DATES

JANUARY

1 - Emancipation Day (African-American, United States)

1 - Feast of St. Basil (Christian, Orthodox)

1 - Japanese New Year (Japan)

1 - New Year's Day (United States)

5 - Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday (Sikh)

6 - Epiphany (Christian)

6 - Three Kings' Day (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic)

7 - The Nativity of Jesus Christ (Christian, Orthodox)

10 - Eid al-adha (Islamic, Muslim)

13 - Lohri (Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh)

13 - Tu b'Shvat or Tu B'Shevat (Jewish)

15 - World Religion Day (Baha'i)

16 - Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday - Observed (United States)

26 - India Republic Day

29 - Chinese Lunar New Year (China, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam)

29 - Tet Nguyen Dan (Vietnam)

31 - Al Hijra - Muslim New Year

American Heart Month

Black History Month (United States)

2 - Candlemas

2 - Groundhog Day (United States)

5 - Anniversary of the Constitution (Mexico)

9 - Ashura (Islamic, Muslim)

12 - Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (United States)

12 - Lantern Festival (Taiwan)

13 - Tu B'shvat (Jewish)

14 - Valentine's Day (United States)

20 - President's Day (United States)

22 - George Washington's Birthday (United States)

24 - Flag Day (Mexico)

28 - Mardi Gras (United States)

MARCH

Deaf History Month

Irish-American Heritage Month

Mental Retardation Awareness Month

National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month

National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month

National Women's History Month (United States)

1 - Ash Wednesday (Protestant, Roman Catholic)

1 - St. David's Day (Welsh)

3 - The Doll Festival (Japan)

3 - World Day of Prayer

8 - International Women's Day (United Nations)

14 - Purim (Jewish)

17 - St. Patrick's Day (Ireland, United States)

20 - Spring Begins (March 20-June 21)

21 - Naw-Ruz (Baha'i, Persia)

22 - New Year's Day (India)

25 - Feast of Annunciation (Christian)

26 - Mothering Sunday (England)

Alcohol Awareness Month

National Autism Awareness Month

National Occupational Therapy Month

National Parkinson's Awareness Month

1 - April Fool's Day (United States)

6 - Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

8 - Vesak - Buddha's Birth (Buddhist)

9 - Palm Sunday (Protestant, Roman Catholic)

13-20 - Passover (Jewish)

13 - Holy Thursday (Christian)

13 - Sinhala and Tamil New Year (Sri Lanka)

14 - Good Friday (Protestant, Roman Catholic)

16 - Easter (Protestant, Roman Catholic)

22 - Earth Day

23 - Easter (Orthodox) or Pascha

23 - St. George's Day (English)

25 - Yom Hashoah/Holocaust Memorial Day (Jewish)

27 - Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day (United States)

28 - Arbor Day

MAY

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

National Mental Health Month

National Older Americans Month

Women's Health Care Month

1 - May Day

3 - Isreal's Independence Day (Yom Ha'Atzma'Ut)

4-7 - Cinco de Mayo (Mexico)

4 - National Day of Prayer (United States)

9 - Victory Day (Russia)

10 - Mother's Day (Mexico)

14 - Mother's Day (United States)

19 - Malcolm X's birthday (African-American, United States)

20 - Armed Forces Day

23 - Declaration of the Bab (Baha'i)

25 - Ascension Day (Christian)

29 - Ascension of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i)

29 - Memorial Day (observed)

Children's Awareness Month

Gay and Lesbian Pride Month (United States)

2-3 - Shavuot (Jewish)

5 - World Environment Day

6 - D Day (United States)

14 - Flag Day (United States)

15 - Corpus Christi (American, Roman Catholic - Observed Jun. 18)

16 - Martyrdom Day of Guru Arjan (Sikh)

18 - Father's Day (United States)

19 - Juneteenth (United States)

21-Sep. 23 - Summer Solstice

25 - America's Kids Day

27 - Martyrdom of Joseph & Hyrum Smith (Mormon)

28 - Stonewall Rebellion Day (United States)

1 - Canada Day

4 - Independence Day (United States)

4 - Fil-American Friendship Day (Phillippines, United States)

9 - Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha'i)

23 - Parents Day (United States)

24 - Pioneer Day (Mormon)

31 - Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola (Spain, Roman Catholic)

3 - Tisha B'av (Jewish)

12 - Bon Festival/Feast of Lanterns (Japan)

14 - Pakistan's Independence Day

15 - India's Independence Day

15 - Liberation Day (Korea, South Korea)

26 - Women's Equality Day (United States)

Sept 15-Oct 15 - National Hispanic Heritage Month (Mexico)

Healthy Aging Month: National attention on the positive aspects of growing older.

1 - Israel Miraji Ascent of Propher Muhammad

4 - Labor Day (United States)

10 - Grandparent's Day (United States)

11 - Patriot Day (United States)

16 - Mexico's Independence Day

19 - San Gennaro Day (Italian-American)

22 - Oct 1 - Religious Freedom Week

23 - Autumnal Equinox (Japan)

23-24 - Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)

24-Oct 23 - Ramadan (Islamic, Muslim, Moslem)

24-30 - Deaf Awareness Week

Diversity Awareness Month

Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual History Month

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

National Mental Illness Awareness Month

Spina Bifida Awareness Month

2 - Yom Kippur (Jewish)

7-13 - Sukkot (Jewish)

11 - National Coming Out Day (United States)

12 - Columbus Day observed: Mon., Oct. 11 (United States)

14 - Lailat-Ul-Quadr (Islamic, Muslim)

14 - Shemini Atzeret (Jewish)

15 - Simchat Torah (Jewish)

21 - Diwali (Buddhist, Hindu)

24 - Eid-Al-Fitr (Islamic, Muslim)

31 - Halloween (United States)

31 - Reformation Day (Christian)

National American Indian Heritage Month

1 - All Saints' Day (Christian, Roman Catholic)

1 - Dia de los Muertos "Day of the Dead" (Mexico, Latin America)

2 - All Souls' Day (Roman Catholic)

7 - U.S. Election Day (United States)

11 - Veteran's Day (United States)

12 - Birthday of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i)

23 - Thanksgiving (United States)

Universal Human Rights Month

6 - St. Nicholas Day (International)

7 - Pearl Harbor Day (United States)

8 - Bodhi Day - Buddha's Enlightenment (Buddhist)

12 - Virgin of Guadalupe (Mexico)

13 - Santa Lucia Day (Sweden)

16-24 - Hanukkah (Jewish)

16-25 - Las Posadas (Mexico)

22 - Winter Solstice (Dec 22-Mar 20)

25 - Christmas (Christian, Roman Catholic, International)

26 - Boxing Day (Canada, United Kingdom)

26 - Kwanzaa (African-American - Dec. 26, 2005 - Jan 1, 2006)

31 - New Year's Eve (United States, International)

LOCAL EVENTS

To submit an event to be included in this list of "Local Events" send the following info by email to patrick.davison@kctcs.edu

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