OCTOBER 2021 |
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Reverence for Life Month begins |
October 1 Fri |
International Vegetarian Week begins |
October 1 Fri |
World Vegetarian Day |
October 1 Fri |
International Day of Older Persons |
October 1 Fri |
National Voluntary Blood Donation Day |
October 1 Fri |
World Smile Day (1st Friday October) |
October 1 Fri |
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
October 2 Sat |
International Day of Non-Violence |
October 2 Sat |
Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan |
October 2 Sat |
Wildlife Week India begins |
October 2 Sat |
World Farm Animals Day |
October 2 Sat |
Joy of Giving Week begins |
October 2 Sat |
Indira Ekadashi |
October 2 Sat |
World Animal Day |
October 4 Mon |
St Francis of Assisi Feast Day
(Patron Saint of Animals) |
October 4 Mon |
World Space Week begins |
October 4 Mon |
World Week of Prayer for Animals begins
(First full week October) |
October 4 Mon |
World Habitat Day (1st Monday October) |
October 4 Mon |
World Teachers Day |
October 5 Tues |
Ganga River Dolphin Day |
October 5 Tues |
Bhadrapad Amavasya |
October 6 Wed |
Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Ashwin Amavasya) |
October 6 Wed |
Pitru Paksha ends for South India |
October 6 Wed |
Navratri begins |
October 7 Thurs |
Ghatasthapana |
October 7 Thurs |
World Egg Day (2nd Friday October) |
October 8 Fri |
Indian Air Force Day |
October 8 Fri |
World Octopus Day |
October 8 Fri |
World Post Day |
October 9 Sat |
National Post Day |
October 10 Sun |
World Mental Health Day |
October 10 Sat |
International Day of the Girl Child |
October 11 Mon |
Jayaprakash Narayan Jayanti |
October 11 Mon |
World Obesity Day |
October 11 Mon |
Thanksgiving Day (Canada) (2nd Monday October) |
October 11 Mon |
Maha Saptami |
October 12 Tues |
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction |
October 13 Wed |
Maha Ashtami |
October 13 Wed |
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
(2nd Wednesday October) |
October 13 Wed |
World Standards Day |
October 14 Thurs |
Maha Navami |
October 14 Thurs |
Navratri ends |
October 14 Thurs |
World Sight Day (2nd Thursday October) |
October 14 Thurs |
Dussehra |
October 15 Fri |
International Day for Rural Women |
October 15 Fri |
World Food Day |
October 16 Sat |
Papankusha Ekadashi |
October 16 Sat |
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
October 17 Sun |
International Sawfish Day |
October 17 Sun |
Milad-un-Nabi |
October 19 Tues |
Kojagiri/Sharad Purnima |
October 19 Tues |
World Statistics Day |
October 20 Wed |
Ashwin Purnima |
October 20 Wed |
Pitru Paksha begins for North India |
October 20 Wed |
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
October 20 Wed |
World Reptile Awareness Day |
October 21 Thurs |
Azad Hind Day |
October 21 Thurs |
Police Commemoration Day |
October 21 Thurs |
International Snow Leopard Day |
October 23 Sat |
Hug a Sheep Day (4th Saturday October) |
October 23 Sat |
United Nations Day |
October 24 Sun |
World Development Information Day |
October 24 Sun |
International Day of Climate Action |
October 24 Sun |
Karaka Chaturthi/Karva Chauth |
October 24 Sun |
World Mother-in-Law Day (4th Sunday October) |
October 24 Sun |
Sankashti Chaturthi |
October 24 Sun |
National Mule Day (USA) |
October 26 Tues |
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage |
October 27 Tues |
Ahoi Ashtami |
October 28 Thurs |
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti |
October 31 Sun |
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas |
October 31 Sun |
Halloween |
October 31 Sun |
World Savings Day |
October 31 Sun |
World Cities Day |
October 31 Sun |
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NOVEMBER 2021 |
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World Vegan Day |
November 1 Mon |
World Vegan Month begins |
November 1 Mon |
All Saints Day |
November 1 Mon |
Vasu Baras/Govatsa Dwadashi |
November 1 Mon |
Rama Ekadashi |
November 1 Mon |
All Souls Day |
November 2 Tues |
Dynamic Harmlessness Day |
November 2 Tues |
Dhanteras (13th tithi Ashwin Krushnapaksh) |
November 2 Tues |
Kaag Tihar (Cow festival, Nepal) |
November 2 Tues |
World Jellyfish Day |
November 3 Wed |
Dhanvantari Jayanti |
November 3 Wed |
National Ayurveda Day |
November 3 Wed |
Kukur Tihar (Dog Festival, Nepal) |
November 3 Wed |
Diwali (Deepavali) |
November 4 Thurs |
Laxmi Pooja |
November 4 Thurs |
Ashwin Amavasya |
November 4 Thurs |
Naraka Chaturdashi |
November 4 Thurs |
Gai Tihar (Cow festival, Nepal) |
November 4 Thurs |
Polar Bear Week begins |
November 5 Fri |
Padwa |
November 5 Fri |
Govardhan Puja |
November 5 Fri |
Bestu Varas (Gujarat) |
November 5 Fri |
Whale Shark Vhali Utsav (Kartik Amavasya) |
November 5 Fri |
Pitru Paksha ends for North India |
November 5 Fri |
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of
the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
November 6 Sat |
Bhai Duj/Bhaibeej/Yamadvitya |
