Heritage & Cultural Calendar

Durham County Government’s vision is to be a “thriving, vibrant and diverse community with abundant opportunity for all residents to live, work, learn, play and grow”. In honor of this vision, the Office of Equitable Well-Being is hosting a yearly Heritage & Cultural Calendar to invite all Durham County residents and employees to learn more about our community. We humbly recognize that our community reflects the entire globe, and we are not able to highlight every event or holiday represented within our borders. Nonetheless, we invite you on a journey of greater empathy, joy, and understanding as each month we highlight different identities within our community.

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Additionally, we recognize that our community and Durham County Government employees hold a variety of diverse religious and faith-based traditions and customs. Each person, and especially supervisors, are critical in ensuring that all are supported and respected. We encourage you to review this Interfaith Calendar 2024: Major Religious Holidays, Holy Days (diversityresources.com) to be aware you may have colleagues celebrating various holidays or observances, even if they are not formally recognized on the local government calendar. Here are three ways that you can support a diverse and respectful work environment:

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