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List of minor secular observances

Index List of minor secular observances

This is a list of articles about notable observed periods (days, weeks, months, and years) declared by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something. [1]

592 relations: Access to Information Day, Administrative Professionals' Day, Africa Day, African Union, Alan Turing Year, All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, Anosmia Awareness Day, Anti Obesity Day, Antigua and Barbuda, Anzac Day, April Fools' Day, Arbor Day, Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, Armistice Day, Army Day (India), Ask a Stupid Question Day, Asteroid Day, Australia Day, Autistic Pride Day, Bahá'í Faith in the United States, Bastille Day, Belgian National Day, Bennington Battle Day, Bird Day, Black Day (South Korea), Blasphemy Day, Bloomsday, Boss's Day, Boxing Day, Bundle Day, Burns supper, Buy Nothing Day, Canada Day, Cannabis culture, Car-Free Days, CBC News, Celebrate Bisexuality Day, Celebrate Your Name Week, Chase's Calendar of Events, Children's Day, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas in August (Yellowstone), Christmas in July, Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Cinco de Mayo, Cities for Life Day, Congenital heart defect, Constitution Day (Denmark), ..., Constitution Day (India), Consumers International, Conversion disorder, Coral Triangle Day, Cosmonautics Day, Council of Europe, Council of the Baltic Sea States, Cry of Dolores, Crystallography, Darwin Day, Data Privacy Day, Day of Dialogue, Day of Reconciliation, Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare, Day of Silence, Day of the Imprisoned Writer, Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020, Defence Day (Pakistan), Denmark, Distaff Day, DNA Day, Dr. Seuss, Earth Day, EDay, Edible Book Festival, Emancipation Day, Employee Appreciation Day, Engineer's Day, Epiphany (holiday), Equal Pay Day, Ethics, EU Talent Day, Europe Day, European 112 Day, European Day of Languages, European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism, European Union, Family planning, Fashion Revolution, Father's Day, Fête de la Musique, FDI World Dental Federation, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Festa della Repubblica, Festivus, Fiesta Nacional de España, Fiji Week, Flag Day, Food and Agriculture Organization, Foursquare, Francophonie, Free Hugs Campaign, Free Speech Week, Friendship Day, Functional neurological symptom disorder, Gandhi Jayanti, Geek Pride Day, German Unity Day, German-American Day, Ghana, Gifted Awareness Week, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Global Family Day, Global Handwashing Day, Global Health Council, Global Information Governance Day, Global Money Week, Global Orgasm, Global Wind Day, Go Skateboarding Day, Good Governance Day, Greenery Day, Grenada, Groundhog Day, Guy Fawkes Night, Halloween, Handsel Monday, Hangul Day, Hari Merdeka, High five, Hindi Divas, History of lysergic acid diethylamide, Hobbit Day, Homeopathy, Honesty Day, Human Rights Day, Hungary, Ice Cream for Breakfast Day, Icelandic National Day, Idiopathic hypersomnia, Imbolc, Independence Day (Bahrain), Independence Day (Bangladesh), Independence Day (Brazil), Independence Day (Finland), Independence Day (Pakistan), Independence Day (Philippines), Independence Day (Sri Lanka), Independence Day (United States), Indian Akshay Urja Day, Indigenous language, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, International Animation Day, International Anti-Corruption Day, International Beer Day, International Children's Book Day, International Civil Aviation Day, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Co-operative Day, International Coffee Day, International Colour Day, International Dance Day, International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, International Day against Nuclear Tests, International Day for Biological Diversity, International Day for Disaster Reduction, International Day For Monuments and Sites, International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, International Day for Tolerance, International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, International Day of Charity, International Day of Democracy, International Day of Families, International Day of Forests, International Day of Happiness, International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, International Day of No Prostitution, International Day of Non-Violence, International Day of Older Persons, International Day of Peace, International Day of Radiology, International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide, International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, International Day of Sign Languages, International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, International Day of the African Child, International Day of the Disappeared, International Day of the Girl Child, International Day of the Unborn Child, International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, International Day of Yoga, International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, International Decade for People of African Descent, International Federation of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Associations, International Firefighters' Day, International Geophysical Year, International Heliophysical Year, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, International Jazz Day, International Lefthanders Day, International Literacy Day, International Maritime Organization, International Men's Day, International Midwives' Day, International Migrants Day, International Missing Children's Day, International Mother Earth Day, International Mother Language Day, International Museum Day, International No Diet Day, International Nurses Day, International Polar Year, International Romani Day, International Safe Abortion Day, International Sculpture Day, International Space Year, International Students' Day, International Stuttering Awareness Day, International Surfing Day, International Talk Like a Pirate Day, International Tea Day, International Telecommunication Union, International Tiger Day, International Translation Day, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, International Volunteer Day, International Whores' Day, International Widows Day, International Women's Day, International Women's Year, International Workers' Day, International Year for People of African Descent, International Year for the Culture of Peace, International Year of Astronomy, International Year of Biodiversity, International Year of Chemistry, International Year of Deserts and Desertification, International Year of Disabled Persons, International Year of Forests, International Year of Languages, International Year of Light, International Year of Microcredit, International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, International Year of Natural Fibres, International Year of Older Persons, International Year of Peace, International Year of Planet Earth, International Year of Rice, International Year of Sanitation, International Year of Shelter for the Homeless, International Year of Soil, International Year of the Child, International Year of the Family, International Year of the Potato, International Year of Volunteers, International Year of Youth, International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition, International Youth Day, International Youth Year, Intersex Awareness Day, Intersex Day of Remembrance, Inventors' Day, Iqbal Day, Jugend Eine Welt, Juneteenth, Kargil Vijay Diwas, Kerala Piravi, Keratoconus, Koningsdag, Kwanzaa, Labour Day, Language Movement Day, Legume, Lennox–Gastaut syndrome, Liberation Day, List of environmental dates, List of food days, List of holidays by country, List of month-long observances, List of national independence days, List of Teachers' Days, List of unofficial observances in New Zealand, List of vegetarian festivals, Lists of holidays, Llorenç Vidal Vidal, Louie Louie, Louis Braille, Luigi, Malala Yousafzai, Malaysia Day, Malta, Mandela Day, Mardi Gras, May Day, Möbius syndrome, Memorial Day, Menstrual Hygiene Day, Mental Illness Awareness Week, Military Spouse Day, Milton S. Hershey, Ministry of External Affairs (India), Mischief Night, Mole Day, Monkey Day, Mother's Day, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Multiple Sclerosis International Federation, Nachos, Nader Anise, National Cancer Survivors Day, National Cat Day, National Coming Out Day, National Corndog Day, National Dairy Goat Awareness Week, National Dark-Sky Week, National day, National Day (Singapore), National Day (United Arab Emirates), National Day of Listening, National day of mourning, National Day of Sweden, National Doctors' Day, National Doughnut Day, National Fried Chicken Day, National Honey Bee Day, National Hugging Day, National Independence Day (Poland), National Map Reading Week, National Masturbation Day, National Mathematics Day, National Paper Airplane Day, National Pig Day, National Pizza Month, National Poetry Day, National Postcard Week, National PTSD Awareness Day, National Regifting Day, National Religious Freedom Day, National Science Day, National Science Fiction Day, National Sports Day, National Tea Day, National Voters' Day, National Wear Red Day, National Whistleblower Appreciation Day, National Youth Day (India), NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, New moon, New Year's Eve, Nickanan Night, Normandy landings, North Korea, Norwegian Constitution Day, Nowruz, Onam, Organisation of African Unity, Pahela Baishakh, Pakistan Day, Parental Alienation Awareness Day, Parents' Day, Patriot Day, Pi Day, Plough Monday, Pokhran-II, Polar bear plunge, Pope John Paul II, Portugal Day, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, Professional Engineers Day (U.S.), Public Domain Day, Public health, Public holidays in Botswana, Purnima, Purple Day, Queen's Official Birthday, Quinoa, Random Acts of Kindness Day, Rare Disease Day, Record Store Day, Red Hand Day, Reformation Day, Remembrance Day, Remembrance of the Dead, Robert Burns, RUOK? Day, Saint David's Day, Saint George's Day, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Patrick's Day, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Sami National Day, Schizophrenia, School Day of Non-violence and Peace, Scouts' Day, Self-injury Awareness Day, Sharpeville massacre, Shrove Monday, Shrove Tuesday, Siblings Day, Sickle cell disease, Singles Awareness Day, Sinterklaas, Skyscraper, Software Freedom Day, South Korea, Spiritual Assembly, St Piran's Day, Star Wars Day, Steak and Blowjob Day, Stevie Ray Vaughan, System Administrator Appreciation Day, Take Your Dog to Work Day, Texas Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving (United States), The Princess Bride (film), The Twelfth, Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War, Tolkien Reading Day, Total Defence, Towel Day, Trafalgar Day, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Transit Driver Appreciation Day, Trinidad and Tobago, Tynwald Day, UN English Language Day, UN French Language Day, UN Women, UNESCO, UNIMA, United Nations, United Nations Day, United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, United Nations Economic and Social Council, United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations General Assembly, United Nations Literacy Decade, United Nations Regional Information Centre, United Nations Year for Tolerance, United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities, United States National Maritime Day, V-Day (movement), Vaccination Week In The Americas, Valentine's Day, Verghese Kurien, Vesak, Victory day of Bangladesh, Victory in Europe Day, Victory over Japan Day, Waitangi Day, Washington's Birthday, Water for Life Decade, White Cane Safety Day, White Day, Wikipedia, Winter solstice, Women's Equality Day, Workers' Memorial Day, World AIDS Day, World AIDS Vaccine Day, World Anaesthesia Day, World Animal Day, World Asthma Day, World Autism Awareness Day, World Ballet Day, World Bee Day, World Bicycle Day, World Blood Donor Day, World Book Day, World Breastfeeding Week, World Cancer Day, World Cerebral Palsy Day, World Chocolate Day, World Contact Day, World Day Against Child Labour, World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, World Day for International Justice, World Day for Laboratory Animals, World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, World Day of Social Justice, World Day of the Sick, World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, World Development Information Day, World Diabetes Day, World Down Syndrome Day, World Emoji Day, World Environment Day, World Fair Trade Organization, World Federation of Hemophilia, World Food Day, World Freedom Day (United States), World Habitat Day, World Health Day, World Health Observances, World Health Organization, World Heart Federation, World Hello Day, World Hepatitis Day, World Hijab Day, World Humanist Day, World Humanitarian Day, World Hydrography Day, World Immunization Week, World Information Society Day, World Intellectual Property Day, World Intellectual Property Organization, World Interfaith Harmony Week, World Kidney Day, World Kindness Day, World Laughter Day, World Leprosy Day, World Malaria Day, World Mental Health Day, World Milk Day, World Mosquito Day, World NGO Day, World NGO Day internationally, World No Tobacco Day, World Obesity Day, World Oceans Day, World Oral Health Day, World Osteoporosis Day, World Philosophy Day, World Physical Therapy Day, World Pneumonia Day, World Poetry Day, World Population Day, World Post Day, World Prematurity Day, World Press Freedom Day, World Puppetry Day, World Rabies Day, World Radio Day, World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, World Refugee Day, World Religion Day, World Science Day for Peace and Development, World Sight Day, World Sleep Day, World Smile Day, World Sparrow Day, World Standards Day, World Statistics Day, World Stroke Day, World Students' Day, World Suicide Prevention Day, World Teachers' Day, World Television Day, World Theatre Day, World Thinking Day, World Toilet Day, World Tourism Day, World Tuberculosis Day, World Turtle Day, World UFO Day, World Vasectomy Day, World Vegan Day, World Vegetarian Day, World Veterinary Year 2011, World Vitiligo Day, World Voice Day, World Water Day, World Water Monitoring Day, World Wetlands Day, World Wide Day of Genital Autonomy, World Wide Knit in Public Day, World Wildlife Day, World Year of Physics 2005, X-Day (Church of the SubGenius), Year of the Dolphin, Yorkshire Day, Youth Day, Youth Homelessness Matters Day, YouTube, 1965, 420 (cannabis culture). 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Access to Information Day

The International Day for the Universal Access to Information (commonly called the Access to Information Day) is an international day of recognition designated by the UNESCO General Conference to be held on September 28.

