Days of Significance-January2023-December2024

Days of Significance
January 2023 – December 2024
This calendar highlights secular and creed-based observances and holidays,

significant events and celebrations, public holidays, and other important dates. These
may be considered when planning educational events, tests, exams and other
activities.
NOTE: This calendar should not be used as a list of dates for creed-based
accommodation. Accommodation requests must be made formally and
determined on an individual case by case basis subject to the operational
procedures of the Toronto District School Board regarding creed beliefs, practices, and
observances.
This calendar is not meant to be comprehensive or exhaustive and every attempt has
been made to ensure its accuracy. Please note the Days of Significance Calendar
is currently under review. Until the review is completed, no changes will be
made to the current calendar.
NOTE: Days of Significance/holy days may vary a few days before or after the indicated date
due to incompatibility of calendars from the Western Gregorian Calendar, moon
sightings, time zones, changes by government or ecclesiastical declarations, source
website updates or date reporting conflicts between websites, etc.
NOTE: In some cases, dates indicated in the websites may not concur with dates indicated
in this document and are intended for holy day or secular holiday descriptive
purposes only.
For the most accurate dates reflected in the years 2023-2024, refer to the calendar
information contained on the page itself.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................................................................i
HERITAGE AND AWARENESS MONTHS....................................................................1
JANUARY 2023..............................................................................................................2
FEBRUARY 2023........................................................................................................... 3
MARCH 2023.................................................................................................................. 5
APRIL 2023.....................................................................................................................6
MAY 2023....................................................................................................................... 8
JUNE 2023......................................................................................................................9
JULY 2023.................................................................................................................... 11
AUGUST 2023.............................................................................................................. 12
SEPTEMBER 2023.......................................................................................................13
OCTOBER 2023........................................................................................................... 15
NOVEMBER 2023.........................................................................................................16
DECEMBER 2023.........................................................................................................18
JANUARY 2024............................................................................................................ 19
FEBRUARY 2024......................................................................................................... 20
MARCH 2024................................................................................................................22
APRIL 2024...................................................................................................................23
MAY 2024..................................................................................................................... 25
JUNE 2024....................................................................................................................27
JULY 2024.................................................................................................................... 28
AUGUST 2024.............................................................................................................. 29
SEPTEMBER 2024.......................................................................................................30
OCTOBER 2024........................................................................................................... 32
NOVEMBER 2024.........................................................................................................33
DECEMBER 2024.........................................................................................................35
OTHER DATES - TO BE ANNOUNCED......................................................................36
END OF DOCUMENT...................................................................................................36
HERITAGE AND AWARENESS MONTHS

JANUARY  Tamil Heritage Month
 African Heritage Month
FEBRUARY  Black Queering Month
 Chinese Heritage Month (See May, Asian Heritage Month)
MARCH  Greek Heritage Month
 Genocide Awareness Month
 Latin-America History Month (see also October Hispanic Heritage Month)
APRIL
 Sikh Heritage Month
 World Autism Month
 Asian Heritage Month
 Jewish Heritage Month
MAY
 National Speech and Hearing Month
 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
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 2SLGBTQIA+ – Pride Month (Toronto)
 Filipino Heritage Month
JUNE  Italian Heritage Month
 National Indigenous History Month
 Portuguese Speaking Heritage Month
JULY 
AUGUST 
SEPTEMBER 
 Hispanic Heritage Month (City of Toronto)
 International Walk to School Month
OCTOBER  Islamic Heritage Month
 Somalian Heritage Month
 Women’s History Month
 Hindu Heritage Month
NOVEMBER
 Indigenous Education Month
DECEMBER 
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2SLGBTQIA+ This initialism represents: 2S 2-spirited; L Lesbian; G Gay; B Bisexual; T Transgendered; Q Questioning or Queer; I Intersex; A
Asexual; plus sign “+” signifies reflection of additional sexual orientations and gender identities
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Asterisk indicates religious holy day or other event begins on the Evening Before the beginning date indicated
NOTE: holy day / holiday dates may vary from the indicated date due to date conflicts between websites, regions where observance takes
place, Ecclesiastical Declarations, etc.
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JANUARY 2023
Day of Week Date Event Source Website
Government of Japan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Sunday 01 Gantan-sai and Buddhism
Japanese_New_Year
(Shintoism)
New Year’s Day (Gregorian https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/

Sunday 01 Government of Canada
Calendar) canada/international-new-years-day
TDSB New Year’s Day -

SEE NEW YEAR’S DAY
Monday 02 Gregorian Calendar (Lieu Day – Government of Canada
01 JANUARY 2023
CUPE 4400 Units C and D)
https://www.drikpanchang.com/ekadashis/
Monday 02 Pasha Putrada Ekadashi Hinduism/Sikhism putrada/pausha-putrada-ekadashi-date-
time.html?year=2023
TDSB National Day for Truth

SEE NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND
Tuesday 03 and Reconciliation (Lieu Day – Government of Canada
RECONCILIATION 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
CUPE 4400 Unit C Only)
https://www.chabad.org/holidays/
Tuesday 03 2 Judaism default_cdo/year/2023/jewish/holidays-
Fast of Tevet
2023.htm
https://www.bankbazaar.com/indian-holiday/
Thursday 05 Guru Gobind Singh Ji Birthday Sikhism
guru-gobind-singh-jayanti.html
Thursday 05 Twelfth Night Christianity (Western)
Twelfth_Night_(holiday)
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/
Christianity (Eastern
Friday 06 Feast of the Epiphany 35171/want-to-know-the-history-behind-the-
Orthodox and Western)
feast-of-the-epiphany
Saturday 07 Orthodox Christmas https://orthodoxwiki.org/Nativity
Orthodox)
The Origins and Practice of Holidays:

Saturday 07 Mahayana New Year Buddhism (Mahayana)
Mahayana New Year
Christianity (Eastern https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-

Sunday 08 Baptism of Jesus Christ
Orthodox and Western) stories/baptism-of-jesus-bible-story.html
Saturday 14 Orthodox New Year’s Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_New_Year
Orthodox)
What is Lohri? Why is it celebrated? –

Saturday 14 Lohri Hinduism/Sikhism
IndiaToday
https://isha.sadhguru.org/us/en/wisdom/
Sunday 15 Makara Sankranti Hinduism article/makar-sankranti-significance-and-
benefits-of-festival
Sunday 15 World Religion Day Bahá’i Faith
World_Religion_Day
Sunday to
15 – 18 Thai Pongal Hinduism (Tamil) What is Thai Pongal? – Medium
Wednesday
2
Fast of Tevat – (2 Dates for this Observance in 2023 – See Also 22 December 2023) - work is permitted during this observance
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Government of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Monday 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
United States Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
Monday to No Name Calling Week (Starts

16 – 20 GLSEN https://www.glsen.org/no-name-calling-week
Friday 3rd Monday in January)
Christianity (Eastern https://saintmarkhouston.org/smh/calendars/

Saturday 21 Feast of the Wedding of Cana
Orthodox and Western) the-wedding-of-cana-of-galilee-feast-liturgy/
Saturday to https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/
21 -27 Chinese Spring Festival Government of China
Friday festivals/when-chinese-new-year.htm
Chinese National
Chinese and Lunar New Year’s Holiday and https://chinesenewyear.net/21-things-you-
Sunday 22 3
Day Buddhism/Confucian/ didnt-know-about-chinese-new-year/
Daoism
https://www.un.org/en/observances/education-
Tuesday 24 International Day of Education United Nations
day
https://www.ritiriwaz.com/5-facts-about-
Thursday 26 Vasant Pachami Hinduism
vasant-panchami/
International Day of
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/
Friday 27 Commemoration in Memory of United Nations
article/introduction-to-the-holocaust
the Victims of the Holocaust
Friday 27 St. Sava The Devine Day Orthodox) Serbian holy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Sava
day
Monday 30 Jashan-e-Sadeh Zoroastrian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadeh
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Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year have the same meaning, although the former is still the preferred term because Chinese New
Year goes beyond the commonly known animal zodiac system and incorporates other cultural and religious elements from ancient Chinese
culture.
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FEBRUARY 2023
Toronto District School https://kawarthanow.com/2016/01/28/winter-
Wednesday 01 Winter Walk to School Day
Board (TDSB) walk-to-school-day/
Thursday 02 Imbolc* Wicca/Pagan https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/imbolc
Presentation (Meeting) of Our Christianity (Eastern

Thursday 02 https://orthodoxwiki.org/Meeting_of_the_Lord
Lord Orthodox)
https://blog.japanwondertravel.com/what-is-
Friday 03 Setsubun Buddhism (Shintoism)
setsubun-22094
https://www.calendarz.com/when-is/sikh-
Sunday 05 Maghi Sikhism
holidays/lohri-maghi/2023
International Day of Zero United Nations and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Monday 06 Tolerance on Female Genital World Health International_Day_of_Zero_Tolerance_for_Fe
Cutting and Mutilation Organization male_Genital_Mutilation
Magha Puja Day – Lantern https://en.dhammakaya.net/activities/magha-

Monday 06 Buddhism
Festival puja-the-light-of-peace-ceremony/
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Monday 06 Tu B’Shevat* Judaism default_cdo/year/2023/jewish/holidays-
2023.htm
Monday to Children’s Mental Health Canadian Mental Health https://www.family.cmho.org/join-us-for-

06 - 12 5
Sunday Week Association and TDSB childrens-mental-health-week/
Action Canada for

Monday to Sexual and Reproductive
13 – 17 Sexual Health and https://www.actioncanadashr.org/srhweek
Friday Health Awareness Week
Rights
Parinirvana Day – Buddha’s

