Days of Significance 2023
NOTE: This calendar is not meant to be comprehensive or exhaustive and every attempt has been made to ensure its accuracy. Please note this is a fluid calendar and updates and changes are made throughout the year. If you discover any errors, required updates or omissions, or have any other inquiries regarding this document, forward your correspondence via email to gedsb-communications@granderie.ca.
Updated: September 18, 2023.
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2023
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1 |
Lammas |
Christianity |
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7 |
Civic Holiday |
Canadian Government |
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9 |
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples |
United Nations |
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12 |
International Youth Day |
United Nations |
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15 |
Bon Festival |
Buddhism |
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15 |
The Assumption of Mary |
Christianity |
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15 |
Feast of the Dormition Mother of God |
Christianity – Eastern Orthodox |
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17 |
Marcus Garvey’s Birthday |
Rastafarianism |
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21 |
Naga Panchami |
Hinduism |
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23 |
International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and Its Abolition |
United Nations |
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25 |
Varalakshmi Vrata |
Hinduism |
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30 |
Raksha Bandhan |
Hinduism |
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National Recovery Month National Suicide Prevention Month Childhood Cancer Awareness Month World Alzheimer’s Disease Month |
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1 |
Installation of Holy Scriptures of Guru Granth Sahib Ji |
Sikhism |
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4 |
Labour Day |
Canada |
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5 |
First Day of School |
Grand Erie |
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7 |
Ukrainian Heritage Day |
Ukraine |
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7 |
Brazil Independence Day |
Brazil |
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8 |
International Literacy Day |
International |
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8 |
Nativity of Mary |
Christianity |
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9 |
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Day |
International |
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10 |
World Suicide Prevention Day |
International |
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11-15 |
Mennonite Heritage Week |
Mennonite |
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11 |
Nayrouz/Coptic New Year |
Eastern Orthodox |
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11 |
Anniversary of 9/11 and the National Day of Service |
United States |
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13 |
Positive Thinking Day |
Various Countries |
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14 |
Holy Cross Day |
Christianity |
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15 |
International Dot Day |
International |
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15 |
International Day of Democracy |
International |
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15 |
PA Day - Elementary and Secondary |
Grand Erie |
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15-17 |
Rosh Hashanah |
Judaism |
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17 |
Vishwakarma Puja |
Hinduism |
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17-22 |
Gender Equality Week |
Canada |
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17-23 |
International Week of the Deaf |
International |
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18 |
International Equal Pay Day |
International |
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19 |
Ganesh Charturthi |
Hinduism |
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19 |
Powley Day |
Indigenous |
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19 |
National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |
Various Countries |
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19 |
International IT Professionals Day |
International |
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20 |
Kshamavani Parva |
Jainism |
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20 |
National Tree Day |
Canada |
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21 |
Armenia Independence Day |
Armenia |
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21 |
International Day of Peace |
International |
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21-29 |
Mabon |
Pagan |
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22 |
Terry Fox National School Run Day |
Canada |
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23 |
First day of Autumn |
Wicca |
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23 |
Harvestide/Fall Equinox |
Various Countries |
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23 |
International Day of Sign Languages |
International |
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23 |
Bi Visibility Day |
LGBTQ+ |
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24-25 |
Yom Kippur |
Judaism |
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25 |
Franco-Ontarian Day |
Ontario |
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24 |
Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day |
Canada |
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27 |
Rowan’s Law Day |
Ontario |
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28 |
Ananta Chaturdashi |
Hinduism |
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29-6 |
Sukkot |
Judaism |
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30 |
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Orange Shirt Day - Survivors’ Flag Raising/Every Child Matters |
Canada |
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30 |
International Translation Day |
International |
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ADHD Awareness Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month Bullying Prevention Month Canadian Islamic History Month Canadian Autism Awareness Month Child Abuse Prevention Month Children's Vision Month Cyber Awareness Month K-12 Disability Employment Awareness Month German Heritage Month Healthy Workplace Month International Walk to School Month Islamic Heritage Month Latin American Heritage Month Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia Awareness Month Women's History Month |
