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2022
1 |
Lammas |
Christianity |
1 |
Civic Holiday |
Canadian Government |
1 |
Terry Fox Day |
Canada |
1 |
Emancipation Day |
Canada |
2 |
Naga Panchami |
Hinduism |
6 |
Tisha B'Av |
Judaism |
6 |
Transfiguration of Christ |
Christianity – Eastern Orthodox & Western |
8 |
Ashura |
Islam |
9 |
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples |
United Nations |
11 |
Raksha Bandhan |
Hinduism |
12 |
Varalakshmi Vrata |
Hinduism |
12 |
International Youth Day |
United Nations |
14 |
Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist |
Christianity: Eastern Orthodox & Western |
15 |
Bon Festival |
Buddhism |
15 |
The Assumption of Mary |
Christianity |
15 |
Feast of the Dormition Mother of God |
Christianity – Eastern Orthodox |
17 |
Marcus Garvey’s Birthday |
Rastafarianism |
19 |
Krishna Janmashtami |
Hinduism |
23 |
International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and Its Abolition |
United Nations |
24 |
Paryushan Parva |
Jainism |
28 |
Installation of Holy Scriptures of Guru Granth Sahib Ji |
Sikhism |
30 |
Ganesh Charturthi |
Hinduism |
1 |
PA Day - ALL |
Grand Erie |
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5 |
Labour Day |
Canadian Government |
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6 |
First Day of School |
GEDSB |
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7 |
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8 |
International Literacy Day |
United Nations |
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8 |
Nativity of Mary |
Christianity: Eastern Orthodox & Western |
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9 |
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Day |
Hinduism |
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9 |
Anat Chaturdashi |
Hinduism |
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10 |
Kshamavani Parva Jainism |
Jainism |
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10 |
World Suicide Prevention Day |
World Health Organization |
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10 |
Harvest Moon Festival |
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan |
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11 |
Coptic New Year |
Eastern Orthodox |
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11 |
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11 |
Ethiopian New Year |
Christianity: Rastafarian Eastern Orthodox |
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11 |
Grandparents’ Day |
Various Countries |
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12-18 |
Mennonite Heritage Week |
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14 |
Holy Cross Day (Feast of the Cross) |
Eastern Orthodox & Western |
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15 |
National Online Learning Day |
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15 |
International Day of Democracy |
United Nations |
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17 |
Vishwakarma Puja |
Hinduism |
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19 |
Powley Day |
First Nation, Métis |
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19-25 |
International Week of the Deaf |
Worldwide |
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20 |
National IT Professionals' Day |
Canada |
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25 |
Franco-Ontarian Day |
Government of Ontario |
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21 |
International Day of Peace |
United Nations |
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22 |
Mabon |
Wicca/Pagan |
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21-24 |
Ohigan (Autumn Equinox) |
Buddhism / Shintoism |
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22 |
First Day of Autumn |
Canada |
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23 |
Bi Visibility Day |
Canada |
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23 |
International Day of Sign Languages |
Worldwide |
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25-27 |
Rosh Hashanah |
Judaism |
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26-Oct 5 |
Navratri |
Hinduism |
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28 |
Fast of Gedaliah |
Judaism |
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29 |
Rowan's Law |
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29 |
International Tree Day |
Various Countries |
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30 |
Orange Shirt Day-National Day of Truth & Reconciliation |
First Nation, Métis, Inuit |
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30 |
International Translation Day |
Worldwide |
