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List_of_commemorative_days
List of commemorative days
The following is a list of observed
commemorative days
, that is, days that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
All Saints' Day
-
November 1
All Souls' Day
-
November 2
Australia Day
-
January 26
ANZAC Day
-
April 25
April Fools Day
-
April 1
Arbor Day
Armistice Day
(also
Remembrance Day
) -
November 11
Ash Wednesday
- depends on the date of Easter (as early as
February 4
or as late as
March 10
)
Bank Holiday
Children's Book Day
-
April 2
Chinese New Year
Cities for Life Day
-
November 30
D-Day
-
June 6
1944
Darwin Day
-
February 12
Day of the Dead
-
November 1
(
All Saints' Day
) or
November 2
(
All Souls' Day
).
Earth Day
-
April 22
Easter
- Western Christianity-Sunday
March 22
to
April 25
inclusive :: Eastern Christianity-
April 4
and
May 8
(1900 to 2100)
European Day of Languages
-
26 September
, sponsored by the
Council of Europe
and
European Union
Fathers' Day
Flag Day
German Unity Day
-
October 3
Groundhog Day
-
February 2
Halloween
-
October 31
Hangul Day
-
October 9
(
South Korea
)
January 15
(
North Korea
)
Holi
Imbolc
- beginning of February or at the first local signs of Spring
International Day for Biological Diversity
-
May 22
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
-
September 19
Inventor's Day
Kwanzaa
-
December 26
to
January 1
Labour Day
Lantern Festival
- 15th day of the 1st month in the lunar year in the Chinese calendar
Lunar New Year
- 1st day of the 1st month of the Chinese calendar.
Mardi Gras
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- 3rd Monday of January
May Day
-
May 1
Melbourne Cup Day
- 1st Tuesday in November
Mole Day
-
October 23
Mother's Day
-
May 11
New Year's Day
-
January 1
Pi Day
-
March 14
Purim
- 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar
Queen's Birthday
Saint Patrick's Day
-
March 17
Shrove Tuesday
- the day before
Ash Wednesday
Towel Day
-
May 25
Transgender Day of Remembrance
-
November 20
Valentine's Day
-
February 14
Veterans Day
-
November 11
Victory in Europe Day
-
May 7
/
May 8
Victory over Japan Day
-
August 14
/
August 15
Washington's Birthday
- USA 3rd Monday of February.
International Women's Day
-
March 8
World Ocean Day
-
June 8
Sources
2005 National Health Observances
National Health Information Center
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
,
Washington, D.C.
Stay Free Magazine
Thinkquest
See also
Awareness days
International observance
List of commemorative months
List of environmental dates
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