2011 International Holiday Calendar |
Month |
Holiday |
Where or Why |
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January |
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January 1 - Saturday |
New Year's Day
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International Holiday |
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January 1 - Saturday |
Temple Day |
(Buddhist) |
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January 5 - Wednesday |
Birth of Guru Gobind Singh |
10th/Last Sikh Spiritual Master |
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January 6 - Thursday |
Epiphany |
(Christian) |
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January 14 - Friday |
Makar Sankrant/Thai Pongal |
(Hindu) |
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January 17 - Monday |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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USA |
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January 19 - Wednesday |
Mahayana New Year |
(Buddhist) |
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January 19 - Wednesday |
Tu B'Shevat |
Begins at Sunset (Jewish) |
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January 26 - Wednesday |
Australia Day  |
Australia |
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February |
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National Heart Month |
Black History Month |
National Dental Month |
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February 2 - Wednesday |
Groundhog Day  |
Canada / USA |
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February 3 - Thursday |
Chinese New Year |
Year of the Rabbit |
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February 6 - Sunday |
Super Bowl Sunday |
Dallas, Texas |
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February 8 - Tuesday |
Boy Scout Day |
101st Anniversary |
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February 8 - Tuesday |
Vasant Panchami |
(Hindu) |
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February 12 - Saturday |
Lincoln's Birthday  |
USA |
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February 14 - Monday |
Valentine's Day  |
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February 14 - Monday |
Prophet's Birthday - Mawlid al-Nabi |
Begins at Sunset (Islamic) |
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February 15 - Tuesday |
Susan B. Anthony Day |
Women's Rights Movement |
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February 15 - Tuesday |
Nirvana Day |
(Buddhist) |
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February 21 - Monday |
Presidents' Day (Observed) |
USA |
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February 21 - Tuesday |
Family Day |
Canada, Third Tuesday in Feb |
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February 22 - Tuesday |
Washington's Birthday |
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February 27 - Sunday |
Academy Awards |
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March |
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March |
National Nutrition Month |
National Women's History Month |
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March 1-7 |
Save Your Vision Week |
March is Save Your Vision Month |
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March 2 - Wednesday |
Read Across America Day |
Dr. Suess's Birthday |
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March 3 - Thursday |
Maha Shivaratri |
Festival of Shiva (Hindu) |
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March 3 - Thursday |
Prophet's Birthday |
Begins at Sunset (Islamic - Shia) |
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March 8 - Tuesday |
International Women's Day |
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March 8 - Tuesday |
Mardi Gras |
a.k.a. Fat Tuessday |
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March 9 - Wednesday |
Ash Wednesday - First Day of Lent |
(Christian) |
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March 10-16 |
Girl Scout Week |
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March 13 - Sunday |
Daylight Savings Time Begins |
Canada / USA |
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March 17 - Thursday |
St. Patrick's Day  |
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March 19 - Saturday |
Holi |
Ends March 20th (Hindu) |
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March 19 - Sunday |
Purim |
Begins at Sunset (Jewish) |
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March 19 - Saturday |
Maulid an-Nabi |
Begins at Sunset (Islamic) |
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March 19 - Saturday |
Magha Puja |
(Buddhist) |
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March 20 - Sunday |
Vernal Equinox (1st Day of Spring) |
Equal periods of daylight & darkness |
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March 20 - Sunday |
Hola Mohalla - Spring Festival |
(Sikh) |
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March 30 - Wednesday |
Doctor's Day |
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March 31 - Thursday |
Cesar Chavez Day |
Labor, Justice |
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April |
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April |
Cancer Control Month |
Poetry Month |
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April 1 - Friday |
April Fool's Day |
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April 3 -Sunday |
UK Mothering Sunday |
UK |
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April 10 - 16 |
National Library Week |
52nd Anniversary |
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April 12 - Tuesday |
Ramanavami |
Celebrates Birthday of Rama (Hindi) |
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April 14 - Thursday |
Baisakhi - Birthday of Khalsa |
(Sikh New Year) |
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April 15 - Friday |
Income Tax Day |
USA |
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April 15 - Friday |
Day of Silence |
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April 17 - Sunday |
Palm Sunday |
(Christian) |
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April 18 - Monday |
Theravada New Year |
(Buddhist) |
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April 18 - Monday |
Passover Begins |
Begins at Sunset (Jewish) |
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April 21 - Thursday |
