February 

February is Discover Languages Month!
Just the Facts (PDF)

Early Feb  Lunar New Year Begins  (Much of Southeast Asia)

Feb. 1- St. Tryphon's Day (Greece)
Feb 2- Candlemas (Germany)
Feb 2- Groundhog Day (USA)
Feb. 3- Setsubun (Japan),  National Hero's Day (Mozambique)
Feb. 4- Sri Lankan Independence Day (Sri Lanka)
Feb 5- Día de la Constitución (Mexico)
Feb 6 - Waitangi Day (New Zealand)
Feb. 7- Independence Day (Grenada)
Feb. 8
Feb. 9
Feb. 10- Name Day for Heraclia and Haralambos  (Greece)
Feb. 11- National Foundation Day (kenkoku kinenbi) (Japan), Independence Day (Vatican City)
Feb. 12- Independence Day (Chile)
Feb. 13
Feb 14- Valentine's Day (U.S. and Japan)
Feb. 15- Independence Day (Serbia)
Feb. 16 & March 11- Independence Day (Lithuania)
Feb. 17
Feb. 18- Independence Day (The Gambia)
Feb. 19
Feb. 20
Feb. 21
Feb. 22
Feb 23- Protector of the Motherland Day (Russia)
Feb. 24 & Aug. 20- Independence Day (Estonia)
Feb. 25- People Power Day (Philippines)
Feb. 26
Feb. 27- Independence Day (Dominican Republic)
Feb. 28
Feb. 29 Leap Year (Worldwide every 4 years)

March

Varies annually in spring- Easter (USA and other countries)

First Sunday in March- Day of the Ill (Switzerland)

Week of March 20- Spring Eqinox Day (shunbun no hi) (Japan)
Graves are visited during the week (ohigan) of the Equinox Day.

March 1- St. David's Day (Wales),  Independence Day (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
March 2- St. Theodore Day (Greece)
March 3- Doll's Festival (hina matsuri) (Japan)
March 4- St. Casimir's Day (Lithuania)
March 5
March 6- Independence Day (Ghana)
March 7
March 8- International Women's Day (Worldwide)
March 10
March 11 & Feb. 16- Independence Day (Lithuania)
March 12- Independence Day (Mauritius)
March 13
March 14- White Day (Japan)
March 15
March 16
March 17-St. Patrick's Day (Ireland & America)
March 18
March 19- St. Joseph's Day (Switzerland)
March 20- Independence Day (Tunisia)
March 21-Human Right's Day (South Africa),  Independence Day (Namibia)
March 22
March 23
March 24
March 25- Independence Day (Greece)
March 26- Independence Day (Bangladesh)
March 27
March 28
March 29
March 30
March 31

April

Easter Monday- Independence Day (Ireland)

Last Saturday in April- World Tai Chi and Qigong Day (World-wide)

April 1
April 2
April 3
April 4
April 5-Ching Ming Festival (Hong Kong)
April 6
April 7
April 8
April 9 Bataan and Corregidor Day (“Day of Valour”) (Philippines)
April 9 & May 26- Independence Day (Georgia)
April 10
April 11
April 12
April 13
April 14- Bengli New Year's Day (Bangladesh)
April 15-May 15 (5 lyar)- Independence Day (Israel)
April 16
April 17
April 18- Independence Day (Zimbabwe)
April 19
April 20
April 21
April 22-Earth Day (Worldwide)
April 23-St. George's Day (England)
April 24
April 25- ANZAC Day (Australia & New Zealand)
April 26
April 27- Freedom Day (South Africa), Independence Day (Sierra Leone, and Togo)
April 28- National Hero's Day (Barbados)
April 29- Showa Day (Showa no hi) (Japan) 
April 30- Walpurgis Night (Germany, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Latvia)
 

May

May & June- Cropover Festival (Barbados)

May 1-Labour Day, Worker's Day or May Day (Worldwide, in most countries except U.S. and Canada)
May 1 & 31-Celebration of Vesak (Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore)
May 2- Flag Day (Poland)
May 3- Constitution Day (kenpo kinenbi) (Japan)
May 4- Greenery Day (midori no hi) (Japan)
May 4 & Nov. 18- Independence Day (Latvia)
May 5 -Children's Day (Japan & South Korea), Cinco de Mayo (Mexico)
May 6
May 7- Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday (The Bahamas)
May 8
May 9- Victory Day (Russia), Independence Day (Romania)
May 10- Mother's Day (Mexico)
May 11
May 12- 23, 2010- Cannes Film Festival (France)
May 13
May 14
May 15- Independence Day (Paraguay)
May 16
May 17- Independence Day (Norway)
May 18
May 19
May 20- Independence Day (East Timor)
May 21- Independence Day (Montenegro)
May 22
May 23
May 24 &  Aug. 10- Independence Day (Ecuador)
May 24- Independence Day (Eritrea)
May 25- Independence Day (Jordan), Africa Day
May 26- Independence Day (Guyana)
May 26 & April 9- Independence Day (Georgia)
May 27
May 28
May 29- Paleological Festival at Mistras (Greece)
May 30
May 31

