† All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown the day before they are listed here.

1 New Year’s Day6 Epiphany20 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday observed25 Chinese New Year

Black History Month2 Lincoln’s Birthday17 Washington’s Birthday observed22 Washington’s Birthday25 Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras)26 Valentine’s Day/Ash Wednesday

Women’s History Month8 Daylight Saving Time begins10 Purim †15 The Ides of March17 St. Patrick’s Day20 Spring begins (EDT) ‡

1 April Fool’s Day5 Palm Sunday10 Good Friday/Passover † Begins12 Easter Sunday (Western)19 Easter Sunday (Orthodox)24 Ramadan begins †

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month1 May Day10 Mother’s Day21 Ascension Day24 Ramadan ends (Eid al-Fitr) †25 Memorial Day observed29 Shavuot begins †31 Pentecost

14 Flag Day19 Juneteenth21 Father’s Day/Summer begins (EDT) ‡

1 Canada Day4 Independence Day31 Eid al-Adha †

21 Muharram † begins

Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15)7 Labor Day19 Rosh Hashanah † begins22 Autumn begins (EDT) ‡28 Yom Kippur †

3 Sukkot † begins10 Shemini Atzeret †12 Columbus Day/Thanksgiving (Canada)29 Mawlid al-Nabi †31 Halloween

American Indian Heritage Month 1 All Saints’ Day 1 Daylight Saving Time ends11 Veterans Day14 Diwali26 Thanksgiving (U.S.)29 Advent begins

11 Hanukkah begins †21 Winter begins (EST) ‡25 Christmas26 Kwanzaa begins31 New Year’s Eve

‡ See Seasons for the Northern Hemisphere, for solstices and equinoxes. See also:

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