Almanac

By Roger Chambers | Utica Phoenix Columnist  Life is nearly “back to normal” as the surge of Thanksgiving to New Year’s travel to pre-Covid levels continues. Public theater, musical concerts, and sporting extravaganzas have returned....

By Roger Chambers | Columnist  August has no major holidays. While August is generally more popular for family vacations and the better-known large summer festivals, August is still a popular month for vacation travel. Popular...

By Roger Chambers Holidays and Observances in May May 1--May Day; Law Day; International Labor Day; Beltane May 5--Cinco de Mayo May 8--Mother’s Day; Truman Day (Missouri) May 21--Armed Forces Day May 22--National Maritime Day; Rogation Sunday May 23--Victoria Day (Canada) May...

Holidays and Observances in May May 1--May Day; Law Day; International Labor Day; Beltane May 5--Cinco de Mayo May 8--Mother’s Day; Truman Day (Missouri) May 21--Armed Forces Day May 22--National Maritime Day; Rogation Sunday May 23--Victoria Day (Canada) May 26--Ascension Day May...

By Roger Chambers | Columnist  Holidays and Observances in April April 2--Ramadan begins at sundown; Pascua Florida Day April 10--Palm Sunday April 15--Good Friday April 17--Easter April 18--Patriots Day (Maine and Massachusetts) April 21--St. Jacinto Day (Texas) April 22--Earth Day April 24--Orthodox Easter April...

Important Dates:   March 1--Shrove Tuesday/Mardi GrasMarch 2--Ash Wednesday/Texas Independence Day March 8--International Women’s DayMarch 12--St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Utica March 13--Daylight Savings Time Begins at 2 A.M. March 17--St. Patrick’s Day March 28--Seward’s Day, Alaska March 31--César Chávez Day March...

- by Roger Chambers January 1 -- New Year’s Day January 6 -- Epiphany, Twelfth Night; Three Kings Day, Puerto Rico; Coptic Christmas January 7 -- Orthodox Christmas January 13 -- Stephen Foster Memorial Day January 16 -- Religious...

By Roger Chambers   Holidays and Observances December 1       First Sunday of Advent December 6                 St. Nicholas’ Day December 7                          Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day December 10        Human Rights Day and Human Refugee Day December 15        Bill of Rights...

Mohawk Valley Almanac November 2021    Holidays and Observances in November   November 1 All Saints’ Day November 2 All Souls’ Day; Election Day  November 4 Will Rogers Day, Oklahoma November 7 Daylight Savings Time ends at 2:00 A.M.  November 10 U.S. Marine...

      Mohawk Valley Almanac October 2021 Edition By Roger Chambers   Holidays and Observances of October  September 15- October 15 Hispanic Heritage Month October 5 Child Health Day  October 6 German American Day  October 9 Leif Erikson Day October 11 Columbus Day (observed);...