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Events found under the children category celebrate, support, or affect persons under the age of eighteen.
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Television Safety Day is a joint promotion of Safe Kids Worldwide and The Consumer Electronics Association. It focuses on removing hazards from your home that are a danger to children. Approximately 17 ch...
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World Orphan Week first ran in 2005 and was created by SOS Children's Villages United Kingdom and focuses on raising awareness about abandoned and orphaned children worldwide. It is a fundraising and educ...
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Family Day is celebrated in British Columbia a week earlier than the rest of the country to permit Louis Riel Day, which falls on Family Day, its observance. Family Day is a national holiday in Canada a...
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Family Day (also known as Louis Riel Day) is a national holiday in Canada and is set aside for family activities. It is celebrated today in all provinces except British Columbia, which celebrates it a w...
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Future Farmers of America Week is an opportunity for FFA members, alumni, and sponsors to advocate for agricultural education and careers in Agriculture. Over 600,000 Junior High and High School childre...
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World Radio Day celebrates audio media. Its purpose is to improve international cooperation between broadcasters and encourage major networks and community radio to promote access to information, freedom...
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Celebrating the contributions of women and girls to the sciences, the UN's International Day for Women and Girls in Science highlights gender bias in the sciences (less than 30 percent of professionals wo...
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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, also referred to as FGM/C Day, marks the anniversary of Nigeria's First Lady Stella Obasanjo's declaration on "Zero Tolerance to FGM" in...
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How to Make a Friend Day is an unofficial holiday that came about through word-of-mouth. In researching this, we attempted to find a national or global non-profit dedicated to helping people nurture inter...
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Read a Fairy Tale Day seeks to remind us of the delightfully happy endings found in fairy tales. You know, those stories where everything works out? The goblins and witches are banished, the boy always ge...
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National Girls & Women in Sports is an annual celebration of the Women's Sports Foundation to honor the contributions, achievements, and importance of women's sports professionally and scholastically. It...
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International Angelman Day, observed annually on February 15, raises awareness for Angelman Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. It aims to increase understanding of the syndrome, support individuals and fa...
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Gold Heart Day, celebrated on February 14, originated from the Variety Club, an international charity formed by show business personalities. Established in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1927, the club's fo...
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Love the Bus Month is a unique initiative in the United States focused on recognizing the importance of school buses and appreciating the dedicated individuals who operate them. The initiative began in 20...
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Norway's Morsdag, or Mother's Day, is dedicated to honoring and celebrating mothers and mother figures. This day, deeply ingrained in Norwegian culture, is marked with affection, gratitude, and family gat...
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Read to Your Child Day is an unofficial event encouraging parents and guardians to read aloud to their children. It highlights the importance of reading in the early stages of child development and its im...
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International Red Hand Day, observed annually on February 12, is a significant global event to raise awareness about child soldiers' plight. This day advocates against the recruitment and use of children...
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Scout Sabbath, also known as Scout Shabbat, is observed by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in recognition of the contributions of the Jewish community to Scouting and the shared values between it and the...
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The Tech Interactive's Teen Tech Week focuses on junior high and high school students annually in the San Francisco Bay Area. The week offers an array of educational and career-oriented activities. The ev...
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Youth Leadership Month, observed annually in February across the United States, is dedicated to celebrating and promoting the role of young people in leadership and community engagement. The month-long ob...