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JANUARY 2021

New Year’s Eve New Year’s Day

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FEBRUARY 2021

Groundhog Day

Chinese New Year - Ox

Valentine’s Day Presidents’ Day Ash Wednesday

Purim Begins Full Moon

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MARCH 2021Coady Photography

Daylight Saving Time Begins St. Patrick’s Day First Day of Spring

Passover Begins

April Fools’ Day Good Friday

Holi BeginsPalm Sunday

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APRIL 2021Bee Buck

April Fools’ Day Good Friday

Ramadan Begins Tax Day

Earth Day OPENING NIGHT

Full MoonCHAMPIONS DAY

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Holi BeginsPalm Sunday

Full Moon

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MAY 2021

Full MoonCHAMPIONS DAY

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Mother’s Day Eid al-Fitr BeginsPreakness Stakes Day

Armed Forces Day

Memorial Day Full Moon

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JUNE 2021

Memorial Day Kentucky Statehood Day Belmont Stakes Day

Juneteenth

Full MoonFather’s Day

First Day of Summer

Flag Day

Canada Day

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JULY 2021

Canada Day

Independence Day

Eid al-Adha Begins Full Moon

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AUGUST 2021Coady Photography

Ashura Begins Senior Citizen’s Day

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SEPTEMBER 2021

Labor DayRosh Hashanah Begins Patriot Day

Grandparents Day Yom Kippur

First Day of FallSukkot Begins

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OCTOBER 2021

Active Aging Week10/4 -10/10

Columbus DayIndigenous Peoples’ Day

Thanksgiving (CAN)

Full Moon

Halloween

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NOVEMBER 2021

All Saints’ DayElection DayAll Souls’ Day Diwali Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar

Daylight Saving Time Ends Veterans Day

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Thanksgiving

Hanukkah BeginsFirst Day of Advent

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Full Moon First Day of Winter Christmas Eve Christmas Day

Kwanzaa BeginsBoxing Day New Year's Eve New Year's Day

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