November 6 Sat |
Gawli’s Sagar Festival (Best bull competition, etc.) |
November 6 Sat |
Legal Services Day |
November 9 Tues |
World Freedom Day (USA) |
November 9 Tues |
World Science Day for Peace and Development |
November 10 Wed |
Chhath Puja/Pratihar/Surya Sashthi |
November 10 Wed |
National Education Day |
November 11 Thurs |
Singles’ Day |
November 11 Thurs |
Poppy Day/Armistice Day |
November 11 Thurs |
World Kindness Day |
November 13 Sat |
World Diabetes Day |
November 14 Sun |
Children’s Day |
November 14 Sun |
Prabodhini Ekadashi |
November 14 Sun |
Remembrance Sunday (Sunday closest to Poppy Day) |
November 14 Sun |
Devutthana Ekadashi |
November 15 Sun |
Chaturmas ends |
November 15 Sun |
International Day for Tolerance |
November 16 Tues |
International Students Day |
November 17 Wed |
Guru Nanak’s Jayant |
November 19 Fri |
World Toilet Day |
November 19 Fri |
International Men’s Day |
November 19 Fri |
Quami Ekta Week begins |
November 19 Fri |
Kartik Purnima |
November 19 Fri |
Chandra Grahan |
November 19 Fri |
Tripuri Purnima/Kartik Purnima |
November 19 Fri |
Universal Children’s Day |
November 20 Sat |
World Fisheries Day |
November 21 Sun |
World Television Day |
November 21 Sun |
World Philosophy Day |
November 21 Sun |
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (3rd Sunday November) |
November 21 Sun |
Sankashti Chaturthi |
November 23 Tues |
Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day |
November 24 Wed |
Sadhu Vaswani Jayanti |
November 25 Thurs |
Meatless Day |
November 25 Thurs |
International Day for the Elimination of
Violence against Women |
November 25 Thurs |
Thanksgiving Day - USA (4th Thursday November) |
November 25 Thurs |
National Law Day |
November 26 Fri |
Fur Free Friday (4th Friday November) |
November 26 Fri |
World Compassion Day |
November 28 Sun |
Hanukkah/Chanukah begins |
November 28 Sun |
Nativity Fast begins (Vegetarian period for Christians) |
November 28 Sun |
Gauna/Vaishnava Utpanna Ekadashi |
November 30 Tues |
Utpanna Ekadashi |
November 30 Tues |
Computer Security Day |
November 30 Tues |
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DECEMBER 2021 |
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World AIDS Day |
December 1 Wed |
Mutt’s Day 2 |
December 2 Thurs |
National Pollution Control Day |
December 2 Thurs |
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
December 2 Thurs |
International Day for Persons with Disabilities |
December 3 Fri |
World Wildlife Conservation Day |
December 4 Sat |
Indian Navy Day |
December 4 Sat |
Surya Grahan |
December 4 Sat |
Kartik Amavasya |
December 4 Sat |
Horses Without Carriages International Day – 2
(1st Saturday December) |
December 4 Sat |
World Soil Day |
December 5 Sun |
International Volunteer Day for
Economic & Social Development |
December 5 Sun |
Armed Forces Flag Day of India |
December 7 Tues |
International Civil Aviation Day |
December 7 Tues |
SAARC Charter Day |
December 8 Wed |
Bodhi Day (Japan) |
December 8 Wed |
International Anti-Corruption Day |
December 9 Thurs |
International Animal Rights Day |
December 10 Fri |
Human Rights Day |
December 10 Fri |
Festival for Souls of Dead Whales |
December 10 Fri |
International Mountain Day |
December 11 Sat |
International Monkey Day |
December 14 Tues |
World Energy Conservation Day |
December 14 Tues |
Mokshada Ekadashi |
December 14 Tues |
Dhanur Masa begins |
December 16 Thurs |
International Migrants Day |
December 18 Sat |
Shree Datta Jayanti |
December 18 Sat |
Margashirsh Purnima |
December 19 Sun |
International Human Solidarity Day |
December 20 Mon |
Winter Solstice |
December 21 Tues |
Sankashti Chaturthi |
December 22 Wed |
Kisan Diwas |
December 23 Thurs |
National Consumer Day |
December 24 Fri |
Christmas Eve |
December 24 Fri |
Christmas |
December 25 Sat |
Good Governance Day |
December 25 Sat |
Boxing Day |
December 26 Sat |
Ramana Maharshi Jayanti |
December 30 Thurs |
New Year’s Eve |
December 31 Fri |
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JANUARY 2022 |
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New Year’s Day |
January 1 Sat |
Global Family Day |
January 1 Sat |
World Day of Peace |
January 1 Sat |
Margashish Amavasya |
January 2 Sun |
World Braille Day |
January 4 Tues |
Oil and Gas Conservation Week begins |
January 4 Tues |
Epiphany |
January 6 Thurs |
Nativity Fast ends (Vegetarian period for Christians) |
January 6 Thurs |
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti |
January 9 Sun |
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas |
January 9 Sun |
Bodhi Day |
January 10 Mon |
Death Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri |
January 11 Tues |
National Youth Day |
January 12 Wed |
Swami Vivekananda Jayanti |
January 12 Wed |
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi |
January 13 Thurs |
Lohri (Punjab) |
January 13 Thurs |
Maghi (Punjab, Haryana, HP) |
January 13 Thurs |
Bhogi/Bogi Pandigai (AP) |
January 13 Thurs |
