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Janice
10-21-2009, 04:14 PM
This thread might be a good place to post some of the lesser-known celebrations, as well as the well-known. I'll name a few.

National Grandparent's Day -- Celebrated the first Sunday after Labor Day.
http://www.grandparents-day.com/

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

February is Black History Month.

September is Pain Awareness Month.

May 12th is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day.
Chocoholic
10-21-2009, 04:24 PM
Nurses Day and Teacher Appreciation day are both somewhere in May,
MickeyMac
10-21-2009, 05:57 PM
This thread might be a good place to post some of the lesser-known celebrations, as well as the well-known. I'll name a few.

National Grandparent's Day -- Celebrated the first Sunday after Labor Day.
http://www.grandparents-day.com/

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

February is Black History Month.

September is Pain Awareness Month.

May 12th is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day.



Everyday is black history month. Black history is a part of American history.


Not to get preachy, just wanted to say that.
Janice
10-21-2009, 07:17 PM
Everyday is black history month. Black history is a part of American history.


Not to get preachy, just wanted to say that.
Regardless, officially, February is Black History Month. I wonder whose idea it was anyway.
Chocoholic
10-21-2009, 08:31 PM
Here's a site that lists a lot of them.

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/National_Symbols/American_Hollidays.html
*Pleasant Tomorrow*
10-22-2009, 02:38 PM
TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY!

http://capslockday.com/
JamesG
10-22-2009, 03:20 PM
Not really celebrated or known outside of the Motor City area the night of Oct. 30th is "Devil's Night".

It was notoriously known as a night for arson and one could expect to see the city red.

Nowadays the citizens say that they are not going to put up with this and the arson has greatly declined in recent years.

But, "Devil's Night" is still acknowleged in the Motor City and not really much elsewhere.
PlayOn
10-22-2009, 03:27 PM
Somewhere there's a Be Kind To Animals week. Too bad it's not a month. :(
Chocoholic
10-22-2009, 03:31 PM
The 3rd Friday in November is the Feast of Maximum Occupancy. It was created by Homer Simpson.

http://www.maximumoccupancy.org/

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. http://www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth/