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M u lt icu ltu ra l Ca lenda r 2022
Power of Connection
• Diversity & Inclusion • United Nations Days • New & Full Moons
• Bahá’í • Buddhist • Christian • Hindu • Indigenous Peoples
• Islam • Jain • Jewish • Shinto • Sikh • Wicca • ZoroastrianPower of Connection The 2022 Multicultural Calendar is titled “Power of Connection”. Connection is an energy exchange between people, animals and the Earth. It has the power to deepen the bond between people, inspire change and build trust. This basic need to form, grow and sustain relationships and to belong to a group, team or family, is universal. We are social creatures who crave human interaction. Now more than ever, we all need real connection, dependable emotional support, and a feeling of belonging — whoever we are, wherever we are.
What are some of the special features of other calendar systems?
Members of the Islamic faith observe Fridays as their Although all observances are now fixed, Guru Nanak’s
major day of worship. The fast of Ramadan begins at birthday and Holla Mohalla continue to be moveable feasts
sundown on the evening before the date given; there is no based on the lunar calendar.
prohibition on working during Ramadan. The two days of Most Buddhists with the exception of the Japanese
required religious observance are Eid-ul-Fitr (Festival Buddhists, use the Lunar calendar. Dates of Buddhist
of Fastbreaking) and Eid-ul-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice). festivals vary between different traditions and from country
Members of the Islamic faith are prohibited from working to country. For example, people from Thailand, Burma and
on those two days. All the dates of Islamic observance are Sri Lanka celebrate their New Year in mid-April, whereas
tentative because they are based on the first local sightings of Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean Buddhists follow the lunar
the lunar crescent of the new moon. calendar and celebrate it in January or February. Tibetan
The Jewish religious day is Saturday - Shabbat - and Buddhists usually celebrate a month later.
begins at sundown on Friday until sundown on Saturday. The Christian faith has three separate calendars: The
All days of religious significance for the Jewish faith begin at Western or Gregorian calendar is that of the Roman Catholic
sundown on the evening before the date given. and Protestant Churches.
The Baha’i year begins at the spring equinox, on March The Orthodox or Julian Calendar is divided into
21. Their calendar is comprised of 19 months, each 19 days 12 months of 30 days each, and a 13th month of 5 or 6 days
long, and four “intercalary days (February 26 to March 1). at the end of the year, hence the date for Christmas is on
The Baha’i day begins at sundown before the date listed and Jan. 7th. It is the same as the Western Calendar for all fixed
end at sundown on the date listed. The Baha’i Fast is feasts but uses the Julian calendar for moveable feasts such
observed every year from March 2 to March 20. Children as Easter and is used primarily by the Greek and Cypriot
under the age of 15, the elderly, pregnant and nursing Orthodox Churches. This calendar is used mainly in eastern
mothers, those who are ill or engaged in heavy labour are Europe, eastern Meditteranean, Russia, Romania, Serbia,
exempt from observing the Fast. Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Cyprus, Czech, Slovenia, Poland
Until March 31, 1998, the Sikhs used the Hindu lunisolar and Albania.
(Bikrami) calendar to determine their feast days. They now The Orthodox Coptic Calendar is 13 days behind the
use their own solar Nanakshahi Calendar which started on Julian Calendar and is used by most other Orthodox churches
March 14th, 1999 Gregorian. The era (1 Chet 1 Nanakshahi) in Egypt, Ethiopia, Entrea, Sudan and the Middle East.
is the date of the birth of the first Guru, Nanak Dev, in 1469.
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4 Schedule consideration: These dates are National holidays or Religious days when individuals may want to
take time off to observe their holiday.
n Cultural/National Days: Mark festivals of cultural groups and National days.
s Religious days of all major religions of the world.
n Independence Days of countries.
* Bahá’í and Jewish observances begin at previous sundown.
l UN and International days.January 2022 observances
Jan 17 Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) Jewish This
2022 is the Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture International day celebrates Judaism’s roots in the
natural world. It is a holiday and
Jan-Feb Iroquois Midwinter Ceremony Indigenous The Iroquois Midwinter Ceremony known as the New Year for Trees.
lasts for 8 days and each day is dedicated to an event, i.e. Tobacco Invocation. Days vary Special meals include eating the seven
according to community. fruits of the land - wheat, barley, figs,
grapes, pomegranates, olives and
dates. Trees are also planted.
Jan 18 Thaipoosam Cavadee India, Mauritius
Jan 1 St. Basil’s Day Greece The Greeks call Jan 7 Christmas Christian - Coptic & Celebrated by Hindus of Tamil origin
New Year, St. Basil’s Day. Traditionally, Eastern Orthodox On this day, some in honour of Kartikeya, Granter of
gifts are exchanged. Eastern churches celebrate the birth of Wishes, and the second son of Shiva.
Jan 1 Gantan-Sai Japan, Shinto Gantan-sai, Jesus according to the Julian calendar, Devotees with their tongues, cheeks
also referred to as Shogatu, is the which is currently 13 days behind the and body pierced with needles, hooks
Shinto New Year holiday. The faithful Gregorian or Western calendar. and skewers, dance their way
visit shrines, often at midnight, praying Jan 10 Seijin No Hi Japan This day celebrates trance-like to the temple carrying the
for renewal of heart, health, and Coming-of-Age of the youth of Japan ‘Cavadee’ - a wooden arch covered
prosperity. During the seven-day who are twenty years old. They wear with flowers with a pot of milk at each
holiday, people wear their best clothing traditional clothes and visit the shrines end of its base.
and visit the homes of friends and where the family announce their adult Jan 20 Timkat / Theophany Christian - Coptic
family to express their wishes for the hood to the spirits. This is a national & Eastern Orthodox The Eastern
coming year. holiday. Orthodox Church associates
Jan 2 Berchtold’s Day Switzerland This day Jan 13 Lohri Sikh, Hindu Bonfires are lit to Theophany with the baptism of Jesus
honours Duke Berchtold V, who mark the change from the decrease to by John the Baptist.
founded Bern, the capital of Switzerland. the increase of the sun. Jan 25 Robert Burns’ Night Scotland, Ireland
He promised to name the city after the Jan 13 St. Knut’s Day Finland, Sweden King Robert Burn’s Night honours
first animal he killed on a hunt. The Knut who ruled Sweden from 1080- Scotland’s national poet, born in 1759.
bear (bern in German) then provided 1086 is honoured as a saint for his The night is celebrated by the Scots
the city’s name. virtue and generosity. He had declared with a sit down ‘Burns Supper’ and
Jan 5 Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday Sikh that Christmas should be celebrated with speeches, poetry and song.
He was the 10th and last living Guru of for twenty days, officially ending the Jan 25 Kitchen God Celebration China The
the Sikh faith. He founded the ‘Khalsa’ season on January 13th. custom is based on the traditional
brotherhood where the initiated Jan 14 Makar Sankranti India, Hindu The farewell ceremony for T’sao Wang,
adopted the five ‘K’s: Kangha (wooden transition of the Sun from Prince of the Oven, before he leaves for
comb), Kara (steel bracelets), Kirpan Sagittarius to Capricorn during the his annual trip to heaven to report on
(sword), Kaccha (pair of shorts), and winter solstice in the northern families’ good behavior during the year.