Makar Sankranti (Maharashtra etc) |
January 14 Fri |
Pongal (TN) |
January 14 Fri |
Kaanum Pongal |
January 14 Fri |
Pedda Panduga |
January 14 Fri |
Uttarayan (Gujarat) |
January 14 Fri |
Khichdi (UP, Bihar) |
January 14 Fri |
Sukarat/Sakarat (MP) |
January 14 Fri |
Animal Welfare Fortnight begins |
January 14 Fri |
Albert Schweitzer’s Birthday |
January 14 Fri |
Thiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal |
January 15 Sat |
Bhogali Bihu/Magh Bihu/Uruka (Assam) |
January 15 Sat |
Indian Army Day |
January 15 Sat |
Kanuma Panduga |
January 15 Sat |
Mukkanuma |
January 16 Sun |
World Religion Day (3rd Sunday January) |
January 16 Sun |
Charta (Chhattisgarh) |
January 17 Mon |
Paush Purnima |
January 17 Mon |
Mahayana Buddhist New Year |
January 18 Tues |
Thaipusam/Thaipooyam/Thaippooyam |
January 18 Tues |
Penguin Awareness Day |
January 20 Thurs |
Sankashti Chaturthi |
January 21 Fri |
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti |
January 23 Sun |
Desh Prem Diwas |
January 23 Sun |
National Girl Child Day |
January 24 Mon |
First World Week for the Abolition of Meat begins
(Last full week of January) |
January 24 Mon |
India Voter Day |
January 25 Tues |
National Tourism Day |
January 25 Tues |
Republic Day |
January 26 Wed |
International Customs Day |
January 26 Wed |
Lala Lajpat Rai Jayanti |
January 28 Fri |
Shattila Ekadashi |
January 28 Fri |
World Day for the Abolition of Meat
(Last Saturday January) |
January 29 Sat |
National Cleanliness Day |
January 30 Sun |
Martyrs’ Day |
January 30 Sun |
World Leprosy Day (Last Sunday January) |
January 30 Sun |
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FEBRUARY 2022 |
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Lunar New Year |
February 1 Tues |
Chinese New Year (Tiger) |
February 1 Tues |
Paush Amavasya |
February 1 Tues |
World Wetlands Day |
February 2 Wed |
World Cancer Day |
February 4 Fri |
Shri Ganesh Jayanti |
February 4 Fri |
Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami |
February 5 Sat |
International Day of Zero Tolerance for
Female Genital Mutilation |
February 6 Sun |
World Day of the Sick |
February 11 Fri |
International Day for Women and Girls In Science |
February 11 Fri |
Jaya Ekadashi |
February 12 Sat |
World Radio Day |
February 13 Sun |
Sarojini Naidu Jayanti |
February 13 Sun |
World Marriage Day (2nd Sunday February) |
February 13 Sun |
St Valentine’s Day |
February 14 Mon |
Pet Theft Awareness Day |
February 14 Mon |
World Hippo Day |
February 15 Tues |
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday |
February 15 Tues |
Magh Purnima |
February 16 Wed |
Guru Ravidas Jayanti (Magh Purnima) |
February 16 Wed |
Ramakrishna Jayanti |
February 18 Fri |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
February 19 Sat |
World Pangolin Day (3rd Saturday February) |
February 19 Sat |
World Whale Day (3rd Saturday February) |
February 19 Sat |
Sankashti Chaturthi |
February 20 Sun |
Sunday of the Prodigal Son |
February 20 Sun |
World Day of Social Justice |
February 20 Sun |
International Mother Language Day |
February 21 Mon |
Scouts’ Founders’ Day |
February 22 Tues |
World Thinking Day |
February 22 Tues |
Vijaya Ekadashi |
February 22 Tues |
National Spay Day (USA) (Last Tuesday February) |
February 22 Tues |
Gadge Baba Jayanti |
February 23 Wed |
Central Excise Day |
February 24 Thurs |
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti |
February 26 Sat |
World NGO Day |
February 27 Sun |
Polar Bear Day |
February 27 Sun |
Meatfare Sunday |
February 27 Sun |
National Science Day |
February 28 Mon |
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MARCH 2022 |
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Maha Shivratri |
March 1 Tues |
Horse Protection Day |
March 1 Tues |
Zero Discrimination Day |
March 1 Tues |
St David’s Day |
March 1 Tues |
National Pig Day (USA) |
March 1 Tues |
Magh Amavasya |
March 2 Wed |
Ash Wednesday - Lent begins
(Vegetarian period for Christians) |
March 2 Wed |
World Wildlife Day |
March 3 Thurs |
Losar 2149 Tibetan New Year (Tiger) |
March 3 Thurs |
Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas |
March 4 Fri |
National Safety Day & Week begins |
March 4 Fri |
Cheesefare / Forgiveness Sunday |
March 6 Sun |
Clean Monday |
March 7 Mon |
Great Lent begins |
March 7 Mon |
International Women’s Day |
March 8 Tues |
World Kidney Day (2nd Thursday March) |
March 10 Thurs |
Solar Appreciation Day (2nd Friday March) |
March 11 Fri |
Dandi March Day |
March 12 Sat |
Save a Spider Day |
March 14 Mon |
International Day of Action for Rivers |
March 14 Mon |
Amalaki Ekadashi |
March 14 Mon |
Kanshi Ram Jayanti |
March 15 Tues |
World Consumer Rights Day |
March 15 Tues |
St Patrick’s Day |
March 17 Thurs |
Holika Dahan |
March 17 Thurs |
Holi Dhulivandan |
March 18 Fri |
Phalgun Purnima |
March 18 Fri |
Global Recycling Day |
March 18 Fri |
Great American Meatout |
March 20 Sun |
World Sparrow Day |
March 20 Sun |
