Through the Year

  • 2012 Calendar — Includes major holidays and celebrations, phases of the moon and other calendar tools
  • History of the Holidays — A collection from the History Channel’s website
  • Jewish Holidays and Observances — A collection of information on Jewish and Israeli holidays and observances, from the Virtual Jerusalem site in Israel.
  • Annual Observances — A selection of monthly and weekly observances, birthdays and anniversaries.

January

New Year’s Day | Martin Luther King Day | Chinese New Year

February

Black History Month | Groundhog Day | Tu B’Shevat | Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday | Valentine’s Day | Presidents’ Day | Mardi Gras | George Washington’s Birthday

March

Women’s History Month |St. Patrick’s Day | Purim

April

April Fool’s Day | Patriot’s Day | Passover | Earth Day | Easter | Arbor Day

May

Cinco de Mayo | Mother’s Day | Memorial Day

June

Dragon Boat Festival | Shavuot | Flag Day | Bunker Hill Day | Father’s Day | Juneteenth

July

Independence Day | Bastille Day

August

Ramadan

September

Labor Day | Hispanic Heritage Month | Rosh Hashanah | Mid-Autumn Festival

October

Yom Kippur | Columbus Day | Sukkot | Simchat Torah | Diwali | Hallowe’en

November

Native American Heritage Month | Day of the Dead | Guy Fawkes Day | Veterans Day | Thanksgiving

December

Hanukkah | Christmas | St. Stephen’s Day | Kwanzaa | New Year’s Eve Celebrations