Kesh (long hair). hemisphere is known as Makar Jan 30 Sadeh Iran, Zoroastrian Sadeh in
Jan 6 Three Kings’ Day Christian In South Sankranti. The days gradually lengthen Persian means “hundred” and refers
America, Latin America and parts of in the northern hemisphere. to one hundred days and nights past
Europe, the end of the Christmas Jan 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day USA This the end of summer in ancient Persia/
season is a traditional time for gift giving. day commemorates the leader of the Iran. Sadeh is a mid-winter festival
Jan 6 Epiphany Christian In the Western Civil Rights movement in USA. People where bonfires are lit to honor fire and
church, this day celebrates the journey of all races and religions have benefited to defeat the forces of darkness, frost
of the three Wise Men to Bethlehem to from the sacrifices and and cold. People gather and pray, and
offer gifts to the infant Jesus. In the accomplishments made by this great then they will hold each other’s hands,
Eastern Church it is associated with the man. He was a Nobel Prize winner form a circle and dance around the fire.
baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. (Peace Prize 1964) and a prominent
On this day as well, the Armenians advocate of nonviolent protest. He was
celebrate Christmas. assassinated on April 4, 1968.JJ Aa N
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International S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5
Jan-Feb Midwinter Ceremony Indigenous Iroquois 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
26 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 4 New Year’s Day
International
s St. Basil’s Day
Greece
s Gantan-Sai
Japan, Shinto
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday n Independence Day
Sudan, Haiti
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
New Moon
4 s Christmas - Armenia
Christian
s Three Kings’ Day 4 s Christmas
n Berchtold’s Day n New Year’s Bank Holiday n Independence Day s Guru Gobind Singh’s Christian Christian - Coptic &
Switzerland Scotland Myanmar Birthday Sikh s Epiphany Christian Eastern Orthodox
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
s New Year -
Eastern Orthodox
Christian - Coptic &
s Lohri Hindu, Sikh Eastern Orthodox
n St. Knut’s Day n Makar Sankranti
n Seijin No Hi Japan Finland, Sweden India, Hindu
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Full Moon
s Timkat / Theophany
Christian - Coptic &
Eastern Orthodox
4 n Martin Luther King Jr. n Martyrs’ Memorial Day
Day USA Azerbaijan
s Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) n Thaipoosam Cavadee s Sultán (17th Month) n Anniversary Day -
Jewish India, Mauritius Bahá’í Wellington New Zealand
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
n Kitchen God Celebration
China
n Sadeh Iran, Zoroastrian n Anniversary Day - n Robert Burns’ Night n Australia Day Australia
n Education Day Greece Aukland New Zealand Scotland, Ireland n Republic Day India
4 Schedule Consideration s Religious day n Cultural/National day l UN and Int’l days. Bahá’í and Jewish days begin at previous sundown.February 2022 observances
Feb 16 Louis Riel Day Indigenous He was the famous
Black History Month Canada In December of 1995, the Parliament of Canada recognized February as Black Metis leader who in 1885 led a rebellion and
History Month following a motion introduced by the first African Canadian woman elected to Parliament, lost against the Canadian authorities because
Jean Augustine. The presence of peoples of African descent in Canada dates back farther than Samuel de he feared more Metis land would be taken away
Champlain’s first voyage down the St. Lawrence River. by the settlers. Today his name is a symbol for
Black History Month USA Black History Month, and more importantly, the study of black history, is greatly Native independence.
owed to Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who first launched “Negro History Week” in 1926. Woodson chose Feb 22 Abu Simbel Festival Egypt Built by Ramses II,
February because it marks the birthdays of two men who greatly impacted the American black population. his temple is angled so that the inner sanctum
Abraham Lincoln (president of the United States who freed slaves during the Civil War), and Frederick lights up twice a year - once on the anniversary
Douglass (who worked to end slavery) have birthdays in February. The purpose of this month is to of his rise to the throne and on Oct. 22,
recognize the contributions of Black Americans and develop a better understanding of the Black experience. celebrating his birthday. Crowds pack in the
Jan-Feb Hopi Holy Cycle Indigenous Buffalo dances are performed in Hopi reserves. Days may vary temple before sunrise to watch the shafts of
according to community. light illuminate the statues of Ramses, Ra and
Amon. The other date for this event is Oct. 22.
Feb 22 Girl Guides Thinking Day Canada, USA This
Feb 1 Chinese / Lunar New Year Buddhist - China, Feb 5 Basant Panchami Hindu Basant Panchami in is the joint birthday of Robert Baden-Powell,
Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam The year of Northern India heralds the approach of spring the founder of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides,
the Tiger. This is the year 4720 in the Chinese and yellow coloured clothes are symbolically and his wife Olave who became the World Chief
Lunar calendar and the most important holiday. worn. Even the food is coloured yellow by Guide.
It is a three-day holiday in China and Hong using saffron. This festival honours Saraswati, Feb 23 Heisei Emperor’s Birthday Japan This is the
Kong. The Chinese clean and decorate their the Goddess of Learning, Wisdom and the current Emperor’s birthday. His reign has been
homes with the 5 lucky signs of happiness; Creative arts. named Heisei (Succeed at Peace).
new clothes are worn and even the poorest buy Feb 6 Waitangi Day New Zealand This day Feb 25-Mar 1 Intercalary Days Bahá’í There are four
new shoes, for it is considered bad luck to step commemorates the signing of a treaty at or five days inserted into the calendar called
down on the ground into old shoes. Waitangi on 6th February 1840 by a group of Ayyam-i-ha adjusting the Bahá’í year to the
Vietnamese call it the ‘Tet’ Festival. Maori chiefs and the British Government. It solar cycle. This precedes a month of fasting
Feb 1 Seollal Korea The Korean New Year lasts honours the rights of the British Crown and from March 2-20. Gifts are exchanged, parties
three days. During this time, many Koreans also the rights of the Maori people, which are and public meetings are held to share the faith.
visit family, perform ancestral rites, eat now in the process of being reclaimed. Feb 25 People Power Day Philippines
traditional food, and play folk games. Feb 8 Boy Scout Day Canada, USA William Boyce, a Commemorates the bloodless revolution in
Additionally, children often receive money Chicago publisher, founded the Boy Scouts 1986 in which President Ferdinand Marcos was
from their elders. of American on Feb 10, 1910. The purpose was toppled from power.