Wednesday 15 Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha
Death
https://muslimhands.org.uk/latest/2019/04/al-
Saturday 18 Isra’a and Miraj * Islam isra-wal-mi-raj-the-story-of-the-miraculous-
night-journey
https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/
festivals/maha-shivratri-2021-history-
Saturday 18 Maha Shivaratri Hinduism
significance-and-celebration-
101615434959914.html
Monday 20 Family Day Government of Ontario
Family_Day_(Canada)#Ontario
https://www.un.org/en/observances/social-
Monday 20 World Day of Social Justice United Nations
justice-day
Tuesday to Buddhism (Tibetan, Tibetan New Year(Losar) — The Most

21 – 23 Tibetan New Year
Thursday Nepal, Bhutan) Important Festival in Tibet
4
Tu-B’Shevat – Work is permitted during this observance.
5
The Toronto District School Board recognizes Children’s Mental Health Week between Monday, May 01 to Sunday, May 07, 2023
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Wednesday 22 Ash Wednesday Christianity (Western) https://www.catholic.org/lent/ashwed.php
https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/lent-2023-
Wednesday to 22 to 06
Lent Christianity (Western) start-end-date-history-chris tianity-
Thursday April
a4370786.html
Wednesday 22 Sha’ban * Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sha%27ban
Sunday to 26 to 01 Ayyám-i-Há – Intercalary

Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/
Wednesday March Days *
Monday 27 Clean Monday https://orthodoxwiki.org/Clean_Monday
Orthodox)
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MARCH 2023
Monday 06 Mid-Sha’ban Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sha%27ban
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Tuesday 07 Purim * Judaism default_cdo/year/2023/jewish/holidays-
2023.htm
Wednesday 08 Holi Festival * Hinduism https://www.holifestival.org/
https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/in-
Wednesday 08 International Women’s Day United Nations focus/2022/03/in-focus-international-womens-
day
Wednesday to https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/
08 – 10 Holla Mohalla Sikhism
Friday Hola_Mahalla
Friday 10 Guan Yin Birthday Buddhism (Taiwanese) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanyin
Official Church of Scientology: What is

Monday 13 L. Ron Hubbard’s Birthday Church of Scientology
Scientology?
Tuesday 14 Chet – Sikh New Year Sikhism https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Chet
Government of Japan
Friday to
17 - 23 Ohigan – Spring Festival and Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunfen
Thursday
(Shintoism)
Monday 20 Nawrúz – Bahá’i New Year Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/
Government of Iran https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/

Monday 20 Nowrúz – Persian New Year
Holiday and Zoroastrian novruz
International Day for the

https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-
Tuesday 21 Elimination of Racial United Nations
racism-day
Discrimination
Monday and https://www.northernpaganism.org/shrines/

Tuesday
20 – 21 Ostara * Wicca/Pagan
ostara/about.html
Government of India and https://publicholidays.co.id/bali-hindu-new-

Wednesday 22 Hindu New Year
Hinduism year/
Wednesday 22 Saka New Year – Nyepi Hinduism (Balinese) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyepi
Wednesday 22 World Water Day United Nations https://www.un.org/en/observances/water-day
Thursday to 23 to Apr
Thursday 20 Ramadan * Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan
Annunciation of the Blessed Christianity (Eastern https://www.britannica.com/topic/

Saturday 25
Virgin Mary Orthodox & Western) Annunciation-Christianity
Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet

Sunday 26 Zoroastrian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khordad_Sal
Zaranthushtra)
Thursday 30 Sri/Rama Navami Hinduism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama_Navami
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Purim: Work is permitted during this observance.
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APRIL 2023
Kha b-Nisan Spring Festival – Assyrian Diaspora New https://www.auaf.us/blog/kha-bnissan-the-
Saturday 01
Akitu Year assyrian-new-year-2/
https://www.un.org/en/observances/autism-
Sunday 02 World Autism Awareness Day United Nations
day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah
Tuesday 04 Memorial of Jesus’ Death Jehovah’s Witnesses %27s_Witnesses_practices#Memorial_of_Chr
ist’s_death
Thursday 06 Hanuman Jayanti Hinduism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanuman_Jayanti
Thursday to https://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/
06 - 08 Theraváda New Year Buddhism (Theravada)
Saturday theravada-new-year/
https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/
Thursday to 7 pesach_cdo/aid/671901/jewish/When-Is-
Thursday
06 – 13 Pesach – Passover * Judaism Passover-in-2023-2024-2025-2026-and-
2027.htm
Government of Canada
Good Friday (Gregorian
Friday 07 and Christianity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday
Calendar)
(Western)
Rwanda Genocide Memorial Government of Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Friday 07
Day (Recognition) Rwandan_genocide
World Health https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Friday 07 World Health Day
Organization World_Health_Day
Easter Sunday (Gregorian https://www.britannica.com/topic/Easter-
Sunday 09 and Christianity
Calendar) holiday
(Western)
https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/family-
Easter Monday (Gregorian and-parenting/easter-monday-2021-why-we-
Monday 10 and Christianity
Calendar) observe-easter-monday-is-the-date-a-bank-
(Western)
holiday-in-scotland-2537177
International Day of Pink (2nd International Day of Pink

Wednesday 12 https://www.dayofpink.org/en/home
Wednesday of April Each Year) Organization
https://www.astroswamig.com/article/2022-
Friday 14 Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) Hinduism/Sikhism
vaisakhi-festival-date-and-muhurat-3134
Gay, Lesbian, Straight

Friday 14 International Day of Silence Education Network https://nationaltoday.com/national-day-silence/
(GLSEN)
Mesha Sankranti (Solar New

Friday 14 Hinduism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesha_Sankranti
Year)
Christianity (Eastern https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/

Friday 14 Orthodox Holy Friday
Orthodox) canada/orthodox-good-friday
Friday 14 Sinhalese New Year Sri Lankan Government https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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Pesach/Passover: work should be suspended on April 6 - 7 and April 12 – 13, 2023. Work is permitted only on April 9 – 11, 2023 with certain
restrictions
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and Buddhism
Sinhalese_New_Year
(Theravada)
Sri Lankan Government

Friday 14 Tamil New Year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puthandu
and Hinduism
Sunday 16 Orthodox Easter Sunday https://orthodoxwiki.org/Pascha
Orthodox)
Christianity (Eastern https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/

Monday 17 Orthodox Easter Monday
Orthodox) orthodox-easter-monday
Laylat al-Qadr – Night of https://www.muslimaid.org/what-we-do/

Tuesday 18 Islam religious-dues/the-night-of-power-laylat-ul-
Power * qadr/
Yom HaShoah – Holocaust

Tuesday 18 Judaism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_HaShoah
Remembrance Day *
Thursday and
Friday
20 – 21 Eid al-Fitr * Islam https://www.britannica.com/story/eid-al-fitr
Friday 21 First Day of Ridván * Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/
Friday 21 Grounation Day Rastafarian holy day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grounation_Day
https://knowinsiders.com/jumuatul-wida-
Friday 21 Jumu’atul-Wida * Islam history-significance-ritual-best-wishes-and-
quotes-30302.html
Saturday 22 Akshaya Tritya Hinduism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshaya_Tritiya
Earth Day – International

Saturday 22 United Nations International Mother Earth Day
Mother Earth Day
Armenian Genocide Government of Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Monday 24
Commemoration Day (Recognition) Aréenian_Genocide_Remembrance_Day
Yonge Street Van Attack –

Toronto District School https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Monday 24 Remembrance Day (Actual
Board (Recognition) Toronto_van_attack
Date: 23 April)
Christianity (Eastern https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-

Tuesday 25 Feast of St. Mark
Orthodox and Western) Mark-the-Evangelist
https://www.wsib.ca/en/day-of-
Canadian Labour mourning#:~:text=In%201984%2C%20the
Friday 28 National Day of Mourning
Congress %20Canadian%20Labour,suffered%20illness
%20in%20the%20workplace.
Saturday 29 Ninth Day of Ridván Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/
MAY 2023
Monday 01 Beltane Wicca/Pagan https://beltane.org/about-beltane/
Tuesday 02 Twelfth Day of Ridván Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/
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Vesak (Wesak) Day
Friday 05 Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesak
(International Date)
Red Dress Day: Missing and

Canadian Broadcasting
Murdered Indigenous https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-
Friday 05 Corporation – Assembly
Women, Girls and Two-Spirit columbia/red-dress-day-2022-bc-1.6443456
of First Nations
People
Second Passover – Pesach https://www.chabad.org/holidays/

Friday 05 8 Judaism default_cdo/year/2023/jewish/holidays-
Sheni 2023.htm
Monday to Children’s Mental Health Adopted by the Toronto https://www.family.cmho.org/join-us-for-

01 - 07
Sunday Week9 District School Board childrens-mental-health-week
International Family Equality https://www.familyequality.org/international-

Sunday 07 Family Equality Council
Day family-equality-day/
Tuesday O9 10 Judaism default_cdo/year/2023/jewish/holidays-
Lag B’Omer
2023.htm
https://www.almanac.com/content/when-is-
Sunday 14 Mother’s Day Old Farmer’s Almanac
mothers-day
https://www.un.org/development/desa/family/
Monday 15 International Day of Families United Nations
publications/un-reports-and-resolutions.html
International Day Against

International Day Against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Homophobia,
Wednesday 17 Homophobia, Transphobia International_Day_Against_Homophobia,_Tra
Transphobia and
and Biphobia nsphobia_and_Biphobia
Biphobia (IDAHOTB)
Thursday 18 Ascension of Jesus Christ Christianity (Western)
Ascension_of_Jesus
Government of the United https://www.britannica.com/biography/

Friday 19 Malcolm X Day
States Malcolm-X
Monday 22 Queen Victoria Day Government of Canada https://www.royal.uk/queen-victoria
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/

