List of unofficial observances by date
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This is a list of unofficial observances or holidays attached to specific dates (fixed or movable), organized by date for easy reference.
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| Monday before Shrove Tuesday Shrove Tuesday Shrove Tuesday is a term used in English-speaking countries, especially in Ireland, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Germany, and parts of the United States for the day preceding Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season of fasting and prayer called Lent.The... |
Nickanan Night Nickanan Night Nickanan Night is a Cornish feast, traditionally held on the Monday before Lent. Sometimes called roguery night in West Cornwall, this event was an excuse for local youths to undertake acts of minor vandalism and play practical jokes on neighbours and family... , Collop Monday. Hall' Monday |
| Christmas in August Christmas in August (Yellowstone) Christmas in August is an annual tradition in Yellowstone National Park. The celebration includes decorating Christmas trees, singing Christmas carols, and gift exchanges.-Origin:... |
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| Christmas in July Christmas in July Christmas in July refers to Christmas-themed celebrations held in July.In the northern hemisphere some people throw parties during July that mimic Christmas celebrations, bringing the atmosphere of Christmas but with warmer temperatures. Parties may include Santa Claus, ice cream and other cold... |
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| January (First Monday after 12th) | Handsel Monday Handsel Monday Handsel Monday is the first Monday of the year, particularly as used to be celebrated in Scotland and northern England. Among the rural population of Scotland, Auld Hansel Monday, is traditionally celebrated on the first Monday after the 12th of January.... |
| January 7 | Distaff Day Distaff day Distaff Day, also called Roc Day, is 7 January, the day after the feast of the Epiphany. It is also known as Saint Distaff's Day, since it was not really a holiday at all. In many European cultural traditions, women resumed their household work after the twelve days of Christmas. The distaff, or... |
| January 11 | Milk Day |
| January 11 | World Laughter Day World Laughter Day World Laughter Day takes place on the first Sunday in May. The first celebration was on January 11, 1998, in Mumbai, India, and was arranged by Dr... |
| January 28 | Data Privacy Day Data Privacy Day Data Privacy Day is an international holiday that occurs every January 28. The purpose of Data Privacy Day is to raise awareness and promote privacy education. It is currently celebrated in the United States, Canada, and 27 European countries... |
| January 30 (or closest school day) | School Day of Non-violence and Peace School Day of Non-violence and Peace The School Day of Non-violence and Peace , is an observance founded by the Spanish poet Llorenç Vidal Vidal in Majorca in 1964. It is observed on January 30 or thereabouts every year, on the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi, in schools all over the world... |
| February 12 | Darwin Day Darwin Day Darwin Day is a recently instituted celebration intended to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin on February 12, 1809. The day is used to highlight Darwin's contribution to science and to promote science in general.-History:... |
| February 13, 14 or 15 | Singles Awareness Day Singles Awareness Day "Singles Awareness Day" is a humorous holiday, celebrated on February 14 . It serves as an alternative to Valentine's Day for people who are single, that is, not involved in a romantic relationship. Some people who observe S.A.D... |
| February 17 | Random Acts of Kindness Day Random Acts of Kindness Day Random Acts of Kindness Day is the name of an unofficial holiday increasingly celebrated around the world by localities or organizations, or nationwide, in order to encourage acts of kindness. The original founder of Random Acts of Kindness Day is unknown..... (USA) |
| February 27 | TransAction! Day |
| March (first Saturday of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball... ) |
National Corndog Day National Corndog Day National Corndog Day is a celebration of basketball, the corn dog, Tater Tots, and American beer that occurs in March of every year on the first Saturday of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship... (USA) |
| March (Friday of first full week) | Middle Name Pride Day Middle name pride day Middle Name Pride Day is a day to celebrate middle names. MNPD is celebrated as other than a legal or civic holiday. Middle Name Pride Day occurs in March on the Friday of Celebrate Your Name Week which takes place the first full week of March.... |
| March 14 | Pi Day Pi Day Pi Day is a holiday commemorating the mathematical constant π . Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 , since 3, 1 and 4 are the three most significant digits of π in the decimal form... |
| March 25 | Tolkien Reading Day Tolkien reading day Tolkien Reading Day is an annual event, launched by The Tolkien Society in 2003, that takes place on March 25th. It has the aim of encouraging the reading of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, and the use of Tolkien's works in education and library groups... |
