This is a more-or-less complete list of holidays and observances that may be included in any of the subpages of Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries. The purpose of this list is to help editors keep track of when the days should be listed, especially those whose dates vary from year to year. Note that the listings may be omitted from the various subpages because of article quality concerns.
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1 | National Day in the People's Republic of China ( 1949); Independence Day in Cyprus and Nigeria (both 1960), Tuvalu ( 1978) and Palau ( 1994) | |
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6 | German-American Day in the United States | |
7 | Teachers' Day in Albania | |
8 | International Women's Day; Mother's Day in various European countries; Revolution Day in Syria | |
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1st Monday | Labour Day in Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and South Australia | |
2nd Monday | Thanksgiving in Canada; Health and Sports Day in Japan; Columbus Day in the United States | |
4th Monday | Labour Day in New Zealand |
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2nd Sunday | Remembrance Sunday in the United Kingdom | |
4th Thursday | Thanksgiving in the United States; | |
4th Saturday | Holodomor Remembrance Day in Ukraine |
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3 | United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities | |
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Listed in order of the first possible day.
When | Listings | Notes |
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First week of January | Perihelion | |
around January 13 to 15 | Pongal for Tamils | |
anywhere from January through February | Tu Bishvat in Judaism | 15th of Shevat |
anywhere from late January through mid-February | Lunar New Year in the Chinese calendar | |
between January 29 and March 4 | Fat Thursday | 52 days before Easter |
first week of February | Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan begins | |
between February 2 and March 8 | Shrove Monday/ Lundi Gras | 48 days before Easter |
between February 3 and March 9 | Shrove Tuesday/ Mardi Gras | 47 days before Easter |
between February 4 and March 10 | Ash Wednesday | 46 days before Easter |
between February 8 and March 14 | Feast of Orthodoxy ( Eastern Christianity) | 42 days before Easter |
between February 9 and March 15 | Clean Monday/First day of Great Lent ( Eastern Christianity) | 41 days before Easter |
anywhere from mid-February to early March | Lantern Festival ( Chinese calendar) | 15 days after Lunar New Year |
late February to mid-March | Fast of Esther ( Judaism) | 13th of Adar; if this is a Saturday, then it is observed on the preceding Thursday |
late February to mid-March | Purim ( Judaism) | 14th of Adar (begins at sundown on the 13th) |
late February to mid-March | Shushan Purim in Jerusalem and Susa ( Judaism) | 15th of Adar |
late February to mid-March | Holi ( Hinduism) | last full day of Phalguna |
between March 1 and April 4 | Laetare Sunday ( Western Christianity); Mothering Sunday in the United Kingdom | 4th Sunday of Lent |
between March 8 and April 11 | Passion Sunday ( Anglicanism) | 5th Sunday of Lent |
between March 14 and April 17 | Lazarus Saturday/Start of Holy Week ( Eastern Christianity) | one day before Palm Sunday |
between March 15 and April 18 | Palm Sunday ( Christianity) | |
between March 19 and April 22 | Maundy Thursday ( Christianity) | Thursday before Easter |
between March 21 and April 24 | Holy Saturday ( Christianity) | one day before Easter |
between March 22 and April 25 | Easter ( Christianity) | |
between March 23 and April 26 | Easter Monday ( Christianity); Sham el-Nessim in Egypt; Family Day in South Africa | |
late March to mid-April | Gudi Padwa and Ugadi in various parts of India | 1st day of Chaitra |
late March to mid-April | Cheti Chand ( Sindhis) | 2nd day of Chaitra |
late March to mid-April | Rama Navami ( Hinduism) | 9th day of Chaitra |
between March 28 and May 2 | Easter Saturday (Western Christianity) | Saturday after Easter |
