2021 Calendar
2021 Calendar
The rich diversity in our communities is reflected in the observances celebrated by various cultures and populations. RTB Performance Group has created this Inclusive Calendar to highlight and celebrate the diversity in our communities. If you want to learn more about these holidays, we encourage you to visit the links provided in the calendar.
Notes:
• Holy days usually begin at sundown the day before this date. • Local or regional customs may use a variation of this date. • BOLD - Most important holy dates for religions • While we strive to have this calendar as inclusive as possible, we know there are likely omissions and/or other edits. Please share any comments with [email protected].
You can also visit the following websites to explore the various resources used to compose this calendar.
Sources:
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/
Interfaith Calendar: https://www.interfaith-calendar.org/index.htm
*United States Federal Holiday
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JANUARY 2021
DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE
Month Poverty Awareness Month United States Poverty Awareness Month
Month Slavery and Human Trafficking United States Slavery and Human Trafficking
1 New Year’s Day* International New Year 6 Epiphany Christian Epiphany 7 Orthodox Christmas Day Orthodox Orthodox Christmas Day 8 Bodhi Day 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. Day* United States Martin Luther King Jr. Day 27 International Holocaust International Holocaust Remembrance Day Remembrance Day 25-27 Purim Jewish Purim 28 Mahayana New Year Buddist Mahayana New Year
FEBRUARY 2021
DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE
Month Black History Month United States Black History Month 1 National Freedom Day United States National Freedom Day 2 Groundhog Day United States Groundhog Day 2 Candlemas/Día de la Candelaria Christian Candlemas 11 Intern’l Day of Women and Girls International Day of Women and Girls in Science in Science 12 Lunar New Year China Lunar New Year 15 Presidents’ Day* United States President’s Day 16 Mardi Gras United States Mardi Gras
20 World Day of Social Justice International World Day of Social Justice
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21 Intern’l Mother Language Day International International Mother Language Day
25 Purim Jewish Purim 26 Mukha Bucha Day/Māgha Pūjā Buddhist- Māgha Pūjā Thailand
MARCH 2021
DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE
Month Developmental Disabilities United States Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month Awareness Month Month Deaf History Month United States Deaf History Month Month Irish-American Heritage Month United States Irish-American Heritage Month
Month Women’s History Month United States Women’s History Month
8 International Women's Day International International Women’s Day
11 Maha Shivratri Hindu Maha Shivratri 17 St. Patrick’s Day International St. Patrick’s Day 21 International Day for Elimination International International Day for the of Racial Discrimination Elimination of Racial Disc.
27 Pesach/Passover Begins Jewish Passover
28 Palm Sunday Christian Palm Sunday 28-29 Holi Hindu Holi 31 International Transgender Day of LGBTQ International Transgender Day of Visibility Visibility
APRIL 2021
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Month Arab American Heritage Month United States Arab American Heritage Month
Month Autism Acceptance Month United States Autism Acceptance Month
Month Month of the Military Child United States Month of the Military Child
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Month National Deaf History Month United States National Deaf History Month Month National Volunteer Month United States National Volunteer Month Month Second Chance Month Incarceration Proclamation on Second Chance Month Sexual Assault Awareness Month United States Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2 Good Friday Christian Good Friday 4 Easter Christian Easter 4 Pesach/Passover Ends Jewish Passover 6-8 RAINN Day Sexual Assault RAINN Day
8-9 Yom Hashoah/Holocaust Memorial Day Jewish Yom HaShoah
12 Ramadan Begins Muslim Ramadan 13-15 Songkran Festival/Thai New Year Thailand Songkran Festival /Thai New Year 13 Vaisakhi Sikh Vaisakhi 22 Earth Day International Earth Day 23 Day of Silence LGBTQ Day of Silence 26-30 National Re-Entry Week Incarceration Central Ohio Reentry Week
MAY 2021
DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE
Month Asian Pacific-American Heritage United States Asian Pacific-American Heritage
Month Haitian Heritage Month United States Haitan Heritage Month
Month Jewish American Heritage Month United States Jewish American Heritage Month Month Speech & Hearing Awareness United States Speech and Hearing Awareness 1 May Day/Labor Day International May Day/ Labor Day 1 Beltane Pagan Beltane 4 Pascha (Easter) Orthodox Christian Pascha 5 Cinco de Mayo Mexicans, Mexican Cinco de Mayo Amers., ppl of non- Mexican heritage 9 Mother’s Day International Mother’s Day
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11 Ramadan ends Islam Ramadan 12-13 Eid ul Fitr Islam Eid ul Fitr 15 International Day of Families International International Day of Families
