Holidays and National Observances
Religious Holidays and National Observances
November 2009
National American Indian Heritage Month
World Freedom Day, November 9
Veterans Day, November 11th
Thanksgiving Day, November 26
Eid al-Adha, November 28
December 2009
Worlds AIDS Day, December 1
Human Rights Day, December 10
Hanukkah (Chanukah), December 12-19
Christmas Day, December 25th.
Kwanzaa, December 26-January 1
January 2010
New Year's Day, January 1st.
Orthodox Christmas, January 7
Religious Freedom Day, January 16
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 18
February 2010
African American History Month
President’s Day, February 15
Paczki Day (Fat Tuesday- day before Lent starts), February 16
Mawlid-al-Nabi (Mohammad’s Birthday), February 26
March 2010
National Women’s History Month
Irish-American Heritage Month
St. Patrick's Day, March 17
Passover (Pesach), March 30-April 6 [holiday starts sundown March 29]
April 2010
Good Friday, April 2
Easter, April 4
Earth Day, April 22
May 2010
National Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
Older Americans Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
Cinco de Mayo, May 5
Mother’s Day, May 9
Shavuot, May 19*-20 [holiday starts sundown March 18]
Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May.
Memorial Day, May 31
June 2010
Gay and Lesbian Pride Month
Caribbean-American Heritage Month
Flag Day, June 14th.
Fathers' Day, June 20
July 2010
United States of America's Independence Day, July 4.
Parents' Day, fourth Sunday in July
August 2010
Beginning of Ramadan, August 11 – September 10
Women’s Equality Day, August 26
September 2010
National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15-Oct 15)
Lailat Ul Qadr, September 5
Labor Day, September 6
Rosh Hashanah, September 9
Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan), September 10
Citizenship Day, September 17
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), September 18 [holiday starts sundown September 17]
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles), October 23-29 [holiday starts sundown f September 22]
Shimini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, September 30-October 1 [holiday starts sundown September 29]
October 2010
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
German-American Day, October 6
Columbus Day, October 11
United Nations Day, October 24.
November 2010
National American Indian Heritage Month
World Freedom Day, November 9
Veterans Day, November 11
Eid al-Adha, November 17
Thanksgiving, November 25
December 2010
World AIDS Day, December 1
Hanukkah (Chanukah), December 2-9
Human Rights Day, December 10
Christmas, December 25
Kwanzaa, December 26-January 1