Key Forthcoming Dates:
Passover
Began on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at dusk and concludes on Thursday, April 13, 2023
About Passover
Passover, also known as the Festival of Freedom, is a prominent Jewish festival celebrated in the Hebrew month of Nisan, which generally falls in March or April. The festival is celebrated through carefully arranged seders among families, friends, and communities, as well as through other religious traditions.
Passover is “one of the oldest and most prominently observed Jewish holidays,” according to Aaron Kaufman, Executive Director of Penn State Hillel. “It commemorates the Biblical story of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt.”
Passover is based on the Torah’s Book of Exodus, which describes Moses’ life and his mission from God to seek freedom for the Israelites. The Egyptians’ failure to release them repeatedly leads in a sequence of ten plagues and miracles at the hands of Moses.
Easter
Sunday, April 9, 2023
About Easter
Easter, also known as Pascha (Aramaic, Greek, Latin), or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, which the New Testament describes as occurring on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary around 30 AD. It marks the conclusion of Jesus Christ’s Passion, which was preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a 40-day season of fasting, prayer, and penance.
Easter is frequently observed as a national holiday in nations where Christianity is the state religion or where there is a sizable Christian community. Because Easter is usually on a Sunday, many nations throughout the world observe Easter Monday as a public holiday.
Eid ul-Fitr
Friday, April 21, 2023
About Eid ul-Fitr
Muslims all across the world celebrate the end of Ramadan during the three-day celebration. Muslims from all around the world will be preparing for Eid al-Fitr, the “festival of breaking the fast,” as the holy month of Ramadan draws to a close.
To accommodate the vast number of attendees, prayers are said at the mosque or in public places. The next day, families and friends slowly get together to share a lavish feast, during which time loved ones frequently give and receive gifts.
Local Elections in England
Polling day: 4 May 2023
Types of election, referendums
- General election
- Local government
- Scottish Parliament
- Northern Ireland Assembly
- Welsh Parliament
- Local mayors, Mayor of London and London Assembly
- Police and Crime Commissioner
HuffPost reported in March 2022, before this general election, that the Labour Party has abandoned all-women shortlists, claiming legal advice that continuing to use them for selecting parliamentary members would constitute an unlawful practice under the Equality Act 2010.
Following the decision of the UK Supreme Court in November 2022 that a proposed second Scottish independence balloting is outside the remit of the Scottish Parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (SNP) implemented her intention to treat the next general election as a de facto independence referendum.
This classification has been challenged by unionist parties. Sturgeon resigned as SNP leader and First Minister on February 15, 2023, and was succeeded by Humza Yousaf on March 27, 2023.
Turkey Presidential Elections
Early on 14 May 2023
Ukraine Parliamentary Elections
Election Date to be determined, [OCTOBER 2023]
US Presidential Elections
Tuesday, November 7, 2024
About Presidential Elections in the USA
Presidential elections are held every four years in years that are equally divisible by four, regardless of whether the year is a leap year, with registered voters casting ballots on Election Day, which has been the first Tuesday following November 1 since 1845. This date corresponds with the general elections for numerous additional federal, state, and municipal contests; because local governments are in charge of election management, these races often appear on the same ballot.
The Electoral College electors then legally cast their electoral votes in their state’s capital on the first Monday following December 12. Congress then certifies the results in early January, and the presidential term begins on Inauguration Day, which has been established at January 20 since the ratification of the Twentieth Amendment.
Though The presidential election process is divisive, with some claiming that it is fundamentally undemocratic and hinders voter turnout in many parts of the nation. Because the primary season is staggered, voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, and other small states that historically hold their primaries and caucuses first in January usually have a significant effect on the campaigns. Campaign activity, media attention, and voter turnout are typically greater in these states as candidates try to create momentum and generate a bandwagon effect in these early primaries.