Feb 1 Abolition of Slavery Mauritius The struggle to promote, through organization, and Feb 26 Anti-Bullying Day Canada Encourage everyone
for freedom of the slaves in Mauritius during cooperation with other agencies, the ability of to practice kindness and wear pink to
the Dutch period between 1638 and 1710 is boys to do things for themselves and others, to symbolize that you do not tolerate bullying.
remembered and honored. train them in Scoutcraft, and to teach them Feb 28 Kalevala Day Finland Elias Lonnrot, a country
Feb 2 Imbolg Wicca ‘Imbolg’ comes from an archaic patriotism, courage, self-reliance and kindred doctor, folklorist and philogogist compiled the
Gaelic expression ‘in the belly’, which signaled virtues. Kalevala, Finland’s national epic in 1835. This
the first stirrings of life within the womb of Feb 14 Valentine’s Day Canada, UK, USA One version day is observed country wide with lectures,
mother earth. Corn dolls are burned as states that a priest named Valentine was parades and recitations to honour him.
offerings to the sun to hasten his return. martyred on February 14, 269 A.D. in Rome
Feb 3 Setsubun-Sai Japan Setsubun-sai is known for secretly marrying couples against the
as Bean Throwing Night. Beans are thrown to orders of the Roman Emperor, Claudius II. This
protect against demons with shouts of ‘Devil was the night before a festival called
out, Good Fortune in’. Lupercalia associated with fertility. Probably
both customs became associated with this day.F e b r u a r y 2 0 2 2
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Black History Month
Canada, USA 1 2 3 4 5
Jan-Feb Hopi Holy Cycle
Indigenous
New Moon
4 s Chinese / Lunar
New Year Buddhist - China,
Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam
4 Seollal Korea s Imbolg Wicca n Independence Day
Sunday Monday n Abolition of Slavery
Mauritius
n Groundhog Day
Canada, USA n Setsubun-Sai Japan
Sri Lanka
l World Cancer Day UN
s Basant Panchami
Hindu
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
s Mulk (18th Month) Bahá’í
n Waitangi Day n Independence Day n Boy Scout Day n National Foundation Day
New Zealand Grenada Canada, US Japan n Lincoln’s Birthday USA
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Full Moon
n Valentine’s Day
Canada, UK, USA
l Kindness Awareness
Week n National Flag Day Canada n Independence Day n Independence Day
International n National Day Serbia Lithuania Gambia
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
4 n Presidents Day
(Obsvd) USA
4 n Family Day n Washington’s Birthday
Canada USA
n Louis Riel Day n Abu Simbel Festival Egypt s Intercalary Days
Indigenous/Native Canadian, n Girl Guides Thinking Day (thru Mar 1) Bahá’í
Indigenous Canada Canada, USA n People Power Day
l Int’l Mother Language n Independence Day n Heisei Emperor’s Birthday n Independence Day Philippines n Anti-Bullying Day
Day UN Saint Lucia Japan Estonia n National Day Kuwait Canada
27 28
January 2022 March 2022
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
1 1 2 3 4 5
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 31
30 31
n Independence Day
Dominican Republic n Kalevala Day Finland
4 Schedule Consideration s Religious day n Cultural/National day l UN and Int’l days. Bahá’í and Jewish days begin at previous sundown.March 2022 observances
Mar 19 Hola Mohalla (Bikarami) Sikh Mock battles
Women’s History Month USA, UK National Women’s History Month began as a single week and as a local are fought and martial arts are displayed in
event. In 1978, Sonoma County, California, sponsored a women’s history week to promote the teaching of honour of Guru Gobind Singh, who took to
women’s history. The week of March 8th was selected to include ‘International Women’s Day.’ This day is armed struggle against tyranny.
rooted in such ideas and events as a woman’s right to vote and a woman’s right to work, women’s strikes Mar 20 Eostre Wicca A fertility festival celebrating the
for bread, women’s strikes for peace at the end of World War I, and the U.N. Charter declaration of gender birth of Spring. The word Easter is derived
equality at the end of World War II. This day is an occasion to review how far women have come in their from the Maiden Goddess. Celebrations
struggle for equality, peace and development. including lighting fires at sunrise, ringing bells,
and decorating hard-boiled eggs, an ancient
Pagan custom associated with the Goddess
Mar 1 Shivratri Hindu On Shiva’s night, the Hindu Mar 7 Great Prayer Festival Tibet Monks from Mar 20 Shunki-Sorei-Sai Shinto Ancestors are given
deity Lord Shiva performed the Tandav, the the Three Great Monasteries of Tibet assemble reverence at home altars and considered active
cosmic dance of creation and destruction. A in Jikhang to pray to Shakyamuni’s image as if members of the living family. Gravesites are
24-hour fast is kept and devotees make it were the Living Buddha. Philosophical cleaned and purified.
pilgrimages to major shrines for worship. debates are held among the candidates for the Mar 20 Shunbun no hi Japan During the time of the
Mar 1 Shrove Tuesday Christian This is the day Spring Equinox, Buddhists meditate on the
Doctor of Metaphysics.
before Lent. Taken from the old word ‘shrive’, harmony in the universe.
Mar 7 Clean Monday (Great Lent Begins) Christian -
it means forgiveness. Traditionally it was a time Mar 21 Now Ruz (New Year) Afghanistan, Iran,
Coptic & Eastern Orthodox It is the beginning
to give up meat and dairy foods. Zoroastrian, Islam Ismaili, Bahá’í Nowruz
of the forty-day fast when Christians imitate
Mar 1 Pancake Tuesday UK Shrove Tuesday (Mardi means “New Day” and is the traditional
Jesus’ withdrawal into the wilderness before
Gras in French which means Fat Tuesday) celebration of the ancient Persian New Year.
his crucifixion.
is the last day before the beginning of Lent. Iranians celebrate it on March 20th. It is also
Mar 12 Girl Scout Day Canada, USA Juliette ‘Daisy’
Strict Christian Lenten rules prohibited the a holy day for Zoroastrian, Sufi, Ismaili and the
Gordon Low assembled 18 girls from
eating of all dairy products during Lent, so Baha’i faiths. Persians (Iranians, Afghans and
Savannah, Georgia, on March 12, 1912, for
pancakes were made to use up their supplies Tajiks) and other Indo-Iranian groups (Kurds,
a local Girl Scout meeting. She believed that
of eggs, milk, butter and other fats. Pancake Armenians, Azarbaijanis and Balochs) start
all girls should be given the opportunity to
races are held in many parts of England. preparing for the Nowruz with a major
develop physically, mentally, and spiritually.
Mar 1-19 Alá (19-Day Fast Begins) Bahá’í The spring-cleaning of their houses and
Mar 16-20 Gahambar Hamaspathmaedem Zoroastrian
ninteenth and final month in the Bahá’í the purchase of new clothes to wear for
This day celebrates the creation of human
calendar and the time of the 19-day fast in the new year.
beings.
preparation of their new year, Now Ruz. The Mar 25 Arbor Day USA Communities across the United
Mar 17 Purim Jewish Purim is known as the Feast
English translation of Alá (Arabic) is Loftiness. States plant trees in an ongoing effort to
of Lots, which celebrates the deliverance of
Mar 1 Martenitza Bulgaria Bulgarians celebrate conserve American forests.
