Holidays and Observances
Site Map

This page is the Holidays and Observances Site Map, or Table of Contents. A Site Map is an overview of the navigational structure of the Holidays and Observances website, a quick and easy way of navigating around our site!

You will be able to get an overview of all of the pages that are planned for this site. As pages get built out, we will include the links to the pages on this page.

There will be multiple ways to find what you are looking for as the site gets built out - search the holidays and observances alphabetical list, monthly pages, go straight to the day you are looking for, search by holiday topic, or just look on our Holidays Calendar! We are working fast and furious!

Welcome

• About Us
  
• Search This Site - a Google Search Tool Bar
• Advertising Options - once our site gets built out substantially, we will offer advertising.
• Holidays and Observances Alphabetical Listing - With over 4,000 holidays so far, we now have a page for each alphabet letter.

Search for Holidays Alphabetically:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, N-Pg2 O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X-Y-Z

• Holiday Blog - check here for a listing of all the new pages.
• Holiday Calendar - A calendar of the many Holidays and Observances, Awareness Days and Weeks, Special Days and some Events. We have a Daily Calendar and a Weekly Calendar.
• Site Map (this page)

Popular Holidays

Some of the most Popular Holidays include:

• Christmas - (See also Christmas Food)
  
• Easter - (See also Easter Food and Holy Week)
• Earth Day - (See also Ways to Support Earth Day with your Eating Habits)
  
• Father's Day - (See also Father's Day Quotes)
• Halloween - (See also Black Cats and Halloween, Halloween Food, and Pumpkins)
• Hanukkah -(See also Hanukkah Food)
  
• Independence Day or Fourth of July - (See also Fourth of July Food, and Fourth of July Music)
• Labor Day - (See also Labor Day Food)
• Memorial Day - (See also Memorial Day Meals)
  
• Mother's Day
• New Years Day
  
• New Years Eve
• St. Patrick's Day - (See also St. Patrick's Day Food)
  
• Thanksgiving -(See also Thanksgiving Food)
• Valentines Day - (See also Valentines Day Food)

Each of these Popular Holiday pages will have a main summary page, a food page full of meal planning tips and recipes, and links to more topics about that Holiday.

Holidays by Date

Holidays by Month: These monthly pages will allow you to search for all the Holidays and Observances which fall within each Month of the Year - there will be annual, monthly, weekly and daily holidays listed, and a devoted page done for each Holiday and Observances.

January Holidays:

• New Years Day - January 1 

Looking for more than just a list? We have created a complete guide breaking down the meaning, history, and wellness themes behind every single month-long observance in January.

Click here to read our detailed guide: [Explore the January Monthly Holidays & Awareness Causes Guide]

February Holidays:

• Groundhog Day - February 2
• Super Bowl Sunday - February 8, 2026
• Valentine's Day - February 14

Looking for more than just a list? We have created a complete guide breaking down the meaning, history, and wellness themes behind every single month-long observance in February.

Click here to read our detailed guide: [Explore the February Monthly Holidays & Awareness Causes Guide]

March Holidays:

• Holy Week - March 29, 2026 - April 4, 2026 (Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday)
• Obesity Care Week (OCW) - March 2-6, 2026 (First Week of March)
• World Obesity Day - March 4
• St. Patrick's Day - March 17

April Holidays:

• National Pet First Aid Awareness Month - Month of April
• National Stress Awareness Month - Month of April
• Holy Week - March 29, 2026 - April 4, 2026 (Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday)
• Easter Sunday - April 5, 2026
• National Stress Awareness Day - April 16, 2026 (First Workday after Income Taxes are Due)
• Earth Day - April 22
• National Lost Dog Awareness Day - April 23

May Holidays:

• National Mediterranean Diet Month - Month of May
• Mother's Day - May 10, 2026 (Second Sunday in May)
• Memorial Day - May 25, 2026 (Last Monday in May)

June Holidays:

• Father's Day - June 21, 2026 (Third Sunday in June)

July Holidays:

• Independence Day (4th of July) - July 4

August Holidays:

September Holidays:

• National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month - Month of September
• Obesity Awareness Month (Adults) - September
• Labor Day - September 7, 2026 (First Monday in September)

October Holidays:

• Halloween - October 31

November Holidays:

• Veteran's Day - November 11
• International Day of the Mediterranean Diet - November 16
• Thanksgiving - November 26, 2026 (Fourth Thursday of November)
• Small Business Saturday - November 28, 2026 (Saturday after Thanksgiving)
• November Stress Awareness Days - Includes International Stress Awareness Week on November 1-7, 2026, International Stress Awareness Day, National Stress Awareness Day (U.K. & Global) and Stress Awareness Day, all on November 4, 2026, 

December Holidays:

• National Stress-Free Family Holiday Month - Month of December
• Hanukkah - Evening of December 4, 2026, through Evening of December 12, 2026
• National Christmas Tree Day - December 8
• National Poinsettia Day - December 12
• Christmas - December 25
• New Years Eve - December 31

Daily Holidays: There will be a page done for each day of the year, and linked up on the Daily Holidays Summary Page. These Holidays can also be found on the Holidays by Month pages, our Holiday Alphabetical Listing, and the Holidays by Topics pages - so there will be multiple ways to find what you are looking for.

Holidays By Country

• Holidays Around the World - a page for each Country (see the right hand column for the Countries)
  
• International Holidays and Observances
  
• US Holidays - includes US Federal Holidays, US National Holidays, US State Holidays and US Observances and holidays by Presidential Proclamations
  
• World Holidays and Observances
  

U.S. State Holidays

Holidays By Topic

There may be more categories added to this list as we sort through all the different Holidays and Observances:

Holiday Basics

• Holiday Baking
  
• Holiday Budget
  
• Holiday Crafts
  
• Holiday Decorating
  
• Holiday Drinks
  
• Holiday Entertaining - (See also Produce Trays)
  
• Holiday Flowers
  
• Holiday Food -Tips for some of the most Popular Holidays
  
• Holiday Gifts
  
• Holiday Movies
• Holiday Music
  
• Holiday Pictures
• Holiday Quotes
• Holiday Recipes - Share YOUR Favorites!!
• Holiday Shopping - see our Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday pages!
• Holiday Tips
• Holiday Travel

Big Events

• Anniversaries
• Baby Showers
  
• Births
  
• Birthdays
• Festivals and Events around the World
• Graduation
• Historical Events
• Seasonal Information: Seasons - Seasonal Food

1. Spring - Spring Weight Loss Tips
2. Summer - Summer Cooking, Summer Weight Loss Tips
3. Fall - Fall Cooking, Fall Foods, Fall Snacks, Fall Weight Loss Tips
4. Winter - Winter Foods, Winter Weight Gain, Winter Weight Loss Tips

• Super Bowl Sunday - (See also Super Bowl Food)
  
• Wedding Showers
  
• Weddings
  

Keep in Touch

• Contact Us
• I Love Holidays E-Zine - sign up!
• Holidays and Observances on Facebook
• Holidays and Observances on Pinterest
• Holidays and Observances on Twitter
• Share YOUR Holiday Stories, Pictures, Recipes etc.