On National Holidays

This page offers resources for learning about the history of some major U.S. national holidays, and current-day debates about race and racism.

October

Indigenous People’s Day (second Monday of month): 

Filipino American History Month

Diwali

Halloween and Dia de los Muertos

November

Thanksgiving

December

New Year's Eve

January

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

February

Lunar New Year

Black History Month

March

Women's History Month

May

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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