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Administrative Professionals' Day

Administrative Professionals' Day (also known as Secretaries' Day or Admin Day) is a day observed yearly (but not a public holiday).

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Africa Day

Africa Day (formerly African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day) is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) (now known as the African Union) on 25 May 1963.

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African Union

The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of all 55 countries on the African continent, extending slightly into Asia via the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.

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Alan Turing Year

The Alan Turing Year, 2012, marked the celebration of the life and scientific influence of Alan Turing during the centenary of his birth on 23 June 1912.

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All Saints' Day

All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, Hallowmas, Feast of All Saints, or Solemnity of All Saints, is a Christian festival celebrated in honour of all the saints, known and unknown.

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All Souls' Day

In Christianity, All Souls' Day commemorates All Souls, the Holy Souls, or the Faithful Departed; that is, the souls of Christians who have died.

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Anosmia Awareness Day

Anosmia Awareness Day is a day to spread awareness about Anosmia (an-OHZ-me-uh), the loss of the sense of smell, and it takes place each year on February 27.

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Anti Obesity Day

Anti-Obesity Day (AOD) is observed in various parts of the world on November 26, with several healthcare organizations and leading Media primarily in India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries marking the day with activities to highlight how Obesity is a public health hazard.

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Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda is a sovereign state in the West Indies in the Americas, lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Anzac Day

Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served".

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April Fools' Day

April Fools' Day is an annual celebration in some European and Western countries commemorated on April 1 by playing practical jokes and spreading hoaxes.

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Arbor Day

Arbor Day (or Arbour; from the Latin arbor, meaning tree) is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees.

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Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (Մեծ Եղեռնի զոհերի հիշատակի օր Mets Yegherrni zoheri hishataki or; Геноцид армян День памяти, Genotsid armyan Den' pamyati; Ermeni Soykırımı Anma Günü) or Armenian Genocide Memorial Day is a national holiday in Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh and is observed by the Armenian diaspora on 24 April.

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Armistice Day

Armistice Day is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918.

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Army Day (India)

Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa's (then a Lieutenant General) taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949.

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Ask a Stupid Question Day

Ask a Stupid Question Day is a holiday that is sometimes celebrated in the United States, usually by school students and teachers.

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Asteroid Day

Asteroid Day (also known as International Asteroid Day) is an annual global event which is held on the anniversary of the Siberian Tunguska event that took place on June 30th, 1908, the most harmful known asteroid-related event on Earth in recent history.

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Australia Day

Australia Day is the official national day of Australia.

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Autistic Pride Day

Autistic Pride Day, originally an Aspies for Freedom initiative, is a pride celebration for autistics held on 18 June each year.

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Bahá'í Faith in the United States

The Bahá'í Faith was first mentioned in the United States in 1893 at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago.

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Bastille Day

Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries/lands to the French National Day, which is celebrated on the 14th of July each year.

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Belgian National Day

Belgian National Day (Nationale feestdag van België; Fête nationale belge; Belgischer Nationalfeiertag) is the national holiday of Belgium celebrated on 21 July each year.

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Bennington Battle Day

Bennington Battle Day is a state holiday unique to Vermont, commemorating the American victory over British forces at the Battle of Bennington during the American Revolutionary War in 1777.

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Bird Day

Bird Day is the name of several holidays celebrating birds.

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Black Day (South Korea)

Black Day (Korean: 블랙데이) is an unofficial holiday observed on April 14 each year.

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Blasphemy Day

International Blasphemy Day encourages individuals and groups to openly express criticism of religion and blasphemy laws.

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Bloomsday

Bloomsday is a commemoration and celebration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce, observed annually in Dublin and elsewhere on 16 June, the day his novel Ulysses takes place in 1904, the date of his first outing with his wife-to-be, Nora Barnacle, and named after its protagonist Leopold Bloom.

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Boss's Day

Boss's Day is generally observed on or around October 16 in the United States.

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Boxing Day

Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated on the day after Christmas Day.

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Bundle Day

Bundle Day (in Swiss German Bündelitag) is an unofficial holiday in Switzerland labelling the last Saturday off school before the summer break when bundles and suitcase are being packed and made up for the holidays.

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Burns supper

A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), the author of many Scots poems.

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Buy Nothing Day

Buy Nothing Day (BND) is an international day of protest against consumerism.

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Canada Day

Canada Day (Fête du Canada) is the national day of Canada.

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Cannabis culture

Cannabis culture describes a social atmosphere or series of associated social behaviors that depends heavily upon cannabis consumption, particularly as an entheogen, recreational drug and medicine.

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Car-Free Days

World Car Free Day, which is celebrated on September 22, encourages motorists to give up their cars for a day.

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CBC News

CBC News is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca.

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Celebrate Bisexuality Day

Celebrate Bisexuality Day is observed on September 23 by members of the bisexual community and their supporters.

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Celebrate Your Name Week

Celebrate Your Name Week (CYNW) is a holiday established in 1997 by American onomatology hobbyist Jerry Hill.

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Chase's Calendar of Events

Chase's Calendar of Events is an annual American publication, started in 1957 by brothers William (Bill) D. Chase (a journalist and publisher from Michigan), and Harrison V. Chase (a university social scientist from Florida).

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Children's Day

Children's Day is a day recognised to celebrate children.

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Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ,Martindale, Cyril Charles.

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Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus.

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Christmas in August (Yellowstone)

Christmas in August (formerly known as "Savage Christmas") is an annual tradition in Yellowstone National Park.

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Christmas in July

Christmas in July is a Christmas celebration held in the month of July, the nature of which differs by hemisphere.

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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease found in people who have had multiple head injuries.

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Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo (in Latin America, Spanish for "Fifth of May") is an annual celebration held on May 5.

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Cities for Life Day

Cities for Life Day is a worldwide festivity that supports the abolition of the death penalty.

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Congenital heart defect

A congenital heart defect (CHD), also known as a congenital heart anomaly or congenital heart disease, is a problem in the structure of the heart that is present at birth.

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Constitution Day (Denmark)

In Denmark, Constitution Day is observed on 5 June.

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Constitution Day (India)

Constitution Day (National Law Day), also known as Samvidhan Divas, is celebrated in India on 26 November every year to commemorate the adoption of Constitution of India.

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Consumers International

Consumers International is the membership organisation for consumer groups around the world.

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Conversion disorder

Conversion disorder (CD) is a diagnostic category used in some psychiatric classification systems.

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Coral Triangle Day

The Coral Triangle Day was established on June 9, to celebrate and raise awareness of the ocean conservation and protection, especially on the Coral Triangle, the world’s epicenter of marine biodiversity.

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Cosmonautics Day

Cosmonautics Day (День Космона́втики, Den Kosmonavtiki) is an anniversary celebrated in Russia and some other former USSR countries on 12 April.

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Council of Europe

The Council of Europe (CoE; Conseil de l'Europe) is an international organisation whose stated aim is to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe.

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Council of the Baltic Sea States

The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) is a regional intergovernmental organisation working on three priority areas: Regional Identity, Safe & Secure Region and Sustainable & Prosperous Region.

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Cry of Dolores

The Cry of Dolores (Grito de Dolores) is a historical event that happened in Mexico in the early morning of 16 September 1810.

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Crystallography

Crystallography is the experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in crystalline solids (see crystal structure).

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Darwin Day

Darwin Day is a celebration to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin on 12 February 1809.

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Data Privacy Day

Data Privacy Day (known in Europe as Data Protection Day) is an international holiday that occurs every 28 January.

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Day of Dialogue

In the United States of America, the Day of Dialogue is an annual student-focused event that challenges homosexuality.

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Day of Reconciliation

The Day of Reconciliation is a public holiday in South Africa held annually on 16 December.

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Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

The Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is an annual event held on April 29 as a "tribute to the victims of chemical warfare, as well as to reaffirm the commitment of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to the elimination of the threat of chemical weapons, thereby promoting the goals of peace, security, and multilateralism." It is officially recognised by the United Nations (UN) and has been celebrated since 2005.

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Day of Silence

In the United States, the Day of Silence is the GLSEN's annual day of action to spread awareness about the effects of the bullying and harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) students.

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Day of the Imprisoned Writer

The Day of the Imprisoned Writer is an annual, international day intended to recognize and support writers who resist repression of the basic human right to freedom of expression and who stand up to attacks made against their right to impart information.

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Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020

The Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020 was officially proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in March 2010.

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Defence Day (Pakistan)

Defence Day (یوم دفاع ALA-LC) is a public holiday that is celebrated as national day to commemorate in the memory of Pakistan's successful defence against India that marked the ceasefire in the 1965 war on 6 September.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark), officially the Kingdom of Denmark,Kongeriget Danmark,.

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Distaff Day

Distaff Day, also called Roc Day, is 7 January, the day after the feast of the Epiphany.

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DNA Day

National DNA Day is a holiday celebrated on April 25.

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Dr. Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American author, political cartoonist, poet, animator, book publisher, and artist, best known for authoring more than 60 children's books under the pen name Doctor Seuss (abbreviated Dr. Seuss).

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Earth Day

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22.

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EDay

eDay is an annual New Zealand initiative, started by Computer Access New Zealand (CANZ), aimed to raise awareness of the potential dangers associated with electronic waste and to offer the opportunity for such waste to be disposed of in an environmentally friendly fashion.

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Edible Book Festival

The International Edible Book Festival is an annual event usually held on or around April 1, which is also known as Edible Book Day.

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Emancipation Day

Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the Caribbean and areas of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people of African descent.