Tuesday 23 Sikhism
Dev Ji Martyrdom_of_Guru_Arjan
Wednesday 24 Declaration of the Bá’b * Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/
Friday and
Saturday
26 – 27 Shavu’ot *11 Judaism default_cdo/year/2023/jewish/holidays-
2023.htm
Judaism/Christianity https://www.christianity.com/jesus/early-
Sunday 28 Pentecost (Eastern Orthodox and church-history/pentecost/where-did-pentecost-
Western) come-from.html
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Second Passover – Work is permitted during this observance
9
See Also Feb. 06 -12, 2023
10
Lag D-Omer – Work is permitted during this observance
11
Shavu’ot – Work should be suspended during this observance
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https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-
Sunday to 28 to June National Access Ability
Government of Canada development/campaigns/national-
Saturday 03 Week
accessability-week.html
Monday 29 Ascension of Bahá’u’llah * Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/
Monday to 29 – June Bike to School Week – Toronto District School

https://www.culturelink.ca/
Friday 02 Culture Link Board (TDSB)
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JUNE 2023
Canadian Network for
https://cnpea.ca/en/about-cnpea/blog/967-
Thursday 01 Intergenerational Day the Prevention of Elder
june-1st-is-intergenerational-day-canada
Abuse
Thursday to
01 – 30 Toronto Pride Festival Month Toronto Pride https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_Toronto
Friday
https://www.universalcompassion.org/event/
Sunday 04 Saga Dawa Düchen Buddhism (Tibetan)
saga-dawa-duchen-2022/
https://www.un.org/en/observances/
Monday 05 World Environment Day United Nations
environment-day
Government of Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Monday 12 Filipino Independence Day
(Recognition) Independence_Day_(Philippines)
World Day Against Child https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-day-

Monday 12 United Nations
Labour against-child-labour/background
https://www.almanac.com/content/when-
Sunday 18 Father’s Day Old Farmer’s Almanac
fathers-day
https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/
International Day to Counter documents/UN%20Strategy%20and%20Plan
Sunday 18 United Nations
Hate Speech %20of%20Action%20on%20Hate%20Speech
%2018%20June%20SYNOPSIS.pdf
Government of the https://www.history.com/news/what-is-

Monday 19 Juneteenth
United States juneteenth
https://www.un.org/en/observances/refugee-
Tuesday 20 World Refugee Day United Nations
day
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/
National Indigenous Persons
Wednesday 21 First Nations, Métis, Inuit campaigns/celebrate-canada/indigenous-
Day – Canada
peoples-day.html
https://www.learnreligions.com/history-of-
Wednesday 21 Litha * (Summer Solstice) Wicca/Pagan
summer-solstice-holiday-litha-2562244
International Humanist
Wednesday 21 World Humanist Day https://nationaltoday.com/world-humanist-day/
and Ethical Union
https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/
National Day of Remembrance
Friday 23 Government of Canada 2022/06/23/statement-prime-minister-national-
for Victims of Terrorism
day-remembrance-victims-terrorism
https://www.destinationontario.com/en-ca/
articles/celebrate-pride-toronto-and-
Saturday 24 Dyke and Trans March Toronto Pride beyond#:~:text=The%20annual%20Pride
%20Month%20kicks,Sunday%2C%20June
%2025%2C%202023.
https://www.destinationontario.com/en-ca/
articles/celebrate-pride-toronto-and-
Sunday 25 Toronto Pride Parade Toronto Pride beyond#:~:text=The%20annual%20Pride
%20Month%20kicks,Sunday%2C%20June
%2025%2C%202023.
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https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-
Saturday 24 Nativity of St. John the Baptist resources/saints/saints-stories-for-all-ages/
the-birth-of-john-the-baptist/
Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste Le Québec et la culture https://publicholidays.net/fr/st-jean-baptiste-

Samedi 24
(24 juin de chaque année) francophone day/
International Day Against Drug International Day against Drug Abuse and
Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Illicit Trafficking
International Day in Support of https://www.un.org/en/observances/torture-

Victims of Torture victims-day
Post-Traumatic Stress Canadian Mental Health https://cmha.ca/documents/post-traumatic-

Tuesday 27
Disorder Awareness Day Association stress-disorder-ptsd
Tuesday to 27 to July
Saturday 01 Hajj * Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj
Wednesday 28 Waqf al Arafa * Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_Arafah
Thursday to 29 to July
Sunday 02 Eid al Adha * Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha
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JULY 2023
Saturday 01 Canada Day Government of Canada
campaigns/canada-day.html
To Be Announced TDSB Canada Day (Lieu Day) Government of Canada SEE O1 JULY 2023
http://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/buddhism/
Monday 03 Asalha Puja Day – Dhamma Day Buddhism dharma-day-a-universal-celebration-of-the-
buddhas-teachings.aspx
http://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/buddhism/
Monday 03 Guru Purnima Day Buddhism/Jainism dharma-day-a-universal-celebration-of-the-
buddhas-teachings.aspx
Monday 10 Martyrdom of the Bá’b * Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/
Tuesday 11 Imamat Day * Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imamat_Day
Government of Ethiopia
Sunday 16 Ethiopian Constitution Day and Rastafarian holy
1931_Constitution_of_Ethiopia
day
Nelson Mandela International www.biography.com/people/nelson-mandela-

Tuesday 18 United Nations
Day 9397017
Wednesday to 19 to
Wednesday August 16 Al-Hijra New Year * Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijri_year
https://maitripa.org/events/chokhor-duchen-
Friday 21 Chokhor Ducchën Day Buddhism (Tibetan)
2022/
Birthday of Emperor Haile https://www.britannica.com/biography/Haile-

Sunday 23 Rastafarian holy day
Selassie I Selassie-I
Thursday 27 Tishah B’av *12 Judaism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tisha_B%27Av
Friday 28 Àshùrà * Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashura
World Day Against Trafficking in https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-

Persons human-trafficking-day
12
Tishah B’av – work should be suspended during this observance
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AUGUST 2023
Tuesday 01 Emancipation Day in Canada Government of Canada
campaigns/emancipation-day.html#a1
Tuesday 01 Lughnassadh/Lammas * Wicca/Pagan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lughnasadh
Wednesday 02 The 15th of Av * Judaism default_cdo/year/2023/jewish/holidays-
2023.htm
https://www.crestinortodox.ro/orthodox-
Sunday 06 Transfiguration of Christ calendar/2024-august-transfiguration-of-our-
lord-and-savior-jesus-christ.html
Lord Simcoe Day – Founder’s Toronto Municipal

Monday 07 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic_Holiday
Day – First Monday in August Government
Monday 07 Terry Fox Day Terry Fox Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Fox
International Day of the World’s https://www.un.org/en/observances/

Wednesday 09 United Nations
Indigenous Peoples indigenous-day
https://www.un.org/en/observances/youth-
Saturday 12 International Youth Day United Nations
day/background
Sunday to
13 – 15 Obon Festival Buddhism (Shintoism) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Festival
Tuesday
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/
Feast of the Dormition of the Christianity (Eastern
Tuesday 15 1000/08/15/102302-the-dormition-of-our-most-
Mother of God Orthodox)
holy-lady-the-mother-of-god-and-ever-v
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/
Thursday 17 Marcus Garvey’s Birthday Rastafarian holy day
marcus-garvey
https://www.un.org/en/observances/religious-
International Day
based-violence-victims-day#:~:text=The
Commemorating the Victims of
Tuesday 22 United Nations %20General%20Assembly%20decided
Acts of Violence Based on
%20to,Victims%20of%20Terrorism%2C
Religion or Belief
%2021%20August.
International Day for the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Wednesday 23 Remembrance of the Slave United Nations International_Day_for_the_Remembrance_of_
Trade and Its Abolition the_Slave_Trade_and_its_Abolition
Martyrdom of St. John the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Wednesday 30 Christianity (Western)
Baptist Beheading_of_John_the_Baptist
https://family.lovetoknow.com/what-is-raksha-
Wednesday 30 Raksha Bandhan Hinduism/Jainism
bandhan
SEPTEMBER 2023
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Installation of the Holy
https://www.sikhdharma.org/sikh-history/siri-
Friday 01 Scriptures of Guru Granth Sikhism
guru-granth-sahib/
Sahib Ji
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/
Monday 04 Labour Day Government of Canada
article/origins-of-labour-day-feature/
https://wisdom.srisriravishankar.org/
Wednesday and
06 – 07 Krishna Janmashtami Hinduism janmashtami-spiritual-significance-lord-
Thursday
krishnas-birth/
https://www.wincalendar.com/ca/International-
Friday 08 International Day of Literacy United Nations
Literacy-Day
Christianity (Eastern https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-

Friday 08 Nativity of Mary
Orthodox and Western) day/nativity-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary
International Day to Protect https://www.un.org/en/observances/protect-

Saturday 09 United Nations
Education from Attack education-day
Government of Ethiopia
and Christianity https://publicholidays.africa/ethiopia/new-
Tuesday 12 Ethiopian New Year
(Eastern Orthodox) years-day/
Rastafarian holy day
Paryushana#:~:text=The%20duration%20of
Monday 11 Paryushana Parvarambha Jainism
%20Paryushana%20is,or%20Kshamavani
%20(forgiveness%20day).
Nayrouz#:~:text=Nayrouz%20or%20Neyrouz
Christianity (Eastern %20(Arabic
Tuesday 12 Coptic New Year
Orthodox) %20%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D988%D8
%B2,and%20its%20first%20month%2C
%20Thout.
International Day of https://www.un.org/en/observances/

Friday 15 United Nations
Democracy democracy-day
Saturday and
Sunday
16 – 17 Rosh Hashanah *13 Judaism http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday2.htm
Sunday 17 Terry Fox Run Terry Fox Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Fox_Run
https://www.metisnation.org/news/september-
Tuesday 19 Powley Day First Nations, Métis
19-powley-day/
Tuesday 19 Ganesh Chaturthi Hinduism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesh_Chaturthi
Government of Japan
Wednesday to
20 – 26 Ohigan – Autumn Festival and Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunfen
Tuesday
(Shintoism)
Thursday 21 International Day of Peace United Nations www.un.org/events/peaceday/
Thursday to https://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/
21 – 29 Mabon Wicca/Pagan
Friday mabon/
13
Rosh Hashanah – work should be suspended during this observance
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International Day of Sign World Federation of the https://www.aoda.ca/international-week-of-

