Diversity Calendar
RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY AND CULTURAL EVENTS CALENDAR
January 2023Day Event Religion Cultural
1 SUN New Year's Day Western
1 SUN Kwaanza (ends) Pan-African
6 FRI Epiphany Christian
7 SAT Orthodox Christmas Day Orthodox
7 SAT Mahayana New Year Buddhist
14 SAT Orthodox New Year Orthodox
15 SUN World Religion Day Bahá'í
16 MON Martin Luther King, Jr. Day United States
18-25 WED-WED Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (begins) Christian
22 SUN Lunar New Year Eastern
26 THU Australia Day Australia
February 2023
Day Event Religion Cultural
2 THU Groundhog's Day United States
5-6 SUN-MON Tu b'shevat Jewish
12 SUN Lincoln's birthday United States
14 TUE Valentine's Day United States
18 SAT Maha Shrivatri Hindu
20 MON Washinton's Birthday United States
20 MON President's Day United States
21 TUE Shrove Tuesday Christian
21 TUE Mardi Gras United States
March 2023
Day Event Religion Cultural
6 MON Independence Day Ghana
6 MON Macha Bucha Day Buddhist
7-8 TUE-WED Holi Hindu
8 WED International Women's Day
12 SUN Day Light Savings Time (begins) United States
17 FRI St. Patrick's Day United States
20 MON Vernal Equinox
22-20 WED- Ramadan Muslim
25 SAT Greek Independence Day Greece
April 2023
Day Event Religion Cultural
1 SAT April Fool's Day United States
2 SUN Palm Sunday
5 WED Ching Ming Day China
6 THU Holy Thursday Christian
7 FRI Good Friday Christian
8 SAT Visakha Bucha Day Buddhist
8 SAT Wesak Day Buddhist
9 SUN Easter Christrian
14 FRI Vaisakhi Sikh
15 SAT Tax Day United States
15-23 SAT-SUN Passover Jewish
16 SUN Theravadin New Year Buddhist
17-18 MON-TUE Yom Hashoah
21-22 FRI-SAT Eid ul Fitr Muslim
22 SAT Earth Day United States
27 THU King's Day Netherlands
May 2023
Day Event Religion Cultural
1 MON May Day/ Labor Day International
1 MON Beltane Pagan
7 SUN National Day of Prayer Interfaith USA
14 SUN Mother's Day United States
25 THU Africa Day Africa
25-27 THU-SAT Shavout Jewish
29 MON Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í
29 MON Memorial Day United States
June 2023
Day Event Religion Cultural
1-30 MONTH GAY PRIDE Global
14 WED Flag Day United States
14 WED US Army Birthday United States
18 SUN Father's Day United States
19 MON Juneteenth United States
21 WED Litha (summer solstice)
22 THUR Dragon Boat Festival China
23 FRI US COAST GUARD AUXILIARY Birthday United States
28-29 WED-THU Eid al-Adha (approx. dates) Muslim
July 2023
Day Event Religion Cultural
1 SAT Republic Day Ghana
4 TUE Independence Day United States
13 THUR Asahna Bucha Day Buddhist
August 2023
Day Event Religion Cultural
4 FRI US COAST GUARD Birthday United States
September 2023
Day Event Religion Cultural
4 MON Labor Day United States
6 WED Krishna Janmashtami Hindi
7 THU Jeune Genevois (Geneva Only) Switzerland
11 MON Patriot Day United States
14 THU Erev Rosh Hashanah Jewish
18 MON US AIR FORCE Birthday United States
19 TUE Ganesh Chaturthi Hindi
19 TUE International Talk Like a Pirate Day Worldwide
21-9 THU-MON Mabon Pagan
24 SUN Yom Kippur Jewish
29 FRI Mid-Autumn Festival Lunar
29 FRI Sukkot Jewish
October 2023
Day Event Religion Cultural
1 SUN National Day China
6 FRI Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah Jewish
9-16 MON-MON Sukkot Jewish
13 FRI US NAVY Birthday United States
15-24 SUN-TUE Navrati Hindi
16 MON Birth of Báb Bahá'í
24 TUE Dussehra Hindi
26 THU National Day Austria
26-27 THU-FRI Birth of Báb Bahá'í
28 SAT Ochi Day Greek
31 TUE Halloween United States
November 2023