World Frog Day |
March 20 Sun |
International Day of Happiness |
March 20 Sun |
Vernal Equinox |
March 20 Sun |
International Day of Nowruz |
March 21 Mon |
International Day of Forests |
March 21 Mon |
World Poetry Day |
March 21 Mon |
World Planting Day |
March 21 Mon |
World Wood Day |
March 21 Mon |
Sankashti Chaturthi |
March 21 Mon |
International Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination |
March 21 Mon |
World Water Day |
March 22 Tues |
International Day of the Seal |
March 22 Tues |
World Meteorological Day |
March 23 Wed |
Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh |
March 23 Wed |
National Puppy Day (USA) |
March 23 Wed |
International Day for Achievers |
March 24 Thurs |
World Tuberculosis Day |
March 24 Thurs |
Commonwealth Day |
March 24 Thurs |
World Day for the End of Fishing
(Last Saturday March) |
March 26 Sat |
Earth Hour (8.30 pm worldwide) |
March 26 Sat |
World Theatre Day |
March 27 Sun |
Papmochani Ekadashi |
March 28 Mon |
Respect Your Cat Day |
March 28 Mon |
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APRIL 2022 |
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April Fools’ Day |
April 1 Fri |
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month begins |
April 1 Fri |
Prevention of Blindness Week begins |
April 1 Fri |
Phalgun Amavasya |
April 1 Fri |
International Children’s Book Day |
April 2 Sat |
World Autism Awareness Day |
April 2 Sat |
Gudi Padwa (Maharashtra) |
April 2 Sat |
Chaitra Sukhladi |
April 2 Sat |
Ugadi (Karnataka) |
April 2 Sat |
Navreh (Kashmir) |
April 2 Sat |
Samvatsar Padwo (Goa) |
April 2 Sat |
Cheti Chand / Jhulelal Jayanti (2nd tithi Chaitra) |
April 2 Sat |
Ramzan begins |
April 2 Sat |
World Rat Day |
April 4 Mon |
United Nations’ Mine Awareness Day |
April 4 Mon |
Gangaur (3rd tithi Chaitra) |
April 4 Mon |
Gouri Tritiya (3rd tithi Chaitra) |
April 4 Mon |
Matsya Jayanti |
April 4 Mon |
National Maritime Day of India |
April 5 Tues |
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace |
April 6 Wed |
United Nations’ World Health Day |
April 7 Thurs |
Navapad Oli begins |
April 8 Fri |
Ashok Ashtami (8th tithi Chaitra) |
April 9 Sat |
Chaitra Durga Ashtami (8th tithi Chaitra) |
April 9 Sat |
Bhavani Jayanti (8th tithi Chaitra) |
April 9 Sat |
Ram Navami |
April 10 Sun |
Swaminarayan Jayanti (Ram Navami) |
April 10 Sun |
Palm Sunday |
April 10 Sun |
Kamada Ekadashi |
April 12 Tues |
Gauna/Vaishnava Kamada Ekadashi |
April 12 Tues |
International Day for Street Children |
April 12 Tues |
International Day of Human Space Flight |
April 12 Tues |
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre |
April 13 Wed |
Ambedkar Jayanti |
April 14 Thurs |
Mahavir Jayanti |
April 14 Thurs |
National Fire Service Day |
April 14 Thurs |
National Dolphin Day (USA) |
April 14 Thurs |
Maundy Thursday |
April 14 Thurs |
Lent ends (Vegetarian period for Christians) |
April 14 Thurs |
Vaisakhi/Vishu |
April 14 Thurs |
Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) (Sikh/Punjabi) |
April 14 Thurs |
Mesha Sankranti |
April 14 Thurs |
Pana Sankranti (Oriya New Year) |
April 14 Thurs |
Puthandu (Varusha Pirappu) |
April 14 Thurs |
Mesadi/Vaisakhadi (Bengal) |
April 14 Thurs |
Meetei Cheiraoba (Manipur) |
April 14 Thurs |
Bishu/Basoa (Himachal Pradesh) |
April 14 Thurs |
Vishu Kani (Malayalam) |
April 14 Thurs |
Bohag Bihu (Rongali Bihu) (Assam) |
April 14 Thurs |
Jur Sutal |
April 14 Thurs |
Pohela Boishakh/Poila Baisakh/Nabo Barsho (Bengal) |
April 15 Fri |
Good Friday |
April 15 Fri |
Chaitra Purnima |
April 16 Sat |
Hanuman Jayanti |
April 16 Sat |
Navapad Oli ends |
April 16 Sat |
Chaitti (Himachal Pradesh) |
April 16 Sat |
Theravada New Year |
April 16 Sat |
World Circus Day (3rd Saturday April) |
April 16 Sat |
World Hemophilia Day |
April 17 Sun |
Easter Sunday |
April 17 Sun |
World Heritage Day |
April 18 Mon |
International Day for Monuments and Sites |
April 18 Mon |
Sankashti Chaturthi |
April 19 Tues |
World Creativity & Innovation Day |
April 21 Thurs |
World Fish Migration Day |
April 21 Thurs |
Administrative Professionals’ Day (India) |
April 21 Thurs |
International Earth Day |
April 22 Fri |
World Book and Copyright Day |
April 23 Sat |
Great Lent ends |
April 23 Sat |
World Day for Laboratory Animals |
April 24 Sun |
World Penguin Day |
April 25 Mon |
The Feast of St Mark
(ban on eating meat in Lithuania) |
April 25 Mon |
World Intellectual Property Day |
April 26 Tues |
Varuthini Ekadashi |
April 26 Tues |
International Guide Dog Day (Last Wednesday April) |
April 27 Wed |
World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
April 28 Thurs |
International Dance Day |
April 29 Fri |
Jamat-ul-Vida (Last Friday of Ramzaan) |
April 29 Fri |
Surya Grahan |
April 30 Sat |
International Jazz Day |
April 30 Sat |
Chaitra Amavasya |
April 30 Sat |
World Veterinary Day (Last Saturday in April) |
April 30 Sat |
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MAY 2022 |