between March 29 and May 9 | Divine Mercy Sunday (Roman Catholicism); Antipascha (Eastern Christianity) | 1 week after Easter |
around April 5 | Qingming Festival ( Chinese calendar); Hansik in South Korea | 15 days after the equinox |
early April to early May | Yom HaShoah ( Judaism) | 27 of Nisan |
April 13, 14, or 15 | Visakhi ( Sikhism); Bengali New Year; Tamil New Year; | |
mid-April to early May | Festival of Mazu ( Chinese calendar) | 23rd day of 3rd lunar month |
mid-April to mid-May | Yom Hazikaron in Israel | 4th of Iyar; if this is a Thursday or Friday, then this is observed on Wednesday; if this is a Sunday, then it is moved to Monday |
mid-April to mid-May | Yom Ha'atzmaut in Israel | 5th of Iyar; if this is a Friday or Saturday, then this is observed on Thursday; if this is a Monday, then it is moved to Tuesday |
late-April to early-June | Vesak ( Buddhism) | Full moon of the month Vesākha |
mid-September to mid-October | Double Ninth Festival ( Chinese calendar) | 9th day of 9th lunar month |
mid-September to mid-October | Vijayadashami ( India and Nepal); | 10th of Ashvin |
mid-September to mid-October | Yom Kippur ( Judaism) | 10th of Tishrei |
mid-September to late October | Sukkot ( Judaism) | begins 15th of Tishrei (7 days long) |
late September to late October | Shemini Atzeret ( Judaism) | 22nd of Tishrei |
late September to late October | Simchat Torah ( Judaism) | 23rd of Tishrei |
mid-October to mid-December | Diwali ( Hindu) | A new moon night |
mid-November to mid-December | Bodhi Day ( Buddhism) | 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar |
between November 20 and 26 | Feast of Christ the King ( Roman Catholic Church) | Sunday before Advent begins |
between November 27 and December 3 | Advent begins ( Western Christianity) | 4th Sunday before December 25 |
late November to mid-December | National Day in Burma | 10th day following the full moon of the month of Tazaungmone |
December | Hanukkah ( Judaism) | begins 25th of Kislev (8 days long) |
mid-December to mid-January | Tenth of Tevet ( Judaism) | 10th of Tevet |
December 20 to 22 | December solstice' ([time] UTC, [year]); Dongzhi, Yalda, Yule, and other winter solstice festivals ( Northern Hemisphere, year); Midsummer festivities ( Southern Hemisphere, year) |
The Islamic calendar is shorter than the Gregorian year, so each observance will occur earlier in the Gregorian calendar every year by about 10–12 days.
2011 date | 2012 date | Listings | Notes |
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Jan 25 | Jan 14 | Arba'een in Shi'a Islam | 20th of Safar (40 days after Day of Ashura) |
Feb 15 | Feb 4 | Mawlid in Sunni Islam | 12th of Rabi'-ul-Awwal |
Feb 20 | Feb 11 | Mawlid in Shi'a Islam | 17th of Rabi'-ul-Awwal |
Jun 29 | Jun 17 | Isra and Mi'raj ( Islam) | 27th day of Rajab |
Jul 19 | Jul 7 | Laylat al Bara'at ( Islam) | 15th day of Sha'aban |
Aug 1 | Jul 20 | 1 Ramadan ( Islam) | 1st of Ramadan |
Aug 17 | Aug 6 | Muhammad's first revelation ( Islam) | 17th / 21st of Ramadan |
Aug 27 | Laylat al-Qadr ( Islam) | 27th day of Ramadan | |
Aug 30 | Aug 19 | Eid ul-Fitr ( Islam) | 1st of Shawwal |
Nov 4 | First day of Hajj ( Islam) | begins 8th of Dhu al-Hijjah (3 days) | |
Nov 5 | Day of Arafa ( Islam) | 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah | |
Nov 6 | Eid al-Adha ( Islam) | begins 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah (3 days) | |
Nov 14 | Eid al-Ghadeer ( Islam) | 18th of Dhu al-Hijjah | |
Nov 20 | Eid al-Mubahila ( Islam) | 24th of Dhu al-Hijjah | |
Nov 26 | Islamic New Year; Mourning of Muharram begins | 1st of Muharram | |
Dec 5 | Day of Ashura ( Islam) | 10th of Muharram |
This is a more-or-less complete list of holidays and observances that may be included in any of the subpages of Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries. The purpose of this list is to help editors keep track of when the days should be listed, especially those whose dates vary from year to year. Note that the listings may be omitted from the various subpages because of article quality concerns.
