Days of Significance

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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: December 2024.

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December 2024

Universal Human Rights Month

Accessibility Awareness Month

December 01 - December 24

2024

Advent

Christianity

December 01

2024

Rosa Parks Day

USA

World AIDS Day

United Nations

December 02

2024

International Day of the Abolition of Slavery

International

December 03

2024

Feast of Saint Francis Xavier

Christianity

Giving Tuesday

International

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

United Nations

December 04

2024

Canada Learning Code Week

Canada

December 05

2024

International Volunteer Day

International

December 06

2024

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Canada

December 08

2024

St. Clements of Ohrid Patrons Day

Christianity

Bodhi Day (Buddha Enlightenment)

Buddhism

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Christianity

December 10

2024

International Human Rights Day

International

December 15

2024

Dhanu Sankranti

Hinduism

December 18

2024

International Migrants Day

International

December 21

2024

Winter Solstice/Yule

Various Countries

December 23 - January 05

2024 - 2025

Winter Break

Grand Erie

December 25

2024

Christmas

Christianity

December 25 - January 02

2024 - 2025

Hanukkah/Chanukah

Judaism

December 26

2024

Zartosht No-Diso

Zoroastrianism

Boxing Day

Canada

Saint Stephen’s Day

Christianity

December 26 - January 01

2024 - 2025

Kwanzaa

African-American

December 31

2024

New Year's Eve

Various Countries

January 2025

Tamil Heritage Month

Poverty Awareness Month

January 01

2025

New Year's Day

Various Countries

Gantan-sai Japanese New Year

Shinto

Haiti’s Independence Day

Haiti

January 01 - January 31

2025

Tamil Heritage Month

Canada

Poverty Awareness Month

Canada

January 04

2025

National Ribbon Skirt Day

Canada

January 05

2025

Twelfth Night

Christianity

January 06

2025

Epiphany

Christianity

Birth of Guru Gobind Singh

Sikhism

January 07

2025

Orthodox Christmas Day

Julian Calendar

January 08

2025

National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Air Disaster

Canada

January 10

2025

Declaration of North America

North America

Pausha Putrada Ekadashi

Hinduism

January 11

2025

Sir John A. Macdonald Day

Canada

January 14

2025

Orthodox New Year's Day

Julian Calendar

Makara Sankranti

Hinduism

Punjab Lohri

Punjab

Mahayana - Buddhist New Year

Buddhism

January 14 - January 17

2025

Thai Pongal

Tamil

January 19

2025

World Religion Day

International

January 20

2025

Martin Luther King Day

USA

International Day of Acceptance

International

PA Day – Elementary

Grand Erie

January 21

2025

Lincoln Alexander Day

Canada

January 24

2025

International Day of Education

International

World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture

International

January 27

2025

Family Literacy Day

Canada

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

International

St. Sava Devine Day

Various Countries

Isra’a and Miraj

Islam

January 29

2025

Vietnamese New Year

Vietnam

Korean New Year

Korea

National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack

Canada

Lunar New Year

Canada

National Day of Remembrance and Action Against Islamophobia

Canada

Lunar New Year/Spring Festival (Year of the Dragon)

China

January 30

2025

PA Day - Secondary

Grand Erie

Jashan-E-Sadeh

Zorotarism

January 31

2025

PA Day - Secondary

Grand Erie

February 2025

Black History Month

Heart Month

National Therapeutic Recreation Month

Psychology Month

Chinese Heritage Month

School Crossing Guard Appreciation Month

February 01

2025

World Hijab Day

International

February 01

2025

Imbolc

February 02

2025

Setsubun

Buddhism/Shinto

Vasant Panchami

Hinduism/Sikhism

Saraswati Puja

Hinduism

Groundhog Day

North America

February 02 - February 08

2025

International Development Week

International

February 03 - February 09

2025

Children's Mental Health Week

WHO

February 04 - February 11

2025

Secondary Final Reports (Semester 1)

Grand Erie

February 06

2025

International Day of Zero Tolerance on Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation

WHO

February 07

2025

National Wear Red Day (Heart Disease)

