Global Holidays, Celebrations, & Awareness Days for International Teams

Welcome! Use this list to familiarize yourself with the wide variety of celebrations that take place across the year. While not an exhaustive list, the following is a compilation of global holidays, awareness days, and celebrations that your global friends, family, or colleagues might be honoring. As you educate yourself and learn more about other cultures’ holidays and celebrations that may be new to you, be sure to do so respectfully.

  • Hanukkah

    Religious Holiday (Judaism), Global Resources: What Is Hanukkah?  

  • Kwanzaa

    (USA) Resources: History.com - Kwanzaa What is Kwanzaa? ASU professor explains tenets of annual celebration

  • New Years Day

    Resources: 50 Ways to Celebrate New Year Traditions Around the World

  • World Religion Day

    Resources: World Religion Day - Teaching Resources World Religion Day Poster

  • Martin Luther King Jr Day

    (USA) Resources: 19 Resources and Ideas to Celebrate the MLK Day of Service To share with kids: BrainPOP - Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Lunar New Year

    (USA) Resources: Smithsonian's Lunar New Year Celebration

  • Black History Month

    (USA) Resources: Smithsonian's Celebrating Black History Month

  • Presidents Day

    (USA) Resources: Presidents’ Day Top Questions