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1956 Holidays

1957 Holidays 1957

1956 Holiday Calendar in Canada, including all national holidays, optional holidays, commemorative dates, and important days of the year.

January 1956

1
SUN

New Year's Day

January 1st, Sunday

Holiday

2
MON

New Year's Day (observed)

January 2nd, Monday

Holiday

February 1956

20
MON

Family Day

February 20th, Monday

Optional

April 1956

2
MON

Easter Monday

April 2nd, Monday

Optional

July 1956

1
SUN

Canada Day

July 1st, Sunday

Holiday

2
MON

Canada Day (observed)

July 2nd, Monday

Holiday

December 1956

25
TUE

Christmas Day

December 25th, Tuesday

Holiday

Upcoming Commemorative Dates in Canada

See all commemorative dates for 1956
Holiday
Optional
November 1956
Data Dia Descrição
7 Wed National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
8 Thu National Cappuccino Day
8 Thu National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Thu World Urbanism Day
9 Fri Go to an Art Museum Day
9 Fri International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism
9 Fri World Adoption Day
10 Sat International Accounting Day
10 Sat World Keratoconus Day
10 Sat World Science Day for Peace and Development
11 Sun Remembrance Day
11 Sun Singles Day
12 Mon World Pneumonia Day
13 Tue Sadie Hawkins Day
13 Tue World Kindness Day
14 Wed National Pickle Day
14 Wed World Diabetes Day
15 Thu National Philanthropy Day
15 Thu World Philosophy Day
16 Fri International Day for Tolerance
17 Sat International Students' Day
17 Sat National Unfriend Day
17 Sat World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
17 Sat World Prematurity Day
18 Sun World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Mon International Men's Day
19 Mon National Grief and Bereavement Day
19 Mon World Toilet Day
20 Tue Africa Industrialization Day
20 Tue National Child Day
20 Tue National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims
20 Tue Transgender Day of Remembrance
20 Tue Universal Children’s Day
20 Tue World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day
21 Wed World Hello Day
21 Wed World Television Day
21 Wed World pancreatic cancer day
23 Fri Black Friday
23 Fri Fibonacci Day
23 Fri National Espresso Day
24 Sat Small Business Saturday
25 Sun International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Mon Cyber Monday
26 Mon National Cake Day
27 Tue Giving Tuesday
29 Thu Buy Nothing Day
29 Thu Hanukkah
29 Thu International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
30 Fri Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
December 1956
Data Dia Descrição
1 Sat World AIDS Day
2 Sun International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 Sun National Mutt Day
3 Mon International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 Tue International Day of Banks
4 Tue Wildlife Conservation Day
5 Wed International Volunteer Day
5 Wed World Soil Day
6 Thu St. Nicholas Day
7 Fri Candle Day
7 Fri International Civil Aviation Day
7 Fri National Cotton Candy Day
7 Fri National Letter Writing Day
7 Fri World Pear Day
8 Sat Feast of the Immaculate Conception
8 Sat National Brownie Day
9 Sun Green Monday
9 Sun International Anti-corruption Day
9 Sun International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
9 Sun National Pastry Day
10 Mon Dewey Decimal System Day
10 Mon Human Rights Day
10 Mon International Animal Rights Day
10 Mon Nobel Prize Day
11 Tue International Mountain Day
11 Tue UNICEF Birthday
12 Wed Gingerbread House Day
12 Wed International Day of Neutrality
12 Wed International Universal Health Coverage Day
12 Wed National Poinsettia Day
13 Thu National Violin Day
14 Fri Monkey Day
17 Mon Anti-Bullying Day
17 Mon National Maple Syrup Day
18 Tue Arabic Language Day
18 Tue International Migrants Day
20 Thu International Human Solidarity Day
20 Thu National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Fri Winter
21 Fri Winter Solstice
21 Fri Yule
22 Sat National Cookie Exchange Day
23 Sun Festivus
24 Mon Christmas Eve
24 Mon The Feast of the Seven Fishes
25 Tue Christmas Day
26 Wed Boxing Day
26 Wed Kwanzaa
27 Thu International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
28 Fri National Call a Friend Day
31 Mon New Year's Eve

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