Jews in Persia from the machinations of
spring by exchanging red-and-white yarn de Mar 25 Evangelismou Greece The Greeks combined
Haman. Jews dress in costume and give gifts
signs to symbolize health. They wear the yarn the national Independence Day with the
of food to each other.
designs on their clothing until they see a stork Annunciation and what was earlier believed to
Mar 17 St. Patrick’s Day N. Ireland, Ireland The death
or a blossoming tree. They then either put the be the spring equinox. Greeks wear traditional
anniversary of their patron saint. He used the
martenitza on a tree branch to bring on spring clothes and celebrate with speeches and folk
three-leaved shamrock to explain the Christian
or hide it under a rock to represent the wish dancing.
idea of the Holy Trinity, thus the idea of wearing
that the evil spirits in nature (and humankind) Mar 26 Birth Of Prophet Zarathustra (Fasli)
a shamrock.
will go to sleep. Zoroastrian Zarathushtra (Zoroaster in Greek;
Mar 18 Holi Sikh, Hindu According to myth, a
Mar 1 St. David’s Day Wales He is the patron saint of Zarthosht in India and Persia) is the founder of
tyrannical king’s son, Pralad, refused to
Wales and died on this day. the Zoroastrian religion dating back to some
worship his father as God and was condemned
Mar 2 Ash Wednesday (Lent Begins) Christian This time between 1500 and 1000 BCE. He lived
to death by burning. However, the boy’s aunt,
day marks the beginning of Lent. Ash in Persia, modern day Iran. Zoroastrianism
named Holika, transferred her own immunity
symbolizes sorrow for wrong doings and became the state religion of various Persian
from fire to Pralad, and burned to death in
foreheads of churchgoers are marked with the empires, until the 7th Century CE.
his place. This festival of colour celebrates
shape of the cross with ashes as a sign of Mar 27 Mothering Sunday UK, Ireland Mothering
Spring, where people play with liquid and
penitence. Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in UK,
powdered colours, light bonfires and blow
Mar 3 Losar (New Year) Tibet, Buddhist The and takes place on the fourth Sunday of
horns to celebrate the destruction of Holika.
Tibetan New Year is called Losar and is Lent.
Mar 18 Butter Lamp Festival Tibet, Buddhist To
celebrated for three days by visiting, feasting celebrate Shakyamuni’s victory over
and the relaxation the monastic discipline. non-Buddhist opponents in 1409, Lord Neu
Dzong, a noted patron of Tsongkapa,
illuminated numerous butter lamps. The
tradition has since then flourished.M a r c h 2 0 2 2
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Women’s History Month
1 s Alá (19-Day Fast
Begins thru Mar 19) Bahá’í
2 3 4 5
USA, UK s Shivratri Hindu New Moon
s Shrove Tuesday
Christian
n Pancake Tuesday
UK, England
n Carnaval Parade Brazil
n Chalanda März
Switzerland
n Martenitza Bulgaria
n St. David’s Day Wales
Sunday Monday n Independence Day
Bosnia
s Ash Wednesday
(Lent Begins) Christian
4 s Losar (New Year
Tibet) Tibet, Buddhist
l World Day Of Prayer
International
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
s Clean Monday
(Great Lent Begins)
Christian - Coptic & n Girl Scout Day
Eastern Orthodox Canada, USA
n Independence Day Ghana n Great Prayer Festival Tibet l Int’l Women’s Day UN n National Day Mauritius
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS Full Moon
TIME BEGINS
4 s Holi Sikh, Hindu s Hola Mohalla
s Gahambar 4 s Purim Jewish s Butter Lamp Festival (Bikarami) Sikh
Hamaspathmaedem (16-20) n St. Patrick’s Day Tibet, Buddhist s St. Joseph’s Day
n Memorial Day Hungary Zoroastrian N. Ireland, Ireland n Flag Day Aruba Christian
20 Spring Equinox
International
21 22 23 24 25 26
EARTH HOUR
s Eostre Wicca
s Shunki-Sorei-Sai Shinto
n Poutuerangi
Indigenous/Maori,
New Zealand 4 s Now Ruz (New Year)
n Shunbun no hi Japan Afghanistan, Zoroastrian, s Birth Of Prophet
n Independence Day Iran, Islam Ismaili, Bahá’í Zarathustra (Fasli)
Tunisia n Harmony Day Australia n Emancipation Day s Annunciation Christian Zoroastrian
l Day of the Francophonie l Int’l Day for Elimination of Puerto Rico l World Meteorological n Arbor Day USA n Independence Day
International Racial Discrimination UN l World Day of Water UN Day UN n Evangelismou Greece Bangladesh
27 28 29 30 31
BRITISH SUMMER February 2022 April 2022
TIME BEGINS
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 1 2
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
27 28 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
n Mothering Sunday
UK, Ireland
4 Schedule Consideration s Religious day n Cultural/National day l UN and Int’l days. Bahá’í and Jewish days begin at previous sundown.April 2022 observances
Apr 21 Maundy Thursday Christian - Coptic & Eastern
Multicultural Communications Month International Multicultural communications may seem difficult at Orthodox On this day, Jesus ate the Last
first - differences in languages, backgrounds, customs and the like all seem a challenge. By learning more Supper and washed the feet of his disciples
about our different cultures, it becomes easier to interact. This month has been dedicated to further this prior to his arrest and crucifixion.
cause. Apr 22 Holy Friday Christian - Coptic & Eastern
Orthodox This day commemorates the passion
and death by crucifixion of Jesus and is a
solemn day. Eastern Orthodox members fast on
Apr 1 Farvardin Iran It is the 13th day after Nowruz Apr 14 Baisakhi Bangladesh, Sikh, Bangladesh, this day. Macedonians make a plashtanitsa or
or New Year. The number 13 is considered Hindu The first day of the solar year, this is an picture of the dead Jesus on a large cloth to be
an unlucky number for the Persians, and agricultural festival celebrating the harvest, carried in a procession.
therefore everyone leaves home for the day to especially in North India. Tamils and Sri Apr 23 Matsu Festival China, Taiwan Matsu saved
go on picnics or trips. Lankans celebrate their New Year on this day. In her brother from drowning and at the age
Apr 2 Ugadi India, Mauritius, Nepal Ugadi marks the Kerala, South India this day is called Vishu. of 28 and ascended into heaven. She earned
beginning of the new Hindu lunar calendar. Especially important to the Sikhs, it marks this the title of Goddess of the Sea and is the patron
Celebrated mainly in the southern states of day in 1699, when the tenth Guru, Guru Gobind of fishermen. There are rites and processions at
India, people awake before the break of day, Singh, established the order of ‘Khalsa’. Matsu temples.
bathe and decorate the entrance of their homes Apr 14 Holy Thursday Christian On this day, Jesus ate Apr 24 Pasha/Easter Christian - Coptic & Eastern
with mango leaves. the Last Supper and washed the feet of his Orthodox This day celebrates the resurrection
Apr 3 Ramadan Begins Islam This is the holiest disciples prior to his arrest and crucifixion. of Jesus from his grave. Most Christians
month in the Islamic Year and begins at the Apr14 Mahavira Jayanti Jain This day celebrates the welcome Easter Sunday with a sunrise service.
sighting of the new moon. It commemorates birthday of Lord Mahavira who was the 24th Apr 25 Easter Monday Christian - Coptic & Eastern
the period during which Prophet leader of the Jain religion and born around Orthodox Easter Monday commemorates the
Mohammad received divine revelations. 599 B.C. meeting of the women at Jesus’ tomb with an
Observing Muslims fast between the hours Apr 15 Adam’s Peak Pilgrimage Sri Lanka It is an angel who assured them that Jesus had been
of sunrise and sunset during the entire month, ancient pilgrimage site to the sacred mountain, resurrected from death. It is observed as a
read the Qu’ran and worship in the mosque Sri Pada. According to legend, when Buddha holiday in some countries.