Saturday 23
Languages Deaf the-deaf/
Canadian Association
Tuesday to https://www.twinkl.ca/event/international-
19 - 25 International Week of the Deaf and World Federation
Monday week-of-the-deaf-2023
of the Deaf
https://www.uottawa.ca/gazette/en/news/
Monday 25 Franco-Ontarian Day Government of Ontario
franco-ontarian-perspectives-green-and-white
Monday 25 Yom Kippur *14 Judaism default_cdo/year/2023/jewish/holidays-
2023.htm
Christianity (Eastern https://orthodoxwiki.org/

Wednesday 27 Elevation of the Holy Cross
Orthodox) Elevation_of_the_Holy_Cross
Mawlid-al-Nabi – Prophet’s
Wednesday 27 Islam https://www.britannica.com/topic/mawlid
Birthday *
Thursday 28 Anant Chaturdashi Jainism
Anant_Chaturdashi
National Day for Truth and https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-national-

Saturday 30 Government of Canada
Reconciliation truth-reconciliation-day-1.6188540
https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/
Saturday 30 Orange Shirt Day First Nation, Métis, Inuit survivor-the-story-of-phyllis-webstad-and-
orange-shirt-day/
30 to 06 https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/
Saturday to Friday
October Sukkot * Judaism
sukkot-101/
14
Yom Kippur – work should be suspended during this observance
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OCTOBER 2023
International Day for Older https://www.un.org/en/observances/older-
Persons persons-day
International Day of Non- https://www.un.org/en/observances/non-violence-

Violence day
Monday 02 Mehregan Zoroastrian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehregan
Status of Women
Wednesday 04 Sisters in Spirit Day https://nwac.ca/about-us
Canada
Adopted by Toronto
https://www.walkbiketoschool.org/learn-
Wednesday 04 Walk to School Day District School Board
more/why-walkbike/
(TDSB)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Teachers
Thursday 05 World Teachers’ Day United Nations
%27_Day
JewishNewYear/template_cdo/aid/671897/
Saturday 07 Shemini Atzeret* Judaism
jewish/When-Is-Shemini-Atzeret-Simchat-
Torah-in-2023-2024-2025-2026-and-2027.htm
JewishNewYear/template_cdo/aid/671897/
Sunday 08 Simchat Torah* Judaism
jewish/When-Is-Shemini-Atzeret-Simchat-
Torah-in-2023-2024-2025-2026-and-2027.htm
https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/arts-
Monday 09 Thanksgiving Day - Canada Government of Canada culture-society/the-history-of-thanksgiving-in-
canada
Body Confidence Awareness Toronto District School https://www.bodyconfidencecanada.com/

Monday to Friday 09 -13
Week Board (TDSB) body-confidence-awareness-week-1

Tuesday 10 World Mental Health Day
Organization World_Mental_Health_Day
https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-story-of-
Thursday 12 Bandi Chhor Divas Sikhism
bandi-chhor-divas/
Sunday to
15 – 24 Navratri Hinduism https://www.britannica.com/topic/Navratri
Tuesday
Monday 16 Birth of the Bá’b* Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/

Monday 16 World Food Day United Nations https://www.worldfooddaycanada.ca/about/
Young Women’s
Week Without Violence (3rd
Monday to Friday 16 – 20 Christian Association https://ywcaweekwithoutviolence.org/
Week of October)
(YWCA)
Tuesday 17 Birth of Bahá’u’lláh* Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/
International Day for the International Day for the Eradication of

Eradication of Poverty Poverty
Friday 20 Gurgadi of the Holy Scriptures Sikhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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of Guru Granth Sahib Ji as
Guru_Granth_Sahib
Guru
https://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/
Friday to Tuesday 20 – 24 Durga Puja Hinduism travel/articles/india-durga-purga-honoring-
goddess.shtml
https://www.buddhistcouncil.org/buddhist-
Saturday 28 Kathina Buddhism
festival-dates/
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NOVEMBER 2023
Christianity (Eastern https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints
Wednesday 01 All Saints Day
Orthodox and Western) %27_Day
https://indianculture.gov.in/stories/karva-
Wednesday 01 Karva Chauth Hinduism
chauth
https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/
Wednesday 01 Samhain * Wicca/Pagan
samhain
Wednesday and
01 – 02 Dia de los Muertos * Day of Government of Mexico
https://www.wheniscalendars.com/when-is-
Thursday the Dead dia-de-los-muertos/
https://royalwatcherblog.com/2020/11/02/
Crowning of Emperor Haile
Thursday 02 Rastafarian holy day coronation-of-emperor-haile-selassie-of-
Selassie I
ethiopia-1930/
Descending Day of Lord https://publicholidays.asia/bhutan/descending-

Saturday 04 Buddhism (Tibetan)
Buddha day-of-lord-buddha/
Sunday to https://www.ontario.ca/page/treaties-
05 – 11 Treaties Recognition Week Government of Ontario
Saturday recognition-week
Gay, Lesbian, Straight

Monday to Friday 06 – 10 GLSEN Ally Week https://www.glsen.org/
Education Network
Inuit Circumpolar
Tuesday 07 Inuit Day https://www.inuitcircumpolar.com/about-icc/
Council Canada
Indigenous Peoples
National Indigenous Veterans’ https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/
Wednesday 08 (Veteran Affairs
Day 1605286948270/1605287188462
Canada)
http://www.warmuseum.ca/firstworldwar/
Saturday 11 Remembrance: Veterans’ Day Government of Canada history/after-the-war/remembrance/
remembrance-day/
Remembrance: Veterans’ Day

To Be Announced Government of Canada SEE 11 NOVEMBER
(Lieu Day)
Hinduism/Jainism/
Sunday 12 Diwali https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali
Sikhism
Anti-Bullying Awareness and The Canadian https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-

Monday to Friday 13 – 17
Prevention Week Homschooler bullying-week

Tuesday 14 World Diabetes Day
Organization World_Diabetes_Day
Louis Riel Day Riel’s https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/

Thursday 16 Métis Nation
Execution article/louis-riel
http://blessingsonthenet.com/indian-festival/
Saturday 18 Gyan Panchami Jainism
festival/id/111/gyan-panchami-festival/
International Transgender Day Gwendolyn A. Smith, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Monday 20
of Remembrance US Trans Advocate Gwendolyn_Ann_Smith
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https://www.google.com/search?
q=world+children
%27s+day&rlz=1C1GCEA_enCA924CA1024
Monday 20 World Children’s Day United Nations &oq=World+Chldren
%27s+Day&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i13i131i433
i512j0i13i512l8.10446j1j7&sourceid=chrome&i
e=UTF-8
Presentation of the Blessed Christianity (Eastern https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Tuesday 21
Virgin Mary Orthodox and Western) Presentation_of_Mary
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/

Friday 24 Sikhism
Bahadur Martyrdom_of_Guru_Tegh_Bahadur
National Holodomor Memorial Ukrainian Canadian Holodomor_Memorial_Day#:~:text=’Day
Saturday 24 15
Day Congress %20of%20memory%20for%20victims,the
%20fourth%20Saturday%20of%20November

https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/
Saturday 25 Elimination of Violence United Nations
ending-violence-against-women
Against Women
https://www.checkiday.com/
Sunday 26 Day of the Covenant * Bahá’i Faith 2d000c6cb00f8095c45a3bbffa1c10cb/day-of-
the-covenant
https://www.buddhistcouncil.org/buddhist-
Sunday 26 Kathina Festival Buddhism
festival-dates/
Tuesday 28 Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá * Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/
Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/guru-

Thursday 30 Sikhism
Sahib nanak-birthday
15
National Holodomor Memorial Day Toronto District School Board commemorates this event on the Friday before the fourth Saturday of
November
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DECEMBER 2023
https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-
Friday 01 World AIDS Day United Nations
aids-day
International Day for the https://www.un.org/en/observances/slavery-

Saturday 02 United Nations
Abolition of Slavery abolition-day/messages
International Day of Persons https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-

with Disabilities persons-with-disabilities
https://www.christianity.com/christian-life/
Sunday to Sunday 03 – 24 Advent Christianity (Western)
christmas/what-is-advent.html

Wednesday 06 and Action on Violence Government of Canada
%C3%89cole_Polytechnique_massacre
Against Women
Bodhi Day – Buddha’s

Friday 08 Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_Day
Enlightenment
St. Clements of Ohrid Patrons’ Christianity (Eastern

Friday 08 https://anydayguide.com/calendar/2730
holy day Orthodox)
Friday to Friday 08 – 15 Chanukah (Hanukkah) *16 Judaism default_cdo/year/2023/jewish/holidays-
2023.htm
https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-
Sunday 10 Human Rights Day United Nations
rights-day
Wednesday 13 Birthday of Imàm Aga Khan* Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aga_Khan_IV
https://www.un.org/en/observances/migrants-
Monday 18 International Migrants Day United Nations
day
21 to 01
Thursday to
January Yule Wicca/Pagan https://www.goddessandgreenman.co.uk/yule/
Monday
2024
17 https://www.chabad.org/holidays/
Fast of Tevet (2 Dates for
Friday 22 this Observance in 2023 – See Judaism default_cdo/year/2023/jewish/holidays-
Also January 03, 2023) 2023.htm
Christmas Day – Gregorian https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/
Monday 25 and Christianity
Calendar canada/christmas
(Western)
https://www.statutoryholidays.com/boxing-
Tuesday 26 Boxing Day Government of Canada
day.php
Death of Lord Zoroaster

