Fitr - Ramadhan ends (to be confirmed) (Muslim)
Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu) |
| 2 |
Onam (South Indian - Kerala)
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam National Day |
| 9 |
North Korea Founding Day |
| 10 |
Auckland Indonesian Festival. Details here |
| 13-27 |
Pitr-paksha (Hindu) |
| 28 |
Dussehra
Navaratri begins(Hindu) |
| 30 |
Mid-Autumn Festival |
| 1 |
Chinese National Day
Tuvalu Independence Day |
| 2 |
Ghandi Jayanti (Indian) |
| 3 |
Korea National Foundation Day
Saraswati Puja (part of Navaratri) (Hindu) |
| 5 |
Navaratri Ends (Hindu) |
| 6 |
Dasera (Vijay Dashami)(Hindu) |
| 10 |
ROC / Taiwan National Day
Fiji Independence Day |
| 12 |
Samoan White Sunday |
| 15 |
Auckland International Carnival. Details here |
| 19 |
Niue Constitution Day |
| 22 |
Labour Day |
| 23 |
Chung Yeung Festival |
| 26 |
Diwali (Deepavali) |
| 31 |
Hallowe'en |
| 1 |
Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)
All Saints Day |
| 3 |
Federated States of Micronesia National Day |
| 9 |
Cambodia National Day |
| 13 |
Bandi Chhor Divas (Diwali) (Sikh) |
| 17 |
Eid-Ul-Adha (Muslim) |
| 18 |
Oman National Day (His majesty the Sultan's Birthday) |
| 21 |
Loi Krathong (ลอยกระทง) Thai Full Moon celebration |
| 22 |
Lebanon Independence Day |
| 24 |
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib (Sikh) |
| 28 |
Timor Leste Independence Day
Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Sikh) |
| 2 |
Laos National Day
United Arab Emirates Day |
| 5 |
Thailand National Day (King's Birthday) |
| 7 |
Al-Hijira (Muslim) |
| 12 |
Kenya Independence Day |
| 16 |
Bahrain National Day
Republic of Kazakhstan Independence Day
Ashura (Muslim) |
| 23 |
Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan |
| 25 |
Christmas Day |
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