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The sample calendar is limited to the past three months.
Holidays with Videos
| Date | Holiday | Video | Length |
| February 24, 2013 February 14, 2014 March 5, 2015 |
Lantern Festival: China | The Lantern Festival at the Chinese Gardens is a yearly affair when all the best and biggest lanterns are displayed in the garden’s premise. In 2007, the theme was the “Wonders of the World.” | 3:50 |
| April 7, 2013 April 27, 2014 April 16, 2015 |
Holocaust Memorial Day: Jewish | Reading Anne Frank’s Diary | 7:08 |
| April 27 | Freedom Day: South Africa | Students at Melcombe Primary’s Twin School in Soweto sing the South African National Anthem. | 1:24 |
| May 5 | Cinco de Mayo: Mexico | Learn about Cinco de Mayo. | 1:35 |
| June | Gay and Lesbian Pride Month | The Rainbow Flag | 4:36 |
| July 4 | Independence Day: United States | Happy Fourth of July! | 1:37 |
| July 9, 2013 June 28, 2014 June 18, 2015 |
Ramadan : Islamic | Welcome Ramadan: 2008 | 5:08 |
| August 14 | Independence Day: Pakistan | Pakistani National Anthem | 1:07 |
| August 15 | Independence Day: India | National Anthem of India | 2:08 |
| August 28, 2013 August 17, 2014 September 5, 2015 |
Janmashtami : Hindu | It’s a tradition to build human pyramids to smash a pot filled with butter hanging high up on a rope to replicate Lord Krishna’s stealing butter from the pot of young maidens. The maidens got wise to his antics and began to hang the pots from the ceiling. | 2:44 |
| November | National American Indian Heritage Month | Cherokee Morning Song | 4:30 |
| December 1 | World AIDS Day | World AIDS Day | 4:47 |