Let's Celebrate Our Diversity!
February
February 1
:
National
Freedom Day
, which celebrates the signing of the 13th Amendment that abolished slavery in 1865.
February 2
:
National Women Physicians Day
February 8
:
Lantern Festival
, the first significant feast after the Chinese New Year
February 8-March 9
:
Magha Puja Day
(also known as Maka Bucha), a Buddhist holiday that marks an event early in the Buddha’s teaching life
February 14
:
St. Valentine’s Day
, a Western Christian feast day honoring one or two early saints named Valentinus. Typically associated with romantic love.
February 17
:
Presidents Day
, celebrates George Washington’s birthday and all presidents.
February 26
:
Ash Wednesday
, the first day of Lent on the Christian calendar. Its name is derived from the symbolic use of ashes to signify penitence.
March
March 8
:
International Women’s Day
. First observed in 1911 in Germany, it's now a major global celebration honoring women’s economic, political and social achievements.
March 9-10
:
Holi
, the annual Hindu and Sikh spring religious festival. People celebrate Holi by throwing colored powder and water at each other.
March 13-April 15
:
Deaf History Month
. This observance celebrates key events in deaf history, including the founding of Gallaudet University and the American School for the Deaf.
March 17
:
St. Patrick’s Day
, a holiday started in Ireland to recognize St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland who brought Christianity to the country in the early days of the faith.
March 25
:
Hindi New Year
.
March 31
:
International Transgender Day of Visibility
, celebrated to bring awareness to transgender people & their identities and recognize those who helped fight for their rights.