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International Workers’ Day |
May 1 Sun |
World Laughter Day (1st Sunday May) |
May 1 Sun |
World Tuna Day |
May 2 Mon |
Akshaya Tritiya |
May 3 Tues |
Parshuram Jayanti |
May 3 Tues |
World Asthma Day |
May 3 Tues |
Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramzaan) |
May 3 Tues |
World Press Freedom Day |
May 3 Tues |
International Respect for Chickens Day |
May 4 Wed |
International Firefighters’ Day |
May 4 Wed |
Greenery Day (Japan) |
May 4 Wed |
World Asthma Day (1st Tuesday May) |
May 4 Tues |
Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti |
May 7 Sat |
Mother’s Day (2nd Sunday May) |
May 8 Sun |
UN Global Road Safety Week begins |
May 8 Sun |
International Red Cross & Red Crescent Day |
May 8 Sun |
World Donkey Day |
May 8 Sun |
Thrissur Pooram |
May 11 Wed |
National Technology Day |
May 11 Wed |
Mohini Ekadashi |
May 12 Thurs |
International Nurses Day |
May 12 Thurs |
World Fair Trade Day (2nd Saturday May) |
May 14 Sat |
World Migratory Bird Day (2nd Saturday May) |
May 14 Sat |
International Day of Families |
May 15 Sun |
Buddha Purnima (Vaishakh Purnima) |
May 16 Mon |
Vaishakh Purnima |
May 16 Mon |
Chandra Grahan |
May 16 Mon |
World Information Society Day |
May 17 Tues |
World Telecommunication Day |
May 17 Tues |
International Museum Day |
May 18 Wed |
Sankashti Chaturthi |
May 19 Thurs |
World Bee Day |
May 20 Fri |
Endangered Species Day (3rd Friday May) |
May 20 Fri |
Bike-to-Work Day (3rd Friday May) |
May 20 Fri |
World Day for Cultural Diversity for
Dialogue and Development |
May 21 Sat |
National Anti-Terrorism Day |
May 21 Sat |
International Day for Biological Diversity |
May 22 Sun |
World Turtle Day |
May 23 Mon |
Second World Week for the Abolition of Meat begins (Last full week of May) |
May 23 Mon |
Apara Ekadashi |
May 26 Thurs |
Veer Savarkar Jayanti |
May 28 Sat |
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers |
May 29 Sun |
Vaishakh Amavasya |
May 30 Mon |
World No Tobacco Day |
May 31 Tues |
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JUNE 2022 |
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World Milk Day |
June 1 Wed |
Global Day of Parents |
June 1 Wed |
International Hug Your Cat Day |
June 4 Sat |
Horses Without Carriages International Day – 1
(1st Saturday June) |
June 4 Sat |
World Environment Day |
June 5 Sun |
Jamai Sasthi (6th tithi Jyeshtha Shuklapaksh) |
June 5 Sun |
World Oceans Day |
June 8 Wed |
Best Friends Day |
June 8 Wed |
Coral Triangle Day |
June 9 Thurs |
Nirjala Ekadashi |
June 10 Fr |
International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos
(2nd Saturday June) |
June 11 Sat |
Bahman Month begins (Vegetarian period for Parsis) |
June 12 Sun |
World Day Against Child Labour |
June 12 Sun |
Jyeshth Purnima |
June 14 Tues |
Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti |
June 14 Tues |
Prakat Diwas |
June 14 Tues |
Vat Purnima |
June 14 Tues |
World Blood Donor Day |
June 14 Tues |
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
June 15 Wed |
Global Wind Day |
June 15 Wed |
World Sea Turtle Day |
June 16 Thurs |
Eat Your Vegetables Day |
June 17 Fri |
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
June 17 Fri |
Sankashti Chaturthi |
June 17 Fri |
Father’s Day (3rd Sunday June) |
June 19 Sun |
World Refugee Day |
June 20 Mon |
International Yoga Day |
June 21 Tues |
World Giraffe Day |
June 21 Tues |
World Music Day |
June 21 Tues |
Summer Solstice |
June 21 Tues |
World Camel Day |
June 22 Wed |
United Nations’ Public Service Day |
June 23 Thurs |
Yogini Ekadashi |
June 24 Fri |
Take Your Dog to Work Day
(Friday after Father’s Day) |
June 24 Fri |
Day of the Seafarer |
June 25 Fri |
International Day against Drug Abuse &
Illicit Trafficking |
June 26 Sun |
Jyeshth Amavasya |
June 28 Tues |
International Asteroid Day |
June 30 Thurs |
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JULY 2022 |
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Jagannath Rath Yatra begins |
July 1 Fri |
National Doctors’ Day |
July 1 Fri |
International Joke Day |
July 1 Fri |
Van Mahotsav Week begins |
July 1 Fri |
Jagannath Rath Yatra begins |
July 1 Fri |
International Plastic Bag Free Day |
July 3 Sun |
World Chocolate Day |
July 7 Thurs |
Cow Appreciation Day |
July 9 Sat |
Eid-Uz-Zuha (Bakri Id) |
July 10 Sun |
Devshayani Ekadashi |
July 10 Sun |
Chaturmas begins |
July 10 Sun |
World Population Day |
July 11 Mon |
Cow Appreciation Day (2nd Tuesday July) |
July 12 Tues |
Ashadha Purnima |
July 13 Wed |
Guru Purnima (Ashadha Purnima) |
July 13 Wed |
Shravan Month begins
(Vegetarian period for Hindus in North India) |
July 14 Thurs |
World Youth Skills Day |
July 15 Fri |
Wolrd Snake Day |
July 16 Sat |
Chailo begins (40-day vegan period for Sindhis) |
July 16 Sat |
Sankashti Chaturthi |
July 16 Sat |
World Day for International Justice |
July 17 Sun |
Nelson Mandela International Day |
July 18 Mon |
World Day for Bulls |
July 22 Fri |
Indian National Flag Adoption Day |
