Holidays and Observances
Site Map

This page is the Holidays and Observances Site Map, or Table of Contents. A Site Map is an overview of the navigational structure of the Holidays and Observances website, a quick and easy way of navigating around our site!

You will be able to get an overview of all of the pages that are planned for this site. As pages get built out, we will include the links to the pages on this page.

There will be multiple ways to find what you are looking for as the site gets built out - search the holidays and observances alphabetical list, monthly pages, go straight to the day you are looking for, search by holiday topic, or just look on our Holidays Calendar! We are working fast and furious!

Welcome

• About Us
  
• Search This Site - a Google Search Tool Bar
• Advertising Options - once our site gets built out substantially, we will offer advertising.
• Holidays and Observances Alphabetical Listing - With over 7,000 holidays so far, we now have a page for each alphabet letter.

Search Alphabetically:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, Npage1, Npage2, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, XYZ

• Holiday Blog - check here for a listing of all the new pages.
• Holiday Calendar - A calendar of the many Holidays and Observances, Awareness Days and Weeks and Special Days. We have a Daily Calendar and a Weekly Calendar.
• What's New - Find out most recent pages on the website
• Site Map (this page)

Popular Holidays

Some of the most Popular Holidays include:

• Christmas 
  
• Easter - (See also Holy Week)
• Earth Day - (See also Ways to Support Earth Day with your Eating Habits)
  
• Father's Day 
• Halloween - (See also Black Cats and Halloween, Pumpkins and Pumpkin Recipes)
• Hanukkah 
  
• Independence Day or Fourth of July 
• Labor Day 
• Memorial Day 
  
• Mother's Day
• New Years Day
  
• New Years Eve
• St. Patrick's Day 
  
• Thanksgiving 
• Valentines Day 

Each of these Popular Holiday pages has a main summary page, a Holiday Food page full of meal planning tips and recipes, and links to more topics about that Holiday.

Holidays by Date

Holidays by Month: These monthly pages will allow you to search for all the Holidays and Observances which fall within each Month of the Year - there will be annual, monthly, weekly and daily holidays listed, and a devoted page done for some of the Holiday and Observances.

January Holidays:

• January 1 - New Years Day 
• January 5 - National Keto Day

February Holidays:

• February 2 - Groundhog Day 
• February 14, 2027 - Super Bowl Sunday 
• February 14 - Valentine's Day 

March Holidays:

• March 21-27, 2027: Holy Week (Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday)
• March 1-5, 2027: Obesity Care Week (OCW) (First Week of March)
• March 4: World Obesity Day 
• March 17: St. Patrick's Day
• March 28, 2027: Easter Sunday 

April Holidays:

• April: National Pet First Aid Awareness Month 
• April: National Stress Awareness Month 
• April 16, 2027: National Stress Awareness Day  (First Workday after Income Taxes are Due)
• April 22: Earth Day 
• April 23: National Lost Dog Awareness Day 

May Holidays:

• May: National Mediterranean Diet Month 
• May 9, 2027: Mother's Day (Second Sunday in May)
• May 31, 2027: Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)

June Holidays:

• June 20, 2027: Father's Day (Third Sunday in June)

July Holidays:

• July 4: Independence Day (4th of July) 

August Holidays:

September Holidays:

• September: National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month 
• September: Obesity Awareness Month (Adults)  
• September 6, 2027: Labor Day (First Monday in September)

October Holidays:

• October: Vegetarian Awareness Month
• October 12, 2026; October 11, 2027: Columbus Day and Indigenous People's Day
• October 30: National Pumpkin Bread Day
• October 31: Halloween  

November Holidays:

• November: National Gratitude Month
• November: World Vegan Month
• November 8-14, 2026: World Kindness Week
• November 11: Veteran's Day 
• November 13: World Kindness Day
• November 16: International Day of the Mediterranean Diet 
• November 26: National Cake Day
• November 26, 2026; November 25, 2027: Thanksgiving (Fourth Thursday of November)
• November 27, 2026; November 26, 2027: Black Friday
• November 28, 2026; November 27, 2027: Small Business Saturday (Saturday after Thanksgiving)
• November 30, 2026; November 29, 2027: Cyber Monday
• November Stress Awareness Days - Includes International Stress Awareness Week on November 1-7, 2026, International Stress Awareness Day, National Stress Awareness Day (U.K. & Global) and Stress Awareness Day, all on November 4, 2026 

December Holidays:

• December: National Stress-Free Family Holiday Month 
• Evening of December 4, 2026, through Evening of December 12, 2026: Hanukkah 
• December 8: National Christmas Tree Day 
• December 12: National Poinsettia Day 
• December 25: Christmas 
• December 31: New Years Eve 

Looking for more than just a list? We have created a complete guide breaking down the meaning, history, and wellness themes behind every single month-long observance and celebration in each month.

