Special Dates
Our calendar is a great way to remember what holidays and days off to look forward to. Here are some of the important (perhaps flower related) events and holiday dates which we'll come to in the coming months...
Special Dates for 2020
February 2020
Shrove Tuesday
Ash Wednesday
Floral Design Day
March 2020
Saint David's Day, Patron Saint of Wales
International Women's Day
Commonwealth Day
Saint Patrick's Day, Patron Saint of Ireland
Spring Equinox
April 2020
April Fools Day
Palm Sunday
Siblings Day
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Administrative Professionals Day (formerly Secretaries Day)
St. George's Day - Patron Saint of England
St George's Day is observed in various countries of which Saint George is recognised as the patron saint such as England, and regions of Portugal and Spain. The traditional Catalonian observation of this day involves the custom of boys giving girls a red rose and girls giving boys a book.
Ramadan Begins (Muslim)
Dates may vary.
May 2020
National Teachers' Day UK
Early May Bank Holiday
International Mother's Day
For the dates of Mother's Day around the World please see our International Mother's Day Dates page.
National Receptionists Day
Ramadan Ends (Muslim)
Spring Bank Holiday
June 2020
British Flowers Week
Trooping the Colour
Father's Day
July 2020
International Kissing Day
International Friendship Day
August 2020
National Sisters Day
Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland)
Qixi - Chinese Valentine's Day
Also known as Qiqiao Festival, the Qixi Festival celebrates the mythological union of the cowheard and weaver girl. It's an annual event which is observed on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month of the Chinese calendar, and it's kind of considered as being analagous to Valentine's Day in the west.
Summer Bank Holiday (England and Wales)
September 2020
Grandparents Day USA
Yom Kippur (Jewish)
October 2020
Grandparents Day UK
Canadian Thanksgiving
Mother-In-Law Day
British Summertime Ends - clocks go back 1 hour
Halloween
November 2020
All Saints Day
Guy Fawkes Night
Remembrance Sunday
Kindness Day (UK)
Thanksgiving USA
Black Friday
Cyber Monday
Saint Andrew's Day - Patron Saint of Scotland
December 2020
Hanukkah begins (Jewish)
Winter Solstice (Shortest Day)
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Hogmanay - Scotland
Special Dates for 2021
January 2021
New Year's Day
Dydd Santes Dwynwen (Welsh Valentine's Day)
A celebration of Dwynwen, the Welsh saint of lovers, Dydd Santes Dwynwen is an annual celebration which is kind of considered as being analagous to Valentine's Day.