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Days of Significance 2021-22

Updated: September 30, 2021.

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May 2022

February 2022

June 2022

March 2022

July 2022

2021

AUGUST 2021

1

Emancipation Day

Ontario

2

Terry Fox Day

Terry Fox Foundation

2

Civic Holiday

Canadian Government

6

Transfiguration of Christ

Christianity – Eastern Orthodox & Western

7-8

Dunnville Fair

 

9

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

United Nations

10

Al-Hijra New Year

Islam

10

First of Muharram/New Year

 

12

International Youth Day

United Nations

13

Obon Festival

Buddhism / Shintoism

15

Feast of the Dormition Mother of God

Christianity – Eastern Orthodox

17

Marcus Garvey’s Birthday

Rastafarianism

19

Ashura

Islam

22

Raksha Bandhan

Rahkri

23

International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and Its Abolition

United Nations

30

Krishna Janmashtami

Hinduism

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SEPTEMBER 2021

1

Installation of Holy Scriptures of Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Sikhism

2

Ganesh Charturthi

 Hinduism

4-11

Paryushan Parva

 Jainism

6

Labour Day

Canadian Government

7

Ukrainian Heritage Day

Ontario

7-8

Rosh Hashanah

Judaism

8

International Literacy Day

United Nations

8

Nativity of Mary

Christianity: Eastern Orthodox & Western

10

World Suicide Prevention Day

 

11

Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist

Christianity

11

Coptic New Year

Eastern Orthodox

11

Ethiopian New Year

Christianity: Rastafarian Eastern Orthodox

11

Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist

Christianity: Eastern Orthodox & Western

13

Grandparents Day

 

14

Holy Cross Day (Feast of the Cross)

Eastern Orthodox & Western

15

International Day of Democracy

United Nations

15

International IT Professionals Day

 

16

Yom Kippur

Judaism

19

Powley Day

First Nation, Métis

19

Anat Chaturdashi

Hinduism

19-25

International Week of the Deaf

 

21

International Day of Peace

United Nations

21-29

Mabon

Wicca/Pagan

21

Ohigan (Autumn Equinox)

Buddhism / Shintoism

21-27

Sukkot

Judaism

23

Bi Visibility Day

 

23

International Day of Sign Languages

 

25

Franco-Ontarian Day

Government of Ontario

27

Holy Cross Day

Christianity Eastern Orthodox

28-29

Shemini Atzeret

Judaism

29

Simchat Torah

Judaism

30

Orange Shirt Day-National Day of Truth & Reconciliation

First Nation, Métis, Inuit

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OCTOBER 2021

 

Women’s History Month

Canada

 

Islamic Heritage Month

Canada

 

Hispanic Heritage Month

Canada

 

Somalian Heritage Month

 

 

International Walk to School Month

 

 

Child Abuse Prevention Month

Canada

 

Canadian Autism Awareness Month

Canada

 

Learning Disabilities Awareness Month

 

1

International Day for Older Persons

 United Nations

1

International Walk to School Day

 

2

National Custodial Workers Recognition Day

 

2

Megrepan

Zoroastrian

4

Sisters in Spirit

Status of Women Canada

5

World Teachers’ Day

United Nations

7-14

Navratri

Hinduism

10

World Mental Health Day

World Health Organization

11

National Coming Out Day

LGBTQ+

11

International Day of the Girl Child

United Nations

11

Thanksgiving Day

Canada

11-15

Durga Puja Festival

Hinduism

11-17

Body Confidence Awareness Week

 

16

World Food Day

United Nations

17-22

Secret Path Week (Downie & Wenjack Fund)

 

17

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

United Nations

18

Persons Day

Canada

18

Mawlid-Al-Nabi* (Prophet Muhammad’s Birth)

Islam

18-22

Week Without Violence

YMCA

18-22

Local Government Week

 

18-22

National School Bus Safety Week

 

19

Birthday of Baha’u’llah

Baha’i

19

Mawlid-al-Nabi

Islam

20

Gurgadi of the Holy Scriptures of Guru Granth Sahib Ji as Guru

Sikhism

21

Harvest Moon Festival

China, Hong Kong, Taiwan

21

Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day

 

21

Kathina Festival/Paváraná Day

Buddhism

24

Karva Chauth

Hinduism

27

Descending Day of Lord Buddha

Buddhism-Tibetan

27

Dress Purple Day (supporting vulnerable children)

Canada

28

Shemini Atzeret*

Judaism

29

Simchat Torah*

Judaism

31

Halloween

Canada

31-Nov 2

Dia de los Muertos - Day of the Dead

Mexico

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NOVEMBER 2021

 

