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Created in 2016, National Dog Walker Appreciation Day honors the people who make a living walking other people's dogs. The day is celebrated by dog owners and their walkers wearing green. Annually on September 8.

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Sep

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum (FAS) Disorders Awareness Day, Ntl.: September 9

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National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day seeks to increase awareness day about the effects of FASD. Nationwide, church bells ring at exactly 9:09 in the morning to raise awareness. The first FASD Awareness Day began on September 9, 1999, a day chosen to represent the ninth day of the ninth month, the number of days a pregnant woman should abstain from alcohol.

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Sep

Ganesh Visarjan (H): September 9

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Ganesh Visarjan is a day after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Visarjan means "immersion". On Ganesh Visarjan, statues of Lord Ganesh, the elephant-headed Hindu god, are placed in a body of water and left there to disintegrate. Traditionally, Visarjan takes place 11 days after the start of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. However, most people perform the immersion before that - one and a half days after the festival, three, five, or seven days - whenever they choose. PLEASE NOTE: We use the Indian civil calendar, the official holiday calendar in India. The Hindu faith has many calendars, each specific to different regions and tribes, with dates and celebrations marked by differing positions of the sun, moon, and stars. Names of months and holidays and the corresponding dates in the Gregorian Calendar may vary widely from one calendar to the next. Determine the proper calendar before attending local events.

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Sep

Play Days: September 6-10

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Americans are severely starved for vacation days, with just seven paid holidays a year. A month off or longer is expected in Europe and most of the world. When this writer worked in the Middle East, I had 53 days off a year. Those were the days. But I digress. No matter. Play Days expands the Labor Day Weekend through the following weekend. It's a chance to laugh and play like ten years olds, and life can return to normal the following week. Enjoy!

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Sep

Read a Book Day: September 6

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Read a Book Day is a celebration that encourages people to relax and find a cozy spot to read a book. If it has been a while since you’ve read a book, today is your day to rediscover the joy of reading. This event is observed worldwide, most notably in English-speaking countries, including Canada, The United States, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Sep

Unification Day (BG)(1885): September 6

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Unification Day in Bulgaria marks the anniversary of September 6, 1885, when the north and south regions came together under one flag. Unification Day is a national holiday.

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Sep

William McKinley Assassination (1901): September 6

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The 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, was just six months into his second term as President of the United States when he was assassinated on September 6, 1901, by Leon Czolgosz, an American citizen of Polish decent. The President died eight days later. McKinley was neither the first nor last American President to be assassinated in office. Abraham Lincoln was the first, killed in 1865, and James A. Garfield was the second in 1881, having been in office for four months. John F Kennedy was the last in 1963. McKinley was the last President to have served in the American Civil War (1860-1865). After his assassination, the US Congress mandated the Secret Service be used to protect the President of the United States from all threats, foreign and domestic. Its original purpose was to investigate counterfeiting after the Civil War, and it evolved into the US's first intelligence and counter-intelligence agency. Later it was split into several law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, DEA, ATF, CIA, and IRS-CI. The Secret Service's mission continues to include protecting the financial and trade infrastructure of the United States as well as providing protection for its leaders.

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Sep

Acorn Squash Day: September 7

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Acorn Squash Day (aka pepper squash) celebrates this autumn dinner staple. Look for recipes using acorn squash to celebrate and add the dish to your table.

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Sep

Grandma Moses Day (1860): September 7

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You are never too old to follow your dreams. Laura Ingles Wilder began writing the Little House series in her 60s and didn't publish her last book until age 78. Grandma Moses, the primitive American artist, didn't begin painting until she was 78! Today is the anniversary of her birth and a celebration of never being too old to try something new.

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Sep

Health and Physical Education Day (AU): September 7

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Health & Physical Education (HPE) Day is a nationwide initiative highlighting the importance of HPE in the Australian curriculum and its influence on childhood development and learning. This event occurs annually in September and seeks collaboration with parents, teachers, school administrators, and caregivers.

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Sep

Independence Day, (BR)(1822): September 7

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Brazil’s history is similar to the United States in that it is a former colony built primarily through slavery. Unlike the United States, it did not require a civil war to free the slaves. Like the United States, it did have to fight for its freedom from its colonizer, Portugal. Brazil ultimately gained its independence on September 7, 1822. Independence Day marks this anniversary.

