January 2016 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 New Year s 2 9 16 Jan. 1 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Temple (Buddhist) Mary, Mother of God (Catholic) Guru Gobind Singh (Sikh) Epiphany (Christian) Jan. 14 Makar Sandranti (Hindu) Maghi-Lori (Sikh) Jan. 24 Mayahana New Year (Buddhist) Jan. 25 Tu B Shevat (Jewish) Jan. 27 UN Holocaust (International) 17 18 Martin Luther King Jr. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February 2016 7 Black History 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 6 13 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 8 National Freedom Groundhog Candlemas (Christmas) Rosa Parks Chinese New Year Feb. 9 Shrove Tuesday Mardi Gras Feb. 10 Ash Wednesday (Christian) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Feb. 12 Vasant Panchami (Hindu) Feb. 14 Valentine s Race Relations Feb. 15 Nirvana (Buddhist) President s Feb. 26 Ayyam-i-Ha (Baha i) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
March 2016 6 National Women s History Irish- History 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 5 12 19 26 Mar. 1 Mar. 7 St. David s Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) Mar. 8 International Women s Mar. 13 Vaisakhi (Hindu) Mar. 15 Ramanavami (Hindu) Mar. 17 St. Patrick s Mar. 20 Palm Sunday (Christian) Mar. 21 Nowruz (Zoroastrian) Mar. 23 Holi (Hindu) Magha Puja (Buddhist) Mar. 24 Purim (Jewish) Holla Mohalla (Sikh) Mar. 25 Good Friday Shushan Purim (Jewish) Mar. 26 Holy Saturday (Catholic) Mar. 27 Easter Mar. 31 Cesar Chavez 27 28 29 30 31
April 2016 3 Scottish- 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 2 9 16 23 Apr. 1 April Fool s Apr. 3 Divine Mercy (Catholic) Apr. 6 National Tartan Apr. 14 Vaisakhi (Sikh) Apr. 15 Rama Navami (Hindu) Apr. 18 Guru Angad Dev (Sikh) Apr. 21 Festival of Ridvan (4/21-5/1) (Baha i) Apr. 22 Theravada New Year (Buddhist) Apr. 23 1st of Passover (Jewish) Apr. 24 Armenian Martyr s Apr. 27 Admin Professionals Apr. 29 Arbor Apr. 30 Last of Passover (Jewish) 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 7 14 21 28 May 1 May 4 May 5 May 8 May 9 Beltane (Celtic) Yom HaShoah (Jewish) Yom HaShoah (Jewish) Ascension (Christian) Isra and Mi raj (Muslim) Cinco de Mayo Mother s Akshay Tritiya (Hindu) May 12 Yom Ha atzmaut (Jewish) May 15 Pentecost (Christian) Wesak-Buddah (Buddhist) May 21 Armed Forces Lailat al Bara ah (Islamic) May 22 Trinity Sunday (Christian) May 26 Lag B Omer (Jewish) Corpus Christi (Catholic) May 29 Ascension of Baha-u-llah (Baha i) 29 30 Memorial 31 Asian-Pacific Islander Jewish- Heritage
June 2016 Caribbean- Heritage GLBT Pride 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 4 11 18 Jun. 3 Jun. 4 Jun. 5 Jun. 6 Jun. 7 Jun. 12 Jun. 14 Jun. 16 Jun. 19 Jun. 26 Sacred Heart of Jesus (Catholic) Savitri Pooja (Hindu) Yom Yersualayim (Jewish) D- Ramadan Starts (Islamic) Shavout (Jewish) Flag Tisha B av (Jewish) Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Sikh) Father s Gay Pride 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2016 3 4 Fourth of July 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 Jul. 6 Jul. 7 Puri Rath Yatra (Hindu) Eid al-fitr (Islamic) Jul. 11 Obon (Buddhist) Jul. 19 Asala-Dharma (Buddhist) Guru Purnima (Hindu) Jul. 26 s with Disabilities Act 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August 2016 7 Diversity Awareness 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 6 13 Aug. 14 Tisha B Av (Jewish) Aug. 15 Assumption of Mary (Catholic) Aug. 17 Ulambana (Buddhist) Aug. 18 Raksha Bandham (Hindu) Aug. 21 Senior Citizen s Aug. 25 Krishna Jayanti (Hindu) Aug. 26 Women s Equality 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September 2016 4 Hispanic Heritage 5 Labor 1 2 6 7 8 9 3 10 Sep. 5 Sep. 10 Sep. 13 Sep. 14 Sep. 16 Sep. 23 Sep. 28 Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu) Waqf al Arafa-Hajj (Islamic) Eid al-adha (Islamic) Onam (Hindu) National POW/MIA Vishwakarma Puja (Hindu) Native s Mahalaya Amavasya (Hindu) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October 2016 2 Filipino- History 9 10 16 Italian Heritage Polish- History German- History Disability Employment Awareness 3 4 5 6 7 Columbus 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 8 15 22 29 Oct. 1 Navararti (1-10) (Hindu) Oct. 2 Muharram (Islamic) Oct. 3 Rosh Hashana (Jewish) Hijra (Islamic) Oct. 10 Indigenous People s Oct. 11 Ashura (Islamic) Dusshera (Hindu) Oct. 12 Yom Kippur (Jewish) of Ashura (Islamic) Oct. 14 Dassera (Hindu) Oct. 15 Shardad Purnima (Hindu) Oct. 16 Sukkot (16-23) (Jewish) Oct. 19 Karwa Chauth (Hindu) Oct. 20 Guru Granth (Sikh) Oct. 24 Shmini Atzeret (Jewish) United Nations Oct. 25 Simchat Torah (Jewish) Oct. 27 Navy Oct. 28 Dhantera (Hindu) Oct. 30 Diwali (Hindu) Oct. 31 Halloween 30 31
November 2016 Native Heritage 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 Veteran s 5 12 19 Nov. 1 Nov. 2 Nov. 6 Nov. 8 All Saint s (Christian) Bhai Dooj (Hindu) All Soul s (Christian) Chhath Puja (Hindu) Bodhi (Buddhist) Nov. 14 Guru Nanak Dev Ji (Sikh) Kartik Poornima (Hindu) Nov. 24 Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikh) Nov. 25 Native- Heritage Nov. 27 1st Sunday of Advent (Christian) 20 21 22 23 24 Thanksgiving 25 After Thanksgiving 26 27 28 29 30
December 2016 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 3 10 17 Dec. 8 Bodhi (Buddhist) Immaculate Conception (Catholic) Dec. 10 Human Rights Geeta Jayanti (Hindu) Dec. 12 Mawlid al-nabi (Islamic) Dec. 15 Dhanu Sankranti (Hindu) Dec. 16 Milad un Nabi (Islamic) Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Dec. 25 Hanukkah (Jewish) Dec. 26 Kwanzaa (12/26 1/1) Dec. 28 Holy Innocents (Christian) Dec. 31 New Year s Eve 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Christmas off for Christmas