Special dates and celebrations in 2019-2020
January 1: New Year's Day
January 6: Epiphany
January 20: Martin Luther King Day (USA)
February 14: Valentine’s Day
February 19: Chinese New Year
March 8: International Women's Day
March 17: St Patrick’s Day (Ireland)
April 1: April Fool’s Day
April 18: Good Friday
April 20: Easter Sunday
April 30: Koninginnedag ‘Queens Birthday’ (The Netherlands)
May 1: May Day (westernised countries in the northern hemisphere)
July 4: Independence Day (USA)
July 14: Bastille Day (France)
September 1: Raas Assana - Islamic New Year
October 31: Halloween
November 11: Diwali (Dīvali, Dīpāwali, or Deepavali)- Festival of Lights; Hindu communities
November 26: Thanksgiving Day (USA)
December 10: Human Rights Day
December 25: Christmas Day
December 31: New Years Eve