Day of month | Listings | Notes |
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1 | National Day in the People's Republic of China ( 1949); Independence Day in Cyprus and Nigeria (both 1960), Tuvalu ( 1978) and Palau ( 1994) | |
2 | ||
3 | ||
4 | ||
5 | ||
6 | German-American Day in the United States | |
7 | Teachers' Day in Albania | |
8 | International Women's Day; Mother's Day in various European countries; Revolution Day in Syria | |
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1st Monday | Labour Day in Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and South Australia | |
2nd Monday | Thanksgiving in Canada; Health and Sports Day in Japan; Columbus Day in the United States | |
4th Monday | Labour Day in New Zealand |
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2nd Sunday | Remembrance Sunday in the United Kingdom | |
4th Thursday | Thanksgiving in the United States; | |
4th Saturday | Holodomor Remembrance Day in Ukraine |
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3 | United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities | |
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Listed in order of the first possible day.
When | Listings | Notes |
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First week of January | Perihelion | |
around January 13 to 15 | Pongal for Tamils | |
anywhere from January through February | Tu Bishvat in Judaism | 15th of Shevat |
anywhere from late January through mid-February | Lunar New Year in the Chinese calendar | |
between January 29 and March 4 | Fat Thursday | 52 days before Easter |
first week of February | Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan begins | |
between February 2 and March 8 | Shrove Monday/ Lundi Gras | 48 days before Easter |
between February 3 and March 9 | Shrove Tuesday/ Mardi Gras | 47 days before Easter |
between February 4 and March 10 | Ash Wednesday | 46 days before Easter |
between February 8 and March 14 | Feast of Orthodoxy ( Eastern Christianity) | 42 days before Easter |
between February 9 and March 15 | Clean Monday/First day of Great Lent ( Eastern Christianity) | 41 days before Easter |
anywhere from mid-February to early March | Lantern Festival ( Chinese calendar) | 15 days after Lunar New Year |
late February to mid-March | Fast of Esther ( Judaism) | 13th of Adar; if this is a Saturday, then it is observed on the preceding Thursday |
late February to mid-March | Purim ( Judaism) | 14th of Adar (begins at sundown on the 13th) |
late February to mid-March | Shushan Purim in Jerusalem and Susa ( Judaism) | 15th of Adar |
late February to mid-March | Holi ( Hinduism) | last full day of Phalguna |
between March 1 and April 4 | Laetare Sunday ( Western Christianity); Mothering Sunday in the United Kingdom | 4th Sunday of Lent |
between March 8 and April 11 | Passion Sunday ( Anglicanism) | 5th Sunday of Lent |
between March 14 and April 17 | Lazarus Saturday/Start of Holy Week ( Eastern Christianity) | one day before Palm Sunday |
between March 15 and April 18 | Palm Sunday ( Christianity) | |
between March 19 and April 22 | Maundy Thursday ( Christianity) | Thursday before Easter |
between March 21 and April 24 | Holy Saturday ( Christianity) | one day before Easter |
between March 22 and April 25 | Easter ( Christianity) | |
between March 23 and April 26 | Easter Monday ( Christianity); Sham el-Nessim in Egypt; Family Day in South Africa | |
late March to mid-April | Gudi Padwa and Ugadi in various parts of India | 1st day of Chaitra |
late March to mid-April | Cheti Chand ( Sindhis) | 2nd day of Chaitra |
late March to mid-April | Rama Navami ( Hinduism) | 9th day of Chaitra |