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Employee Appreciation Day

Employee Appreciation Day is an unofficial holiday observed on the first Friday in March in the United States and Canada.

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Engineer's Day

Engineer's Day is observed in several countries on various dates of the year.

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Epiphany (holiday)

Epiphany, also Theophany, Little Christmas, or Three Kings' Day, is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ.

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Equal Pay Day

Equal Pay Day is the symbolic day dedicated to raising awareness of the gender pay gap.

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Ethics

Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct.

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EU Talent Day

EU Talent Day is an observance of the European Union on Béla Bartók's birthday who was a well-known composer in and outside of Europe.

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Europe Day

Europe Day is the name of two annual observance days, 5 May by the Council of Europe and 9 May by the European Union which recognise the peace and prosperity within Europe both have achieved since their formation.

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European 112 Day

European 112 Day is an international day that is annually held on February 11.

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European Day of Languages

The European Day of Languages is 26 September, as proclaimed by the Council of Europe on 6 December 2001, at the end of the European Year of Languages (2001), which had been jointly organised by the Council of Europe and the European Union.

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European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism

The European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism, known as the Black Ribbon Day in some countries, which is observed on 23 August, is the international remembrance day for victims of totalitarian ideologies, specifically totalitarian communist regimes, Stalinism, Nazism and fascism.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of EUnum member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Family planning

Family planning services are defined as "educational, comprehensive medical or social activities which enable individuals, including minors, to determine freely the number and spacing of their children and to select the means by which this may be achieved".

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Fashion Revolution

Fashion Revolution is a not-for-profit global movement with teams in over 100 countries around the world.

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Father's Day

Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society.

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Fête de la Musique

The Fête de la Musique, also known as Music Day, Make Music Day or World Music Day, is an annual music celebration that takes place on 21 June.

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FDI World Dental Federation

FDI World Dental Federation was established in Paris in 1900 as the Fédération Dentaire Internationale and is the world's leading organization representing the dental profession.

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Feast of the Immaculate Conception

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the solemn celebration of belief in the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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Festa della Repubblica

Festa della Repubblica (in English, Republic Day) is the Italian National Day and Republic Day, which is celebrated on 2 June each year.

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Festivus

Festivus is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as an alternative to the pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season.

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Fiesta Nacional de España

The Fiesta Nacional de España (Festa Nacional d'Espanya in Catalan/Valencian/Balearic; Festa Nacional de España in Galician; Espainiako Jai Nazionala in Basque) is the national day of Spain.

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Fiji Week

Fiji Week is a week of festivities culminating in Fiji Day on 10 October (the anniversary of Fiji's independence from British colonial rule in 1970) annually.

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Flag Day

A flag day is a flag-related holiday, a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a national flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag.

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Food and Agriculture Organization

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.

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Foursquare

Foursquare is a local search-and-discovery service mobile app which provides search results for its users.

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Francophonie

Francophonie, sometimes also spelt Francophonia in English, is the quality of speaking French.

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Free Hugs Campaign

The Free Hugs Campaign is a social movement involving individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public places.

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Free Speech Week

Free Speech Week (FSW), formerly known as “National Freedom of Speech Week,” is a national event that recognizes free speech and press in the United States.

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Friendship Day

Friendship Day (اليوم الدولي للصداقة,, Journée internationale de l’amitié, Международный день дружбы, Día del Amigo) is a day for celebrating friendship.

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Functional neurological symptom disorder

A functional neurological disorder (FND) is a condition in which patients experience neurological symptoms such as weakness, movement disorders, sensory symptoms and blackouts.

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Gandhi Jayanti

Gandhi Jayanti is a national festival celebrated in India to mark the occasion of the birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who is also known as the "Father of the Nation".

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Geek Pride Day

Geek Pride Day is an initiative to promote geek culture, celebrated annually on May 25.

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German Unity Day

The Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) is the national day of Germany, celebrated on 3 October as a public holiday.

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German-American Day

German-American Day (Deutsch-Amerikanischer Tag) is a holiday in the United States, observed annually on October 6 under.

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Ghana

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a unitary presidential constitutional democracy, located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa.

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Gifted Awareness Week

Gifted Awareness Week is celebrated in New Zealand to draw attention to gifted people and the nature of giftedness.

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Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is an awareness day focusing on accessibility, often emphasizing web accessibility.

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Global Family Day

Global Family Day, One Day of Peace and Sharing, is celebrated every January 1 in the United States as a global day of peace and sharing.

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Global Handwashing Day

Global Handwashing Day (GHD) is a campaign to motivate and mobilize people around the world to improve their handwashing habits.

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Global Health Council

The Global Health Council is a United States-based non-profit leading networking organization "supporting and connecting advocates, implementers and stakeholders around global health priorities worldwide".

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Global Information Governance Day

Global Information Governance Day, or GIGD, is an international holiday that occurs on the third Thursday in February.

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Global Money Week

Global Money Week (GMW) is a global money awareness celebration that takes place in March every year.

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Global Orgasm

Global Orgasm was an action originally scheduled for 22 December 2006 by the author and activist couple of Donna Sheehan and Paul Reffell to coincide with the end of solstice.

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Global Wind Day

Global Wind Day is a worldwide event that occurs annually on 15 June.

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Go Skateboarding Day

Go Skateboarding Day (GSD) is an official annual holiday conceived by the International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC) to promote skateboarding.

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Good Governance Day

Good Governance Day (IAST: Suśāsan Divas) is observed in India annually on the twenty-fifth day of December, the birth anniversary of former-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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Greenery Day

The present observation of as a national holiday in Japan stems from the celebration of the Emperor Shōwa's birthday on April 29 every year during the Shōwa era.

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Grenada

Grenada is a sovereign state in the southeastern Caribbean Sea consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain.

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Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day, (Pennsylvania German: Grund'sau dåk, Grundsaudaag, Grundsow Dawg, Murmeltiertag; Nova Scotia: Daks Day) is a popular tradition celebrated in the United States and Canada on February 2.

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Guy Fawkes Night

Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain.

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Halloween

Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of All Hallows' Evening), also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.

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Handsel Monday

In Scotland, the first Monday after New Year's Day was traditionally known as Hansel Monday, or Handsel Monday, and gifts (Scots: Hansels) were given at this time.

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Hangul Day

The Korean Alphabet Day, known as Hangeul Day (한글날) in South Korea, and Chosŏn'gŭl Day in North Korea, is a national Korean commemorative day marking the invention and the proclamation of Hangul (한글; 조선글), the alphabet of the Korean language, by the 15th-century Korean monarch Sejong the Great.

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Hari Merdeka

Hari Merdeka (Malaysian for 'Independence Day'), also known as Hari Kebangsaan (National day), refers to the day when the Federation of Malaya's independence from the British Empire was officially declared.

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High five

The high five is a hand gesture that occurs when two people simultaneously raise one hand each, about head-high, and push, slide, or slap the flat of their palm against the flat palm of the other person.

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Hindi Divas

Hindi Divas is an annual day celebrated on 14 September in India.

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History of lysergic acid diethylamide

The psychedelic drug (or entheogen) lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was first synthesized on November 16, 1938 by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann in the Sandoz (now Novartis) laboratories in Basel, Switzerland.

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Hobbit Day

Hobbit Day is the birthday of the hobbits Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, two fictional characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's popular set of books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

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Homeopathy

Homeopathy or homœopathy is a system of alternative medicine developed in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann, based on his doctrine of like cures like (similia similibus curentur), a claim that a substance that causes the symptoms of a disease in healthy people would cure similar symptoms in sick people.

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Honesty Day

Honesty Day is celebrated on April 30 in the United States to encourage honesty and straightforward communication in politics, relationships, consumer relations and historical education.

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Human Rights Day

Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10 December every year.

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Hungary

Hungary (Magyarország) is a country in Central Europe that covers an area of in the Carpathian Basin, bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Austria to the northwest, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, and Slovenia to the west.

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Ice Cream for Breakfast Day

Ice Cream for Breakfast Day is a holiday celebrated the first Saturday in February.

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Icelandic National Day

Icelandic National Day (Þjóðhátíðardagurinn, the day of the nation's celebration) is an annual holiday in Iceland which commemorates the foundation of The Republic of Iceland on 17 June 1944.

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Idiopathic hypersomnia

Idiopathic hypersomnia is a neurological disorder which is characterized primarily by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS).

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Imbolc

Imbolc or Imbolg, also called (Saint) Brigid's Day (Lá Fhéile Bríde, Là Fhèill Brìghde, Laa'l Breeshey), is a Gaelic traditional festival marking the beginning of spring.

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Independence Day (Bahrain)

Bahrain Independence Day occurred on 14 August 1971, when the country declared independence from the British following a United Nations survey of the Bahraini population.

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Independence Day (Bangladesh)

The Independence Day of Bangladesh (স্বাধীনতা দিবস Shadhinôta Dibôs), taking place on 26 March, is a national holiday.

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Independence Day (Brazil)

The Independence Day of Brazil (Dia da Independência), commonly called Sete de Setembro (Seventh of September), is a national holiday observed in Brazil on 7 September of every year.

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Independence Day (Finland)

Finland's Independence Day (itsenäisyyspäivä, självständighetsdagen) is a national public holiday, and a flag day, held on 6 December to celebrate Finland's declaration of independence from Russia in 1917.

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Independence Day (Pakistan)

Independence Day (یوم آزادی; Yaum-e Āzādī), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan.

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Independence Day (Philippines)

Independence Day (Filipino: Araw ng Kasarinlan; also known as Araw ng Kalayaan, (or "Day of Freedom") is an annual national holiday in the Philippines observed on June 12, commemorating the independence of the Philippines from Spain.

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Independence Day (Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka's Independence Day is celebrated on 4th of February to commemorate its internal political independence from British rule on that day in 1948.

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Independence Day (United States)

Independence Day, also referred to as the Fourth of July or July Fourth, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

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Indian Akshay Urja Day

Akshay Urja diwas is an awareness campaign about the developments of renewable energy in India, celebrated on August 20 every year since 2004.

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Indigenous language

An indigenous language or autochthonous language is a language that is native to a region and spoken by indigenous people, often reduced to the status of a minority language.

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Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is the national professional accounting body of India.

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International Animation Day

October 28, the International Animation Day (IAD) was proclaimed in 2002 by the ASIFA as the main global event to celebrate the art of animation.

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International Anti-Corruption Day

International Anti-Corruption Day has been observed annually, on 9 December, since the passage of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption on 31 October 2003.

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International Beer Day

International Beer Day (IBD) is a celebration on the first Friday of every August founded in 2007 in Santa Cruz, California by Jesse Avshalomov.

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International Children's Book Day

International Children's Book Day (ICBD) is a yearly event sponsored by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), an international non-profit organization.

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International Civil Aviation Day

In 1996 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that 7 December was to be the International Civil Aviation Day The day has been celebrated by the International Civil Aviation Organization since 7 December 1994, the 50th anniversary of the signing the Convention on International Civil Aviation.

