Olympics (winter)Three Kings Day (January 6)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (3rd Monday - 2 units)
TET -Vietamese New Year (varies - January or February)
Chinese New Year (varies - January or February - 2 units)
February
Susan B. Anthony Day (February 15)Mardi Gras (varies - February or March)
March
Women's History Week (varies)Passover (varies - March or April)
April
April Fools' Day (April 1)Hana Matsuri - Buddha's Birthday (April 8)
Cambodian New Year (Mid-April)
Earth Day (April 22 - 2 units)
May
Law Day (May 1)Korean Children's Day (May 5)
Cinco de Mayo (May 5)
June
Strawberry Thanksgiving (varies-late June, early July)
July
August
September
Mexican Independence Day (September 16)Rosh Hashanah (varies-mid September to early October)
October
Columbus Day (October 12)Diwali (Varies - October or November)
Halloween (October 31)
November
Day of the Dead (November 1 & 2)Book Week (the week before Thanksgiving)
Thanksgiving (4th Thursday)
Thanksgiving and Clothing (4th Thursday)
December
Bill of Rights Day (December 15)Celebration Symbols and Meanings (winter celebrations)
Lights and Festivals (winter holiday focus)
Fiestas (winter examples)
Hanukkah (varies)
Christmas Trees (December 25)
Kwanzaa (December 26 - January 1)
No Specific Dates
Birthdays (two mini-units)Celebration Symbols and Meanings (general)
Consumerism and Holidays
Federal Holidays (variety - dates vary)
Fireworks
Food and Celebration (2 mini-units available on this topic)
Green Corn Festival (local harvest time)
Parades
Powwow
Quilting Bees
Ramadan
Rituals and Rites of Passage