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International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) is a United Nations General Assembly event celebrated annually on 23 September, beginning in 2018. The IDSL aims to raise sign language awareness and strengthen...
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Banned Website Awareness Day raises awareness of the overly restrictive blocking of legitimate educational websites and academically useful social networking tools in schools and school libraries. On the...
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National Punctuation Day commemorates the use of proper punctuation and spelling. This occasion originated with Jeff Rubin in 2004. Today, people are encouraged to spot errors in grammar found in everyd...
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World School Milk Day occurs on the last Wednesday in September, a school day in most countries. Countries worldwide celebrate World School Milk day to celebrate the health benefits of school milk progra...
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Maria Droujkova is the educator who creates mathematics curricula and games and founded Math Storytelling Day in 2009. The date chosen marks her birthday. The purpose of this day is to help children lea...
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JUST GOOGLE IT! CELEBRATING THE ANNIVERSARY OF GOOGLE Google Day is an informal celebration observed on September 27th each year, marking the anniversary of the creation of the world's most popular searc...
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Sky Day encourages creative people (art, performing arts, and entertainment) to use their talent to engage in activities supporting global sustainability. The day combines art (painting and pictures of th...
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Confucius Day marks the birth of Confucius on September 28, 551 BC. Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher who lived during the Spring and Autumn eras in Chinese history un...
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Excerpt from the UNESCO Concept Note for 2020 on "Why Access to Information Matters": "The growing number of Right to Information constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees in recent years shows...
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Observed in China for over 2500 years and in Taiwan since 1939, Teachers' Day allows students to show their appreciation to educators through gifts and gratitude. September 10 became the official date in...
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Poisoned Blackberries Day is an anniversary marking the conquest of good over evil. According to medieval lore, blackberries symbolize lawyers and justice. But why poisoned, and does it have anything to d...
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Saraswati Avahan celebrates the goddess Sarswati, responsible for knowledge in the Hindu faith. Avahan means invocation or summoning. This observance typically occurs in autumn each year. PLEASE NOTE:...
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Ask a Stupid Question is a silly holiday with a purpose created over four decades ago in the United States and has spread across the pond to the United Kingdom and then India. It’s intended to encourage s...
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Residential schools are a shameful part of our history that continue to have a deep and lasting impact on Survivors, their families, and their communities across the country. We cannot forget this truth....