Calendars of 2006

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The following calendar of 2006 is a listing of holidays and other notable dates in the year 2006, organized by month.

Contents 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 8 August 9 September 10 October 11 November 12 December

January

• 1. New Year’s Day
• 5. Twelfth Night of Christmas (Traditional)
• 6. Epiphany (Christian)
• 7. Christmas (Eastern Orthodox)
• 10. Eid ul-Adha (Islam)
• 16. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (United States)
• 18. Presidential Inauguration (United States)
• 29-30. New Year (Chinese)
• 31. New Year (Islam)

February

• 2. Candlemas (International) and Groundhog Day (United States and CA)
• 3. Waitangi Day (New Zealand)
• 9. Ashurah (Islam)
• 14. Valentine’s Day
• 21. President’s Day (United States)
• 28. Fat/Shrove Tuesday and Mardi Gras (Christian and Traditional)

March

• 1. Ash Wednesday (Christian)
• 13. Purim (Judaism)
• 17. St. Patrick’s Day (Irish Catholic, Traditional)
• 20. First day of Spring
• 22. World Water Day
• 26. Mother’s day (England and Ireland)

April

• 1. April Fool’s Day (International)
• 9. Palm Sunday (Christian)
• 12. Passover (Judaism)
• 14. Good Friday (Christian)
• 16. Easter (Christian)
• 22. Earth Day (International)
• 28. Arbor Day (United States)

May

• 5. Independence Day (Mexico)
• 14. Mother’s Day (United States)
• 29. Memorial Day (United States)

June

• 18. Father’s Day (International)

July

• 4. Independence Day (United States)

August

• 26. Women’s Equality Day (United States)

September

• 4. Labor Day (United States)
• 23. Ramadan begins (Islam)

October

• 19. Columbus Day (United States)
• 22. Ramadan ends (Islam)
• 24. Eid ul-Fitr (Islam)
• 31. Samhain (Pagan) and Halloween (Traditional)

November

• 2. Dia de los Muertos (Mexico)
• 7. Election Day (United States)
• 11. Veteran’s Day (United States)
• 30. St. Andrew’s Day (Scottish Traditional)

December

• 1. World AIDS Day (International)
• 10. Human Rights Day (International)
• 16. Hanukkah begins at sunset (Judaism)
• 25. Christmas Day (Christian and Traditional)
• 31. New Year’s Eve (International)