Canada

February 10

2025

First Provincial Report – Elementary

Grand Erie

February 10 - February 14

2025

Canadian School Counselling Week

Canada

February 11

2025

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

International

Safer Internet Day

Various Countries

February 12

2025

Magha Puja Day/Lantern Festival

Hinduism

February 12 - February 13

2025

Tu B'Shevat

Judaism

February 14 - February 18

2025

Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week

Canada

February 14

2025

Valentine's Day

Various Countries

February 14 - February 15

2025

Sha’ban and Mid-Sha’ban

Islam

February 15

2025

National Flag Day of Canada

Canada

Parinirvana Day

Buddhism

February 17

2025

Family Day

Canada

February 20

2025

World Day of Social Justice

International

February 21

2025

International Mother Language Day

International

February 24 - March 02

2025

Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Canada

February 26

2025

Maha Shivaratri

Hinduism

Pink Shirt Day

Canada

February 28 - March 29

2025

Ramadan

Islam

February 28 - March 02

2025

Tibetan New Year - Losar

Tibetan Buddhism

March 2025

Bangladeshi Heritage Month

Greek Heritage Month

Irish Heritage Month

National Social Work Month

National Music Therapy Awareness Month

March 01

2025

Progress Reports – Secondary

Grand Erie

March 03

2025

Black Mental Health Day

Canada

March 05

2025

Ash Wednesday

Christianity

March 08

2025

International Women's Day

International

March 09

2025

Daylight Savings Time Begins

Various Countries

March 10 - March 14

2025

March Break

Grand Erie

March 10

2025

Commonwealth Day

Various Countries

March 11

2025

National COVID-19 Day of Observance

International

March 14

2025

Holi

Hinduism

National Pi Day

Canada

March 14 - March 16

2025

Hola Mohalla

Sikhism

March 15

2025

National Social Worker Day

Canada

International Day to Combat Islamophobia

Various Countries

March 17

2025

Irish Heritage Day/St. Patrick's Day

Bahá'í

March 18

2025

National Social Worker Day

Grand Erie

March 20

2025

Navroz/Nowruz (Iranian/Persian New Year)

Various Countries

Baháʼí Naw-Rúz (New Year)

Various Countries

Journée internationale de la francophonie - International Francophonie Day

International

First Day of Spring

Various Countries

International Day of Happiness

International

March 21

2025

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

International

World Down Syndrome Day

International

March 22

2025

Earth Hour

International

World Water Day

International

March 23

2025

National School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day

Canada

March 25

2025

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day

Canada

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

International

Purple Day for Epilepsy Awareness

International

Feast of the Annunciation

Christianity

March 27

2025

Laylat al-Qadr

Islam

March 28

2025

Jumat-ul-Wida

Islam

March 31

2025

National Indigenous Languages Day

Canada

International Transgender Day of Visibility

International

April 2025

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

April 01

2025

Kha b-Nisan Spring Festival

Assyrian Diaspora

April Fools Day

Various Countries

April 02

2025

EA Appreciation Day

Grand Erie

World Autism Awareness Day

International

April 04

2025

School Librarian Day

Grand Erie

April 06

2025

Sri Rama Navami

Hinduism

Scottish Heritage Day

International

April 07

2025

World Health Day

International

Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day

Rwanda

April 09

2025

Vimy Ridge

Canada

April 10

2025

Learning Support Day – Secondary

Grand Erie

April 11

2025

PA Day - Elementary and Secondary

Grand Erie

International Day of Silence

International

April 12

2025

Pesach (Passover)

Judaism

International Day of Pink

International

April 13

2025

Palm Sunday

Christianity

Theravada New Year

Buddhism

April 14

2025

Vaisakhi (Baisakhi)

Sikhism

Solar New Year (Mesha Sankranti)

Hinduism

Puthandu (Tamil New Year)

Tamil

April 17

2025

Equality Day

Canada

April 18

2025

Good Friday

Christianity

April 20

2025

Easter

Christianity

April 20 - May 02

2025

Ridvan

Bahá'í

April 21

2025

Easter Monday

Canada

April 22

2025

Earth Day

Various Countries

April 23 - April 30

2025

Mid-Term Reports (Semester 2) – Secondary

Grand Erie

Secondary Mid-Term Reports (Semester 2)

