2018 "Celebrating Alberta's Diversity" Calendar SEEDS_2018_CALENDAR_SPREADS | Page 3

“I ENJOYED HOW I COULD FEEL WELCOME, EVEN IN A ROOM FULL OF STRANGERS.” -CONNECTIONS PARTICIPANT JANUARY/ JANVIER PHOTO: BYZANTINE WINTER FESTIVAL (DEEP FREEZE) Epic Photography: Epic Photography: [email protected] deepfreezefest.ca MON / LUN SUN / DIM TUE / MAR 1 7 WED / MER 2 NEW YEAR’S DAY NEW YEAR’S DAY FIREWORKS (TOWN OF SYLVAN LAKE) MAHAYANA NEW YEAR 8 9 THU / JEU 3 10 SAT / SAM FRI / VEN 4 11 5 6 GURU GOBINDH SINGH BIRTHDAY HIGH PERFORMANCE RODEO BEGINS (CALGARY) EPIPHANY (FEAST OF THE THREE KINGS) 12 13 DEEP FREEZE: A BYZANTINE WINTER FESTIVAL (EDMONTON) ORTHODOX CHRISTMAS DAY 14 15 16 17 18 22 23 24 25 ICE ON WHYTE BEGINS (EDMONTON) 28 29 HIGH PERFORMANCE RODEO ENDS (CALGARY) January: Braille Literacy Month and National Mentoring Month All Jewish and Muslim holidays begin at sundown the evening before 20 FEAST OF JORDAN (UKRAINIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE VILLAGE) MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY 21 19 30 31 26 27 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST