Holiday Calendar 2009

Handy list of 2009 holidays so you never miss an important date or gift-giving occasion!
US Federal Holidays are marked in red - banks and post offices closed.

US Federal, National, American, UK, Canadian, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist and Islamic Holidays

Click highlighted holidays for gifts ideas. Click dates for other years' holiday calendars: 2010, 2011
Click January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November or December to jump to that month.

Month	Holiday	Nation, Notes
January
January 1 - Thursday	New Year's Day	US National Holiday
January 2 - Friday	Day After New Year's Day	Scotland National Holiday
January 5 - Monday	Birth of Guru Gobind Singh	10th/Last Sikh Spiritual Master
January 6 - Tuesday	Epiphany
January 19 - Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	US National Holiday
January 20 - Tuesday	Inauguration Day	United States
January 26 - Monday	Chinese New Year	Year of the Ox
January 26 - Monday	Australia Day
January 31 - Saturday	Vasant Panchami	(Hindu)
February
February	National Heart Month
February	Black History Month
February	National Dental Month
February 2 - Monday	Groundhog Day
February 1 - Sunday	Super Bowl
February 8 - Sunday	Boy Scout Day
February 8 - Sunday	TuBishavat	(Jewish)
February 12 - Thursday	Lincoln's Birthday
February 14 - Saturday	Valentine's Day
February 15 - Sunday	Nirvana Day	(Buddhist)
February 16 - Monday	Presidents' Day	US National Holiday
February 22 - Sunday	Washington's Birthday
February 22 - Sunday	Academy Awards
February 23 - Monday	Maha Shivaratri	(Hindu)
February 24 - Tuesday	Mardi Gras
February 25 - Wednesday	Ash Wednesday	(Christian)
March
March	National Nutrition Month
March	National Women's History Month
March 1-7	Save Your Vision Week
March 8 - Sunday	International Women's Day
March 8 - Sunday	Daylight Savings Time Begins	(US)
March 10-16	Girl Scout Week
March 10 - Tuesday	Purim	Begins at Sunset (Jewish)
March 11 - Wednesday	Magha Puja	(Buddhist)
March 11 - Wednesday	Holi	(Hindu)
March 11 - Wednesday	Hola Mohalla - Spring Festival	(Sikh)
March 17 - Tuesday	St. Patrick's Day
March 20 - Friday	Vernal Equinox	Equal periods of daylight and darkness
March 20 - Friday	Prophet's Birthday	(Islamic)
March 22 - Sunday	UK Mothering Sunday	UK
April
April	Cancer Control Month
April 1 - Wednesday	April Fool's Day
April 5 - Sunday	Palm Sunday	(Christian)
April 9 - Thursday	Passover	Begins at Sunset (Jewish)
April 10 - Friday	Good Friday	(Christian)
April 12 - 18	National Library Week	51st Anniversary
April 12 - Sunday	Easter	(Christian)
April 13 - Monday	Easter Monday	Canada, UK (Christian)
April 13 - Monday	Baisakhi - Birthday of Khalsa	(Sikh New Year)
April 17 - Friday	Day of Silence
April 21 - Tuesday	Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 22 - Wednesday	Earth Day
April 22 - Wednesday	Administrative Professionals Day	Admin. Prof. Week is April 19-25
April 24 - Friday	Arbor Day
April 27 - Monday	Yom Hazikaron	Israel's Memorial Day
May
May	National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
May	Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
May 1 - Friday	May Day
May 4 - Monday	UK Bank Holiday	UK
May 5 - Tuesday	Cinco de Mayo	Mexico
May 5 - Tuesday	Teacher's Day
May 6 - Wednesday	Nurse's Day	Nurses Week May 6 - 12
May 10 - Sunday	Mother's Day
May 16 - Saturday	Armed Forces Day
