Date |
Event |
Comment |
1 January |
New Year’s Day |
Date touch |
January – 3rd Monday |
Martin Luther King Day |
USA |
25 January |
Burns Night |
Scotland |
28 January |
Australia Day |
Australia |
6 February |
Waitingi Day |
New Zealand |
14 February |
Valentine’s Day |
|
February – 3rd Monday |
Presidents’ Day |
USA |
18 April |
Independence Day |
Zimbabwe |
21 April |
Queen Elizabeth’s (real) birthday |
|
23 April |
St George’s Day |
Ring for England |
25 April |
ANZAC Day |
Australia & New Zealand |
1 May |
May Day |
Coordinate with other local customs |
May – 1st Monday |
Queen’s birthday |
New Zealand |
May – Monday preceding 25th |
Victoria Day |
Canada (Monarch’s official birthday) |
May – last Monday |
Memorial Day |
USA |
June – 2nd Monday |
Queen’s birthday |
Australia (except WA) |
June – 2nd Monday |
Commonwealth Day |
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14 Jun |
Flag Day |
USA |
June – 2nd or 3rd Saturday |
Queen’s official birthday |
Trooping the Colour |
1 July |
Canada Day |
Canada |
4 July |
Independence Day |
USA |
September – 1st Monday |
Labor Day |
USA |
September – 2nd weekend |
Heritage Open Days |
Church towers open to the public and/or public ringing |
21 September |
International Day of Peace |
Promoted by United Nations |
October – 2nd Monday |
Columbus Day |
USA |
October – 2nd Monday |
Thanksgiving Day |
Canada |
11 November |
Remembrance Day |
Half muffled |
11 November |
Veterans Day |
USA |
November – 4th Thursday |
Thanksgiving Day |
USA |