The year 2011 of the common era, or MMXI in the Gregorian calendar, will begin and end on a Saturday.http://www.vertex42.com/calendars/2011.html According to the Chinese calendar, 2011 represents the year of the rabbit and begins on February 3rd 2011.http://www.guy-sports.com/humor/christmas/chinese_new_year2011.htm The Farmer's Almanac predicts a mild and gentle winter with colder than normal temperatures in the eastern third of the country during 2011.http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk/article/start-bundling-up-2011-farmers-almanac-winter-predictions-are/19613937 The year will see twelve full moons as well as four partial solar and two total lunar eclipses.http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2011.html
2011 will mark the United Nations' International Year of Forests, as well as IUPAC and UNESCO's International Year of Chemistry.http://portal.unesco.org/science/en/ev.php-URL_ID=8964&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html It will also mean the potential expiration of tax cuts which were enacted by President Bush in 2001 and 2003, meaning higher taxes for higher earners.http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/article/top-5-tax-changes-in-your-future/411476/ There will be ten national holidays honored in 2011: New Year’s Day, the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Washington’s birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Dayhttp://www.opm.gov/operating_status_schedules/fedhol/2011.asp
January 2011
January 4 - A partial solar eclipse will occur. The eclipse will be visible in most parts of northern Africa, Europe, and Asia.http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2011Jan04P.GIF
February 2011
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June 2011
June 1 - A partial solar eclipse will occur and be visible in most parts eastern Asia, Alaska, northern Canada, and Greenland.http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2011Jun01P.GIF
June 15 - A total lunar eclipse will be visible throughout most of South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.http://6666lunareclipsejune152011.blogspot.com/2007/08/lunar-eclipse-of-saros-130-june-15th.html
July 2011
World Youth Day - August 16, 2011
On August 16, International World Youth Day will be celebrated in Madrid, Spain beginning on this day and ending on August 21st. The day is a religious event designed for the observance of the Roman Catholic faith by youth all around the world. One of the pilgrimages which groups participate in during the World Youth event is featured above.
August 2011
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December 2011
December 10 - A total lunar eclipse will be visible throughout most of Europe, eastern Africa, Asia, Australia, the Pacific Ocean, and the North America.http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2011Dec10T.pdf
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