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Diversity Days
July 18th – Mandela Day
Mandela Day is a commemorative day held on July 18th in recognition of Nelson Mandela’s birthday. It was inspired by a…
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July 11th – World Population Day
World Population Day is an observance established in 1989 by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme. The annual…
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July 1st – Canada Day
Canada Day is a Canadian federal holiday celebrating the 1867 enactment of the Constitution Act, which established the three former British…
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June 27th – Canadian Multiculturalism Day
June 27th – Canadian Multiculturalism Day, a day to celebrate and appreciate the contributions of the various multicultural groups and communities…
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June 21st – National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 21st – National Indigenous Peoples Day, a day that gives recognition to the Indigenous populations affected by colonization in Canada.
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June 1st – Pride Month
June 1st – Pride Month, a month-long celebration of diversity and inclusion for LGBTQ+ communities commemorating the Stonewall Riots in New…
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May 21st– World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, a day set aside by the United Nations as an opportunity…
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May 17th– International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, a global celebration of sexual orientation and gender diversities.
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May 5th– Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican holiday commemorating the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during…
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April 24th Islamic: Ramadan
Islamic: Ramadan – first day of Ramadan, holiest month of the Muslim year; during this month, no water or food may be…
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April 12th Christian: Easter
Christian: Easter – one of the most important holiday days in the world’s largest religion, celebrates the resurrection of Jesus
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April 9th Jewish Passover Begins
Jewish Passover Begins – marks the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, begins previous evening with a Seder or…
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March 17th: St Patrick’s Day
St Patrick’s Day – Birthday of the patron saint of Ireland, who brought Christianity to island.
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March 10th: Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman, abolitionist leader on the Underground Railroad, aided slaves in their journey to freedom.
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March 9th: Holi
Holi – Hindu festival honouring the winter crop harvest, and advent of spring.
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February 26: Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, begins the period of prayer and fasting for 40 days until Easter Sunday.
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February 15: Susan B. Anthony’s birthday
Susan B. Anthony’s birthday – leader of women’s rights and the effort to enable women to vote.
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February 15: Parinirvana or Nirvana Day
Parinirvana or Nirvana Day commemorates Buddha’s death in 483 BC and his final nirvana.
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January 25: Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year, one of the most sacred of all traditional Chinese holidays, a time of family reunion and celebration….
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January 6: Epiphany or Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day)
Epiphany or Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day), a holiday observed by Eastern and Western Christians that recognizes the…
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January 4: World Braille Day
Christmas Day, the day that many Christians associate with Jesus’ birth.World Braille Day, observed in order to raise awareness of…
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December 25: Christmas Day
Christmas Day, the day that many Christians associate with Jesus’ birth.
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December 10: International Human Rights Day
International Human Rights Day, established by the United Nations in 1948 to commemorate the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of…
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December 3: International Day of Disabled Persons
International Day of Disabled Persons, designed to raise awareness in regards to persons with disabilities in order to improve their…
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November 28: Thanksgiving in the United States
Thanksgiving in the United States. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and…
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November 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance, established in 1998 to memorialize those who have been killed as a result of transphobia and…
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November 11: Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day commemorates the ending of the World War I in 1918. On this day, we honour the military veterans…
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October 31-November 1 (sundown to sundown): Samhain
Samhain, a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the “darker half”…
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October 14: Canadian Thanksgiving
Canadian Thanksgiving, a chance for people to give thanks for a good harvest and other fortunes in the past year.
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October 8-9: Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, a day of atonement marked by fasting and ceremonial repentance.
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September 16: Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15 to October 15. This month corresponds with Mexican Independence Day, which is…
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September 12: Ethiopian New Year
Ethiopian New Year. Rastafarians celebrate the New Year on this date and believe that Ethiopia is their spiritual home.
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September 2: Labour Day
Labour Day in North America. Labour Day honors the contribution that laborers have made to the country and is observed…
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August 26: Women’s Equality Day
Women’s Equality Day, which commemorates the August 26, 1920, certification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that gave…
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August 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition and the anniversary of the uprising in Santo…
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August 1: Fast in Honor of Holy Mother of Jesus
Fast in Honor of Holy Mother of Jesus, beginning of the 14-day period of preparation for Orthodox Christians leading up…
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July 26: Disability Independence Day
Disability Independence Day, celebrating the anniversary of the 1990 signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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July 18: Nelson Mandela International Day
Nelson Mandela International Day, launched on July 18, 2009, in recognition of Nelson Mandela’s birthday via unanimous decision of the…
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July 11: World Population Day
World Population Day, an observance established in 1989 by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme. The annual…
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July 1: Canada Day
Canada Day, or Fête du Canada, is a Canadian federal holiday that celebrates the 1867 enactment of the Constitution Act,…
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June 3-4 (sundown to sundown): Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr, the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal, marking the end of Ramadan. Many Muslims attend communal…
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June 20: Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, a Catholic holiday celebrating the presence of the body and blood of Christ, in the Eucharist.