Indigenous Education Month

Canada

 

Hindu Heritage Month

Canada

 

Albanian Heritage Month

Ontario

1

All Saints Day

Christianity – East Orthodox and Western

1

Samhain

Wicca/Pagan

1-5

Treaty Week

Ontario Government

2

Crowning of Emperor Haile Selassie 1

Rastafarian Holy Day

3

Take our Kids to Work Day

Canada

4

Diwali

Hinduism/Jainisn/Sikhism

4

Bandi Chhor Divas

Sikhism

5-11

Veteran’s Week

Canada

6

Birth of the Bá’b

Bahá’i

7

Birth of Bahá'u'lláh

Baha’i

7

Inuit Day

First Nations, Metis, Inuit

8

Indigenous (Aboriginal) Veterans Day

First Nations, Metis, Inuit

9

Gyana Panchami

Jainism

11

Remembrance Day

Canada

14

World Diabetes Day

World Health Organization

13

International World Kindness Day

International

15-19

Anti-Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week

Ontario Government

16

Louis Riel Day

First Nations, Métis, Inuit

19

Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti Birthday

Sikhism

20

International Transgender Day of Remembrance

LGBTQ+

20

Universal Children’s Day

United Nations

20-26

Canada History Week

Canada

21

Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Christianity: Eastern Orthodox & Western

24

Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur

Sikhism

24

Karva Chauth

Hinduism

25

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

United Nations

25

Day of the Covenant

Baha’i

25-Dec 10

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

Canada

27

National Holodomor Memorial Day

Ukrainian Canadian Congress

28-Dec 24

Advent

Christianity

29-Dec 6

Hanakkah

Judaism

30

Guru Nanak’s Birthday

Sikhism

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DECEMBER 2021

 

Universal Human Rights Month

United Nations

1

World AIDS Day

United Nations

1

Rosa Parks Day

USA

2

International Day of the Abolition of Slavery

United Nations

3

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

United Nations

3-10

Canada Learning Code Week

Canada

4

Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Christianity – Russian Orthodox

6

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Canada

8

St. Clements of Ohrid Patrons Day

Christianity – Macedonian Orthodox

8

Bodhi Day (Buddha Enlightenment)

Buddhism

10

Human Rights Day

United Nations

 

Hanukkah*

Judaism

12

Aga Khan's Birthday

Islam-Ismaili

18

International Migrants Day

United Nations

21

Yule - Winter Solstice

Wicca/Pagan

25

Christmas Day

Canadian Government and Christianity

26

Boxing Day

Canadian Government

26

Zarthosht Diso Death

Zoroastrian

 26 – Jan 1

Kwanzaa

African Canadian and American Celebration

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2022

JANUARY 2022

 

Tamil Heritage Month

Ontario

1-7

Gantan-sai Japanese New Year

Buddhism / Shintoism

1

New Year’s Day

Canadian Government

5

Twelfth Night

Christianity

6

Feast of the Epiphany/Dia de los Reyes

Christianity Eastern Orthodox and Western

7

Feast of the Nativity of Christ (Julian Calendar)

Christianity – Eastern Orthodox & Western

7

Orthodox Christmas Day (Julian Calendar)

 

9

Baptism of Jesus

Christianity – Eastern Orthodox & Western

11

Sir John A. Macdonald Day

Canadian Government

13

Punjabi Lohri

Hinduism/Sikhism

13

Maghi

Sikhism

13

Pasha Putrada Ekadashi

Hinduism

14

Makara Sankranti

Hinduism

14

Orthodox New Year’s Day (Julian Calendar)

Christianity: Eastern Orthodox

14-17

Thai Pongal

Zoroastrian

16

World Religion Day

Bahá’i

17

No Name Calling Week

GLLSEN

17

Martin Luther King Jr Day

USA

17

Tu B’Shevat

Judaism

17-23

No Name Calling Week

GLSEN

18

Mahayana - Buddhist New Year

Buddhism

18

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

USA Federal Holiday

20

Prakash Guru Gobind Singh Ji

Sikhism

21

Lincoln Alexander Day

Ontario

21

Feast of the Wedding of Cana

Christianity – Ethiopian Orthodox

 

Pasha Putrada Ekadashi

Hinduism

27

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

United Nations

27

Family Literacy Day

 

27

St. Sava Devine Day

Christianity – Serbian Orthodox

28

Mahayana New Year (1st Full Moon)

Buddism

30

Jashan-e-Sadeh

Judaism

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FEBRUARY 2022

 

Black History Month (African Heritage Month)

Canadian Government

 

School Crossing Guard Appreciation Month

 

 

Psychology Month

 

