Wondering when to get your promos ready for Mother’s Day or Easter? Here’s a 2009 / 2010 list of holidays that should help!
| Name | 2009 | 2010 |
| Ash Wednesday | 25-Feb | 17-Feb |
| Boxing Day, Canada | 26-Dec | 26-Dec |
| Canada Day, Canada | 1-Jul | 1-Jul |
| Canada’s National Child Day | 20-Nov | 20-Nov |
| Christmas Day, U.S & Canada | 25-Dec | 25-Dec |
| Christmas Eve, U.S & Canada | 24-Dec | 24-Dec |
| Cinco de Mayo | 5-May | 5-May |
| Civic Holiday, Canada | 3-Aug | 2-Aug |
| Columbus Day, U.S | 12-Oct | 11-Oct |
| Daylight Savings Time Begins, U.S & Canada | 8-Mar | 14-Mar |
| Daylight Savings Time Ends, U.S & Canada | 1-Nov | 7-Nov |
| Easter Monday (Holiday in Canada) | 13-Apr | 5-Apr |
| Easter Sunday | 12-Apr | 4-Apr |
| Election Day, U.S | <NONE> | 2-Nov |
| Fall Equinox | 22-Sep | 23-Sep |
| Family Day, Canada (Alberta) | 16-Feb | 16-Feb |
| Father’s Day | 21-Jun | 20-Jun |
| Flag Day, U.S. | 14-Jun | 14-Jun |
| Good Friday (Holiday in Canada) | 10-Apr | 2-Apr |
| Grandparent’s Day | 13-Sep | 12-Sep |
| Halloween | 31-Oct | 1-Nov |
| Hanukkah | Dec. 12 – Dec. 19 | Dec. 2- Dec. 9 |
| Independence Day, U.S | 4-Jul | 4-Jul |
| Jewish New Year | 19-Sep | 9-Sep |
| Jewish Passover | 9-Apr | 30-Mar |
| Labor Day, U.S | 7-Sep | 6-Sep |
| Labour Day, Canada | 7-Sep | 6-Sep |
| Lincoln’s Birthday, U.S | 12-Feb | 12-Feb |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, U.S (Observed) | 19-Jan | 18-Jan |
| Memorial Day, U.S | 25-May | 31-May |
| Mother’s Day | 10-May | 9-May |
| New Year’s Day, U.S & Ca | 1-Jan | 1-Jan |
| New Year’s Eve | 31-Dec | 1-Jan |
| Orthodox Easter Sunday | 19-Apr | 4-Apr |
| Orthodox Lent Begins | 2-Mar | 15-Feb |
| Palm Sunday | 5-Apr | 28-Mar |
| President’s Day, U.S (Observed) | 16-Feb | 15-Feb |
| Remembrance Day, Canada (Alberta) | 11-Nov | 11-Nov |
| Spring Equinox | 20-Mar | 20-Mar |
| St. Jean-Baptiste Day (Quebec) | 24-Jun | 24-Jun |
| St. Patrick’s Day | 17-Mar | 17-Mar |
| Summer Solstice | 21-Jun | 21-Jun |
| Thanksgiving Day, Canada | 12-Oct | 11-Oct |
| Thanksgiving Day, U.S | 26-Nov | 25-Nov |
| Valentine’s Day | 14-Feb | 14-Feb |
| Veteran’s Day, U.S | 11-Nov | 11-Nov |
| Victoria Day, Canada | 18-May | 24-May |
| Washington’s Birthday, U.S | 22-Feb | 22-Feb |
| Winter Solstice | 21-Dec | 21-Dec |
| Yom Kippur | 28-Sep | 18-Sep |
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