2025 Holiday Calendar

International Day of Cooperatives		Sat 5
Ashura		Sun 6
World Population Day		Fri 11
Bastille Day (France)		Mon 14
World Youth Skills Day		Tue 15
World Emoji Day		Thu 17
Nelson Mandela International Day		Fri 18
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly		Sun 27
International Day of Friendship		Wed 30
World Day against Trafficking in Persons		Wed 30

Today
International Beer Day		Fri 1

International Cat Day		Fri 8
National Women's Day		Sat 9
Int'l. Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples		Sat 9
World Lion Day		Sun 10
International Youth Day		Tue 12
World Elephant Day		Tue 12
International Left-Handers Day		Wed 13
Assumption (of Mary)		Fri 15
World Humanitarian Day		Tue 19
Int'l. Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism		Thu 21
Int'l. Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief		Fri 22
Int'l. Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition		Sat 23
International Day against Nuclear Tests		Fri 29
Int'l. Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances		Sat 30

Beginning of Spring		Mon 1
Arbor Week Starts		Mon 1
Mawlid Un Nabi Begins		Thu 4
Casual Day		Fri 5
International Day of Charity		Fri 5
International Literacy Day		Mon 8
World Suicide Prevention Day		Wed 10
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation		Fri 12
International Day of Democracy		Mon 15
Int'l. Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer		Tue 16
International Day of Peace		Sun 21
Spring Equinox		Mon 22
World Rhino Day		Mon 22
International Day of Sign Languages		Tue 23
Heritage Day		Wed 24
World Maritime Day		Thu 25
Int'l. Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons		Fri 26
World Tourism Day		Sat 27
Int'l. Day for Universal Access to Information		Sun 28
World Rabies Day		Sun 28
International Translation Day		Tue 30

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