Holidays on Stamps

There are many holidays and seasonal activities; the biggest event (in Canada) is Christmas. There are oh-so-many stamps about that!

But there are other special days during the year, both religious and secular. My idea of what constitutes a special day will not be the same as another person's; below is information on some of the special days.

We also celebrate the founding of our various countries, and have particular dates to honour significant people. Here too are some non-holiday celebrations: Valentine’s, St. Patrick's Day and Halloween. More stamps!

... Let’s make a list:

New Year's Day – January 1st

Martin Luther King Day – third Monday of January

Australia Day - January 26th (Australia)

Lunar New Year – late in January to 3rd week of February

New Zealand Day - February 6th (New Zealand)

St. Valentine's Day - February 14th

Flag Day – Feb 15th (Canada)

St. Patrick's Day - March 17th

Easter – March or April

Passover - usually early April

ANZAC Day – April 25th (Australia & New Zealand)

May Day / Labour Day - May 1st (most of the world)

Cinco de Mayo - May 5th

Mother's Day - second Sunday of May

Victoria Day – May 24th, sort of

Flag Day - June 14th (USA)

Father's Day - third Sunday of June

Canada Day – July 1st

Independence Day – July 4th (USA)

Labour Day - first Monday of September (USA & Canada)

Thanksgiving (Canada)- second Monday of October

Columbus Day (USA)- second Monday of October too

Halloween – October 31st

Remembrance Day – November 11th (also called Veteran's Day in USA)

Hanukkah - late November to late December

Thanksgiving - (USA) - fourth Thursday in November

Christmas – December 25th

Kwanzaa – (USA), Dec 26th to Jan 1st

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