List of minor secular observances
The following is a list of observed commemorative days, that is, days that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
January
- New Year's Day – January 1
- Day of Portuguese pavement - January 2
- Day of Silence- January 3
- World Braille Day - January 4
- TRP Day – January 8
- Laughing day – January 10
- World Day of Snowman – January 18
- Indian Republic Day – January 26
- Street Children's Day – January 31
Week
Day
- 23 Weedless Wednesday
- 27 Family Literacy Day
- 11 Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day
February
- National Girl Day -2nd february (India)
- Pork Rind Appreciation Day - February 3
- World Cancer Day -4 February
- National Toothache Day - February 9
- Darwin Day – February 12
- Bad Decision Day - February 12
- Black Love Day - February 13*
- Valentine's Day – February 14
- Mistake Day – February 15
- President's Day- The third Monday of February.
- International Mother Language Day – February 21
- Thinking Day -February 22
- National Science Day – February 28
Days of The VALENTINE WEEK
- Rose Day - February 7
- Propose Day - February 8
- Chocolate Day - February 9
- Bagels and Lox Day - February 9
- Pizza Pie Day - February 9
- Teddy Day - February 10
- Promise Day - February 11
- Kiss Day - February 12
- Hug Day - February 13
- Valentine's Day – February 14
Week
- 3–9 White Cane Week
- 3–9 Eating Disorders Awareness Week
- 6th–12th Tinnitus Awareness Week
Day
- 6 International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
- 9 Formal Announcement Day
- 12 Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day
- 16 National Day in Lithuania, commemorating the recovery of national independence in 1918
- 23 World Rotary Day
Month
- African American History Month
- Heart Month
- GLBT History Month (U.K.)
March
- Texas Independence Day – March 2
- International Women's Day – March 8
- Pi Day – March 14
- World Consumer Rights Day – March 15
- Saint Patrick's Day – March 17
- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – March 21
- World Down Syndrome Day- March 21
- World Poetry Day – March 21
- World Tuberculosis Day - March 24
- Purple Day - March 26
- Bangladesh Independence Day – March 26
Month
- Women's History Month
- "Help Fight Liver Disease" Month
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- National Epilepsy Month
- National Kidney Month
- National Nutrition Month
- Red Cross Month
- Supply Management Month
- Endometriosis Awareness Month
Week
- 3–7 National Social Work Week
- 4-10 National Problem Gambling Awareness Week
- 10–16 Brain Awareness Week
- 14–20 National Farm Safety Week
- 13 (including this day) World Rotaract Week
Day
- 6 World Glaucoma Day
- 8 International Women's Day
- 11 National Day in Lithuania, commemorating the recovery of national independence in 1990
- 22 World Water Day
- 23 World Meteorological Day
- 24 World Tuberculosis Day
- 31 [World Backup Day]
April
- Month
- African Heritage
- Daffodil Month: Cancer Awareness
- Dental Health Month
- Earth Month
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month
- Jazz
- National Cancer Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Physiotherapy Month
- Occupational Therapy Month
- Parkinson Awareness Month
- Poetry Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- Sexually transmitted disease awareness month, in the United States[1]
- Week
- 13–19 National Dental Hygienists Week
- 27 – May 3 National Volunteer Week
- 20–26 National Immunization Awareness Week
- 20–27 National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week
- Day
- 1 April Fools' Day
- 2 World Autism Awareness Day
- 7 World Health Day; National Beer Day
- 11 World Parkinson's Disease Day
- 15 Day of Silence; Day of Dialogue
- 16 Foursquare Day
- 17 Equality Day (Canada)
- 17 World Hemophilia Day
- 20 National Pot Day, Green Day
- 22 Earth Day and Jimmy's Day
- 23 World Book and Copyright Day – UNESCO; St George's Day
- 25 ANZAC Day; World Malaria Day
- 27 World tapir day
- 28 National Day of Mourning: Remembering lives lost or injured in the workplace
- 30 International Jazz Day
May
- Month
- Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- Cystic Fibrosis Month
- Foot Health Awareness Month
- Hepatitis Awareness Month
- Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
- Medic Alert Month
- Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
- National Physiotherapy Month
- Speech and Hearing Awareness Month
