Let's Celebrate Our Diversity!
February
All month we celebrated Black History Month
February 1: National Freedom Day, which celebrates the signing of the 13th Amendment that abolished slavery in 1865.
February 1: Lunar New Year one of the most sacred of all traditional Chinese holidays
February 3: National Women Physicians Day
February 14: St. Valentine’s Day, a Western Christian feast day honoring one or two early saints named Valentinus. Typically associated with romantic love.
February 15: Presidents Day, celebrates George Washington’s birthday and all presidents.
February 16: Magha - Puja Day - a Buddhist holiday that marks an event in the Buddha's teaching.
March
All month we celebrated Women's History Month
March 8: International Women’s Day. First observed in 1911 in Germany, it's now a major global celebration honoring women’s economic, political and social achievements.
March 13-April 15: Deaf History Month. This observance celebrates key events in deaf history, including the founding of Gallaudet University and the American School for the Deaf.
March 17: St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday started in Ireland to recognize St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland who brought Christianity to the country in the early days of the faith.
March 18: Holi, the annual Hindu and Sikh spring religious festival. People celebrate Holi by throwing colored powder and water at each other.
March 19-20: Hindi New Year.
March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility, celebrated to bring awareness to transgender people & their identities and recognize those who helped fight for their rights.
April 15-23: Passover, an eight -day Jewish holiday and festival