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International Civil Aviation Organization

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale, OACI), is a specialized agency of the United Nations.

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International Co-operative Day

International Co-operative Day is an annual celebration of the co-operative movement observed on the first Saturday in July since 1923 by the International Co-operative Alliance.

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International Coffee Day

is an occasion that is used to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events now occurring in places across the world.

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International Colour Day

An international colour day (ICD) has been considered as appropriate since colour is, thanks to visual perception, one of the most influential phenomena in people’s lives and also one of the channels that contributes most greatly to the perception of reality.

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International Dance Day

International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance, created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO.

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International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is a United Nations International Day against drug abuse and the illegal drug trade.

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International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is an observed on May 17 and aims to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work worldwide.

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International Day against Nuclear Tests

The International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on August 29.

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International Day for Biological Diversity

The International Day for Biological Diversity (or World Biodiversity Day) is a United Nations–sanctioned international day for the promotion of biodiversity issues.

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International Day for Disaster Reduction

The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) encourages every citizen and government to take part in building more disaster resilient communities and nations.

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International Day For Monuments and Sites

The International Day for Monuments and Sites also known as World Heritage Day is an international observance held on 18 April each year around the world with different types of activities, including visits to monuments and heritage sites, conferences, round tables and newspaper articles.

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International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

The International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict is observed annually on November 6.

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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is a yearly event on December 2, organized by the United Nations General Assembly.

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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March.

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (Resolution 54/134).

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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is an international observance celebrated every year on October 17 throughout the world.

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International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

September 16 was designated by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.

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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, August 23 of each year, the day designated by UNESCO to memorialize the transatlantic slave trade.

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International Day for Tolerance

The International Day for Tolerance is an annual observance declared by UNESCO in 1995 to generate public awareness of the dangers of intolerance.

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International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

The United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture – 26 June is held annually on 26 June to speak out against the crime of torture and to honor and support victims and survivors throughout the world.

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International Day of Charity

The International Day of Charity is observed annually on 5 September.

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International Day of Democracy

In 2007 the United Nations General Assembly resolved to observe 15 September as the International Day of Democracywith the purpose of promoting and upholding the principles of democracyand invited all member states and organizations to commemorate the day in an appropriate manner that contributes to raising public awareness.

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International Day of Families

The International Day of Families is observed on the 15th of May every year.

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International Day of Forests

The International Day of Forests was established on the 21st day of March, by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on November 28, 2012.

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International Day of Happiness

The International Day of Happiness is celebrated worldwide every March 20, and was conceptualized and founded by philanthropist, activist, statesman, and prominent United Nations special advisor Jayme Illien to inspire, mobilize, and advance the global happiness movement.

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International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is a United Nations observance each 4 June.

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International Day of No Prostitution

International Day of No Prostitution (IDNP) is an awareness day that was first observed in 2002.

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International Day of Non-Violence

The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.

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International Day of Older Persons

The International Day of Older Persons is observed on October 1 each year.

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International Day of Peace

The International Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day, is a United Nations-sanctioned holiday observed annually on 21 September.

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International Day of Radiology

The International Day of Radiology (IDoR) is an annual event promoting the role of medical imaging in modern healthcare.

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International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide

April 7, 2004 was recognized as an international observance the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwandan genocide by the United Nations.

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International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is a United Nations international observance designated in 2007 to be marked on 25 March every year.

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International Day of Sign Languages

International Day of Sign Languages is celebrated annually across the world on 23 September every year along with International Week of the Deaf.

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International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is a UN-organized observance.

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International Day of the African Child

The Day of the African Child has been celebrated on June 16 every year since 1991,when it was first initiated by the OAU Organisation of African Unity.

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International Day of the Disappeared

The International Day of the Disappeared, on August 30 of each year, is a day created to draw attention to the fate of individuals imprisoned at places and under poor conditions unknown to their relatives and/or legal representatives.

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International Day of the Girl Child

Notice International Day of Girls is an international observance day declared by the United Nations; it is also called the Day of Girls and the International Day of Girls.

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International Day of the Unborn Child

The International Day of the Unborn Child is observed on March 25.

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International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

The International Day of the World's Indigenous People's is observed on August 9 each year to promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population.

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International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

The "International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers", May 29, is "a day to pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in United Nations peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication, and courage and to honor the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace.".

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International Day of Yoga

International Day of Yoga, or commonly and unofficially referred to as Yoga Day, is celebrated annually on 21 June since its inception in 2015.

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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is a United Nations-sponsored annual awareness day that takes place on February 6 as part of the UN's efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation.

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International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is a UN-recognized day observed annually on 2 November.

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International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction

The United Nations General Assembly designated the 1990s as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR).

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International Decade for People of African Descent

The International Decade for People of African Descent, 2015–2024,, United Nations.

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International Federation of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Associations

International Federation of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Associations (IFATSEA) unites the professional associations of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnels (ATSEPs) from around the world.

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International Firefighters' Day

International Firefighters' Day (IFFD) is observed on May 4.

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International Geophysical Year

The International Geophysical Year (IGY; Année géophysique internationale) was an international scientific project that lasted from July 1, 1957, to December 31, 1958.

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International Heliophysical Year

The International Heliophysical Year is a UN-sponsored scientifically driven international program of scientific collaboration to understand external drivers of planetary environments and universal processes in solar-terrestrial-planetary-heliospheric physics.

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

International Holocaust Remembrance Day, is an international memorial day on 27 January commemorating the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during the Second World War.

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International Jazz Day

International Jazz Day is an International Day declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2011 "to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe." It is celebrated annually on April 30.

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International Lefthanders Day

August 13 is designated International Left-Handers Day by Lefthanders International.

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International Literacy Day

September 8 was declared International Literacy Day by UNESCO on October 26, 1966 at 14th session of UNESCO's General conference.

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International Maritime Organization

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) until 1982, is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping.

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International Men's Day

International Men's Day (IMD) is an annual international event celebrated every year on 19 November.

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International Midwives' Day

International Day of the Midwife was first celebrated May 5th 1991, and has since been observed in over 50 nations around the world.

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International Migrants Day

International Migrants Day is observed on 18 December in accordance with Resolution 55/93 of the United Nations General Assembly, adopted on 4 December 2000.

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International Missing Children's Day

International Missing Children's Day is celebrated on May 25, the same day as the United States' National Missing Children's Day designated by Ronald Reagan in 1983.

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International Mother Earth Day

International Mother Earth Day was established in 2009, by the General Assembly under Resolution A/RES/63/278.

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International Mother Language Day

International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and promote multilingualism.

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International Museum Day

International Museum Day (IMD) is an international day a celebration that held every year on or around 18 May, coordinated by the International Council of Museums (ICOM).

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International No Diet Day

International No Diet Day (INDD) is an annual celebration of body acceptance, including fat acceptance and body shape diversity.

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International Nurses Day

International Nurses Day (IND) is an international day celebrated around the world on 12 May (the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth) of each year, to mark the contributions nurses make to society.

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International Polar Year

The International Polar Years (IPY) are collaborative, international efforts with intensive research foci on the polar regions.

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International Romani Day

The International Romani Day (April 8) is a day to celebrate Romani culture and raise awareness of the issues facing Romani people.

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International Safe Abortion Day

28 September is International Safe Abortion Day.

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International Sculpture Day

International Sculpture Day, or IS Day, is a worldwide annual celebration of sculpture on the last Saturday of April every year.

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International Space Year

The International Space Year (ISY) was 1992, the year of the quincentenary of Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas in 1492.

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International Students' Day

International Students' Day is an international observance of the student community, held annually on November 17.

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International Stuttering Awareness Day

October 22 was designated International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) in 1998.

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International Surfing Day

International Surfing Day, held annually on the third Saturday of June is an unofficial, environmentally conscious sports-centered holiday that celebrates the sport of surfing, surfing lifestyle, and the sustainability of ocean resources.

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International Talk Like a Pirate Day

International Talk Like a Pirate Day (ITLAPD, September 19) is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur (Ol' Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap'n Slappy), of Albany, Oregon, U.S., who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate.

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International Tea Day

International Tea Day is observed annually on December 15.

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International Telecommunication Union

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU; Union Internationale des Télécommunications (UIT)), originally the International Telegraph Union (Union Télégraphique Internationale), is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is responsible for issues that concern information and communication technologies.

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International Tiger Day

Global Tiger Day, often called International Tiger Day, is an annual celebration to raise awareness for tiger conservation, held annually on 29 July.

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International Translation Day

International Translation Day is celebrated every year on 30 September on the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered the patron saint of translators.

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International Union of Pure and Applied Physics

The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) is an international non-governmental organization whose mission is to assist in the worldwide development of physics, to foster international cooperation in physics, and to help in the application of physics toward solving problems of concern to humanity.

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International Volunteer Day

International Volunteer Day (IVD) (originally and still known as International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development) (December 5) is an international observance designated by the United Nations since 1985.

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International Whores' Day

International Whores' Day or International Sex Workers Day is observed annually on June 2 of each year, honours sex workers and recognises their often exploited working conditions.

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International Widows Day

International Widows Day is a United Nations ratified day of action to address the "poverty and injustice faced by millions of widows and their dependents in many countries".

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International Women's Day

International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8 every year.

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International Women's Year

International Women's Year (IWY) was the name given to 1975 by the United Nations.

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International Workers' Day

International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day or Workers' Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement which occurs every year on May Day (1 May), an ancient European spring festival.

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International Year for People of African Descent

The United Nations General Assembly declared the year 2011 as International Year for People of African Descent (in UN resolution A/RES/64/169).

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International Year for the Culture of Peace

The International Year for the Culture of Peace was designated by the United Nations as the year 2000, with the aim of celebrating and encouraging a culture of peace.

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International Year of Astronomy

The International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) was a year-long celebration of astronomy that took place in 2009 to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first recorded astronomical observations with a telescope by Galileo Galilei and the publication of Johannes Kepler's Astronomia nova in the 17th century.

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International Year of Biodiversity

The International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) was a year-long celebration of biological diversity and its importance, taking place internationally in 2010.

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International Year of Chemistry

The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011) was a year-long commemorative event for the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to humankind.

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International Year of Deserts and Desertification

The year 2006 was declared the International Year of Deserts and Desertification by the United Nations General Assembly.

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International Year of Disabled Persons

The year 1981 was proclaimed the International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) by the United Nations.

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International Year of Forests

The year 2011 was declared the International Year of Forests by the United Nations to raise awareness and strengthen the sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests for the benefit of current and future generations.

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International Year of Languages

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2008 as the International Year of Languages, pursuant to a resolution of UNESCO.

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International Year of Light

The International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015 or International Year of Light 2015 (IYL 2015) was a United Nations observance that aimed to raise awareness of the achievements of light science and its applications, and its importance to humankind.

