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Sunday May 5 All Day
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Sunday May 5 All Day Yearly
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo, also known as the Battle of Puebla Day, celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. The win in the battle on May 5 represented a great symbolic victory for the Mexican go......More
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Monday May 6 All Day
Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
First named in 1951 by the Israeli parliament, Yom HaShoah is a Holocaust Remembrance Day intended for reflection on the afflictions faced by the Jewish people. Of the approximately 11 million people who died at the hands of Hitler and his followers, 6 million were Jews......More
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Monday May 6 All Day
Children's Book Week
2024 marks the 105th anniversary of Children’s Book Week; the theme for this year’s celebration is No Rules. Just Read. Over 2,300 schools, libraries, and bookstores across the United States will celebrate Children’s Book Week. ......More
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Tuesday May 7 7:00am - 7:00pm EDT
** VOTE **
Learn more about the EWSD budget. May 7, 2024 (Polls Open 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.) - Voting City of Essex Junction residents will vote at the Champlain Valley Expo Essex Town residents outside of the City will vote a......More
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Wednesday May 8 through May 9 Yearly
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During WWII
This is an international day of remembrance designated by the United Nations Generally Assembly in 2004. It begins on May 8, the anniversary of the date when the World War II Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of ......More
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Wednesday May 8 All Day Monthly
National School Nurse Day
Celebrated since 1972, National School Nurse Day recognizes the critical role of school nurses in the educational setting. We have, of course, come to even more fully understand the importance of our EWSD school nurses as we have worked through the COVID-19 pandemic. Fi......More
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Wednesday May 8 6:30pm - 9:00pm EDT
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Tuesday May 21 6:30pm - 9:00pm EDT
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Monday May 27 All Day Monthly
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Monday May 27 All Day Monthly
Memorial Day
Observed on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States. The day is for mourning the loss of U.S. military personnel who have lost of their lives while serving in the armed forces. The first official observation of Memorial Day, also c......More
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Saturday June 1 All Day Yearly
LGBTQIA Pride Month
LGBTQIA Pride Month is celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The first Pride march in New York City was held on the one-year anniversary of the Uprising, June 28, 1970. In addition to the pride parades current days ......More
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Saturday June 1 All Day Yearly
National Caribbean American Heritage Month
2021 marked the fourteenth celebration of June as National Caribbean American Heritage Month. "The vision of National Caribbean American Heritage Month (NCAHM) Program is to promote the recognition of the contributions of Caribbean immigrants to the United States of Am......More
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Saturday June 1 All Day Yearly
Black Lives Matter Month
Founded in 2013, the Black Lives Matter movement began as a social media response to an acquittal in the 2013 shooting death of African-American teen Trayvon Martin. The movement now includes thousands of decentralized chapters who advocate for equality and justice for ......More
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Sunday June 2 All Day Yearly
American Indian Citizenship Day
"It was on this day in 1924 that the Indian Citizenship Act by Congress granted citizenship to all American Indians born in the U.S. The day celebrates the history, heritage, and culture of American Indian tribes across the country" (......More
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Tuesday June 4 6:30pm - 9:00pm EDT