Month	Holiday	Nation, Notes
January
January 1 - Thursday	New Year's Day	US National Holiday
January 2 - Friday	Day After New Year's Day	Scotland National Holiday
January 6 - Tuesday	Epiphany
January 19 - Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	US National Holiday
January 20 - Tuesday	Inauguration Day	United States
January 26 - Monday	Chinese New Year	Year of the Ox
January 26 - Monday	Australia Day
January 31 - Saturday	Vasant Panchami	(Hindu)
February
February	National Heart Month
February	Black History Month
February	National Dental Month
February 2 - Monday	Groundhog Day
February 1 - Sunday	Super Bowl
February 8 - Sunday	Boy Scout Day
February 8 - Sunday	TuBishavat	(Jewish)
February 12 - Thursday	Lincoln's Birthday
February 14 - Saturday	Valentine's Day
February 15 - Sunday	Nirvana Day	(Buddhist)
February 16 - Monday	Presidents' Day	US National Holiday
February 22 - Sunday	Washington's Birthday
February 23 - Monday	Maha Shivaratri	(Hindu)
February 24 - Tuesday	Mardi Gras
TBA	Academy Awards
February 25 - Wednesday	Ash Wednesday	(Christian)
March
March	National Nutrition Month
March	National Women's History Month
March 1-7	Save Your Vision Week
March 8 - Sunday	International Women's Day
March 8 - Sunday	Daylight Savings Time Begins	(US)
March 10-16	Girl Scout Week
March 10 - Tuesday	Purim	Begins at Sunset (Jewish)
March 11 - Wednesday	Magha Puja	(Buddhist)
March 11 - Wednesday	Holi	(Hindu)
March 17 - Tuesday	St. Patrick's Day
March 20 - Friday	Vernal Equinox	Equal periods of daylight and darkness
March 20 - Friday	Prophet's Birthday	(Islamic)
March 22 - Sunday	UK Mothering Sunday	UK
April
April	Cancer Control Month
April 1 - Wednesday	April Fool's Day
April 5 - Sunday	Palm Sunday	(Christian)
April 9 - Thursday	Passover	Begins at Sunset (Jewish)
April 10 - Friday	Good Friday	(Christian)
April 12 - 18	National Library Week	51st Anniversary
April 12 - Sunday	Easter	(Christian)
April 13 - Monday	Easter Monday	Canada, UK (Christian)
April 21 - Tuesday	Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 22 - Wednesday	Earth Day
April 24 - Friday	Arbor Day
April 27 - Monday	Yom Hazikaron	Israel's Memorial Day
April 29 - Wednesday	Admin. Professionals Day
May
May	National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
May	Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
May 1 - Friday	May Day
May 4 - Monday	UK Bank Holiday	UK
May 5 - Tuesday	Cinco de Mayo	Mexico
May 5- Tuesday	Teacher's Day
May 6 - Wednesday	Nurse's Day	Nurses Week May 6 - 12
May 10 - Sunday	Mother's Day
May 16 - Saturday	Armed Forces Day
May 18 - Monday	Victoria Day	Canada
May 25 - Monday	Memorial Day	Observed, US National Holiday
June
June	National Dairy Month
June	National Rose Month
June 5 - Friday	World Environment Day
June 13 - Saturday	Worldwide Knit in Public Day
June 14 - Sunday	Flag Day
June 21 - Sunday	Father's Day
June 21 - Sunday	Summer Solstice	Longest day of the year
June 24 - Wednesday	St. John Baptiste Day	Canada
July
July 1 - Wednesday	Canada Day	Observed, Canada
July 4 - Saturday	Independence Day	4th of July, US National Holiday
July 13 - Monday	Orangeman's Day	Ireland
July 14 - Tuesday	Bastille Day
July 26 - Sunday	Parent's Day	Ireland
August
August 2 - Sunday	Friendship Day
August 3 - Monday	Can. Civic Holiday	Canada, most provinces
August 3 - Monday	Scot. Bank Holiday	Scotland
August 15 - Saturday	Assumption Day
August 19 - Wednesday	National Aviation Day
August 22 - Saturday	Ramadan Begins	(Islamic)
August 26 - Wednesday	Women's Equality Day
August 31 - Monday	Summer Bank Holiday	England, Ireland, Scotland
September
September	National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 7 - Monday	Labor Day	US, Canadian National Holiday
September 11 - Friday	Patriot Day
September 13 - Sunday	Grandparent's Day
September 19 - Saturday	Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 19 - Saturday	Rosh Hashanah	Begins at Sunset (Jewish)
September 21 - Monday	Eid-al-Fitr	End of Ramadan (Islamic)
September 22 - Tuesday	National Hunting and Fishing Day	38th Annual
September 22 - Tuesday	Autumnal Equinox	Equal periods of daylight and darkness
September 25 - Friday	Native American Day
September 28 - Monday	Yom Kippur	Begins at Sunset (Jewish)
October
October	Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 6 - Tuesday	Child Health Day
October 12 - Monday	Columbus Day	Observed (Traditional on 12th)
October 12 - Monday	Can. Thanksgiving Day	Canada
October 16 - Friday	National Bosses Day
October 17 - Saturday	Sweetest Day
October 17 - Saturday	Diwali	Festival of Lights (Hindu)
October 24 - Saturday	United Nations Day
October 31 - Saturday	Halloween
November
November 1 - Sunday	Dia de los Muertos	Mexico, Day of the Dead
November 1 - Sunday	All Saint's Day
November 1 - Sunday	End of Daylight Savings Time	US
November 2 - Monday	All Soul's Day
November 11 - Wednesday	Veterans Day	US National Holiday
November 11 - Wednesday	Can. Remembrance Day	Canada
November 11 - Wednesday	Veterans Day	Observed, US National Holiday
November 25 - Wednesday	Hajj Begins	Islam
November 26 - Thursday	Thanksgiving Day	US National Holiday
November 27 - Friday	Eid-Ul-Adha	(Islam)
December
December	AIDS Awareness Month
December 12 - Saturday	Hanukkah	Begins at Sunset (Jewish)
December 17 - Thursday	Wright Brother's Day
December 17 - Thursday	Al-Hijira / Muharram - Islamic New Year	Begins at Sunset
December 21 - Monday	Winter Solstice	Shortest Day of the Year
December 25 - Friday	Christmas	US National Holiday (Christian)
December 26 - Saturday	Kwanzaa	Begins, ends Jan. 1
December 26 - Saturday	Boxing Day	Canada, UK
December 31 - Thursday	New Year's Eve