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2020-21 Multifaith Calendar

The following are major holy days and festivals for Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism. Whilst this list is not exhaustive it is comprehensive to represent each of the religions in good faith.

Click here to view 2021 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)

Click here to view 2020 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)

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Muslim families in Gippsland struggle to access halal products during coronavirus lockdown

Sourcing culturally appropriate foods in regional areas is difficult at the best of times, and for Muslim residents throughout Gippsland in Victoria's east, strict lockdown travel rules have complicated shopping for groceries even more.

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Source: ABC

Interfaith Voices from Ballarat

Ballarat Interfaith Network has produced a video with messages of hope from faith leaders in the Ballarat area.

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Source: Ballarat Interfaith Network

Indian festivals amid COVID-19: Melbourne’s popular Durga Temple Dussehra goes virtual

Every year, the Dussehra festival at Melbourne’s Sri Durga Temple sees crowds up to 15,000. But in 2020, Melbourne's Dussehra enthusiasts had to make do with a Facebook live event.

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Source: SBS

Buddhist volunteers feeding Melbourne's worst affected determined to see out the pandemic

Since the second wave of coronavirus infections began in Victoria, volunteers from the Quang Minh Buddhist Temple have provided nearly 900 vegan meals to people in the Melbourne suburbs of Footscray and Braybrook.

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Source: SBS

Praying the pandemic away: Sikh kids brings hope and optimism during COVID-19 lockdown

Even though places of worship have been closed in Victoria during the coronavirus pandemic, the Victorian Sikh Gurduaras Council (VSGC) has come up with a novel project called 'Kids Ardas', where new videos of children praying for the pandemic to go away are shared every day.

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Source: SBS

100 years of the Baha'i faith in Australia and Buddhist mindfulness for couples

2020 marks 100 years since the introduction of the Baha'i faith to Australia. A milestone hot on the heels of last year’s international bicentenary, marking the birth of the herald of the faith, The Bab.

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Source: ABC

G20 Interfaith Forum calls for “convergence” between faith and state actors in global policy-making

Attracting an extraordinary assembly of diverse representatives from world religious and interreligious networks and communities, the seventh annual G20 Interfaith Forum concluded its meetings on Saturday after five days of sessions.

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Source: Novena News

Pope Joins Interfaith Clergy To Pray For Peace And End To Coronavirus Pandemic

A masked Pope Francis welcomed religious leaders to a socially-distanced interfaith peace prayer Tuesday, appealing for a unified international effort to work for peace and an end to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Source: Huffington Post

UK liberal rabbis allow interfaith couples to marry under a traditional canopy

Becoming first Jewish movement in Britain to permit interfaith nuptials beneath a chuppah, group says move aims to recognize and celebrate the diversity of Jewish life in 2020.

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Source: Times of Israel

Jewellery advertisement on interfaith couple withdrawn after outrage

Popular Indian jewellery brand Tanishq has withdrawn an advertisement featuring an interfaith couple after a right-wing backlash on social media.

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Source: BBC