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International Year of Microcredit

International Year of Microcredit is a special event of the United Nations which took place in the year 2005.

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International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance

The year 2001 was declared the International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance by the United Nations General Assembly.

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International Year of Natural Fibres

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2009 as the International Year of Natural Fibres, as well as the International Year of Astronomy.

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International Year of Older Persons

In its Proclamation on Aging, the United Nations General Assembly decided to declare 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons.

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International Year of Peace

The International Year of Peace was recognized in 1986 by the United Nations.

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International Year of Planet Earth

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2008 as the International Year of Planet Earth to increase awareness of the importance of Earth sciences for the advancement of sustainable development.

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International Year of Rice

The year 2004 was declared the International Year of Rice by the United Nations, noting that rice is a staple food for more than half the world's population, and affirming the need to heighten awareness of the role of rice in alleviating poverty and malnutrition.

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International Year of Sanitation

The year 2008 was declared the International Year of Sanitation by the United Nations in conjunction with the Water for Life Decade.

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International Year of Shelter for the Homeless

The International Year of Shelter for the Homeless (IYSH) was recognized in 1987 by the United Nations.

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International Year of Soil

The International Year of Soils, 2015 (IYS 2015) was declared by the Sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly on December 20th, 2013 after recognizing December 5th as World Soil Day.

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International Year of the Child

UNESCO proclaimed 1979 as the International Year of the Child.

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International Year of the Family

The year 1994 was proclaimed the International Year of the Family by the United Nations General Assembly.

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International Year of the Potato

The year 2008 was declared the International Year of the Potato by the United Nations, noting that the potato is a staple food in the diet of the world’s population, and affirming the need to focus world attention on the role that the potato can play in providing food security and eradicating poverty.

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International Year of Volunteers

International Year of Volunteers was designated for 2001 by the United Nations General Assembly.

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International Year of Youth

In December 2009, the United Nations General Assembly adopted proclaiming the year commencing 12 August 2010 as the International Year of Youth.

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International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2004 as the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (having welcomed the fact that UNESCO had proclaimed it as such earlier).

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International Youth Day

International Youth Day (IYD) is an awareness day designated by the United Nations.

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International Youth Year

The year 1985 was proclaimed by the United Nations as the International Youth Year, or IYY.

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Intersex Awareness Day

Intersex Awareness Day is an internationally observed awareness day designed to highlight human rights issues faced by intersex people.

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Intersex Day of Remembrance

Intersex Day of Remembrance, also known as Intersex Solidarity Day, is an internationally observed civil awareness day designed to highlight issues faced by intersex people.

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Inventors' Day

Inventors' Day is a day of the year set aside by a country to recognise the contributions of inventors.

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Iqbal Day

Iqbal Day (یوم اقبال; Yōm-e Iqbāl) is the birthday of Muhammad Iqbal on 9 November.

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Jugend Eine Welt

The non-profit organisation Jugend Eine Welt – Don Bosco Aktion Austria was founded at the inaugural meeting on 28 June 1997.

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Juneteenth

Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas, and more generally the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans throughout the former Confederacy of the southern United States.

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Kargil Vijay Diwas

Kargil Vijay Diwas, named after the success of Operation Vijay.

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Kerala Piravi

Kerala Piravi marks the birth of the state of Kerala in India.

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Keratoconus

Keratoconus (KC) is a disorder of the eye which results in progressive thinning of the cornea.

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Koningsdag

Koningsdag or King's Day is a national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is a celebration held in the United States and in other nations of the African diaspora in the Americas and lasts a week.

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Labour Day

Labour Day (Labor Day in the United States) is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers.

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Language Movement Day

Language Movement Day or Language Revolution Day or Bengali Language Movement Day (ভাষা আন্দোলন দিবস Bhasha Andolôn Dibôs), which is also referred to as Language Martyrs' Day or Martyrs' Day (শহীদ দিবস Shôhid Dibôs), is a national day of Bangladesh to commemorate protests and sacrifices to protect Bengali as a national language during Bengali Language Movement of 1952.

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Legume

A legume is a plant or its fruit or seed in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae).

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Lennox–Gastaut syndrome

Lennox–Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a childhood-onset epilepsy that most often appears between the second and sixth year of life.

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Liberation Day

Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day.

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List of environmental dates

This is a list of environmental dates.

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List of food days

This is a list of food days by country.

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List of holidays by country

Below are lists of public holidays by country.

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List of month-long observances

The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.

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List of national independence days

An Independence Day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state; more rarely after the end of a military occupation; and in the unique case of Singapore, expulsion from Malaysia.

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List of Teachers' Days

Teachers' Day is a special day for the appreciation of teachers, and may include celebrations to honor them for their special contributions in a particular field area, or the community in general.

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List of unofficial observances in New Zealand

Apart from the public holidays in New Zealand, usually celebrated by a paid day off work, there are a number of unofficial observances in New Zealand that are celebrated for days, weeks or months.

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List of vegetarian festivals

This is a list of vegetarian and vegan festivals, held in numerous locations around the globe to promote veganism and/or vegetarianism among the public and support and link individuals and organizations that practice, promote or endorse veganism or vegetarianism.

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Lists of holidays

Lists of holidays by various categorization.

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Llorenç Vidal Vidal

Llorenzo Vidal Vidal, majorcan poet, educator and pacifist, founded in 1964 the School Day of Non-violence and Peace (DENIP) a pioneering, non-state, non-governmental, non-official, independent, free and voluntary initiative of Non-violent and Pacifying Education, which is now practised in schools all over the world and in which centres of education, teachers and students of all levels and from all countries are invited to take part.

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Louie Louie

"Louie Louie" is an American rhythm and blues song written by Richard Berry in 1955 and best known for the 1963 hit version by The Kingsmen.

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Louis Braille

Louis Braille (4 January 1809 – 6 January 1852) was a French educator and inventor of a system of reading and writing for use by the blind or visually impaired.

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Luigi

() is a fictional character featured in video games and related media released by Nintendo.

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Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai (Malālah Yūsafzay: ملالہ یوسفزئی; ملاله یوسفزۍ; born 12 July 1997) is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate.

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Malaysia Day

Malaysia Day is held on 16 September every year to commemorate the establishment of the Malaysian federation on the same date in 1963.

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Malta

Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta), is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Mandela Day

Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela's birthday.

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Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, refers to events of the Carnival celebration, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday (known as Shrove Tuesday).

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May Day

May Day is a public holiday usually celebrated on 1 May.

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Möbius syndrome

Möbius syndrome (also spelt Moebius) is an extremely rare congenital neurological disorder which is characterized by facial paralysis and the inability to move the eyes from side to side.

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Memorial Day

Memorial Day or Decoration Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country's armed forces.

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Menstrual Hygiene Day

Menstrual Hygiene Day (MHD, MH Day in short) is an annual awareness day on May 28 to highlight the importance of good menstrual hygiene management (MHM).

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Mental Illness Awareness Week

Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) (also known as Mental Health Awareness Week) was established in 1990 by the U.S. Congress in recognition of efforts by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to educate and increase awareness about mental illness.

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Military Spouse Day

Military Spouse Day or Military Spouse Appreciation Day is celebrated on the Friday before Mother’s Day in the United States.

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Milton S. Hershey

Milton Snavely Hershey (September 13, 1857 – October 13, 1945) was an American confectioner and philanthropist.

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Ministry of External Affairs (India)

The Ministry of External Affairs of India (abbreviated as MEA), also known as the Foreign Ministry, is the government agency responsible for the conduct of foreign relations of India.

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Mischief Night

Mischief Night is an informal holiday on which certain children and teens engage in pranks and minor vandalism.

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Mole Day

Mole Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated among chemists, chemistry students and chemistry enthusiasts on October 23, between 6:02 a.m. and 6:02 p.m., making the date 6:02 10/23 in the American style of writing dates.

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Monkey Day

Monkey Day is an unofficial international holiday celebrated on December 14.

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Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society.

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (محمد علی جناح ALA-LC:, born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a lawyer, politician, and the founder of Pakistan.

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Multiple Sclerosis International Federation

The Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF) was established in 1967 as an international body linking the activities of National MS societies around the world.

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Nachos

Nachos is a dish from northern Mexico that consists of tortilla chips (or totopos) covered with cheese or a cheese-based sauce often served as a snack.

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Nader Anise

Nader Anise is an American lawyer and marketer based in Florida, known best as the founder and CEO of Nader Anise Lawyer Marketing.

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National Cancer Survivors Day

The National Cancer Survivors Day is a secular holiday celebrated on the first Sunday in June primarily in the United States of America.

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National Cat Day

National Cat Day was founded as a way to bring awareness to the number of homeless cats.

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National Coming Out Day

National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is an annual LGBTQ awareness day observed on October 11 and October 12 in some parts of the world.

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National Corndog Day

National Corndog Day is a celebration concerning basketball, the corn dog (A corn dog is usually a hot dog sausage coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter), Tater Tots, and American beer that occurs in March of every year on the first Saturday of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.

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National Dairy Goat Awareness Week

National Dairy Goat Awareness Week is an annual observance in the United States to promote awareness of dairy goats.

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National Dark-Sky Week

National Dark-Sky Week (NDSW), held during the week of the new moon in April, is a week during which people worldwide turn out their lights in order to observe the beauty of the night sky without light pollution.

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National day

A national day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a nation or non-sovereign country.

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National Day (Singapore)

The National Day of Singapore is celebrated every year on August 9, in commemoration of the Singapore's independence from Malaysia in the year 1965.

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National Day (United Arab Emirates)

National Day (اليوم الوطني) is celebrated on 2 December each year in the United Arab Emirates.

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National Day of Listening

The National Day of Listening is an unofficial day of observance where Americans are encouraged to set aside time to record the stories of their families, friends, and local communities.

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National day of mourning

A national day of mourning is a day marked by mourning and memorial activities observed among the majority of a country's populace.

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National Day of Sweden

National Day of Sweden (Sveriges nationaldag) is a national holiday observed in Sweden on 6 June every year.

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National Doctors' Day

The National Doctors' Day is a day celebrated to recognize the contributions of physicians to individual lives and communities.

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National Doughnut Day

National Doughnut Day, or National Donut Day - celebrated in the United States, is on the first Friday of June of each year, succeeding the Doughnut event created by The Salvation Army in Chicago in 1938 to honor those of their members who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I.Kevin Fagan February 31, 2009 SF Chronicle The holiday celebrates the doughnut.

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National Fried Chicken Day

National Fried Chicken Day is observed annually on July 6.

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National Honey Bee Day

National Honey Bee Day (formerly National Honey Bee Awareness Day) is an awareness day started by beekeepers in the United States to build community awareness of the bee industry, through education and promotion.

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National Hugging Day

National Hugging Day is an annual event dedicated to hugging.

