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Category: United Kingdom and Ireland


Highlighting events in or celebrating the nations and cultures the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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Six Nations, Round 2: February 8-9

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ABOUT THE SIX NATIONS RUGBY TOURNAMENT, ROUND TWO Round two of the Six Nations Rugby Championship starts on February 8 and runs through February 9. The match-ups are as follows. February 8, 2025 Ital...

January

Six Nations, Round 3: February 22-23

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ABOUT THE SIX NATIONS RUGBY TOURNAMENT, ROUND THREE Round three of the Six Nations Rugby Championship starts on February 22 and runs through February 23. The match-ups are as follows. February 22, 202...

January

Thinking About Sex Day, Ntl. (UK): Februar...

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Think About Sex Day in the United Kingdom always falls on Valentine's Day. It is about looking at sexuality, how we relate to each other, and what to do when problems arise. The Sexual Advice Associatio...

January

Time to Talk Day (UK): February 6

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Created in 2014, Time to Talk Day takes place on the first Thursday in February in the United Kingdom. Its purpose is to break the silence surrounding mental health issues. Mental health problems affect...

January

Tinnitus Awareness Week (US/UK): February...

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National Tinnitus Awareness Week (TAW) in the United States and the United Kingdom raises awareness of the disorder "ringing in the ears," which affects nearly 14% of people worldwide. Of those, 7% test p...

January

Toast Day, Ntl. (UK): February 27

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Toast Day celebrates all types of toasted bread and is created by Wilkin & Sons Ltd., a manufacturer of jams and jellies and host of the World Bread Awards out of Essex, England.

January

Welsh Language Music Day (UK): February 9 

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Welsh Language Music Day, known in Welsh as "Dydd Miwsig Cymru," is an annual celebration dedicated to promoting and celebrating music in the Welsh language. Initiated in 2016, the event is held every Feb...

January

Work Your Proper Hours Day (UK): February...

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Work Your Proper Hours Day is when the average person who does unpaid overtime finishes the unpaid days they do every year and starts earning for themselves. Are you one of the five million Brits who don...

January

Yorkshire Pudding Day (UK): February 2

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Yorkshire Pudding Day, celebrated on the first Sunday of February, honors one of Britain's iconic dishes. Yorkshire pudding, a classic of British cuisine, has its roots in the north of England, with the n...

January

Apple Tree Day (US/UK): January 6

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Apple Tree Day is a British custom as ancient as Christmas and part of the celebration of Epiphany. Of distinction is the practice of wassailing, or apple howling. Wassail is a traditional word indicat...

January

Argyle Day: January 8

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Created in 2009, Argyle Day attempts to brighten up the winter by encouraging everyone to wear something argyle on this day. Argyle is the pattern of the Campbell Clan, which originated in Argyll, weste...

January

Baby Making Day (UK) Ntl.: January 2

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What is the most popular birthday in the United Kingdom? September 26. What does that mean? More Brits make babies 38 weeks earlier on January 2 (between 10 PM and 11:00 PM GMT, with 10:36 PM being th...

January

Bank Holiday, Scotland (UK): January 2

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Scotland enjoys a bank holiday on the first working day after New Year's Day.

January

Black Pound Day (UK): January 4

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Born in 2020 in the wake of the Black Lives Matter global protest, Black Pound Day in the United Kingdom is a monthly event occurring on the first Saturday of each month. The purpose is to ask consumers t...

January

Bug Busting Day, Ntl. (UK): January 31

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National Bug Busting Day occurs three times per year in the United Kingdom: January, June, and October. It is a concentrated effort to stem the tide of lice infections within schools and the general popul...

January

Burns Night Supper (UK) (1759): January 25

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Burns Night Supper is celebrated every year on January 25 in Scotland and among poetry lovers worldwide. On this night, people honor the life, art, and satire of Robert Burns, considered one of the grea...

January

Celtic Connections (UK): January 16 - Febr...

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Featuring 2000+ artists, 30 events, and 20 venues, Celtic Connections is the largest music festival in the United Kingdom. Fans will find a variety of music genres, from indie and fusion to rock, Gaelic,...

January

Dry January (UK/US): January

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Formerly Sober January, this event began in the United Kingdom in 1942 and has since become popular in the United States. The objective of Dry January is to abstain from alcohol for the entire month.

January

EM Forster Day (1879): January 1

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<h1>EM FORSTER DAY</h1><br>EM Forster was born on January 1, 1879, and lived until June 7, 1970. The English author is best known for his novels: <br><br>—Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905), <br>—The Longe...

January

English Toffee Day, Ntl.: January 8

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National English Toffee Day in the United States and the United Kingdom celebrates the sweet made from molasses, butter, sugar, and almonds. The candy rose in popularity during the 1800s and quickly becam...

January
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