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Diversity Calendar JANUARY December 26 - January 1, 2021 Kwanza A celebration honoring African American Heritage Celebration of human rights for blind and partially January 4th World Braille Day sighted individuals Birthday, 10th Guru Gobind Sikhism holiday that marks the birth anniversary of January 5th Singh the 10th Guru of the Sikhs January 7th Orthodox Christmas Christian holiday January 18th Martin Luther King Jr. Day The buddhist holiday that commemorates the day that the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gauatama, January 20th Bodhi Day experienced enlightenement. Annual international day of commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust coinciding with the anniversity of the liberation of the January 27th Un Holocost Memorial Day Auschwitz death camp in 1945. International Transgender January 31st Day of Visibility FEBRUARY A unified effort among Jewish organizations worldwide to raise awareness and foster Jewish Disabilities acceptance and inclusion of people with disabilities Awareness, Acceptance and mental health conditions and those who love Whole month and Inclusion Month them Celebrates black history and African American Whole month Black History Month culture. Commemorates the signing of the 13th February 1st National Freedom Day Amendment which abolished slavery in 1865. Celebrated by Buddhists, Daoists and Confucianists. Also known as the Spring the Festival, an important festival celebrated at the February 12th Lunar New Year turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. A Polish army officer and engineer who advanced Tadeusz Kosciuszko's the fight for liberty in Poland and the United States February 12th Birthday during the Revolutionary War. February 14th Valentine's Day George Washington's birthday, along with the February 15th Presidents' Day celebration of all the United States presidents. A commemorative holiday to celebrate the birth of Susan B. Anthony and women's suffrage in the February 15th Susan B. Anthony Day United States. A Western Christian celebrating a day of pentience as well as the last chance to feast before Lent begins. This holiday is alos known as Mardi Gras, February 16th Shrove Tuesday Fat Tuesday, and Carnival day. This holiday falls on the first day of Lent for Western Christian churches, a 40-day period of spiritual preparation for Easter, not counting February 17th Ash Wednesday Sundays. United Nations day to recognize efforts to achieve fair outcomes for all through employment, social protection, social dialogue, and fundamental February 20th World day of Social Justice principles and rights at work. A joyous Jewish holiday. The Book of Esther tells the story of how the Jewish people living in Persia February 25th at sunset - 26th Purim were saved. MARCH This day honors women as significant agents of Whole month Women's History Month historical change. National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Whole month Month A celebration of the countless achievements of Irish Americans and recognize the remarkable Irish-American Heritage contributions they have made to our Nation’s Whole month Month character, culture, and prosperity. National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Whole month Month It is a local holiday that commemorates and celebrates the birthday of Casimir Pulaski – a Polish soldier who contributed to the Independence of the United States and is often March 1st Pulaski Day called the “father of the American Calvary.” The celebration of the economic, political and March 8th International Women's Day social achievements of women worldwide. An Islamic holiday that celebrates the night Allah took Mohammad on a journey from Mecca to March 10th and 11th Isra and Mi’raj Jerusalem and then to heaven. A Hindu holiday which celebrates the grand marriage of lord of destruction, Shiva, with the goddess of fertility, love and beauty, Parvati. The festival is celebrated at the 13th night or 14th day March 11th Maha Shivaratri of the waning moon in the Hindu calendar. The beginning of Great Lent for Eastern Christian churches, which starts 40 days before Orthodox March 15th Clean Monday Easter, counting Sundays. A Christian holiday which is a feast day of hte patron Saint of Ireland. In the United States, a secular version is celerated by peopple of all faiths March 17th St. Patrick's Day through appreciation of all things Irish. International Day for the Elimination of Racial A call to action to eliminate all forms of racial March 21st Discrimination discrimination worldwide. A Jewish festival of Freedom. Passover commemorates the ancient Hebrew's exodus from March 27th at sunset - April 4th Passover Egyptian bondage. March 28 (evening)- March 29th A Hindu celebration of the begnning of good (evening) Holi harvest season, or spring. A Christian holiday obsevered the Sunday before Easter/Pascha to commorate the entry of Jesus March 28th Palm Sunday into Jerusalem March 13th - April 15th Deaf History Month APRIL Arab American Heritage Celebrates Arab American heritage, culture and