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Days to Note:
January 4: World Braille Day
January 6/7: Orthodox Christian Christmas
January 14: Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)
January 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 29: Lunar New Year
Days to Note:
February 1: World Interfaith Harmony Week
February 4: World Cancer Day
February 9 - 15: National Salute to Veteran Patients Week
February 11: International Day of women & Girls in Science
February 26: Maha Shivaratri (Hindu Festival)
February 28: Ramadan begins (ends March 30)
Days to Note:
March 5: Ash Wednesday (Christian)
March 8: International Women's Day
March 13-14: Purim (Jewish)
March 14: Holi (Hindu Festival)
March 15: International Day to Combat Islamophobia
March 17: Saint Patrick’s Day
March 21: World Down Syndrome Day
March 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 25: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 29-30: Eid al-Fitr (Islamic Celebration)
March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility
Days to Note:
April 2: World Autism Acceptance Day
April 11-17: Black Maternal Health Week
April 12-20: Passover begins (Jewish)
April 13: Palm Sunday (Christian)
April 14: Vaisakhi (Sikh and Hindu Festival)
April 17: Holy Thursday (Christian)
April 18: Good Friday (Christian)
April 20: Easter (Christian)
April 21 to April 27: Lesbian Visibility Week
April 26: International Lesbian Day
April 22: Earth Day
April 24: Bring a Kid to Work Day
April 24: Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
Days to Note:
May 5: Cinco de Mayo
May 12: Vesak (Buddhist)
May 15: Global Accessibility Awareness Day
May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
May 26: Memorial Day (USA)
Days to Note:
June 6-7: Eid al-Adha (Islamic)
June 12: Loving Day
June 4-9: Start of Hajj
June 15: Father’s Day
June 18: International Day of Countering Hate Speech
June 19: Juneteenth
June 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)
June 22: Windrush Day (United Kingdom)
June 26-27: Al-Hijra (Islamic)
June 26: Verbate's ERG-Land Conference in NYC
June 26: Anniversary of Marriage Equality
June 27: National PTSD Awareness Day
June 28: Anniversary of Stonewall Riots
Days to Note:
July 1: Canada Day
July 4: Independence Day (United States)
July 14: International Non-Binary Peoples Day
July 14: Bastille Day (France)
July 18: Nelson Mandela International Day
July 24: International Self-Care Day
July 25: National Hire a Veteran Day
July 26: Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
July 27: Parents’ Day (U.S.)
Days to Note:
August 7: National Purple Heart Day
August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
August 9: Raksha Bandhan (Hindu festival between brothers/sisters)
August 19: World Humanitarian Day
August 21: Senior Citizens Day
August 26: Women’s Equality Day
Days to Note:
September 15: Hispanic / Latino/a/x/e Heritage Month Kicks Off
September 18: International Equal Pay Day
September 21: International Day of Peace
September 22-24: Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
September 26: European Day of Languages
September 27: World Tourism Day
Days to Note:
October 1-2: Yom Kippur (Jewish Day of Atonement)
October 10: World Mental Health Day
October 11: National Coming Out Day
October 13: Indigenous Peoples’ Day / Columbus Day
October 15: National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
October 15: International Pronouns Day
October 16: Spirit Day (supporting LGBTQIA+ youth)
October 19: National LGBT Center Awareness Day
October 19-25: Asexual Awareness Week
October 20: Diwali (Hindu Festival of Lights)
October 26: Intersex Awareness Day
Days to Note:
November 1-2: Día de los Muertos
November 11: Veterans Day
November 17: National ERG Day
November 14: World Diabetes Day
November 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 22: International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
November 27: Thanksgiving
November 28: Native American Heritage Day
November 30: Native Women’s Equal Pay Day
Days to Note:
December 1: World HIV and Aids Day
December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 5: International Volunteer Day
December 10: International Human Rights Day
December 14-22: Hanukkah begins (at sunset, ends Jan 2nd)
December 25: Christmas
December 26-Jan 1: Kwanzaa begins
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