| April (Week of new moon New moon In astronomical terminology, the new moon is the lunar phase that occurs when the Moon, in its monthly orbital motion around Earth, lies between Earth and the Sun, and is therefore in conjunction with the Sun as seen from Earth... ) |
National Dark-Sky Week (USA) |
| April 14 | Black Day Black Day Black Day is a South Korean informal tradition for single people to get together and eat jajangmyeon ; sometimes a white sauce is mixed for those who did not celebrate White Day.... |
| April 16 | Foursquare Day Foursquare Day Foursquare Day is a global social media holiday that was first observed on April 16, 2010 in hundreds of cities around the world... |
| April (19th, 18th and 17th have been used) | Record Store Day Record Store Day Record Store Day is an internationally celebrated day observed the third Saturday of April each year. Its purpose, as conceived by independent record store employee Chris Brown, is to celebrate the art of music... |
| April 20 | 420 (cannabis culture) 420 (cannabis culture) 420, 4:20 or 4/20 refers to consumption of cannabis and, by extension, a way to identify oneself with cannabis subculture. The notable day for these is April 20.- Origins of terms :... |
| April 25 | DNA day DNA day DNA Day is a holiday celebrated on April 25. It commemorates the day in 1953 when James Watson and Francis Crick's article on the structure of DNA was published, and the day in 2003 when the Human Genome Project was completed, both of which were on April 25.... |
| April 30 | Honesty Day Honesty Day - School Lessons :In the United States, Honesty Day is frequently viewed as an observation celebrating the honesty of past presidents like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. An enduring legend about Washington confessing to have chopped down a cherry tree goes along with this lesson.Italy... ; Sea Donkey Day |
| May 4 | Star Wars Day Star Wars Day Star Wars Day may refer to one of several dates or events honoring or involving Star Wars.-May 4:This day is considered an official holiday by Star Wars fans to celebrate Star Wars culture and honor the films.... |
| May 25 | Geek Pride Day; Towel Day Towel Day Towel Day is celebrated every 25 May as a tribute by fans of the late author Douglas Adams. On this day, fans carry a towel with them to demonstrate their love for the books and the author, as referred to in Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy... , Star Wars Day Star Wars Day Star Wars Day may refer to one of several dates or events honoring or involving Star Wars.-May 4:This day is considered an official holiday by Star Wars fans to celebrate Star Wars culture and honor the films.... |
| May 26 | National Paper Airplane Day National Paper Airplane Day National Paper Airplane Day is an unofficial observance, celebrated on April 26 each year in the United States to commemorate the simple aeronautical toy.... |
| May 29 | International Zombie Day |
| June 16 | Bloomsday Bloomsday Bloomsday is a commemoration observed annually on 16 June in Dublin and elsewhere to celebrate the life of Irish writer James Joyce and relive the events in his novel Ulysses, all of which took place on the same day in Dublin in 1904... |
| June 18 | Autistic Pride Day Autistic Pride Day Autistic Pride Day is a celebration of the neurodiversity of people on the autism spectrum on June 18 each year. Autistic pride is pride in autism, about shifting views of autism from "disease" to "difference"... |
| June 20–21 (Solstice) | International Surfing Day International Surfing Day International Surfing Day, held annually on or near the date of the summer solstice—usually June 21 —is an unofficial, environmentally conscious sports-centered holiday that celebrates the sport of surfing and the surfing lifestyle and the sustainability of ocean resources. The holiday has been... |
| June 21 | Go Skateboarding Day Go Skateboarding Day Go Skateboarding Day is an unofficial annual holiday conceived by the International Association of Skateboard Companies to promote skateboarding. It is usually marked on June 21.-History:... |
| June 28 | INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY |
| July (First Saturday) | International Free Hugs Day |
| July (Last Friday in July) | System Administrator Appreciation Day System Administrator Appreciation Day System Administrator Appreciation Day, also known as Sysadmin Day, SysAdminDay, SAD or SAAD, was created by system administrator Ted Kekatos... |
| July 5 | X-Day (Church of the SubGenius) X-Day (Church of the SubGenius) X-Day is a traditional part of the mythology of the satirical UFO religion Church of the SubGenius, an organization formed as a parody of cults and extreme religious groups, and their pamphlets and claims. X-Day fell on July 5, 1998, the scheduled "end of the world", and has been celebrated on July... |
| July 10 | Gentleman's Day (Observance of William B. Peterson III's Birthday) |
| August (first Sunday) | International Friendship Day International Friendship Day International Friendship Day is a day for celebrating friendship. The day has been celebrated in several southern South American countries for many years, particularly in Paraguay, where the first World Friendship Day was proposed in 1958.... |
| August 5 | International Beer Day International Beer Day International Beer Day is an August 5 celebration founded in 2007 in Santa Cruz, California. Since its inception, International Beer Day has grown from a small localized event in the western United States into a worldwide celebration spanning 139 cities, 23 countries and 6 continents... |
