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The food category is enormous and the second most populated non-nation category in the calendar. It deals with nutrition, food (anything eaten), and non-alcoholic beverages. This category includes eating preferences like vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free.
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Whipped cream, coconut, pudding, and pastry, who doesn’t love coconut cream pie? National Coconut Cream Pie Day is an unofficial holiday with no sponsor, but that’s no reason not to indulge and enjoy a...
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Coeliac (Celiac) Awareness Day is an annual international event that seeks to educate people about celiac disease, dermatitis herpetiformis, and the benefits of a gluten-free diet for the one percent of p...
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Coeliac (Celiac) Awareness Month (formerly week) is an annual international event that seeks to educate people about celiac disease, dermatitis herpetiformis, and the benefits of a gluten-free diet for th...
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NATIONAL CONDIMENT MONTH: CELEBRATING FLAVOR ENHANCERS National Condiment Month, celebrated every May, highlights the beloved sauces, spreads, and seasonings that elevate our meals. Established by the C...
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Devil's Food is the first chocolate cake ever marketed as a cake mix by the Duff Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the 1930s. The first recipe for the cake was published in 1905. Essentially, Devil...
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In 1988 President Reagan proclaimed Digestive Diseases Awareness Month. Digestive diseases rank second among all the causes of disability due to illness in the United States and account for one-tenth of...
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National Doughnut Week is held annually in the United Kingdom as a fundraiser for The Children's Trust, a charity for children with brain injury and neuro disability. Bakers and confectioners throughout t...
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Two-thirds of adults and 3/4 of children need more fruits and vegetables. To change that, Dole has set aside Eat More Fruits & Veggies Day each year to raise awareness and educate the public on the import...
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Eat What You Want Day is a Wellcat Holiday. The meaning is exactly what it says: Eat whatever you want today. Banana Split for Breakfast? Go for it! Pancakes for dinner? Knock yourself out. A ten-course m...
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Each year since 1968, the town of Jyllinge, Denmark, has hosted an eel festival. Eel has been a long-time staple and delicacy of the Danish people. The festival includes music, theater, markets, saying co...
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National Egg Month focuses on the versatility of the egg. Eggs have a vital role to play in providing nutrients to people around the world. Eggs are one of nature’s highest-quality protein sources and c...
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Ely Eel Festival in the United Kingdom celebrates the fish and its place in English culture over the weekend of Eel Day. The town of Ely holds an eel festival each year that includes folk music, parades...
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Created by the US Congress in 2007, National Eosinophil Awareness Week (NEAW) addresses eosinophil-associated diseases. Eosinophils (pronounced “ee-oh-sin-oh-fills”) are a type of white blood cell that h...
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Escargot is French for "snail." Snails have been part of human diets for millenniums. In 54 BC, the army of Julius Caesar dined on snails throughout its conquest of what today we know as France, Luxembo...
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Food Allergy Research & Education, Inc. (FARE) created Food Allergy Awareness Week in 1998 to educate the public about food allergies, a potentially life-threatening medical condition. Beginning in 2014...
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Food Allergy Week (FAW) aims to raise awareness of food allergies, including potentially fatal food allergies. It is sponsored annually by Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA).
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Our gardens give us so much, from the joy of seeing the fruits of labor to fresh vegetables, pulses, flowers, herbs, and berries. Celebrate the Gifts from Your Garden Month each May.
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Research shows that changing our sedentary habits is one of the most effective ways to prevent type two diabetes. This wellness day is about drawing attention to the importance of getting up and moving at...
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Grape Popsicle Day celebrates the grape popsicle. Popsicles were invented on May 27, 1905, by eleven-year-old Frank Epperson. Frank was outside, mixing water with some grape flavoring to make soda. He le...
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Guru Amar Das Sahib (May 5, 1479-September 1, 1574), was the third Guru of the Sikhs and an influential spiritual leader in Sikhism. He was born in Basarke, a village near Amritsar in present-day Punjab,...