Hallmark Corporate Information | Holidays & Occasions

Welcome to your source for background, facts and Hallmark product information about upcoming holidays, as well as occasions like birthdays and weddings.

Please note: Dates provided indicate the first full day of the holiday. The observance of Jewish and Muslim holidays begins at sunset of the previous day.

November

Birthstone: Topaz
Flower: Chrysanthemum

Nov 1

All Saints' Day

Nov 3

Election Day

Nov 11

Veterans Day

Nov 26

Thanksgiving

December

Birthstone: Turquoise
Flower: Narcissus

Dec 12

Dec 25

Dec 26

Dec 31

Birthstone: Garnet
Flower: Carnation

Jan 1

New Year's Eve / Day

Jan 6

Three Kings Day / Epiphany

Jan 18

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday

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Holiday Card-Sending Statistics

Americans exchange greeting cards for many reasons during the year, and holidays continue to be popular times for card sending. This chart provides Hallmark's estimates for U.S. greeting card industry statistics for the top card-sending holidays:

Rank / Holiday		Number of Cards Sent
1.	Christmas	1.8 billion (including boxed and individual cards)
2.	Valentine's Day	152 million (not including classroom valentines)
3.	Mother's Day	141 million
4.	Father's Day	93 million
5.	Easter	63 million
6.	Thanksgiving	27 million
7.	Halloween	26 million
8.	St. Patrick's Day	12 million

How does a holiday become a card-sending occasion?

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