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June 21: First Nations Day
First Nations Day, a day that gives recognition to the indigenous populations affected by colonization in Canada.
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Last Sunday in June: (LGBT) Pride Day
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Pride Day in the United States. It celebrates the Stonewall Riots on June 28, 1969.
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June 8-10 (sundown to sundown): Shavuot
Shavuot, a Jewish holiday that has double significance. It marks the all-important wheat harvest in Israel and commemorates the anniversary…
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May 17: International Day Against Homophobia
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, a global celebration of sexual-orientation and gender diversities.
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May 5-June 4 (sundown to sundown)
Ramadan, an Islamic holiday marked by fasting, praise, prayer and devotion to Islam.
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May 5: Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican holiday commemorating the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during…
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May 2: Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah, Israel’s day of remembrance for the approximately 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.
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March 27: Khordad Sal (Birth of prophet Zoroaster)
Khordad Sal (Birth of prophet Zoroaster), birth anniversary (or birthdate) of Zoroaster, a spiritual leader and ethical philosopher who taught…
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March 25: Annunciation of the Virgin Mary
Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, a Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that…
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March 22-24: Hola Mohalla
Hola Mohalla, a Sikh festival that takes place on the second day of the lunar month of Chet, a day…
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March 21: Nowruz/Norooz
Nowruz/Norooz, Persian New Year, a day of joy, celebration and renewal.
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March 20-21: Purim
Purim is a Jewish celebration that marks the time that the Jewish community living in Persia was saved from genocide.
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March 20-21: Naw-Rúz
Naw-Rúz, the Bahá’í New Year is a holiday celebrated on the vernal equinox. It is one of the nine Bahá’í…
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March 20: Ostara
Ostara is the celebration of the Spring Equinox, commemorated by Pagans and Wiccans. It is observed as a time to…
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March 19: St. Joseph’s Day
St. Joseph’s Day, in Western Christianity the principal feast of St. Joseph, the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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March 17: St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday started in Ireland to recognize St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland who brought Christianity…
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March 13-April 15: Deaf History Month
Deaf History Month. This observance celebrates key events in deaf history, including the founding of Gallaudet University and the American…
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March 10: Orthodox Sunday
Orthodox Sunday, celebrated on the first Sunday of Great Lent. It is the celebration of the victory of the iconodules…
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March 8: International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day. First observed in 1911 in Germany, it has now become a major global celebration honoring women’s economic,…
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March 6: Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent in the Christian faith. As a display of atonement, ashes are marked on worshippers….
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March 5: Shrove Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Though named for its former religious significance, it is chiefly marked by feasting…
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March 5: Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras, the last day for Catholics to indulge before Ash Wednesday starts the sober weeks of fasting that accompany…
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March 4: Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivaratri, a Hindu holiday that honors Shiva, one of the Hindu deities.
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March 3: Transfiguration Sunday
Transfiguration Sunday, celebrated by various Christian communities in honor of the transfiguration of Jesus.
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March 3: Meatfare Sunday
Meatfare Sunday (The Sunday of the Last Judgment), traditionally the last day of eating meat before Easter for Orthodox Christians.
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March 1: St. David’s Day
St. David’s Day, the feast day of St. David, the patron saint of Wales.
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March 1-2; 19-20: Nineteen-Day Fast
Nineteen-Day Fast, a time in the Bahá’í Faith to reinvigorate the soul and bring one closer to God. This fast…
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July 18th – Mandela Day
Mandela Day is a commemorative day held on July 18th in recognition of Nelson Mandela’s birthday. It was inspired by a…
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July 11th – World Population Day
World Population Day is an observance established in 1989 by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme. The annual…
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July 1st – Canada Day
Canada Day is a Canadian federal holiday celebrating the 1867 enactment of the Constitution Act, which established the three former British…
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June 27th – Canadian Multiculturalism Day
June 27th – Canadian Multiculturalism Day, a day to celebrate and appreciate the contributions of the various multicultural groups and communities…
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June 21st – National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 21st – National Indigenous Peoples Day, a day that gives recognition to the Indigenous populations affected by colonization in Canada.
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June 1st – Pride Month
June 1st – Pride Month, a month-long celebration of diversity and inclusion for LGBTQ+ communities commemorating the Stonewall Riots in New…
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May 21st– World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, a day set aside by the United Nations as an opportunity…
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May 17th– International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, a global celebration of sexual orientation and gender diversities.
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May 5th– Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican holiday commemorating the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during…
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April 24th Islamic: Ramadan
Islamic: Ramadan – first day of Ramadan, holiest month of the Muslim year; during this month, no water or food may be…
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