Holiday Gift Calendar 2016 - Unique Holiday Gift Ideas

2016 Holidays Gift Calendar - List of Holiday Gift Giving Events

List of 2016 holidays - never miss an important date or gift-giving occasion!
US Federal Holidays are marked in red - banks and post offices closed.

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

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January	February	March	April
May	June	July	August
September	October	November	December

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JANUARY
January	National Book Month
January	National Thank You Month
January 1 - Friday	New Year's Day - US National Holiday
January 2 - Saturday	Day After New Year's Day - Scotland National Holiday
January 5 - Tuesday	Birth of Guru Gobind Singh - Sikh
January 6 - Wednesday	Epiphany - Christian
January 14 - Thursday	Makar Sankrant/Thai Pongal - Hindu
January 18 - Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - US National Holiday
Jan 24-25 - Sun-Mon	Tu B'Shevat - Jewish
January 24-27 - Sun-Wed	Mahayana New Year - Buddhist
January 26 - Tuesday	Australia Day
FEBRUARY
February	National Heart Month
February	Black History Month - US
February 2 - Tuesday	Groundhog Day
TBD	Super Bowl Sunday
February 8 - Monday	Chinese New Year - Year of the Monkey
February 8 - Monday	Boy Scout Day - 106th Anniversary
February 9 - Tuesday	Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
February 10 - Wednesday	Ash Wednesday - First Day of Lent - Christian
February 12 - Friday	Lincoln's Birthday
February 13 - Saturday	Vasant Panchami - Hindu
February 14 - Sunday	Valentine's Day
February 15 - Monday	Susan B. Anthony Day - Women's Rights Movement
February 15 - Monday	Nirvana Day - Buddhist
February 15 - Monday	Presidents' Day (Observed) - US National Holiday
February 15 - Monday	Washington's Birthday
February 15 - Monday	Family Day - Canada
Late February TBA	Academy Awards
MARCH
March	National Women's History Month
March 2 - Wednesday	Read Across America Day - Dr. Seuss's Birthday
March 6 - Sunday	UK Mothering Sunday
March 8 - Tuesday	Maha Shavartri - Hindu Festival of Shiva
March 8 - Tuesday	International Women's Day
March 10-16	Girl Scout Week
March 13 - Sunday	US Daylight Savings Time Begins - "Spring Forward"
March 17 - Thursday	St. Patrick's Day
March 20 - Sunday	Vernal Equinox - 1st Day of Spring
March 20 - Sunday	Palm Sunday - Christian
March 23 - Wednesday	Magha Puja - Buddhist
March 23 - Wednesday	Holi - Hindu
March 24 - Thursday	Purim - Jewish
March 24 - Thursday	Hola Mohalla - Sikh Spring Festival
March 24 - Thursday	Maundy Thursday - Christian
March 25 - Friday	Good Friday - Christian
March 27 - Sunday	Easter - Christian
March 28 - Monday	Easter Monday - Canada, UK Bank Holiday - Christian
March 30 - Wednesday	Doctor's Day
March 31 - Thursday	Cesar Chavez Day - Labor, Justice
APRIL
April	Poetry Month
April 1 - Friday	April Fool's Day
April 10-16 - Sun-Sat	National Library Week
TBD	Day of Silence
April 14 - Thursday	Baisakhi - Birthday of Khalsa - Sikh New Year
April 15 - Friday	Ramanavami - Birthday of Rama - Hindu
April 15 - Friday	US Income Tax Day
April 22 - Friday	Earth Day
April 22-23 - Fri-Sat	Theravada New Year - Buddhist
April 23-30 - Sat-Sat	Passover Begins - Jewish
April 24-30 - Sun-Sat	Administrative Professionals Week
April 27 - Wednesday	Administrative Professionals Day
April 29 - Friday	Arbor Day
MAY
May	Physical Fitness & Sports Month
May	Asian American Heritage Month
May 1 - Sunday	May Day
May 2 - Monday	Early May Bank Holiday - UK
May 3 - Tuesday	World Press Freedom Day
May 5 - Thursday	Cinco de Mayo - Mexico
May 5 - Thursday	Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance Day - Jewish
May 5 - Thursday	Ascension Day - Christian
May 6-12 - Fri-Thurs	Nurse's Week
May 7 - Monday	Teacher's Day
May 8 - Sunday	Mother's Day
May 10 - Tuesday	Yom Hazikaron Israel Memorial Day - Jewish
May 12 - Thursday	Yom Ha'atzmaut Israel Independence - Jewish
May 12 - Thursday	Nurse's Day
May 20 - Friday	Wesak - Buddha Day
May 21 - Saturday	Armed Forces Day
May 23 - Monday	Victoria Day - Canada
May 26 - Thursday	Lag Ba'Omer - Jewish
May 30 - Monday	Spring Bank Holiday - UK
May 30 - Monday	Memorial Day - Observed, US National Holiday
JUNE
June	National Dairy Month
June	National Rose Month
June 5 - Sunday	World Environment Day
June 6 - Monday	Ramadan Begins - Islamic
June 11 - Saturday	Worldwide Knit in Public Day
June 12-13 - Sun-Mon	Shavouth - Jewish