July 22 Fri |
Ashadha Purnima |
July 24 Sun |
Parents Day (4th Sunday July) |
July 24 Sun |
Kamika Ekadashi |
July 24 Sun |
Kargil Vijay Diwas |
July 26 Tues |
International Day for the Conservation of the
Mangrove Ecosystem |
July 26 Tues |
Ashadh Amavasya |
July 28 Thurs |
World Nature Conservation Day |
July 28 Thurs |
World Hepatitis Day |
July 28 Thurs |
International Tiger Day |
July 29 Fri |
Shravan Month begins
(Vegetarian period for Hindus in South India) |
July 29 Fri |
Father-in-Law Day |
July 30 Sat |
Mutt’s Day 1 |
July 31 Sun |
Hijri New Year 1444 AH |
July 31 Sun |
Muharram begins |
July 31 Sun |
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AUGUST 2022 |
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World Breastfeeding Week begins |
August 1 Mon |
Annabhau Sathe Jayanti |
August 1 Mon |
Nag Panchami |
August 2 Tues |
Water Buffalo Day |
August 4 Thurs |
International Friendship Day (1st Sunday August) |
August 7 Sun |
Quit India Day |
August 8 Mon |
International Cat Day |
August 8 Mon |
Shravan Putrada Ekadashi |
August 8 Mon |
Muharram |
August 9 Tues |
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
August 9 Tues |
World Lion Day |
August 10 Wed |
Raksha Bandhan |
August 11 Thurs |
Narali Purnima |
August 11 Thurs |
International Sons & Daughters Day |
August 11 Thurs |
World Elephant Day |
August 12 Fri |
Shravan Purnima |
August 12 Fri |
International Youth Day |
August 12 Fri |
Shravan Month ends
(Vegetarian period for Hindus in North India) |
August 12 Fri |
Sanskrit Day |
August 12 Fri |
Varadlakshmi Vrat (Friday before Shravan Purnima) |
August 12 Fri |
International Lefthanders Day |
August 13 Sat |
Independence Day |
August 15 Mon |
Sri Aurobindo Jayanti |
August 15 Mon |
Sankashti Chaturthi |
August 15 Mon |
Parsi New Year |
August 16 Tues |
Janmashtami |
August 18 Thurs |
World Photography Day |
August 19 Fri |
World Humanitarian Day |
August 19 Fri |
World Orangutan Day |
August 19 Fri |
Dahi Handi |
August 19 Fri |
World Mosquito Day |
August 20 Sat |
Sadbhavana Diwas |
August 20 Sat |
Honey Bee Day (3rd Sat August) |
August 20 Sat |
Homeless Animals Day (3rd Saturday August) |
August 20 Sat |
Compassionate Fashion Day (3rd Saturday August) |
August 20 Sat |
Aja Ekadashi |
August 22 Mon |
Gauna/Vaishnava Aja Ekadashi |
August 22 Mon |
Paryushan Week begins |
August 23 Tues |
National Dog Day (USA) |
August 26 Fri |
Pithori Amavasya |
August 26 Fri |
Bail Pola (Bhadrapad Amavasya) |
August 26 Fri |
Shravan Amavasya |
August 27 Sat |
National Sports Day |
August 29 Mon |
International Day against Nuclear Tests |
August 29 Mon |
International Whale Shark Day |
August 30 Tues |
Hartalika Teej Vrat |
August 30 Tues |
Onam begins |
August 30 Tues |
Ganesh/Vinayaka Chaturthi |
August 31 Wed |
Samvatsari (on Ganesh Chaturthi) |
August 31 Wed |
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SEPTEMBER 2022 |
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National Nutrition Week begins |
September 1 Thurs |
Japan Dolphins Day |
September 1 Thurs |
Rishi Panchami |
September 1 Thurs |
World Coconut Day |
September 2 Fri |
Gauri Avahana |
September 3 Sat |
Internationalulture Awareness Day
(1st Saturday September) |
September 3 Sat |
International Day of Charity |
September 5 Mon |
National Teachers Day |
September 5 Mon |
Parsva Ekadashi |
September 6 Tues |
International Literacy Day |
September 8 Thurs |
Onam |
September 8 Thurs |
Ganesh Visarjan |
September 9 Fri |
Anant Chaturthi |
September 9 Fri |
Pitru Paksha begins for South India |
September 10 Sat |
World First-Aid Day (2nd Saturday September) |
September 10 Sat |
World Suicide Prevention Day |
September 10 Sat |
Bhadrapad Purnima |
September 10 Sat |
Grandparents Day
(1st Sunday after 1st Monday September) |
September 11 Sun |
Pet Memorial Day (USA) (2nd Sunday September) |
September 11 Sun |
BWC–India Birthday (1974) |
September 12 Mon |
Sankashti Chaturthi |
September 13 Tues |
Hindi Diwas |
September 14 Wed |
Sanchayika Day |
September 15 Thurs |
Engineer’s Day |
September 15 Thurs |
International Day of Democracy |
September 15 Thurs |
International Day for the Preservation of
the Ozone Layer |
September 16 Fri |
Vishwakarma Puja |
September 17 Sat |
Clean Up the World Weekend begins
(3rd weekend of Saturday September) |
September 17 Sat |
Puppy Mills Awareness Day
(3rd Saturday September) |
September 17 Sat |
World Water Monitoring Day |
September 18 Sun |
International Snackbite Awareness Day |
September 19 Mon |
Sea Otter Awareness Week begins |
September 19 Mon |
Third World Week for the Abolition of Meat begins
(Last full week of Sept) |
September 19 Mon |
International Week for the Deaf begins
(Last full week September) |
September 19 Mon |
Indira Ekadashi |
September 21 Wed |
Zero Emissions Day |
September 21 Wed |
World Alzheimer’s Day |
September 21 Wed |
International Day of Peace |
September 21 Wed |
World Rhino Day |
September 22 Thurs |
Elephant Appreciation Day |
