Category: Friends and Family Events

Family Literacy Day (CA): January 27

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Family Literacy Day in Canada focuses on parents and their role in improving reading and writing skills within their family. By reading to children and engaging in fun literary activities, parents keep th...

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First Foot Day (UK): January 1

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First Foot Day, Scottish in origin, celebrates the first-foot (the first dark haired gentlemen), to cross the threshold of a home on New Year’s Day. This person is seen as the bringer of good fortune for...

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Global Family Day: January 1

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Global Family Day is recognized by the US Congress, UN General Assembly and a variety of governments and organizations the world over. Global Family Day originated with Linda Grover, who passed away in...

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Introvert Day, World: January 2

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Extroverts, those people that love attention and are easy to spot in a crowd are approximately 60% of the population. Introverts tend to be quiet in crowds, and are often not seen. This allows them to see...

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Joygerm Day, Ntl: January 8

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Created in in 1981 by Joan White, Joygerm Day is a play on words (Joy + Germ). The holidays are over and it's time to 'infect the world with kindness, courtesy, civility, encouragement, respect and respo...

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Life, Celebration of Life Day: January 22

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Celebration of Life Day is a day set aside during Celebration of Life Month to focus specifically on the blessings brought to you by family, specifically children and grandchildren. The internet marks thi...

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Life, Celebration of Life Month: January

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Celebration of Life Month came about as a way to create an upbeat mood after the excitement of the holidays. January can be a difficult month for many people. In the Northern Hemisphere it is dark, cold...

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Midwife's / Women's Day (GR): January 8

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The Greeks know how to make a celebration fun. Midwife's or Women's Day in Greece is held annually. Women of childbearing age get out of the house, dine and pamper and leave caring and cleaning to men for...

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Nanakusa (JP): January 7

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Nanakusa is a Japanese tradition originating during the 600s AD. It features the seven herbs and vegetables given to the emperor at the time for their medicinal value: Aona, Chickweed, Cottonweed, Hotoke-...

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New Year's Resolution Week: January 1-4

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Make resolutions for your success and glory during this week. Fill yourself with enthusiasm and energy. It is the opportunity to begin a new life and look forward with optimism. This week offers the per...

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Puddle Splash Your Friends Day: January 11

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Pulling a puddle splash on a friend or a stranger is a incorrigible prank, unless you're doing it on this day! Puddle Splash Your Friends Day is a day for mischief, just like April's Fools (but with les...

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Puppy, Hug Your Puppy Day, Ntl.: January 2...

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A day set aside to demonstrate your love and affection for dogs. This even first ran in 2019.

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Saint Dwynwen's Day (UK): January 25

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Saint Dwynwen is the Welsh saint of love and friendship. He died in 460AD and was one of several saints who lived a secluded life in the famous island Abby at Llanddwyn Island. For the Welsh people, this...

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Snowcare for Troops Awareness Week: Januar...

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This week (Previously in November) is designed to encourage volunteers to help clear snow and ice from the homes of families of deployed, deceased, elderly or injured veterans. Call (888) 611.2955 to par...

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Someday We'll Laugh About this Week: Janua...

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A reminder of the healing power of laughter and the need not to take life too seriously. Someday We'll Laugh About This is a universal statement of coping. Why wait? Laugh today. This event began in 197...

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Spouse's Day: January 26

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Spouse's Day in the United States is set aside to show gratitude and appreciation for the man or woman who stands beside you through thick and thin.

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Spring Festival Holiday (CN): January 24-3...

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The Spring Festival is the name given to the 15 day period between the Chinese New Year and the Festival of Lanterns. This is a big holiday in China and with Chinese communities worldwide. It is treated m...

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Sunday Supper Day, Ntl: January 12

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What began as a single Sunday in January has expanded to the whole month. The Sunday Supper Movement seeks to bring families together for dinner every Sunday during the month of January. The second Sunday...

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Sunday Supper Month, Ntl: January

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What began as a single Sunday in January has expanded to the whole month. The Sunday Supper Movement seeks to bring families together for dinner every Sunday during the month of January. The second Sunday...

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Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement: January...

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Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement is a day for people to reach out and make a sincere, heartfelt connection with someone else. The name of the holiday comes from 'Toad Hollow Country School', a story wri...

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