Whole month Month contributions. Whole month World Autism Month A month that marks important anniversaries for past and contemporary genocides. Throughout the month, individuals, communities and organizations Genocide Awareness join together to remember and honor victims and Whole month Month survivors of mass atrocities. A Christian holiday, also known as Maundy Thursday, is celebrated on the Thursday before Easter commemorating the Last Supper, at which Jesus and the Apostles were together for the last April 1st Holy Thursday time before the Crucifixion. A Christian holiday, also known as Holy Friday in Eastern Christianity, it commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus on the Friday before April 2nd Good Friday Easter/Pascha. Known as Pascha in Eastern Christianity, it April 4th Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. Dyngus Day is a Polish-American holiday celebrated after Easter Sunday in Buffalo, New York and elsewhere. To mark the end of Lent, the joyful celebration consists of delicious food, April 5th Dyngus Day entertaining parades, and wonderful music. Day of Rememerance of the Victims of Rwandan April 7th Genocide Holocaust Remembrance Day is a day to reflect and remember the victims, honor the survivors and April 8th Yom Hashoah pay tribute to the liberators. Occurs during the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first April 12 (evening) May 11 revelation of the Qur'an to the Prophet (evening) Ramadan Muhammad. Vaisakhi (Baptism of A Sikhism and Hinduism holiday, celebrated as the Sikhism - Creation of occasion to transform the Sikhs into a family of April 14th Khalsa) soldiersaints, known as the Khalsa Panth. April 16th (starts at sunset) - Yom Ha'atzmaut Israeli Commemorates the declaration of independence April 17th Independence Day of Israel in 1948. A spring Hindi festival that celebrates the birthday April 21st Rama Navami of the Hindu God Lord Rama. Native American gathering of nations where over American Indian Heritage 500 tribes gather for three days to honor their April 23rd Day culture. A strict day of fasting for many Greek Orthodox April 30th Orthodox Good Friday Christians in the United States. MAY Asian Pacific American It recognizes the contributions and culture of Whole Month Heritage Month Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Jewish American Heritage Whole Month Month It honors the contributions of American Jews. Haitian Heritage Month is a celebration in the United States of Haitian heritage and culture. It was first celebrated in Boston, Massachusetts, in Whole Month Haitian Heritage Month 1998. Also known as May Day, it celebrates the social and economic achievements of workers worldwide. The day commemorates the Hay market Riot of 1886 in Chicago, in which police and protesters clashed following a workers’ strike for an eight- May 1st International Worker's Day hour work day. Orthodox Christian celebration of the resurrection May 2nd Orthodox Easter of Jesus Christ. Serves as an occasion to inform the public of violations of the right to freedom of expression and as a reminder that many journalists brave death or May 3rd World Press Freedom jail to bring people their daily news. This holiday celebrates the declaration of the May 3rd Polish Constitution Day Polish Consitution of May 3, 1791. May 3rd - May 7th Teacher Appreciation Week May 6th - May 12th Nurses Week May 9th Mother's Day Celebration to all Mother's and motherhood. The “Festival of Breaking the Fast” and is celebrated by Muslims worldwide marking the end of Ramadan. (Islamic) May 12th Eid al-Fitr A Christian holiday, also known as Holy Thursday, celebrated 40 days after Easter/Pascha, it commemorates the ascension of Jesus into Heaven. May 13th Ascension Day A Jewish holiday, also known as “Feast of Weeks,” when the covenant established at Sinai between God and Israel, and the revelation of the Ten Commandments May 17-18 Shavuot A day that recognizes cultural diversity as a World Day for Cultural source of innovation, exchange and creativity. May 21st Diversity A Christian holiday, also known as Whitsunday, the seventh Sunday after Easter/Pascha commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and women followers of Jesus. Marks the birth of the Christian Church. May 23rd Pentecost Also known as Vesak or Buddha Day, it marks the birth, spiritual awakening and death (nirvana) of May 26th Visakha Puja the historical Buddha. A federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in May 31st Memorial Day the country's armed forces. JUNE Commemorates the anniversary of the June 28, 1969 Stonewall riot in New York City, the incident that initiated the modern gay rights movement in Whole month LGBTQ Pride Month the United States. Martyrdom of 5th Guru The commemoration of the martyrdom of Guru June 11th Arjun Dev (Sikhism) Arjan Dev Ji, the 5th Guru and the 1st Sikh Martyr. Birthday of young Jewish girl whose diary describes her family’s experiences hiding from the June 12th Anne Frank Day Nazis through assistance of Gentile friends.
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