2021 Environmental & Humanitarian Observance Calendar
Updated: Aug 29, 2021
Witches have several sacred observances throughout the year, known as Sabbats, but we also have environmental and humanitarian days of observance to recognize too.
This is a calendar for 2021 sabbats and environmental and humanitarian observances. This calendar will be updated periodically with links to articles on observances as well as ideas on participation and creating new traditions. Some of the dates may also have WHE events associated with them. For instance, in 2020, we celebrated Imbolc and World Wetlands Day by hosting a synchronized ritual called Bless the Waters Weekend.
January 2021
January 27, 2021: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
January 31, 2021: International Zebra Day
February 2021
February 2, 2021: Imbolc
February 2, 2021: World Wetlands Day
February 4, 2021: World Cancer Day
February 6, 2021: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
February 11, 2021: International Day of Women & Girls in Science
February 13, 2021: World Radio Day
February 14, 2021: World Bonobo Day
February 15, 2021: World Hippopotamus Day
February 20, 2021: World Day of Social Justice
February 20, 2021: World Pangolin Day
February 21, 2021: International Mother Language Day
February 27, 2021: International Polar Bear Day
March 2021
March 1, 2021: Zero Discrimination Day
March 3, 2021: Peach Blossom Day
March 3, 2021: World Wildlife Day
March 8, 2021: International Women's Day
March 12, 2021: Plant a Flower Day
March 14, 2021: International Day of Action for Rivers
March 15, 2021: World Consumer Rights Day
March 15, 2021: Buzzards Day
March 16, 2021: National Panda Day
March 18, 2021: Global Recycling Day
March 19, 2021: Taxonomist Appreciation Day
March 20, 2021: International Day of Happiness
March 20, 2021: World Sparrow Day
March 20, 2021: World Frog Day
March 20, 2021: Spring Equinox
March 21, 2021: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 21, 2021: World Poetry Day
March 21, 2021: International Day of Nowruz
March 21, 2021: World Down Syndrome Day
March 21, 2021: International Day of Forests
March 21, 2021: World Planting Day
March 21, 2021: World Wood Day
March 22, 2021: World Water Day
March 22, 2021: International Seal Day
March 23, 2021: World Meteorological Day
March 24, 2021: World Tuberculosis Day
March 24, 2021: International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning the Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
March 25, 2021: International Day of Remembrance of Slavery Victims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 25, 2021: International Day of Solidarity with Detained & Missing Staff Members
March 31, 2021: Manatee Appreciation Day
April 2021
April 1, 2021: Fossil Fools Day
April 2, 2021: Autism Awareness Day
April 3, 2021: World Aquatic Animal Day
April 4, 2021: United Nations' Mine Awareness Day
April 6, 2021: International Day of Sport for Development & Peace
April 7, 2021: United Nations' World Health Day
April 7, 2021: Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide
April 7, 2021: International Beaver Day
April 10, 2021: Arbor Day
April 12, 2021: International Day of Human Space Flight
April 13, 2021: International Plant Appreciation Day
April 17, 2021: Bat Appreciation Day
April 19, 2021: Primrose Day
April 20, 2021: Chinese Language Day
April 22, 2021: Earth Day
April 23, 2021: World Book and Copyright Day
April 25, 2021: World Malaria Day
April 26, 2021: World Intellectual Property Day
April 26, 2021: International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
April 27, 2021: World Tapir Day
April 27, 2021: International Hyena Day
April 28, 2021: World Day for Safety and Health at Work
April 29, 2021: Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
April 30, 2021: International Jazz Day
May 2021
May 1, 2021: Beltane
May 2, 2021: World Tuna Day
May 2, 2021: International Leopard Day
May 3, 2021: Wild Koala Day
May 3, 2021: World Press Freedom Day
May 4, 2021: Greenery Day
May 8, 2021: World Donkey Day
May 8, 2021: Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War
May 8, 2021: World Migratory Bird Day
May 15, 2021: International Day of Families
May 17, 2021: World Information Society Day
May 20, 2021: World Bee Day
May 21, 2021: Endangered Species Day
May 21, 2021: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue & Development
May 21, 2021: Bike to Work Day
May 22, 2021: International Day for Biodiversity
May 23, 2021: International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
May 23, 2021: World Turtle Day
May 26, 2021: Day of Vesak
May 27, 2021: World Otter Day
May 29, 2021: International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
May 30, 2021: Water a Flower Day
May 31, 2021: World Parrot Day
May 31, 2021: World No Tobacco Day
June 2021
June 1, 2021: World Reef Day
June 1, 2021: Global Day of Parents
June 4, 2021: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5, 2021: World Environment Day
June 8, 2021: World Oceans Day
June 9, 2021: Coral Triangle Day
June 10, 2021: International Lynx Day
June 12, 2021: World Day Against Child Labor
June 12, 2021: National Cougar Day
June 12, 2021: Red Rose Day
June 13, 2021: International Albinism Awareness Day
June 14, 2021: World Blood Donor Day
June 15, 2021: Global Wind Day
June 15, 2021: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 16, 2021: International Day of Family Remittances
June 16, 2021: World Sea Turtle Day
June 17, 2021: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
June 17, 2021: World Croc Day
June 19, 2021: International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
June 19, 2021: Juneteenth
June 20, 2021: World Refugee Day
June 20, 2021: Summer Solstice
June 21, 2021: World Giraffe Day
June 21, 2021: International Day of Yoga
June 22, 2021: World Camel Day
June 22, 2021: World Rainforest Day
June 23, 2021: Public Service Day
June 23, 2021: International Widows' Day
June 25, 2021: Day of the Seafarer:
