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Rotarians love to celebrate, and holidays help create a theme. We deal with
people from many countries and of many religions. As such, promoting awareness
of a wide range of world holidays can help us avoid a situation that makes us
appear insensitive to those of other faiths or from other lands.
Holidays of 2004 (Winter-Spring)
- New Year's Day: January 1
- Three Kings Day (Dia de los Santos Reyes):
January 6
- Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday: Monday,
January 19
- Groundhog Day: February 02
- Lincoln's Birthday: February 12
- Valentine's Day: February 14
- President's Day: Monday, February 16
- Washington's Birthday: February 22
- Islamic New Year: February 22
- Mardi Gras: Tuesday, February 24
- Ash Wednesday: Wednesday, February 25
- Purim (Begins at Sundown*):
March 7
- St. Patrick's Day: March 17
- Baha'i New Year (Naw Ruz): March 21
- April Fool's Day: April 1
- Passover (Begins at Sundown*):
April 6
- Easter: Sunday, April 11
- Eastern Orthodox Easter: Sunday, April 11
- Earth Day: April 22
- Cinco de Mayo: May 5
- Mother's Day: Sunday, May 9
- Declaration of the Báb (Baha'i holiday): May
23
- Ascension of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i holiday): May
29
- Memorial Day: Monday, May 31
- Shavuot (Begins at Sundown*):
May 26
- Flag Day: June 14
- Juneteenth: June 19
- Father's Day: Sunday, June 20
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