View our detailed months:
[January Monthly Holidays / February Monthly Holidays / March Monthly Holidays / April Monthly Holidays / May Monthly Holidays / June Monthly Holidays / July Monthly Holidays / August Monthly Holidays / September Monthly Holidays / October Monthly Holidays / November Monthly Holidays / December Monthly Holidays] 

Daily Holidays: There will be a page done for each day of the year, and linked up on the Daily Holidays Summary Page. These Holidays can also be found on the Holidays by Month pages, our Holiday Alphabetical Listing, and the Holidays by Topics pages - so there will be multiple ways to find what you are looking for.

Holidays By Country

• Holidays Around the World - a page for each Country (see the right-hand column for the Countries)
  
• US Federal Holidays
• US Presidential Proclamations
• US State Holidays
• US Festivals and Events Calendar - Festivals and Events in all 50 of the U.S. States now have their devoted Calendar effective January 1, 2027
• World Festivals and Events Calendar - Festivals and Events in the Countries Around the World now have their devoted Calendar effective January 1, 2027

U.S. State Holidays

Holidays By Topic

There may be more categories added to this list as we sort through all the different Holidays and Observances:

January 2027
Topical Detail Guides

Looking for a deep-dive into specific types of celebrations this month? Check out our complete, detailed monthly breakdown guides for each category:

• January Animal Holidays (All animals except cats & dogs)
• January Children's Holidays
• January Chocolate Holidays
• January Drink Holidays
• January Festivals and Events
• January Food Holidays
• January Garden Holidays
• January Health Holidays
• January Military & Patriotic Holidays
• January Music Holidays
• January Pet Holidays (Dedicated strictly to cats & dogs)
• January Religious Holidays
• January Shopping & Retail Holidays
• January Sports Holidays
• January Women's Health & Lifestyle Holidays
  

In 2027, we will be building out topical detail pages like above for each of the months.

February 2027
Topical Detail Guides

Looking for a deep dive into specific types of celebrations this month? Check out our complete, detailed monthly breakdown guides for each category:

• February Animal Holidays (All animals except cats & dogs)
• February Children's Holidays
• February Chocolate Holidays
• February Drink Holidays
• February Festivals and Events
• February Food Holidays
• February Garden Holidays
• February Health Holidays
• February Military & Patriotic Holidays
• February Music Holidays
• February Pet Holidays (Dedicated strictly to cats & dogs)
• February Religious Holidays
• February Shopping & Retail Holidays
• February Sports Holidays
• February Women's Health & Lifestyle Holidays
  

In 2027, we will be building out topical detail pages like above for each of the months.

March 2027 Topical Detail Guides

Looking for a deep dive into specific types of celebrations this month? Check out our complete, detailed monthly breakdown guides for each category:

• March Animal Holidays (All animals except cats & dogs)
• March Children's Holidays
• March Chocolate Holidays
• March Drink Holidays
• March Festivals and Events
• March Food Holidays
• March Garden Holidays
• March Health Holidays
• March Military & Patriotic Holidays
• March Music Holidays
• March Pet Holidays (Dedicated strictly to cats & dogs)
• March Religious Holidays
• March Shopping & Retail Holidays
• March Sports Holidays
• March Women's Health & Lifestyle Holidays
  

In 2027, we will be building out topical detail pages like above for each of the months.

Holiday Planning

• Holiday Planning
• Holiday Baking
  
• Holiday Budget
  
• Holiday Crafts
  
• Holiday Decorating
  
• Holiday Drinks
  
• Holiday Entertaining - (See also Produce Trays)
  
• Holiday Flowers
• Holiday Gifts
  
• Holiday Movies
• Holiday Music - See our Fourth of July Music
  
• Holiday Pictures
• Holiday Quotes - See our Father's Day Quotes
• Holiday Recipes - Share YOUR Favorites!!
• Holiday Shopping Tips
• Holiday Tips - See our Healthy Holiday Tips
• Holiday Travel

Holiday Food

Our Holiday Food Guide has food information for most of the Popular Holidays:

• Christmas Food
• Easter Food
• Eating Habits to support Earth Day (and every day)
• Fourth of July Food
• Halloween Food
• Halloween Treats
• Hannukah Food
• Labor Day Food
• Memorial Day Meals
• St. Patrick's Day Food
• Super Bowl Food
• Thanksgiving Food
• Valentine's Day Food 

Special Events

Special Events Hub:

• Anniversaries and Milestone Celebrations
• Baby Showers and Welcoming New Additions
  
• Birthdays across the Generations 
• Family Reunions and Multi-Generational Gatherings
• Festivals and Events around the World and in the U.S. States
• First Day of School and Educational Milestones
• Graduations and Academic Achievements
• Memorial Services and Celebrations of Life
• Retirement Parties and Career Milestones
• Seasons and the Changing Annual Calendar: Seasons - Seasonal Food

1. Spring - Spring Weight Loss Tips
2. Summer - Summer Cooking, Summer Weight Loss Tips
3. Fall - Fall Cooking, Fall Foods, Fall Snacks, Fall Weight Loss Tips
4. Winter - Winter Foods, Winter Weight Gain, Winter Weight Loss Tips

• Super Bowl Sunday - (See also Super Bowl Food)
  
• Wedding Showers and Pre-Wedding Parties
  
• Weddings and Lifetime Unions
  

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