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International Day for Older Persons/Seniors Day |
United Nations |
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1-7 |
Mental Illness Awareness Week |
United States |
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2 |
National Custodial Workers Recognition Day |
Canada |
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2 |
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United Nations | |
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3 |
Secondary Progress Reports (Semester 1) |
Grand Erie |
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3 |
PA Day - Elementary and Secondary |
Grand Erie |
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4 |
National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQ+ People |
Canada |
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4 |
International Walk to School Day |
International |
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5 |
World Teachers' Day |
International |
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5-6 |
Hoshana Rabbah |
Judaism | |
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6 |
World Cerebral Palsy Day |
International |
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7 |
Shemini Atzeret |
Judaism |
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7-8 |
Simchat Torah |
Judaism |
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14-8 |
Fire Prevention Week |
Various Countries |
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9 |
Thanksgiving Day |
Canada |
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10 |
World Mental Health Day |
International |
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11 |
National Coming Out Day |
Canada |
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11 |
International Day of the Girl Child |
International |
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15-23 |
Sharad Navratri |
Hinduism |
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16 |
World Food Day |
International |
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16 |
National Boss' Day |
Canada | |
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15-21 |
Professional School Bus Driver Appreciation Week |
Canada |
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15-21 |
Invisible Disabilities Week | Canada | |
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16-20 |
Local Government Week |
Canada |
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16-20 |
National School Bus Safety Week |
Canada |
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17 |
Birth of Bahá'u'lláh |
Baha’i |
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17 |
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
International |
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17 |
Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Appreciation Day |
Grand Erie |
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18 |
Persons Day |
Canada |
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18 |
International Pronouns Day |
International |
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19-23 |
Local Government Week |
Canada |
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20 |
National Day on Writing |
Grand Erie |
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20-24 |
Durga Puja Festival |
Hinduism |
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22 |
Anniversary of the Attack at the National War Memorial and Parliament Hill in Ottawa |
Canada |
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22-28 |
Canadian Down Syndrome Week |
Canada |
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23 |
Canadian School Library Day |
Canada |
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23-27 |
Media Literacy Week |
Canada |
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24 |
United Nations Day |
UN |
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24 |
Vijayadashami/Dussehra |
Hinduism |
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25 |
Digital Citizen Week |
Canada |
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25-26 |
Birth of the Báb |
Bahá'í |
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26-27 |
Mawlid-Al-Nabi |
Islam |
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27 |
Dress Purple Day |
Ontario |
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28 |
Sharad Purnima |
Hinduism |
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31-1 |
Karva Chauth |
Hinduism |
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31-1 |
Samhain |
Wicca/Pagan |
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31 |
Halloween |
Canada/USA |
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Financial Literacy Month Hindu Heritage Month Indigenous Education Month Movember National Caregivers Appreciation Month National Diabetes Awareness Month National Epilepsy Month |
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1 |
All Saints Day |
Christianity |
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1 |
Take Our Kids to Work Day |
Ontario |
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2 |
International Day Against Violence and Bullying at School |
International |
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2 |
National Stress Awareness Day |
Canada |
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2 |
All Souls Day |
Christianity |
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2 |
Crowning of Emperor Haile Selassie I |
Rastafarianism |
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5-11 |
Veterans' Week |
Canada |
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5-11 |
Treaties Recognition Week |
Canada |
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6-10 |
National School Psychology Week |
Various Countries |
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5 |
Daylight savings time ends |
Canada |
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7 |
Student Learning Support Day |
Grand Erie |
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7 |
International Inuit Day |
International |
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8 |
Indigenous Veterans' Day |
Canada |
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8 |
International STEM/STEAM Day |
International |
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10 |
Dhanteras |
Hinduism |
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10 |
Elementary Progress Reports (Term 1) |
Grand Erie |
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11 |
Remembrance Day |
Canada |
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11 |
