Special Dates
Here are some of the important (perhaps flower related) events and holidays within the coming months..
| Date | Event / Holiday |
|---|---|
2012 Dates |
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January |
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| 1 Jan 2012 | New Year's Day |
| 23 Jan 2012 | Chinese New Year (of the Dragon) |
| 25 Jan 2012 | Robert Burns Night |
February |
|
| 14 Feb 2012 | Valentine's Day (see our range of Valentine's Day Flowers...) |
| 21 Feb 2012 | Shrove Tuesday |
| 22 Feb 2012 | Ash Wednesday |
March |
|
| 1 Mar 2012 | Saint David's Day, Patron Saint of Wales |
| 8 Mar 2012 | International Women's Day |
| 17 Mar 2012 | Saint Patrick's Day, Patron Saint of Ireland |
| 18 Mar 2012 | 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 :-
|
| 25 Mar 2012 | British Summer Time Begins |
April |
|
| 1 Apr 2012 | April Fools Day |
| 6 Apr 2012 | Good Friday |
| 8 Apr 2012 | Easter Sunday (see our range of Easter Flowers...)
Easter Sunday falls on the following dates for the next 7 years
|
| 9 Apr 2012 | Easter Monday |
| 21 Apr 2012 | Queen Elizabeth's Birthday |
| 23 Apr 2012 | St. George's Day - Patron Saint of England |
| 25 Apr 2012 | Administrative Professionals Day (formerly - Secretaries Day) |
May |
|
| 7 May 2012 | May Day Bank Holiday |
| 13 May 2012 | 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. |
June |
|
| 4 Jun 2012 | Spring Bank Holiday |
| 16 Jun 2012 | Trooping the Colour |
| 17 Jun 2012 | Father's Day |
July |
|
| 20 Jul 2012 | Ramadan Begins (Muslim) |
August |
|
| 18 Aug 2012 | Ramadan Ends (Muslim) |
| 23 Aug 2012 | Qi Xi (sometimes called Chinese Valentine's Day in recent years) |
September |
|
| 16-18 Sept 2012 | Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year |
| 25 - 26 Sept 2012 | Yom Kippur (Jewish) |
October |
|
| 7 Oct 2012 | Grandparents Day UK |
| 28 Oct 2012 | British Summertime Ends - clocks go back 1 hour |
| 31 Oct 2012 | Halloween |
November |
|
| 1 Nov 2012 | All Saints Day |
| 5 Nov 2012 | Guy Fawkes Night |
| 11 Nov 2012 | Armistice Day |
| 11 Nov 2012 | Remembrance Sunday |
| 13 - 17 Nov 2012 | Diwali / Deepavali - "The Festival of Lights" Symbolising the victory of good over evil. Hindu, Sikh |
| 22 Nov 2012 | Thanksgiving USA |
| 23 Nov 2012 | Black Friday |
| 26 Nov 2012 | Cyber Monday |
| 30 Nov 2012 | Saint Andrew's Day - Patron Saint of Scotland |
December |
|
| 8 - 16 Dec 2012 | Hanukkah (Jewish) |
| 25 Dec 2012 | Christmas Day (see our range of Christmas Flowers...) |
| 26 Dec 2012 | Boxing Day |
| 31 Dec 2012 | Hogmanay - Scotland |
2013 Dates |
|
January |
|
| 1 Jan 2013 | New Year's Day |