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- Week
- 1–7 National Summer Safety Week
- 1–7 Spinal Health Week
- 4–10 National Mental Health Week
- 4–10 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
- 4–11 Naturopathic Medicine Week
- 5–11 National Hospice Palliative Care Week
- 12–18 National Nursing Week
- 12–18 National Road Safety Week
- 26 – June 1 National Sun Awareness Week
- Aboriginal Awareness Week
- Emergency Preparedness Week
- Day
- 1 May Day
- 2 National Red Squirrel Awareness Day
- 3 World Press Freedom Day
- 4 Annual Hike for Hospice Palliative Care
- 4 Star Wars Day
- 5 International Day of the Midwife
- 6 International No Diet Day
- 7/8 Victory in Europe Day
- 8 World Red Cross Red Crescent Day (Henri Dunant]]'s birthday)
- 10 WHO, Move for Health Day
- 11 Military Spouse Appreciation Day
- 12 International Nursing Day
- 12 Canada Health Day
- 12 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome National Awareness Day
- 15 International Day of Families
- 17 National Day Against Homophobia
- 17 Telecommunication Day
- 22 International Day for Biological Diversity
- 24 European Day of Parks
- 25 National Missing Children's Day
- 25 Towel Day
- 27 Schizophrenia Walk of Hope
- 28 National Multiple Births Awareness Day
- 31 World No-Tobacco Day
- Mother's Day – Second Sunday of May in many nations
June
- D-Day – June 6, 1944
- World Ocean Day – June 8
- Father's Day – Third Sunday of June
Month
- ALS Awareness Month (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
- National Athletic Therapy Month
- National Basketball & Hip-Hop Culture Month
- National Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
- PTSD Awareness Month
- Relay for Life
- Seniors Month
- Stroke Awareness Month
- Black Music Month
- LGBT Pride Month
Week
- 2–6 Canadian Environment Week
Day
- 1 National Cancer Survivors Day
- 2 International World's Whore Day
- 4 Clean Air Day
- 5 World Environment Day
- 8 World Oceans Day
- 14 World Blood Donor Day or World Health Organization
- 17 in West Germany, from 1953 "Day of German Unity" ("Tag der Deutschen Einheit"), commemorating the Uprising of 1953 in East Germany
- 18 Autistic Pride Day
- 20 World Refugee Day
- 21 National Aboriginal Day, World Music Day
- 26 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
July
- 1 Canada Day
- 4 Independence Day in U.S. (Fourth of July)
- 5 Rakesh Panda's Birthday
- 10 Waffle+Teeth Day
- 24 National Amelia Earhart Day
Month
- Hot Dog Month
Week
- National Motorsport Week (UK) - 30th June to 8th July. Starting with The Goodwood Festival of Speed and ending with the Santander British Grand Prix at Silverstone National Motorsport Week is a celebration of British motor sport and a chance for everyone to get involved in every level of motor sport with local teams, clubs and events in their area.
- Bleak Week - 3rd week of July (Southern Hemisphere)
Day
- 6 International Kissing Day
- 11 World Population Day
- 16 World Funny Day (AK's birthday)
- 19 Canada's Parks Day
August
- International FriendshipDay- August 5
- International CatDay /World CatDay –August 8High Paw Media (accessed 8/8/2012)
- Manipur Patriots'Day –August 13
- Victory over JapanDay –August 14/August 15
- Pakistan IndependenceDay –August 14
- Indian IndependenceDay –August 15
- International PhotographyDay – 19thAugust 1839, Daguerreotype was presented as a gift from France "free to theworld".
- World MosquitoDay –August 20
- Indian Akshay UrjaDay –August 20
- World FashionDay –August 21
- EuropeanDay of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism –August 23
- Known as the Black RibbonDay in Canada
- "World Doctorates Day" - August 25 (Proposed by Prof. Kamal Kant Dwivedi, Vice Chancellor, Apeejay Stya University and Founder of Global Network of Doctorates)
- International Sex BombDay –August 30
- Malaysian IndependenceDay –August 31 Month
- Connected Educators Monthttp://connectededucators.org/
Week
- 1–7World Breastfeeding Week
Day
- 9 InternationalDay of theWorld's Indigenous People
- 12 International YouthDay *13 International Lefthander's Day
September
- World Rubber Day – September 12 – In September 1909, the chemical engineer Fritz Hofmann received a patent for inventing the first "method for manufacturing artificial rubber." To mark the 100th anniversary of this patent, the German specialty chemicals company Lanxess organized the first "World Rubber Day" in September 2009.
