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Events Calendar 2012


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January
1 New Year's Day
Cuba National Liberation Day
4 Myanmar Independence Day (1948)
5 Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib (Sikh)
13 Maghi (Sikh)
14 Makar Sankranti (Hindu)
26 India Republic Day
27-31 Fiji Veterans Soccer Tournament - Mangere Sports Stadium
29 Lunar Fest 2011 - Telstra Clear Events Centre
31 Nauru Independence Day
Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Sikh)
February
3 Chinese New Year - The Year of the Metal Rabbit
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4 Sri Lanka National Day
6 Waitangi Day
8 Vasant Panchami (Hindu)
10 Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad) (Sunni Muslims)
15 Milad un Nabi (Shia Muslims)
17 BollyworX Papatoetoe starts - details here (download)
17-20 Fiji Cup Soccer Tournament - Mangere Sports Stadium
18-20 Chinese Lantern Festival, Albert Park, Auckland. (Details here)
20 Prophet Mohammed Birthday Celebration - Telstra Events Centre
21 UNESCO's International Mother Languages Day. Details here
23 Brunei Darussalam National Day
25 Kuwait National Day
26 - 28 NZ Interfaith Group 8th National Interfaith Forum - details here
March
1 Korean Independence Movement Day
Hola Mohalla (Sikh)
3 Maha Shivrati (Hindu)
Human Rights Foundation of Aotearoa New Zealand - details here
11 Zumba Love for Christchurch, Mt Albert War Memeorial Hall. Details
12 Pasifika Festival 2010 - Western Springs Park. Details here
16-19 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)
April
1 - 2 EthnicA Conference, Alexandra Park Raceway. Details here
4 Hindi New Year
Ramayana Week Begins
5 Qingming Festival
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)
22 Good Friday
24 Easter Sunday
25 Easter Monday
ANZAC Day
22 - 25 3rd Annual Korean Baseball Competition.
30 Chinese New Talent Singing Championship - Telstra Clear Events Centre
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May
1 NZ Multi-Cultural Festival 2011 - Telstra Clear Events Centre
12:00 Noon - 8:00 p.m. Fireworks around 7:00 p.m.
3 Mochituki Takikai (Japanese day - Children"s Day)
6-7 EthnicA Conference in Wellington - details here
7 Migrant Expo - Alexandra Park Convention Centre
8 Korean Parent's Day
17 Buddha Purnima
31 South Africa Republic Day
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June
1 Samoa Independence Day (1962)
1 - 7 Samoan Language Week - Samoa Ola (Samoa Active) - More...
4 Tonga Emancipation Day
6 Chinese Dragon Boat Festival
12 Philippines Independence Day
16 Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib (Sikh)
18 Auckland Refugee Family Trust Celebratory Dinner - details here
20 World Refugee Day (Human Rights Commission Web Page)
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July
4-10 Maori Language Week - Korero Maori
7 Nepal National Day
Solomon Islands Independence Day
9 Halo Halo NZ (Filipino Show and Expo) - Logan Campbell Centre
Look East (SEA Food, Culture & Trade Show) - ASB Showgrounds
17 South Korea Constitution Day in South Korea
Iraq National Day
17

Guru Purnima

30 Vanuatu Independence Day
August
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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September
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)
October
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
26 Diwali (Deepavali)
November
3 Federated States of Micronesia National Day
5 Bandi Chhor Divas (Diwali) (Sikh)
9 Cambodia National Day
17 Eid-Ul-Adha (Muslim)
18 Oman National Day (His majesty the Sultan's Birthday)
21 Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Sikh)
Loi Krathong (ลอยกระทง) Thai Full Moon celebration
22 Lebanon Independence Day
24 Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib (Sikh)
28 Timor Leste Independence Day
December
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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