Date | Event | Comment |
---|---|---|
1 January | New Years Day | Often marked with a date touch |
January - 3rd Monday | Martin Luther King Day | USA |
27 January | Holocaust Memorial Day | Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp |
25 January | Burns Night | Scotland |
28 January | Australia Day | Australia |
6 February | Waitingi Day | New Zealand |
14 February | Valentines Day | |
February - 3rd Monday | Presidents Day | USA |
18 April | Independence Day | Zimbabwe |
21 April | Queen Elizabeths (real) birthday | |
23 April | St Georges Day | Ring for England |
25 April | ANZAC Day | Australia & New Zealand |
1 May | May Day | Coordinate with other local customs |
May - 1st Monday | Queens birthday | New Zealand |
May - Monday preceding 25th | Victoria Day | Canada (Monarchs official birthday) |
May - last Monday | Memorial Day | USA |
June - 2nd Monday | Queens birthday | Australia (except WA) |
June - 2nd Monday | Commonwealth Day | |
14 June | Flag Day | USA |
June - 2nd or 3rd Saturday | Queens official birthday | Trooping the Colour |
1 July | Canada Day | Canada |
4 July | Independence Day | USA |
September - 1st Monday | Labor Day | USA |
September - 2nd weekend | Heritage Open Days | Church towers open to the public and/or public ringing |
21 September | International Day of Peace | Promoted by United Nations |
October - 2nd Monday | Columbus Day | USA |
October - 2nd Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Canada |
11 November | Remembrance Day | Half muffled |
11 November | Veterans Day | USA |
November - 4th Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | USA |
Notable church festivals are listed here. See also, significant anniversaries of historic events.