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2021 Multicultural

Multicultural Calendar

The rich diversity in our communities is reflected in the observances celebrated by various cultures and populations. National PTA has created this Multicultural Calendar to highlight and celebrate the diversity in our PTA and school communities. If you want to learn more about these holidays, we encourage you to visit the links provided in the calendar. You can also visit the following websites to explore the various resources used to compose this 2021 PTA Multicultural Calendar.

Webster University, Holidays Observance Guide: https://libguides.webster.edu/c.php?g=98058&p=6623030 Anti-Defamation League, Calendar of Observances: https://www.adl.org/media/14060/download Diversity Resources, Diversity Calendar: https://www.diversityresources.com/2020-diversity- calendar/ Truckee Meadows Community College, Diversity Awareness Calendar: https://www.tmcc.edu/diversity/awareness-calendar 2021 Multicultural Calendar

Key * Federal

JANUARY 2021

DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE All Month Poverty Awareness United States Poverty Month Awareness Month 1 ’s Day* International New Year

6 Christian Epiphany

7 Orthodox Orthodox Orthodox Day Christmas Day 8 Buddhist Bodhi Day

14 Orthodox New Year Orthodox Orthodox New Year 17 World Religion Day Bahá'í World Religion Day 18 Martin Luther King Jr. United States Martin Luther Day* King Jr. Day 27-28 Tu b'shevat Jewish Tu BiShvat

28 New Year Buddist Mahayana New Year 2021 Multicultural Calendar

Key *United States Federal Holiday

FEBRUARY 2021

DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE All Month United States Black History Month 2 United States Groundhog Day

2 /Día de la Christian Candlemas Candelaria 12 Lunar New Year

15 Presidents’ Day* United States President’s Day

16 United States Mardi Gras

20 World Day of Social International World Day of Justice Social Justice 21 International Mother International International Language Day Mother Language Day 25 Jewish Purim

26 Mukha Bucha Buddhist- Māgha Pūjā Day/Māgha Pūjā

2021 Multicultural Calendar

Key *United States Federal Holiday

MARCH 2021

DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE All Month Developmental United States Developmental Disabilities Awareness Disabilities Month Awareness Month All Month Irish-American United States Irish-American Heritage Month Heritage Month All Month Women’s History United States Women’s Month History Month 8 International International International Women's Day Women’s Day 11 Maha Shivratri Hindu Maha Shivratri

17 St. Patrick’s Day International St. Patrick’s Day

21 International Day for International International the Elimination of Day for the Racial Discrimination Elimination of Racial Discrimination 27 Pesach/ Jewish Passover Begins 28 Palm Christian

28-29 Hindu Holi

2021 Multicultural Calendar

Key *United States Federal Holiday

APRIL 2021

DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE All Month Arab American United States Arab American Heritage Month Heritage Month All Month Autism Acceptance United States Autism Month Acceptance Month All Month Month of the Military United States Month of the Child Military Child All Month National Volunteer United States National Month Volunteer Month 2 Good Christian

4 Christian Easter

4 Pesach/Passover Ends Jewish Passover

8-9 Yom Jewish Yom HaShoah Hashoah/Holocaust Day 12 Begins Muslim Ramadan

13-15 Festival/Thai Thailand Songkran New Year Festival /Thai New Year 13 Sikh Vaisakhi

22 International Earth Day

2021 Multicultural Calendar

Key *United States Federal Holiday

MAY 2021

DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE All Month Asian Pacific-American United States Asian Pacific- Heritage Month American Heritage Month All Month Haitan Heritage Month United States Haitan Heritage Month All Month Jewish American United States Jewish American Heritage Month Heritage Month All Month Speech and Hearing United States Speech and Awareness Month Hearing Awareness Month 1 / International May Day/ Labor Day 1 Pagan Beltane

5 Mexicans, Cinco de Mayo Mexican Americans, and people of non- Mexican heritage

9 Mother’s Day International Mother’s Day

12-13 Eid ul Fitr Muslim Eid ul Fitr

15 International Day of International International Day Families of Families 16-18 Jewish Shavuot

21 World Day for Cultural International World Day for Diversity Cultural Diversity 25 Africa Day Africa Africa Day

26 Day Buddhist Vesak Day

29 Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh 31 * United States Memorial Day 2021 Multicultural Calendar

Key *United States Federal Holiday

JUNE 2021

DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE All Month Caribbean American United States Caribbean Heritage Month American Heritage Month All Month LGBTQ Pride Month United States LGBTQ Pride Month 14 United States Flag Day

19 United States Juneteenth

20 Father’s Day International Father’s Day

20 World Refugee Day International World Refugee Day

JULY 2021

DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE All Month French American United States French American Heritage Month Heritage Month 4 * United States Independence Day 4 Filipino-American Filipino- Friendship American Day/ Friendship Day 24 Asalha Day Buddhist - Day Thailand

2021 Multicultural Calendar

Key *United States Federal Holiday

AUGUST 2021

DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE 9 International Day of International International the World's Day of the Indigenous Peoples World's Indigenous Peoples 9-10 Al-Hijra Islam Al-Hijra

22 Hindu Raksha Bandhan

26 Women’s Equality United States Women’s Day Equality Day 29 Hindu Janmashtami

SEPTEMBER 2021

DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE 6 Labor Day* United States Labor Day

6-8 Jewish Rosh Hashanah

15-Oct. 15 National Hispanic United States National Heritage Month Hispanic Heritage Month 15-16 Jewish Yom Kippur

20-27 Jewish Sukkot

27-29 Jewish Shemini Atzeret

28-29 Jewish Simchat Torah 2021 Multicultural Calendar

Key *United States Federal Holiday

OCTOBER 2021

DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE All Month Filipino American United States Filipino History Month American History Month All Month German American United States German Heritage Month American Heritage Month All Month Global Diversity United States Global Diversity Awareness Month Awareness Month All Month Italian American United States Italian American Heritage Month Heritage Month All Month LGBTQ History United States LGBTQ History Month Month All Month National Disability United States National Awareness Month Disability Employment Awareness Month All Month Polish American United States Polish American Heritage Month Heritage Month 6 German American United States German Heritage Day American Heritage Day 6-14 Hindu Navratri

10 World Mental International World Mental Health Day Health Day 11 Indigenous United States Indigenous Peoples’ Day * People’s Day 25 Dashahra Hindu Dashahra

31 Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead 31 United States Halloween 2021 Multicultural Calendar

Key *United States Federal Holiday

NOVEMBER 2021

DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE All Month National American United States National Indian and Alaskan American Indian Native Heritage and Alaskan Month Native Heritage Month 1 All ’ Day Christian All Saints’ Day

2 Day of the Dead Mexico Day of the Dead Ends 4 Hindu, Jain, and Diwali Sikh 11 Veteran’s Day* United States Veteran’s Day

20 World’s Children International World’s Children Day Day 25 * United States Thanksgiving

26 Native American United States Native American Heritage Day Heritage Day 28 Begins Jewish Hanukkah

2021 Multicultural Calendar

Key *United States Federal Holiday

DECEMBER 2021

DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE 3 International Day of International International Persons with Day of Persons Disabilities with Disabilities 6 St. Nicholas' Day Christian St. Nicholas' Day

6 Hanukkah Ends Jewish Hanukkah

10 Human Rights Day International Human Rights Day 21 Pagan Yule

16-24 Christian- Las Posadas Mexico 24 Christmas Christian Eve/ 25 Christmas* Christian Christmas

26 United States Kwanzaa