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The Family and Friends category includes events that focus on the beautiful mess you were born into (aka family), parenting, and the circle of people you choose to populate your life (aka friends, acquaintances, and co-workers)
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Throughout life, we meet people, and others disappear from our lives. Yet, most of us think occasionally of the people no longer a part of our life. Look up an Old Friend Day is your opportunity to reconn...
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Many factors can make a pet seem “less adoptable.” Superstition, fear, age, poor reputation, wounds, handicap, illness, and size are each factors that contribute. However, just because a pet is unique doe...
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National Adult Day Services Week is an awareness campaign designed to educate the country on the services and advantages of adult day centers. Adult day centers serve the elderly by hosting social events...
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National Adult Education & Family Literacy Week raises awareness of adult education and literacy and provides access to adult education resources. Activities focus on community outreach, engagement, and m...
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World Alzheimer's Day mitigates the stigma of Alzheimer's disease. On this day, people are encouraged to wear the purple ribbon or wear the purple, make a donation to a local Alzheimer's chapter, create a...
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National Neighborhood Day occurs in the United States on the 3rd Sunday of September, a day for block parties, cookouts, and getting to know the neighbors.
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HONORING ANCESTORS AND TRADITIONS: THE PCHUM BEN FESTIVAL IN CAMBODIA Pchum Ben, one of Cambodia’s most important religious festivals, is celebrated annually in September or October. This 15-day event, d...
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Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Pitru Paksha / Pitr paksha / Pitri paksha) is a day set aside to perform the ritual known as Shraddha (tarpan) or the death rite of ancestors in Hinduism. Hindus believe the souls...
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National Unmarried & Singles Week falls in the third week of September and honors non-married individuals. Created by the Buckeye Singles Council of Ohio more than three decades ago, and politicians often...
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Wife Appreciation Day is an opportunity for a husband to show his wife how much she means to him. Showing appreciation can be done in many ways, from a simple "thank you" to making dinner. Show your creat...
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If you are lucky enough to live to one-hundred years old, you've earned the right to be called a Centenarian. Centenarians have lived rich lives and are eager to share their experiences. National Centenar...
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First observed in 1999, International Day for Radiant Peace. Radiant peace is the freedom for every person to be themselves without fear of judgment, prejudice, or defamation. It is a humanistic view of t...
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International Week of the Deaf (IWDeaf) began in 1958 in Rome, Italy. It is celebrated annually by the global deaf community on the last full week of September to commemorate the same month, the first wor...
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Family Day is a national initiative created by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse to promote simple acts of parental engagement as key ways to help prevent substance use in children and...
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World Storytelling Day is a global honoring of the art of oral storytelling. It's marked annually on the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere and the autumn equinox in the southern. It's a day for...
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Created by Wendy Curry, Michael Page, and Gigi Raven Wilbur, Bi Visibility Day encourages people bisexual people to celebrate their sexuality with the world. Bisexuals are sexually attracted to both sexes...
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FAMILY WEEK IN THE PHILIPPINES: THE CORE OF FILIPINO CULTURE Each September, the Philippines celebrates Family Week, a national observance dedicated to strengthening family bonds and highlighting the vit...
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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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Hosted by Macmillan Cancer Support, The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is a fundraiser that supports people with cancer and cancer research. Packets to take part are available on the event website.
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Love Note Day encourages people to send personalized notes to the ones they love (absent emojis and using more than 240 characters for a change). Letter writing is becoming a lost art, and the simple ac...