What you choose to celebrate, and how, is up to you and your family and friends. Here are some notable days – internationally recognized days, key birthdays relevant to scientific pantheism, and other significant or fun events.
We can also celebrate the key feasts of our local and national cultures, giving them (when necessary) an earth/human focus.
Colors mark a more selected set. Green – major Earth events. Yellow: Best observance/celebration/reflection
January |
1: New Year’s Day |
February |
12: Darwin’s birthday: Evolution 14: Valentine’s Day: Day of partners 15: Birthday of Galileo: Solar system 17: Martyrdom of Giordano Bruno in 1600: Religious freedom |
March |
1: Yellowstone Park established: focus on protected reserves |
April |
1: Fools’ Day – fun and jokes 7: World Health Day: Focus on healthy living 21: John Muir’s birthday — nature reserves 22: Earth Day 22-28: International Dark sky week |
May |
1: Mayday/Beltane: International Workers’ Day |
June |
5: World Environment Day |
July |
11: World Population Day 12: Simplicity Day (Birthday of Thoreau) 20: Moon landing day (1969) |
August |
6: Hiroshima Day – anti-nuclear weapons 9: International Indigenous Peoples Day 12: Perseid meteor shower: Starwatching 26: Krakatoa day: global tectonics. |
September |
8: International Literacy Day |
October |
2: International Day of Non-Violence (Gandhi’s birthday) |
November |
2: Day of the dead – remembrance of the dead 13: World Kindness Day: Random Acts of Kindness 16: International Day for Tolerance 23: International Buy Nothing Day 30: John Toland’s birthday (creator of the word pantheist) |
December |
2: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 10: Geminids peak: Starwatching 10: Human Rights Day 21: Winter/Summer solstice 22: International Arbor Day – tree planting 25: Yuletide + Newton’s Birthday |
