Events
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Kwanzaa
December 26, 2023 Special Interest
Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the 6th day. It was created by activist Maulana Karenga, based on African harvest festival traditions.
New Year's Day
January 1, 2024 Special Interest
New Year's Day is the first day of the year. Whilst most solar calendars begin the year regularly at or near the northern winter solstice, cultures that observe a lunisolar celebrate their Lunar New Year at less fixed points relative to the solar year.
World Braille Day
January 4, 2024 Special Interest
World Braille Day is an international day on January 4 and celebrates braille in the full realization of the human rights for blind and visually impaired people. The date for marks the birthday of Louis Braille, creator of this writing system.
Harlem Globetrotters Day
January 8, 2024 Special Interest
Harlem Globetrotters Day is celebrated every January 7, to honor one of the greatest teams in the history of basketball. They broke the color barrier in the NBA and the gender barrier in the Olympics. This team has given so much while playing basketball.
National Clean Off Your Desk Day
January 8, 2024 Special Interest
National Clean Off Your Desk Day takes place on the second Monday of January each year. A work desk is probably 400 times less hygienic than an average toilet seat. Hygienic surroundings keep us free from all kinds of diseases.
Peculiar People Day
January 11, 2024 Special Interest
Peculiar People Day on January 10 is the opportunity to recognize and celebrate those who refuse to conform to the world's idea of normal. They refuse to accept and live by the status quo and have the courage to do and be different.
Kiss a Ginger Day
January 12, 2024 Special Interest
Red hair has always been unique and striking to all of us. January 12 is Kiss a Ginger Day, and it is the perfect opportunity to show them your love. Kiss a Ginger Day was started by Derek Forgie in 2009 on a Facebook group, and it went viral.
Ratification Day
January 13, 2024 Special Interest
Ratification Day is the anniversary of the congressional proclamation of the ratification of the Treaty of Paris, on January 14, 1784, at the Maryland State House, by the Confederation Congress, which marked the end of the American Revolutionary War.
National Thesaurus Day
January 18, 2024 Special Interest
Peter Mark Roget is celebrated for his thesaurus creation on National Thesaurus Day on January 18. Roget started the book in 1848 and finished in 1852 with 15,000 words. Writers and non-writers alike can be thankful for all the word options available.
Speak Up and Succeed Day
January 23, 2024 Special Interest
Speak Up and Succeed Day is celebrated on the 4th Tuesday of January every year. Speaker and author Mary-Ellen Drummond established it, and the day is celebrated to observe the importance of the ability to speak up in a public setting.
NASA Day of Remembrance
January 25, 2024 Special Interest
NASA Day of Remembrance is observed annually on the last Thursday of January. Space exploration is perilous, yet scientists and astronauts accept this challenge. This day commemorates those gave up their lives to advance the cause of space discovery.
Data Privacy Day
January 28, 2024 Special Interest
Data Privacy Day (known in Europe as Data Protection Day) is an international event that occurs every year on January 28. The purpose is to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices. The day was initiated by Council of Europe.
Season for Nonviolence
February 4, 2024 Special Interest
Season for Nonviolence was established in 1998 by Arun Gandhi. The "season" begins with the anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, ending on the April 4 anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Groundhog Day
February 4, 2024 Special Interest
Groundhog Day is observed in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow, winter will go on for six more weeks.
Disaster Day
February 4, 2024 Special Interest
Disaster Day is observed on February 5, to raise awareness about the different types of disasters that can and have occurred and the implications they have on the world and its beings. Disaster Day also highlights the importance of disaster management.
National Chopsticks Day
February 9, 2024 Special Interest
National Chopsticks Day is held every year on February 6. Every time you use a chopstick to eat, you engage over 50 different joints and muscles. Not only do you use your fingers and wrists, but your arms and shoulders too. That's quite the workout.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 10, 2024 Special Interest
International Day of Women and Girls in Science is an annual observance on February 11, adopted by United Nations General Assembly to promote the full and equal access and participation of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
World Radio Day
February 10, 2024 Special Interest
World Radio Day (French: Le jour mondial de la radio) is an international day celebrated on the 13th of February each year. The day was decided by UNESCO on November 3, 2011 during its 36th conference.
World Human Spirit Day
February 16, 2024 Special Interest
World Human Spirit Day is observed annually on February 17, to encourage mindfulness, and to get us to form the habit of constant reflection as a way to feel content in our pressure-filled society. Strengthen the connection to our spiritual self.
Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day
February 16, 2024 Special Interest
Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day is celebrated annually on February 18 to commemorate the day a cow named Nellie Jay, which later became Elm Farm Ollie, became the first cow to be flown and milked in an airplane. Part of a scientific effort.
Card Reading Day
February 24, 2024 Special Interest
Card Reading Day on February 21 is a sentimental holiday on which people savor the greeting cards sent to them. There is nothing better than going through aisles of greeting cards and selecting one that will best express our feelings for another.
World Thinking Day
February 24, 2024 Special Interest
World Thinking Day, celebrated on February 22, is a day of friendship, sisterhood, and empowerment where Girl Scouts and Girl Guides across the world speak out on issues that affect girls and young women. Did you know that this event raises funds.
Black Lives Matter Day
February 25, 2024 Special Interest
Black Lives Matter Day is observed on February 26 in remembrance of Trayvon Martin, an African-American teen who was killed by a white American out of hatred. Black Lives Matter is a chant against racial discrimination and violence toward Black people.
World NGO Day
February 26, 2024 Special Interest
World NGO Day is observed every year on February 27. N.G.O. is an acronym for non-governmental organization. World NGO Day is set aside to recognize, celebrate, and honor fundamental contributions and profound impact that organizations have on the world.
Inconvenience Yourself Day
February 26, 2024 Special Interest
Inconvenience Yourself Day is celebrated on the fourth Wednesday in February. It's a day dedicated to putting other people first, and going out of your way to help. People observe this day by performing acts of kindness, and being there for someone.
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