January Remember that today is never too late to be brand-

new Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

New Year’s day*World Wide*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day/Epiphany)*Mexico/Puerto Rico/Dominican Republic*Christmas*Armenian Orthodox Christian*

Christmas *Eastern Christian*

8 9 10 11 12 13 14Makar Sankranti*Hindu*

15 16 17 18 19 20 21*Tu B’Shevat*Jewish* World Religion Day*Bahá’í*

Our Lady of Altagracia Day*Dominican Republic*MLK day*USA*

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FebruaryAfrican American (Black) History Month

Never judge others based on what color their skin is Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2Las Fiestas de los Carnivales *Puerto Rico/Dominican Republic*I mbolc *Pagan*

3 4 5 6 7 8 9Lunar New Year (Year of the Pig)*Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist*

10 11 12 13 14 15 16Lincoln’s Birthday *USA*

Valentine’s Day*International*

Susan B. Anthony DayNirvana Day*Buddhist*

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President’s day *USA*

Day of Remembrance*USA*

World Day of Social Justice

24 25 26Ayyám-i-há(Until March 1 st ) *Bahá’í*

27Independence Day*Dominican Republic*

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MarchNational Women’s History MonthNational Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

Feminism is just another word for equalitySunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9Maha Shivratri*Hindu*

Shrove Tuesday*Western Christian*

Ash Wednesday/Lent*Christian*

International Women’s day

10 11 12 13 14 15 16Clean Monday*Eastern Christian*

Holy Week (March 14th-20th)*Christian*

17St. Patrick’s Day*Irish*

18 19 20Ostara *Purim*Pagan* *Jewish*Naw Ruz     (Bahá’í New Year)*Iranian, Bahá’í*

21International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination*International*Holi*Hindu*

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24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31Cesar Chavez Day*USA*

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AprilAutism Awareness Month

If you’re lucky enough to be different, don’t ever change Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6National Tartan Day*Scottish American*

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9 10 11 12 13

National Day of Silence*LGBTQ and Allies*

14 15 16 17 18 19 20Bun Pi Mai -New Year(14-16) Palm Sunday*Laotian* *Christian*Baisakhi (Sikh New Year) *Sikh*

Mahavir Jayanti*Jain*

Holy Thursday*Christian*

*Pesach/Passover*Jewish*Good Friday *Christian*

First Day of Ridvan*Bahá’í*

21Easter Sunday*Christian*

22 23 24Armenian Martyrs’ Day

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28 29 30Ninth Day of RidvanBahá’í

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MayAsian American and South Pacific Islander Heritage Month Jewish American Heritage Month Janu

ary The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare

and beautiful Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 3 4

Beltane’s Day*Pagan*Twelfth Day of Ridvan*Bahá’í*

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

World Press Freedom Day

5 6 7 8 9 10 11Ramadan*Islamic*Cinco de Mayo*USA/Mexico*

May Day (International Worker’s Day)

12 13 14 15 16 17 18Mother’s Day (Always May 10th in Mexico) is very important for Mexican families.*USA*

19Vesak*Buddhist*

20Corpus Christi Day*Catholic*

21World Day of Cultural Diversity

22 23Declaration of the Báb*Bahá’í*

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26 27Memorial Day Holiday*USA*

28Ascension of Baha’u’llah*Bahá’í*

29 30Ascension Day*Christian*

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JuneLesbian/Gay/ Bis ex ual /Transgender Pride Month

The world was black and white but we were in screaming color

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1Laila Al-qadr *Islamic*

2 3 4Eid Al-fitr(Until June 6th)*Islamic*

5World Environment Day

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*Shavuot*Jewish*

9Race Unity Day*Bahá’í*Pentecost*Christian*

10 11 12Filipino Independence Day*Filipino*Loving DayAnne Frank Day

13 14Flag Day

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16Father’s Day*USA*

17 18 19Juneteenth*African American*

20World Refugee Day

21Summer Solstice*Pagan*

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23 24 25 26Anniversary of Legalization of Gay marriage in U.S

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July

No matter what happens in life, be good to peopleSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Independence Day*USA*

