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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.
World Storytelling Day
March 23, 2024 Special Interest
World Storytelling Day, which occurs annually on March 20, is a day that celebrates the art of storytelling. Whether the story has words, pictures, signs, or expressions, all forms of storytelling are appreciated on this day.
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 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.
World Math Day
March 23, 2024 Special Interest
World Math Day is on March 23. Every year, millions of students worldwide battle it out online to make math history. World Math Day hopes to change everyone's mind and aims to change the irrational fear of math into a lifelong fascination.
World Information Architecture Day
March 9, 2024 Special Interest
World Information Architecture Day is a one-day celebration held every March 5 by volunteers in numerous locations to inspire global discussion about Information Architecture (IA) and its application in our everyday lives.
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.
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.
Virtual Advocacy Day
March 24, 2024 Special Interest
Being involved with the legislative process on Virtual Advocacy Day, annually on March 28, allows constituents to advance agendas. Through virtual meetings with congress members, you can learn more about how the legislative process affects a cause.
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.
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.
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.
Pi Day
March 10, 2024 Special Interest
Pi Day is a celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is observed on March 14 (the 3rd month) since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant figures of π. It was founded in 1988 by Larry Shaw, of the science museum Exploratorium.
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.
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.
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.
National Dream Day
March 10, 2024 Special Interest
Chase your dreams on National Dream Day, annually on March 11. The holiday was created to make everyone, both old and young, realize that they can build and go after their dreams. Dream School Foundation started the holiday especially for children.
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.
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.
National Barbie Day
March 10, 2024 Special Interest
March 9 is National Barbie Day. In 1959, an 11-inch tall bombshell made her debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Designed by Ruth Handler, the Co-Founder of Mattel, Barbie was created to allow girls to imagine.
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.
Leap Day
March 3, 2024 Special Interest
February 29 is a leap day, added periodically to create leap years in Julian and Gregorian calendars. In the Gregorian calendar, February 29 is added in each year that is an integer multiple of four, unless it is evenly divisible by 100 but not by 400.
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.
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.
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).
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