Tuesday 26 Zoroastrian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zartosht_No-Diso
Zarathosht No Diso
Tuesday to 26 to 01 Kwanzaa African https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/
16
Chanukah (Hannakuh) - Work is permitted during this observance
17
Fast of Tevet: The second Fast during 2023. Work is permitted during this observance
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January Canadian/American
Monday kwanzaa-history
2024 Celebration
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JANUARY 2024
Government of Japan
Monday 01 Gantan-sai and Buddhism
Japanese_New_Year
(Shintoism)
New Year’s Day – Gregorian Government of https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/

Monday 01
Calendar Canada canada/international-new-years-day
Friday 05 Twelfth Night Christianity (Western)
Twelfth_Night_(holiday)
Christianity (Eastern https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/

Saturday 06 Feast of the Epiphany Orthodox and 35171/want-to-know-the-history-behind-the-
Western) feast-of-the-epiphany
Sunday 07 Orthodox Christmas https://orthodoxwiki.org/Nativity
Orthodox)
https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-
Sunday 07 Baptism of Jesus Christ Orthodox and
stories/baptism-of-jesus-bible-story.html
Western)
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/
Does Not Occur in 2024 Fast of Tevet Judaism
israel/asarah-b-tevet
https://panchang.astrosage.com/festival/
Saturday 13 Lohri Hinduism/Sikhism
lohri?date=2024
https://www.drikpanchang.com/calendars/
Saturday 13 Maghi Sikhism indian/sikh-festivals/maghi/maghi-date-
time.html
Sunday 14 Orthodox New Year’s Day https://nationaltoday.com/orthodox-new-year/
Orthodox)
https://isha.sadhguru.org/us/en/wisdom/
Monday 15 Makara Sankranti Hinduism article/makar-sankranti-significance-and-
benefits-of-festival
Government of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Monday 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
United States Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
https://nationaltoday.com/no-name-calling-
Monday to Friday 15 - 19 No Name Calling Week GLSEN
week/
Monday to
15 - 18 Thai Pongal Hinduism (Tamil) What is Thai Pongal? - Medium
Thursday
https://nationaltoday.com/guru-gobind-singh-
Guru Gobind Singh Ji jayanti/#:~:text=Guru%20Gobind%20Singh
Wednesday 20 18 Sikhism
Birthday %20Jayanti%20%E2%80%93%20January
%2020%2C%202024
Sunday 21 Feast of the Wedding of Cana Christianity (Eastern https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
18
Guru Gobind Singh Ji Birthday: In any year where there are 5 Saturdays in January, birthday can be celebrated on the first date indicated
earlier in the month of January, or alternatively, celebrated on the 5th Saturday in January. (Does not apply in 2024)
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Wedding_at_Cana#:~:text=According%20to
Orthodox and
%20Bill%20Day%2C%20the,spiritual
Western)
%20saviour%20of%20all%20people.
https://www.drikpanchang.com/ekadashis/
Sunday 21 Pasha Putrada Ekadashi Hinduism/Sikhism putrada/pausha-putrada-ekadashi-date-
time.html?year=2024
https://nationaltoday.com/world-religion-day/
Sunday 21 World Religion Day Bahá’i Faith #:~:text=Which%20religion%20has%20the
%20most,%2C%20at%201%2C2%20billion.
Wednesday 24 International Day of Education United Nations
education-day
The Origins and Practice of Holidays:

Thursday 25 Mahayana New Year Buddhism (Mahayana)
Mahayana New Year
Thursday 25 Tu B’Shevat * Judaism
canada/tu-bshevat
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/
Saturday 27 Commemoration in Memory of United Nations
article/introduction-to-the-holocaust
the Victims of the Holocaust

Saturday 27 St. Sava The Devine Day
Orthodox) serbia/st-savas-day
Tuesday 30 Jashan-e-Sadeh Zoroastrian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadeh
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FEBRUARY 2024
Thursday 01 Imbolc * Wicca/Pagan https://nationaltoday.com/imbolc/
https://www.passionistnuns.org/passionist-
Presentation (Meeting) of Our Christianity (Eastern
Friday 02 calendar/2024/2/2/feast-of-the-presentation-
Lord Orthodox)
of-jesus
https://nationaltoday.com/setsubun/
#:~:text=Setsubun%20is%20celebrated
Saturday 03 Setsubun Buddhism (Shintoism)
%20on%20February,on%20the
%20Japanese%20lunar%20calendar.
Monday to Children’s Mental Health Canadian Mental https://www.family.cmho.org/join-us-for-

05 -11 19
Sunday Week Health Association childrens-mental-health-week/
International Day of Zero United Nations and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Tuesday 06 Tolerance on Female Genital World Health International_Day_of_Zero_Tolerance_for_F
Cutting and Mutilation Organization emale_Genital_Mutilation
Toronto District School https://kawarthanow.com/2016/01/28/winter-

Wednesday 07 Winter Walk to School Day
Board (TDSB) walk-to-school-day/
https://nationaltoday.com/isra-and-miraj/
#:~:text=Within%20Islam%2C%20Isra
%20and%20Mi,Prophet%20Muhammad%2C
%20in%20two%20legs.
Thursday 08 Isra’a and Miraj * Islam https://muslimhands.org.uk/latest
/2019/04/al-isra-wal-mi-raj-the-
story-of-the-miraculous-night-
journey
Friday to
09 - 15 Chinese Spring Festival Government of China https://publicholidays.cn/spring-festival/
Thursday
Chinese National
Chinese and Lunar New Year’s Holiday and https://chinesenewyear.net/21-things-you-
Saturday 10 20
Day Buddhism/Confucian/ didnt-know-about-chinese-new-year/
Daoism
21
Monday 12 Sha’ban* Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sha%27ban
Saturday to Buddhism (Tibetan, Tibetan New Year(Losar) — The Most

10 - 12 Tibetan New Year
Monday Nepal, Bhutan) Important Festival in Tibet
19
The Toronto District School Board recognizes Children’s Mental Health week between Monday, May 06 and Sunday, May 12, 2024
20
Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year have the same meaning, although the former is still the preferred term because Chinese New
Year goes beyond the commonly known animal zodiac system and incorporates other cultural and religious elements from ancient Chinese
culture.
21
Mid-Sha’ban occurs in approximately the middle of the Sha’ban observance. This date is sometimes disputed.
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https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/
Action Canada for news/2022/02/message-from-the-minister-of-
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Monday to Friday 12 - 16 Sexual Health and health-and-the-minister-of-mental-health-
Awareness Week
Rights and-addictions--sexual-and-reproductive-
health-awareness-week.html
Wednesday 14 Ash Wednesday Christianity (Western) https://www.catholic.org/lent/ashwed.php
https://nationaltoday.com/vasant-panchami/
#:~:text=Vasant%20Panchami%20is
Wednesday 14 Vasant Pachami Hinduism
%20celebrated%20on,it%20falls%20on
%20February%2014.
Wednesday to 14 to
Lent Christianity (Western) https://nationaltoday.com/lent/
Thursday March 28
https://nationaltoday.com/parinirvana-day-
nirvana-day/#:~:text=Parinirvana%20Day
Parinirvana Day - Buddha’s
Thursday 15 Buddhism %2C%20also%20known%20as,attained
Death
%20complete%20nirvana%20or
%20parinirvana.
Government of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Monday 19 Family Day
Ontario Family_Day_(Canada)#Ontario
https://nationaltoday.com/world-day-of-social-
justice/#:~:text=World%20Day%20of
Tuesday 20 World Day of Social Justice United Nations %20Social%20Justice%20is%20observed
%20annually%20on%20February,from
%20living%20a%20fair%20life.
Magha Puja Day - Lantern https://en.dhammakaya.net/activities/magha-

Saturday 24 Buddhism
Festival puja-the-light-of-peace-ceremony/
Monday to https://www.bahai.org/action/devotional-life/
26 – 29 Ayyám-i-Há - Intercalary Days Bahá’i Faith
Thursday calendar
Wednesday 28
National Pink Day (Last CKNW Kids Fund https://www.pinkshirtday.ca/
Wednesday in February) (Nova Scotia) about
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MARCH 2024
https://www.calendarpedia.com/when-is/
Friday 08 International Women’s Day United Nations
international-womens-day.html
https://nationaltoday.com/international-
Friday 08 Maha Shivaratri Hinduism
womens-day/
Monday to 11 to 08 https://www.calendardate.com/
Monday April Ramadan * Islam
ramadan_2024.htm
Monday 11 Saka New Year - Nyepi Hinduism (Balinese) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyepi
Official Church of Scientology: What is

Wednesday 13 L. Ron Hubbard’s Birthday Church of Scientology
Scientology?
https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/
Thursday 14 Chet - Sikh New Year Sikhism
Nanakshahi_Calendar t
Government of Japan
Sunday to
17 - 23 Ohigan -Spring Festival and Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunfen
Saturday
(Shintoism)
https://nationaltoday.com/clean-monday/
Clean Monday - First Day of Christianity (Eastern #:~:text=Clean%20Monday%20is
Monday 18
Lent Orthodox) %20celebrated%20on,because%20it
%20depends%20on%20Lent.
Tuesday 19 Nawrúz - Bahá’i New Year Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/
Government of Iran
https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/
Tuesday 19 Nowrúz – Persian New Year Holiday and
novruz
Zoroastrian
Government of India https://www.calendarlabs.com/holidays/

Wednesday 20 Hindu New Year
and Hinduism hindu/2024
Wednesday and https://www.wikidates.org/holiday/

20 - 21 Ostara Wicca/Pagan
Thursday ostara_856.html

https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-
Thursday 21 Elimination of Racial United Nations
racism-day
Discrimination
Friday 22 World Water Day United Nations https://nationaltoday.com/world-water-day/
Memorial of Jesus Christ’s https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/