September 22 Thurs |
World Car Free Day |
September 22 Thurs |
Autumnal Equinox |
September 23 Fri |
International Rabbit Day |
September 24 Sat |
Bhadrapad Amavasya |
September 25 Sun |
Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Ashwin Amavasya) |
September 25 Sun |
Pitru Paksha ends for South India |
September 25 Sun |
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year 5783) |
September 25 Sun |
World Rivers Day (Last Sunday September) |
September 25 Sun |
National Daughters Day (4th Sunday September) |
September 25 Sun |
Navratri begins |
September 26 Mon |
Ghatasthapana |
September 26 Mon |
World Environmental Health Day |
September 26 Mon |
International Day for the Total Elimination of
Nuclear Weapons |
September 26 Mon |
World Tourism Day |
September 27 Mon |
World Rabies Day |
September 28 Wed |
Right to Know Day |
September 28 Wed |
World Green Consumer Day |
September 28 Wed |
World Maritime Day |
September 29 Thurs |
World Heart Day |
September 29 Thurs |
Goose Day |
September 29 Thurs |
St Michaelmas Day |
September 29 Thurs |
International ‘Hug a Vegetarian’ Day
(Last Friday September) |
September 30 Fri |
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OCTOBER 2022 |
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Reverence for Life Month begins |
October 1 Sat |
International Vegetarian Week begins |
October 1 Sat |
World Vegetarian Day |
October 1 Sat |
International Day of Older Persons |
October 1 Sat |
National Voluntary Blood Donation Day |
October 1 Sat |
Maha Saptami |
October 2 Sun |
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
October 2 Sun |
International Day of Non-Violence |
October 2 Sun |
Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan |
October 2 Sun |
Wildlife Week India begins |
October 2 Sun |
World Farm Animals Day |
October 2 Sun |
Joy of Giving Week begins |
October 2 Sun |
Maha Ashtami |
October 3 Mon |
World Week of Prayer for Animals begins |
October 3 Mon |
World Habitat Day (1st Monday October) |
October 3 Mon |
World Animal Day |
October 4 Tues |
St Francis of Assisi Feast Day
(Patron Saint of Animals) |
October 4 Tues |
World Space Week begins |
October 4 Tues |
Maha Navami |
October 4 Tues |
Navratri ends |
October 4 Tues |
Yom Kippur |
October 4 Tues |
Dussehra |
October 5 Wed |
World Teachers Day |
October 5 Wed |
Ganga River Dolphin Day |
October 5 Wed |
Papankusha Ekadashi |
October 6 Thurs |
World Smile Day (1st Friday October) |
October 7 Fri |
Indian Air Force Day |
October 8 Sat |
World Octopus Day |
October 8 Sat |
Milad-un-Nabi |
October 9 Sun |
World Post Day |
October 9 Sun |
Ashwin Purnima |
October 9 Sun |
Kojagiri/Sharad Purnima |
October 9 Sun |
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
October 9 Sun |
National Post Day |
October 10 Mon |
World Mental Health Day |
October 10 Mon |
Pitru Paksha begins for North India |
October 10 Mon |
Thanksgiving Day (Canada) (2nd Monday October) |
October 10 Mon |
International Day of the Girl Child |
October 11 Tues |
Jayaprakash Narayan Jayanti |
October 11 Tues |
World Obesity Day |
October 11 Tues |
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
(2nd Wednesday October) |
October 12 Wed |
Karaka Chaturthi/Karva Chauth |
October 13 Thurs |
Sankashti Chaturthi |
October 13 Thurs |
World Sight Day (2nd Thursday October) |
October 13 Thurs |
World Standards Day |
October 14 Fri |
World Egg Day (2nd Friday October) |
October 14 Fri |
International Day for Rural Women |
October 15 Sat |
World Food Day |
October 16 Sun |
Ahoi Ashtami |
October 17 Mon |
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
October 17 Mon |
International Sawfish Day |
October 17 Mon |
Ahoi Ashtami
(Marwari festival: about a week before Diwali) |
October 17 Mon |
World Statistics Day |
October 20 Thurs |
Vasu Baras/Govatsa Dwadashi |
October 21 Fri |
Rama Ekadashi |
October 21 Fri |
World Reptile Awareness Day |
October 21 Fri |
Azad Hind Day |
October 21 Fri |
Police Commemoration Day |
October 21 Fri |
Kaag Tihar (Cow festival) – Nepal |
October 22 Sat |
Hug a Sheep Day (4th Saturday October) |
October 22 Sat |
International Snow Leopard Day |
October 23 Sun |
Dhanteras (13th tithi Ashwin Krushnapaksh) |
October 23 Sun |
National Ayurveda Day (On Dhanteras) |
October 23 Sun |
Kukur Tihar (Dog Festival) – Nepal |
October 23 Sun |
World Mother-in-Law Day (4th Sunday October) |
October 23 Sun |
Diwali (Deepavali) |
October 24 Mon |
United Nations Day |
October 24 Mon |
World Development Information Day |
October 24 Mon |
International Day of Climate Action |
October 24 Mon |
Laxmi Pooja |
October 24 Mon |
Naraka Chaturdashi |
October 24 Mon |
Gai Tihar (Cow festival) – Nepal |
October 24 Mon |
Ashwin Amavasya |
October 25 Tues |
Surya Grahan |
October 25 Tues |
Whale Shark Vhali Utsav (Kartik Amavasya) |
October 25 Tues |
Pitru Paksha ends for North India
(around Kartik Amavasya) |
October 25 Tues |
National Mule Day (USA) |
October 26 Wed |
Bhai Duj/Bhaibeej/Yamadvitya |
