... which, although not ignoring the religious significance of the festival, reveal that activities associated with the celebrations may impinge on many aspects of life including dress, diet, dance, music and art and craft. Such days often end with a celebration assembly in which pupils show what they have been doing and describe what they have learned. Schools select festivals across the year, the most popular being Yuan Tan (Chinese New Year), Divali, Hanukah and Eid-ul-Fitr. Schools that want to do a Buddhist festival usually select Wesak (which commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha), and schools with interests in Sikhism usually select Baisakhi (the festival commemorating the establishment of the Khalsa by the tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh). Once schools have experimented with these better known festivals, the list of festivals in the appendices reveals that the potential for development and enrichment remains considerable. Should schools wish to experiment ...

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