Month (click on each month for an extensive list) |
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| January |
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National Poverty Awareness Month
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Second Monday |
Coming-of-Age Day, Japan
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Third Monday |
Martin Luther King Day in the United States
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1st |
New Year's Day
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7th |
Coptic Christmas
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26th |
Australia Day, Australia
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26th |
Republic Day, India
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| February |
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Black History Month
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2nd |
Yemanja, African Tribal
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3rd |
Heroes' Day, Mozambique
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4th |
Independence Day, Sri Lanka
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7th |
Chinese New Year
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8th |
Nirvana Day, Buddhism
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14th |
Trifon Zarezan (Wine-grower’s Day), Bulgaria
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14th |
St Valentine's Day
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Mardi Gras |
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26th |
Day 1 of Ayyam-i-Ha (Intercalary Days)
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| March |
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Women's History Month (United States)
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Hanami, Japan
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Norouz, Islam
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Easter (some Sunday between March 22 to April 25)
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8th |
International Women's Day
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17th |
Saint Patrick's Day
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23rd |
Pakistan Day
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| April |
1st |
April Fools' Day
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9th |
Araw ng Kagitingan, Philippines
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22nd |
Earth Day
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25th |
ANZAC Day, Australia and New Zealand
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25th |
Carnation Revolution Day, Portugal
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| May |
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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Second Sunday |
Mothers Day for many countries.
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1st |
May Day aka Labor Day
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5th |
Cinco de Mayo or Batalla de Puebla, Mexico
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5th |
Children's Day, Japan and Korea.
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24th |
Independence Day, Eritrea
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25th |
May Revolution or Revolucion de Mayo, Argentina
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| June |
1st |
Madaraka Day, Kenya
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6th |
D-Day, Normandy
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12th |
Independence Day, Philippines
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| July |
1st |
Canada Day
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4th |
Independence Day, United States of America
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14th |
Bastille Day, France
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| August |
Last Sunday |
National Heroes Day, Philippines
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9th |
Independence Day, Singapore
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10th |
Independence Day, Ecuador
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14th |
Independence Day, Pakistan
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15th |
Naadym, Tuvalu
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17th |
Independence Day, Indonesia
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19th |
August Revolution, Vietnam
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25th |
Independence Day, Uruguay
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31st |
Hari Merdeka, Malaysia
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| September |
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Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15
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First Monday |
Labor Day, United States
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First Sunday |
Father's Day, New Zealand and Australia
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Last Sunday |
King Shaka Commemoration, KwaZulu-Natal
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Third Monday |
Aged Day, Japan
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Counterintuitively, the German Oktoberfest and the Chinese August Moon festival (more correctly called the Mid-Autumn Festival) both occur in September.
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5th |
Teachers' Day, India
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19th |
Independence Day, In Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| October |
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LGBT Month
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Thanksgiving, Canada - Second Monday of October
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1st |
National Day, China
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1st |
Independence Day, Cyprus and Nigeria
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3rd |
German Unity Day, Germany
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5th |
Proclamation of Portuguese Republic, Portugal
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8th |
Independence day, Croatia
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24th |
United Nations Day
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27th |
Independence Day, St. Vincent & the Grenadines and Turkmenistan
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28th |
Independence Day, Greece
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31st |
Halloween
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| November |
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Thanksgiving, United States and Puerto Rico
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1st |
All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day), a Christian holy day, is celebrated the day after Halloween. In Sweden the All Saints' official holiday takes place on the first Saturday of November.
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2nd |
All Souls Day. It is known in Mexico as el Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), and the whole month of November is especially dedicated to praying for the dead
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10th |
National Heroes Day, Indonesia
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11th |
Remembrance Day is celebrated in the Commonwealth of Nations and various European countries (including France and Belgium) to commemorate World War I and other wars. It is known as Veterans' Day is the United States.
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14th |
Children's Day, India
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20th |
Dia de la Revolucion, Mexico
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24th |
Lachit Divas, India
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30th |
St Andrews Day, Scotland
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| December |
1st |
Independence Day, Romania
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2nd |
National Day, United Arab Emirates
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5th |
Sinterklaas, The Netherlands
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5th |
Father's Day (King's Birthday), Thailand
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6th |
Independence Day, Finland
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6th |
Constitution Day, Spain
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7th |
Pearl Harbor Day, United States
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8th |
Dia de la Madre en Panama (Mother's Day), Panama.
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12th |
Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe, or Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico
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12th |
Independence Day (Jamhuri Day), Kenya
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23rd |
The Emperor's Birthday, Japan
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25th |
Christmas
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26th |
Kwanzaa
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30th |
Rizal Day, Philippines
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