Hanukkah
Religious Holiday (Judaism), Global Resources: What Is Hanukkah?
Welcome! Use this list to familiarize yourself with the wide variety of celebrations that take place across the year. While not an exhaustive list, the following is a compilation of global holidays, awareness days, and celebrations that your global friends, family, or colleagues might be honoring. As you educate yourself and learn more about other cultures’ holidays and celebrations that may be new to you, be sure to do so respectfully.
Religious Holiday (Judaism), Global Resources: What Is Hanukkah?
(USA) Resources: History.com - Kwanzaa What is Kwanzaa? ASU professor explains tenets of annual celebration
Resources: 50 Ways to Celebrate New Year Traditions Around the World
Resources: World Religion Day - Teaching Resources World Religion Day Poster
(USA) Resources: 19 Resources and Ideas to Celebrate the MLK Day of Service To share with kids: BrainPOP - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Resources: UNESCO International Day of Education
(USA) Resources: Smithsonian's Lunar New Year Celebration
(USA) Resources: Smithsonian's Celebrating Black History Month
(USA) Resources: Presidents’ Day Top Questions
Resources: Multilingual Education
Religious Holiday (Islam) *Ramadan is a holy month with Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting. Resources: 9 Tips on How to Support Employees and Colleagues During […]
Chinese communities of Southeast Asia, including Singapore and Malaysia. Equivalent and related official festivals include the Korean Dano, Japanese Tango no sekku, and Vietnamese Tết Đoan Ngọ Resources: How to […]
(USA) Resources: This Is How March Became Women’s History Month
(Japan) Resources: What is Hinamatsuri? How to Celebrate Girl’s Day in Japan 2023
Religious Holiday (Christianity) Resources: History.com Mardi Gras
Religious Holiday (Christianity) Resources: Brittanica - Lent The Many Customs of Lent
Resources: International Women's Day Missions
(USA) Resources: Equal Pay Today Equal Pay Day Calendar
Religious Holiday (Hinduism), India, Nepal Resources: 9 Things to Know about Holi, India’s Most Colorful Festival
Global, Cultural Celebration - spelling and pronunciation may vary by country Resources: The United Nations: What is Nowruz and why do we celebrate it? NPR: Nowruz: Persian New Year's Table […]