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Created in 1991 in Chicago, Lollapalooza is an art and music festival that travels worldwide each year. Currently, the festival includes eight stages, 170+ bands, an art market, shopping, a children's mini-fest, Chow Town with food from local restaurants showcases the variety and quality of menu selections from Chicago's favorite restaurants, and three days of absolute fun. 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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Lollapalooza, Paris (FR): July 16-17

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Lollapalooza Paris launched in 2017, featuring two days of incredible music and fun-loving fans. Created in 1991 in Chicago, Lollapalooza is an art and music festival that travels worldwide each year. Currently, the festival includes eight stages, 170+ bands, an art market, shopping, a children's mini-fest, and Chow Town with food from local restaurants showcasing the variety and quality of their menu selections. 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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Lollapalooza, Stockholm (SE): July 1-3

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Lollapalooza Stockholm launched in 2019, featuring three days of music. Created in 1991 in Chicago, Lollapalooza is an art and music festival that travels worldwide each year. Currently, the festival includes eight stages, 170+ bands, an art market, shopping, a children's mini-fest, and Chow Town with food from local restaurants showcasing the variety and quality of their menu selections. 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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Lollipop Day, Ntl.: July 20

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National Lollipop Day celebrates the lollipop, although the origin of the candy is unknown. What is known is the lollipop first appeared in the late 18th century. The story is that the current-day iconic candy on a stick is attributed to George Smith, a partner at confection manufacturer Bradley Smith Company, who began selling lollipops in 1908. The company trademarked "Lollipop" on October 13, 1931. Legend says the candy received its name to honor a famous racehorse named Lolly Pops. Racine Confectioner's Machinery Co. was the first to automate the lollipop-making process. But there is a glitch in this story popularized on the internet. Smith couldn't trademark "lollipop" because the word was already in the dictionary. Lollipop is described in this early 19th-century printing as a "hard sweetmeat sometimes on a stick." The entry was over 100 years old in 1931. So, Smith didn't invent the lollipop or the word. However, he did manage to market it, and like Ray Kroc with burgers and McDonald's, marketing made Smith the lollipop king. Ultimately, he did get the trademark. Happy Lollipop Day!

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Lost Pet Prevention Month, Ntl: July

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A family pet is lost every two seconds in America, with July 5th being the day with the most entering shelters due to July 4th fireworks. One in three pets will be lost during their lifetime, with only 10% ever found, and fewer than this making it home again. PetHub created National Lost Pet Prevention Month in 2014 to educate pet parents on best practices in keeping their pets home safe. And the tools available to find them should they become lost.

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Lottery Day, Ntl.: July 17

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Lotteries are the favorite method of gambling around the world. The money paid for tickets funds various programs, including schools, medical treatment, and civic projects. The concept has been in use for centuries. National Lottery Day was created in 2018 by the Massachusetts State Lottery as a promotional tool.

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Love is Kind Day, Ntl.: July 27

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National Love Is Kind Day is created by mother and daughter team Rosie Aiello and Sunny Sophie Gabrielle to share their story of hope and freedom. For nearly 25 years, the mother and daughter endured an emotionally, mentally, and financially abusive relationship. Mother Rosie devised a plan and escaped the Middle East with her daughter, freeing both from domestic violence. Their memoir '11 Hours to Freedom' details their story. National Love is Kind Day seeks to create a global movement that assists women, and their children escape similar situations anywhere in the world. The day's name originates from the love passages in the bible: 1 Corinthians 13, 4-13. A portion of this beloved passage is below "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its way; it is not irritable or resentful; It does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away."

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Lughnasadh, North: July 31-August 1

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Lughnasadh is a Gaelic festival that marks the beginning of the harvest season with a blessing and celebration. Celebrated by the Irish, Scottish, and those living on the Isle of Man, Lughnasadh or Lughnasadh occurs halfway between the autumnal equinox and the summer solstice, which falls on August 1. Typically the celebration begins the day before on the evening of July 31. Lughnasadh is one of the four seasonal festivals of Gaelic tradition.

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Luis Muñoz Rivera Day (US-PR)(1859): July 17

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Luis Muñoz Rivera was a Puerto Rican poet, patriot, and journalist born on July 17, 1859. The island territory celebrates his birth and legacy as a national holiday.

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Lumberjack World Championships (US-WI): July 28-30

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The thunder of chainsaws, the quick-footed birlers, the brute strength of sawyers and choppers, and the agility of pole climbers will keep your heart pounding throughout this fantastic world championship event! The Lumberjack World Championships® is the premiere global timber sports event where lumberjacks and lumberjills from around the world compete for a prize pool of over $60,000 and the title of World Champion. 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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Mac & Cheese Day, Ntl.: July 14

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Cheese-covered pasta, baked to a golden brown crust, food doesn't get much better than that. Macaroni and cheese, or simply mac and cheese, is a universally loved casserole you'll find worldwide. Kraft boxed it in 1937, becoming an instant hit with harried mothers. The actual origin of this dish traces back to the Italians (no surprise there), with some recipes dating back to the mid-13th century. Today it can be either a side dish or the main meal. It simply needs cheese and macaroni, the two base ingredients to be called mac and cheese. What you add to it makes it your own.

