World Religion Day was established in 1950 by the National Spiritual Assembly and takes place on the third Sunday in January each year. The purpose of the day is to promote understanding and peace between all religions as well as mutual understanding and tolerance between peoples from different backgrounds.

Where can I read more? You can read more about World Religion Day here, including information about the history of the day, a timeline of events, facts about world religions and ideas about how you can celebrate World Religion Day.

Links to activities and resources: The BBC Teach website has a huge collection of video clips suitable for primary and secondary schools to support teaching and learning around World Religion Day. You can access the clips here.

RE online has a wealth of free teaching resources which you can filter by religion, theme, key stage and type of resource. To access the resources, you can visit the website here.