To help you plan your gift purchases throughout the year, we’ve put together a list of all the upcoming holidays, public holidays and dates to remember. Below, you’ll find a calendar of dates to remember and more important dates so you don’t forget anything.
Check out our non-exhaustive list to make sure you don’t miss a thing and spoil your loved ones all year round!
Christmas is celebrated every year on December 25. It’s one of the most important dates of the year! This special date is important to many people. The holiday season is a time to get together with loved ones, share a good meal (or several) and treat ourselves to special gifts.
Take a look at our Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide.
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Hanukkah (or the Festival of Lights) is a Jewish holiday where family and friends gather to eat, spend time together and give each other gifts, to celebrate the end of the year. Celebrations last 8 days.
New Year’s Day is the day of renewal and the beginning of a new year. It’s a day off from work to kick off the new year. It’s also a day on which people often recover from their New Year’s Eve celebrations.
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Chinese New Year is the beginning of a new year according to the Chinese lunar calendar. It’s a great opportunity to celebrate with the family over a big meal. In fact, each new year comes with a new Chinese zodiac animal and one of the 5 elements (metal, water, wood, fire & earth). Red envelopes and red & gold decorations are the order of the stars of the day!
The celebration of love! It’s an important day to show our loved ones that we love them. And whether you’re in a relationship or not, Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love for everyone!
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Saint Patrick’s Day is a symbolic day for the Irish. It’s a day when people celebrate with friends, in a pub if possible!
Eid-al-Fitr is a celebration marking the end of the Ramadan fast. Generosity and gratitude are the order of the day.
April Fool’s Day is the perfect day to make your friends and family laugh, since it’s a day for being funny and playing tricks.
The tradition of April Fool’s Day goes back to antiquity, a day dedicated to the god of laughter!
It’s one day a year when you can take nothing seriously, and we love it!
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Good Friday and Easter Monday are different every year. Easter Monday must follow the 1st Sunday after the full moon following the spring equinox. Finally, why keep it simple when you can keep it complicated? These holidays can be designated by the employer.
Easter is historically a religious holiday, but now it’s time for chocolate, eggs and bunnies!
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Earth Day is marked every year on April 22. It’s a day we should celebrate every day of the year! Its goal is to emphasize the importance of protecting the environment.
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Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May each year. It’s a great opportunity to celebrate the mothers in our lives!
Check out our Ultimate Mother’s Day Guide!
Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in Canada. Treat some of those fathers and grandfathers in your life!
Check out our Ultimate Father’s Day Guide!
This holiday celebrates the creation of Canada. It’s one of the most popular holidays of the year, marking the beginning of summer for many. Canada Day is celebrated across the country, from coast to coast.
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Every year, the 2nd Monday of October is the time to celebrate Thanksgiving. This date (which changes every year) is one of Canada’s public holidays. This fall day is a time to celebrate the abundant harvest and life in general, in the company of loved ones over a good meal.
Halloween is celebrated every year on October 31. This celebration of the dead is associated with costumes, pumpkins, candy, decorations and horror. To find out more about the origins of this holiday, click here.
To see the complete list of public holidays in Canada, click here.
