List of unofficial observances by date
This is a list of unofficial observances or holidays attached to specific dates (fixed or movable), organized by date for easy reference.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 26th of each month | Furo no hi (day of bathing: Japan)[1] |
| Christmas in August | |
| Christmas in July | |
| January (first Monday of the year) | Handsel Monday[2] |
| January 7 | Distaff Day |
| January 15 | Wikipedia Day[3] |
| January 16 | National Religious Freedom Day (USA) |
| January 21 | National Hugging Day (USA) |
| January 28 | Data Privacy Day |
| January 30 (or closest school day) | School Day of Non-violence and Peace |
| January 31 | Street Children's Day |
| February (first Saturday) | Ice Cream for Breakfast Day |
| February 12 | Darwin Day |
| February 13, 14 or 15 | Singles Awareness Day |
| February 17 | Random Acts of Kindness Day (USA) |
| February 22 | World Thinking Day |
| February 26 (celebrated on 26th in UK, on first Friday in February in USA) | National Wear Red Day |
| March (first Saturday of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship) | National Corndog Day (USA) |
| March 10 or Friday of first full week | Middle Name Pride Day[4] |
| March 14 | Pi Day |
| March 19 | Client's Day |
| March 25 | Tolkien Reading Day |
| Monday before Shrove Tuesday | Nickanan Night, Collop Monday. Hall' Monday[5] |
| April (North America: Wednesday of last full week) | Administrative Professionals' Day |
| April 1 | April Fools' Day; Edible Book Festival |
| April (Week of new moon) | National Dark-Sky Week (USA) |
| April 14 | Black Day (South Korea) |
| April 16 | Foursquare Day |
| April (19th, 18th and 17th have been used) | Record Store Day |
| April 20 | 420 (cannabis culture) |
| April 22 (UK) | Administrative Professionals' Day |
| April 22 | Earth Day |
| April 25 | DNA day |
| April 26 | Hug A Friend Day[6] |
| April 30 | Honesty Day (USA) |
| May (first Sunday) | World Laughter Day |
| May (first full week) | National Postcard Week (USA) |
| May 4 | Star Wars Day |
| May 6 | International No Diet Day |
| May (Saturday of third full week) | National Heritage Breeds Day[7] (USA) |
| May 25 | Geek Pride Day; Towel Day |
| May 26 | National Paper Airplane Day (USA) |
| June 5 | National Donut Day (USA) |
| June 12 | Anne Frank Day[8] |
| June 16 | Bloomsday |
| June 18 | Autistic Pride Day |
| June 20–21 (Solstice) | International Surfing Day |
| June 21 | Go Skateboarding Day |
| June 28 (Also October 22) | CAPS LOCK DAY |
| July (First Saturday) | International Free Hugs Day |
| July 5 | X-Day (Church of the SubGenius) |
| July 22 | Pi Approximation Day |
| July (last Friday) | System Administrator Appreciation Day |
| August (first Sunday) | International Friendship Day |
| August (first Friday) | International Beer Day |
| September (third Saturday) | Software Freedom Day |
| September 1 | Random Acts of Kindness Day (New Zealand) |
| September 5 | International Bacon Day |
| September 13 | International Chocolate Day, on the birthday of Milton S. Hershey.[9][10][11] |
| September 19 | International Talk Like a Pirate Day |
| September 22 | Hobbit Day |
| September 28 | Ask a Stupid Question Day |
| October 1-31 | National Pizza Month |
| October (first friday) | World Smile Day |
| October 9 | World Post Day |
| October 21 (2015 only) | Back to the Future Day |
| October 21 | International Day of the Nacho |
| October 22 (also June 28) | CAPS LOCK DAY |
| October 23 | Mole Day |
| October 30 | Mischief Night |
| November - December (Second Friday after Thanksgiving) | International Sweater Vestival |
| November (first Friday in November) | Love Your Lawyer Day[12] |
| November (Day after Thanksgiving) | National Day of Listening (USA) |
| November 17 | International Students' Day |
| November 25–26 | Buy Nothing Day |
| December (Thursday before Christmas) | National Regifting Day (USA) |
| December 14 | Monkey Day |
| December 23 | Festivus |
References
- ↑ 風呂の日（furo no hi）： Day of Bath
- ↑ The Book of Days, edited by Robert Chambers, page 52, Lippencott, Philadelphia, 1863
- ↑ "Today's Top 10: Observances for January". Delco Times. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ Perez, Sandra (March 10, 2011). "Happy Middle Name Pride Day". The Examiner.
- ↑ Notes & Queries Vol 12, July - December 1855, G. Bell, entry for Oct. 20, 1855
- ↑ ABC4 News - Hug a Friend Day - And the health benefits of hugging
- ↑ "National Heritage Breeds Week". The Livestock Conservancy. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ Rosenfeld, Alvin H. (2011). The end of the Holocaust. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 97. ISBN 9780253000927. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ ""September 2008 dates to celebrate"". Creative Forecasting 20 (7-12): 6. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
International Chocolate Day - This day celebrates the birth anniversary of Milton Hershey (1857 - 1945)
- ↑ Marks, Ginger (2010). Weird and Wacky Holiday Marketing Guide. p. 58. ISBN 9780982600573. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ Pandey, Anita (2012). Language building blocks : essential linguistics for early childhood educators. New York: Teachers College Press. p. 88. ISBN 9780807753552. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ "A Day for Spreading Love to Lawyers Everywhere". bol.bna.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
See also
- New Zealand list of Unofficial Observances
- List of food days
- International observance
- Lists of holidays
- Awareness day
- List of commemorative days
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