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Category: Environment, Space & the Outdoors
Highlighting events, holidays, and awareness days celebrating what happens and exists outside, including nature, outer space, and the environment.
The environment category is about what happens outside of our homes.
Environment Space & The Outdoors Events
Build-a-Scarecrow Day: July 4
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Build a Scarecrow Day celebrates the straw stuffed pants, shirt and hat assembled to protect crops from birds, mounted on a stick to look like a man. Scarecrows have attained an iconic stature in modern...
January
Aphelion Day: July 5
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Observed on the 17th day of the Hebrew month of Tammuz (unless it falls on a Saturday), the Fast of Tammuz begins a three week mourning period marking the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem in 70AD by th...
January
Environment Day, World: July 5
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Created by the United Nations, each year features a different focus and theme impacting different areas of the environment from pollution to sustainability. Held annually on July 5.
January
Pea, Great British Pea Week: July 5-11
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Inaugurated in 2016, the Great British Pea Week celebrates pea farmers and the wholesome value of peas in the diet. Peas date back to 1000 BC with the oldest peas discovered found in Thailand. The Unite...
January
Tanabata (JP): July 7*
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A Japanese cultural tradition originating in China, Tanabata, or the Star Festival, celebrates the meeting of the gods Orihime and Hikoboshi. Children take center stage, tying colorful ribbons adorned wit...
January
Carver Day: July 10
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George Washington Carver was one of the most important scientists of the early 20th century. He pioneered crop rotation and a number of edible products we continue to use today made from a variety of food...
January
Don't Step on a Bee Day: July 10
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Moon-New: July 10
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The New Moon occurs when the Moon and the Sun have the same elliptical longitude. This happens when the moon is at its closest point to the sun in its orbit. From earth we usually cannot see it. The New M...
January
Population Day, World (1987): July 11
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Shark Week: July 11-18
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Estimated date. Actual date set in mid spring. Shark Week is television's longest running (July 17, 1988 first aired) must-see summer TV event and it airs each summer on Discovery Channel. Shark Week incl...
January
Orca Day, World (2002): July 14
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World Orca Day marks the anniversary of the release of Springer, a killer whale that was fostered after his mother was killed, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada July 14, 2002. It is a day...
January
Shark Awareness Day: July 14
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Shark Awareness Day raises awareness of the ocean dwelling predator, as well as changes the perception sharks in a more positive light. Threatened by pollution, overfishing and incidental killings, shar...
January
Butterfly Count, Big (UK): July 14-August...
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Big Butterfly Count falls on the second week of July and ends on the first week of August. This is a nationwide survey held update the status of the environment. Created seven years ago, this has become t...
January
Arctic Sea Ice Day: July 15
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Saint Swithin's Day (UK)(971 AD): July 15
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The legend says that if it rains for the next forty days if rain falls on Saint Swithin's Day. If it does not, it will be dry for the next forty. The folk belief comes from the fact that on July 15, 971AD...
January
Moon-1st Quarter: July 17
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The first quarter moon occurs when the moon is one-half illuminated by the sun. Each day forward increases the amount of the moon you can see. The 1st quarter typically occurs 7 days after the New Moon.
January
Perseid Meteor Shower: July 17-August 24
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The Perseid Meteor Showers are visible from the earth in the constellation of Perseus annually between July 17 and August 24 each year. The peak days, in which over 60 'falling stars' can be seen per hour...
January
Moth Week, Ntl.: July 17-25
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Marine/Oceans Day (JP): July 19
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It is no surprise that an island nation like Japan would have a national holiday to celebrate the bounty and beauty of the sea. Marine or Oceans Day was first held in 1941 and is a national holiday.
January
Hot Enough for Ya'? Day: July 23
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Hot Enough for Ya? Day happens every July 23 and pays homage to an American colloquialism and the height of summer. On this day, people find reasons to ask is it 'Hot Enough for Ya?' yet?
January
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