October 26 Wed |
Padwa |
October 26 Wed |
Govardhan Puja |
October 26 Wed |
Bestu Varas (Gujarat) |
October 26 Wed |
Gawli’s Sagar Festival (Best bull competition, etc.) |
October 26 Wed |
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage |
October 27 Thurs |
Chhath Puja/Pratihar/Surya Sashthi |
October 30 Sun |
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti |
October 31 Mon |
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas |
October 31 Mon |
Halloween |
October 31 Mon |
World Savings Day |
October 31 Mon |
World Cities Day |
October 31 Mon |
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NOVEMBER 2022 |
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World Vegan Day |
November 1 Tues |
World Vegan Month begins |
November 1 Tues |
All Saints Day |
November 1 Tues |
All Souls Day |
November 2 Wed |
Dynamic Harmlessness Day |
November 2 Wed |
World Jellyfish Day |
November 3 Thrus |
Prabodhini Ekadashi |
November 4 Fri |
Devutthana Ekadashi |
November 4 Fri |
Chaturmas ends |
November 4 Fri |
Polar Bear Week begins |
November 5 Sat |
Tulasi Vivah |
November 5 Sat |
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of
the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
November 6 Sun |
Guru Nanak Jayanti |
November 8 Tues |
Kartik Purnima |
November 8 Tues |
Chandra Grahan |
November 8 Tues |
Tripuri Purnima/Kartik Purnima |
November 8 Tues |
Legal Services Day |
November 9 Wed |
World Freedom Day (USA) |
November 9 Wed |
World Science Day for Peace and Development |
November 10 Thrus |
National Education Day |
November 11 Fri |
Singles’ Day |
November 11 Fri |
Poppy Day/Armistice Day |
November 11 Fri |
Sankashti Chaturthi |
November 12 Sat |
World Kindness Day |
November 13 Sun |
Remembrance Sunday
(Sunday closest to Poppy Day) |
November 13 Sun |
World Diabetes Day |
November 14 Mon |
Children’s Day |
November 14 Mon |
Nativity Fast begins (Vegetarian period for Christians) |
November 15 Tues |
International Day for Tolerance |
November 16 Wed |
International Students Day |
November 17 Thurs |
World Philosophy Day |
November 17 Thurs |
World Toilet Day |
November 19 Sat |
International Men’s Day |
November 19 Sat |
Quami Ekta Week begins |
November 19 Sat |
Universal Children’s Day |
November 20 Sun |
Gauna/Vaishnava Utpanna Ekadashi |
November 20 Sun |
Utpanna Ekadashi |
November 20 Sun |
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (3rd Sunday November) |
November 20 Sun |
World Fisheries Day |
November 21 Mon |
World Television Day |
November 21 Mon |
Kartik Amavasya |
November 23 Wed |
Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day |
November 24 Thurs |
Thanksgiving Day (USA) (4th Thursday November) |
November 24 Thurs |
Sadhu Vaswani Jayanti |
November 25 Fri |
Meatless Day |
November 25 Fri |
International Day for the Elimination of
Violence against Women |
November 25 Fri |
Fur Free Friday (4th Friday November) |
November 25 Fri |
National Law Day |
November 26 Sat |
World Compassion Day |
November 28 Sun |
Computer Security Day |
November 30 Tues |
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DECEMBER 2022 |
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World AIDS Day |
December 1 Thurs |
Mutt’s Day 2 |
December 2 Fri |
National Pollution Control Day |
December 2 Fri |
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
December 2 Fri |
International Day for Persons with Disabilities |
December 3 Sat |
Mokshada Ekadashi |
December 3 Sat |
Horses Without Carriages International Day – 2
(1st Saturday December) |
December 3 Sat |
Indian Navy Day |
December 4 Sun |
World Wildlife Conservation Day |
December 4 Sun |
World Soil Day |
December 5 Mon |
International Volunteer Day for
Economic & Social Development |
December 5 Mon |
Armed Forces Flag Day of India |
December 7 Wed |
International Civil Aviation Day |
December 7 Wed |
Shree Datta Jayanti |
December 7 Wed |
SAARC Charter Day |
December 8 Thurs |
Bodhi Day (Japan) |
December 8 Thurs |
Margashirsh Purnima |
December 8 Thurs |
International Anti-Corruption Day |
December 9 Fri |
International Animal Rights Day |
December 10 Sat |
Human Rights Day |
December 10 Sat |
Festival for Souls of Dead Whales |
December 10 Sat |
International Mountain Day |
December 11 Sun |
Sankashti Chaturthi |
December 11 Sun |
International Monkey Day |
December 14 Wed |
World Energy Conservation Day |
December 14 Wed |
Dhanur Masa begins |
December 17 Sat |
International Migrants Day |
December 18 Sun |
Hanukkah/Chanukah begins |
December 18 Sun |
Saphala Ekadashi |
December 19 Mon |
International Human Solidarity Day |
December 20 Tues |
Winter Solstice |
December 22 Thurs |
Margashish Amavasya |
December 23 Fri |
Kisan Diwas |
December 23 Fri |
National Consumer Day |
December 24 Sat |
Christmas Eve |
December 24 Sat |
Christmas |
December 25 Sun |
Good Governance Day |
December 25 Sun |
Boxing Day |
December 26 Mon |
Ramana Maharshi Jayanti |
December 30 Fri |
New Year’s Eve |
December 31 Sat |