June 26, 2021: International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 26, 2021: International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
June 30, 2021: International Asteroid Day
July 2021
July 3, 2021: International Day of Cooperatives
July 11, 2021: World Population Day
July 14, 2021: Shark Awareness Day
July 14, 2021: World Chimpanzee Day
July 14, 2021: World Orca Day
July 15, 2021: World Youth Skills Day
July 18, 2021: Nelson Mandela Day
July 28, 2021: World Hepatitis Day
July 28, 2021: World Nature Conservation Day
July 29, 2021: International Tiger Day
July 30, 2021: International Day of Friendship
July 30, 2021: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
August 2021
August 1, 2021: Lughnasadh
August 4, 2021: International Clouded Leopard Day
August 9, 2021: International Day of the World's Indigenous People
August 10, 2021: World Lion Day
August 12, 2021: International Youth Day
August 12, 2021: World Elephant Day
August 12, 2021: World Hirola Day
August 13, 2021: International Wolf Day
August 15, 2021: National Honey Bee Day
August 19, 2021: World Humanitarian Day
August 19, 2021: World Orangutan Day
August 23, 2021: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
August 29, 2021: World African Wild Hog Day
August 30, 2021: International Whale Shark Day
August 30, 2021: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
September 2021
September 1, 2021: Japan Dolphin Day
September 4, 2021: International Vulture Awareness Day
September 5, 2021: Amazon Rainforest Day
September 5, 2021: International Day of Charity
September 8, 2021: International Literacy Day
September 10, 2021: World Suicide Prevention Day
September 12, 2021: International Day for South-South Cooperation
September 15, 2021: International Day of Democracy
September 16, 2021: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
September 17, 2021: (PARK)ing Day
September 18, 2021: World Cleanup Day
September 18, 2021: International Red Panda Day
September 18, 2021: World Water Monitoring Day
September 21, 2021: Zero Emissions Day
September 21, 2021: International Day of Peace
September 22, 2021: World Car Free Day
September 22, 2021: World Rhino Day
September 22, 2021: Autumn Equinox
September 23, 2021: Ecological Debt Day (Earth Overshoot Day)
September 23, 2021: World Maritime Day
September 24, 2021: World Gorilla Day
September 26, 2021: World Rivers Day
September 26, 2021: World Environmental Health Day
September 26, 2021: World Cassowary Day
September 26, 2021: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
September 27, 2021: World Tourism Day
September 28, 2021: World Rabies Day
October 2021
October 1, 2021: International Day of Older Persons
October 2, 2021: World Farm Animals Day
October 2, 2021: International Day of Non-Violence
October 3, 2021: World Animal Day
October 4, 2021: World Habitat Day
October 5, 2021: World Teachers' Day
October 6, 2021: Energy Efficiency Day
October 9, 2021: World Post Day
October 10, 2021: World Mental Health Day
October 11, 2021: International Day of the Girl Child
October 13, 2021: International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 14, 2021: International E-Waste Day
October 15, 2021: International Day of Rural Women
October 16, 2021: World Food Day
October 17, 2021: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 21, 2021: National Reptile Awareness Day
October 22, 2021: International Wombat Day
October 23, 2021: International Snow Leopard Day
October 24, 2021: Freshwater Dolphin Day
October 24, 2021: International Gibbon Day
October 24, 2021: International Day of Climate Action
October 24, 2021: United Nations Day
October 24, 2021: World Development Information Day
October 27, 2021: Sustainability Day!
October 27, 2021: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
October 29, 2021: World Lemur Day
October 31, 2021: World Cities Day
October 31, 2021: Samhain
November 2021
November 1, 2021: World Vegan Day
November 2, 2021: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
November 5, 2021: National Bison Day
November 6, 2021: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
November 10, 2021: World Science Day for Peace and Development
November 14, 2021: World Diabetes Day
November 15, 2021: America Recycles Day
November 16, 2021: International Day for Tolerance
November 18, 2021: World Philosophy Day
November 19, 2021: World Toilet Day
November 20, 2021: Universal Children's Day
November 20, 2021: Africa Industrialization Day
November 21, 2021: World Fisheries Day
November 21, 2021: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
November 21, 2021: World Television Day
November 25, 2021: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 25, 2021: National Day of Mourning
November 29, 2021: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
November 29, 2021: International Jaguar Day
December 2021
December 1, 2021: World AIDS Day
December 2, 2021: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 3, 2021: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 4, 2021: International Cheetah Day
December 5, 2021: World Soil Day
December 5, 2021: International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 7, 2021: International Civil Aviation Day
December 9, 2021: International Anti-Corruption Day
December 9, 2021: World Genocide Commemoration Day
December 11, 2021: International Mountain Day
December 14, 2021: Monkey Day
December 18, 2021: International Migrants Day
December 18, 2021: Arabic Language Day
December 20, 2021: International Human Solidarity Day
December 21, 2021: Winter Solstice
We hope you enjoy many of these observances throughout the year!
Charlie Nichols is the founder of WHE and a staff contributor. Charlie studied Journalism & Mass Communication, Marketing, and Psychology at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin. She has practiced witchcraft for over two decades and is a certified spiritual empowerment coach, a certified ethical psychic, and a certified crystal healer. Charlie lives on the shores of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, USA with her partner, daughter, and animal companions.