International Walk to School Month Canadian Autism Awareness Month Learning Disabilities Awareness Month National ADHD Awareness Month German Heritage Month Islamic Heritage Month Women's History Month |
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1-5 |
Durga Puja Festival |
Hinduism |
1 |
International Day for Older Persons |
United Nations |
2 |
National Custodial Workers Recognition Day |
Canada |
2 |
Saraswati Puja |
Hinduism |
4 |
Sisters in Spirit |
Status of Women Canada |
4-5 |
Yom Kippur |
Judaism |
5 |
International Walk to School Day |
Worldwide |
5 |
World Teachers’ Day |
United Nations |
5 |
Vijaya Dashmi/Dassehra |
Hinduisim |
7-8 |
Mawlid-Al-Nabi* (Prophet Muhammad’s Birth) |
Islam |
7 |
PA Day - ALL |
GEDSB |
9 |
Sharad Purnima |
Hinduism |
9-16 |
Sukkot |
Judaism |
9 |
Kathina Festival/Paváraná Day |
Buddhism |
10 |
World Mental Health Day |
World Health Organization |
10 |
Thanksgiving Day |
Canada |
11 |
National Coming Out Day |
LGBTQ+ |
11 |
International Day of the Girl Child |
United Nations |
Second week |
Body Confidence Awareness Week |
Canada |
13 |
Karva Chauth |
Hinduism |
16 |
World Food Day |
United Nations |
17-21 |
National School Bus Safety Week |
Canada |
17 |
Shemini Atzeret |
Judaism |
17 |
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
United Nations |
18 |
Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day |
Worldwide |
18 |
Simchat Torah |
Judaism |
19 |
International Pronouns Day |
Worldwide |
22 |
Dhanteras |
Hinduism |
24-28 |
Media Literacy Week |
Canada |
24 |
Diwali |
Hinduism/Jainism |
24 |
Bandi Chhor Divas (Sikhism) |
Sikhism |
26 |
Bhai Dooj |
Hinduism |
27 |
Dress Purple Day (supporting vulnerable children) |
Canada |
31 |
Halloween |
Canada |
31-Nov 2 |
Dia de los Muertos - Day of the Dead |
Mexico |
Hindu Heritage Month Indigenous Education Month Movember |
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1 |
All Saints Day |
Christianity – East Orthodox and Western |
1 |
Samhain |
Wicca/Pagan |
2 |
All Souls Day |
Christianity |
2 |
Crowning of Emperor Haile Selassie 1 |
Rastafarian Holy Day |
2 |
National Stress Awareness Day |
Canada |
4 |
Report Cards Distributed to Students (K-8) |
Grand Erie |
5-11 |
Veteran’s Week |
Canada |
6-12 |
Treaty Week |
Canada |
7 |
Birth of Bahá'u'lláh |
Baha’i |
7 |
Inuit Day |
First Nations, Metis, Inuit |
8 |
Guru Nanak’s Birthday |
Sikhism |
8 |
Indigenous (Aboriginal) Veterans Day |
First Nations, Metis, Inuit |
9 |
Loy Krathong |
Buddhism |
11 |
PA Day - ALL |
GEDSB |
11 |
Remembrance Day |
Canada |
13 |
International World Kindness Day |
International |
14 |
World Diabetes Day |
World Health Organization |
14-18 |
Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week |
Ontario Government |
15 |
Descending Day of Lord Buddha |
Buddhism |
16 |
Louis Riel Day |
First Nations, Métis, Inuit |
20 |
Christ the King |
Christianity |
20 |
International Transgender Day of Remembrance |
LGBTQ+ |
20 |
Universal Children’s Day |
United Nations |
21 |
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Christianity: Eastern Orthodox & Western |
24 |
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur |
Sikhism |
25 |
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women |
United Nations |
25-Dec 10 |
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence |
Canada |
26 |
Day of the Covenant |
Baha’i |
26 |
National Holodomor Memorial Day |
Ukrainian Canadian Congress |
27-Dec 24 |
Advent |
Christianity |
29 |
Giving Tuesday |
Christianity |
30 |
Saint Andrew’s Day |
Christianity |
Universal Human Rights Month |
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1 |
World AIDS Day |
United Nations |
1 |
Rosa Parks Day |
USA |
2 |
International Day of the Abolition of Slavery |
United Nations |
3 |
Feast of Saint Francis Xavier |
Christianity |
3 |
International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
United Nations |
6 |
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women |
Canada |
8 |
St. Clements of Ohrid Patrons Day |
Christianity – Macedonian Orthodox |
8 |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Christianity |
8 |
Bodhi Day (Buddha Enlightenment) |
Buddhism |
10 |
International Human Rights Day |
United Nations |
16 |
Dhanu Sankranti |
Hinduism |
18 |
International Migrants Day |
United Nations |
18-26 |
Hanukkah |
Judaism |
21 |
Yule - Winter Solstice |
Wicca/Pagan |
25 |
Christmas Day |
Canadian Government and Christianity |
26 |
Saint Stephen’s Day |
Christianity |
26-Jan 6 |
Winter Break |
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26 |
Boxing Day |
Canadian Government |
26 |
Zarthosht Diso Death |
Zoroastrian |
26 – Jan 1 |
Kwanzaa |
African Canadian and American Celebration |
31 |
New Years Eve |
Canadian Government |