Events
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Chinese New Year
If you feel the ground trembling beneath your feet on February 10 — don't fear! It's simply the beginning of the Chinese New Year. You'll find a full 20% of the Earth's population celebrating — using more fireworks than any other day of the year.
Chocolate Day
February 9, 2024 Food and Beverage
Chocolate Day is celebrated every year on February 9, as a part of Valentine's Week celebrations in India. Loved ones gift each other chocolates and hope that their relationship always remains sweet. Chocolates are some of the most well-loved delicacies.
Propose Day
Propose Day is celebrated in India on February 8. A large number of young people give roses to propose to their prospective girlfriend or boyfriend. Although Valentine's Day is celebrated across whole world, Valentine's Week is celebrated in India only.
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day offers the latest updates on the fight against the infection and the disease. The day occurs every February 7 with inspirational stories of survivors, and details on the latest innovations in education and treatment.
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.
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.
World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day is an international day marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day is led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support goals.
American Painters Day
February 4, 2024 Arts & Entertainment
American Painters Day is celebrated every year on February 3 to bring attention to American painters and some of the great works they have created in the past few decades. American painters have made some great contributions to the world of art.
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.
Black History Month
Black History Month is an annual observance. It began as a way of remembering people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated in February in the United States and Canada. In Ireland and United Kingdom, it is observed in October.
Hell Is Freezing Over Day
Hell Is Freezing Over Day is celebrated every year on January 31. The Northern Hemisphere experiences a chilling winter during this time period. The original idiom, "when hell freezes over", actually refers to something that will never happen.
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.
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
Show your bubble love on Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day — which United States proudly celebrates on the last Monday in January. A radio station once inadvertently unwrapped microphones on the air and listeners loved it! The rest is (bubble) history.
National Pediatrician Day
National Pediatrician Day is observed on January 28 every year. Although not officially recognized, this holiday ensures these specialized doctors get their due. After all, pediatricians care for arguably the most important members of society — children.
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.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is a memorial on January 27 that commemorates the victims of the Holocaust, which resulted in the genocide of one third of Jewish people, along with members of other minorities by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945.
National Fun at Work Day
As if Fridays couldn't get any better around the office, National Fun at Work Day falls on the last Friday of January. Injecting fun into the workplace is a great way to bond with co-workers, boost team morale, gain inspiration, and increase productivity.
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.
Change a Pet's Life Day
Change a Pet's Life Day is celebrated annually on January 24. This day isn't only life-changing for your pets, it changes your life for the better too. This day enables you to provide a new home for one or more of the millions of animals in shelters.
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.
Better Business Communication Day
Better Business Communication Day is celebrated annually on the 4th Monday of January. The point has been to acknowledge the efforts of those people who communicate effectively. The aim of celebrating this day is to focus on improving communication.
National Hugging Day
National Hugging Day is an annual event dedicated to hugging. It was created by Kevin Zaborney and occurs annually on January 21. The day was first celebrated on January 21, 1986, in Clio, Michigan. The holiday is also observed in many other countries.
National Cheese Lover’s Day
January 20, 2024 Food and Beverage
On January 20, it is National Cheese Lover's Day. Cheese might have had mysterious beginnings over 7,000 years ago, but it is insanely popular today. In the United States, one-third of all milk produced in this country goes into cheese production.
National Popcorn Day
January 19, 2024 Food and Beverage
National Popcorn Day is celebrated on January 19. In a cave in Utah, thought to be inhabited by Pueblo Native Americans, popcorn has been found that dates back to over 1,000 years ago. Many people adopted popcorn as a popular and healthy snack.
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.
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