Day Event Religion Cultural
1 WED All Saints' Day (Hallowmas, All Hallows') Christian
1 WED Samhain Pagan
2 THU All Souls' Day Christian
10 FRI US MARINE CORPS Birthday United States
11 SAT Veterans Day United States
17 FRI Polytechneio Greece
23 THU Thanksgiving United States
24 FRI Black Friday United States
28-29 TUE-WED Ascension of Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í
28 TUE Christmas Fast (begins) Christian
December 2023
Day Event Religion Cultural
1 FRI Farmer's Day Ghana
3 SUN Advent Begins Christian
7-15 THU-FRI Chanukah Jewish
7 THU Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day United States
8 FRI Bodhi Day Buddhist
12 TUE Our Lady of Guadalupe (Feast Day) Christian
13 SAT US National Guard Birthday United States
16 SAT Las Posadas (begins) Christian Mexico
20 WED US SPACE FORCE Birthday United States
21 THU Yule Pagan
24 SUN Advent Ends Christian
25 MON Christmas Christian
26-1 TUE Kwanzaa (begins) United States
31 SUN Restoration Day (Geneva Only) Switzerland
January 2024
Day Event Religion Cultural
1 MON New Year's Day Western
1 MON Kwaanza (ends) Pan-African
6 SAT Epiphany Christian
8 MON Orthodox Christmas Day Orthodox
14 SUN Orthodox New Year Orthodox
15 MON Martin Luther King, Jr. Day United States
18-25 THU-THU Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (begins) Christian
21 SUN World Religion Day Bahá'í
24-25 WED-THU Tu b'shevat Jewish
26 FRI Australia Day Australia
30-1 TUE-THU Mahayana New Year Buddhist
February 2024
Day Event Religion Cultural
2 FRI Groundhog's Day United States
10 SAT Lunar New Year Eastern
12 MON Lincoln's birthday United States
13 TUE Shrove Tuesday Christian
13 TUE Mardi Gras United States
14 WED Valentine's Day United States
19 MON Washington's Birthday United States
19 MON President's Day United States
24-26 SAT-MON Macha Bucha Day Buddhist
March 2024
Day Event Religion Cultural
6 WED Independence Day Ghana
8 FRI International Women's Day
8 FRI Maha Shrivatri Hindu
10 SUN Day Light Savings Time (begins) United States
10 SUN Ramadan Begins Muslim
17 SUN St. Patrick's Day United States
19 TUE Vernal Equinox
24 SUN Palm Sunday Christian
24-25 SUN-MON Holi Hindu
25 MON Greek Independence Day Greece
28 THU Holy Thursday Christian
29 FRI Good Friday Christian
31 SUN Easter Christian
April 2024
Day Event Religion Cultural
1 MON April Fool's Day United States
4 THU Ching Ming Day China
8 MON Visakha Bucha Day Buddhist
8 MON Wesak Day Buddhist
9 TUE Ramadan ends
9-10 TUE-WED Eid ul Fitr Muslim
13 SAT Vaisakhi Sikh
15 MON Tax Day United States
22 MON Earth Day United States
22-30 MON-TUE Passover Jewish
24 WED Theravadin New Year Buddhist
27 SAT King's Day Netherlands
May 2024
Day Event Religion Cultural
1 WED May Day/ Labor Day International
1 WED Beltane Pagan
4-5 SAT-SUN Yom Hashoah Jewish
5 SUN National Day of Prayer Interfaith United States
12 SUN Mother's Day United States
25 SAT Africa Day Africa
27 MON Memorial Day United States
29 WED Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í
June 2024
Day Event Religion Cultural
1-30 MONTH Gay Pride Month Global
10 MON Dragon Boat Festival China
11-13 TUE-THU Shavuot Jewish
14 FRI Flag Day United States
16 SUN Father's Day United States
16-17 SUN-MON Eid al-Adha (approx. dates) Muslim
19 WED Juneteenth United States
23 SUN US COAST GUARD AUXILIARY Birthday United States
24 MON Litha (summer solstice) Pagan
July 2024
Day Event Religion Cultural
1 MON Republic Day Ghana
4 THU Independence Day United States
20 SAT Asahna Bucha Day Buddhist