Sunday 24 Jehovah’s Witnesses
Death memorial/
Sunday 24 Purim * Judaism https://www.hebcal.com/holidays/purim-2024
SEE 08 APRIL Annunciation of the Blessed Christianity (Eastern https://www.britannica.com/topic/

25 22
2024 Virgin Mary Orthodox & Western) Annunciation-Christianity
22
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary the celebration of the feast is transferred to a different date if it falls on a Sunday of Lent, during
Holy Week, or during the octave of Easter, the Church considers Masses for the Sundays of Lent, any time in Holy Week, and any time from
Easter through the Sunday after Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) to be so important that even this Marian feast cannot replace one of them. In
2024 the date is transferred from 25 March to 08 April, 2024.
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https://www.asiahighlights.com/india/holi/
date#:~:text=Holi%202024%20is%20on
Monday 25 Holi Festival * Hinduism
%20Monday%2C%20March%2025th%20in
%20India.
Birth of Lord Zoroaster - https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/

Does Not Occur in 2024 Zoroastrian
Khordad Sal pakistan/zoroaster-birthday
Monday to https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/
25 - 27 Holla Mohalla Sikhism
Wednesday Hola_Mahalla
Buddhism https://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/
Thursday 28 Guan Yin Birthday
(Taiwanese) kuan-yins-birthday/
Government of
Good Friday (Gregorian https://www.wikidates.org/american-
Friday 29 Canada and
Calendar) holidays/good-friday-2024.html
Christianity (Western)
Government of
Easter Sunday (Gregorian https://www.britannica.com/topic/Easter-
Sunday 31 Canada and
Calendar) holiday
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APRIL 2024
Easter Monday (Gregorian
Monday 01 Christianity (Western) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Monday
Calendar)
Kha b-Nisan Spring Festival -

Monday 01 Assyrian Diaspora https://nationaltoday.com/assyrian-new-year/
Akitu
https://www.un.org/en/observances/autism-
Tuesday 02 World Autism Awareness Day United Nations
day
https://www.drikpanchang.com/calendars/
Friday 05 Jumu’atul-Wida * Islam indian/muslim-festivals/ramadan/jamat-ul-
vida-date-time.html?year=2024
Friday 05 Laylat al-Qadr - Night of Power Islam
canada/2024
Sunday 07 Rwanda Genocide Memorial Day
Canada (Recognition) Rwandan_genocide
World Health
Sunday 07 World Health Day https://nationaltoday.com/world-health-day/
Organization
Annunciation of the Blessed

https://www.britannica.com/topic/
Monday 08 Virgin Mary (See Footnote Christianity Western
Annunciation-Christianity
Number 22 Previous Page)
Monday OR
Tuesday
08 OR 09 Eid al-Fitr *23 Islam https://www.britannica.com/story/eid-al-fitr
Wednesday 10 International Day of Pink https://www.dayofpink.org/en/home
Pink Organization
https://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/the-
Friday 12 International Day of Silence GLSEN
day-of-silence/
https://nationaltoday.com/vaisakhi-baisakhi-
vishu/#:~:text=Sikhs%20around%20the
Saturday 13 Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) Hinduism/Sikhism
%20world%20celebrate,takes%20place
%20on%20April%2013.
Wednesday 17 Sri/Rama Navami Hinduism https://nationaltoday.com/ram-navami/
Mesha Sankranti - Solar New https://panchang.astrosage.com/festival/

Saturday 13 Hinduism
Year sankranti?date=2024
Government of Sri
Saturday 13 Sinhalese New Year Lanka and Buddhism -
Sinhalese_New_Year
Theravada
Government of Sri
Saturday 13 Tamil New Year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puthandu
Lanka and Hinduism
https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/the-origins-
Sunday 21 First Day of Ridván * Bahá’i Faith
and-practices-of-holidays-first-day-of-ridvan/
Sunday 21 Grounation Day Rastafarian holy day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grounation_Day
23
Eid al-Fitr in 2024 is expected to fall on Monday, April 8th or Tuesday, April 9th, subject to the sighting of the moon.
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Earth Day – International Mother https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/
Earth Day) various/earth-day
https://www.thedivineindia.com/hanuman-
Tuesday 23 Hanuman Jayanti Hinduism
jayanti/5925
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/
Yonge Street Van Attack - Toronto District School
Tuesday 23 article-toronto-marks-fifth-anniversary-of-
Remembrance Day Board (TDSB)
devastating-van-attack-with/
Tuesday to https://www.calendardate.com/
Tuesday
23 - 30 Pesach - Passover *24 Judaism
passover_2024.htm
Wednesday to Buddhism https://www.calendarlabs.com/holidays/

24 - 26 Theraváda New Year
Friday (Theravada) buddhist/2024
https://nationaltoday.com/armenian-
genocide-remembrance-day/
Armenian Genocide Government of
Wednesday 24 #:~:text=Armenian%20Genocide
Commemoration Day Canada (Recognition)
%20Remembrance%20Day%20is,remember
%20the%20genocide%20that%20happened.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-
Thursday 25 Feast of St. Mark Orthodox and
Mark-the-Evangelist
Western)
National Day of Mourning – Canadian Labour https://www.cute-calendar.com/event/nation

Sunday 28
Canada Congress al-day-of-mourning-in-canada/42645.html /
https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/the-origins-
Monday 29 Ninth Day of Ridván * Bahá’i Faith and-practices-of-holidays-the-ninth-day-of-
ridvan/
24
Pesach/Passover: work should be suspended on April 23 – 24 and April 29 - 30 - Work is permitted only on Friday, April 26 with certain
restrictions
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MAY 2024
Wednesday 01 Beltane Wicca/Pagan https://beltane.org/about-beltane/
https://www.yearindays.com/the-twelfth-day-
Thursday 02 Twelfth Day of Ridván * Bahá’i Faith
of-ridvan/
https://nationaltoday.com/orthodox-good-
Christianity (Eastern friday/#:~:text=Orthodox%20Good%20Friday
Friday 03 Orthodox Holy Friday
Orthodox) %20is%20celebrated,on%20May
%203%20this%20year.
Yom HaShoah - Holocaust https://www.hebcal.com/holidays/yom-

Monday 06 Judaism
Remembrance Day * hashoah-2024
International Family Equality Family Equality https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/

Sunday 05
Day Council world/international-family-red-equality-day
Orthodox Easter Sunday - Christianity (Eastern

Sunday 05 https://orthodoxwiki.org/Pascha
Pascha Orthodox)
https://www.indigenoushealthnh.ca/news/
Red Dress Day: Missing and
Assembly of First national-day-awareness-missing-and-
Sunday 05 Murdered Indigenous Women,
Nations murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls-and-
Girls and Two-Spirit People
two-spirit-people

Monday 06 Orthodox Easter Monday
Orthodox) orthodox-easter-monday
Monday to Children's Mental Health Week Adopted by: Toronto https://www.family.cmho.org/join-us-for-

06 - 12 25
Sunday (See Also Feb. 05–11, 2024) District School Board childrens-mental-health-week
https://www.calendardate.com/
Thursday 09 Ascension of Jesus Christ Christianity (Western)
ascension_day_2024.htm
Friday 10 Akshaya Tritya Hinduism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshaya_Tritiya
https://www.almanac.com/content/when-is-
Sunday 12 Mother's Day Old Farmer's Almanac
mothers-day
https://www.un.org/development/desa/
Wednesday 15 International Day of Families United Nations family/publications/un-reports-and-
resolutions.html
International Day
International Day Against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Against Homophobia,
Friday 17 Homophobia, Transphobia and International_Day_Against_Homophobia,_Tr
Transphobia and
Biphobia ansphobia_and_Biphobia
Biphobia (IDAHOTB)
Government of the https://www.britannica.com/biography/

Friday 17 Malcolm X Day
United States Malcolm-X
Judaism/Christianity https://www.christianity.com/jesus/early-
Sunday 19 Pentecost (Eastern Orthodox and church-history/pentecost/where-did-
Western) pentecost-come-from.html
25
Children’s Mental Health Week: February
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Government of
Monday 20 Queen Victoria Day https://www.royal.uk/queen-victoria
Canada
Wednesday 22 Second Passover * Judaism default_cdo/year/2023/jewish/holidays-
2023.htm
https://www.upliftingwords.org/post/the-
Thursday 23 Declaration of the Bá’b * Bahá’i Faith
declaration-of-the-bab
Thursday 23 Vesak (Wesak) Day Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesak
https://www.universalcompassion.org/event/
Thursday 23 Saga Dawa Düchen Buddhism (Tibetan)
saga-dawa-duchen-2022/
https://www.hebcal.com/holidays/lag-
Sunday 26 Lag B’Omer * Judaism
baomer-2024
https://nationaltoday.com/ascension-of-
Wednesday 29 Ascension of Bahá’u’llah Bahá’i Faith
bahaullah/
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-
Government of
TO BE ANNOUNCED National Access Ability Week social-development/campaigns/national-
Canada
accessability-week.html
Bike to School Week (Culture Toronto District School https://www.culturelink.ca/services/health-

Monday to Friday 27 - 31
Link) Board (TDSB) and-recreation/bike-to-school/
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JUNE 2024
Canadian Network for
https://cnpea.ca/en/about-cnpea/blog/967-
Saturday 01 Intergenerational Day the Prevention of
june-1st-is-intergenerational-day-canada
Elder Abuse
Saturday to
01 - 30 Toronto Pride Festival Month Toronto Pride https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_Toronto
Sunday
Wednesday 05 World Environment Day United Nations
environment-day
Monday 10 Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji Sikhism
Martyrdom_of_Guru_Arjan
Wednesday 12 Filipino Independence Day
Canada (Recognition) Independence_Day_(Philippines)
Wednesday 12 World Day Against Child Labour United Nations
day-against-child-labour/background
Wednesday and
Thursday
12 - 13 Shavu’ot *26 Judaism http://www.jewfaq.org/holidayc.htm
Saturday to
Wednesday
15 - 19 Hajj * Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj
https://www.almanac.com/content/when-
Sunday 16 Father's Day Old Farmer's Almanac
fathers-day
Sunday 16 Waqf al Arafa * Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_Arafah
Monday to
Thursday
17 - 20 Eid al Adha * Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha
International Day to Counter https://www.un.org/en/observances/

