Overview.
The Office of Student Life, in collaboration with other campus programs and the EVC Diversity Action Council, proudly publicizes and promotes Heritage and History Month events throughout the year.
In the United States, Heritage Months are recognized periods within the year that are designated to celebrate and acknowledge various ethnic and marginalized groups. These are times not only to celebrate, but also to educate others on various groups’ histories and contributions to American History. Celebrating and acknowledging each other helps us understand some of our own cultures and identities while also broadening our world view.
January
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Day(s) |
Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
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All Month |
Poverty in America Awareness Month |
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1 |
New Year's Day |
|
1 |
Global Family Day/World Peace Day |
|
4 |
World Braille Day |
|
19 |
World Religion Day |
|
20 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
|
23 |
World Freedom Day |
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25 |
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|
26 |
International Customs Day |
|
27 |
February
|
Day(s) |
Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|
All Month |
Black History Month |
|
14 |
St. Valentine's Day |
|
15 |
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19 |
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20 |
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25 |
Mardi Gras |
|
26 |
Ash Wednesday |
March
|
Day(s) |
Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|
All Month |
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month |
|
All Month |
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All Month |
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All Month |
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All Month |
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All Month |
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All Month |
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|
8 |
International Women's Day |
|
8 |
United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace |
|
11 |
World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film |
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14 |
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|
16 |
St. Urho day |
|
17 |
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21 |
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
|
21 |
World Down Syndrome Day |
|
21 |
Naw-Ruz (Baha'i New Year) |
|
25 |
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade |
|
31 |
Equal Pay Day |
April
|
Day(s) |
Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|
All Month |
Community Service Month |
|
All Month |
Earth Month |
|
All Month |
Autism Awareness Month |
|
All Month |
Arab-American Heritage Month |
|
All Month |
Tartan (Scottish-American) Heritage Month |
|
All Month |
Celebrate Diversity Month |
|
2 |
World Autism Awareness Day |
|
7 |
International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda |
|
8–16 |
Passover |
|
11 |
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12 |
Easter |
|
15 |
Youth Homelessness Matters Day |
|
20 |
First Day of Ridvan—Festival of Ridvan |
|
20–21 |
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) |
|
22 |
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|
29 |
The Ninth Day of Ridvan |
May
|
Day(s) |
Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|
All Month |
National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month |
|
All Month |
Haitian Heritage Month |
|
All Month |
Indian Heritage Month |
|
All Month |
Jewish-American Heritage Month |
|
All Month |
Mental Health Month |
|
All Month |
South Asian Heritage Month |
|
All Month |
Speech and Hearing Awareness Month |
|
2 |
The Twelfth Day of Ridvan |
|
5 |
Cinco de Mayo |
|
8 |
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for those who Lost their Lives during WWII |
|
21 |
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
|
23 |
Declaration of the Bab in Shiraz, Shavuot |
|
24 |
Ramadan Begins* |
|
25 |
Memorial Day |
|
29 |
Ascension of Bahau'llah |
June
|
Day(s) |
Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|
All Month |
National Caribbean American Heritage Month |
|
All Month |
AIDS Awareness Month |
|
All Month |
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All Month |
Black Music Month |
|
8 |
Race Unity Day |
|
12 |
Loving Day |
|
19 |
Juneteenth |
July
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Day(s) |
Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|
All Month |
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|
4 |
Independence Day |
|
4 |
Filipino-American Friendship Day |
|
9 |
The Martyrdom of the Bab |
|
26 |
Americans with Disabilities Act Signed "Disability Independence Day" |
|
29–30 |
Tisha B'Av |
August
|
Day(s) |
Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|
All Month |
National Civility Month |
|
9 |
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
|
13 |
International Lefthanders Day |
|
19 |
World Humanitarian Day |
|
23 |
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
|
26 |
Women’s Equality Day |
September
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Day(s) |
Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|
All Month |
Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) |
|
7 |
Labor Day |
|
11 |
Patriot Day |
|
12 |
National Native American Day |
|
16 |
Mexican Independence Day |
|
18–20 |
Rosh Hashanah |
|
21 |
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|
27–28 |
Yom Kippur |
October
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
| All Month | Bullying Prevention Month |
| All Month | Domestic Violence Awareness Month |
| All Month | Down Syndrome Awareness Month |
| All Month | Family History Month |
| All Month | Filipino-American History Month |
| All Month | Italian-American Heritage Month |
| All Month | LGBT History Month |
| All Month | National Disability Employment Awareness Month |
| All Month | National German Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) |
| All Month | Polish-American Heritage Month |
| 2 | International Day of Non-Violence |
| 2–9 | Sukkot |
| 10 | World Mental Health Day |
| 11 | National Coming Out Day |
| 16 | Spirit Day–Anti Bullying |
| 17 | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
| 18 | Women in Military Service for America Memorial Anniversary |
| 19 | World Humanitarian Action Day |
| 22 | International Stuttering Awareness Day |
| 31 | Halloween |
| 31 | Day of the Dead |
November
|
Day(s) |
Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|
All Month |
National Native American Heritage Month |
|
All Month |
National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month |
|
11 |
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12 |
Birth of Baha'u'llah |
|
13 |
World Kindness Day |
|
16 |
International Day for Tolerance |
|
17 |
International Students' Day |
|
20 |
Transgender Day of Remembrance |
|
26 |
Thanksgiving |
December
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Day(s) |
Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|
All Month |
Universal Human Rights Month |
|
1 |
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|
3 |
International Day for People with Disability |
|
10 |
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10–18 |
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25 |
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26–1 |
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31 |
New Year's Eve |