January 2022 Important D&I calendar dates: 1stNew Year’s Day 4thNational Braille Day 7thChristmas (Eastern Orthodox) 16thWorld Religion Day 17thMartin Luther King, Jr. Day 18thMahayana New Year (Buddhist) 24thInternational Day of Education 26thInternational Customs Day 27thInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day
Important D&I Calendar Dates – December
December Month-long observance: Universal Human Rights Month Important D&I calendar dates: 1stWorld AIDS Day 3rdInternational Day for People with Disabilities 10thInternational Human Rights Day 21stYule Winter Solstice (Pagan) 25thChristmas (Christian) 26thKwanzaa begins 31stNew Year’s Eve
Celebrate Hanukkah!
Vernis & Bowling wishes all of our clients, employees and friends a Happy Hanukkah! Hanukkah begins November 28 and ends December 6th . This eight-day Jewish celebration commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the… Read More
Important D&I Calendar Dates – November
November Month-long observance: Movember (awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer) National Native American, American Indian, and Alaskan Native Heritage Month Important D&I calendar dates: 4thDiwali (Hindu) 6thBirth of the Bab (Baha’i) 7thBirth of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i) 9thWorld Freedom Day 11thVeterans Day 20thTransgender Day of Remembrance 24thDay of the Covenant (Baha’i) 25thThanksgiving 27thAscension of… Read More
Important D&I Calendar Dates – October
October Month-long observance: Breast Cancer Awareness Month Bullying Prevention Month Domestic Violence Awareness Month Down Syndrome Awareness Month Filipino-American Heritage Month Italian-American Heritage Month LGBTQ History Month National Work and Family Month Polish-American Heritage Month Family History Month Important D&I calendar dates: 2ndInternational Day of Nonviolence 6thNavrati begins (Hindu) 10thWorld Mental Health Day 11thNational Coming… Read More