Religious Celebrations

General Religious Celebration sites

Christmas and Easter are covered more fully, simply click on the links.

BBC - Buddhist Festivals :- From the BBC Schools site information about Buddhist festivals, includes: Nirvana; Wesak.

BBC - Christian Festivals :- From the BBC Schools site information about Christian festivals, includes: Lent Begins; Easter Sunday; Christmas Day.

BBC - Hindu Festivals :- From the BBC Schools site information about Hindu festivals, includes: Holi; Diwali.

BBC - Islamic Festivals :- From the BBC Schools site information about Islamic festivals, includes: Eid-ul-Adha; Ramadan.

BBC - Jewish Festivals:- From the BBC Schools site information about Jewish festivals, includes: Passover; Rosh Hashanah; Yom Kippur; Hannukkah begins.

Islamic holidays and observances:- Provides a simple explanation of Ramadan.

Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr:- From Factmonster a comprehensive explanation about this Muslim celebration.

Ramadan on the net:- We've got stories of Ramadan, and Muhammad the Prophet.

BBC - Sikh Festivals :- From the BBC Schools site information about Sikh festivals, includes: Baisakhi; Birth of Guru Nanek Dev.

Holiday: Hanukkah:- These sites tell about the history and traditions of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah (Chanukah). There are several online games, recipes, print-outs, and more.

Holiday: Passover:- These sites are about Passover and explain the history and traditions of this Jewish holiday. Learn about the steps involved in having a seder, the symbolism behind the foods that are served, and what foods are not acceptable to eat. There are craft ideas, songs, clip art, and Passover e-mail greeting cards. Includes a link to eThemes Resources on Hanukkah and Easter.t>

Holidays: St Patrick's Day (Ireland):- These sites about St. Patrick's Day include games, crafts, poems, e-cards, and clip art. Learn about the history of this holiday. Tune into a Webcam on March 17 to spy on a leprechaun. Play online games or print out word searches and coloring pages. There is a link to an eThemes Resource on Ireland.

Ramadan:- From abc teach a selection of activities including: Colouring pages; Reading comprehension and more.

St Patrick's Day (Ireland):- From abc teach a selection of activities including: Colouring pages; Reading comprehension and more.

Hanukkah Crafts :- From Enchanted Learning numerous activities for all ages.

Hanukkah:- From PrimaryGames.com provides printable colouring pages, games and links.

Ramadan:- From PrimaryGames.com provides printable colouring pages, games and links.

St Patrick's Day Theme - Printables and Worksheets:- A comprehensive list of activities and printables including: Logic worksheets; Thinking puzzles; Sudoku' Reading comprehension activities and more..

St. Patrick's Day Crafts and Activities:- From Enchanted Learning these crafts projects are for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children.

BBC - Schools - Worksheets :- From the BBC Schools site worksheets for festivals. Listed below are titles of worksheets available for use when teaching religious festivals. Very comprehensive a must see.