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CY2012 Ethnic & Religious Dates

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January

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

1 - Japanese New Year (Japan)

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)

13 - Lohri (Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh)

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

16 - Religious Freedom Day

16 - World Religion Day (Baha'i)

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

23 - Tet Nguyen Dan (Vietnam) "Year of the Dragon"

26 - India Republic Day

February

National Black History Month (United States)

2 - Imbolc (Wiccan)

4 - Rosa Parks Birth Anniversary

5 - Mexico - Constitution Day

8 - Tu b'Shvat or Tu B'Shevat* (Jewish, Israel)

11 - National Foundation Day (Japan)

12 - NAACP Founded

14 - Race Relations Day

17 - League of United Latin Citizens (LULAC) Founded American

18-21 - Brazil, Carnival

21 - Mardi Gras (United States)

22 - Ash Wednesday (Protestant, Roman Catholic)

24 - Flag Day (Mexico)

March

Greek-American Heritage Month

Irish-American Heritage Month

Spiritual Wellness Month

1 - St. David's Day (Welsh)

2 - Mothering Sunday (England)

4 - World Day of Prayer

7 - Lent begins (Orthodox Christians)

8 - Purim (Jewish)

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

21 - Naw Ruz (Baha'i, Persia)

25 - Feast of Annunciation (Christian)

April

1 - Palm Sunday (Protestant, Roman Catholic)

5 - Holy Thursday (Christian)

6 - Good Friday (Protestant, Roman Catholic)

6 - National Tartan Day (Scottish-American)

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

8 - Easter (Orthodox) or Pascha

8 - Easter (Protestant, Roman Catholic)

8 - Passover* (Jewish)

8 - Vesak - Buddha's Birth (Buddhist)

14 - Sinhala and Tamil New Year (Sri Lanka)

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

19 - Yom Hashoah/Holocaust Memorial Day (Jewish)

23 - St. George's Day (English)

30 - Beltane (Celtic)

May

Asian Pacific American History Month

Jewish-American Heritage Month

3 - National Day of Prayer (United States)

5 - Cinco de Mayo (Mexico)

7 - May Day Bank Holiday (United Kingdom)

9 - Victory Day (Russia)

17 - Ascension Day (Christian)

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

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

23 - Declaration of the Bab (Baha'i)

25 - Corpus Christi (American, Roman Catholic)

27 - Shavuot* (Jewish)

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

June

7 - Corpus Christi (American, Roman Catholic)

16 - Martyrdom Day of Guru Arjan (Sikh)

17 - Juneteenth

27 - Martyrdome of Joseph and Hyrum Smith

July

1 - Canada Day (Canada)

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

9 - Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha'i)

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

24 - Pioneer Day (Mormon)

28 - Tisha B'av* (Jewish)

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

August

1 - Lammas and Lughnassad (Britain, Pagan, United States)

1-29 - Ramadan (Islamic, Muslim, Moslem)

14 - Pakistan's Independence Day

15 - India's Independence Day

15 - Liberation Day (Korea, South Korea)

18 - Bon Festival/Feast of Lanterns (Japan)

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

September

Sept 15-Oct 15 - National Hispanic Heritage Month

1 - Israel Miraji Ascent of Prophet Muhammad

14-15 - San Gennaro Day (Italian-American)

16 - Mexico's Independence Day

16 - Rosh Hashanah* (Jewish New Year)

22 - Autumnal Equinox (Japan)

25 - Yom Kippur* (Jewish)

October

German-American Heritage Month

National Italian-American Heritage Month

Polish-American Heritage Month

1 -Sukkot* (Jewish)

7 - Simchat Torah (Jewish)

8 - Shemini Atzeret (Jewish)

9 - Cirio de Nazare (Brazil)

26 - Eid al-adha (Islamic, Muslim)

31 - Reformation Day (Christian)

November

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)

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

13 - Diwali (Buddhist, Hindu)

15-Dec 13 - Al Hijra - Muslim New Year

December

5 - Ashura (Islamic, Muslim)

6 - St. Nicholas Day (International)

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

8-16 - Hanukkah* (Jewish)

12 - Virgin of Guadalupe (Mexico)

13 - Santa Lucia Day (Sweden)

16-25 - Las Posadas (Mexico)

25 - Christmas (Christian, Roman Catholic, International)

26 - Boxing Day (Canada, United Kingdom)

26 - Kwanzaa (African-American)

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