When some extra classroom time arises, it’s the perfect opportunity for a spontaneous project, but what will be the project’s focus? Thanks to Hallmark and its dependency on the Holidays, they have compiled this list of Hallmark Holidays, that is a great resource for those spur of the moment art projects. I have created links to the matching Wikipedia page to help build some background knowlegdge.

September

• Sep 7 Labor Day (wikipedia)
• Sep 11 Patriot Day (wikipedia)
• Sep 13 Grandparents Day (wikipedia)
• Sep 17 Citizenship Day (wikipedia)
• Sep 18 Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) (wikipedia)
• Sep 20 Eid al Fitr (Eid) (wikipedia)
• Sep 28 Yom Kippur (wikipedia)

October

• Oct 1 Clergy Appreciation Month (wikipedia)
• Oct 11 Clergy Appreciation Day (wikipedia)
• Oct 11 National Children’s Day (wikipedia)
• Oct 12 Columbus Day (wikipedia)
• Oct 16 National Boss Day (wikipedia)
• Oct 17 Diwali (wikipedia)
• Oct 17 Sweetest Day (wikipedia)
• Oct 24 United Nations Day (wikipedia)
• Oct 31 Halloween (wikipedia)

November

• Nov 1 All Saints’ Day (wikipedia)
• Nov 3 Election Day (wikipedia)
• Nov 11 Veterans Day (wikipedia)
• Nov 26 Thanksgiving (wikipedia)

December

• Dec 31 New Year’s Eve (wikipedia)
• Dec 12 Hanukkah (wikipedia)
• Dec 25 Christmas (wikipedia)
• Dec 26 Kwanzaa (wikipedia)

January

• Jan 1 New Year’s Day (wikipedia)
• Jan 6 Three Kings Day / Epiphany (wikipedia)
• Jan 18 Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday (wikipedia)

February

• Feb 2 Groundhog Day (wikipedia)
• Feb 12 Lincoln’s Birthday (wikipedia)
• Feb 14 Chinese New Year (wikipedia)
• Feb 14 Valentine’s Day (wikipedia)
• Feb 15 Presidents’ Day (wikipedia)
• Feb 17 Ash Wednesday (wikipedia)
• Feb 18 Washington’s Birthday (wikipedia)
• Feb 28 Purim (wikipedia)

March

• Mar 17 St. Patrick’s Day (wikipedia)
• Mar 19 St. Joseph’s Day (wikipedia)
• Mar 28 Palm Sunday (wikipedia)
• Mar 30 National Doctors’ Day (wikipedia)
• Mar 31 Passover (wikipedia)

April

• Apr 1 April Fools’ Day (wikipedia)
• Apr 2 Good Friday (wikipedia)
• Apr 4 Easter (wikipedia)
• Apr 15 Tax Day (wikipedia)
• Apr 21 Administrative Professionals Day (wikipedia)
• Apr 22 Earth Day (wikipedia)

May

• May 5 Cinco de Mayo (wikipedia)
• May 6 National Day of Prayer (wikipedia)
• May 6 National Nurses Day (wikipedia)
• May 9 Mother’s Day (wikipedia)
• May 15 Armed Forces Day (wikipedia)
• May 31 Memorial Day (wikipedia)

June

• Jun 14 Flag Day (wikipedia)
• Jun 20 Father’s Day (wikipedia)

July

• Jul 4 Independence Day (wikipedia)

August

• Aug 2 Friendship Day (wikipedia)
• Aug 5 Sisters’ Day (not on wikipedia)
• Aug 22 Ramadan (wikipedia)

Credits: Hallmark.com | Wikipedia.org

Addtional Resources:

dmoz Open Directory Project

• http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Holidays/

United States Public Holidays

• http://holidayyear.com/

Calendar of all legal Public and Bank Holidays worldwide, until 2070

• http://bank-holidays.com/

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators – Holiday Information

• http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/holidays.html

Holidays on the Net

• http://www.holidays.net/

Yahoo! Directory – Holidays and Observances

• http://dir.yahoo.com/society_and_culture/Holidays_and_Observances/

Google Directory – Holidays