Hate Speech international-day-countering-hate-speech
Government of the https://www.history.com/news/what-is-

Wednesday 19 Juneteenth
United States juneteenth
https://www.un.org/en/observances/refugee-
Thursday 20 World Refugee Day United Nations
day
https://time.astrosage.com/holidays/canada/
National Indigenous Persons First Nations, Métis,
Friday 21 national-indigenous-peoples-day?
Day – Canada Inuit
year=2024&language=en
International Humanist https://humanists.international/what-is-

Friday 21 World Humanist Day
and Ethical Union humanism/
National Day of Remembrance Government of https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/

Sunday 23
for Victims of Terrorism Canada regulations/SI-2005-65/page-1.html
26
Shavu’ot – Work should be suspended during this observance
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https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/
Friday 21 Litha (Summer Solstice Day) Wicca/Pagan
litha-pagan-wiccan/2024-06-21/
https://www.cute-calendar.com/event/nativity-
Monday 24 Nativity of St. John the Baptist Orthodox and
of-st-john-the-baptist/42983.html
Western)
Le Québec et la https://publicholidays.net/fr/st-jean-baptiste-
Lundi 24 Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste
culture francophone day/
International Day Against Drug https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-

Abuse and Illicit Trafficking drug-abuse-day
International Day in Support of https://www.un.org/en/observances/torture-

Victims of Torture victims-day
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Canadian Mental https://cmha.ca/documents/post-traumatic-

Thursday 27
Awareness Day Health Association stress-disorder-ptsd
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JULY 2024
Government of https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/
Monday 01 Canada Day
Canada canada/canada-day
Monday to 08 -to 04
Sunday August Al-Hijra New Year * Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijri_year
Tuesday 09 Martyrdom of the Bá’b * Bahá’i Faith https://upto.com/bahai-holy-days
Thursday 11 Imamat Day * Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imamat_Day
Government of
Tuesday 16 Ethiopian Constitution Day Ethiopia & Rastafarian
1931_Constitution_of_Ethiopia
holy day
Wednesday 17 Àshùrà * Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashura
Nelson Mandela International www.biography.com/people/nelson-mandela-

Thursday 18 United Nations
Day 9397017
Sunday 21 Asalha Puja Day - Dhamma Day Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asalha_Puja
Guru_Purnima#:~:text=Traditionally%2C
Sunday 21 Guru Purnima Day Buddhism/Jainism
%20the%20festival%20is%20celebrated,of
%20Yoga%20to%20the%20Saptarishis.
https://readthespirit.com/religious-holidays-
Birthday of Emperor Haile festivals/birthday-of-haile-selassie-
Tuesday 23 Rastafarian holy day
Selassie I celebrating-the-courage-of-the-final-
ethiopian-emperor/
World Day Against Trafficking in https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-

Persons human-trafficking-day
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AUGUST 2024
Government of https://www.thereisadayforthat.com/
Thursday 01 Emancipation Day in Canada
Canada holidays/canada/emancipation-day
Thursday 01 Lughnassadh/Lammas * Wicca/Pagan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lughnasadh
Lord Simcoe Day - Founder’s Government of

Monday 05 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic_Holiday
Day Toronto (Municipal)
https://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/
Monday 05 Terry Fox Day Terry Fox Foundation
terry-fox-day/
https://www.learnreligions.com/when-is-the-
Tuesday 06 Transfiguration of Christ Orthodox and
transfiguration-of-our-lord-4046365
Western)
International Day of the World’s https://nationaltoday.com/international-day-

Friday 09 United Nations
Indigenous Peoples of-the-worlds-indigenous-people/
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/
Monday 12 International Youth Day United Nations
international-youth-day
Tuesday 13 Tishah B’av *27 Judaism
canada/tisha-b-av
Tuesday to
13 - 15 Obon Festival Buddhism (Shintoism) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Festival
Thursday
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/
Feast of the Dormition of the Christianity (Eastern 1000/08/15/102302-the-dormition-of-our-
Thursday 15
Mother of God Orthodox) most-holy-lady-the-mother-of-god-and-ever-
v
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/
Saturday 17 Marcus Garvey’s Birthday Rastafarian holy day
marcus-garvey
https://www.calendardate.com/
Monday 19 Raksha Bandham Hinduism
raksha_bandhan_2024.htm
International Day
https://www.edudwar.com/international-day-
Commemorating the Victims of
Thursday 22 United Nations commemorating-the-victims-of-acts-of-
Acts of Violence Based on
violence-based-on-religion-or-belief/
Religion or Belief
International Day for the International_Day_for_the_Rem
Friday 23 Remembrance of the Slave United Nations
Trade and Its Abolition embrance_of_the_Slave_Trade_
and_its_Abolition
Monday 26 Krishna Janmashtami Hinduism https://www.durganavratri.in/2020/07/
janmashtami-2024-date.html
https://wisdom.srisriravishankar.
org/janmashtami-spiritual-
27
Tishah B’av – work should be suspended during this observance
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significance-lord-krishnas-birth/
Martyrdom of St. John the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Thursday 29 Orthodox and
Baptist Beheading_of_John_the_Baptist
Western)
Paryushana#:~:text=The%20duration%20of
Saturday 31 Paryushana Parvarambha Jainism
%20Paryushana%20is,or%20Kshamavani
%20(forgiveness%20day).
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SEPTEMBER 2024
Installation of the Holy
https://www.sikhdharma.org/sikh-history/siri-
Sunday 01 Scriptures of Guru Granth Sahib Sikhism
guru-granth-sahib/
Ji
Government of http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/
Monday 02 Labour Day
Canada article/origins-of-labour-day-feature/
Saturday 07 Ganesh Chaturthi Hinduism
Ganesh_Chaturthi
https://www.wincalendar.com/ca/
Sunday 08 International Day of Literacy United Nations
International-Literacy-Day
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-
Sunday 08 Nativity of Mary Orthodox and
day/nativity-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary
Western)
International Day to Protect https://www.un.org/en/observances/protect-

Education from Attack education-day
Government of
Ethiopia and
https://publicholidays.africa/ethiopia/new-
Wednesday 11 Ethiopian New Year Christianity (Eastern
years-day/
Orthodox) Rastafarian
holy day
Nayrouz#:~:text=Nayrouz%20or%20Neyrouz
Christianity (Coptic %20(Arabic
Wednesday 11 Coptic New Year
Orthodox Church) %20%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D988%D
8%B2,and%20its%20first%20month%2C
%20Thout.
Sunday 15 International Day of Democracy United Nations
democracy-day
Sunday 15 Terry Fox Run Terry Fox Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Fox_Run
Monday 16 Anant Chaturdashi Jainism
Anant_Chaturdashi
Mawlid-al-Nabi - Prophet’s
Monday 16 Islam https://www.britannica.com/topic/mawlid
Birthday *
https://www.metisnation.org/news/
Thursday 19 Powley Day First Nations, Métis
september-19-powley-day/
Government of Japan
Thursday to
19 - 25 Ohigan - Autumn Festival and Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higan
Wednesday
(Shintoism)
Saturday 21 International Day of Peace United Nations www.un.org/events/peaceday/
Saturday to
21 - 29 Mabon Wicca/Pagan Wheel_of_the_Year#Autumn_Equinox_(Mab
Sunday
on)
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World Federation of
International Day of Sign https://www.un.org/en/observances/sign-
Monday 23 the Deaf and United
Languages languages-day
Nations
Canadian Association
Monday to https://www.nad.org/resources/american-
23 - 28 International Week of the Deaf and World Federation
Saturday sign-language/international-week-of-the-deaf/
of the Deaf
https://www.uottawa.ca/gazette/en/news/
Government of
Wednesday 25 Franco-Ontarian Day franco-ontarian-perspectives-green-and-
Ontario
white
Christianity (Eastern https://orthodoxwiki.org/

Friday 27 Elevation of the Holy Cross
Orthodox) Elevation_of_the_Holy_Cross
National Day for Truth and Government of https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-

Monday 30
Reconciliation Canada national-truth-reconciliation-day-1.6188540
First Nations, Métis,

Monday 30 Orange Shirt Day https://www.orangeshirtday.org/about-us.html
Inuit
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OCTOBER 2024
International Day for Older https://www.un.org/en/observances/older-
Persons persons-day
https://www.un.org/en/observances/non-
Wednesday 02 International Day of Non-Violence United Nations
violence-day
Wednesday 02 Mehregan Zoroastrian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehregan
Adopted by Toronto
https://www.walkbiketoschool.org/learn-
Wednesday 02 Walk to School Day District School
more/why-walkbike/
Board (TDSB)
Thursday and
Friday
03 - 04 Rosh Hashanah * Judaism http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday2.htm
Thursday to
03 - 12 Navratri Hinduism https://www.britannica.com/topic/Navratri
Saturday
Status of Women
Friday 04 Sisters in Spirit https://www.alberta.ca/sisters-in-spirit.aspx
Canada
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Teachers
Saturday 05 World Teachers’ Day United Nations
%27_Day
Canadian Women’s
Foundation
Sunday to Body Confidence Awareness https://canadianwomen.org/blog/october-
06 - 12 (Adopted by Toronto
Saturday Week celebrate-body-confidence/
District School
Board TDSB)
https://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/
Wednesday to
09 - 13 Durga Puja Hinduism travel/articles/india-durga-purga-honoring-
Sunday
goddess.shtml

