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2008 Calendar & Holidays

See also: Holidays in America.

Next month: February January 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Significant January holidays:  1New Year's Day  6Epiphany 101st Day of Muharram † 21Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday observed

Prevous month: January Next month: March February 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Significant February holidays: Black History Month  2Groundhog Day  5Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras)  6Ash Wednesday  7Chinese New Year 12Lincoln's Birthday 14Valentine's Day 18Washington's Birthday observed 22Washington's Birthday 29Leap Year Day

Prevous month: February Next month: April March 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Significant March holidays: Women's History Month  9Daylight Saving Time begins 15The Ides of March 16Palm Sunday 17St. Patrick's Day 20Spring begins (EDT) ‡ 20Mawlid al-Nabi † 21Good Friday 21Purim † 23Easter Sunday (Western)

Prevous month: March Next month: May April 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Significant April holidays: Poetry Month  1April Fool's Day 201st Day of Passover † 27Easter Sunday (Orthodox)

Prevous month: April Next month: June May 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Significant May holidays: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month  1May Day  1Ascension Day 11Mother's Day 11Pentecost 26Memorial Day observed

Prevous month: May Next month: July June 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Significant June holidays:  91st Day of Shavuot † 14Flag Day 15Father's Day 20Summer begins (EDT) ‡

Prevous month: June Next month: August July 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Significant July holidays:  1Canada Day  4Independence Day

Prevous month: July Next month: September August 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Prevous month: August Next month: October September 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Significant September holidays: Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15)  1Labor Day  2Ramadan begins † 22Autumn begins (EDT) ‡ 301st Day of Rosh Hashanah †

Prevous month: September Next month: November October 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Significant October holidays:  2Ramadan ends (Eid al-Fitr) †  9Yom Kippur † 13Columbus Day observed 13Thanksgiving Day (Canada) 141st Day of Sukkot † 21Shemini Atzeret † 28Diwali 31Halloween

Prevous month: October Next month: December November 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Significant November holidays: American Indian Heritage Month  1All Saints' Day  2Daylight Saving Time ends  4Election Day 11Veterans Day 27Thanksgiving (U.S.) 301st Sunday of Advent

Prevous month: November   December 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Significant December holidays:  9Eid al-Adha † 21Winter begins (EST) ‡ 221st Day of Hanukkah † 25Christmas 261st Day of Kwanzaa