Welcome to FCCV
Established in 2010, the Faith Communities Council of Victoria (FCCV) is Victoria’s umbrella multifaith body. It is the successor to the Leaders of Faith Communities Forum, founded in 1995.
FCCV was created to contribute to the harmony of the Victorian community by promoting positive relations between people of different faiths and greater public knowledge and mutual understanding of the teachings, customs and practices of Victoria's diverse faith traditions.
Ullambana | Buddhism
On August 13, 2022
- Hits: 2023
Holy Day: Ullambana
Date: Saturday 13 August 2022 **
Religion: Buddhism
Description: Ullambana, also known as Ancestor Day or Obon, is a Mahayana Buddhist ritual of making merit for the deceased. Lay devotees make offerings on behalf of their ancestors and dedicate the merit towards relieve of their suffering.
** Local or regional customs may use a variation of this date
-
Great Lent | Orthodox Christianity
(March 18, 2024 16:59)
-
Ridvan | Baha'i
(April 20, 2024 18:11)
-
Mahavir Jayanti | Jainism
(April 21, 2024)
-
Pesach | Judaism
(April 23, 2024 00:00)
-
Theravada New Year | Buddhism
(April 24, 2024 00:00)
-
Bendigo Interfaith Dinner: Bendigo Interfaith Council
(May 02, 2024 18:30)
-
Good/Holy Friday | Orthodox Christianity
(May 03, 2024)
-
Easter/Pascha | Orthodox Christianity
(May 05, 2024)
-
Yom HaShoah | Judaism
(May 06, 2024)
-
Pentecost | Christianity
(May 19, 2024)
-
Vesak / Buddha Day | Buddhism
(May 23, 2024)
-
Saga Dawa Duchen | Buddhism
(May 23, 2024)
-
Declaration of the Bab | Baha'i
(May 24, 2024)
-
Ascension of Baha'ullah | Baha'i
(May 28, 2024)
-
Shavuot | Judaism
(June 12, 2024 00:00)
-
Martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev Ji | Sikhism
(June 16, 2024)
-
Eid Al Adha | Islam
(June 17, 2024 17:34)
-
Hijra | Islam
(July 07, 2024)
-
Martyrdom of the Bab | Baha'i
(July 09, 2024)
-
Ashura | Islam
(July 17, 2024)
-
Asalha Puja | Buddhism
(July 21, 2024)
-
Tisha B'Av | Judaism
(August 13, 2024)
-
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Christianity
(August 15, 2024)
-
Raksha Bandhan | Hinduism
(August 18, 2024)
-
Ullambana | Buddhism
(August 18, 2024)
-
Krishna Janmashtami | Hinduism
(August 26, 2024)
-
Paryushana | Jainism
(August 31, 2024 14:31)
-
Kshamavani | Jainism
(September 05, 2024)
-
Ganesh Chaturthi | Hinduism
(September 07, 2024)
-
Samvatsari | Jainism
(September 07, 2024)
-
Daslakshana | Jainism
(September 08, 2024 17:42)
-
Navaratri | Hinduism
(October 03, 2024 00:00)
-
Rosh Hashanah | Judaism
(October 03, 2024 00:00)
-
Dussehra | Hinduism
(October 12, 2024)
-
Yom Kippur | Judaism
(October 12, 2024)
-
Kathina | Buddhism
(October 17, 2024)
-
Sukkot | Judaism
(October 17, 2024 00:00)
-
Conferment of Guruship to Guru Granth Sahib | Sikhism
(October 20, 2024)
-
Shemini Atzeret | Judaism
(October 24, 2024)
-
Simchat Torah | Judaism
(October 25, 2024)
-
Diwali | Hinduism
(November 01, 2024)
-
Mahavir Nirvana | Jainism
(November 01, 2024)
-
All Saints Day (Christianity)
(November 01, 2024)
-
Bandi Chhor Divas (Diwali) | Sikhism
(November 01, 2024)
-
Birth of the Bab | Baha'i
(November 02, 2024)