June 14 - Tuesday	Flag Day
June 16 - Thursday	Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev - Sikh
June 19 - Sunday	Pentecost - Christian
June 19 - Sunday	Juneteenth - African American Freedom & Achievement
June 19 - Sunday	Father's Day
June 20 - Monday	World Refugee Day - Universal Refugee Awareness
June 20 - Monday	Summer Solstice - 1st Day of Summer, Longest Day of Year
June 24 - Friday	St. John Baptiste Day - Canada
June 24 - Friday	Take Your Dog to Work Day
JULY
July 1 - Friday	Canada Day - Observed
July 1 - Friday	Lailat al Kadr - Islamic
July 4 - Monday	Independence Day, Observed - 4th of July - US National Holiday
July 7 - Thursday	End of Ramadan - Islamic Eid al-Fitr
July 12 - Tuesday	Orangeman's Day - Ireland
July 14 - Thursday	Bastille Day - France
July 19 - Tuesday	Asala - Buddhist Dharma Day
July 24 - Sunday	Parent's Day - US
AUGUST
August 1 - Monday	Summer Bank Holiday - Scotland
August 1 - Monday	August Civic Holiday - Canada, celebrated in most provinces
August 5 - Thursday	Ganesh Chaturthi - Hindu
August 7 - Sunday	Friendship Day
August 7 - Sunday	Sister's Day
August 14 - Sunday	Tisha B'av - Jewish
August 15 - Monday	Assumption Day - Christian
August 19 - Friday	National Aviation Day
August 26 - Friday	Women's Equality Day
August 29 - Monday	Summer Bank Holiday - England, Wales, Northern Ireland
SEPTEMBER
September 5 - Monday	Labor Day - US & Canadian National Holiday
September 10 - Saturday	Hajj Begins - Islamic
September 11 - Sunday	Patriot Day
September 11 - Sunday	Grandparent's Day
September 11 - Sunday	Eid-al-Adha - Islamic
Sept 15 - Oct 15	National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 16 - Friday	Stepfamily Day
September 17 - Saturday	Constitution Day - US
September 17-23 - Mon-Sun	Sukkot - Jewish
September 19 - Monday	Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 21 - Wednesday	International Day of Peace
September 22 - Thursday	Autumnal Equinox - 1st Day of Fall
September 23 - Friday	Native American Day
September 24 - Saturday	National Hunting and Fishing Day
OCTOBER
October	Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October	Hispanic Heritage Month
Oct 1-2 - Sat-Sun	Selichot Service - Jewish
October 1-10 - Sat-Mon	Navaratri - Festival of Good Over Evil - Hindu
October 2 - Monday	Muharram - Islamic New Year
October 3 - Monday	Child Health Day
October 3-4 - Mon-Tues	Rosh Hashanah - Jewish
October 8 - Saturday	National Children's Day - US
October 10 - Monday	Columbus Day
October 10 - Monday	Canadian Thanksgiving Day
October 11 - Tuesday	Dasera - Hindu
October 12 - Wednesday	Yom Kippur - Jewish
October 12 - Wednesday	Ashura - Islamic
October 15 - Saturday	Sweetest Day
October 16 - Sunday	National Boss Day
October 20 - Thursday	Compilation of Holy Scriptures - Sikh
October 23 - Sunday	Mother-In-Law Day
October 24 - Monday	United Nations Day
October 24 - Monday	Sh'mini Atzeret - Jewish
October 25 - Tuesday	Simhat Torah - Jewish
October 30 - Sunday	Diwali Festival of Lights - Hindu & Buddhist
October 31 - Saturday	Halloween
October 31 - Monday	Reformation Day - Christian & Protestant
NOVEMBER
November	American Indian Heritage Month
November	Aviation Month
November 1 - Tuesday	All Saint's Day - Christian
November 2 - Wednesday	Dia de los Muertos - Mexico - Day of the Dead
November 2 - Wednesday	All Soul's Day
November 6 - Sunday	End of US Daylight Savings - "Fall Back"
November 8 - Tuesday	Election Day - US
November 11 - Friday	Veterans Day - US National Holiday
November 11 - Friday	Canadian Remembrance Day
November 11 - Friday	Armistice Day
November 14 - Monday	Birth of Guru Nanak, Founder of Sikhism
November 20 - Sunday	Canadian National Child Day
November 24 - Thursday	Thanksgiving Day - US National Holiday
November 24 - Thursday	Martyrdom of Guru Teg Bahadur - Sikh
November 27 - Sunday	First Sunday of Advent - Christian
DECEMBER
December	AIDS Awareness Month
December 8 - Thursday	Bodhi Day - Buddhist
December 10 - Saturday	Human Rights Day - United Nations
December 14 - Wednesday	Prophet's Birthday - Mawlid an-Nabi - Islamic
December 21 - Wednesday	Winter Solstice - 1st Day of Winter, Shortest Day of the Year
December 24 - Saturday	Hanukkah - Jewish
December 24 - Saturday	Christmas Eve
December 25 - Sunday	Christmas - US National Holiday, Christian
December 26 - Monday	Kwanzaa (Ends Jan. 1)
December 26 - Monday	Boxing Day - Canada & UK
December 31 - Saturday	New Year's Eve