Poland's National Day of Independence |
Poland |
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12 |
Bandi Chhor Divas |
Sikhism |
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12 |
Diwali |
Hinduism/Jainism |
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13 |
World Kindness Day |
International |
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14 |
World Diabetes Day |
International |
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14-15 |
Bhai Dooj |
Hinduism |
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14-17 |
Secondary Mid-Term Reports (Semester 1) |
Grand Erie |
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14-18 |
Global Entrepreneurship Week |
Canada |
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16 |
Louis Riel Day |
Canada |
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17 |
PA Day - Elementary and Secondary |
Grand Erie |
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19-25 |
Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week |
Ontario |
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20 |
Universal Children's Day |
International |
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20 |
Transgender Day of Remembrance |
LGBTQ+ |
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20-27 |
Transgender Awareness Week |
Canada |
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23 |
International French Teachers Day/Le jour du prof de francais |
Various Countries |
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21-26 |
History Week of Arts, Culture and Creators in Canada |
Canada |
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24 |
Martyrdom of Guru Teg Bahadur |
Sikhism |
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25 |
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women |
International |
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26 |
Christ the King |
Christianity |
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26 |
Day of the Covenant |
Baha’i |
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27 |
Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib |
Sikhism |
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28 |
Giving Tuesday |
International |
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30 |
Saint Andrew’s Day |
Christianity |
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Universal Human Rights Month Accessibility Awareness Month |
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1 |
World AIDS Day |
United Nations |
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2 |
International Day of the Abolition of Slavery |
International |
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3 |
International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
United Nations |
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3 |
Feast of Saint Francis Xavier |
Christianity |
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3-24 |
Advent |
Christianity |
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4 |
Rosa Parks Day |
USA |
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4-10 |
Canada Learning Code Week |
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5 |
International Volunteer Day |
International |
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6 |
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women |
Canada |
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7-15 |
Hanukkah/Chanukah |
Judaism |
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8 |
St. Clements of Ohrid Patrons Day |
Christianity |
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8 |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Christianity |
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8 |
Bodhi Day (Buddha Enlightenment) |
Buddhism |
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10 |
International Human Rights Day |
International |
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13 |
Birthday of Imam Aga Khan |
Islam |
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16 |
Dhanu Sankranti |
Hinduism |
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18 |
International Migrants Day |
International |
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21 |
Winter Solstice/Yule |
Various Countries |
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Dec 23 -Jan 5 |
Winter Break |
Grand Erie |
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25 |
Christmas |
Christianity |
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26 |
Boxing Day |
Canada |
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26 |
Saint Stephen’s Day |
Christianity |
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26 |
Kwanzaa |
African-American |
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26 |
Zartosht No-Diso |
Zoroastrianism |
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31 |
New Year's Eve |
Various Countries |
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Tamil Heritage Month |
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1 |
Haiti’s Independence Day |
Haiti |
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1 |
New Year's Day |
Various Countries |
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1 |
Gantan-sai Japanese New Year |
Shinto |
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4 |
National Ribbon Skirt Day |
Canada |
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5 |
Twelfth Night |
Christianity |
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6 |
Epiphany |
Christianity |
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7 |
Orthodox Christmas Day |
Julian Calendar |
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8 |
National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Air Disaster |
Canada |
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10 |
Declaration of North America |
North America |
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11 |
Sir John A. Macdonald Day |
Canada |
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13 |
Punjab Lohri |
Punjab |
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14 |
Orthodox New Year's Day |
Julian Calendar |
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15 |
Martin Luther King Day |
USA |
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15 |
Makara Sankranti |
Hinduism |
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15-18 |
Thai Pongal |
Tamil |
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17 |
Raoul Wallenberg Day |
Canada |
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20 |
Birth of Guru Gobind Singh |
Sikhism |
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20 |
International Day of Acceptance |
International |
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21 |