1

World Hijab Day

International

1

Chinese New Year

Buddhism

1

Lunar New Year

Buddhism/Confucian/Daoism

2

Groundhog Day

 

1-7

Children’s Mental Health Week

World Health Organization

1-7

Chinese Spring Festival

Buddhism/Confucian/Daoism

2

Imboic

Wicca/Pagan

2

Presentation (Meeting) of Our Lord

Western and Orthodox Christianity

3

Setsubun

Buddhism – Shinto

5

Vasant Panchami

Hinduism

6

Bob Marley Birthday

Rastafarian Holy Day

6

International Day of Zero Tolerance on Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation

World Health Organization

7-11

Canadian School Counselling Week

 

14

Valentine’s Day

 

14-21

Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights

15

Buddha’s Death – (Parinirvana Day)

Buddhism – Various Sects

15

Meeting of Our Lord Day

Christianity – Russian Orthodox

15

National Flag of Canada Day

Canadian Government

16

Magha Puja Day/Lantern Festival

Buddhism

17-21

Kindness Awareness Week

International

20

World Day of Social Justice

United Nations

21

International Mother Language Day

United Nations

21

Family Day

Ontario Government

23

Pink Shirt Day

Canadian Government

28

Maha Shivaratri

Hinduism

26-29

Avyám-i-Há

Bahá’i

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MARCH 2022

 

Bangladeshi Heritage Month

 Ontario

 

National Social Work Month

 

 

Greek Heritage Month

 

 

National Music Therapy Awareness Month

 

1

Isra’a and Miraj

Islam

1

Maha Shivaratri

Hinduism

2

Ash Wednesday (First Day of Lent)

Christianity

3

Losar New Year

Buddhism – Tibetan, Nepal, Bhutan

3

Saka New Year (Nyepi)

Hinduism

3

Bali Hindu New Year

 

4-April 1

Sha’ban and Mid-Sha’ban

Islan

7

Clean Monday

Christianity – Eastern Orthodox

8

International Women’s and United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace

United Nations

9

Isra’a and Miraj

 

10

Harriet Tubman Day

USA/Niagara

11

National COVID-19 Day of Observance

 

13

L. Ron Hubbard’s Birthday

Church of Scientology

14

Sikh New Year

Sikhishm

14

Commonwealth Day

Canadian Government

14

National Pi Day

 

15-16

Pesach/Passover*

Judaism

17

Irish Heritage Day / St. Patrick’s Day

 Ontario

17

Purim

Judaism

18

Holi

Hinduism

18-20

Holla Mohalla

Sikhism

20

Persian New Year (Eid-e-Navroz)

Zoroastrian, Baha’i, Ismaili Muslims

20

Baha’i New Year

Baha’i

20

Ostara (Spring Equinox)

Wicca/Pagan

20

Eid-e-Navroz/Persian New Year

Baha’i/Zoroastrian

21

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

United Nations

21

World Down Syndrome Day

 

21

Guan Yin Birthday

Buddhism - Taiwanese

22

World Water Day

United Nations

23

National School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day

 

25

Feast of the Annunciation

Christianity – East Orthodox and Western

26

Earth Hour

 

29

Nisfu Sha’ban* (fasting day)

Islam

31

Guan Yin Birthday

 

31

Trans Day of Visibility

LGBTQ+

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APRIL 2022

 

Sikh Heritage Month

Ontario

 

World Autism Month

 

 

Genocide Awareness Month

 

 

Latin American History Month

 

 

Earth Month

 

1

Kha b-Nisan Spring Festival

Assyrian Diaspora

1

Hindu New Year

Hinduism

2

World Autism Awareness Day

United Nations

3-May 2

Ramadan

Islam

7

World Health Day

World Health Organization

7

Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day (Rwanda)

Canadian Government

9

Vimy Ridge Day

Canadian Government

8

International Day of Silence

GLSEN

10

Sri Rama Navami

Hinduism

13

International Day of Pink

 

14

Vaisakhi Sikh New Year

Sikhism

14

Puthandu (Tamil New Year)

Buddhism/Taoism

14

Solar New Year (Mesha Sankranta)

Hinduism

15

Memorial to Christ’s Death

Jehovah’s Witness

15

Good Friday

Canadian Govt Holiday and Christianity

16-22

Pesach/Passover

Judaism

16

Theravada New Year

Buddhism

17

Easter Sunday

Christianity

18

Easter Monday

Canadian Govt Holiday and Christianity

20

First Day of Ridván

Baha’i

21

Grounation Day

Rastafarian Holy Day

22

Earth Day (International Mother Earth Day)

