January
2010
January 1
New Year’s Day
Shogatsu (Shinto)
Also called Gatan-sai; Celebration of a new yearJanuary 5
Twelfth Night
(Christian)
Marks the end of the Christmas season
Guru Gobindh Singh Ji birthday (Sikh)
Honors the birth of the founder of Khalsa
January 6
Epiphany (Christian)
Commemoration of the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus
Holy Theophany (Armenian)
Celebration of Christmas
Three Kings Day- Dia de los Santos Reyes
(Latino)
Celebrates the arrival of the three wise men to the Nativity of Jesus
January 7
Feast of the Nativity (Orthodox Christian)
Celebration of Christmas
Baptism of the Lord Jesus (Christian)
Commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River
January 18
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Observance of the birthday of the slain U.S. civil rights leader
January 26
India Republic Day
January 30
Mahayana Buddhist New Year (Buddhist)
Tu B'shvat (Jewish)*
Celebrates the ripening of the first fruits of the year and the coming of
spring
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February 2010
February 5
Constitution Day (Mexico)
February 14
Valentine's Day
Chinese
New Year (Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist)
Celebrating and
honoring the New Year in Asian Countries
Tet
Nguyen Dan (Vietnam)
February 15
President's Day (USA)
Celebration of George Washington's birthday; honors all U.S.
presidents
February 13 - 17
Carnival
(Brazil)
Mardi Gras
(USA)
February 24
Flag Day (Latino)
Honors
the Mexican flag
February 26
Mawlid an Nabi (Islamic)
Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, founder of Islam
February 28
Purim (Jewish)
Commemorates the rescue of the Jewish people in ancient Persia
Lantern Festival (Taiwan) |
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March 2010
March
17
St. Patrick's Day (Catholic
Christian)(Ireland, USA)
Honors the patron
saint of Ireland
March 21
Benito Juarez' Birthday (Latino)
Honors the famous
Mexican president and national hero
March
29
Pesach (Jewish)*
Passover; commemorates the exodus of the people from ancient Egypt; ends
April 6
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April 2010
April
2
Good Friday (Christian)
Honors the day of Jesus' crucifixion
April 3
Holy
Sturday (Christian)
April
4
Easter (Christian)
April 11
Yom HaSho'ah (Jewish)*
Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 13
Baisakhi (Sikh)
Celebration honoring the birth of Khalsa
April 21
Tirandentes (Brazil)
Discovery of Brazil (Brazil)
First Day of Ridvan (Baha'i)
Celebrates the Prophet Baha'u'llah
April 28
Theravadin Buddhist New Year
(Buddhist)
Three-day celebration honoring the New Year
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May 2010
May 1
Labor Day (Worldwide
but USA)
May 5
Cinco de Maio (Mexico)
Celebrates the Mexican victory over France
May 9
Victory
Day (Russia)May
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Ascencion Day
(Christian)
May 18
Isreal's
Independence Day
(Yom Ha'Atzma'Ut)
May 23
Declaration of the Bab (Baha'i)
Recognition of Ali Muhammad's declaration that he is the anticipated
"Coming One" of all religions
May 27
Buddha Day—Visahka Puja
(Buddhist)
Festival
celebrating the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha
May 31
Memorial Day (USA)
Honors
members of the Armed Services who were killed in war |
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June 2010
June
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Corpus Christi (Catholic
Christian)
Celebration of the Eucharist
June 29
Feast Day of Saint Peter and Paul
(Catholic Christian)
Remembrance of the suffering of the Apostles Peter and Paul |
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July 2010
July 4-5
Independence Day
(USA)
The USA mational holiday
July 9
Lailat al Miraj (Islamic)
Festival
honoring the night journey and ascent of the Prophet Muhammad
July 14
Bastille Day
(France)
The
French National holiday
July 20
Tisha B'av (Jewish)*
A day of
mourning to commemorate the tragedies that have befallen the Jewish
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August 2010
August 1
Lammas (Catholic
Christian)
First
fruits celebration
August 11
Ramadan beguin (Islamic)
Commemoration of Muhammad's reception of the divine revelation
recorded in the Qur'an; the holiest period of the Islamic year,
ends September 9
August 14
Pakistan's Independence Day
(Pakistan)
August 15
Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary
(Catholic Christian)
Commemorates the day Mary, the mother of Jesus, was taken directly to
heaven
India's
Independence Day
(India)
Liberation Day (Korea, South Korea)
August 29
Beheading of St. John the Baptist
(Christian)
Remembrance of St. John's death |
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September 2010
September 1
Religious year begins
(Orthodox Christian)
The start of the Ecclesiastical year
September 6
Labor Day (USA)
September 7
Independace Day (Brazil)
September 9
Rosh Hashanah
(Jewish)*
Celebration of the New Year
September 10
Eid al Fitr (Islamic)*
Fast marking the close of Ramadan
September 11
Patriot Day (USA)
Honors those who lost their lives in the U.S. terrorist attacks of
2001
September 18
Yom Kippur (Jewish)*
Day of Atonement; holiest day of the year
September 23
Sukkot (Jewish)*
A pilgrimage and harvest festival; commemorates the exodus from
Egypt
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October 2010
October 1 - 7
National Day (China)*
National Day Golden Week Holiday
October 4
St. Francis Day (Catholic
Christian)
Recognition of the saint's service to people and appreciation of
the natural world
October 12
Columbus Day (USA)
Commemorates the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus
October 20
Birth of the Bab (Baha'i)
Celebrates the birth of Baha'I founder Mirza Ali-Muhammad
IOctober
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Cirio de Nazare (Brazil)
October 31
All Hallows Eve (Catholic
Christian)
Celebration before the feast of All Saints when the spirit and
living world become more intertwined |
October 2010
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November 2010
November 1
All Saints’ Day (Christian)
Celebrates all the saintsNovember 2
All Souls’ Day
(Catholic Christian)
Commemorates the faithful departed
Day of the Dead
(Latino)
Honors Mexico’s dead
November 5
Diwali (Hindu, Sikh)
Festival of lights; lunar new year
November 11
Veteran's Day
Commemorates the signing of the Armistice ending World War I;
honors all who have served in American wars
November 12
Birth of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i)
Celebrates the birth of the Baha'i messiah
November 15
Republic Day (Brazil)
Celebrates the instalation of the republican regime in Brazil
November 17
Eid ul-Adha (Islamic)
Four day festival of sacrifice occurring on the last day of the
Hajj
November 26
Thanksgiving (USA)
November 28
Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha (Baha'i)
Celebrates the rising of the spirit of Abdul-Baha to the heavenly
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November 2010
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December 2009
December 1
Hanukkah begins
(Jewish) *
Festival of lights and rededication; continues through December 9
December 7
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Honors soldiers and citizens who lost their lives during the Pearl
Harbor attack
Al-Hijra
The first day of the Muslim year; commemorates the migration of
Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina
December 8
Immaculate Conception of Mary
(Catholic Christian)
Honors the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, was preserved from
original sin all of her life
December 12
Virgin of Guadalupe Feast Day
(Mexico)
Honors the legendary appearance of the Virgin Mary near Mexico City
in 1531
December 24
Christmas Eve (Christian)
A celebration the night before the commemoration of the birth of
Jesus
December 25
Christmas (Christian)
Celebrates the birth of Jesus
December 26
Kwanzaa begins (African
American)
Seven day celebration of family, heritage and harvest, ends January
1
December 31
New Year's Eve |
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