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi |
Hinduism |
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21 |
World Religion Day |
International |
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21 |
Lincoln Alexander Day |
Canada |
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21 |
World Religion Day |
International |
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22 |
PA Day - Elementary |
Grand Erie |
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23 |
100th Day of School |
Grand Erie |
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24 |
International Day of Education |
International |
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24 |
World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture |
International |
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25 |
Mahyana - Buddhist New Year |
Buddhism |
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27 |
Family Literacy Day |
Canada |
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27 |
International Holocaust Remembrance Day |
International |
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27 |
St. Sava Devine Day |
Various Countries |
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29 |
National Day of Remembrance and Action Against Islamophobia |
Canada |
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29 |
National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack |
Canada |
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30 |
Jashan-E-Sadeh |
Zorotarisn |
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Black History Month Chinese Heritage Month School Crossing Guard Appreciation Month |
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1 |
Imbolc |
Gaelic |
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1 |
World Hijab Day |
International |
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1 |
PA Day - Secondary |
Grand Erie |
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2 |
Groundhog Day |
North America |
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2 |
National Wear Red Day (Heart Disease) |
Canada |
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2 |
PA Day - Secondary |
Grand Erie |
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3 |
Setsubun |
Buddhism/Shinto |
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6 |
Safer Internet Day |
Various Countries |
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5-11 |
Children's Mental Health Week |
WHO |
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TBD |
International Development Week |
International |
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24-25 |
Tu B'Shevat |
Judaism |
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6 |
International Day of Zero Tolerance on Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation |
WHO |
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6-10 |
Canadian School Counselling Week |
Canada |
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6-13 |
Secondary Final Reports (Semester 1) |
Grand Erie |
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10 |
Tibetan New Year - Losar |
Tibetan Buddhism |
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10 |
Lunar New Year/Spring Festival (Year of the Dragon) |
China |
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10 |
Vietnamese New Year |
Vietnam |
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10 |
Korean New Year |
Korea |
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11 |
International Day of Women and Girls in Science |
International |
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12 |
Elementary Term 2 Reports |
Grand Erie |
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13 |
World Radio Day |
International |
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13-17 |
Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week |
Canada |
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13-19 |
Non Profit Sector Appreciation Week |
Various Countries |
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14 |
Ash Wednesday |
Christianity |
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14 |
Vasant Panchami |
Hinduism/Sikhism |
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14 |
Saraswati Puja |
Hinduism |
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14 |
Valentine's Day |
Various Countries |
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15 |
Parinirvana Day |
Buddhism |
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15 |
National Flag Day of Canada |
Canada |
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19 |
Family Day |
Canada |
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19-25 |
Eating Disorders Awareness Week |
Canada |
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20 |
World Day of Social Justice |
International |
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21 |
International Mother Language Day |
International |
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24 |
Magha Puja Day/Lantern Festival |
Hinduism |
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28 |
Pink Shirt Day |
Canada |
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Bangladeshi Heritage Month Greek Heritage Month Irish Heritage Month National Social Work Month National Music Therapy Awareness Month |
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1 |
Semester 2 Progress Reports (Semester 2) |
Grand Erie |
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4 |
Black Mental Health Day |
Toronto |
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7 |
Isra’a and Miraj |
Islam |
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8 |
Maha Shivarati |
Hinduism |
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8 |
International Women's Day |
International |
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8 |
International Women’s and United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace |
International |
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Mar 10-April 9 |
Ramadan |
Islam |
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10 |
Daylight savings time begins |
Various Countries |
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11 |
National COVID-19 Day of Observance |
International |
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11 |
Commonwealth Day |
Various Countries |
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11 |
Bali Hindu New Year |
Balinese Calendar |
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11-15 |
March Break |
Grand Erie |
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13 |
Puthandu (Tamil New Year) |
Tamil |
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14 |
National Pi Day |
Canada |
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15 |
