Category: Friends and Family Events

Introvert Day, World: January 2

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Extroverts, who love attention and are easy to spot in a crowd, are approximately 60% of the population. Introverts tend to be quiet in public and are often unseen. Through quiet observation, introverts s...

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Joygerm Day, Ntl: January 8

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Created 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 respon...

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

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The Greeks know how to make a celebration fun. The Day of Agia Domnikes, Midwife's or Women's Day in Greece, is an annual celebration for women of childbearing age. Women own the town and spend the day di...

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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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Plan Your Vacation Day: January 28

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Created to encourage Americans to begin planning their summer holiday, Plan Your Vacation Day is an awareness campaign by the US Travel Association. Tool kits are available on their website for the next y...

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Puddle Splash Your Friends Day: January 1...

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Puddle splashing on a friend or a stranger is an incorrigible prank unless you do it today! Puddle Splash Your Friends Day is a day for mischief, just like April's Fools (but with less creativity involved...

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Puppy Day, Ntl., Hug Your: January 21

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

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Saint Dwynwen Day (UK): January 25

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

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Snowcare for Troops Awareness Month: Janu...

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Snowcare for the Troops Month (previously week) encourages volunteers to help clear snow and ice from the homes of families of deployed, deceased, elderly, or injured veterans. Call (888) 611.2955 to pa...

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

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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 19...

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Spouse's Day: January 26

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Spouse's Day in the United States demonstrates gratitude and appreciation for the man or woman who stands beside you, your spouse, through thick and thin.

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Spring Festival Holiday (CN): January 28...

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THE SPRING FESTIVAL The dates shown are for the official national holiday. The Spring Festival, a major holiday, is the name for the 15 days between Chinese New Year's Eve and the Festival of Lanterns. I...

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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 on Sunday during January. The second Sunday is set aside fo...

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Sunday Supper Month, Ntl: January

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The Sunday Supper Movement seeks to bring families together for dinner each Sunday during January. The second Sunday is set aside for those unable to be together during the entire month. The Sunday Supp...

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Thank Your Mentor Day, Ntl.: January 25

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Every January, the mentoring movement unites in celebration of National Mentoring Month. Within the month are several awareness days, including today's Thank Your Mentor Day event. We all have mentors, w...

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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 holiday's name comes from 'Toad Hollow Country School,' a story written...

January

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Transformation and New Beginnings, Year of...

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<h2>2025 IS THE </h2><h1>YEAR OF TRANSFORMATION AND NEW BEGINNINGS</h1><span><br>Numerology, an ancient practice that assigns mystical significance to numbers, sees 2025 as a year of transformation and ne...

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