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9 10 11 12 13

Martyrdom of Báb*Bahá’í*

14 15 16 17 18 19 20Dharma Day*Buddhist*

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22 23Birthday of Haile Selassie*Rastafari*

24 25 26ADA Day

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August

Nothing safe is worth the drive Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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4 5 6 7 8 9 10Hiroshima Day*Japanese*

International Day of the world’s indigenous peoples

*Tisha B’Av*Jewish*Eid al-Adha*Islamic*

11 12 13 14 15 16 17International Youth Day

Ullambana(Until August 15th)*Japanese, Buddhist*

Assumption of Mary*Christian*Raksha Bandhan*Hindu*

Restoration Day*Dominican Republic*

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19 20 21Senior Citizen Day

22 23International Day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition

24Krishna Jayanti*Hindu*

25 26 27 28 29 30 31Women’s Equality Day

Paryushana Parava (until September 3rd)*Jain*

Muharram*Islamic*

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SeptemberNational Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month (September 15th – October 15th)

No particular race is the enemy, Ignorance is the enemySunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7Labor Day*USA*Ganesh Chaturthi*Hindu*

International Day of Charity

8 9 10 11 12 13 14Grandparents Day*USA*International Literacy Day

Ashura*Islamic*

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

Enkutatash   (New Year)*Ethiopia*

Moon Festival(Until the 15th)*Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan*

15 16 17 18 19 20 21Mexican Independence Day*Mexico*

Constitution and Citizenship Day*USA*

International Day of Peace

22 23Autumn Equinox*Pagan*Bi- Visibility Day

24Our Lady of Mercedes Day

25 26 27National Native American Day*USA*

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29 30Rosh Hashanah (through October 1st) (New Year*Jewish**Navaratri (through October 8th)*Hindu*

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OctoberLGBT History MonthFilipino American History Month National Disability Employment Awareness Month

May we end up with a world where everyone can live and love equally Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5Mohandas K. Gandhi Birthday*Indian*

World Teachers Day

6 7 8 9 10 11 12Dussehra*Hindu**Yom Kippur     (Day of Atonement)*Jewish*

Coming Out Day*USA, LGBTQ*

13 14 15 16 17 18 19*Sukkot(through October 20th)*Jewish*

Columbus Day*USA*Indigenous People’s Day     (Native American Day)*Various Native American Cultures*Dia de la RazaLatin American, *Mexican*

International Day for the eradication of poverty

20*Shemini Atzeret*Jewish*

21 22*Simchat Torah*Jewish*

23 24United Nations Day

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27 28 29 30 31Birth of the Bab*Bahá’í*  

Halloween*USA*Samhain*Celtic/Wicca/Pagan

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NovemberNational American Indian (Native American) History Month

Give me knowledge so I may have kindness for allSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2All Saints Day*Anglican & Roman Catholic*

Dia de los Muertos     (All Souls Day)*Mexico, Latin America, Spain*

3 4 5 6 7 8 9Election Day **Milad un Nabi  

(Birth of the Prophet Muhammad)

10 11 12 13 14 15 16Birth of Baha’u’llah*Bahá’í*

Veteran’s Day*USA*

Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Birthday *Sikh, Hindu

17 18American Education Week(Ends on the 22nd)

19 20Transgender Day of Remembrance

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24 25 26 27 28 29 30Day of the Covenant *Bahá’í*

Thanksgiving*USA/Interfaith*

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December

Be yourself. There is no one betterSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7Advent begins*Catholic*

International day of Disabled Persons

8 9 10 11 12 13 14Feast of the Immaculate Conception*Catholic*Bodhi Day*Buddhist*

Human Rights Day Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe*Mexico/Catholic* 

15 16 17 18 19 20 21Bill of Rights Day Simbang Gabi  

(Through the 24th)*Filipino/Catholic*Las Posadas(Through the 24th)*Mexico*

Winter Solstice/Yule*Pagan*

22*Hanukkah(Through the 30th)*Jewish*

23 24Christmas Eve

25Christmas*All Christian*

26Kwanzaa(Through January 1st)*African American*

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29 30 31Wounded Knee Day New Year’s Eve

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