National Online Learning Day |
Various Countries |
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15 |
International Day to Combat Islamophobia |
Various Countries |
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17 |
Irish Heritage Day/St. Patrick's Day |
Various Countries |
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17 |
Sri Rama Navami |
Hinduism |
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19 |
National Social Worker Day |
Canada |
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19 |
First day of spring |
Various Countries |
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19 |
Navroze/Nowruz (Iranian/Persian New Year) |
Various Countries |
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20 |
BaháΚΌí Naw-Rúz (New Year) |
Bahá'í |
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20 |
Journée internationale de la francophonie - International Francophonie Day |
International |
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20 |
International Day of Happiness |
International |
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21 |
World Down Syndrome Day |
International |
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21 |
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
International |
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22 |
National School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day |
Canada |
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22 |
Hindu New Year |
Hinduism |
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22 |
World Water Day |
International |
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23 |
Earth Hour |
International |
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24 |
Palm Sunday |
Christianity |
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25 |
Feast of the Annunciation |
Christianity |
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24-25 |
Holi |
Hinduism |
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24-25 |
Sha’ban and Mid-Sha’ban |
Islam |
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25-27 |
Hola Mohalla |
Sikhism |
|
25 |
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade |
International |
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26 |
Purple Day for Epilepsy Awareness |
International |
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29 |
Good Friday |
Christianity |
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31 |
International Transgender Day of Visibility |
International |
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31 |
National Indigenous Languages Day |
Canada |
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31 |
Easter |
Christianity |
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Child Abuse Prevention Month Earth Month Financial Literacy Month Genocide Awareness Month Hispanic Heritage Month Latin-America History Month Sikh Heritage Month World Autism Month |
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1 |
Easter Monday |
Canada |
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1 |
April Fools Day |
Various Countries |
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1 |
Kha b-Nisan Spring Festival |
Assyrian Diaspora |
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2 |
World Autism Awareness Day |
International |
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3 |
EA Appreciation Day |
Grand Erie |
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4 |
School Librarian Day |
Grand Erie |
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5 |
Jumat-ul-Wida |
Islam |
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6 |
Laylat al-Qadr |
Islam |
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7 |
Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day |
Rwanda |
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7 |
World Health Day |
International |
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9 |
Vimy Ridge |
Canada |
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9-10 |
Eid-al-Fitr |
Islam |
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10 |
International Day of Pink |
International |
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12 |
International Day of Silence |
International |
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13 |
Solar New Year (Mesha Sankranti) |
Hinduism |
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13 |
Vaisakhi (Baisakhi) |
Sikhism |
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14-20 |
National Volunteer Week |
Canada |
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16 |
Student Learning Support Day |
Grand Erie |
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17 |
Equality Day |
Canada |
|
17 |
Rama Navami |
Hinduism |
|
19 |
PA Day - Elementary and Secondary |
Grand Erie |
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20-May 2 |
Ridvan |
Bahá'í |
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22-30 |
Pesach (Passover) |
Judaism |
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22 |
Earth Day |
Various Countries |
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24 |
Theravada New Year |
Buddhism |
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24 |
Administrative Professionals Day |
Various Countries |
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28 |
World Day for Safety and Health at Work (National Day of Mourning) |
International |
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23-30 |
Secondary Mid-Term Reports (Semester 2) |
Grand Erie |
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Asian Heritage Month Better Hearing and Speech Month Canadian Jewish Heritage Month Dutch Heritage Month Jewish Heritage Month Polish Heritage Month Sexual Assault Prevention Month |
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1 |
School Principals' Day |
Ontario |
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3 |
Good Friday (Orthodox) |
Christianity |
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3 |
World Press Freedom Day |
United Nations |
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3 |
Education and Professional Support Staff Appreciation Day |
Grand Erie |
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6 |
Orthodox Easter Monday |
Julian Calendar |
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5-6 |
Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day |
Israel |
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4 |
International Firefighters Day |
International |
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5 |
Easter (Orthodox Christianity) |
Christianity |
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5 |
Red Dress Day National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit people. |
Canada |