Maundy Thursday |
(Christian) |
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April 22 - Friday |
Good Friday |
(Christian) |
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April 22 - Friday |
Earth Day |
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April 24 - Sunday |
Easter  |
(Christian) |
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April 25 - Monday |
Easter Monday |
Canada, UK Bank Holiday (Christian) |
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April 27 - Wednesday |
Administrative Professionals Day |
Administrative Professionals Week is April 24-30 |
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April 29 - Friday |
Arbor Day |
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May |
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May |
National Physical Fitness & Sports Month |
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May |
Pacific American Heritage Month |
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May 1 - Sunday |
May Day |
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May 1 - Sunday |
Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance Day |
Begins at Sunset (Jewish) |
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May 2 - Monday |
Early May Bank Holiday |
UK |
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May 3 - Tuesday |
World Press Freedom Day |
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May 3 - Tuesday |
Teacher's Day |
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May 5 - Thursday |
Cinco de Mayo |
Mexico |
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May 7 - Saturday |
Yom Hazikaron Israel Memorial Day |
Begins at Sunset (Jewish) |
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May 8 - Sunday |
Yom Haatzma-ut Israel Independence |
Begins at Sunset (Jewish) |
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May 8 - Sunday |
Mother's Day |
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May 12 - Thursday |
Nurse's Day |
Nurses Week May 6 -12 |
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May 17 - Tuesday |
Buddha Day |
(Buddhist) |
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May 21 - Saturday |
Armed Forces Day |
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May 22 - Sunday |
Lag Ba'Omer |
Begins at Sunset (Jewish) |
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May 23 - Monday |
Victoria Day |
Canada |
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May 30 - Monday |
Memorial Day |
USA |
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May 30 - Monday |
Spring Bank Holiday |
UK |
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June |
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June |
National Dairy Month |
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June |
National Rose Month |
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June 2 - Thursday |
Ascension Day |
(Christian) |
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June 5 - Sunday |
World Environment Day |
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June 7 - Tuesday |
Shavouth |
Begins at Sunset (Jewish) |
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June 12 - Sunday |
Pentecost |
(Christian) |
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June 12 - Sunday |
Worldwide Knit in Public Day |
Second Sunday in June |
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June 14 - Tuesday |
Flag Day |
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June 16 - Thursday |
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev |
(Sikh) |
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June 19 - Sunday |
Juneteenth |
African American Freedom and Achievement |
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June 19 - Sunday |
Father's Day |
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June 20 - Monday |
World Refugee Day |
Universal Refugee Awareness |
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June 21 - Tuesday |
Summer Solstice (1st Day of Summer) |
Longest day of the year |
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June 24 - Friday |
St. John Baptiste Day |
Canada |
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June 24 - Friday |
Take Your Dog to Work Day |
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July |
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July 1 - Friday |
Canada Day |
Canada |
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July 4 - Monday |
Independence Day |
4th of July, USA |
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July 12 - Tuesday |
Orangeman's Day |
Ireland |
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July 14 - Thursday |
Bastille Day |
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July 24 - Sunday |
Parent's Day |
US |
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July 31 - Sunday |
Ramadan Begins |
Begins at Sunset (Islamic) |
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August |
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August 1 - Monday |
Summer Bank Holiday |
UK, Canada, most provinces |
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August 7 - Sunday |
Friendship Day |
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August 7 - Sunday |
Sister's Day |
First Sunday in August |
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August 9 - Tuesday |
Tishah B'av |
Begins at Sunset (Jewish) |
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August 15 - Monday |
Assumption Day |
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August 19 - Friday |
National Aviation Day |
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August 22 - Monday |
Krishna Janmashtami |
(Hindu) |
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August 25 - Thursday |
Laylat al-Qadr |
Begins at Sunset (Islamic) |
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August 26 - Friday |
Women's Equality Day |
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August 29 - Monday |
Summer Bank Holiday |
UK |
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August 31 - Wednesday |
End of Ramadan |
Eid al-Fitr (Islamic) |
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September |
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September 1 - Thursday |
Compilation of Holy Scriptures |
(Sikh) |
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September 1 - Thursday |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
(Hindu) |
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September 5 - Monday |
