15 International Day of Families UN 17 International Day Against Homophobia and Grassroots LGBTQ Transphobia 17 International Family Visibility Day Grassroots LGBTQ 22 Queen Victoria Day Public Holiday 23 Declaration of the Ba’b Baha’i 25 Ascension Day Eastern Orthodox and Western Christianity 25 African Liberation Day Rastafari May Tibetan Buddha’s Enlightenment Buddhism - Tibetan Jun 24 May Ramadan** Islam 26 29 The Ascension of Baha’u’llah* Baha’i 31 World No Tobacco Day WHO May Shavuot* Judaism 1 June 2017 1 Intergenerational Day Toronto Intergenerational - Italian Heritage - Portuguese Speaking Partnerships (TIGP) Heritage Month LGBTTQQI2S Month (Toronto) Toronto Pride - PRIDE Month 2 4 Pentecost Judaism, Eastern Orthodox and Western Christianity 5 World Environment Day (WED) UN 9 Saga Dawa Festival - See Also 10 May 2017 Buddhism - Tibetan 12 World Day Against Child Labour Day UN 16 Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib Sikhism 17 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought UN 20 World Refugee Day UN 21 National Aboriginal Day (Canada) First Nations, Métis, Inuit 21 Lailat al Qadr Islam 21 Litha/Summer Soltice* Wicca/Pagan 23 Jumu’ahtual Wida Islam St. Jean Baptiste Day Quebec and Francophone Culture 25 Eid al Fitr* ** Islam 26 International Day Against Drug and Illicit UN Trafficking 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture UN July 2017 1 Canada Day Public Holiday
15 International Day of Families UN 17 International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia Grassroots LGBTQ 17 International Family Visibility Day Grassroots LGBTQ 22 Queen Victoria Day Public Holiday 23 Declaration of the Ba’b Baha’i 25 Ascension Day Eastern Orthodox and Western Christianity 25 African Liberation Day Rastafari May 24 Tibetan Buddha’s Enlightenment Buddhism - Tibetan May 26 Ramadan** Islam 29 The Ascension of Baha’u’llah* Baha’i 31 World No Tobacco Day WHO May 1 Shavuot* Judaism June 2017 - Italian Heritage - Portuguese Speaking Heritage Month - PRIDE Month 1 Intergenerational Day Toronto Intergenerational Partnerships (TIGP) Jun 2 LGBTTQQI2S Month (Toronto) Toronto Pride 4 Pentecost Judaism, Eastern Orthodox and Western Christianity 5 World Environment Day (WED) UN 9 Saga Dawa Festival - See Also 10 May 2017 Buddhism - Tibetan 12 World Day Against Child Labour Day UN 16 Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib Sikhism 17 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought UN 20 World Refugee Day UN 21 National Aboriginal Day (Canada) First Nations, Métis, Inuit 21 Lailat al Qadr Islam 21 Litha/Summer Soltice* Wicca/Pagan 23 Jumu’ahtual Wida Islam St. Jean Baptiste Day Quebec and Francophone Culture 25 Eid al Fitr* ** Islam 26 International Day Against Drug and Illicit Trafficking UN 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture UN July 2017 1 Canada Day Public Holiday
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