All - Leep Calendar

In January, the United States hosts National Teen Cancer Awareness Week, a fundraiser to raise awareness about teen cancer and treatments. Cancer is a leading cause of death for children between 15 and 19.

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Ati-Atihan Festival (PH): January 16 - 21

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With music, dance, street parades, and more color than your eyes can count, the Philippines' annual Ati-Atihan Festival is a delight. Celebrating the peace pact between the indigenous Ati of Panay and the Malay people and infant Jesus (added later by missionaries), this five-day event in Kalibo remains one of the most anticipated festivals of the year. Header Image: Herbert Kikoy, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

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Day without a Scalpel, Ntl (1964): January 16

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American surgeon Charles Dotter performed the first angioplasty procedure on a leg, without a scalpel, in Portland, Oregon, on January 16, 1964. He changed how surgery. Day Without a Scalpel occurs each year to honor his advancements in medical science.

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Dragon, Appreciate A Dragon Day: January 16

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Appreciate a Dragon Day or Dragon Day celebrates the mythical creatures called dragons. This event was created by children's author Donita K Paul to promote reading among children.

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Economic Forum, World (CH): January 16-20

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The World Economic Forum meets once a year and is attended by leading politicians, policymakers, and business people from around the world. Its primary goal is promoting Public-Private Cooperation in initiatives that create a better world for all. The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas. It was established in 1971 as a not-for-profit in Geneva, Switzerland. The Forum strives in all its efforts to demonstrate entrepreneurship in the global public interest while upholding the highest standards of governance. Moral and intellectual integrity is at the heart of everything it does. PLEASE NOTE: Treat all televised and venue-specific events (sporting, concerts, trade shows, etc.) as estimated. Several factors can cause an event to move dates at the last minute, including weather, strikes, natural disasters, political upheaval, conflicting programming, pandemics, and current events. Because of this, always verify the event with the promotor before committing resources. LEEP often estimates dates based on the previous year's schedules, as the final dates are only a few months, weeks, or days before the event. If the date is known to be estimated, you will see an (est) following the date in the title.

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European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week: January 16-22

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Every day women lose their life to Cervical Cancer, and nine are diagnosed with it in the United Kingdom. Yet 75% of instances can be prevented with an annual pap smear and the HPV vaccination if you're a girl between 11 and 18. European Cervical Cancer Awareness Week is about educating women about what they can do to avoid this cancer and how to recognize its signs. European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week originally ran in the United Kingdom and is now observed throughout the European Union.

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Fig Newton Day, Ntl.: January 16

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A Fig Newton is a soft cookie filled with fig jam made possible by a machine invented in 1891. James Henry Mitchell invented the machine that funneled the dough and jam into two separate channels, producing an endless tube of dough that encased the jam. The tube is divided into smaller pieces, and the Kennedy Biscuit Works were the first company to use Mitchell's invention to mass-produce the cookies. Called initially "Newton," its name was later changed to Fig Newton after the Massachusetts town of Newton.

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Haru-No-Yabuiri (JP): January 16

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Haru-No-Yabuiri is similar to the English tradition of Boxing Day, where the gentry gave servants a day off to visit their families during the Christmas holiday. In Japan, all the workers who had to work through the holidays are given a day off in January, and that day is Haru-No-Yabuiri.

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Hot & Spicy Food Day, Intl.: January 16

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International Hot and Spicy Food Day honor all the unique hot and spicy foods, whether they are part of Mexican cuisine, Indian cuisine, and many others.

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John Chilembwe Day (MW)(1995): January 16

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John Chilembwe was a Baptist pastor who helped lead an uprising against British colonial rule in now Malawi (Nyasaland). The rebellion lasted from January 23 through the 26th, 1915. Though the revolt would fail, Chilembwe was shot by the police and died on February 3, 1915—his efforts, however, did not die. January 16 is set aside each year as a day of remembrance of him. Chilembwe is a national holiday ordained on January 16, 1995.

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Martin Luther King Holiday: January 16

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The US government first organized the Martin Luther King Holiday in 1986 to celebrate the civil rights leader's life and significant contributions to Western society. King was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. The national holiday moves to allow for a three-day weekend in the United States. Dr. Martin Luther King was an American pastor who rose to prominence in the 1950s as a voice for social justice and equal rights. His distinctive auditory style galvanized an entire movement and played a vital role in the 1964 Civil Rights act, which discriminated against persons based on race, ethnicity, origin, religion, or sex as a crime. He is considered one of the most influential people of the 20th century. Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968.

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Nothing Day, Ntl.: January 16

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Today is National Nothing Day. Proposed in 1972 by San Francisco Examiner columnist Harold Pullman Coffin, it is the day to provide Americans with one National day when they can sit without celebrating, observing, or honoring anything. In other words, it is a day when it is perfectly okay to do absolutely nothing today!

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Peace, National Day of (SV)(1992): January 16

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Today marks the anniversary of the signing of the peace treaty between the military-led government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN). The treaty ended a 12-year civil war that cost over 75,000 lives and was signed in Mexico City on January 16, 1992.

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Quinoa Day, Ntl.: January 16

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Though this ancient grain has been cultivated for over 4000 years in South America, it arrived in the United States in 1983. Today, quinoa is a popular side dish in salads or on its own and is often used as a substitute for rice or potatoes.

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Religious Freedom Day, Ntl. (1786): January 16

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National Religious Freedom Day marks the anniversary of the drafting of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom by Thomas Jefferson on January 16, 1786. The statute was ratified three days later and became the standard for the US Constitution's first amendment, approved on December 15, 1791.

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