or at home. The dates vary by a day depending visited Sri Lanka, he planted one foot on the Apr 28 Yom HaShoah Israel, Jewish Holocaust
on whether the Saudi Arabia or the North north of the royal city, and the other foot on Memorial Day commemorates the death of
American Calendar is being observed. This Sumana-Kuta (Adam’s Peak), about a hundred 6 million Jews by the Nazi regime.
calendar follows the North American dates miles distance. Apr 28 Laylat al-Qadr Islam Night of Power,
which is a day later. Apr 15 Pongol India A three-day rice harvest festival commemorates the revelation of the Qur’an to
Apr 5 Ch’ing Ming Festival China, Taiwan A national in South India is celebrated with a cultural Prophet Muhammad in 610 CE. It begins the
holiday when family graves are visited to ask for evening of song and dance. previous evening.
the blessings of the departed spirits. Apr 15 Good Friday Christian This day commemorates Apr 28-30 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow Indigenous
Apr 6 Chakri Day Thailand A national holiday to the passion and death by crucifixion of Jesus American Albuquerque, New Mexico is the
honour King Rama I, who founded the Chakri and is a solemn day. Italian Catholics have a venue of over 700 tribes and nations
Dynasty in 1782 and the founder of Bangkok as procession called the Way of the Cross. participating in a three-day event where over
the capital of Thailand. Apr 16-23 Pesach /Passover Jewish Begin previous 3,000 participants share, teach and exchange
Apr 10 Ram Navami Hindu Ram Navami celebrates sundown at 6pm, Pesach lasts for eight days. traditions with each other.
the birthday of Rama, the seventh incarnation of This time commemorates the Exodus of the Apr 29 Showa no hi Japan An annual holiday, it honors
God Vishnu. Hindus read the Ramayan, a Hindu Israelites from Egypt. It begins with a ritual the birthday of Emperor Showa (Hirohito), the
epic, which tells the story of Rama, during the meal ‘Seder’ when no leavened bread is reigning Emperor before, during, and after
previous eight days. consumed with special prayers and symbolic World War II (from 1926 to 1989).
Apr 10 Palm Sunday Christian Jesus rode into foods. Apr 30 Walpurgis Night Sweden Walpurgis is
Jerusalem on a donkey and was cheered Apr 17 Easter Christian This day celebrates the Sweden’s annual feast of the witches. Huge
by crowds who strew palms branches in his resurrection of Jesus from his grave. Most bonfires are lit all over the country to scare
path. It is observed by worship services and Christians welcome Easter Sunday with a them away as they fly overhead, headed for
parades using palm branches. sunrise service. their annual sabbath in Brocken in the Harz
Apr 13 Songkran/New Year Cambodia, India, Apr 18 Easter Monday Christian Easter Monday Mountains in Germany.
Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand In southeast commemorates the meeting of the women Apr 30-May 4 Gahambar Maidyozarem Zoroastrian
Asia, Songkran is recognized as the New Year at Jesus’ tomb with an angel who assured This day celebrates the creation of the sky.
for Buddhists. For Thais, it is a three-day them that Jesus had been resurrected from
religious festival in which homes are routinely death. It is observed as a holiday in some
cleaned, and water is sprinkled on monks countries.
paying visits and on statues of Buddha. Apr 20 Feast Of Ridvan thru May 2 Bahá’í ‘Ridvan’
means paradise and the 12-day festival is the
holiest time for the Bahá’ís. It commemorates
the 12 days that Baha’u’llah spent in the
Garden of Ridvan in the last days of his exile in
Baghdad and announced that he was the
prophet whose coming had been foretold. The
Bahá’ís do not work on the first, ninth and
twelfth day of Ridvan.A p r i l 2 0 2 2
Friday Saturday
Indigenous Gathering of Nations Pow Wow
US, Canada
March 2022 May 2022 1 2
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 New Moon
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Multicultural Communications Month 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
International 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31
n Ugadi
n Farvardin Iran India, Mauritius, Nepal
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday n April Fools’ Day
Canada, UK, USA
l World Autism
Awareness Day UN
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
s Organization of The
s Ramadan Begins n Independence Day n Ch’ing Ming Festival Church Christian - Mormon s Jalál (2nd Month) Bahá’í n Independence Day
Islam Senegal China, Taiwan n Chakri Day Thailand l World Health Day UN Georgia
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Full Moon
4 s Baisakhi
Bangladesh, Sikh, Hindu
4 s Songkran/New Year 4 s Mahavira Jayanti Jain 4 s Good Friday
Cambodia, India, Myanmar, s Holy Thursday Christian Christian
s Palm Sunday Christian Sri Lanka, Thailand n Bown Pinai/New Year n Adam’s Peak Pilgrimage 4 s Pesach /Passover
s Ram Navami Hindu l Day of Pink International Laos Sri Lanka (Apr 16 - Apr 23) Jewish
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Earth Day
International
4 s Feast Of Ridvan n Matsu Festival
(thru May 2) Bahá’í s Maundy Thursday China, Taiwan
s Easter Monday Christian n Administrative Christian - Coptic & 4 s Holy Friday n St. George’s Day Christian
4 s Easter Christian n Independence Day Professionals Day Eastern Orthodox Christian - Coptic & n National Sovereignty &
n Independence Day Syria Zimbabwe Canada, USA n Kartini Day Indonesia Eastern Orthodox Children’s Day Turkey
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 New Moon
Partial Solar Eclipse
South America
s Laylat al-Qadr Islam
s Easter Monday n Yom HaShoah
Christian - Coptic & Israel, Jewish
4 s Pasha/Easter Eastern Orthodox s Jamál (3rd Month) Bahá’í n Gathering Of Nations Pow
Christian - Coptic & n Liberation Day Italy n Freedom Day South Africa Wow Indigenous, USA s Gahambar Maidyozarem
Eastern Orthodox n Anzac Day n Kings Day Netherlands n Daughter/Son To (30 - May 4) Zoroastrian
n Martyrs Day Armenia Australia, New Zealand n Independence Day Togo Work Day USA n Showa no hi Japan n Walpurgis Night Sweden
4 Schedule Consideration s Religious day n Cultural/National day l UN and Int’l days. Bahá’í and Jewish days begin at previous sundown.May 2022 observances
May 16 Wesak Buddhist The most important Buddhist
Asian Heritage Month Canada The Senate of Canada passed a motion in December 2001, designating May festival, Wesak celebrates the birth,
as Asian Heritage month. Canadians take part in festivities commemorating the legacy of Asian Canadians enlightenment and death of Buddha as one
and their many contributions which have helped Canada become the multicultural and diverse nation it is event. Different cultures observe this day
today. with different customs, for example,
Asian Heritage Month USA Generations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have strengthened the US Sri Lankans light lanterns, Vietnamese
as a nation. Many ethnic groups worked tirelessly to build a national railroad, paving the way for western purchase captive animals and release them,
expansion. The first Asian/Pacific Heritage Week was celebrated in 1979, in response to little recognition of and Koreans host a lantern parade.
this population during the 1976 bicentennial. By 1990, the celebration was one month long and then made May 23 Victoria Day Canada Queen Victoria’s
official in 1992. birthday (May 24, 1837-1901) was declared a
National Older Peoples Month USA It was established by presidential proclamation in 1963. The entire holiday by the Legislature of the Province of
nation is encouraged to pay tribute in some way to older persons in their communities. It is celebrated Canada in 1845. United Kingdom celebrates
across the country through ceremonies and events. her birthday in June.
