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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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National Pediatric Transplant Week entered the calendar in 2021 as Blue and Green Spirit Week. This event seeks to raise awareness of the importance of organ, eye, and tissue transplantation and donation,...
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Created in 2007, Bulldogs are Beautiful Day is one of a handful of events created by book authors after the release of their books. This particular event derives from the book "Stinky the Bulldog" by Jack...
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Love is in the air the day after Easter in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Lovers and families head into the local market to purchase and exchange ceramic gifts, the chief among these being a ceramic whistle...
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The day after Easter is Family Day, a national holiday in South Africa.
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Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) is proud to be a founding partner of the National Youth Violence Prevention Campaign. This campaign aims to raise awareness and educate students, teachers, sc...
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More dogs go missing on July 5 than any other each year, according to PawBoost, most likely due to the fireworks and festivities the night before. Because of this, Paw Boost has established National Lost...
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Lover's Day or National Book and Lover's Day has been a holiday in Spain since 1714. The tradition is for a woman to buy her love a book and for a man to buy his love roses—like Valentine's Day with a cer...
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The goal of National Picnic Day in the United States is to encourage people to get outdoors, move, and eat together in the splendor of nature. Traditionally, picnic food is home-cooked or bought at a ma...
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Created in 1993, the last Thursday of April is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day in the United States. It is a great way to show your children what you do all day and how you do it, and it also allo...
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Red Hat Society Day celebrates the sisterhood of women. It encourages each woman to pursue fun, friendship, freedom, fulfillment, and fitness as support to get the most out of life. This event falls annua...
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Kids and Pets Day was created in 2005 by celebrity family and pet lifestyle expert Colleen Paige. National Kids and Pets Day furthers the magical bond between children and animals to help bring awarenes...
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The last Saturday of National Rebuilding Month is National Rebuilding Day. Each year nearly 70,000 volunteers complete over 4,000 homes and community projects throughout the United States. Volunteers help...
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The last Sunday in April is designated Mother Father Deaf (MFD) Day to acknowledge and celebrate our deaf parents. Many local and deaf parent groups with young CODAs (Children of Deaf Adults) will plan pi...
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National Little Pampered Dog Day was created to celebrate owners who genuinely care for and love their dogs, bring attention to the fact that not all dogs are so lucky, and communicate that dogs are livin...
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Sometimes referred to as Nepali Mother’s Day, Mata Tirtha Aunshi is an annual festival in Nepal and parts of India that celebrates the love, support, and sacrifices mothers make. It honors mothers living...
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Bella's Pet Parent Day is an annual holiday founded by Stacey Starks to celebrate and honor Pet Parents and all they do for their fur babies. Every year the number of American households with pets continu...
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Kiss Your Mate Day is an excuse to kiss your wife, husband, girlfriend, or boyfriend. Show your love this day by kissing your partner. Kiss Your Mate Day is an unofficial event with no sponsor.
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PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK IN NEW ZEALAND Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Week in New Zealand focuses on raising awareness about the mental health challenges faced by parents during the per...
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National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is an initiative spirited by animal lovers. Falling on April 30 each year, the objective is to put the national spotlight on homeless animals and get them into the caring...
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The Center for Effective Discipline (CED) promotes National Spank Out Day to urge parents to look for healthier and more effective discipline options and limit corporal punishment for their children. Sp...