International Holidays to Celebrate

Add a multicultural flavor to your preschool by celebrating these holidays from different countries and cultures.

January Holidays

Genjitsu (Japanese New Year's Day)

February Holidays

Gung Hay Fat Choy (Chinese New Year)
Vietnamese New Year

March Holidays

Hina Matsuri (Girl's Day in Japan)
Purim (Jewish)
Now Ruz (Persian New Year)
Independence Day (Greece)

April Holidays

Passover (Jewish)
Children Day (Turkey)
Pan-American Day (Southwest U.S., Central & South America)

May Holidays

May Day (U.S., Canada, Europe)
Lei Day (Hawaii)
Cinco De Mayo (Mexico)
Tango-No-Sellu (Boys' Day in Japan)
Victoria Day (Canada)

June Holidays

Dragon Boat Festival (China)

July Holidays

Dominion Day (Canada)
Bastille Day (France)
Egyptian National Day
Ethiopian National Day
Spain's National Day

August Holidays

Whai Oh! (Jamaica' Independence Day)

September Holidays

Independence Day (Mexico & Central America)
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
Oktoberfest (Germany)

October Holidays

Sukkot (Jewish)
Thanksgiving (Canada)

November Holidays

El Dia de Los Muertos (Mexico)

December Holidays

Hanukkah (Jewish)
Las Posadas (Mexico & Spain)
Kenya's National Holiday (Africa)
Kwanzaa (African-American)