United Nations

22

Orthodox Holy Friday

Christianity: Eastern Orthodox

24

Armenian Genocide Memorial Day

Canadian Government

24

Orthodox Easter Sunday

Christianity: Eastern Orthodox

24-30

National Volunteer Week

 

25

Orthodox Easter Monday

Christianity: Eastern Orthodox

25

Feast of St. Mark

Christianity – East Orthodox and Western

27

Laylat al-Qadr*

Islam

27

Administrative Professionals Day

 

27-29

Yom HaShoah* (Holocaust Remembrance Day)

Judaism

28

Jumu’ahtul Wida

 

28

National Day of Mourning

Canadian Government

28

Yom HaShoah* Holocaust Remembrance Day

Judaism

29

Laylat al-Qadr

Islam

30

Ninth Day of Ridván

Baha’i

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MAY 2022

 

Asian Heritage Month

Canadian Government

 

Jewish Heritage Month

 Ontario

 

Dutch Heritage Month

 Ontario

 

South Asian Heritage Month

 Ontario

 

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

 

 

National Speech and Hearing Month

 

1

School Principal's Day

 

1

International Family Equality Day

Family Equality Council

2

Music Monday

 

2-6

Children’s Mental Health Week

 

2-6

Education Week

 

2-6

Mental Health Week

 

2-4

Eid Al-Fitr (marking of the end of Ramadan Celebration)

Islam

3

Akshaya Tritya

Hinduism

4

International Firefighters Day

 

5

Cinco de Mayo

 

5

Red Dress Day

 

6

National Nursing Week

 

8

Mother's Day

 

8

Education Support Staff Appreciation Day

 

10

Jordan’s Principle/Bear Witness Day

First Nations, Metis, Inuit

11

National Receptionist Week

 

15

Vesak Day

Buddhism

15

International Day of Families

United Nations

16

World Education Support Personnel Day

 

17

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

IDAHOTB

19

Vaisakhi Puja (Buddha’s Birthday)

Buddhism

21

World Day of Cultural Diversity

United Nations

21

Ontario Flag Day

Ontario

23

Declaration of the Bá’b

Bahá’i

24

Queen Victoria Day

Canada

24

Declaration of the Bá’b*

Baha’i

 26

Ascension Day

Christianity – Eastern Orthodox and Western

29

Ascension of Baha’u’llah

Baha’i

31

World No Tobacco Day

World Health Organization

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JUNE 2022

 

Pride Month

Canada

 

National Indigenous History Month

Canada

 

Italian Heritage Month

Canada

 

Portuguese Speaking Heritage Month

Canada

 

Filinio Heritage Month

Canada

 

Pride Month

Canada

First Monday

Pride Flag Day

 

1

Intergenerational Day

 

2

Ascension Day

Christianity – Eastern Orthodox

3

Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Sikhism

5

World Environment Day (WED)

United Nations

5

Shavuot

Judaism

5

Pentecost

Judaism/ Christianity: Eastern Orthodox & Western

6

Whit Monday (Eastern)

 

7

Canadian Armed Forces Day

 

10

Portugal Day

Ontario

12

World Day Against Child Labour

United Nations

12

Filipino Independence Day

Government of Canada Recognition

14

Saga Dawa – Tibetan Buddist Enlightenment

Buddhism –Tibetan

16

Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Sikhism

17

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

United Nations

19

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day

United Nations

19

Father's Day

 

20

World Refugee Day

United Nations

21

First day of Summer/Summer Solstice

 

21

National Indigenous Day (Canada)

First Nations, Metis, Inuit

21

World Music Day

 

21

World Humanist Day

International Humanist and Ethical Union

23

Public Service Day (hosted by UN)

 

24

Nativity of St. John the Baptist

Christianity – East. Orthodox and Western

24

St. Jean Baptiste Day

Quebec and Francophone Culture

26

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

United Nations

26

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

United Nations

27

Multiculturalism Day

Canada

27

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day

Canadian Mental Health Association

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JULY 2022

8-12

Haij

Islam

9

Waqf al Arafa

Islam

10

Martyrdom of the Bá’b

Baha’i

10-13

Eid al Adha

Islam

11

Imamat Day

Islam

13

Asalha Puja Day, Dhamma

Buddhism

13

Guru Purnima Day

Buddhism/Jainism

16

Ethiopian Constitution Day

Rastafarian Holy Day

18

Nelson Mandela International Day

United Nations

23

Birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie

Rastafarian Holy Day

30

Al-Hirja New Year

Islam

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Please accept our apologies for omissions of any group or important dates. We make all possible efforts to publish Grand Erie District School Board’s Days of Significance according to a variety of sources. If there are any comments regarding the Days of Significance, please inform our communications department.

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