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National Independence Day (Poland)

National Independence Day (Narodowe Święto Niepodległości) is a national day in Poland celebrated on 11 November to commemorate the anniversary of the restoration of Poland's sovereignty as the Second Polish Republic in 1918 from the German, Austrian and Russian Empires.

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National Map Reading Week

National Map Reading Week is an awareness campaign originally created by the Ordnance Survey, Britain's National Mapping Agency.

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National Masturbation Day

National Masturbation Day, also known as International Masturbation Day and in Britain and Australia as "Wankers Day", is an annual event celebrated on May 28, to protect and celebrate the right to masturbate.

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National Mathematics Day

In India, the day 'December 22 has been declared as the National Mathematics Day.

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National Paper Airplane Day

National Paper Airplane Day is an unofficial observance, celebrated on May 26 each year in the United States to commemorate the simple aeronautical toy.

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National Pig Day

National Pig Day is an event held annually on March 1 in the United States to celebrate the pig.

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National Pizza Month

National pizza month is an American observance that occurs for the month of October every year.

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National Poetry Day

National Poetry Day is a British campaign to promote poetry, including public performances.

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National Postcard Week

National Postcard Week is an annual event to promote the use of postcards, held in the first full week of May since 1984.

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National PTSD Awareness Day

National PTSD Awareness Day is a day dedicated to creating awareness regarding PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).

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National Regifting Day

National Regifting Day is an annual observance held each year on the Thursday before Christmas.

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National Religious Freedom Day

National Religious Freedom Day commemorates the Virginia General Assembly's adoption of Thomas Jefferson's landmark Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on January 16, 1786.

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National Science Day

National Science Day is celebrated in India on 28 February each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman on 28 February 1928.

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National Science Fiction Day

National Science Fiction Day is unofficially celebrated by many science fiction fans in the United States on January 2, which corresponds with the official birthdate of famed science fiction writer Isaac Asimov.

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National Sports Day

The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on 29 August each year.

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National Tea Day

National Tea Day is observed in the United Kingdom every year on 21 April to celebrate the drinking of tea.

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National Voters' Day

In order to encourage more young voters to take part in the political process, Government of India has decided to celebrate January 25 every year as "National Voters' Day" (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय मतदाता दिवस).

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National Wear Red Day

National Wear Red Day is a day in February when many people wear red to show their support for the awareness of heart disease.

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National Whistleblower Appreciation Day

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day is an annual recognition of whistleblowers whose actions have protected the American people from fraud or malfeasance.

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National Youth Day (India)

National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda.

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NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, also informally known and branded as NCAA March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 college basketball teams from the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), to determine the national championship.

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New moon

In astronomy, the new moon is the first lunar phase, when the Moon and Sun have the same ecliptic longitude.

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New Year's Eve

In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve (also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries), the last day of the year, is on 31 December which is the seventh day of Christmastide.

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Nickanan Night

Nickanan Night (sometimes called Hall Monday or Peasen Monday) is a Cornish feast, traditionally held during Shrovetide, specifically on the Monday before Lent.

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Normandy landings

The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II.

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North Korea

North Korea (Chosŏn'gŭl:조선; Hanja:朝鮮; Chosŏn), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (abbreviated as DPRK, PRK, DPR Korea, or Korea DPR), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

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Norwegian Constitution Day

Norwegian Constitution Day is the national day of Norway and is an official public holiday observed on May 17 each year.

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Nowruz

Nowruz (نوروز,; literally "new day") is the name of the Iranian New Year, also known as the Persian New Year, which is celebrated worldwide by various ethno-linguistic groups as the beginning of the New Year.

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Onam

Onam is an annual Hindu festival with origins in the state of Kerala in India.

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Organisation of African Unity

The Organisation of African Unity (OAU; Organisation de l'unité africaine (OUA)) was established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with 32 signatory governments.

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Pahela Baishakh

Pahela Baishakh (পহেলা বৈশাখ) or Bangla Nababarsha (বাংলা নববর্ষ, Bangla Nôbobôrsho) is the first day of Bengali Calendar.

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Pakistan Day

Pakistan Day (یوم پاکستان, lit. Yaum-e-Pakistan) or Pakistan Resolution Day, also Republic Day, is a national holiday in Pakistan commemorating the Lahore Resolution passed on 23 March 1940 and the adoption of the first constitution of Pakistan during the transition of the Dominion of Pakistan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on 23 March 1956 making Pakistan the world's first Islamic republic.

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Parental Alienation Awareness Day

April 25 has been chosen as Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD), part of a global awareness campaign to raise awareness about parental alienation.

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Parents' Day

Parents' Day is observed in South Korea (May 8) and in the United States (fourth Sunday of July).

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Patriot Day

In the United States, Patriot Day, observed as the National Day of Service and Remembrance, occurs on September 11 of each year in memory of the people killed in the September 11 attacks of 2001.

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Pi Day

Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant pi (pi).

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Plough Monday

Plough Monday is the traditional start of the English agricultural year.

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Pokhran-II

Pokhran-II was the series of five nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by India at the Indian Army's Pokhran Test Range in May 1998.

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Polar bear plunge

A polar bear plunge is an event held during the winter where participants enter a body of water despite the low temperature.

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Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II (Ioannes Paulus II; Giovanni Paolo II; Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła;; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) served as Pope and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 to 2005.

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Portugal Day

Portugal Day, officially Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities (Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas), is Portugal's National Day celebrated annually on 10 June.

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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Hindi: प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस, IAST: Pravāsī bhāratīya divas, English: Non-Resident Indian Day) is a celebratory day observed biennially (starting in 2015) on 9 January by the Republic of India to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community towards the development of India.

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Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is a day of remembrance for pregnancy loss and infant death, which includes, however is not limited to, miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, and the death of a newborn.

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Presentation of Jesus at the Temple

The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple is an early episode in the life of Jesus, describing his presentation at the Temple in Jerusalem in order to officially induct him into Judaism, that is celebrated by many Christian Churches on the holiday of Candlemas.

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Proclamation of Indonesian Independence

The Proclamation of Indonesian Independence (Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Indonesia, or simply Proklamasi) was read at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, 17 August 1945.

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Professional Engineers Day (U.S.)

Professional Engineers Day was launched by the National Society of Professional Engineers in 2016 to celebrate and raise public awareness of the contributions of licensed professional engineers in the United States.

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Public Domain Day

Public Domain Day is an observance of when copyrights expire and works enter into the public domain.

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Public health

Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals".

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Public holidays in Botswana

Public holidays in the Botswana are largely controlled by government sector employers who are given paid time off.

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Purnima

Purnima (also called Poornima, Pournima, Bangla: পূর্ণিমা, Sanskrit: पूर्णिमा (IAST: pūrṇimā)) is the Indian and Nepali word for full moon, while in Indonesian it is known as Purnama.

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Purple Day

Purple Day is a global grassroots event formed with the intention to increase worldwide awareness of epilepsy, and to dispel common myths and fears of the neurological disorder.

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Queen's Official Birthday

The Queen's Official Birthday, or the King's Official Birthday, is the selected day in some Commonwealth realms on which the birthday of the monarch (currently Elizabeth II) is officially celebrated in those countries.

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Quinoa

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa; (or, from Quechua kinwa or kinuwa) is a flowering plant in the amaranth family. It is a herbaceous annual plant grown as a grain crop primarily for its edible seeds. Quinoa is not a grass, but rather a pseudocereal botanically related to spinach and amaranth (Amaranthus spp.). Quinoa provides protein, dietary fiber, B vitamins, and dietary minerals in rich amounts above those of wheat, corn, rice or oats. It is gluten-free. After harvest, the seeds are processed to remove the bitter-tasting outer seed coat. Quinoa originated in the Andean region of northwestern South America, and was domesticated 3,000 to 4,000 years ago for human consumption in the Lake Titicaca basin of Peru and Bolivia, though archaeological evidence shows livestock uses 5,200 to 7,000 years ago.

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Random Acts of Kindness Day

Random Acts of Kindness Day is a day to celebrate and encourage random acts of kindness.

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Rare Disease Day

Rare Disease Day is an observance held on the last day of February to raise awareness for rare diseases and improve access to treatment and medical representation for individuals with rare diseases and their families.

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Record Store Day

Record Store Day is an annual event inaugurated in 2007 and held on one Saturday every April to "celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store".

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Red Hand Day

On Red Hand Day or the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, February 12 each year, pleas are made to political leaders and events are staged around the world to draw attention to child soldiers: children under the age of 18 who participate in military organizations of all kinds.

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Reformation Day

Reformation Day is a Protestant Christian religious holiday celebrated on October 31, alongside All Hallows' Eve (Halloween) during the triduum of Allhallowtide, in remembrance of the onset of the Reformation.

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Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day (sometimes known informally as Poppy Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth of Nations member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty.

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Remembrance of the Dead

Remembrance of the Dead (Dodenherdenking) is held annually on May 4 in the Netherlands.

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Robert Burns

Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known as Rabbie Burns, the Bard of Ayrshire, Ploughman Poet and various other names and epithets, was a Scottish poet and lyricist.

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RUOK? Day

R U OK? Day is a national day of action in September (held on the second Thursday - in 2018 Thursday 13 September) dedicated to reminding people to ask family, friends and colleagues the question, "R U OK?", in a meaningful way, because connecting regularly and meaningfully is one thing everyone can do to make a difference to anyone who might be struggling.

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Saint David's Day

Saint David's Day (Dydd Gŵyl Dewi) is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March, the date of Saint David's death in 589 AD.

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Saint George's Day

Saint George's Day, also known as the Feast of Saint George, is the feast day of Saint George as celebrated by various Christian Churches and by the several nations, kingdoms, countries, and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint.

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis, also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country in the West Indies.

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Saint Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Lá Fhéile Pádraig, "the Day of the Festival of Patrick"), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (AD 385–461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.

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Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, la Saint-Jean, Fête nationale du Québec) is a holiday celebrated on June 24 in the Canadian province of Quebec and by French Canadians across Canada and the United States.

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Sami National Day

The Sami National Day (Sámi álbmotbeaivi, Säämi aalmugpeivi, Saa´mi meersažpei´vv, Saemiej åålmegebiejjie, Samenes nasjonaldag, Samernas nationaldag, Saamelaisten kansallispäivä) is an ethnic national day for the Sami people that falls on February 6 as this date was when the first Sámi congress was held in 1917 in Trondheim, Norway.

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Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by abnormal social behavior and failure to understand reality.

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School Day of Non-violence and Peace

The School Day of Non-violence and Peace (or DENIP, acronym from Catalan-Balearic: Dia Escolar de la No-violència i la Pau), is an observance founded by the Spanish poet Llorenç Vidal Vidal in Majorca in 1964 as a starting point and support for a pacifying and non-violent education of a permanent character.

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Scouts' Day

Scouts' Day or Guides' Day is a generic term for special days observed by members of the Scouting movement throughout the year.

