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US and Canada Festivals & Holidays
UK Festivals & Holidays
Indian Festivals & Holidays
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| New Year's Day |
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1-Jan |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, |
U.S |
16-Jan |
| Lincoln's Birthday |
U.S |
12-Feb |
| Valentine's Day |
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14-Feb |
| President's Day |
U.S |
21-Feb |
| Family Day |
Canada (Alberta) |
21-Feb |
| Ash Wednesday |
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1-Mar |
| Orthodox Lent Begins |
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6-Mar |
| Washington's Birthday |
U.S |
22-Feb |
| St. Patrick's Day |
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17-Mar |
| Palm Sunday |
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9-Apr |
| Jewish Passover |
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13-Apr |
| Good Friday |
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14-Apr |
| Easter Sunday |
(Holiday in Canada) |
16-Apr |
| Easter Monday |
(Holiday in Canada) |
17-Apr |
| Orthodox Easter Sunday |
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23-Apr |
| Cinco de Mayo |
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5-May |
| Mother's Day |
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14-May |
| Victoria Day, |
Canada |
22-May |
| Memorial Day, |
U.S |
29-May |
| Flag Day |
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14-Jun |
| Father's Day |
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18-Jun |
| St. Jean-Baptiste Day |
(Quebec) |
24-Jun |
| Canada Day |
Canada |
1-Jul |
| Independence Day, |
U.S |
4-Jul |
| Civic Holiday, |
Canada |
7-Aug |
| Labor Day, |
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4-Sep |
| Grandparent's Day |
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10-Sep |
| Jewish New Year |
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23-Sep |
| Yom Kippur |
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2-Oct |
| Columbus Day |
U.S |
9-Oct |
| Thanksgiving Day |
Canada |
9-Oct |
| Halloween |
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31-Oct |
| Election Day, |
U.S |
7-Nov |
| Veteran's Day, |
U.S |
11-Nov |
| Remembrance Day, |
Canada (Alberta) |
11-Nov |
| Thanksgiving Day, |
U.S |
23-Nov |
| Hanukkah |
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16 Dec - 23 Dec |
| Christmas Eve, |
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24-Dec |
| Christmas Day, |
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25-Dec |
| Boxing Day, |
Canada |
26-Dec |
| New Year's Eve |
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31-Dec |
Other than the prior mentioned holidays there are certain other events and days (mentioned below) that are specifically important in UK
| Twelfth Night |
5-Jan |
| Epiphany |
6-Jan |
| Shrove Thursday/ Pan Cake Day |
28-Feb |
| St. David's Day |
1-Mar |
| Kissing Friday |
3-Mar |
| Commonwealth Day |
13-Mar |
| London St. Patrick's Day Festival |
12-Mar |
| The first day of Spring |
20-Mar |
| April Fool's Day |
1-Apr |
| Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race |
2-Apr |
| Maundy Thursday |
13-Apr |
| Queen's Birthday |
21-Apr |
| St.Georges Day |
23-Apr |
| May Day |
1-May |
| Spring Bank Holiday / Whit Monday |
29-May |
| Coronation Day |
2-Jun |
| Derby Day |
4-Jun |
| The Queen's Official Birthday |
June 17th |
| Royal Ascot |
Jun 20 - Jun 24 |
| Midsummer's Day |
24-Jun |
| St. Swithun's Day |
15-Jul |
| Notting Hill Carnival |
Aug 27 - Aug 28 |
| Late Summer Bank Holiday |
28-Aug |
| Trafalgar Day |
21-Oct |
| All Saints Day |
1-Nov |
| All Souls Day |
2-Nov |
| Guy Fawkes Night |
5-Nov |
| Remembrance Sunday |
12-Nov |
| St. Andrew's Day |
30-Nov |
* Most traditional festival holidays are linked to
the lunar calendar and so the dates may change from year to year. The dates displayed here are for the year 2006.
| Guru Govind Singh Jayanti |
5-Jan |
| Id-ul-Zuha |
11-Jan |
| Lohri |
13-Jan |
| Makar Sankranti, Pongal |
14-Jan |
| Republic Day |
26-Jan |
| Basant Panchami |
2-Feb |
| Moharam |
9-Feb |
| Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
13-Feb |
| Maha Shivratri |
26-Feb |
| Holi |
14-Mar |
| Dulhandi (Rangwali Holi) |
15-Mar |
| Durga Ashtami |
5-Apr |
| Ramnavami |
6-Apr |
| Mahavir Jayanti |
11-Apr |
| Millad-ul-nabi |
11-Apr |
| Baisakhi |
13-Apr |
| Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti |
14-Apr |
| Good Friday |
14-Apr |
| Guru Tegh Bahadur Jayanti |
18-Apr |
| Guru Arjun Dev Jayanti |
20-Apr |
| Chatrapati Shivaji Jayanti |
29-Apr |
| Bhagwan Parshuram Jayanti |
30-Apr |
| May Day |
1-May |
| Budh Poornima |
13-May |
| Guru Poornima |
11-Jul |
| Raksha Bandhan |
9-Aug |
| Independence Day |
15-Aug |
| Janamastmi |
16-Aug |
| Mahaashtmi |
30-Sep |
| Mahanaomi |
1-Oct |
| Gandhi Jayanti |
2-Oct |
| Dusherra |
2-Oct |
| Balmiki Jayanti |
7-Oct |
| Karwa Chauth |
10-Oct |
| Ahoi Ashtami |
13-Oct |
| Deepawali |
21-Oct |
| Goverdhan pooja |
22-Oct |
| Bhai Dhooj |
24-Oct |
| Id-Ul-Fitr |
25-Oct |
| Kartik Poornima |
5-Nov |
| Guru Nanak Birthday |
5-Nov |
| Children's Day |
14-Nov |
| Guru Teg Bahadur balidan Diwas |
25-Nov |
| Christmas |
25-Dec |
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