Jewish Heritage Month Jewish May is declared Jewish Heritage Month in Canada and USA. It provides May 23 Day of the Patriots-Quebec Canada
an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the incredible contributions that Jewish people have made to the Commemorates the French patriots of 1837-
country and in communities across North America. 1838 for their contribution to freedom and
May Hopi Kachina Dances Indigenous During late spring and early national recognition.
summer, long lines of Kachina Dancers representing many spirit-powers, perform dances in Hopi pueblos. May 23 Declaration of Báb Bahá’í The Bahá’í faith
April-May Iroquois Strawberry Season Indigenous Thanksgiving and Great Feather Dance. Early summer. began in Persia (now Iran) on this day in
1844, by the prophet Báb who announced his
mission as the founder. The event is
May 1 Beltane Wicca Greets the summer. It takes its May 5 Cinco De Mayo Mexico It marks the victory celebrated about two hours after sunset.
name from the Celtic God Bel who unites with of the Mexican Army over the French at the May 24 Indigenous Awareness Week Indigenous.
the Earth Goddess on this day. It was a mid ‘Batalla de Puebla’ in 1862. Although the Canada first introduced in 1992, is held on the
summer fertility festival in Celtic paganism. Mexican army was eventually defeated, it came four days that follow the Victoria Day long
Maypole dances are presently held. to represent a symbol of Mexican unity and weekend. It was designed to increase
May 1 Santa Cruzan Day Philippines Filipinos patriotism. It is celebrated on a much larger awareness of Indigenous peoples among
consider this the first day of spring. It scale in the United States than it is in Mexico. federal public service employees.
commemorates the corresponding day in May 26 Ascension Christian This day commemorates
the 4th century A.D. when St. Helena, the May 8 Mother’s Day Canada, USA In 1914, the 2nd the ascension of Jesus into Heaven.
mother of Emperor Constantine of Rome Sunday in May was officially declared Mother’s May 26 National Sorry Day Australia Also known as
found the holy cross on which Jesus was Day by President Wilson. Anna Jarvis of Journey of Healing Day commemorates the
crucified. Philadelphia first suggested a day on which to history of forcible removable of Indigenous
May 3 Eid-ul-Fitr Islam This marks the end of the honour mothers and motherhood. & Torres Strait Islander children from their
Ramadan fast and is celebrated for 3 days. May 8 Buddha’s Birthday Hong Kong, Korea families and the painful repercussions of that
Date of observance may vary according to Buddhism, the fourth largest religion in the action. In 1998 over half a million Australian
sighting of the new moon. Dates vary by a world, being exceeded in numbers only by people responded, signing Sorry Books and
day depending on whether the Saudi Arabia Christianity, Islam and Hinduism was founded taking part in ceremonies on Sorry Day.
or the North American Calendar is being in Northern India by the first known Buddha, May 28 Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh Bahá’í The
observed. This calendar follows the North Siddhartha Gautama. In 535 BCE he attained prophet-founder of the Bahá’í Faith passed
American dates, which are a day later. enlightenment and assumed the title Lord away near Haifa, Israel. The event is observed
May 3 Akshaya Tritya Jain This day celebrates the Buddha (one who has awakened). at the actual time of his passing at 3am.
day when Lord Rishabha broke his first May 9 Victory Day Russia Commemorates the 1945 May 29 Yom Yerushalayim Israel This day marks the
year-long fast by drinking sugar cane juice. surrender of German forces in Eastern Europe anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem.
To begin anything new is considered very and honors the 20 million Soviet people who May 30 Memorial Day USA A day of remembrance for
auspicious on this day. died in World War II. those who have died in service to their
May 4 Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) Israel This May 13 Our Lady of Fatima Portugal On May 13, country. The 3rd U.S. Infantry place small
is Israel’s Memorial Day honouring soldiers 1917 in Portugal, three shepherd children American flags at about 260,000 gravestones
who died fighting for their country. saw and conversed with the Virgin Mary in a at Arlington National Cemetery.
May 4 Midori No Hi Japan This day is also known as vision. This event occurred on the 13th day of May 30 Joan of Arc Day France St. Joan of Arc is the
Greenery Day to appreciate nature. the month for six months in a row. patroness of soldiers and of France. A peasant
girl who, believing that she was acting under
divine guidance, led the French army in a
momentous victory at Orléans.M a y 2 0 2 2
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
s Beltane Wicca
n Mothers’ Day 4 s Eid-ul-Fitr Islam n Yom HaAtzma’ut
Portugal, Spain s Akshaya Tritya Jain n Yom HaZikaron (Independence Day) Israel
n Vappu Day Finland n Constitution Day (Memorial Day) Israel n Kodomo No Hi Japan
n Santa Cruzan Day Japan, Poland n Memorial Day n Cinco De Mayo Mexico
Philippines n May Day Bank Holiday l World Press Freedom Day Netherlands n Liberation Day
l Labour Day International Ireland, UK UN n Midori No Hi Japan Netherlands
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
n Buddha’s Birthday
Hong Kong, Korea
n Mother’s Day Canada,
USA n Victory Day Russia
l World Red Cross Day n Liberation Day n Our Lady of Fatima
International Channel Islands Portugal
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Full Moon
Total Lunar Eclipse
Americas, Europe, Asia,
Africa
n Constitution Day Norway n Armed Forces Day
l International Day Against USA
n Independence Day 4 s Wesak Buddhist Homophobia LGBT n Navy Day Chile
Paraguay s Ázamat (4th Month) l World Information n Ataturk Commemoration l World Day for Cultural
l Int’l Day of Families UN Bahá’í Society Day UN Sports Day Greece, Turkey n National Day Cameroon Diversity UN
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
4 n Victoria Day Canada
4 n Day of the Patriots-
Quebec Canada s Ascension Christian
s Declaration of Báb Bahá’í n Indigenous Awareness n National Sorry Day
n National Day Yemen n Labour Day Jamaica Week Indigenous Canadian Australia
l Int’l Day for Biological l African Liberation Day n Independence Day Eritrea n Independence Day Jordan n Independence Day n Republic Day Nepal 4 s Ascension of
Diversity UN International n Bermuda Day Bermuda n Revolution Day Argentina Guyana n Republic Day Azerbaijan Bahá’u’lláh Bahá’í
29 30 31 Asian Heritage Month Canada, USA
New Moon April 2022 June 2022
Jewish American Heritage Month USA
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
National Older Peoples Month USA 1 2 1 2 3 4
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
May Hopi Kachina Dances Indigenous 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
s Yom Yerushalayim 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30
Israel Iroquois Strawberry Season
n Mother’s Day
France, Sweden 4 n Memorial Day USA Indigenous
l United Nations n Joan of Arc Day France l World No-Tobacco Day
Peacekeepers Day UN n Spring Bank Holiday UK UN
4 Schedule Consideration s Religious day n Cultural/National day l UN and Int’l days. Bahá’í and Jewish days begin at previous sundown.June 2022 observances
Jun 20 Litha Wicca Litha falls on the summer solstice.