Grand Erie

April 23

2025

Administrative Professionals Day

Various Countries

April 27 - May 04

2025

National Volunteer Week

Canada

April 28

2025

World Day for Safety and Health at Work (National Day of Mourning)

International

April 29 - April 30

2025

Eid-al-Fitr

Islam

May 2025

Asian Heritage Month

Better Hearing and Speech Month

Canadian Jewish Heritage Month

Jewish Heritage Month

Polish Heritage Month

Sexual Assault Prevention Month

May 01

2025

School Principals' Day

Grand Erie

May 03

2025

Education and Professional Support Staff Appreciation Day

Grand Erie

World Press Freedom Day

United Nations

May 04

2025

International Firefighters Day

International

May 05 - May 09

2025

Education Week

Various Countries

May 05

2025

Music Monday

Canada

Red Dress Day National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit People

Canada

Cinco de Mayo

Mexico

Buddha’s Birthday

Buddhism

May 05 - May 10

2025

Health and Safety Week

Grand Erie

May 05 - May 11

2025

Children's Mental Health Week

CMHO

May 07

2025

National Skilled Trades Day

Canada

May 10

2025

Bear Witness Day (Jordan's Principle)

Canada

World Lupus Day

Various Countries

May 11

2025

Mother's Day

Various Countries

May 12 - May 16

2025

Bike to School Week

Various Countries

May 12

2025

Vesak/Wesak (Buddha's Enlightenment)

Buddhism

May 14

2025

Children and Youth in Care Day

Ontario

May 15

2025

International Day of Families

International

May 16

2025

World Education Support Personnel Day

Grand Erie

May 17

2025

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

International

May 18

2025

National Speech Pathologist Day

Grand Erie

May 19

2025

Victoria Day (Canadian Holiday)

Canada

May 22 - May 23

2025

Declaration of the Báb

Bahá'í

May 26

2025

National AccessAbility Week

Canada

May 28 - May 31

2025

Red Shirt Day

Canada

May 28 - May 29

2025

Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh

Bahá'í

May 29

2025

Ascension Day

Christianity

June 2025

Indigenous History Month

Aphasia Awareness Month

World Alzheimer's Awareness Month

Filipino Heritage Month

Italian Heritage Month

Men’s Health Month

National Indigenous Speaking Heritage Month

Portuguese Speaking Heritage Month

Pride Month

PTSD Awareness Month

Senior's Month

June 01

2025

Pride/Pride Flag Day

Canada

National Health and Fitness Day

Canada

Canadian Armed Forces Day

Canada

Intergenerational Day

Canada

June 01 - June 03

2025

Shavuot

Judaism

June 04 - June 09

2025

Hajj

Islam

June 05 - June 06

2025

Ashura

Islam

Waqf al Arafa

Islam

June 05

2025

World Environment Day

United Nations

June 06

2025

PA Day – Elementary

Grand Erie

June 06 - June 10

2025

Eid al-Adha

Islam

June 08

2025

Pentecost

Christianity

June 10

2025

Portugal Day

Portugal

June 11

2025

Saga Dawa - Tibetan Buddhist Enlightenment

Buddism-Tibetan

June 12

2025

Filipino Independence Day

Canada

World Day Against Child Labour

International

June 15

2025

Father's Day

Various Countries

June 17

2025

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

International

June 19

2025

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day

International

Juneteenth/Emancipation Day

Various Countries

June 23

2025

Final Provincial Report - Elementary

Grand Erie

June 27

2025

PA Day – Elementary and Secondary

Grand Erie

First of Muharram/New Year

Islam

July 2025

July 01

2025

Canada Day

Canada

July 02 - July 04

2025

Final Reports – Secondary (Semester 2)

Grand Erie

July 06

2025

Al-Hirja New Year

Islam

July 07

2025

First of Muharram/New Year

Islam

July 09

2025

Martyrdom of the Bá’b

Baha’i

July 10

2025

Guru Purnima Day

Buddhism/Jainism

July 14

2025

International Non-Binary Persons Day

International

July 18

2025

Nelson Mandela International Day

United Nations

July 23

2025

Birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie

Rastafarian

July 28

2025

Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval

Canada

July 29

2025

Naga Panchami

Hinduism