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September
September
National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month: September 15 - October 15
Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu), Aug. 31
Mid Autumn/Moon Festival (Chinese/Asian Cultures) Sept. 10
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish): Sept. 25 - 27
Feast of Trumpets (Non Denominational Christian) Sept 25-27
District Resources for Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month:
MH Religious and Cultural Observances Calendar
National PTA Observances Calendar
October
October
Disability Awareness
Our Disabilities are Important
Yom Kippur (Jewish): Oct. 4-5
Feast of Tabernacles (Non Denominational Christian) Oct. 9-16
Diwali (Hindu) Oct. 24
Birth of Bahá'u'lláh (Bahai) Oct. 26-27
Halloween Oct. 31
Intro to Disability Justice (slide deck)
One Out of Five: Disability History and Pride Project
National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2021
Disability Employment Awareness Month Toolkit
November
November
Indigenous Heritage Month
Our Features are Important
Dia de los Muertos: Nov. 1-2
Veterans Day: Nov. 11
Dia de los Muertos Links:
NSD Native Heritage Month Resources
December
December
Human Rights
Our Families are Important
Chanukah (Jewish) Dec 16 - Dec 26
Christmas (Christian) Dec 25th
Kwanzaa: Dec. 26 - Jan. 1
Winter Religious Holidays around the World
January
January
Happy New Year!
Civil Rights
Our Actions are Important
New Year's Day Jan. 1
Hindu Harvest Festival Jan. 13-15
ML King, Jr. Day Jan. 16
Lunar New Year Jan. 22
School and Classroom Resources:
Wing Luke Museum New Years All Around
National Civil Rights Museum Small but Mighty Storytime
NW African American Museum Interactive Storytime Archive
Lunar New Year Videos:
https://youtu.be/wN2HsZvrxPc. kids' friendly version
https://youtu.be/O_Yng9CZlU8 for everybody
https://youtu.be/oKICzFfKSzM for everybody
https://youtu.be/UT6z66cIQ5E Differences on Lunar New Year in China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam
February
February
Our Traditions are Important
DC Area Educators Early Childhood Padlet
DC Area Educators Elementary Padlet
MH Kindness Week Feb. 13 - 17
Valentines Day Feb 14
Presidents Day Feb. 20
Lent: February 22- April 6 (Christian)
March
March
Our Identities are Important
Women's History Month
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month: https://nacdd.org/ddam1/
Women's History Booklist: https://www.worldcat.org/lists/48abde4b-4af0-4bb8-a535-fbd1e87a7548?limit=25&offset=76&orderBy=created-dsc
Holi March 8 https://www.holifestival.org/
St. Patricks Day March 17 (Irish American)
Nowruz (Persian New Year) March 20-21
Ugadi/Yugadi (Telugu/Kannada) March 22 https://www.hinduamerican.org/blog/5-things-to-know-about-ugadi
Ramadan: March 22 - April 21 (Muslim) https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ramadan
April
April
Our Histories are Important
World Autism Awareness Month
Arab American Heritage Month
April 2 Autism Awareness Day
April 5-13 Passover (Jewish)
Feb. 22 - April 6: Lent (Christian)
April 7 Good Friday (Christian)
April 9 Easter (Christian)
March 22 - April 21, 2023 Ramadan
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ramadan
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