| September (Third Saturday) | Software Freedom Day Software Freedom Day Software Freedom Day is an annual worldwide celebration of Free Software. SFD is a public education effort with the aim of increasing awareness of Free Software and its virtues, and encouraging its use.... |
| September 1 | Random Acts of Kindness Day Random Acts of Kindness Day Random Acts of Kindness Day is the name of an unofficial holiday increasingly celebrated around the world by localities or organizations, or nationwide, in order to encourage acts of kindness. The original founder of Random Acts of Kindness Day is unknown..... (New Zealand) |
| September 19 | International Talk Like a Pirate Day International Talk Like a Pirate Day International Talk Like a Pirate Day is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur and Mark Summers , of Albany, Oregon, U.S., who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate... |
| September 22 | Hobbit Day Hobbit Day Hobbit Day is the birthday of the hobbits Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, two fictional characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's popular set of books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. In the books both Bilbo and Frodo were said to be born on September 22, but of different years... |
| September 28 | Ask a Stupid Question Day Ask a Stupid Question Day Ask a Stupid Question Day is a holiday that is sometimes celebrated in the United States, usually by school students and teachers. Although Ask a Stupid Question Day's default date is September 28, in practice it is usually observed on the last school day of September.-Origin:This holiday was... |
| October 22 | INTERNATIONAL CAPSLOCK DAY #2 |
| October 23 | Mole Day Mole Day Mole Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated among chemists on October 23, between 6:02 AM and 6:02 PM, making the date 6:02 10/23 in the American style of writing dates... |
| October 30 | Mischief Night Mischief night Mischief Night is an annual tradition in parts of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, and the United States when people take a degree of license to play... |
| November - December (Second Friday after Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the... ) |
International Sweater Vestival International Sweater Vestival International Sweater Vestival or Vestival is a wear a sweater vest to work holiday that is a parody of other celebrations. It takes place on the second Friday after Thanksgiving. In 2010, International Sweater Vestival will fall on Friday, December 3, 2010... |
| November (First Sunday in November) | New York City Marathon Day (New York, NY) |
| November (Day after Thanksgiving Thanksgiving (United States) Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. It has officially been an annual tradition since 1863, when, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving to be celebrated on Thursday,... ) |
National Day of Listening National Day of Listening The National Day of Listening is an unofficial day of observance where Americans are encouraged to set aside time to record the stories of their families, friends, and local communities. It was first launched by the national oral history project StoryCorps in 2008 and now recurs on the Friday after... (USA) |
| November 13 | World Kindness Day World Kindness Day World Kindness Day is 13 November. It was introduced in 1998 by the It is observed in many countries, including Canada, Japan, Australia, Nigeria and United Arab Emirates. In 2009, Singapore observed the day for the first time. Italy and India also observed the day. In the UK it is fronted by... |
| November 17 | International Students' Day International Students' Day International Students' Day is an international observance of student community, held annually on November 17.Taking the day differently than its original meaning, a number of universities mark it, sometimes on a day other than November 17, for a nonpolitical celebration of the multiculturalism of... |
| November 24 | Evolution Day |
| November 25–26 | Buy Nothing Day Buy Nothing Day thumb|Buy Nothing Day demonstration in [[San Francisco]], November 2000Buy Nothing Day ' is an international day of protest against consumerism observed by social activists. Typically celebrated the Friday after American Thanksgiving in North America and the following day internationally, in 2011... |
| December (Thursday before Christmas Christmas Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days... ) |
National Regifting Day National Regifting Day National Regifting Day is an annual observance held each year on the Thursday before Christmas. Many office holiday parties are held on this day, and research shows that 40 percent of office party gifts are regifted—that is, something given to someone and then re-given to another person without... (USA) |
| December 14 | Monkey Day Monkey Day Monkey Day is a holiday celebrated internationally on December 14.Hallmark Cards describes it as the "one day when monkey business is actually encouraged." The holiday was started in 2000 by Casey Sorrow and Eric Millikin, then artists of the popular comic Fetus-X, and first celebrated by Lansing... |
| December 22 | Global Orgasm Global Orgasm Global Orgasm, also known as GORG, was an action originally scheduled for 22 December 2006 to coincide with the end of solstice. The idea was for participants throughout the world to have an orgasm during this one day while thinking about peace in order to emit positive energy to Earth.The Second... |