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Self-injury Awareness Day

Self-injury Awareness Day (SIAD) (also known as Self-Harm Awareness Day) is a grassroots annual global awareness event / campaign on March 1, where on this day, and in the weeks leading up to it and after, some people choose to be more open about their own self-harm, and awareness organizations make special efforts to raise awareness about self-harm and self-injury.

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Sharpeville massacre

The Sharpeville massacre was an event which occurred on 21 March 1960, at the police station in the South African township of Sharpeville in Transvaal (today part of Gauteng).

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Shrove Monday

Shrove Monday, sometimes known as Collopy Monday, Rose Monday, Merry Monday or Hall Monday, is a Christian observance falling on the Monday before Ash Wednesday every year.

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Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday (also known in Commonwealth countries and Ireland as Pancake Tuesday or Pancake day) is the day in February or March immediately preceding Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent), which is celebrated in some countries by consuming pancakes.

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Siblings Day

Siblings Day (sometimes called National Siblings Day or National Sibling Day) is a holiday recognized annually in some parts of the United States on April 10, honoring the relationships of siblings.

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Sickle cell disease

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of blood disorders typically inherited from a person's parents.

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Singles Awareness Day

Singles Awareness Day (or Singles Appreciation Day) is a holiday celebrated by single people.

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Sinterklaas

Sinterklaas or Sint-Nicolaas is a legendary figure based on Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children.

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Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors and is taller than approximately.

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Software Freedom Day

Software Freedom Day (SFD) is an annual worldwide celebration of Free Software organized by Digital Freedom Foundation.

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South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國; Daehan Minguk,; lit. "The Great Country of the Han People"), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and lying east to the Asian mainland.

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Spiritual Assembly

Spiritual Assembly is a term given by `Abdu'l-Bahá to refer to elected councils that govern the Bahá'í Faith.

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St Piran's Day

St Piran's Day (Gool Peran) is the national day of Cornwall, held on 5 March every year.

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Star Wars Day

Star Wars Day, May4, celebrates George Lucas' Star Wars.

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Steak and Blowjob Day

Steak and Blowjob Day (sometimes Steak & BJ Day or Steak and Knobber Day) is a satirical holiday created in the United States as a male response to Valentine's Day and celebrated a month later, on 14 March.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stephen Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

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System Administrator Appreciation Day

System Administrator Appreciation Day, also known as Sysadmin Day, SysAdminDay, or Sysmas, is an annual event created by system administrator Ted Kekatos.

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Take Your Dog to Work Day

Take Your Dog to Work Day (TYDTWDay) was created by Pet Sitters International and first celebrated in 1999.

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Texas Independence Day

Texas Independence Day is the celebration of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836.

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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and Liberia.

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Thanksgiving (United States)

Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a public holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.

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The Princess Bride (film)

The Princess Bride is a 1987 American romantic comedy fantasy adventure film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner, starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant, and Christopher Guest.

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The Twelfth

The Twelfth (also called the Glorious Twelfth or Orangemen's Day) is a Protestant celebration held on 12 July.

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Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War

The Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War (May 8 and May 9) is an annual international day of remembrance designated by of the United Nations General Assembly on November 22, 2004.

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Tolkien Reading Day

Tolkien Reading Day is an annual event, launched by The Tolkien Society in 2003, that takes place on 25 March.

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Total Defence

Total Defence (or TD) is the name of Singapore's comprehensive defence strategy, adapted from countries like Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Ukraine and Russia.

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Towel Day

Towel Day is celebrated every year on 25 May as a tribute to the author Douglas Adams by his fans.

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Trafalgar Day

Trafalgar Day is the celebration of the victory won by the Royal Navy, commanded by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, over the combined French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.

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Transgender Day of Remembrance

The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), also known as the International Transgender Day of Remembrance, is observed annually on November 20 as a day to memorialize those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia and to draw attention to the continued violence endured by the transgender community.

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Transit Driver Appreciation Day

Transit Driver Appreciation Day is an annual event to celebrate the public service of public transit vehicle operators.

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Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is a twin island sovereign state that is the southernmost nation of the West Indies in the Caribbean.

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Tynwald Day

Tynwald Day (Laa Tinvaal) is the National Day of the Isle of Man, usually observed on 5 July (if this is a Saturday or Sunday, then on the following Monday).

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UN English Language Day

UN English Language Day is observed annually on 23 April.

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UN French Language Day

UN French Language Day is observed annually on 20 March.

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UN Women

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for the empowerment of women.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.

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UNIMA

UNIMA (Union Internationale de la Marionnette - International Puppetry Association) was founded in Prague in 1929 (the then Czechoslovak magazine Loutkář was UNIMA's first official journal in years 1929-1930).

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.

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United Nations Day

United Nations Day is devoted to making known to people of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations Organization.

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United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

The Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) 2005-2014 was an Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) initiative of the United Nations.

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United Nations Decade on Biodiversity

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011–20 the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (Resolution 65/161).

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United Nations Economic and Social Council

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC; Conseil économique et social des Nations unies, CESNU) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, responsible for coordinating the economic, social, and related work of 15 UN specialized agencies, their functional commissions and five regional commissions.

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United Nations Environment Programme

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is an agency of United Nations and coordinates its environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices.

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United Nations General Assembly

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA; Assemblée Générale AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), the only one in which all member nations have equal representation, and the main deliberative, policy-making and representative organ of the UN.

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United Nations Literacy Decade

UNESCO leads the United Nations Literacy Decade (UNLD) under the slogan of “Literacy as Freedom”.

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United Nations Regional Information Centre

The United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) is one of 63 United Nations Information Centres (UNICs) around the world.

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United Nations Year for Tolerance

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 1995 the United Nations Year for Tolerance with UNESCO as the lead organization.

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United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992.

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United States National Maritime Day

National Maritime Day is a United States holiday created to recognize the maritime industry.

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V-Day (movement)

V-Day, February 14, is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls started by author, playwright and activist Eve Ensler.

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Vaccination Week In The Americas

Vaccination Week In The Americas (VWA) is an annual public health campaign by the member states of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to promote equity and access to immunization.

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Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14.

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Verghese Kurien

Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012), known as the 'Father of the White Revolution' in India, was a social entrepreneur whose "billion-litre idea", Operation Flood – the world's largest agricultural dairy development programme, made dairy farming India's largest self-sustaining industry and the largest rural employment provider, being a third of all rural income, with benefits of raising incomes and credit, riddance of debt dependence, nutrition, education, health, gender parity and empowerment, breakdown of caste barriers and grassroots democracy and leadership.

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Vesak

Vesak (Pali: Vesākha, Vaiśākha), also known as Buddha Purnima and Buddha Day, is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists and some Hindus on different days in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tibet, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia and the Philippines and in China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam as "Buddha's Birthday" as well as in other parts of the world.

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Victory day of Bangladesh

Victory day (বিজয় দিবস Bijôy Dibôs) is a national holiday in Bangladesh celebrated on December 16 to commemorate the victory of the allied forces over the Pakistani forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.

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Victory in Europe Day

Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day or simply V Day, celebrated on May 8, 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.

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Victory over Japan Day

Victory over Japan Day (also known as V-J Day, Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect ending the war.

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Waitangi Day

Waitangi Day is the national day of New Zealand, and commemorates the signing, on 6 February 1840, of the Treaty of Waitangi.

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Washington's Birthday

Washington's Birthday is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States, who was born on February 22, 1732.

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Water for Life Decade

The United Nations General Assembly, in December 2003, proclaimed the years 2005-2015 as the International Decade for Action ‘Water for Life’.

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White Cane Safety Day

A long white cane, the symbol of White Cane Safety Day White Cane Safety Day is a national observance in the United States, celebrated on October 15 of each year since 1964.

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White Day

White Day is a day that is marked in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and China on March 14, one month after Valentine's Day.

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Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a multilingual, web-based, free encyclopedia that is based on a model of openly editable content.

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Winter solstice

The winter solstice (or hibernal solstice), also known as midwinter, is an astronomical phenomenon marking the day with the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year.

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Women's Equality Day

Nancy Pelosi, Anna Eshoo, Barbara Lee and Jackie Speier on the 96th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, when women won the right to vote. Women's Equality Day is celebrated in the United States on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.

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Workers' Memorial Day

Workers' Memorial Day, International Workers' Memorial Day or International Commemoration Day (ICD) for Dead and Injured or Day of Mourning takes place annually around the world on April 28, an international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work.

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World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease.

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World AIDS Vaccine Day

World AIDS Vaccine Day, also known as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, is observed annually on May 18.

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World Anaesthesia Day

World Anesthesia Day commemorates the first successful demonstration of ether anesthesia on October 16, 1846.

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World Animal Day

World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually on October 4, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.

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World Asthma Day

World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.

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World Autism Awareness Day

World Autism Awareness Day is an internationally recognized day on 2 April every year, encouraging Member States of the United Nations to take measures to raise awareness about people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) throughout the world.

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World Ballet Day

World Ballet Day is an annual celebration of ballet held since 2014 in the first week of October.

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World Bee Day

World Bee Day is celebrated on May 20.

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World Bicycle Day

The World Bicycle Day is on 3 June.

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World Blood Donor Day

Every year on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD).

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World Book Day

World Book Day or World Book and Copyright Day (also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Days) is a yearly event on April 23rd, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to promote reading, publishing and copyright.

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World Breastfeeding Week

World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is an annual celebration which is being held every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 120 countries.

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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.

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World Cerebral Palsy Day

Cerebral Palsy Day is an social movement and a day to celebrate and affirm the lives of the 17 million people living with cerebral palsy (CP).

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World Chocolate Day

World Chocolate Day, referred to, in some instances, as International Chocolate Day, is an annual observance that occurs globally on 7 July.

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World Contact Day

World Contact Day was first declared in March 1953 by an organization called the International Flying Saucer Bureau (IFSB), as a day on which all IFSB members would attempt to send a telepathic message into space.

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World Day Against Child Labour

The World Day Against Child Labour is an International Labour Organization (ILO)-sanctioned holiday first launched in 2002 aiming to raise awareness and activism to prevent child labour.

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World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage takes place every 27 October.

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World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

The World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is a United Nations–sanctioned international holiday for the promotion of diversity issues.

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World Day for International Justice

World Day for International Justice, also referred to as Day of International Criminal Justice or International Justice Day, is an international day celebrated throughout the world on July 17 as part of an effort to recognize the emerging system of international criminal justice.

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World Day for Laboratory Animals

World Day For Animals In Laboratories (WDAIL) (also known as World Lab Animal Day) is observed every year on 24 April.

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World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

The for Road Traffic Victims takes place on the third Sunday in November every year as the appropriate acknowledgment of victims of road traffic crashes and their families.

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World Day of Social Justice

Social Equality Justice day is a day recognizing the need to promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion and unemployment.

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World Day of the Sick

The World Day of the Sick is a feast day of the Roman Catholic Church which was instituted on May 13, 1992 by Pope John Paul II.

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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is a United Nations observance each June 17.