between March 28 and May 2 | Easter Saturday (Western Christianity) | Saturday after Easter |
between March 29 and May 9 | Divine Mercy Sunday (Roman Catholicism); Antipascha (Eastern Christianity) | 1 week after Easter |
around April 5 | Qingming Festival ( Chinese calendar); Hansik in South Korea | 15 days after the equinox |
early April to early May | Yom HaShoah ( Judaism) | 27 of Nisan |
April 13, 14, or 15 | Visakhi ( Sikhism); Bengali New Year; Tamil New Year; | |
mid-April to early May | Festival of Mazu ( Chinese calendar) | 23rd day of 3rd lunar month |
mid-April to mid-May | Yom Hazikaron in Israel | 4th of Iyar; if this is a Thursday or Friday, then this is observed on Wednesday; if this is a Sunday, then it is moved to Monday |
mid-April to mid-May | Yom Ha'atzmaut in Israel | 5th of Iyar; if this is a Friday or Saturday, then this is observed on Thursday; if this is a Monday, then it is moved to Tuesday |
late-April to early-June | Vesak ( Buddhism) | Full moon of the month Vesākha |
mid-September to mid-October | Double Ninth Festival ( Chinese calendar) | 9th day of 9th lunar month |
mid-September to mid-October | Vijayadashami ( India and Nepal); | 10th of Ashvin |
mid-September to mid-October | Yom Kippur ( Judaism) | 10th of Tishrei |
mid-September to late October | Sukkot ( Judaism) | begins 15th of Tishrei (7 days long) |
late September to late October | Shemini Atzeret ( Judaism) | 22nd of Tishrei |
late September to late October | Simchat Torah ( Judaism) | 23rd of Tishrei |
mid-October to mid-December | Diwali ( Hindu) | A new moon night |
mid-November to mid-December | Bodhi Day ( Buddhism) | 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar |
between November 20 and 26 | Feast of Christ the King ( Roman Catholic Church) | Sunday before Advent begins |
between November 27 and December 3 | Advent begins ( Western Christianity) | 4th Sunday before December 25 |
late November to mid-December | National Day in Burma | 10th day following the full moon of the month of Tazaungmone |
December | Hanukkah ( Judaism) | begins 25th of Kislev (8 days long) |
mid-December to mid-January | Tenth of Tevet ( Judaism) | 10th of Tevet |
December 20 to 22 | December solstice' ([time] UTC, [year]); Dongzhi, Yalda, Yule, and other winter solstice festivals ( Northern Hemisphere, year); Midsummer festivities ( Southern Hemisphere, year) |
The Islamic calendar is shorter than the Gregorian year, so each observance will occur earlier in the Gregorian calendar every year by about 10–12 days.
2011 date | 2012 date | Listings | Notes |
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Jan 25 | Jan 14 | Arba'een in Shi'a Islam | 20th of Safar (40 days after Day of Ashura) |
Feb 15 | Feb 4 | Mawlid in Sunni Islam | 12th of Rabi'-ul-Awwal |
Feb 20 | Feb 11 | Mawlid in Shi'a Islam | 17th of Rabi'-ul-Awwal |
Jun 29 | Jun 17 | Isra and Mi'raj ( Islam) | 27th day of Rajab |
Jul 19 | Jul 7 | Laylat al Bara'at ( Islam) | 15th day of Sha'aban |
Aug 1 | Jul 20 | 1 Ramadan ( Islam) | 1st of Ramadan |
Aug 17 | Aug 6 | Muhammad's first revelation ( Islam) | 17th / 21st of Ramadan |
Aug 27 | Laylat al-Qadr ( Islam) | 27th day of Ramadan | |
Aug 30 | Aug 19 | Eid ul-Fitr ( Islam) | 1st of Shawwal |
Nov 4 | First day of Hajj ( Islam) | begins 8th of Dhu al-Hijjah (3 days) | |
Nov 5 | Day of Arafa ( Islam) | 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah | |
Nov 6 | Eid al-Adha ( Islam) | begins 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah (3 days) | |
Nov 14 | Eid al-Ghadeer ( Islam) | 18th of Dhu al-Hijjah | |
Nov 20 | Eid al-Mubahila ( Islam) | 24th of Dhu al-Hijjah | |
Nov 26 | Islamic New Year; Mourning of Muharram begins | 1st of Muharram | |
Dec 5 | Day of Ashura ( Islam) | 10th of Muharram |