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Mar 12, 2006
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2006 Calendar

See perpetual calendar for more calendars. See also Calendars and Holidays, This Day in History and Today's Birthdays.

January

S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 1314
15 16 17 18 19 2021
22 23 24 25 262728
29 30 31     
1—New Year's Day
6—Epiphany
13—Friday the 13th
10—(Eid) al Adha*
16—Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday observed
29—Chinese New Year
31—1st Day of Muharram*

February

S M T W T F S
   1 234
5 6 7 8 9 1011
12 13 14 15 16 1718
19 20 21 22 23 2425
26 27 28     
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
 
2—Groundhog Day
10–26—Winter Olympics: Turin, Italy
12—Lincoln's Birthday
14—St. Valentine's Day
20—Washington's Birthday (or Presidents' Day) observed
22—Washington's Birthday
28—Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras)

March

S M T W T F S
   1 234
5 6 7 8 9 1011
12 13 14 15 16 1718
19 20 21 22 23 2425
26 27 28 293031 
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
 
1—Ash Wednesday
14—Purim*
15—The Ides of March
17—St. Patrick's Day
20—Spring begins (EST)**

May

S M T W T F S
 1 2 3 456
7 8 9 10 111213
14 15 16 17 181920
2122 23 24 252627
2829 30 31    
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
 
14—Mother's Day
25—Ascension Day
29—Memorial Day observed

June

S M T W T F S
    123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930 
2—1st Day of Shavuot*
4—Pentecost
14—Flag Day
18—Father's Day
21—Summer begins (EDT)**

July

S M T W T F S
      1
2 3 4 5 6 78
9 10 11 12 13 1415
16 17 18 19 20 2122
23 24 25 26 27 2829
30 31      
1—Canada Day
4—Independence Day

August

S M T W T F S
  1 2 345
6 7 8 9 101112
13 14 15 16 17 1819
20 21 22 23 24 2526
27 28 29 30 31  
1–31—History of the Month

September

S M T W T F S
     12
3 4 5 6 789
10 11 12 13 141516
17 18 19 20 212223
24 25 26 27 28 2930
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH (Sept. 15–Oct. 15)
 
4—Labor Day
22—Autumn begins (EDT)**
23—1st Day of Rosh Hashanah*
24—Ramadan begins*

November

S M T W T F S
   1 2 34
5 6 7 8 9 1011
12 13 14 15 1617 18
19 20 21 22 23 2425
26 27 28 29 30  
AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH
 
1—All Saints' Day
7—Election Day
11—Veterans Day
23—Thanksgiving Day (U.S.)

December

S M T W T F S
     12
3 4 5 6 7 89
10 11 12 13 14 1516
17 18 19 20 212223
24 25 26 27 282930
31      
3—1st Sunday of Advent
16—1st Day of Hanukkah*
21—Winter begins (EST)**
25—Christmas Day
26—1st Day of Kwanzaa
31—(Eid) al Adha
*All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown the day before they are listed here. The Islamic calendar is based on lunar observation; thus, given dates of holidays may vary by one or two days.
**See Seasons for the Northern Hemisphere, 2005, for solstices and equinoxes.

See also: Calendars, Perpetual Calendar, Islamic holidays table, Major Islamic Holidays, Major Religious and Secular Holidays


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