National Indigenous History Month Canada June is National Indigenous History Month as declared by The latin word solstice means ‘the sun stood
the Canadian Parliament in 2009. It is a fitting tribute to the heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit still’. Wiccans celebrate the Sun at the height of
and Métis communities across Canada. Indigenous History Month is an opportunity not only to recognize its power for providing good harvests.
the historic contributions of Indigenous peoples to the development of Canada, but also the strength of Jun 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day Canada This
present-day Indigenous communities and their promise for the future. is an event growing in importance in Canada
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month USA, Canada, Australia Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual when the outstanding contributions of First
and Transgendered (LGBT) Pride Events are celebrated by communities across Canada and United States Nations, Inuit and Metis are recognized.
on different dates during June through to early August. There is a Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney, Jun 24 Matariki Indigenous/Maori, New Zealand
Australia annually in February/March. During this time people find that they are not alone and can take pride When the star cluster Matariki (Pleiades)
in their community’s history. The most significant date in LGBT history occurring in June, was the 3-day appears in the dawn sky, Maori New Year
protest in 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, an event that marked the first time the gay community starts. It is a time for connecting with, and
joined together to fight for its rights, thereby gaining national attention. Anniversary of this event was one of giving thanks to the land, sea and sky, for
the reasons June was chosen as the nationally proclaimed month to celebrate LGBT Pride. the community to come together to farewell
National Caribbean American Heritage Month USA Proclaimed in May 2011 by the US President, it the dead and to begin planning ahead for the
commemorates a time to celebrate the history and culture of Caribbean Americans. coming year.
Jun 1-3 Red Earth Fair Indigenous, Canada, USA Cultural Festival takes place in Oklahoma City for 3 days. Jun 24 Inti Raymi Peru Inti Raymi is celebrated in
Over 150 Native tribes from U.S. and Canada gather in downtown Oklahoma City to share and participate in Cusco, and is the second biggest festival in
their rich and diverse heritage through highest quality original art, drum and dance juried competitions. Latin America. This Inca festival celebrates the
winter solstice, where the God of the Sun,
Wiracocha, is honoured.
Jun 1 Gawai Dayak Malaysia This day marks the Jun 11 Trooping The Colour UK, England The official Jun 24 Dia de San Juan Puerto Rico This day
traditional rice harvest. Rituals are performed birthday of the Queen is marked each year by a commemorates the island’s patron saint,
to express thanks to the spirits of the paddy colourful and historic military parade and St. John the Baptist. People gather at the
with requests for a better harvest during the march-past, known as Trooping the Colour. beaches in the afternoon. Then
next planting season. It is an open house for It takes place in June on Horse Guards Parade, at midnight, they jump into the ocean
friends and relatives with celebrations usually Whitehall, England. backwards three times to symbolize baptism,
lasting three days. Jun 12 Pentecost Christian - Coptic & Eastern immersion and new life.
Jun 2 Ascension Christian - Coptic & Eastern Orthodox The holy Spirit was felt amongst Jun 24 St. Jean Baptiste Day (Quebec) Canada He
Orthodox This day commemorates the the 12 apostles after Jesus’ death. New is the patron saint of French-Canadians
ascension of Jesus into Heaven. members of the church are baptized on this in Quebec, Canada. It is a national holiday and
Jun 3 Dragon Boat Festival China, Hong Kong This day. It is called White Sunday because white there are parades, bonfires and fireworks to
day honours the patriot poet Chu Yuan who clothes are worn for baptism. celebrate his birthday.
drowned himself in the Milo River, south of Jun 16 Martydom of Guru Arjan Dev Sikh He was Jun 27 Multiculturalism Day Canada The Government
China in protest of the political injustice in the fifth Guru (1563-1606) and the first Sikh of Canada officially recognized June 27th as
277 B.C. The villagers raced to the river and martyr executed by the Mughal emperor Canadian Multiculturalism Day on Nov. 13, 2002.
jumped into dragon boats but never found Jehangir. He built the Golden Temple in This day acknowledges the contributions that
him. As they searched, they beat drums to Amritsar with doors facing all four directions to various communities make to Canadian
scare off fish and dragons that might attack his emphasize that the Sikh way was open to all, society and to celebrate the country’s richness
mortal remains. It is a holiday celebrated by regardless of caste. and diversity.
boat races in the shape of dragons. Jun 19 Juneteenth UK June 19, 1865, also known as Jun 28 Stonewall Rebellion Day LGBT This day
Jun 5 Pentecost Christian The holy Spirit was felt National Freedom Day, is considered the official commemorates the U.S. anniversary of the
amongst the 12 apostles after Jesus’ death. end of slavery in the United States. Slaves in protest against police harassment in New York
New members of the church are baptized Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas were City’s Greenwich Village in 1969. The event
on this day. It is called White Sunday because not told about their freedom until this day, even has been commemorated by a Pride Parade
white clothes are worn for baptism. though other Southern states had known since each year in New York City on the last Sunday
Jun 5-6 Shavuot Jewish Begins previous sundown at April, 1863. in June. Events and Pride Parades are held in
6pm. Called the Feast of Weeks or Pentecost Jun 19 Father’s Day Canada, UK, USA The origins of many metropolitan cities throughout the United
which means 50 and therefore celebrated on the day to honor fathers began in 1910, when States and Canada.
the 50th day at the end of Passover. Shavuot Louise Dodd of Spokane, Washington, Jun 29-Jul 3 Gahambar Maidyoshem Zoroastrian
celebrates the time when the Ten suggested to her minister that a day be set This day celebrates the creation of animals. It
Commandments were given to Moses on aside. Her own father was a Civil War veteran is also a time for the equitable sharing of food.
