The essence of Connecting Our Cultures will be the individual cultural activities called Cultural Connections.
It’s exciting to think that we all can be part of a global movement that started right here in South Florida. If there is ever a cultural melting pot, we certainly live right in the middle of it.
With Connecting Our Cultures being a year-round movement, each cultural group selects a pertinent month to develop a unique event to promote education and understanding of their culture.
Connecting Our Cultures would love to hear from you about your cultures and traditions so please share your stories by sending your ideas on how you can make a difference by creating a cultural event in your community. Please email your ideas to Stacey@connectingourcultures.org.
Below is a listing of cultural celebrations
throughout the world.
Cultural Calendar
| January | February | March |
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1 - Feast of St. Basil (Christian, Orthodox) 1 - Japanese New Year (Japan) 5 - Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday (Sikh) 6 - Epiphany (Christian) 6 - Three Kings' Day (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic) 7 - The Nativity of Jesus Christ (Christian, Orthodox) 13 - Lohri (Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh) 16 - Religious Freedom Day 16 - World Religion Day (Baha'i) 19 - Tu b'Shvat or Tu B'Shevat (Jewish, Israel) 26 - India Republic Day |
National Black History Month (United States) 2 – Imbolc (Wiccan) 3 - Tet Nguyen Dan (Vietnam) "Year of the Buffalo" 4 - Rosa Parks Birth Anniversary 5 - Mexico - Constitution Day 11 - National Foundation Day (Japan) 12 - NAACP Founded 14 - Race Relations Day 17 - League of United Latin Citizens (LULAC) Founded American 24 - Flag Day (Mexico) |
Greek-American Heritage Month Irish-American Heritage Month Spiritual Wellness Month 1 –St. David’s Day (Welsh) 2 - Mothering Sunday (England) 4 - World Day of Prayer 5-8 - Brazil, Carnival 7 - Lent begins (Orthodox Christians) 8 –Mardi Gras (United States) 9 - Ash Wednesday (Protestant, Roman Catholic) 17 - St. Patrick's Day (Ireland, United States) 21 – Naw Ruz (Baha'i, Persia) 25 - Feast of Annunciation (Christian) 30 – Purim (Jewish) |
| April | May | June |
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6 - National Tartan Day (Scottish-American) 6 - Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 7 – 13 - Passover (Jewish) 8 - Vesak - Buddha's Birth (Buddhist) 14 - Sinhala and Tamil New Year (Sri Lanka) 16 - Emancipation Day (African-American, United States) 17 – Palm Sunday (Protestant, Roman Catholic) 19 - Passover (Jewish) 21 – Holy Thursday (Christian) 22 – Good Friday (Protestant, Roman Catholic) 23 - St. George's Day (English) 24 - Easter (Orthodox) or Pascha 24 - Easter (Protestant, Roman Catholic) 30 - Beltane (Celtic) |
Asian Pacific American History Month Jewish-American Heritage Month 1 - Yom Hashoah/Holocaust Memorial Day (Jewish) 2 - May Day Bank Holiday (United Kingdom) 4 - National Day of Prayer (United States) 5 - Cinco de Mayo (Mexico) 9 - Victory Day (Russia) 18 - Israel’s Independence Day (Yom Ha'Atzma'Ut) 19 - Malcolm X's birthday (African-American, United States) 23 - Declaration of the Bab (Baha'i) 25 - Corpus Christi (American, Roman Catholic) 29 - Ascension of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i) |
2 - Ascension Day (Christian) 7 - Shavuot (Jewish) 16 - Martyrdom Day of Guru Arjan (Sikh) 23 - Corpus Christi (American, Roman Catholic) 27 - Martyrdome of Joseph and Hyrum Smith |
| July | August | September |
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1 - Canada Day (Canada) 4 - Fil-American Friendship Day (Phillippines, United States) 9 - Bon Festival/Feast of Lanterns (Japan) 9 - Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha'i) 24 - Pioneer Day (Mormon) 31 - Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola (Spain, Roman Catholic) |
1 - Lammas and Lughnassad (Britain, Pagan, United States) 1-29 - Ramadan (Islamic, Muslim, Moslem) 9 - Tisha B'av (Jewish) 14 - Pakistan's Independence Day 15 - India's Independence Day 15 - Liberation Day (Korea, South Korea) 26 - Lailat-Ul-Quadr (Islamic, Muslim) 30 - Eid-Al-Fitr (Islamic, Muslim) |
Sept 15-Oct 15 - National Hispanic Heritage Month (Mexico) 1 - Israel Miraji Ascent of Prophet Muhammad 16 - Mexico's Independence Day 19 - San Gennaro Day (Italian-American) 22 - Autumnal Equinox (Japan) 28 - Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) |
| October | November | December |
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German-American Heritage Month National Italian-American Heritage Month Polish-American Heritage Month 8 - Yom Kippur (Jewish) 9 - Cirio de Nazare (Brazil) 13-19 -Sukkot (Jewish) 19 - Simchat Torah (Jewish) 20 – Shemini Atzeret (Jewish) 26-30 – Diwali (Buddhist, Hindu) 31 - Reformation Day (Christian) |
National American Indian Heritage Month 1 - All Saints' Day (Christian, Roman Catholic) 1 - Dia de los Muertos "Day of the Dead" (Mexico, Latin America) 2 - All Souls' Day (Roman Catholic) 6 - Eid al-adha (Islamic, Muslim) 12 - Birthday of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i) 26-Dec 24 - Al Hijra - Muslim New Year |
5 - Ashura (Islamic, Muslim) 6 - St. Nicholas Day (International) 8 - Bodhi Day - Buddha's Enlightenment (Buddhist) 12 - Virgin of Guadalupe (Mexico) 13 - Santa Lucia Day (Sweden) 16-25 - Las Posadas (Mexico) 21-28 - Hanukkah (Jewish) 25 - Christmas (Christian, Roman Catholic, International) 26 - Boxing Day (Canada, United Kingdom) 26 - Kwanzaa (African-American) |