Dates of Significance 2022

         
JANUARY 2022
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
FEBRUARY 2022
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
MARCH 2022
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
APRIL 2022
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
MAY 2022
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
JUNE 2022
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
JULY 2022
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
AUGUST 2022
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
 
SEPTEMBER 2022  
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
   
OCTOBER 2022  
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
   
NOVEMBER 2022  
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
   
DECEMBER 2022  
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