16-18 Shavuot Jewish Shavuot
21 World Day for Cultural Diversity International World Day for Cultural Diversity 25 Africa Day Africa Africa Day 26 Vesak Day Buddhist Vesak Day 29 Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh 31 Memorial Day* United States Memorial Day
JUNE 2021
DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE Month Black Lives Matters Months United States BLM Month
Month Caribbean American Heritage Month United States Caribbean American Heritage
Month LGBTQ Pride Month United States LGBTQ Pride Month
14 Flag Day United States Flag Day 15 Native American Citizenship Day United States Native American Citizenship 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness International World Elder Abuse Awareness 19 Juneteenth United States Juneteenth 20 Father’s Day International Father’s Day
20 World Refugee Day International World Refugee Day
28 Stonewall Riots Anniversary LGBTQ Stonewall Riots
JULY 2021
DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE
Month French American Heritage Month United States French American Heritage Month
4 Independence Day* United States Independence Day
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4 Filipino-American Friendship Philippines Filipino-American Friendship Day Day/Republic Day
18 Nelson Mandela International Day International Nelson Mandela Intern’l Day
20-23 Eid al Adha – Sacrifice Day Islam Eid al Adha
24 Asalha Puja Day Buddhist Asalha Puja Day
AUGUST 2021
DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE
3 Krishna Janmashtami Hindu Krishna Janmashtami 9 International Day of the World's International International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples Indigenous Peoples
9-10 Al-Hijra Islam Al-Hijra
21 National Senior Citizens Day Elders National Senior Citizens Day
22 Raksha Bandhan Hindu Raksha Bandhan
26 Women’s Equality Day United States Women’s Equality Day
29 Krishna Janmashtami Hindu Krishna Janmashtami
SEPTEMBER 2021
DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE
Month Hispanic American Heritage Mo. United States National Hispanic Heritage
6 Labor Day* United States Labor Day 6-8 Rosh Hashanah Jewish Rosh Hashanah 11 Paryushana Parva Jain Hindi Paryushana Parva 11 Sept. 11 National Day of Service United States National Day of Service
13 Yom Kippur Jewish Yom Kippur
20-27 Sukkot Jewish Sukkot 27-29 Shemini Atzeret Jewish Shemini Atzeret 28-29 Simchat Torah Jewish Simchat Torah
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OCTOBER 2021
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Month Blindness Awareness Month United States Blindness Awareness Month
Month Filipino American History Month United States Filipino American History Month
Month German American Heritage Month United States German American Heritage
Month Global Diversity Awareness Month United States Global Diversity Awareness
Month Italian American Heritage Month United States Italian American Heritage Month
Month LGBTQ History Month United States LGBTQ History Month
Month National Bullying Prevention Month United States National Bullying Prevention Month
Month National Disability Awareness United States National Disability Awareness
Month Polish American Heritage Month United States Polish American Heritage Month
2 International Day of Non-Violence International International Day of Non-Violence
6 German American Heritage Day United States German American Heritage Day
6-14 Navaratri Hindu Navratri
10 World Mental Health Day International World Mental Health Day
11 Indigenous Peoples’ Day * United States Indigenous People’s Day
11 National Coming Out Day LGBTQ National Coming Out Day
15 Dashahra Hindu Dashahra
31 Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Mexico Day of the Dead
31 Halloween United States Halloween 31 International Transgender Day of LGBTQ International Transgender Day Visibility
NOVEMBER 2021
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Month National American Indian and Alaskan United States National American Indian and Native Heritage Month Alaskan Native Heritage Month
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1 All Saints’ Day Christian All Saints’ Day
2 Day of the Dead Ends Mexico Day of the Dead
4 Diwali Hindu, Jain, Diwali and Sikh
11 Veteran’s Day* United States Veteran’s Day
20 Trans Day of Remembrance LGBTQ Trans Day of Remembrance
20 World’s Children Day International World’s Children Day
25 International Day for the Elimination of International International Day for the Elimination Violence Against Women of Violence Against Women
25 Thanksgiving* United States Thanksgiving
26 Native American Heritage Day United States Native American Heritage Day
28 Hanukkah Begins Jewish Hanukkah
DECEMBER 2021
DAY EVENT CULTURE LEARN MORE
3 Intern’l Day of Persons with Disabilities International Intern’l Day of Persons with Disabilities
6 St. Nicholas' Day Christian St. Nicholas' Day
6 Hanukkah Ends Jewish Hanukkah
10 Human Rights Day International Human Rights Day
21 Yule Pagan Yule
16-24 Las Posadas Christian- Las Posadas Mexico
24 Christmas Eve / Nochebuena Christian Christmas Eve
25 Christmas* Christian Christmas
26 Kwanzaa United States Kwanzaa
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