Events |
2007 Calendar of Events |
JANUARY |
January 1
Eid Al Adha
Muslim Community celebrate the end of pilgrimage to Mecca season
January 7st
Eastern Orthodox Christmas Day
January
Annual Friends of the Library Multicultural Festival - Chandler
Public Library, 480-782-2220 or
www.chandleraz.org
January 16th
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 19th
Armenian Christmas Day
January 20th
Islamic New Year (Hijra)
January 29th
Ashura
Muslim Community event
January
PICO Muharram Event Contact:
Uzma Babar |
FEBUARY |
Febuary 22th
Jerusalem Day
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MARCH |
March 8th
International Women's Day
March 21st.
Noroose Persian, Afghani New year
March 31st
Land Day, Palestine
March
PICO Basant Mela Contact Sardar
Babar
March
PICO Milad-un-Nabi Contact Altaf
Rajabally
March 31st
Prophet Mohammad Birthdate |
APRIL |
April 13th
First Day of Passover
April 14th
Good Friday
April 16th
Easter Sunday
April 20th
Last Day of Passover
April 23th
Easter Sunday, Orthodox |
May |
May 1st
International Label Day
May 3rd
UN World Press Freedom Day
May 10th
Mother’s Day, Arab world
May 11th
Mother’s Day, Bosnia, and other
parts of the world
May 14th
Mother’s Day, USA
May 23rd
Shavout, Jewish Holiday-It marks
the conclusion of the Counting of
the Omer and the day the Torah was
given at Mount Sinai
May 29th
Memorial Day |
June |
June 1th
International Child Day
June 18th
Father’s Day, USA |
JULY |
July 4th
Independence Day - U.S.A. |
AUGUST |
August 2nd
Isra and Mirag,Muslim Community commemorate Prophet Mohammad’s
(PBUH) journey to Jerusalem and ascension to heaven
August
PICO Jungle Mayn Mungle Contact:
Javed Khan |
| SEPTEMBER |
September 4
Labor Day
September 13th
Ramadan
Beginning of Ramadan the fasting month for the Muslim Community
September 13th
Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year
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October |
October2nd
Lailat ul Qader
Last part of Ramadan, special holy night, Muslim Community
October 13th
Eid El Fitr, Beginning of Eid celebration for the Muslim community
October 29th
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
October
PICO Eid Mela Contact: Javed Kaif
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NOVEMBER |
November
Greek Festival
17th Annual Taste of Greece -
Greek Festival, 623-486-8665
November 28th
Thanksgiving Day
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DECEMBER |
December 3th
International Day of the Disabled (UN)
December 3th
Hanukkah, Jewish Holiday
December 10th
UN Human Rights Day
December 20th
Begining of Haj in the Islamic
Calendar
December 25th
Christmas Day
December 26th
Kwanzaa (or Kwaanza) is a weeklong
secular holiday honoring African-
American heritage, observed from
December 26 to January 1 each year.
December 30th
Arafa Day, in the Islamic Calendar |
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