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Cultural Holiday Celebrations & Traditions Calendar 

This calendar highlights holidays, traditions, and cultural events from around the world to support inclusive and culturally relevant nutrition care. We hope you use it as a resource to better understand the celebrations, fasting practices, and food traditions that may influence your patients’, clients’, and colleagues’ dietary patterns throughout the year. If we’re missing any unique dates or there is incorrect information, please reach out to use to let us know: vn@eatright.org.

June 

  • Pride Month (Global)-June
  • Dragon Boat Festival (Global Asian Holiday)-5th month of the Chinese calendar
  • Eid-al-Adha (Global Muslim/Islamic Holiday)-12th month of the Islamic calendar, 10th day
  • Juneteenth (America)-June 19th, Celebration of Black Independence
  • Shavuot begins (Global Jewish Holiday)-3rd month of the Hebrew Calendar, 6th day
  • Waqf al Arafa (Global Muslim/Islamic Holiday)-12th month of the Islamic Calendar, 9th day

July 

  • Hijri New Year - the Islamic New Year (Global Muslim/Islamic Holiday)-1st month of the Islamic Calendar, 1st lunar crescent after the new moon
  • National Disability Independence Day (America)-July 26th

August 

  • International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples - August 9th
  • Ghost Month or Ghost Festival (Global Buddhist Holiday)-7th month of the lunar calendar, 15th day
  • Women’s Equality Day (America)-August 26th
  • Youm-e-Istiqlal (Pakistan Independence Day)-August 14th

September 

  • Hispanic Heritage Month (America)-September 15th to October 15th
  • Mid-Autumn Festival/Moon Festival (Global)-8th month in the Chinese lunisolar calendar, 15th day

October 

  • World Vegetarian Day (Global)-October 1
  • Filipino-American Heritage Month (America)-October
  • German-American Heritage Month (America)-October
  • Italian-American Heritage Month (America)-October
  • Polish-American Heritage Month (America)-October
  • Indigenous Peoples’ Day/ National Native American Day (America)-second Monday in October
  • Autumn Takayama Matsuri (Japan)-October 9/10
  • Navratri Festival of nine nights (India/Global Hindu Holiday)-7th month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar
  • MassKara Festival (Philippines)-4th Sunday of October
  • Yom Kippur* (Global Jewish Holiday)-7th month of the Hebrew calendar, 10th day
  • Diwali, Festival of the Lights* (India/Global Hindu Holiday)-new moon of the 8th month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar 

November 

  • Días de los Muertos (America/Latin America)-November 1st
  • Native American Heritage Month (America)-November
  • Shichi-Go-San. Japanese 7-5-3, rite of passage (Japan)-November 15th
  • Transgender Day of Remembrance (Global)-November 20th
  • Bon Um Touk. Cambodian Water Festival (Cambodia)-full moon of the 6th month of the Khmer lunar calendar

December 

  • International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Global)-December 3rd
  • Hanukkah (Global Jewish Holiday)-9th month of the Hebrew calendar, 25th day
  • Bodhi Day (Global Buddhist Holiday)-12th lunar month, 8th day
  • Fiesta of our Lady Guadalupe (America/Latin America)-December 12th
  • Las Posadas (America/Latin America)-December 16th-24th
  • Yule (Solstice, Pagan)-Winter solstice, December 21st
  • Kwanzaa (African American Cultural Holiday)-December 26th-January 1st
  • Boxing Day (UK and commonwealth countries)-December 26th
  • Ōmisoka (Japan)-12th lunar month, last day

January 

  • Three Kings Day (Christian Holiday)-January 6th
  • Makar Sankranti (India)-January 14th
  • Lailat al Miraj/Shab-E-Mi'raj (Global Muslim/Islamic Holiday)-7th month of the Islamic calendar, 27th day
  • Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year (China/Global)-starts from the new moon between January 21 and February 20th and continues for 15 days

February 

  • Imbolc (Candlemas) (Wicca/Neo Pagan)-February 1st and 2nd
  • Tu BiShevat (Global Jewish Holiday)-11th month of the Hebrew calendar, 15th day
  • Lailat al Bara'ah/Shab-E-Barat (Global Muslim/Islamic Holiday)-8th month of the islamic calendar, between the 14th and 15th
  • Maha Shivaratri  (India/Global Hindu Holiday)-12th month of the Hindu lunisolar calendar, 14th night
  • Ramadan Begins (Global Islamic Holiday)-9th month of the Islamic calendar

March 

  • Hinamatsuri (Japan)-March 3rd
  • Maha Shivarati (India/Global Hindu Holiday)-12th month of the Hindu lunisolar calendar, 14th night
  • Ramadan*(Global Islamic Holiday)-9th month of the Islamic calendar
  • Nyepi Day (Day of Silence, Bali)-the waning crescent moon (dark moon) of the spring equinox
  • St. Patrick’s Day (US, UK)-March 17th
  • Norwuz (Persian and Iranian New Year)-spring equinox (March 20th/21st)
  • Holi Festival (India/Global Hindu Holiday)-11th month of the hindusolar calendar, last full moon
  • Easter* (Global Christian Holiday)-the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon
  • Ash Wednesday/Lent Begins (Global Christian Holiday)*-6.5 weeks before Easter
  • Taanit Esther (Global Jewish Holiday)-6th month of the Hebrew calendar, 13th day
  • Purim (Global Jewish Holiday-6th month of the Hebrew calendar, 14th day
  • Laylat al Qadr (Global Muslim/ Islamic Holiday)-27th night of Ramadan
  • Eid al Fitr/End of Ramadan (Global Muslim/ Islamic Holiday)*-end of Ramadan

April 

  • Fan Dance Day (Japan)-Apri 3rd
  • Laylat al-Qadr (Global Muslim/ Islamic Holiday)-27th night of Ramadan
  • National Arab American Heritage Month (America)-April
  • Kha b-Nisan Assyrian New Year (Syria/Middle East)-April 1st
  • Hana Matsuri (Floral Festival and Buddha’s Birthday, Japan)-April 8th
  • Mahavir Jayanti (Jainism)-1st month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar, 13th day of the waxing moon
  • Passover (Global Jewish Holiday)-1st month, 15th day of the Hebrew calendar
  • Palm Sunday (Global Christian Holiday)-the Sunday before Easter Sunday
  • Good Friday (Global Christian Holiday)-The Friday before Easter Sunday
  • Songkran, Thai New Year (Thailand)-April 13th-15th
  • Easter* (Global Christian Holiday)-the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon
  • Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) (Jewish)-1st month of the Hebrew calendar, 27th day 

May 

  • Jewish American Heritage Month-May
  • Cinco de Mayo (Mexico/America) -May 5th
    • Traditional Mexican dishes
  • Vesak Buddha Day (Buddhism) - 2nd month of the lunar calendar, first full moon
    • Meditation, prayer, birth, enlightenment
  • Africa Day

Please reach out to us (vn@eatright.org) if you have further questions or feedback. We look forward to connecting and building awareness around these cultural celebrations and communities!

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