Special Dates: Important Dates in the UK and Worldwide in 2013 and 2014
Our calendar is a great way to remember what holidays and days off are still to come in 2013, and what to look forward to once 2014 rolls around. Here are some of the important (perhaps flower related) events in 2013 and holiday dates in 2014 which we'll come to in the coming months..
| Date | Event / Holiday |
|---|---|
2013 Dates |
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May |
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| 6 May 2013 | May Day Bank Holiday |
| 12 May 2013 | International Mother's Day (see our range of Mother's Day flowers...) For the dates of Mother's Day around the World please see our International Mother's Day Dates page. |
| 25 May 2013 | Towel Day - and the Glorious 25th of May - wear the lilac! |
June |
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| 27 May 2013 | Spring Bank Holiday |
| 14 Jun 2013 | Trooping the Colour |
| 16 Jun 2013 | Father's Day |
July |
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| 9 Jul 2013 | Ramadan Begins (Muslim) |
August |
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| 7 Aug 2013 | Ramadan Ends (Muslim) |
| 13 Aug 2013 | Qi Xi (sometimes called Chinese Valentine's Day in recent years) |
| 26 Aug 2013 | August Bank Holiday |
September |
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| 4-6 Sept 2013 | Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year |
| 13 - 14 Sept 2013 | Yom Kippur (Jewish) |
October |
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| 6 Oct 2013 | Grandparents Day UK (see our lovely Grandparents Day Flowers) |
| 14 Oct 2013 | Canadian Thanksgiving |
| 27 Oct 2013 | British Summertime Ends - clocks go back 1 hour |
| 31 Oct 2013 | Halloween |
November |
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| 1 Nov 2013 | All Saints Day |
| 5 Nov 2013 | Guy Fawkes Night |
| 11 Nov 2013 | Armistice Day |
| 10 Nov 2013 | Remembrance Sunday |
| 3 - 7 Nov 2013 | Diwali / Deepavali - "The Festival of Lights" Symbolising the victory of good over evil. Hindu, Sikh |
| 27 Nov - 5 Dec 2013 | Hanukkah begins (Jewish) |
| 28 Nov 2012 | Thanksgiving USA |
| 29 Nov 2013 | Black Friday |
| 30 Nov 2013 | Saint Andrew's Day - Patron Saint of Scotland |
December |
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| 2 Dec 2013 | Cyber Monday |
| 27 Nov - 5 Dec 2013 | Hanukkah ends (Jewish) |
| 25 Dec 2013 | Christmas Day (see our range of Christmas Flowers...) |
| 26 Dec 2013 | Boxing Day |
| 31 Dec 2013 | Hogmanay - Scotland |
2014 Dates | |
January |
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| 1 Jan 2014 | New Year's Day |
| 25 Jan 2014 | Robert Burns Night |
| 31 Jan 2014 | Chinese New Year (of the Snake) |
February |
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| 14 Feb 2014 | Valentines Day (see our range of Valentines Day Flowers...) |
March |
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| 1 Mar 2014 | Saint David's Day, Patron Saint of Wales |
| 4 Mar 2014 | Shrove Tuesday |
| 5 March 2014 | Ash Wednesday |
| 8 Mar 2014 | International Women's Day |
| 10 Mar 2014 | Commonwealth Day |
| 17 Mar 2014 | Saint Patrick's Day, Patron Saint of Ireland |
| 30 Mar 2014 | Mother's Day (UK) (see our
range of Mother's Day
Flowers...) (Also Grandmother's Day in France) This falls on the following dates in subsequent years :-
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| 30 Mar 2014 | British Summer Time Begins |
April |
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| 1 Apr 2014 | April Fools Day |
| 13 April 2014 | Palm Sunday |
| 18 Apr 2014 | Good Friday |
| 20 Apr 2014 | Easter Sunday (see our range of Easter Flowers...)
Easter Sunday falls on the following dates for the next 7 years
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| 23 Apr 2014 | St. George's Day - Patron Saint of England |
| 24 Apr 2014 | Administrative Professionals Day (formerly - Secretaries Day) |
