In these culturally diverse times it is useful to know the dates that various peoples celebrate their official holidays and exchange greetings cards.
- Valentine’s Day – Saturday, 14 February
- St. David’s Day – Sunday, 1 March 2009
- St. Patrick’s Day – Tuesday, 17 March 2009
- Mothering Sunday (Mother’s Day) in U.K.- 22 March 2009
- Passover (Jewish) Tuesday, 8 April 2009
- Easter (Christian) Sunday (Western) – 12 April 2009
- St George’s Day Thursday, 23 April 2009
- Mothering Sunday (Mother’s Day) in Australia/U.S.A. – 10 May 2009
- Father’s Day in Canada/U.K./U.S.A. – Sunday, 21 June 2009
- Fourth of July (U.S.A.) – Saturday, 4 July 2009
- Father’s Day in Australia/New Zealand – Sunday, 6 September 2009
- Grandparents’ Day – Sunday 13 September 2009
- Eid ul-Fitr (Islamic festival at end of Ramadan) – 16 to 18 September 2009
- Thanksgiving in Canada – Monday, 12 October 2009
- Diwali (Hindu Festival of Lights) – Saturday, 17 October 2009
- Mother-in-Law Day – Sunday, 25 October 2009
- Pink Ribbon Day (cancer awareness) – Friday, 30 October 2009
- Halloween – Saturday, October 31 2009
- Thanksgiving in U.S.A. – Thursday, 26 November 2009
- St. Andrew’s Day – Monday, 30 November 2009
- Hanukkah (Jewish Festival of Lights) – Friday, 11 December 2009
- Christmas Day – Friday, 25 December 2009
- New Year’s Eve – Thursday, 31 December 2009
- Australia Day – Tuesday, 26 January 2010
- Chinese New Year – Sunday, 14 February 2010
Editors note: Please see “Upcoming Holidays” in the right-hand column, and the “Holidays” category, for current holiday dates.
The illustration is from the Stitching Cards Border 3: bellflowers ‘Mother’s Day’ pattern.