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Su Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2018 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 MULTICULTUR AL 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 CALENDAR 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28

JANUARY 1 New Year’s Day m a r c h a p r i l 6 Epiphany 7 Orthodox  14  Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FEBRUARY African-American History Month 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 Maha Shivaratri Hindu 14 Ash Wednesday/Lent Begins Christian  11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 16 Lunar New Year () 19 Presidents Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 28–March 1 Purim Jewish  25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 MARCH National Women’s History Month 1–2 Holi Hindu  5 Tao-te Tien-tsun (High Pure One) 17 St. Patrick’s Day 18 Ugadi/Gudi Padwa Hindu m a y j u n e 20–21 Norooz/Naw-Ruz (sunset to sunset) 21 Taoist Festival honoring the Shen of Water, East and Spring Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 25 Maryland Day 25 Palm Sunday 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 30 Good Friday/Holy Friday 30–April 7 Passover   6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 31 Memorial Day–Jehovah’s Witness 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 APRIL 1 Easter  20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 5 Qingming Festival Chinese 13 Vaisakhi Sikh/Hindu 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 20–May 2 Festival of Ridvan Baha’i  MAY Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month 1 Beltane Wiccan 5 Cinco de Mayo Mexican Heritage j u ly a u g u s t 16–June 14 Ramadan (Month of Fasting)   19 Armed Forces Day 19–21 Shavuot Jewish   Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 28 Memorial Day 29 Visakha Puja Buddhist 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 JUNE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month 14–15 Eid-al-Fitr Islam  15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 Dragon Boat Festival Chinese 21 Taoist Festival Honoring Shang-Ti 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 JULY 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 4 Independence Day AUGUST 13 Thiru Aadi Pooram Hindu s e p t e m b e r o c t o b e r 15 Dormition of the Theotokos  22–23 Eid-al-Adha Islam*  Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa SEPTEMBER Hispanic Heritage Month 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 Krishna Janmashtami Hindu 3 Labor Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 9–11 Rosh Hashanah Jewish   11 Al-Hijra/Muharram Islam New Year*   9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15–Oct. 15 Hispanic Heritage Month 18–19 Yom Kippur Jewish  16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 Ashura Islam  23 Taoist Festival Honoring Shen of Winds, West, Autumn 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 23 Mabon (Autumnal Equinox) 24 Mid-Autumn Festival Chinese 30 23–30 Sukkot Jewish   Johns OCTOBER Hopkins National Disability Employment Awareness Month n o v e m b e r d e c e m b e r 1–2 Simchat Torah Jewish  

9–18 Navrati Hindu  Medicine 11 National Coming Out Day Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 17 Double Ninth Festival Chinese 31–Nov. 1 Samhain Gaelic  Office 1 2 3 1 31–Nov. 2 Dia de los Muertos Mexican Heritage 

NOVEMBER of 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Diversity National Native American Heritage Month 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 All Saints’ Day 6–7 Diwali (Indian Festival of Lights) Indian  18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 11 Veterans Day  and 20 Transgender Day of Remembrance Inclusion 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 22 Thanksgiving Day 23 American Indian Heritage Day

30 31 28–Jan. 6 Advent and Nativity Fast © 2017 | * Date may vary due to local or regional customs. Johns Hopkins Health System pay date 2–10 Hanukkah Jewish   [email protected] Dietary accommodations may be necessary. Johns Hopkins University pay date 20–21 Yalda (Winter )  Scheduling accommodations may be necessary. Bold, blue: Johns Hopkins Hospital holidays 21 Wiccan  Multiday Bold, italics: primary religious holiday 22 Festival Chinese 25 Christmas Day Christian  The heritage months listed in this calendar are federally recognized. 26–Jan. 1 Kwanzaa 

If there are other holidays and/or observances you would like to see represented in future calendars, please contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at 844-JHD-VRSTY (844-543-8778) or [email protected].