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January January 1 New Year's Day, Haitian Independence Day January 1-7 Prayer Week in Tongan-American churches January 6 "El Dia de los Reyes" - the Day of the Kings in some Hispanic-American cultures January 19 Martin Luther King Day
February February is Black History Month Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year for the Korean-American, Formosan-American, and Vietnamese-American communities February 14 Valentine's Day in the Euro-American community February 19 Day of Remembrance within the Japanese community that recalls the day Japanese-Americans were sent to concentration camps.
March March 1 Independence Uprising Movement in the Korean-American community March 3 Girl's Day or Doll Day in Japanese-American churches March 6 Ghana's Independence Day March 07, 2004 (14th of Adar, 5764) Purim
April April 06, 2004 (15th of Nisan, 5764) Passover (Pesach) Second Sunday after Easter Native American Awareness Sunday April 13th or 14th Cambodian and Lao New Year
May May, first Sunday Children's Day in Tongan-American churches May 5 Children's Day in Japanese-American churches May, second Sunday Mother's Day in Euro-American community May 19 Malcolm X Day in the African-American community May 26, 2004 (6th of Sivan, 5764) Pentecost (Shavuot) May, last Monday Memorial Day (a day to honor those who died in war) in the Euro-American community May, last Sunday Day of Remembrance in the Liberian-American community for those who died in the Liberian Civil War
June June 12 Philippines' Independence Day June, third Sunday Children's Day in Liberian-American churches; Father's Day in the Euro-American community June 19 Juneteenth. Freedom from slavery for African-Americans
July July 4 Independence Day for the United States of America July 26 Liberia's Independence Day
August August 14 Pakistan's Independence Day August 15 India's Independence Day; Liberia's Independence Day August, end of Month during a full moon Autumn Festival for children in the Vietnamese-American community
September September, first Monday Labor Day in the Euro-American community September, second Sunday Women's Day in Tongan-American churches September 16, 2004 (1st of Tishrei, 5765) Trumpets (Rosh Hashana) September 25, 2004 (10th of Tishrei, 5765) Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) September 30, 2004 (15th of Tishrei, 5765) Tabernacles (Sukkot)
October Children's sabbath in some African-American churches October, second Sunday White Sunday in Samoan-American churches where the children take full responsibility for the service dressed in white with white flower leis on their heads October 10 Fiji's Independence Day from Great Britain
November November is National American Indian Heritage Month November, third Sunday a service of Thanksgiving is celebrated in Korean-American churches November, last Thursday American Thanksgiving; Umoja Karamu - the Unity Feast. Substituted for American Thanksgiving in some African-American churches
December December 07, 2004 (24th of Kislev, 5765) Hanukkah (Chanukah) December 17-24 "Las Posadas" in some Hispanic-American churches. It is a time of Preparation for the coming of the Christ child. December 26- January 1 Kwanzaa in the African-American community December 31 New Year's Eve Watch Night Services are held in many churches of Various cultures |