Cultural
and Religious Holidays
January 2007
1 - New Years Day
6 – Epiphany (Roman Catholic, Protestant)
7 –Christmas Day (E. Orthodox)
15 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
19 – Epiphany (Eastern Orthodox)
20– Eid al-Adha (Muslim) (1/21 – 2/23)
February 2007
African American History Month
2 – Ground Hog Day
8 – Nirvana Day
9 – Ash Wednesday
- Chinese New Year (year of the rooster)
10 – Islamic New Year
14 – Valentines Day
21 – Presidents Day
March 2007
Irish-American Heritage Month
Women’s History Month
14 – Lent Begins (Eastern Orthodox)
17 – St. Patrick’s Day
20 – Spring Begins
Palm Sunday (Protestant, Roman Catholic)
21 – Naw Ruz (Baha'i, Persia)
24 – Holy Thursday (Protestant, Roman Catholic)
Purim begins at Sundown
25 - Good Friday (Protestant, Roman Catholic)
25 – Purim (Jewish)
27 – Easter (Protestant, Roman Catholic)
April 2007
1 – April Fools Day
8 – Anniversary of the Buddha’s Birth (Buddhist)
13 – Baisakhi (Sikh Holiday)
21 – Ridvan (4/21 – 5/02)
Maulid (Muslim)
23 – Passover begins at sundown
24 – Passover
Palm Sunday (Eastern Orthodox)
29 - Good Friday (Eastern Orthodox)
May 2007
American Indian Heritage Month
Asian Pacific American History Month
1 - Easter (Eastern Orthodox)
Martyrdom of Guru Arjun
5- Cinco de Mayo (Mexico)
Ascension Day (Roman Catholic, Protestant)
8 - Mother's Day
15 – Pentecost (Roman Catholic, Protestant)
23 - Declaration of the Bab (Baha'i)
24 – Victoria Day (Canada)
29 - Ascension of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i)
30 – Memorial Day
June 2007
USA Gay Pride Month
12 – Shavout begins sundown
13 – Shavout (Jewish)
14 – Flag Day
19 – Fathers Day
- Juneteenth
21 – Summer begins
July 2007
1 - Canada Day (Canada)
4 – Independence (USA)
9 - Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha'i)
24 – Parents Day
August 2007
V - J Day ( USA )
15 – Feast of the Assumption (Roman Catholic)
September 2007
National Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15 – 10/15)
5 – Labor Day
11 –Grandparent’s day
Patriot Day
17 – Citizenship Day
21 – Fall begins
October 2007
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
3 – Rosh Hashanah begins at Sundown
4 – Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
4 – Ramadan (Muslim month of fasting 10/4 – 11/2)
10 – Columbus Day
11 – Thanksgiving Day Canada)
12 – Yom Kippur begins Sundown
13 – Yom Kippur (Jewish)
17 – Sukkot begins at Sundown
18 – Sukkot (Jewish)
20 – Birthday of the Bab (Bahai)
24 – United Nations Day
30 – Daylight Savings Time Ends
31 - Reformation Day (Christian)
Halloween
November 2007
National American Indian Heritage Month
1 – All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)
2 – All Souls day
3 – Eid al Fitr (Muslim)
8 – Election Day
11 – Veterans Day (USA)
Remembrance Day (Canada)
12 - Birthday of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i)
20 – Christ the King Sunday (Roman Catholic, Protestant)
24 – Thanksgiving
26 – Day of the Covenant
December 2007
6 - St. Nicholas Day
7 – Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day US
8 - Bodhi Day - Buddha's Enlightenment (Buddhist)
12 – Feast of our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico)
21 – Winter begins
24 – Christmas Eve (Roman Catholic, Protestant)
25 – Christmas Day (Roman Catholic, Protestant)
Hanukkah begins at sundown
26 – Hanukkah (Jewish) (12/26 – 1/2)
Kwanzaa “First Fruit” (12/26 – 1/1)
Boxing Day (Canada, UK)
31 – New Years Eve
