Sample Cultural Quick Tip

Practice Patience
Patience is an art - a willingness to pause and wait without becoming annoyed. Within a multicultural or diverse group, patience is often called upon as we negotiate different cultures, social norms, expectations and assumptions. When working across cultures, consider the following tips for cultivating better patience:

• Ask yourself what you think the person's true original intent was

• Don't impose your expectations upon how someone else should act - allow them to be themselves

• Realize that social norms may be different and suspend your judgments

It is important to practice patience with others, but it is also important to be patient with ourselves. We all see the world through our own assumptions, values and norms. By being patient we can assist ourselves and others to navigate interactions in a manner that honors each person's background and individuality.

Holiday Calendar for April
April 1, 2007: Palm Sunday (Christian, Coptic Orthodox And Eastern Orthodox Christian), Republic Day (Iran); All Fools Day (International)
April 2, 2007: Passover (Jewish) begins at sundown
April 4, 2007: Independence Day (Senegal)
April 5, 2007: Quing Ming (Chinese)
April 6, 2007: Good Friday (Christian), Prophet's Baptism (Muslim) (Mali), Holy Friday (Coptic Orthodox And Eastern Orthodox Christian), Chakri Day (Thailand)
April 7, 2007: The Annunciation (Coptic Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox Christian), Holy Saturday (Orthodox Easter) Nicaragua, Zimbabwe
April 8, 2007: Easter (Christian), Easter/Pascha (Orthodox Easter), Genocide Memorial Day (Rwanda)
April 9, 2007: Easter Monday, Sham El Nessim (Orthodox Easter Monday) (Egypt)
April 13, 2007: Laotian New Year; Fast and Prayer Day (Liberia), Thai New Year (Togo)
April 14, 2007: Solar New Year (Hindu, Sikh); Bengali New Year
April 15, 2007: Yom Hashoah (Jewish)
April 16, 2007: National Day (Denmark)
April 17, 2007: Flag Day (Am. Samoa), Radunitsa (Orthodox) (Belarus), Women's Day (Gabon), Independence Day (Syria), National Day (Syrian Arab Republic)
April 18, 2007: Health Day (Kiribati), Independence Day (Zimbabwe)
April 19, 2007: First Day of Summer (Iceland), Embracing of Islam Day (Muslim) (Maldives)
April 21, 2007: Festival of Ridvan (Baha`i), Respect for Ancestors Day (Vietnam)
April 22, 2007: Yom Hazikaron (Israel), International Earth Day
April 23, 2007: Independence Day (Israel), National Sovereignty Day & Children's Day (Turkey)
April 24, 2007: Genocide Memorial Day (Armenia), Coronation Day of Pope Benedict XVI (Vatican City (Holy See)
April 25, 2007: Liberation Day (Italy, Portugal), Administrative Professionals Day (USA)
April 26, 2007: Union Day (Tanzania), Founder's Day (Vietnam), Take Our Children to Work Day (USA), Gathering of Nations Powwow (Native American), National Day (Tanzania)
April 27, 2007: National Day (Serbia), Independence Day (Sierra Leone, Togo), Freedom Day (South Africa)
April 28, 2007: Victory Day (Afghanistan)
April 29, 2007: Golden Week (4/29-5/5) (Japan)
April 30, 2007: Queen's Day (Aruba); Queen's Day (Netherlands)

This calendar is meant as an introduction to the celebrations being held around the world and is not intended as an exhaustive nor complete list of all holidays.

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