List of Holidays To Give Gifts – Most Popular Occasions in 2021

We love giving gifts.

We love getting gifts as well.

If we get gifts at any occasion; we become happy and that made our day.

If we get gifts at any casual day (without any special occasion); we become surprised.

So, for gift givers; its very awkward to not preparing for the special day. That is why I wanted to make this page a special gift giving holiday page where every single holidays and special days of this world will be enlisted. I should’ve created this page at the beginning of this website; but you know what, its never too late to start.

So, here it is.

In today’s article; I am going to cover all the important days or special occasion where people loves giving gift and getting as well.

List of Holidays To Give Gifts (For the US Mainly)

January

January 1: New Year’s Day, World Braille Day
January 4: Trivia Day
January 5: Feast of the Epiphany- Three Kings Day – date varies, National Bird Day
January 10: Houseplant Appreciation Day
January 20: Martin Luther King’s Birthday
January 24: International Day of Education
January 25: Chinese New Years, Opposite Day
January 26: Australia Day
January 27: International Day of Commemoration

February

February 2: Groundhog’s Day, Super Bowl Sunday, Superbowl 54
February 3: Feed the Birds Day,
February 9: Oscar Night
February 10: World Pulses Day
February 12: Lincoln’s Birthday
February 12: World Radio Day
February 14: Valentines Day
February 15: Singles Awareness Day
February 17: President’s Day – third Monday of month
February 20: Hoodie-Hoo Day, World Day of Social Justice
February 21: International Mother Language Day
February 22: Washington’s Birthday
February 25: Mardi Gras(Fat Tuesday)
February 26: Ash Wednesday
February 29: Leap Day – just once every four years

March

March 1: Zero Discrimination Day
March 2: World Wildlife Day
March 8: International Women’s Day. Daylight Savings begins at 2:00 a.m-date varies International Women’s Day
March 10: Purim begins at sundown
March 13: Friday the 13th
March 15: Ides of March
March 17: St. Patrick’s Day
March 19: Spring (Vernal) Equinox
March 20: International Earth Day- also called Sun-Earth, International Day of Happiness, French Language Day
March 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, World Poetry Day, International Day of Forests
March 22: World Water Day
March 23: World Meteorological Day
March 25: Feast of the Annunciation Daily March holidays and special days, International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

April

April 1: April Fool’s Day, International Tatting Day
April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
April 3: National Walk to Work Day 1st Friday
April 5: Palm Sunday
April 7: World Health Day
April 8: Passover begins at sundown, lasts 8 days
April 10: Good Friday
April 12: Easter Sunday
April 15: Income taxes due (most years it is due on the 15th)
April 20: Patriot’s Day Third Monday, Ramadan begins, Chinese Language Day
April 21: World Creativity and Innovation Day
April 22: Earth Day (U.S.), Administrative Professionals Day formerly “Secretaries Day” – date varies
April 23: Take Your Daughter to Work Day 4th Thursday, English Language Day, International Girls in ICT Day
April 24: Arbor Day always the last Friday in April Daily April holidays and special days
April 28: World Day for Safety and Health at Work
April 30: International Jazz Day

May

May 1: May Day
May 2: Kentucky Derby Day. Mint Juleps anyone!? – date varies, World Tuna Day
May 3: World Press Freedom Day
May 4: Star Wars Day
May 5: Cinco de Mayo, National Teacher’s Day – Tuesday of first full week of May
May 8: VE Day, WW II
May 10: Mother’s Day – second Sunday
May 12: Lilac Sunday
May 15: International Day of Families
May 16: Armed Forces Day -third Saturday, International Day of Living Together in Peace
May 18 Victoria Day (Canada) – usually the 24th
May 25: Memorial Day – last Monday Daily May holidays and special days

June

June 6: D Day, WWII
June 14: Flag Day
June 19: Juneteenth Day
June 20: Summer Solstice – longest day of the year!, date varies
June 21: Father’s Day – third Sunday Daily June holidays and special days

July

July 1: Canada Day (Dominion Day)
July 4: Independence Day – observed the following day, if July 1 falls on a Sunday
July 5: National Bikini Day
July 15: National Hot Dog Day – third Wednesday of month
July 22: Hammock Day …relax and enjoy!
July 24: Summer Olympics begins Daily July holidays and special days

August

August 3: National Watermelon Day
August 9: Summer Olympics ends
August 10: National S’mores Day
August 13: Left Hander’s Day
August 14: V-J Day
August 30: National Marshmallow Toasting Day Daily August holidays and special days

September

September 2: VJ Day, WWII
September 7: Labor Day – first Monday
September 11: 911 Remembrance
September 13: Grandparents Day – first Sunday after Labor Day
September 17: Constitution Day
September 18: Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
September 19: Oktoberfest begins in Germany
September 21: International Peace Day (UN)
September 22: Autumnal Equinox – date varies
September 25: Native American Day the fourth Friday of the month
September 27: Yom Kippur Daily September Holidays and special days

October

October 1: International Day for the Elderly
October 2: World Smile Day first Friday of month
October 4: Oktoberfest ends in Germany
October 12: Columbus Day observed on second Monday, Indigenous People Day second Monday of month, Thanksgiving Day in Canada, 2nd Monday
October 16: Boss’s Day
October 17: Sweetest Day 3rd Saturday
October 24: Make a Difference Day 4th Saturday, United Nations Day
October 31: Halloween Daily October holidays and special days

November

November 1: All Saint’s Day, Daylight Savings time ends gain 1 hour of sleep
November 2: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), All Soul’s Day – usually on the 2nd 1
November 3: U.S. General Election Day – please exercise your right to vote
November 11: Veteran’s Day
November 13: Caregiver Appreciation Day 13 Friday the 13th 13 Sadie Hawkins Day
November 19: Great American Smokeout – third Thursday
November 20: Universal Children’s Day
November 26: Thanksgiving Day – fourth Thursday
November 27: Black Friday – day after Thanksgiving
November 29: Advent begins Daily November holidays and special days

December

December 7: Pearl Harbor Day
December 10: Chanukah lasts 8 days
December 12: Poinsettia Day
December 13: Friday the 13th
December 21: Winter Solstice (shortest day of the year)
December 23: Festivus – for the rest of us!
December 25: Christmas
December 26: Kwanzaa
December 27: National Fruitcake Day
December 28: Boxing Day – date can vary
December 31: New Year’s Eve Daily December holidays and special days

List of Most Popular Gift Giving Days

Most of the time, you don’t need any date or day to give a gift. People can share gifts for every tiny occasions or moments to cherish them forever or spreading the love in between.

But here are some days; people prepares themselves upfront for the gift –

1. Birthdays
2. Wedding Anniversaries
3. Friendship Day
4. Valentines Day
5. Wedding Day
6. Christmas Day (For Christians)
7. Graduation Day
8. Eid Day or Puja (For Hindu & Muslims)
9. Yom Kippur (Jewish People)

Also read: How to Ask for Money Instead of Gifts for Birthday