January 1 | New Year's Day – 1st day of the 2nd year of the 2nd Decade |
January 5 | Twelfth Night |
January 6 |
Christmas – Eastern Orthodox Christian Epiphany, Little or Old Christmas, 3 Kings Day |
February | (See also Cross Quarter list for additional Feb. holidays) |
February 2-7 | World Interfaith Harmony Week |
February 5 | Chinese New Year |
February 14 | Valentine's Day |
February 22 - March 4 | UN Commission on the Status of Women - 55th CSW |
March 7 | Clean Monday - Great Lent - Eastern Orthodox Christian |
March 8 |
International Women’s Day Shrove Tuesday / Fat Tuesday / Mardi Gras / Carnivale – Western Christian |
March 9 | Ash Wednesday/Lent begins – Western Christian |
March 20 |
Equinox Purim |
April 4 | Hindu New Year |
April 4-12 | Ramayana - Hindu |
April 11 | Arbor Day - International - US now celebrated with Earth Day |
April 17 |
Palm Sunday – Western Christian Easter Festival |
April 19-26 | Passover |
April 24 | Easter - Western Christian |
May 8 |
Mother's Day - Women Standing to Save the World |
May 17 | Wesak Festival (Western) |
June 8-9 | Shavuot |
June 12 |
“Countdown to Peace” 100 Day Campaign leading up to IDP Whit Sunday - Pentacost |
June 15 |
Festival of Humanity – World Good Will Day – Christ Festival – World Invocation |
June 19 | Father's Day |
June 21 | Solstice |
July 25 | World Day of Love and Thanks to Water |
August 1 | Ramadan begins |
August 18-21 | Harmonic Convergence Anniversary (1987) |
September 11 | 11 Days of Global Unity - Vigil to IDP – 9/11 WTC Anniversary |
September 21 | International Day of Peace (IDP) |
September 23 | Equinox |
September 29 |
Rosh Hashanah Feast of Archangel Michael and All the Angels |
October 8 | Yom Kippur |
October 24 | United Nations Day |
October 26 | Diwali |
October 31 | Halloween (All Hallows Eve) (the Eve of All Saints Day) |
November 1 | All Saints Day |
November 2 | All Souls Day |
November 11 | Armistice Day – now Veterans Day |
November 25 | Thanksgiving (US) |
November 26 | Hijra – New Year Islam |
November 27 | 1st Sunday of Advent |
November 25 thru December 10 |
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence [11/25 – Elimination of Violence Against Women; 12/10 – Human Rights Day] |
December 21 |
Solstice Hanukkah (December 21-28) |
December 25 | Christmas - Western Christian |
December 31 | New Year's Eve |
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