Labor Day |
Canadian, USA |
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September 11 - Sunday |
Patriots' Day |
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September 11 - Sunday |
 Grandparent's Day |
International |
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Sept 15 - Oct 15 |
National Hispanic Heritage Month |
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September 19 - Monday |
Talk Like a Pirate Day |
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September 24 - Saturday |
National Hunting and Fishing Day |
Fourth Saturday in September |
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September 23 - Friday |
Autumnal Equinox (1st Day of Fall) |
Equal periods of daylight & darkness |
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September 24 - Saturday |
Selichot Service |
(Jewish) |
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September 28 - Wednesday |
Navaratri |
Festival of Good over Evil (Hindu) |
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September 28 - Wednesday |
Native American Day |
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September 28 - Wednesday |
Rosh Hashanah |
Begins at Sunset (Jewish) |
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October |
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October |
Breast Cancer Awareness Month  |
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October 4 - Tuesday |
Child Health Day |
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October 6 - Sunday |
Dassehra |
(Hindu) |
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October 7 - Friday |
Yom Kippur |
Begins at Sunset (Jewish) |
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October 10 - Monday |
Columbus Day |
USA |
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October 10 - Monday |
Thanksgiving Day  |
Canada |
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October 12 - Wednesday |
Sukkot |
Begins at Sunset (Jewish) |
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October 16 - Sunday |
Sweetest Day |
Third Sunday in Oct |
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October 17 - Monday |
National Bosses Day (observed) |
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October 19 - Thursday |
Sh'mini Atzeret |
Begins at Sunset (Jewish) |
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October 20 - Thursday |
Simchat Torah |
Begins at Sunset (Jewish) |
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October 24 - Monday |
United Nations Day |
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October 26 - Wednesday |
Diwali Festival of Lights |
(Hindu, Buddhist) |
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October 17 - Saturday |
Sikh Festival of Lights |
(Sikh) |
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October 31 - Monday |
Reformation Day |
(Christian - Protestant) |
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October 31 - Monday |
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November |
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November |
American Indian Heritage Month |
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November 1-2 - Tues-Wed |
Dia de los Muertos |
Mexico, Day of the Dead |
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November 1 - Tuesday |
All Saint's Day |
(Christian) |
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November 2 - Wednesday |
All Soul's Day |
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November 3 - Thursday |
Hajj Begins |
Begins at Sunset (Islamic) |
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November 6 - Sunday |
End of Daylight Savings |
"Fall Back" Canada / USA |
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November 6 - Sunday |
Eid-al-Adha |
Starts at Sunset (Islamic) |
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November 8 - Tuesday |
Election Day |
USA |
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November 10 - Thursday |
Birth of Guru Nanak |
Founder of Sikhism |
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November 11 - Friday |
Remembrance Day  |
Canada |
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November 11 - Friday |
Veterans Day  |
USA |
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November 20 - Sunday |
National Child Day |
Canada |
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November 24 - Thursday |
Martyrdom of Guru Teg Bahadur |
(Sikh) |
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>November 24 - Thursday |
Thanksgiving Day  |
USA |
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November 25 - Friday |
Muharram - New Year |
Begins at Sunset (Islamic) |
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November 27 - Sunday |
First Monday of Advent |
(Christian) |
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December |
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December 1 - Saturday |
World Aid's Day  |
AIDS Awareness Month |
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December 4 - Sunday |
Ashura |
Begins at Sunset (Islamic) |
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December 8 - Thursday |
Bodhi Day |
Buddhist |
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December 10 - Thursday |
Human Rights Day |
United Nations |
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December 17 - Saturday |
Wright Brother's Day |
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December 20 - Thursday |
Hanukkah |
Begins at Sunset (Jewish) |
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December 22 - Thursday |
Winter Solstice (1st Day of Winter) |
Shortest Day of the Year |
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December 24 - Saturday |
Christmas Eve |
International |
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December 25 - Sunday |
Christmas  |
International Holiday (Christian) |
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December 26 - Monday |
Boxing Day |
Canada, UK |
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December 26 - Monday |
Christmas Day Observed |
USA |
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December 26 - Monday |
Kwanzaa |
Ends Jan. 1 |
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December 27 - Tuesday |
Christmas Bank Holiday |
UK |
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December 31 - Saturday |
New Year's Eve |
International |
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