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The Day of Joy marks the fall of Managua, Nicaragua, to the Sandinistas on July 17, 1979, and the flight of President Anastasio Somoza Debayle to the United States for asylum.

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Deli Salad Month, Ntl.: July

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Created in 2014, National Deli Salad Month celebrates the healthy fast food and salads available at your local deli. Deli salads range from tabbouleh and potato salad to exotic bean salads, Greek salads, and chef's salads. They are quick, fresh, fast food, and nutritious too!

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Devshayani Ekadashi (H): July 10

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In Hinduism, Ekadashi is an important observance, with two occurring annually. The focus is the worship of Lord Vishnu. Devotees show reverence by partial fasting. They abstain from grains, beans, cereals, certain vegetables like onions, and specific spices. Devshayani Ekadeshi (Shayani Ekadashi / Maha-ekadashi / Prathama-ekadashi / Padma Ekadashi) is the Ekadashi of the Shukla Paksha within the Hindu month of Ashadha. Ashadha corresponds to June – July of the Gregorian calendar. 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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Diabetes Awareness Week (AU): July 10-16

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Diabetes Awareness Week is Australia's awareness campaign to support people with diabetes and educate them on its prevention. It occurs each year in the winter.

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Dive Bar Day, Ntl.: July 7

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Dive Bars are little bars and pubs the locals usually know. They are a part of American culture, like apple pie and baseball. Like many small businesses, dive bars are disappearing in the gig economy. National Dive Bar Day raises awareness and encourages people to visit their local pub and toast to their success. Happy Dive Bar Day. Love, Seagram's

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Dog Days of Summer: July 3-August 11

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The Dog Days of Summer are the hottest weeks in the Northern Hemisphere. They received their name in antiquity based upon the movements of the star Sirius, the "dog star." Pagan societies sacrificed a brown dog to the god represented by Sirius in an attempt to mitigate extreme heat over the coming weeks.

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Doghouse Day, Get Out of the, Ntl.: July 18

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The third Monday of July is a true man's day, "National Get Out of the Doghouse Day." Its purpose is to encourage men to get their act together and do the right thing to put them back into their wives' good graces. Being in the "dog house" is an American colloquialism men often use to describe a situation where they know they've done something they shouldn't have. Their partner, usually a wife or girlfriend, has banished the offending male from the house as punishment, leaving him just the doghouse for sleep. Banishment typically includes not speaking to the offending male, passive-aggressive behavior, withholding affection, angry outbursts, and generally uncomfortable home life for anywhere from an hour to weeks. This event first ran in 1999. It was created by Social Media marketing expert Heidi Richards Mooney.

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Doghouse Repairs Month, Ntl.: July

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July is a month for men to mind their Ps & Qs and avoid getting in trouble with the women in their lives by making an effort to show how much they care. "National Doghouse Repairs Month" was created by Heidi Richards Mooney. Being in the "dog house" is an American colloquialism men often use to describe a situation where they know they've done something they shouldn't have. Their partner, usually a wife or girlfriend, has banished the offending male from the house as punishment, leaving just the doghouse for sleep. Banishment typically includes not speaking to the offending male, passive-aggressive behavior, withholding affection, angry outbursts, and an uncomfortable home life for anywhere from an hour to weeks. National Doghouse Repairs Month is the month to avoid all that with a pre-emptive strike of kindness.

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Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Omelet Day, Ntl.: July 9

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National Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Omelet Day celebrates the omelet as a breakfast staple (which makes a darn good lunch or dinner too). Share an omelet with friends and family. Another version of this holiday plays on the adage, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket." This sage advice, centuries-old, relates to keeping your options open and don't bet all you have on one specific outcome, revenue stream, friend or? You get the idea!

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Don't Step on a Bee Day: July 10

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Please Don’t Step on a Bee Day seeks to raise awareness of the importance of bees in our environment. Created by the Wellcat.com duo Thomas and Ruth Roy, Don’t Step on a Bee Day aims to inform children not to step on bees when they go barefoot during the summer. Today, people plant herbs and other flowering shrubs that bees prefer, build a bee hive, and avoid using pesticides. Bees are essential components of the environment. As chief pollinators, they directly affect the production of fruit for human consumption.

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Donate Life Week (AU): July 24-31

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Donate Life Week in Australia brings awareness to the organ donor program and encourages people to sign up. The Australian Organ and Tissue Authority website includes resources for organizations wishing to participate. Organ transplants have been around for over 60 years. The first successful transplant was performed with a kidney in the United States in 1954.

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Drive-Thru Day, Ntl. (1951): July 24

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National Drive-thru Day commemorates the opening of the first drive-thru by Jack in the Box on July 24, 1951.

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Dry July (AU): July

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Dry July is a fundraising event for people affected by cancer. To participate, register, pledge to give up alcohol for a month, and ask your friends and family to sponsor you for a Dry July. If you don't drink, try giving up soda, sugar, or something else for the month. It's all for a good cause and one of the easiest things you can do for someone and yourself!

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Earth Overshoot Day: July 28

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Earth Overshoot Day marks when humanity has used more from nature than our planet can renew. It shows the deficit in natural resources, pollution versus our use, and destruction. Key contributors are overfishing, overharvesting forests, and carbon dioxide emissions. In short, we take more than ecosystems can absorb. When the project began in 1980, the date was November 3. Each year it continues to fall back. The Nib published this cartoon strip illustrating the concept https://thenib.com/the-bet-are-we-doomed

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Eastport Old Home Week (US-ME): July 1-4

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Embracing Canada Day (July 1) and the Fourth of July, Eastport, Maine, the easternmost city in the United States surrounded by the Canadian Islands of the Atlantic and Bay of Fundy, celebrates both national events with Eastport Old Home Week. This festival features entertainment, music, a craft fair, rides, foods from both nations, and fireworks. 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 unknown until 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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