June

May & June- Cropover Festival (Barbados)

June 1- Navy Day (Mexico)
June 2
June 3
June 4- Independence Day (Tonga)
June 5
June 6- Independence Day (Sweden)
June 7
June 8- World Ocean's Day (world-wide)
June 9
June 10
June 11
June 12-Independence Day (Russia, Philippines)
June 13
June 14- Flag Day (USA)
June 15
June 16- Youth Day (South Africa)
June 16- Bloomsday (Ireland)
June 17- Independence Day (Iceland)
June 18
June 19
June 20- World Refugee Day (UN Holiday)
June 21
June 22
June 23
June 24
June 25- Independence Day (Mozambique)
June 25 & Dec. 26- Independence Day (Slovenia)
June 26- Independence Day (Madagascar)
June 27
June 28
June 29- Independence Day (Seychelles)
June 30- Independence Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

July

Third Monday in July- Ocean Day (Japan)

July 1- Canada Day (Bet you can't guess where)
July 1- Independence Day (Burundi, and Rwanda)
July 2
July 3- Independence Day (Belarus)
July 4- Independence Day (USA)
July 5- Algerian Independence Day (Algeria)
July 5- Independence Day (Venezuela, and Cape Verde Islands)
July 6- Independence Day (Malawi)
July 7- Star Festival (tanabata) (Japan), Independence Day (Solomon Islands)
July 8
July 9- Independence Day (Argentina)
July 10- Independence Day (Bahamas)
July 11- 13- Naadam Festival (Mongolia)
July 12- Independence Day (Sao Tome and Principe)
July 13
July 14- Bastille Day (France)
July 16
July 17- Independence Day (Slovakia)
July 18
July 19
July 20- Commemorative Day of the Assassination Attempt on Hitler (Germany)
July 20 & Aug. 7- Independence Day (Colombia)
July 21- Independence Day (Belgium)
July 22- St. Magdeleni Day (Greece)
July 23
July 24
July 25- Guanacaste's Day (Costa Rica)
July 26- Día de la Rebeldía Nacional (Cuba), Independence Day (Liberia, Maldives)
July 27
July 28- Independence Day (Peru)
July 29
July 30- Independence Day (Vanuatu)
July 31

August

Last Monday of August- National Heroes’ Day (Philippines)

Aug. 1- Swiss National Day (Switzerland)
Aug. 1 - Independence Day (Benin)
Aug. 2
Aug. 3- Independence Day (Niger)
Aug. 4
Aug. 5- Independence Day (Burkina Faso)
Aug. 6- Independence Day (Jamaica & Bolivia, Jamaica)
Aug. 7- Star Festival (tanabata) (Japan)
Aug. 7 & July 20- Independence Day (Colombia)
Aug. 7 - 17, 2010- Obon (Japan)
Aug. 8
Aug 9- National Women's Day (South Africa), Independence Day (Singapore)
Aug. 10 & May 24- Independence Day (Ecuador)
Aug. 11- Independence Day (Chad), National Hero's Day (Zimbabwe)
Aug. 12
Aug. 13- Independence Day (Central African Republic)
Aug. 13- 15- Obon (Japan)
Aug. 14- Independence Day (Pakistan)
Aug. 15- Independence Day (India, South Korea)
Aug. 16
Aug. 17- Independence Day (Indonesia)
Aug. 18
Aug.19- Independence Day (Afghanistan)
Aug. 20 & Feb. 24- Independence Day (Estonia)
Aug. 21- Ninoy Aquino Day (Philippines)
Aug. 22
Aug. 23
Aug. 24 & Jan. 22- Independence Day (Ukraine)
Aug. 25- Independence Day (Uruguay)
Aug. 26- National Hero's Day (Namibia)
Aug. 27- Independence Day (Moldova)
Aug. 28
Aug. 29
Aug 30
Aug. 31- Independence Day (Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Trinidad & Tobago)

September

3rd Monday of Sept.- Respect for the Aged Day (Japan)
Respect for the elderly and longevity are celebrated on this national holiday.