Mount Sinai. This feast lasts 2 days. who raised his six children on the family
farm after his wife died in childbirth. Interest in
the day grew, and in 1966 a presidential
proclamation established Father’s Day as the
third Sunday in June.J u n e 2 0 2 2
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride
Month USA, Canada, Australia
1 2 3 4
Indigenous Peoples’ History Month Canada
Caribbean American Heritage Month USA
n Gawai Dayak Malaysia
n Children’s Day Laos s Ascension n Dragon Boat Festival s Núr (5th Month) Bahá’í
n Independence Day Samoa Christian - Coptic & China, Hong Kong l Int’l Day Of Innocent
Sunday Monday Tuesday n Labour Day Bahamas
l Global Day of Parents UN
Eastern Orthodox
n Republic Day Italy
n Tuen Ng Festival
Hong Kong
Children Victims Of
Aggression UN
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
4 s Shavuot
(June 5 - 6) Jewish
s Pentecost Christian
n This Constitution Day
Denmark
l World Environment Day n National Day Sweden n Trooping The Colour
UN n June Bank Holiday Ireland l World Oceans Day UN n Portugal Day Portugal UK, England
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Full Moon
s Pentecost
Christian - Coptic & Eastern
Orthodox
n Independence Day n Independence Day
Philippines Iceland
n Russia Day Russia l World Day To Combat
l World Day Against Child s Martydom of Desertification & Drought
Labour UN n Flag Day USA Guru Arjan Dev Sikh UN
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Summer Solstice
International
4 n St. Jean Baptiste Day
(Quebec) Canada
n Matariki
n Father’s Day 4 s National Indigenous Indigenous/Maori,
Canada, UK, USA Peoples Day s Rahmat New Zealand
n Juneteenth USA Indigenous, Canada (6th Month)Bahá’í n Inti Raymi Peru
n Labour Day s Litha Wicca n National Day Greenland n National Day Luxembourg n Dia de San Juan
Trinidad & Tobago l World Refugee Day UN l Intn’l Day of Yoga UN l Public Service Day UN Puerto Rico
26 27 28 29 New Moon
30
May 2022 July 2022
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
n Independence Day 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Madagascar, Somalia 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
l Int’l Day Against Drug s Gahambar Maidyoshem 31
Abuse & Illicit Trafficking UN (29 - Jul 3) Zoroastrian
l Int’l Day In Support Of n Multiculturalism Day n Stonewall Rebellion Day n St. Peter and Paul Day n Independence Day
Victims Of Torture UN Canada LGBT Chile Congo
4 Schedule Consideration s Religious day n Cultural/National day l UN and Int’l days. Bahá’í and Jewish days begin at previous sundown.July 2022 observances
Jul 13 Guru Purnima Jain, Hindu Is celebrated by
July-August Sun Dance Ritual Indigenous For many tribes of the Plains Indians, the Sun Dance was disciples to revere and honour their Gurus
a major communal religious ceremony. Generally held in early summer, the four-day dance (spiritual masters).
ceremony involves sacrifice and supplication to insure harmony between all living beings. Iroquois - Jul 14 Bastille Day France Commemorates the
late spring; Cree, Arapaho, Cheyenne, Sioux and other Plains Peoples - summer. event that launched the French Revolution.
July-August Green Corn Ceremony Indigenous Performed by some Oklahoma tribes as a time of On this date in 1789, the Bastille, which held
renewal. The ceremony involves participation in sweatlodge ceremonies, dances, offerings and political prisoners and became a symbol
fasting. of oppression by the monarchy, was stormed
and prisoners freed.
Jul 1 Canada Day Canada On July 1, 1867, the Jul 8 Day of Hajj (Day of Arafat) Islam Muslims Jul 18 Umi no hi Japan Japanese honour the im
British North America Act created the perform the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. portance of the sea and its role in Japanese
Canadian federal government. The BNA The pilgrimage is one of the five Pillars history on this day.
proclaimed ‘one Dominion under the name of of Islam. All Muslims are expected to Jul 20 Munoz-Rivera Day Puerto Rico This day
Canada,’ hence the original title of the perform the Hajj at least once in their lifetime celebrates the anniversary of Luis
holiday, ‘Dominion Day.’ Dominion Day was if they have the physical and financial Munoz-Rivera, a Puerto Rican patriot, poet
officially renamed ‘Canada Day’ by an act capacity. About 6 million Muslims from over and journalist.
of Parliament on October 27, 1982. 70 countries journey to the holy city of Jul 24 Pioneer Day Christian - Mormon This day
Jul 1 SAR Establishment Day Hong Kong Hong Mecca in Saudi Arabia. In one of the rites of honours the U.S. pioneers led by Brigham
Kong was a British colony ruled by a British the Hajj, pilgrims move in a circular, counter Young, who first settled in Utah in 1847. This
Governor until it was reunited with China clockwise procession around the Ka’bah. day is celebrated with parades to remember
as a Special Administrative Region of the Jul 9 Martyrdom of The Báb Bahá’í The Báb was their pioneering ancestors.
People’s Republic of China on 1 July, 1997. executed at the age of 31 by a firing squad in Jul 24 Simon Bolivar Day Venezuela, Ecuador
Jul 3 NAIDOC Australia NAIDOC stands for Tabriz in 1850 C.E. The event is observed at Simon Bolivar (1783-1830) was one of South
“National Aborigines and Islanders Day noon. Work and commerce are suspended America’s greatest generals. His victories
Observance Committee”. A week-long on this day. over the Spaniards won independence for
celebration around Australia during the first Jul 10 Eid-ul-Adha Islam It concludes the Hajj and Bolivia, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru
week in July to focus on the history, culture is a three-day festival celebrating Abraham’s and Venezuela.
and achievements of Indigenous and Torres test of obedience to Allah when he was Jul 30 Oh-Harai-Taisai Shinto During the Grand
Strait Islander people. asked to sacrifice his son Ismael. Since Eid Purification Ceremony, Japanese
Jul 4 Independence Day USA In 1776, the 13 is determined by the first sighting of worshippers walk through a large ring of
Colonies signed the declaration of the new moon, the date varies by a day woven grass and reeds that are placed at the
Independence proclaiming their separation depending on whether the Saudi Arabian entrance of the shrines as an act of inner
from England and formed the United States or North American sighting is being purification for sins and offenses committed
of America. It is celebrated with picnics, observed. This calendar follows the North during the first half of the year.
fireworks, parades and outdoor activities. American dates which is a day later. Jul 30 1st Muharram - Islamic New Year Islam
Jul 6 Dalai Lama’s Birthday Tibet, Buddhist His Jul 11 Imamat Day Islam Ismaili Imamat Day is Islamic New Year, 1443 AH. The first of
Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, Tenzin celebrated every year by Ismailis on the day Muharram marks the first day of the first
Gyatso, is the spiritual and temporal leader that the Imamat or religious leader month (Muharram) of the Islamic year.
of the Tibetan people. Born to a peasant transferred from the past Imam to the Muharam lasts for 29-30 days depending
family in northeastern Tibet, he was present Aga Khan. on the moon sighting. It begins at sundown
recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama Jul 11 Nadaam Festival Mongolia The festival lasts the previous day. The dates vary by a day
(Mongolian for ‘Ocean of Wisdom’). In for three days where the men compete in the depending on whether the Saudi Arabia
Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama is believed Three Manly national sports of archery, or the North American Calendar is being
to be an incarnation of Avalokitesvara, the wrestling and horse riding. observed. This calendar follows the North
Buddha of Compassion. Jul 13 Wassana / Dhamma Day Buddhist This day American dates which is a day later.
Jul 7 Tanabata Japan Meaning “Seven Evenings” marks the beginning of the 3-month ‘Rains Jul 31 Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola Spain
is a Japanese star festival, derived from Retreat’ for self-examination and Commemorates the life of St. Ignatius Loyola
Obon traditions and the Chinese star festival, peace-making for monks and nuns. It also (1491-1556), who founded the Society of
Qi Xi. The festival is usually held on July 7, celebrates Buddha’s first teaching. Jesus, the Roman Catholic religious order
and celebrates the meeting of Orihime whose members are known as Jesuits.
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