National Celebrations:

New Year's Day (January 1)
Martin Luther King Day (Third Monday in January)
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (February 12)
Presidents' Day (Third Monday in February)
George Washington's Birthday (February 22)
Arbor Day (In April or close to April 22 or on that day)
Mother's Day (Second Sunday in May)
Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
Flag Day (June 14)
Father's Day (Third Sunday in June)
Independence Day (July 4)
Labor Day (First Monday in September)
Columbus Day (Second Monday in October)
Veterans' Day (November 11)
Thanksgiving Day (Fourth Thursday in November)
Christmas Day (December 25)
New Year's Eve (December 31st)


Religious Celebrations:

Easter (A Sunday between March 22 and April 25)
Kwanzaa (December)


Fun Days:

St. Valentine's Day (February 14)
April Fool's Day (April 1)
Halloween (October 31)

Ethnic and Regional Celebrations:

Chinese New Year (Sometime between January 21 - February 19)
Mardi Gras (February/March)
St. Patrick's Day (March 17)
Cinco De Mayo (May 5)
Native American Pow-Wows (March - August)

Athletic Events:

Superbowl (First Sunday in February)
SF Bay to Breakers (May)
NBA Finals (June)
NHL Finals (June)
Indianapolis 500 (June)
X games (June)
Ragbrai (Last full week of July)
Wimbleton (?)
Red Barn Festival at Standford University (August)
Football Regular Season Starts (September)
U.S. open (?)
World Series (October)
Grand Nationals in San Francisco (?)

JANUARY

New years day (January 1st)
Epiphany (January 6th) Hockey all-star game (?)
Martain Luther King Jr. (Third Monday in January)
Chinese New Year (Sometime between January 21 - February 19)


FEBRUARY

Superbowl (First Sunday in February)
Groundhog day (Midway between the Winter Solstice and the Vernal Equinox)
Chinese New Year (Sometime between January 21 - February 19)
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (February 12)
St. Valentine's Day (February 14th)
Presidents' Day (Third Monday in February)
George Washington's Birthday (February 22)
Ash Wednesday (?)
Mardi Gras (February/March)


MARCH

Mardi Gras (February/March)
Evacuation day (boston only)
St. Patrick's Day (March 17)
Easter (A Sunday between March 22 and April 25)
Native American Pow-Wows (March - August)

APRIL

April Fool's Day (April 1st)
Easter (A Sunday between March 22 and April 25)
Daylight Saving Time - Begins (?)
Holocaust Remembrance Day (?)
Arbor Day (In April or close to April 22 or on that day)
Librarian Day (?)
Earth Day (?)
Secretaries Day (?)
Fall of Saigon (?)


MAY

Cinco De Mayo (May 5)
Prayer - National Day of (?)
Correctional Officers Week (?)
Nurses' Day (?)
Armed Forces Day (?)
SF Bay to Breakers (?)
Mother's Day (Second Sunday in May)
Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)

JUNE

NBA Finals (?)
NHL Finals (?)
Indianapolis 500
X games (?)
Children's Day (?)
African American Emancipation Day (?)
Flag Day (June 14)
Father's Day (Third Sunday in June)


JULY

Independence Day (July 4)
Ragbrai (Last full week of July)
Wimbleton (?)


AUGUST

Gilroy garlic festival (?)
Renaissance Faire
Friendship Day (?)
Red Barn Festival at Standford University (?)
U.S. Open (?)


SEPTEMBER

Football Regular Season Starts (?)
U.S. open (?)
Labor Day (First Monday in September)
Grandparents Day (?)
Citizenship Day (?)


OCTOBER

World Series (?)
children's Day (?)
Boss Day (?)
Sweetest Day (?)
United Nations Day (?)
Columbus Day (Second Monday in October)
Daylight Saving Time - Ends
Mother-in-law's Day (?)
Halloween (October 31)

NOVEMBER

Grand Nationals in San Francisco (?)
Election Day (4th Tuesday in November)
Veterans' Day (November 11)
Thanksgiving Day (Fourth Thursday in November)


DECEMBER

Pearl Harbor Day (December 7th)
Kwanzaa (?)
Christmas Day (December 25)
New Year's Eve (December 31st)

Seasons:
Spring - Summer - Autummn - Winter
First Day of Spring: Spring Equinox
March 20th or 21st
First Day of Summer: Summer Solstice – Longest day of the year
June 20th or 21st
First Day of Autumn: Fall Equinox – Day when night and day are of equal length
September 22nd or 23rd
First Day of Winter: Winter Solstice – Shortest day of the year
December 21st or 22nd

Daylight Savings Time:
Begins the second Sunday in March
Ends the first Sunday in November

Birthstone:
January: Garnet
February: Amethyst
March: Aquamarine, Bloodstone
April: Diamond, White Sapphire
May: Emerald
June: Pearl, Moonstone, Alexandrite
July: Ruby
August: Peridot, Sardonyx
September: Sapphire
October: Opal, Tourmaline, Pink Sapphire
November: Topaz, Citrine
December: Turquoise, Blue Zircon

Astrological Signs:
Aries: March 21 – April 19
Taurus: April 20 – May 20
Gemini: May 21 – June 20
Cancer: June 21 – July 22
Leo: July 23 – August 22
Virgo: August 23 – September 22
Libra: September 23 – October 22
Scorpio: October 23 – November 21
Sagittarius: November 22 – December 21
Capricorn December 22 – January 19
Aquarius: January 20 – February 18
Pisces: February 19 – March 20

Our Solar System:
Star: The Sun
Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Other Bodies: Moons, Asteroids, Comets

Anniversary Gifts:
1st – paper, plastic, clocks
2nd – cotton, china
3rd – leather, crystal
4th – fruit & flowers, linen/silk/nylon
5th – wood, silverware
6th – candy, iron, wood
7th – copper, wool, brass, desk set
8th – bronze, pottery, linen
9th – pottery, willow, leather
10th – tin, aluminum, diamond
11th – steel, jewelry
12th – silk, linen, pearl
13th – lace, faux fur
14th – ivory, gold
15th – crystal, glass, watches
20th – china, platinum
25th – silver
30th – pearl
35th – coral, jade
40th – ruby, garnet
45th – sapphire
50th – gold
55th – emerald, turquoise
60th – diamond, gold