Thursday 10 World Mental Health Day
Organization World_Mental_Health_Day
https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/arts-
Government of
Monday 14 Thanksgiving Day - Canada culture-society/the-history-of-thanksgiving-in-
Canada
canada
Wednesday 16 World Food Day United Nations https://www.worldfooddaycanada.ca/about/
International Day for the https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/

Thursday 17 United Nations
Eradication of Poverty international-day-for-poverty-eradication
https://feast-guide.com/en/celebrations/
Thursday 17 Kathina Festival Buddhism
521.html
https://indianculture.gov.in/stories/karva-
Sunday 20 Karva Chauth * Hinduism
chauth
Saturday 12 Yom Kippur * Judaism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur
Monday to Friday 14 - 18 Week Without Violence YMCA https://ywcaweekwithoutviolence.org/
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Thursday to https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/
Wednesday
17 - 23 Sukkot * Judaism
sukkot-101/
Gurgadi of the Holy Scriptures of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Sunday 20 Sikhism
Guru Granth Sahib Ji as Guru Guru_Granth_Sahib
Thursday 24 Shemini Atzeret * Judaism http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday6.htm
Friday 25 Simchat Torah * Judaism http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday6.htm
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NOVEMBER 2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints
Friday 01 All Saints Day Orthodox and
%27_Day
Western)
https://www.sikhdharma.org/the-story-of-
Friday 01 Bandi Chhor Divas Sikhism
bandi-chhor-divas/
Hinduism/Jainism/
Friday 01 Diwali https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali
Sikhism
https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/
Friday 01 Samhain * Wicca/Pagan
samhain
Friday and
01 - 02 Dia de los Muertos* (Day of the Government of https://www.wheniscalendars.com/when-is-
Saturday Dead) Mexico dia-de-los-muertos/
Saturday 02 Birth of the Bá’b Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/
https://royalwatcherblog.com/2020/11/02/
Crowning of Emperor Haile
Saturday 02 Rastafarian holy day coronation-of-emperor-haile-selassie-of-
Selassie I
ethiopia-1930/
Sunday 03 Birth of Bahá’u’lláh Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/
Sunday to Government of https://www.ontario.ca/page/treaties-

03 – 09 Treaties Recognition Week
Saturday Ontario recognition-week
https://www.pandit.com/jain-festival-calendar-
Wednesday 06 Gyan Panchami Jainsim
2024/
Inuit Circumpolar
Thursday 07 Inuit Day https://www.inuitcircumpolar.com/about-icc/
Council Canada
Indigenous Peoples
National Indigenous Veterans’ https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/
Friday 08 (Veteran Affairs
Day 1605286948270/1605287188462
Canada)
http://www.warmuseum.ca/firstworldwar/
Government of
Monday 11 Remembrance: Veterans’ Day history/after-the-war/remembrance/
Canada
remembrance-day/
https://calendarholidays.in/when-is/guru-
Friday 15 Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib Sikhism
nanak-birthday/
https://www.metisnation.org/culture-heritage/
Saturday 16 Louis Riel Day - Riel’s Execution Métis Nation
louis-riel-day-info/
Anti-Bullying Awareness and

Sunday to Government of https://thecanadianhomeschooler.com/
17 - 23 Prevention Week (3rd Week of
Saturday Ontario bullying-awareness-week/
November)
Gwendolyn A.
International Transgender Day of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Wednesday 20 Smith, US Trans
Remembrance Gwendolyn_Ann_Smith
Advocate
https://www.google.com/search?
Wednesday 20 World Children’s Day United Nations
q=world+children
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Presentation of the Blessed Virgin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Thursday 21 Orthodox and
Mary Presentation_of_Mary
Western)
https://publicholidays.asia/bhutan/
Friday 22 Descending Day of Lord Buddha Buddhism (Tibetan)
descending-day-of-lord-buddha/
National Holodomor Memorial Ukrainian Canadian Holodomor_Memorial_Day#:~:text='Day
Saturday 23 28
Day Congress %20of%20memory%20for%20victims,the
%20fourth%20Saturday%20of%20November
Sunday 24 Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sikhism
Martyrdom_of_Guru_Tegh_Bahadur
https://www.checkiday.com/
Monday 25 Day of the Covenant * Bahá’i Faith 2d000c6cb00f8095c45a3bbffa1c10cb/day-of-
the-covenant

https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/
Monday 25 Elimination of Violence Against United Nations
ending-violence-against-women
Women
Wednesday 27 Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá * Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/ascension-centenary/
28
National Holodomor Memorial Day Toronto District School Board commemorates this event on the Friday before the fourth Saturday of
November
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Sunday 01 World AIDS Day United Nations
aids-day
Sunday to https://www.christianity.com/christian-life/
01 - 24 Advent Christianity (Western)
Tuesday christmas/what-is-advent.html
International Day for the https://www.un.org/en/observances/slavery-

Abolition of Slavery abolition-day/messages
International Day of Persons https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-

with Disabilities persons-with-disabilities

Friday 06 and Action on Violence Against
Canada %C3%89cole_Polytechnique_massacre
Women
Bodhi Day - Buddha's

Sunday 08 Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_Day
Enlightenment
Sunday and St. Clements of Ohrid Patrons’ Christianity (Eastern https://publicholidays.eu/north-macedonia/

08 - 09
Monday holy day Orthodox) saint-clement-of-ohrid-day/
https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-
Tuesday 10 Human Rights Day United Nations
rights-day
Friday 13 Birthday of Imàm Aga Khan* Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aga_Khan
https://www.un.org/en/observances/migrants-
Wednesday 18 International Migrants Day United Nations
day
https://seawitchbotanicals.com/blogs/swb/
Saturday 21 Yule Wicca/Pagan celebrating-yule-the-chill-version-of-
christmas
Government of
Christmas Day (Gregorian https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/
Wednesday 25 Canada and
Calendar) canada/christmas
Government of https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-
Thursday 26 Boxing Day
Canada heritage/campaigns/canada-day.html
Death of Lord Zoroaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zartosht_No-

Thursday 26 Zoroastrian
Zarathosht No Diso Diso
26 – 01 African
Thursday to https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/
January Kwanzaa Canadian/American
Wednesday kwanzaa-history
2025 Celebration
26 – 02
Thursday to https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/
Thursday
January Chanakah (Hanukkah) * Judaism
hanukkah
2025
OTHER DATES - TO BE ANNOUNCED

2024 (DATE TO BE https://maitripa.org/events/chokhor-duchen-
Chokhor Ducchën Festival Buddhism (Tibetan)
ANNOUNCED) 2022/
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2024 (DATE TO BE Gay, Lesbian, Straight https://www.glsen.org/https://

GLSEN Ally Week
ANNOUNCED) Education Network www.glsen.org/
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January 2023 – December 2024

This calendar highlights secular and creed-based observances and holidays,

HERITAGE AND AWARENESS MONTHS

New Year’s Day (Gregorian https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/

TDSB New Year’s Day -

TDSB National Day for Truth

The Origins and Practice of Holidays:

Christianity (Eastern https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-

What is Lohri? Why is it celebrated? –

Monday to No Name Calling Week (Starts

Christianity (Eastern https://saintmarkhouston.org/smh/calendars/

Monday 30 Jashan-e-Sadeh Zoroastrian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadeh

Thursday 02 Imbolc* Wicca/Pagan https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/imbolc

Presentation (Meeting) of Our Christianity (Eastern

International Day of Zero United Nations and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Magha Puja Day – Lantern https://en.dhammakaya.net/activities/magha-

Monday to Children’s Mental Health Canadian Mental Health https://www.family.cmho.org/join-us-for-

Action Canada for

Parinirvana Day – Buddha’s

Tuesday to Buddhism (Tibetan, Tibetan New Year(Losar) — The Most

Wednesday 22 Sha’ban * Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sha%27ban

Sunday to 26 to 01 Ayyám-i-Há – Intercalary

Wednesday 08 Holi Festival * Hinduism https://www.holifestival.org/

Friday 10 Guan Yin Birthday Buddhism (Taiwanese) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanyin

Official Church of Scientology: What is

Tuesday 14 Chet – Sikh New Year Sikhism https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Chet

Monday 20 Nawrúz – Bahá’i New Year Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/

Government of Iran https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/

International Day for the

Monday and https://www.northernpaganism.org/shrines/

Government of India and https://publicholidays.co.id/bali-hindu-new-

Wednesday 22 Saka New Year – Nyepi Hinduism (Balinese) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyepi

Wednesday 22 World Water Day United Nations https://www.un.org/en/observances/water-day

Annunciation of the Blessed Christianity (Eastern https://www.britannica.com/topic/

Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet

Thursday 30 Sri/Rama Navami Hinduism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama_Navami

Thursday 06 Hanuman Jayanti Hinduism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanuman_Jayanti

Rwanda Genocide Memorial Government of Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

World Health https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

International Day of Pink (2nd International Day of Pink

Gay, Lesbian, Straight

Mesha Sankranti (Solar New

Christianity (Eastern https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/

Friday 14 Sinhalese New Year Sri Lankan Government https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Sri Lankan Government

Christianity (Eastern https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/

Laylat al-Qadr – Night of https://www.muslimaid.org/what-we-do/

Yom HaShoah – Holocaust

Friday 21 First Day of Ridván * Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/

Friday 21 Grounation Day Rastafarian holy day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grounation_Day

Saturday 22 Akshaya Tritya Hinduism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshaya_Tritiya

Earth Day – International

Armenian Genocide Government of Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Yonge Street Van Attack –

Christianity (Eastern https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-

Saturday 29 Ninth Day of Ridván Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/

Tuesday 02 Twelfth Day of Ridván Bahá’i Faith https://www.bahai.ca/holy-days/

Red Dress Day: Missing and

Second Passover – Pesach https://www.chabad.org/holidays/

Monday to Children’s Mental Health Adopted by the Toronto https://www.family.cmho.org/join-us-for-

International Family Equality https://www.familyequality.org/international-

International Day Against