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2006 Calendar & Holidays

See also: Holidays in America.

Next month: February January 2006 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 13Friday the 13th 10(Eid) al Adha † 16Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday observed 29Chinese New Year 311st Day of Muharram †

Prevous month: January Next month: March February 2006 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 Significant February holidays: Black History Month  2Groundhog Day 10–26Winter Olympics: Turin, Italy 12Lincoln's Birthday 14St. Valentine's Day 20Washington's Birthday (or Presidents' Day) observed 22Washington's Birthday 28Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras)

Prevous month: February Next month: April March 2006 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  1Ash Wednesday 14Purim † 15The Ides of March 17St. Patrick's Day 20Spring begins (EST) ‡

Prevous month: March Next month: May April 2006 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 Explained  2Daylight Saving Time begins  9Palm Sunday 11Mawlid al-Nabi † 131st Day of Passover † 14Good Friday 16Easter Sunday 23Orthodox Easter

Prevous month: April Next month: June May 2006 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 14Mother's Day 25Ascension Day 29Memorial Day observed

Prevous month: May Next month: July June 2006 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:  21st Day of Shavuot †  4Pentecost 14Flag Day 18Father's Day 21Summer begins (EDT) ‡

Prevous month: June Next month: August July 2006 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 2006 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 August holidays: 1–31History of the Month

Prevous month: August Next month: October September 2006 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)  4Labor Day 22Autumn begins (EDT) ‡ 231st Day of Rosh Hashanah † 24Ramadan begins †

Prevous month: September Next month: November October 2006 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:  2Yom Kippur †  71st Day of Sukkot †  9Columbus Day observed  9Thanksgiving Day (Canada) 13Friday the 13th 14Shemini Atzeret † 21Diwali 23Ramadan ends (Eid al-Fitr) † 29Daylight Saving Time ends 31Halloween

Prevous month: October Next month: December November 2006 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  7Election Day 11Veterans Day 23Thanksgiving Day (U.S.)

Prevous month: November   December 2006 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:  31st Sunday of Advent 161st Day of Hanukkah † 21Winter begins (EST) ‡ 25Christmas Day 261st Day of Kwanzaa 31(Eid) al Adha

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