Late September - First Sunday in October-Munich Oktoberfest (Germany)

Sept. 1- Independence Day (Uzbekistan)
Sept. 2- Independence Day (Vietnam)
Sept. 3
Sept. 4
Sept. 5
Sept. 6- Independence Day (Swaziland)
Sept. 7- Independence Day (Brazil)
Sept. 8- Independence Day (Republic of Macedonia)
Sept. 9- Independence Day (North Korea, and Tajikistan)
Sept. 10
Sept. 11
Sept. 12
Sept. 13
Sept. 14
Sept. 15- Independence Day (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua)
Sept. 16- Independence Day (Mexico, and Papua New Guinea)
Sept. 17- National Hero's Day (Angola)
Sept. 18
Sept. 19- Independence Day (Saint Christopher and Nevis)
Sept. 20
Sept. 21- Independence Day (Armenia & Belize, and Malta)
Sept. 22- Independence Day (Bulgaria, and Mali)
Sept. 23
Sept. 24- Heritage Day (South Africa)
Sept. 25
Sept. 26
Sept. 27
Sept. 28
Sept. 29- Michaelmas (Germany)
Sept. 30- Independence Day (Botswana)

October

2nd Monday of Oct.- Health and Sports Day (taiiku no hi) (Japan)
On that day in 1964, the Olympic games of Tokyo were opened.

Oct. 1- Independence Day (Cyprus, and Nigeria)
Oct. 2
Oct. 3- German Unity Day (Germany)
Oct.4- Independence Day (Lesotho)
Oct. 5
Oct. 6
Oct. 7
Oct. 8- Independence Day (Croatia)
Oct. 9
Oct. 10- Independence Day (Fiji, and Cuba)
Oct. 11
Oct. 12- Columbus Day (USA)
Oct. 13
Oct. 14
Oct 15 -Día de la Raza (Latin America)
Oct. 16
Oct. 17
Oct. 18- Independence Day (Azerbaijan)
Oct. 19-Chung Yeung Festival (Hong Kong)
Oct. 20- Kenyatta Day (Kenya)
Oct. 21
Oct. 22
Oct. 23
Oct. 24- United Nations Day (Various)
Oct. 24- Independence Day (Zambia)
Oct. 25
Oct. 26
Oct. 27
Oct. 28- Oxi Day "No Day" (Greece)
Oct. 28 & Nov. 17- Independence Day (Czech & Slovak Republic)
Oct. 29
Oct. 30
Oct. 31- Halloween (USA, UK)

November

Nov. 1- Allerheilegen (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
Nov 2-Dia de Muertos (Mexico)
Nov. 3- Culture Day (bunka no hi) (Japan)
Nov. 4- Day of National Unity (Russia)
Nov 5 -Bonfire Night a.k.a. Guy Fawkes Night (United Kingdom)
Nov. 6 -Leonharditag (Bavaria)
Nov. 7
Nov. 8
Nov. 9- Berlin Wall Day (Germany)
Nov. 9- Independence Day (Cambodia)
Nov. 9 -Diwali Festival a.k.a. Deepavali (Singapore, Malaysia) India
Nov. 10- Day of the Nation (Argentina)
Nov. 11- Remembrance Day a.k.a. Poppy Day (United Kingdom)
Nov. 11- Independence Day (Poland)
Nov. 12
Nov. 13
Nov. 14
Nov. 15- Seven-Five-Three (shichigosan) (Japan)
Nov. 16
Nov. 17 & Oct. 28- Independence Day (Czech & Slovak Republic)
Nov. 18-  Independence Day (Morocco)
Nov. 18 & May 4- Independence Day (Latvia)
Nov. 19
Nov. 20
Nov. 21
Nov. 22- Independence Day (Lebanon)
Nov. 23
Nov. 24
Nov. 25- Independence Day (Suriname)
Nov. 26- Independence Day (Mongolia)
Nov. 27
Nov. 28- Independence Day (Albania, and Panama)
Nov. 29
Nov 30 -St. Andrew's Day (Scotland), Independence Day (Yemen)

December

Dec 1- Pioneer's Day (Angola), World AIDS Day (Worldwide), Independence Day (Portugal)
Dec 2- Independence Day (United Arab Emirates)
Dec 3
Dec 4- Saint Barbara's Day (Germany)
Dec 5
Dec 6- Saint Nicholas Day (Germany), Independence Day (Finland)
Dec 7- Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (USA)
Dec 8
Dec 9- Independence Day (Tanzania)
Dec 10
Dec 11- Independence Day (South Africa)
Dec 12- Independence Day (Kenya)
Dec 13- St. Lucia (Sweden)
Dec 14
Dec 15- Independence Day (Bahrain)
Dec 16- Day of Reconciliation (South Africa), Independence Day (Kazakhstan)
Dec 17
Dec 18- Independence Day (Qatar)
Dec 19
Dec 20
Dec 21
Dec 22
Dec 23
Dec 24
Dec 25- Christmas Day (Various Countries)
Dec 26 & June 25- Independence Day (Slovenia)
Dec 26- Boxing Day (United Kingdom & British Commonwealth)
Dec 27
Dec 28
Dec 29
Dec 30- Rizal Day (Philippines)
Dec 31- New Year's Eve (Worldwide)