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World Development Information Day

In 1972, the United Nations General Assembly decided to institute a World Development Information Day coinciding with United Nations Day on October 24.

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World Diabetes Day

World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign focusing on diabetes mellitus and is held on November 14 each year.

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World Down Syndrome Day

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is observed on March 21.

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World Emoji Day

World Emoji Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated on July 17.

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World Environment Day

World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on the 5th of June every year, and is the United Nation's principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of our environment.

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World Fair Trade Organization

The World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), formerly the International Federation of Alternative Traders ("IFAT"), was created in 1989 and is a global association of 324 organizations in over 70 countries.

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World Federation of Hemophilia

The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with hemophilia (also spelled haemophilia) and other genetic bleeding disorders.

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World Food Day

World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945.

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World Freedom Day (United States)

World Freedom Day is a United States federal observance declared by then-President George W. Bush to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe.

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World Habitat Day

World Habitat Day is observed every year on the first Monday of October throughout the world.

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World Health Day

The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as other related organisations.

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World Health Observances

International Observances denote a period to observe an issue of international interest or concern.

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World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO; French: Organisation mondiale de la santé) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health.

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World Heart Federation

The World Heart Federation (WHF) is a nongovernmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland.

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World Hello Day

World Hello Day is a secular holiday observed annually on November 21, to express that conflicts should be resolved through communication rather than the use of force.

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World Hepatitis Day

World Hepatitis Day, observed on July 28 every year, aims to raise global awareness of hepatitis — a group of infectious diseases known as Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E — and encourage prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

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World Hijab Day

World Hijab Day is an annual event founded by Nazma Khan in 2013.

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World Humanist Day

World Humanist Day is a Humanist holiday celebrated annually around the world on the June solstice, which usually falls on June 21.

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World Humanitarian Day

World Humanitarian Day is a day dedicated to recognize humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives working for humanitarian causes.

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World Hydrography Day

World Hydrography Day, 21 June, was adopted by the International Hydrographic Organization as an annual celebration to publicise the work of hydrographers and the importance of hydrography.

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World Immunization Week

World Immunization Week is a global public health campaign to raise awareness and increase rates of immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases around the world.

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World Information Society Day

World Information Society Day was proclaimed to be on 17 May by a United Nations General Assembly resolution, following the 2005 World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis.

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World Intellectual Property Day

World Intellectual Property Day is observed annually on 26 April.

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World Intellectual Property Organization

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN).

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World Interfaith Harmony Week

World Interfaith Harmony Week is a UN resolution for a worldwide week of interfaith harmony proposed in 2010 by King Abdullah II and Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad of Jordan.

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World Kidney Day

World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of the kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.

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World Kindness Day

World Kindness Day is an international observance on 13 November.

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World Laughter Day

World Laughter Day takes place on the first Sunday of May of every year.

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World Leprosy Day

World Leprosy Day is observed internationally every year on the last Sunday of January to increase the public awareness of the Leprosy or Hansen's Disease.

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World Malaria Day

World Malaria Day (WMD) is an international observance commemorated every year on 25 April and recognizes global efforts to control malaria.

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World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day (10 October) is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma.

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World Milk Day

World Milk Day is a day established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to recognise the importance of milk as a global food.

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World Mosquito Day

World Mosquito Day, observed annually on 20 August, is a commemoration of British doctor Sir Ronald Ross's discovery in 1897 that female mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans.

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World NGO Day

World NGO Day is an international calendar day annually observed on the 27th of February.

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World NGO Day internationally

Each year the World NGO Day (International Day of NGOs) is observed around the world on 27 February.

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World No Tobacco Day

World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed around the world every year on 31 May.

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World Obesity Day

World Obesity Day is observed globally on 11 October with the view of promoting practical solutions to end the global obesity crisis.

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World Oceans Day

World Oceans Day takes place every 8 June.

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World Oral Health Day

World Oral Health Day is observed annually on 20 March, and launches a year-long campaign dedicated to raising global awareness of the issues around oral health and the importance of oral hygiene so that governments, health associations and the general public can work together to achieve healthier mouths and happier lives.

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World Osteoporosis Day

World Osteoporosis Day is observed annually on October 20th, and launches a year-long campaign dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease.

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World Philosophy Day

World Philosophy Day was proclaimed by UNESCO to be celebrated every 3rd Thursday of November.

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World Physical Therapy Day

World Physical Therapy Day is observed to generate awareness about the crucial contribution physical therapists make to society, enabling people to be mobile, well, and independent.

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World Pneumonia Day

World Pneumonia Day (12 November) provides an annual forum for the world to stand together and demand action in the fight against pneumonia.

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World Poetry Day

World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March, and was declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999.

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World Population Day

World Population day is an annual event, observed on July 11 every year, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues.

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World Post Day

World Post day happens each year on October 9, This date is the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), which started in 1874 in Switzerland.

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World Prematurity Day

World Prematurity Day is observed on 17 November each year to raise awareness of preterm birth and the concerns of preterm babies and their families worldwide.

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World Press Freedom Day

The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day or just World Press Day to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and marking the anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, a statement of free press principles put together by African newspaper journalists in Windhoek in 1991.

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World Puppetry Day

World Puppetry Day comes every March 21.

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World Rabies Day

World Rabies Day is an international awareness campaign coordinated by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control, a non-profit organization with headquarters in the United States.

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World Radio Day

World Radio Day is an observance day held annually on 13 February.

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World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is an annual celebration of the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

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World Refugee Day

World Refugee Day, international observance observed June 20 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world.

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World Religion Day

World Religion Day is an observance initiated in 1950 by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, celebrated worldwide on the third Sunday in January each year.

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World Science Day for Peace and Development

World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the important role that science has in society and is celebrated each year on November 10.

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World Sight Day

World Sight Day, observed annually on the second Thursday of October, is a global event meant to draw attention on blindness and vision impairment.

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World Sleep Day

World Sleep Day (the Friday before the northern hemisphere vernal equinox) is an annual event organized by the World Sleep Day Committee of the World Sleep Society, formerly World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM), since 2008.

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World Smile Day

World Smile Day® is celebrated on the first Friday in the month of October every year.

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World Sparrow Day

World Sparrow Day is a day designated to raise awareness of the house sparrow and then other common birds to urban environments, and of threats to their populations, observed on 20 March.

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World Standards Day

World Standards Day (or International Standards Day) is celebrated internationally each year on 14 October.

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World Statistics Day

World Statistics Day was celebrated for the first time on 20 October 2010 worldwide.

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World Stroke Day

World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to underscore the serious nature and high rates of stroke, raise awareness of the prevention and treatment of the condition, and ensure better care and support for survivors.

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World Students' Day

The most loved President of India, Dr.

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World Suicide Prevention Day

World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the world since 2003.

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World Teachers' Day

World Teachers' Day, also known as International Teachers Day, is held annually on October 5.

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World Television Day

In December 1996 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 November as World Television Day commemorating the date on which the first World Television Forum was held in 1996.

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World Theatre Day

World Theatre Day (WTD) is celebrated on 27 March.

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World Thinking Day

World Thinking Day, formerly Thinking Day, is celebrated annually on 22 February by all Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

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World Toilet Day

World Toilet Day (WTD) is an official United Nations international observance day on 19 November to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis.

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World Tourism Day

Since 1980, the United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated World Tourism Day as international observances on September 27.

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World Tuberculosis Day

World Tuberculosis Day, observed on 24 March each year, is designed to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease.

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World Turtle Day

The purpose of World Turtle Day, May 23, sponsored yearly since 2000 by American Tortoise Rescue, is to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive.

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World UFO Day

World UFO Day is an awareness day for people to gather together and watch the skies for unidentified flying objects.

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World Vasectomy Day

World Vasectomy Day (WVD) is an annual event to raise global awareness of vasectomy as a male-oriented solution to prevent unintended pregnancies.

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World Vegan Day

World Vegan Day is an annual event celebrated by vegans around the world every 1 November.

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World Vegetarian Day

World Vegetarian Day is observed annually around the planet on October 1.

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World Veterinary Year 2011

World Veterinary Year was celebrated in 2011, in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the world’s first veterinary school in Lyon, France, in 1761.

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World Vitiligo Day

The World Vitiligo Day, observed on June 25, is an initiative aimed to build global awareness about vitiligo.

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World Voice Day

World Voice Day (WVD) is a worldwide annual event that takes place on April 16 devoted to the celebration of the phenomenon of voice.

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World Water Day

World Water Day is an annual UN observance day (always on 22 March) that highlights the importance of freshwater.

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World Water Monitoring Day

World Water Monitoring Day was established in 2003 by America's Clean Water Foundation (ACWF) as a global educational outreach program.

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World Wetlands Day

World Wetlands Day occurs annually on February 2nd, marking the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on February 2, 1971.

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World Wide Day of Genital Autonomy

The World Wide Day of Genital Autonomy (WWDOGA) is a campaign day to oppose circumcision of infants initiated by the German "Facharbeitskreis Beschneidungsbetroffener im MOGiS e.V.". Since 2013, it is celebrated on each 7 May in many countries and regarded by the press.

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World Wide Knit in Public Day

World Wide Knit in Public Day was started in 2005 by Danielle Landes and takes place on the second Saturday of June each year.

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World Wildlife Day

On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) decided to proclaim 3 March, the day of the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), as World Wildlife Day, which was proposed by Thailand, to celebrate and raise awareness of the world's wild fauna and flora.

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World Year of Physics 2005

The year 2005 was named the World Year of Physics, also known as Einstein Year, in recognition of the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's "Miracle Year", in which he published four landmark papers, and the subsequent advances in the field of physics.

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X-Day (Church of the SubGenius)

X-Day is a traditional part of the Church of the SubGenius, a religion formed as a parody of cults and extreme religious groups, and their pamphlets and claims.

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Year of the Dolphin

The year 2007 (extended to 2008) was proposed and declared as the (International) Year of the Dolphin by the United Nations and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), along with the UN Convention on Migratory Species, and its specialized agreements on dolphin conservation ACCOBAMS and ASCOBANS and the WDCS.

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Yorkshire Day

Yorkshire Day is celebrated on 1 August to promote the historic English county of Yorkshire It was celebrated in 1975, by the Yorkshire Ridings Society, initially in Beverley, as "a protest movement against the Local Government re-organisation of 1974".

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Youth Day

Youth Day is a holiday dedicated to the youths of a country.

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Youth Homelessness Matters Day

Youth Homelessness Matters Day According to the National Youth Coalition for Housing the next Youth Homelessness Maters day will be held on 18th April, 2018.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California.

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1965

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420 (cannabis culture)

420, 4:20, or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) is a code-term in cannabis culture that refers to the consumption of cannabis, especially smoking cannabis around the time 4:20 p.m. (or 16:20 in 24-hour notation) and smoking cannabis in celebration on the date April 20 (which is 4/20 in U.S. form).

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References

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