QUICK LIST - All Major Holidays in 2006
Here
are all of the holidays and events for 2006 in the U.S. and
Canada. Be sure to mark down all of your holiday
calendar 2006 gift giving
opportunities!
| Holiday/Event |
Date
and Day of the Week in 2006 |
| January |
| New
Year's Day |
January
1st, Sunday |
| Martin
Luther King's Birthday |
January
15th, Sunday (observed on Monday, Jan 16th) |
| February |
| Ground
Hog Day |
February
2nd, Thursday |
| Valentine's
Day |
February
14th, Tuesday |
| President's
Day (U.S.) |
February
21st, Tuesday |
| Mardi
Gras (Fat Tuesday) |
February
28th, Tuesday |
| March |
| Ash
Wednesday (Beginning of Lent - 46 days) |
March
1st, Wednesday |
| St.
Patrick's Day |
March
17th, Friday |
| First
Day of Spring (Vernal Equinox) |
March
20th, Monday |
| April |
| April
Fool's Day |
April
1st, Saturday |
| Daylight
Savings Time Begins (set clocks up 1 hour) |
April
2nd, Sunday |
| Palm
Sunday |
April
9th, Sunday |
| Passover
Begins (8 days) |
April
13th, Thursday |
| Good
Friday |
April
14th, Friday |
| Easter
Sunday |
April
16th, Sunday |
| May |
| May
Day |
May
1st, Monday |
| Cinco
de Mayo |
May
5th, Friday |
| Mother's
Day |
May
14th, Sunday |
| Victoria
Day (Canada) |
May
24th, Wednesday |
| Memorial
Day (U.S.) |
May
29th, Monday |
| June |
| Father's
Day |
June
18th, Sunday |
| First
Day of Summer (Summer Solstice) |
June
21st, Wednesday |
| July |
| Canada
Day |
July
1st, Saturday |
| Independence
Day |
July
4th, Tuesday |
| August |
| Civic
Holiday (Canada) |
August
7th, Monday |
| September |
| Labor
Day |
September
4th, Monday |
| Grandparent's
Day |
September
10th, Sunday |
| First
Day of Fall (Autumnal Equinox) |
September
22nd, Friday |
| Rosh
Hashanah |
September
23rd, Saturday |
| Ramadan
Begins |
September
24th, Sunday |
| October |
| Yom
Kippur |
October
2nd, Monday |
| Thanksgiving
Day (Canada) |
October
9th, Monday |
| Columbus
Day (U.S.) |
October
9th, Monday |
| Daylight
Savings Time Ends (set clocks back 1 hour) |
October
29th, Sunday |
| Halloween |
October
31st, Tuesday |
| November |
| Veteran's
Day (U.S.) |
November
11th, Saturday |
| Remembrance
Day (Canada) |
November
11th, Saturday |
| Thanksgiving
Day (U.S.) |
November
23rd, Thursday |
| December |
| Hanukkah
Begins (8 days) |
December
16th, Saturday |
| First
Day of Winter (Winter Solstice) |
December
21st, Thursday |
| Christmas |
December
25th, Monday |
| Boxing
Day (Canada) |
December
26th, Tuesday |
| Kwanzaa
Begins (7 days) |
December
26th, Tuesday |
| New
Year's Eve |
December
31st, Sunday |
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