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QUICK LIST - All Major Holidays in 2005
Here
are the major holidays and events for 2005 in the U.S. and
Canada. Be sure to mark down all of your holiday calendar 2005 gift giving
opportunities!
| Holiday/Event |
Date
and Day of the Week in 2005 |
| January |
| New
Year's Day |
January
1st, Saturday |
| Martin
Luther King's Birthday |
January
15th, Saturday (observed on Monday, Jan 17th) |
| February |
| Ground
Hog Day |
February
2nd, Wednesday |
| Mardi
Gras (Fat Tuesday) |
February
8th, Tuesday |
| Ash
Wednesday (Beginning of Lent - 46 days) |
February
9th, Wednesday |
| Valentine's
Day |
February
14th, Monday |
| President's
Day (U.S.) |
February
21st, Tuesday |
| March |
| St.
Patrick's Day |
March
17th, Thursday |
| Palm
Sunday |
March
20th, Sunday |
| First
Day of Spring (Vernal Equinox) |
March
20th, Sunday |
| Good
Friday |
March
25th, Friday |
| Easter
Sunday |
March
27th, Sunday |
| April |
| April
Fool's Day |
April
1st, Friday |
| Daylight
Savings Time Begins (set clocks up 1 hour) |
April
3rd, Sunday |
| Passover
Begins (8 days) |
April
24th, Sunday |
| May |
| May
Day |
May
1st, Sunday |
| Cinco
de Mayo |
May
5th, Thursday |
| Mother's
Day |
May
8th, Sunday |
| Victoria
Day (Canada) |
May
24th, Tuesday |
| Memorial
Day (U.S.) |
May
30th, Monday |
| June |
| Father's
Day |
June
19th, Sunday |
| First
Day of Summer (Summer Solstice) |
June
21st, Tuesday |
| July |
| Canada
Day |
July
1st, Friday |
| Independence
Day |
July
4th, Monday |
| August |
| Civic
Holiday (Canada) |
August
1st, Monday |
| September |
| Labor
Day |
September
5th, Monday |
| Grandparent's
Day |
September
11th, Sunday |
| First
Day of Fall (Autumnal Equinox) |
September
22nd, Thursday |
| October |
| Rosh
Hashanah |
October
4th, Tuesday |
| Ramadan
Begins |
October
4th, Tuesday |
| Thanksgiving
Day (Canada) |
October
10th, Monday |
| Columbus
Day (U.S.) |
October
10th, Monday |
| Yom
Kippur |
October
13th, Thursday |
| Daylight
Savings Time Ends (set clocks back 1 hour) |
October
30th, Sunday |
| Halloween |
October
31st, Monday |
| November |
| Veteran's
Day (U.S.) |
November
11th, Friday |
| Remembrance
Day (Canada) |
November
11th, Friday |
| Thanksgiving
Day (U.S.) |
November
24th, Thursday |
| December |
| First
Day of Winter (Winter Solstice) |
December
21st, Wednesday |
| Christmas |
December
25th, Sunday |
| Boxing
Day (Canada) |
December
26th, Monday |
| Kwanzaa
Begins (7 days) |
December
26th, Monday |
| Hanukkah
Begins (8 days) |
December
26th, Monday |
| New
Year's Eve |
December
31st, Saturday |
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