- Constitution Day marks the day the United States constitution was ratified. – September 17
- Engineer's Day – September 15
- International Talk Like a Pirate Day – September 19
- European Day of Languages – September 26, sponsored by the Council of Europe and European Union
- World Contraception Day - September 26.[2]
Month
- National Arthritis Month
- Ovarian Cancer Month
- National Library Card Sign-up Month
Week
- 14–21 AIDS Walk for Life
- 19–25 Prostate Cancer Awareness
Day
- 4 International akpe day
- 25 Ataxia Awareness Day
- 1st Monday Labor Day
October
- Mahatma Gandhi Birthday/International nonviolence day October 2
- German Unity Day – October 3
- World Animal Day – October 4
- National Taco Day - October 4
- National Holiday in Lesotho – October 4
- German-American Day – October 6
- International Suit Up Day - October 13
- Steve Jobs Day - October 14
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day - October 15
- Boss' Day- Oct 16
- International Menopausal Day – October 20
- LGBT Spirit Day - October 20
- Mole Day – October 23
- United Nation's Day - October 24
- National Holiday in Austria – October 26
- National Cat Day - October 29
- Halloween – October 31
- world habitat day- 1st Monday of October
MONTH
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Filipino American History Month
- LGBT History Month (U.S.)
- Dwarfism Awareness Month (California, U.S.)[3]
November
- It's 50 Llamas Day - November 1
- All Saints' Day – November 1
- Alzheimer Awareness Month
- Day of the Dead – November 1(All Saints' Day) or November 2(All Souls' Day).
- All Souls' Day – November 2
- Bonfire Night (also Guy Fawkes Night) - November 5
- Armistice Day (also Remembrance Day) – November 11
- Veterans Day – November 11
- Kindness Day UK – November 13
- National Physician Assistant Day Nov 15
- International Men's Day - November 19
- Transgender Day of Remembrance – November 20
- International Osteoporosis Day – November 20
- Cities for Life Day – November 30
- Children's Day (India) – November 14
- Day of Road Traffic Victims- November 22
- Day of Singers& Musicians- November 22
- International children's Day- November 22
December
- National Jandal Day New Zealand - December 1
- World AIDS Day – December 1
- Shivam Gosavi's Day - December 2
- international volunteer day 5
- Christmas Eve - December 24
- Christmas Day – December 25
- Kwanzaa – December 26 to January 1
- Reflection Day (think about how life's a gift)- December 29
- International day of broadcasting 10
Moving dates
- Washington's Birthday – USA 3rd Monday of February.
- Ash Wednesday – depends on the date of Easter (as early as February 4 or as late as March 10)
- Easter – Western Christianity-Sunday March 22 to April 25 inclusive :: Eastern Christianity-April 4 and May 8 (1900 to 2100)
- Lantern Festival – 15th day of the 1st month in the lunar year in the Chinese calendar
- Lunar New Year – 1st day of the 1st month of the Chinese calendar.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – 3rd Monday of January
- Melbourne Cup Day – 1st Tuesday in November
- Purim – 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar
- Shrove Tuesday – the day before Ash Wednesday
Other dates
- Arbor Day
- Bank Holiday
- Chinese New Year
- Fathers' Day
- Flag Day
- Hangul Day – October 9 (South Korea) January 15 (North Korea)
- Hetalia Day
- Dussehra or Vijay Dashami
- Deepawali or Diwali
- Holi
- Imbolc – beginning of February or at the first local signs of Spring
- Inventor's Day
- Labour Day
- Mardi Gras
- Middle Name Pride Day – Week of Celebrate Your Name Week
Sources
- 2005 National Health Observances
- National Health Information Center
- Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.
- Stay Free Magazine
- Thinkquest
- Eid ul-Fitr
- Pork Rind Appreciation Day [[1]]
See also
- Awareness days
- International observance
- List of commemorative months
- List of environmental dates
- Lists of holidays
References
External links
- Awareness Calendar — Americas & Americas' comprehensive listing of awareness observances.