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5 |
Cinco de Mayo |
Mexico |
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6 |
Music Monday |
Canada |
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6 |
Children's Mental Health Week |
CMHO |
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6 |
Education Week |
Various Countries |
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8 |
National Receptionist Day |
Canada |
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9 |
Ascension Day |
Christianity |
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10 |
Bear Witness Day (Jordan's Principle) |
Canada |
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10 |
School Communicators Day |
Various Countries |
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12 |
Mother's Day |
Various Countries |
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14 |
Children and Youth in Care Day |
Ontario |
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15 |
International Day of Families |
International |
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15 |
Buddha's Birthday |
Buddhism |
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16 |
World Education Support Personnel Day |
International |
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17 |
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia |
International |
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19 |
Pentecost |
Christianity |
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18 |
National Speech Pathologist Day |
Various Countries |
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20 |
Victoria Day (Canadian Holiday) |
Canada |
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22 |
Declaration of the Báb |
Bahá'í |
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23 |
Vesak/Wesak (Buddha's Enlightenment) |
Buddhism |
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23 |
Saga Dawa - Tibetan Buddhist Enlightenment |
Buddism-Tibetan |
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26 |
National AccessAbility Week |
Canada |
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May 26-June 1 |
Bike to School Week |
Various Countries |
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27-28 |
Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh |
Bahá'í |
|
29 |
Red Shirt Day |
Canada |
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Indigenous History Month Aphasia Awareness Month World Alzheimer's Awareness Month Filipino Heritage Month Italian Heritage Month National Indigenous Speaking Heritage Month Portuguese Speaking Heritage Month Pride Month PTSD Awareness Month Senior's Month |
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1 |
National Health and Fitness Day |
Canada |
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3 |
PA Day - Elementary |
Grand Erie |
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1 |
Pride/Pride Flag Day |
Canada |
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1 |
Intergenerational Day |
Canada |
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2 |
Canadian Armed Forces Day |
Canada |
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11-13 |
Shavuot |
Judaism |
|
5 |
World Environment Day |
United Nations |
|
10 |
Portugal Day |
Portugal |
|
12 |
World Day Against Child Labour |
International |
|
12 |
Filipino Independence Day |
Canada |
|
14-19 |
Hajj |
Islam |
|
15-16 |
Waqf al Arafa |
Islam |
|
16 |
Father's Day |
Various Countries |
|
16-17 |
Ashura |
Islam |
|
17 |
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
International |
|
17 |
Eid al-Adha |
|
|
19 |
World Sickle Cell Awareness Day |
International |
|
19 |
Juneteenth/Emancipation Day |
Various Countries |
|
19 |
Pentecost |
Judaism/Christianity |
|
20 |
First day of Summer/Summer Solstice |
Various Countries |
|
20 |
World Refugee Day |
International |
|
21 |
National Indigenous Peoples Day |
Canada |
|
21 |
World Music Day |
International |
|
21 |
World Humanist Day |
International |
|
21 |
Elementary Term 2 Reports |
Grand Erie |
|
23 |
National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism |
Canada |
|
23 |
Public Service Day |
United Nations |
|
24 |
St. Jean Baptiste Day |
Quebec |
|
26 |
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking |
United Nations |
|
26 |
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture |
United Nations |
|
27 |
Last Day of School |
Grand Erie |
|
27 |
Multiculturalism Day |
Canada |
|
27 |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day |
CMHA |
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|
1 |
Canada Day |
Canada |
|
2-5 |
Secondary Final Reports (Semester 2) |
Grand Erie |
|
7 |
Al-Hirja New Year |
Islam |
|
7 |
First of Muharram/New Year |
Islam |
|
9 |
Martyrdom of the Bá’b |
Baha’i |
|
14 |
International Non-Binary Persons Day |
International |
|
18 |
Nelson Mandela International Day |
United Nations |
|
21 |
Guru Purnima Day |
Buddhism/Jainism |
|
23 |
Birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie |
Rastafarian |
|
28 |
Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval |
Canada |
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1 |
Lammas |
Christianity |
|
1 |
Emancipation Day |
Canada |
|
4 |
Anniversary of Ugandan Asian Resettlement |
Uganda |
|
5 |
Terry Fox Day |
Canada |
|
5 |
Civic Holiday |
Canadian Government |
|
6 |
Transfiguration of Christ |
Christianity |
|
8 |
Asean Day - Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
Asia |
|
9 |
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples |
United Nations |
|
9 |
Naga Panchami |
Hinduism |
|
9 |
National Peacekeepers’ Day |
Canada |
|
12 |
International Youth Day |
United Nations |
|
12-13 |
Tishah B’av |
Judaism |
|
13-15 |
Bon Festival |
Buddhism |
|
15 |
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Christianity |
|
15 |
India's Independence Day |
India |
|
15 |
National Liberation Day of Korea |
Korea |
|
14 |
Pakistan’s Independence Day |
Pakistan |
|
15 |
National Acadian Day |
Canada |
|
15 |
The Assumption of Mary |
Christianity |
|
15 |
Feast of the Dormition Mother of God |
Christianity |
|
16 |
Varalakshmi Vrata |
Hinduism |
|
17 |
Marcus Garvey's Birthday |
Rastafarianism |
|
19 |
Raksha Bandhan |
Hinduism |
|
19 |
World Humanitarian Day |
International |
|
23 |
International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and Its Abolition |
United Nations |
|
23 |
Black Ribbon Day |
Europe |
|
24 |
Ukrainian Independence Day |
Europe |
|
26 |
Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
Hinduism |
|
29 |
Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist |
Christianity |
|
31 |
International Day of African Descent |
Various Countries |
|
31-Sept 7 |
Paryushan Parva |
Jainism |
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