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January

“Where there is love there is life”- Gandhi

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2

New Year’s Day *Worldwide*

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dia de los Reyes

(Three Kings Day/Epiphany) *Mexico/Puerto Rico/Dominican Republic* Christmas *Armenian Orthodox Christian*

Christmas *Eastern Christian*

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Makar Sankranti

*Hindu*

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 World Religion Day *Bahá’í*

MLK day *USA*

Bodhi Day *Buddhist*

Our Lady of Altagracia Day *Dominican Republic*

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 *Tu B’Shevat

*Jewish*

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February

African American (Black) History Month “Black history is American history”- Morgan Freeman

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6

National Freedom Day Imbolc *Pagan*

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Lunar New Year

(Year of the Ox) *Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist* Lincoln’s Birthday *USA*

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Valentine’s Day *International*

Susan B. Anthony Day Nirvana Day *Buddhist* President’s day *USA*

Shrove Tuesday *Western Christian*

Ash Wednesday/Lent *Christian*

Day of Remembrance *USA*

World Day of Social Justice

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28 24 25 Ayyám-i-há (Until February 28th) *Bahá’í* Purim *Jewish*

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27 Independence Day *Dominican Republic*

28 29


March

National Women’s History Month National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month “Feminism is the radical notion that women are human beings”- Cheris Kramarae


7 8 9 10 11 12 13 International

Women’s day

Maha Shivratri *Hindu*

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Clean Monday

*Eastern Christian*

St. Patrick’s Day *Irish*

Naw Ruz (Bahá’í New Year) *Iranian, Bahá’í*

Ostara *Pagan*

21 International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination *International*

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26 27 *Pesach/Passover (March 27- April 4) *Jewish*

28 29 30 31 Holi *Hindu* Holy Week (March 28 - April 3) *Christian* Palm Sunday *Christian*

Cesar Chavez Day *USA*


April

Autism Awareness Month “I am different, not less”- Temple Grandin

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3

Holy Thursday *Christian*

Good Friday *Christian*

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Easter Sunday *Christian*

National Tartan Day *Scottish American*

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Ramadan

(April 12 - May 11) *Islamic*

Baisakhi (Sikh New Year) *Sikh* Boun Pi Mai -New Year (14-16) *Laotian*

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19 20 First Day of Ridvan *Bahá’í*

21 *Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Ha’Shoah) *International*

22

23 National Day of Silence *LGBTQ and Allies*

24 Armenian Martyrs’ Day

25 26 27 28 29 30 Mahavir Jayanti *Jain*

Ninth Day of Ridvan Bahá’í


May

Asian American and South Pacific Islander Heritage Month Jewish American Heritage Month

"In a time of destruction, create something."- Maxine Hong Kingston Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Twelfth Day of Ridvan

*Bahá’í* May Day (International Worker’s Day) Beltane’s Day *Pagan* 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

World Press Freedom Day

Cinco de Mayo *USA/Mexico*

Vesak *Buddhist* Lailat Al-Qadr *Islamic*

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Mother’s Day *USA*

Ascension Day *Christian* Eid Al-fitr *Islamic*

16 *Shavuot (May 16 - May 18) *Jewish*

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21 World Day of Cultural Diversity

22 Declaration of the Báb *Bahá’í*

23 Pentecost *Christian*

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28 Ascension of Baha’u’llah *Bahá’í*

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31 Memorial Day Holiday *USA*


June

Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Pride Month “Never be bullied into silence”- Harvey Fierstein


Corpus Christi Day *Catholic*

4

5 World Environment Day

6 7 8

Race Unity Day *Bahá’í*

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12 Filipino Independence Day Loving Day Anne Frank Day

13

14 Flag Day

15 16

17 18

19 Juneteenth *African American*

20 Father’s Day *USA* World Refugee Day Summer Solstice *Pagan*

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26 Anniversary of Legalization of Gay marriage in U.S

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July

“The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven”- Robert Downey Jr.


4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Independence Day *USA*

Martyrdom of the Báb *Bahá’í*

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 *Tisha B’Av

*Jewish* 18

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Eid al-Adha *Islamic*

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23 Birthday of Haile Selassie *Rastafari*

24 Dharma Day *Buddhist*

25 26 ADA Day

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August

“I’m intimidated by the fear of being average”- Taylor Swift

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Hiroshima Day *Japanese*

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 International Day of the

world’s indigenous peoples

Muharram *Islamic* Ganesh Chaturthi *Hindu*

International Youth Day

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Assumption of Mary *Christian*

Restoration Day *Dominican Republic*

Ashura *Islamic*

Senior Citizen Day

22 Raksha Bandhan *Hindu* Ullambana *Japanese, Buddhist*

23 24 25 26 Women’s Equality Day

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30 Krishna Janmashtami *Hindu*

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September

National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month (September 15th – October 15th) “If you have a dream, don’t let anybody take it away”- Selena Quintanilla

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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3 4 Paryushana Parava (September 4-11) *Jain*

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 International Day of Charity

Labor Day *USA* Rosh Hashanah (September 6 - 8) *Jewish*

International Literacy Day

Patriot Day (in memory of those who died on 9/11) *USA* Enkutatash (New Year) *Ethiopia*

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Grandparents Day *USA*

*Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) *Jewish*

Mexican Independence Day *Mexico*

Constitution and Citizenship Day *USA*

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20 Sukkot (September 20 - 27) *Jewish*

21 International Day of Peace Moon Festival *Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan*

22 Autumn Equinox *Pagan*

23 Bi-Visibility Day

24 National Native American Day *USA* Our Lady of Mercedes Day

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26 27 28 29 30 Shemini Atzeret

(September 27 - 29) *Jewish*

Simchat Torah *Jewish*


October

LGBT History Month Filipino American History Month National Disability Employment Awareness Month

"I think being gay is a blessing, and it's something I am thankful for” Anderson Cooper

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2

Mohandas K. Gandhi Birthday *Indian*

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 World Teachers Day Navaratri

(October 6 - 14) *Hindu*

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Columbus Day

*USA* Indigenous People’s Day *Various Native American Cultures* Coming Out Day *USA, LGBTQ*

Dussehra *Hindu*

17 International Day for the eradication of poverty

18 Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad)

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24 25 26 27 28 29 30 United Nations Day

31 Halloween *USA* Dia de los Muertos (October 31 - November 2) * Latin America, Spain*


November

National American Indian (Native American) History Month “We will be known forever by the tracks we leave”- Dakota tribe


Samhain *Celtic/Wicca/Pagan All Saints Day *Anglican & Roman Catholic*

Election Day Birth of the Bab *Bahá’í*

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Birth of Baha’u’llah *Bahá’í*

Veteran’s Day *USA*

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 American Education Week (November 14 - 20)

Guru Nanak’s Birthday *Sikh, Hindu*

Transgender Day of Remembrance

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25 Thanksgiving *USA/Interfaith* Day of the Covenant *Bahá’í*

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Advent begins (November 28 - December 24th) *Catholic*

Hanukkah (Until December 6th) *Jewish*


December

“Have courage and be kind”- Cinderella

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4

International day of Disabled Persons

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Feast of the Immaculate

Conception *Catholic*

Human Rights Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe *Mexico/Catholic*

Bill of Rights Day Simbang Gabi (December 16 - 24) *Filipino/Catholic* Las Posadas (Through the 24th) *Mexico*

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21 Winter Solstice/Yule *Pagan*

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24 Christmas Eve

25 Christmas *All Christian*

26 27 28 29 30 31

Kwanzaa (Through January 1st) *African American*

Wounded Knee Day

New Year’s Eve


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