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Sep

Jerusalem Falls (C)(J)(70AD): September 7

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The fall of Jerusalem and the second temple's destruction is a critical date in Jewish and Christian theology that resonates even today. JEWISH: September 7, 70 AD, witnessed the fall of the eternal city of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple used by the Hebrews to worship God. The Hebrews believe God lived in the temple, in the room called the Holy of Holies. The temple is where the Hebrews performed animal sacrifices for God and the center of their faith. For four years, the Hebrews of Palestine waged war against the Romans for control the city and their way of life. Emperor Titus and his second-in-command, Tiberius Julius Alexander, would ultimately conquer Jerusalem, destroying the Second Temple and exiling the remaining Hebrew population. The Sanhedrin, leaders of the faith, would eventually escape to Yavneh and spend the next 125 years creating the Jerusalem Talmud. In the days before Passover, Titus began attacking the city of Jerusalem, using four legions, three from the west side and the fourth advancing east at the Mount of Olives. On the west side, the attack began at the Third Wall, which was breached in May, making it easy for the Romans to seize the temple, which was destroyed by fire. For Jewish people, it is a day of sorrow as it marks the end of the Hebrews' temple-based faith and the beginning of Talmudic Rabbinism (modern Judaism). The temple's destruction is known as Tisha b'Av in the Hebrew calendar and occurs in the month of Av. In the Gregorian calendar date is September 7. CHRISTIAN: The fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple mark the fulfillment of the prophecies of Christ. No longer would God reside in a temple room; now, God is omnipresent, living in the hearts of humans and accessible to all. For most Christians, it signifies the destruction of the old faith and the evolution of the New Testament, God's new covenant with man. The Old Testament remained as a historical reference, part of the faith, but not the foundation. MODERN-DAY ITERATIONS In the nineteenth century, Protestant factions split into a new form of the faith called Dispensationalism, practiced today by non-denominational evangelicals and some more mainline groups, including the Southern Baptist Convention and Pentecostal church. Dispensationalism places the teachings of the Old Testament in higher importance over the New Testament. The faithful believe that time was essentially suspended for 2,000 years and initiated again with the establishment of the nation-state of Israel in Palestine in 1948. A core objective of Dispensationalists is re-building the Hebrew temple in Jerusalem and reviving its customs before 70AD on the land where the Al Aqsa mosque stands. These actions, they believe, are required to bring Christ back to earth for the End Times, a great battle where they will be saved, and all others, including those of the Jewish faith, will perish. Politically, Dispensationalists are called Christian Zionists and represent nearly 300 million of the two billion Christians worldwide. Their beliefs and goals greatly influence and dramatically impact geopolitics and current events, despite being less than 4% of the global and 15% of the Christian population.

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Sep

Neither Snow nor Rain Day (1914): September 7

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Neither Snow nor Rain Day is observed in the United States to commemorate the opening of the New York City Post Office on September 7, 1914. The observation is named to honor the inscription on the building, which reads: “Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” The James A. Farley Post Office building (also known as the New York City main post office building) was named in honor of the 53rd Postmaster General and erected in 1912.

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Sep

Salami Day: September 7

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Salami Day honors the cured sausage called salami, which has existed for more than 2,000 years. This Mediterranean delicacy morphed into several varieties as it spread from country to country. Salami is fermented meat and thus contains lactic acid bacteria, and its name comes from the Italian word salame, meaning salt. Salami is made from beef or pork and spices. Salami Day was created in 2006 in Henrico, Virginia, by the Salami Appreciation Society.

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Sep

Birth of the Virgin Mary (C)(20 BC): September 8

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The Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, is said to have been born on this day in 20 BC, making her approximately 20 years old when she gave birth. The date comes from the Protoevangelium of James. On this day, Catholics, Syrian Christians, and Ethiopian Orthodox Christians attend church for mass. The best grapes of France are brought to the local church for blessings. The Virgin Mary is esteemed in the Christian and Islamic faiths. Both faiths revere her as the highest example of motherhood, believe in the immaculate conception, and recognize her as the Mother of Jesus Christ. Jesus is believed to be the messiah in Christianity and heralded as a great prophet in Islam.

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