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Macaroni Day, Ntl.: July 7

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Macaroni is a wheat-based tube-shaped pasta that can be short and fat or long and skinny. It is one of the critical ingredients of a stalwart of American cuisine, macaroni, and cheese. Pasta originated in Sicily in the year 1154. The dried noodles can be boiled or baked.

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Made in the USA Day: July 2

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Made in the USA Day encourages American consumers to appreciate the goods produced in the United States and exercise their options to support American manufacturers and service providers. This day occurs during the July 4th Independence Day celebrations.

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MAGA Month: July

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MAGA Month originated with a company marketing MAGA paraphernalia. MAGA disciples are encouraged to purchase and wear these products while flying American flags throughout the month. WHAT IS MAGA? MAGA or "Make America Great Again" is the acronym mantra of the far-right authoritarian movement in the United States loyal to the 45th President, who was impeached twice and defeated in the 2020 presidential election. MAGA followers promote a version of the United States based on extreme white Christian nationalism, misogyny, xenophobia, and conspiracy theories. Their vision seeks to eliminate or curtail environmental protections and civil rights while reorganizing support for the arts and education. It is not hospitable to the media or scientific and historical facts. The movement is akin to Puritanism's strict definitions of who and what is American and its zealotry in banning information and selective historical revisionism. MAGA devotees believe they support democracy, yet their actions work against it. They are pro-gun, pro-forced birthing, and against government-funded social programs supporting families, individuals, and marginalized communities. However, the states with the highest concentration of MAGA supporters benefit the most from government-funded social programs, illustrating an overt cognitive dissonance within the movement. FROM MOVEMENT TO CULT Supporters of MAGA, a movement created during the 2016 American presidential election, embrace all ten symptoms of a cult. 1) Their leader is their ultimate authority: lies are truth, and the truth is lies. 2) Skepticism is squashed. 3) Delegitimization, public ridicule, and shaming are used on all persons who speak against the group. 4) Paranoia, conspiracies, and a belief in victimization are prevalent. 5) MAGA followers reject anything that doesn't fit their narrative, shaming or threatening violence to hold the line. 6) They believe their beloved leader, the 45th president, is above the law. 7) Thought and opinion reinforcement occur through a media ecosystem supporting their views; communication includes a unique language and symbols like "Let's go, Brandon," and "RINO." Anything not approved by the cult is labeled fake news, a conspiracy, or lying. 8) There is little or no financial transparency. Money is sent to support specific actions, like a legal fund, and diverted to other uses. 9) MAGA devotees believe they're the only true Americans, pure patriots, and above all others. 10) Rallies, rituals, and rites are part of the social construct necessary to support group-think and inclusion. You're either in or out, loyal or not. PHILOSOPHY AUGMENTATION Disciples of MAGA treat the US Constitution the same way they treat parables in The Bible, using the lens of literalism. Rather than take the words in the context of the times and according to their historical writing styles, MAGA's interpretation is absolutist and politically informed by groups created in response to the rise of the mid-late twentieth-century civil rights movement. These groups include the John Birch Society (1958), the Cato Institute (1977), the Heritage Foundation (1973), and the Federalist Society (1982). Unlike its name, the Federalist Society has very little in common with the Federalist Papers it purports to represent. The others mentioned advocate for "freedom" and "liberty," nubilous descriptions of Orwellian euphemisms. Propagandists love the ambiguity of words like freedom and liberty because they're easy to rally behind, and each person has their definition. DISTORTION OF FAITH The MAGA version of Christianity relies on an absence of tolerance, an idea in direct contrast to the teachings of Jesus Christ. MAGA culture nurtures a belief of an impending armageddon, in which only they are "saved" via an idea invented in 1832 called "the rapture." This belief of impending doom plays a significant role in a MAGA disciple's positions on various issues, including the environment, vaccines, foreign affairs, immigration, education, etiquette, and societal support. It comes from an offshoot of Christianity that began in the 19th century called dispensationalism, which became the primary belief system of evangelicals upon publishing the Scofield Reference Bible in 1908. For dispensationalists and MAGA enthusiasts, the faster the world ends, the sooner they will be saved. Why work to make the world better? These are the End Times, they believe. A WELL-WORN PATH The rise of MAGA and its cult following falls in line with authoritarian movements of the early-mid 20th century. Xenophobic attitudes create a threat via the "other" to rally support behind a common cause. Extreme nationalism, promotion of violence, distrust of media, academia, and the sciences, loyalty to a person over the state, and attempts to delegitimize a democratic government are well-documented steps to authoritarianism. Whether MAGA devotees realize it (most do not), they are a cult, and the path they seek to pave destroys democracy. MAGA Month exists to market to this cult and assists in its objectives. For more information on cults, see: https://medium.com/@zelphontheshelf/10-signs-youre-probably-in-a-cult-1921eb5a3857 https://freedomofmind.com

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Make a Difference for Children Month: July

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A month to remind people of all the ways adults can be a positive influence on a child's life. Make a Difference for Children Month occurs each year in July, and this event first ran in 2006.

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