May 18 - Monday	Victoria Day	Canada
May 25 - Monday	Memorial Day	Observed, US National Holiday
June
June	National Dairy Month
June	National Rose Month
June 5 - Friday	World Environment Day
June 13 - Saturday	Worldwide Knit in Public Day
June 14 - Sunday	Flag Day
June 16 - Tuesday	Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev	(Sikh)
June 21 - Sunday	Father's Day
June 21 - Sunday	Summer Solstice	Longest day of the year
June 24 - Wednesday	St. John Baptiste Day	Canada
July
July 1 - Wednesday	Canada Day	Observed, Canada
July 4 - Saturday	Independence Day	4th of July, US National Holiday
July 13 - Monday	Orangeman's Day	Ireland
July 14 - Tuesday	Bastille Day
July 26 - Sunday	Parent's Day	Ireland
August
August 2 - Sunday	Friendship Day
August 3 - Monday	Can. Civic Holiday	Canada, most provinces
August 3 - Monday	Scot. Bank Holiday	Scotland
August 15 - Saturday	Assumption Day
August 19 - Wednesday	National Aviation Day
August 22 - Saturday	Ramadan Begins	(Islamic)
August 26 - Wednesday	Women's Equality Day
August 31 - Monday	Summer Bank Holiday	England, Ireland, Scotland
September
September	National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 1 - Tuesday	Compilation of Holy Scriptures	(Sikh)
September 7 - Monday	Labor Day	US, Canadian National Holiday
September 11 - Friday	Patriot Day
September 13 - Sunday	Grandparent's Day
September 19 - Saturday	Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 19 - Saturday	Rosh Hashanah	Begins at Sunset (Jewish)
September 21 - Monday	Eid-al-Fitr	End of Ramadan (Islamic)
September 22 - Tuesday	National Hunting and Fishing Day	38th Annual
September 22 - Tuesday	Autumnal Equinox	Equal periods of daylight and darkness
September 25 - Friday	Native American Day
September 28 - Monday	Yom Kippur	Begins at Sunset (Jewish)
October
October	Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 6 - Tuesday	Child Health Day
October 12 - Monday	Columbus Day	Observed (Traditional on 12th)
October 12 - Monday	Can. Thanksgiving Day	Canada
October 16 - Friday	National Bosses Day
October 17 - Saturday	Sweetest Day
October 17 - Saturday	Diwali	Festival of Lights (Hindu)
October 17 - Saturday	Sikh Festival of Lights	(Sikh)
October 24 - Saturday	United Nations Day
October 31 - Saturday	Halloween
November
November	American Indian Heritage Month
November 1 - Sunday	Dia de los Muertos	Mexico, Day of the Dead
November 1 - Sunday	All Saint's Day
November 1 - Sunday	End of Daylight Savings Time	US
November 2 - Monday	All Soul's Day
November 2 - Monday	Birth of Guru Nanak	Founder of Sikhism
November 11 - Wednesday	Veterans Day	US National Holiday
November 11 - Wednesday	Can. Remembrance Day	Canada
November 11 - Wednesday	Veterans Day	Observed, US National Holiday
November 24 - Tuesday	Martyrdom of Guru Teg Bahadur	(Sikh)
November 25 - Wednesday	Hajj Begins	(Islam)
November 26 - Thursday	Thanksgiving Day	US National Holiday
November 27 - Friday	Eid-Ul-Adha	(Islam)
December
December	AIDS Awareness Month
December 12 - Saturday	Hanukkah	Begins at Sunset (Jewish)
December 17 - Thursday	Wright Brother's Day
December 17 - Thursday	Al-Hijira / Muharram - Islamic New Year	Begins at Sunset
December 21 - Monday	Winter Solstice	Shortest Day of the Year
December 25 - Friday	Christmas	US National Holiday (Christian)
December 26 - Saturday	Kwanzaa	Begins, ends Jan. 1
December 26 - Saturday	Boxing Day	Canada, UK
December 31 - Thursday	New Year's Eve