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Quick facts When is it? Every May What's the official website? Official Site Tagged as Body & Health Life & Living What's the hashtag? #PraderWilliSyndromeAwarenessMonth Who founded it? PWS association Have we missed something? It’s expensive to raise a child with special needs, which people don’t even think about. Emotionally it can be a struggle, but financially it’s really rough. Elena Delle Donne Like many syndromes and disorders, they’re hard to prevent, difficult to diagnose at an early age, and generally have no cure. Prader-Willi Syndrome is one of those disorders. Because it can happen in any family, it affects about one in 12,000 to 15,000 people each year in the United States alone. Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month is a holiday dedicated to informing people about this condition to help families out there in need of answers. History of Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month Prader Willi Syndrome was discovered and first d...

Quick facts When is it? Every December 31st What's the official website? Universal Hour of Peace Tagged as Attitudes & Emotions Life & Living What's the hashtag? #UniversalHourofPeace When was it founded? 1995 Who founded it? Dr. Barabara Condron Have we missed something? Set intention and focus by building peaceful relations locally, nationally and internationally on this day and throughout the year. Get the year started off on the right foot by observing and paying heed to the Universal Hour of Peace. Beginning just 30 minutes before the clock strikes twelve on New Year’s Eve and ending at 12:30am on January 1, the Universal Hour of Peace is celebrated in each time zone, rendering it a full 24 hour day of celebration all throughout the world. History of Universal Hour of Peace For more than two decades, individuals and groups of people around the globe have been joining together to celebrate peace and, at the same time, calling the people of ...

Quick facts When is it? Every December 31st Tagged as Countries & Cultures What's the hashtag? #NewYearsEve Have we missed something? A time for people to come together and celebrate the end of the year and the beginning of a new one, New Year’s Eve is a holiday that is celebrated on December 31st, the last day of the year. Attending events, dancing, and watching fireworks are common New Year’s Eve celebrations. Some people also make resolutions for the new year, which are promises to themselves to make more changes in their lives for the better. It’s a time of joy, hope, and reflection, and is often marked by traditions and customs that vary from culture to culture. History of New Year’s Eve The celebration of New Year’s Eve has a History dating back thousands of years. The holiday’s origins can be traced back to ancient civilizations, such as the Babylonians and the Romans, who marked the beginning of the new year with ...

Quick facts When is it? Every May Tagged as Life & Living Safety What are the hashtags? #DeckSafetyMonth #NationalDeckSafetyMonth Have we missed something? A deck, kitted out with outdoor furniture and some lush, colorful outdoor plants, could be the pride and joy of your home. All year round, this outside addition to your house could be a tranquil haven for you, or perhaps somewhere to duck out from the rain when a downpour starts. Although a nicely done deck can look great, it’s always important to be sure you’ve got the safety aspect of these wooden planks under control – especially if you’ve got young children running around. This is where National Deck Safety Month comes in – designed to remind those who have chosen a home with this kind of extension that there’s still the odd thing to keep an eye out for when making sure your home is a safe haven for your family. The History of National Deck Safety Month This aware...

Quick facts When is it? Every May Tagged as Jobs & Professions Military What are the hashtags? #MilitaryAppreciationMonth #NationalMilitaryAppreciationMonth Have we missed something? Nationally Military Appreciate Month falls in May each year. As its title suggests, this observance is meant to raise awareness and encourage celebration and appreciation of those who serve – are who have served – in the armed forces for their country. Every role in each Military branch is honored this month, from the foot soldier to the navy chef, from the Air Force navigator to the Army general. This month is also meant to show appreciation for the families of servicewomen and servicemen, who tirelessly stand by and support their serving relative. Of course, National Military Appreciation Month also honors the memory of Military personnel who sacrificed their safety and ultimately their lives for their nation, and the war veterans of wars gone past who have now pas...

Quick facts When is it? Every May What's the official website? Official Site Tagged as Body & Health Health care What's the hashtag? #EhlersDanlosSyndromeAwarenessMonth Have we missed something? Are you living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome? Do you know someone who is? If so, then it’s time to get ready for the eponymous month, raising awareness for people across the globe with this rare and difficult-to-diagnose condition. For years, the medical community has struggled to identify patients with this set of syndromes correctly. There’s a drive to highlight the symptoms of the condition, raise money, educate the public, and fundraise for those affected. Ehlers-Danlos syndromes are a collection of more than thirteen hereditary disorders that affect the connective tissue throughout the body. People with the condition have mutations of specific genes that affect the ability of cells to create proteins to construct joints in the usual way. These syndromes, the...

Quick facts When is it? Every May What's the official website? Official site Tagged as Hobbies & Activities Reading & Writing What are the hashtags? #GetCaughtReadingMonth #NationalGetCaughtReadingMonth Have we missed something? We know how it is, there’s something special about getting lost in a book, but everyone around you intimates that you’re secluding yourself, or that you’re a bookish nerd. But how could you not want to lose yourself in another world, to go on great adventures and think deep thoughts with the greatest storytellers and thinkers of the ages. Hide your obsession no more! National Get Caught Reading Month is your chance to come out of your bookish nook, and get caught reading! History of National Get Caught Reading Month History has provided us with writers of every type, and books ranging from simple poetry to philosophy and complex scientific concepts. With so much exciting content in the world to read, it’s amazing there aren...

Quick facts When is it? Every May What's the official website? bikeleague.org/bikemonth Tagged as Hobbies & Activities Sport & Fitness What are the hashtags? #BikeMonth #NationalBikeMonth Have we missed something? The wind in your hair, the city whizzing past, that wonderful gliding feeling…nothing could ever quite beat riding a bike. Not to mention how many Health benefits riding a bike offers! What contraption deserves its own day as much as the bike does? The History of National Bike Month The first mechanically-propelled, two-wheeled vehicle, or what could be called the father of the bicycle, was likely first built by a Scottish blacksmith named Kirkpatrick Macmillan in 1839, although nobody knows for certain. Shortly afterwards, various European inventors followed up on the invention, adding elements familiar to the cyclist of today such as the rear-wheel drive and hand-operated brakes. Modern bicycles are the most efficient human-powered mea...

Quick facts When is it? May 4th, 2020 - May 8th, 2020 May 3rd, 2021 - May 7th, 2021 May 2nd, 2022 - May 6th, 2022 May 1st, 2023 - May 5th, 2023 May 6th, 2024 - May 10th, 2024 May 5th, 2025 - May 9th, 2025 May 4th, 2026 - May 8th, 2026 What's the date pattern? First Monday to Friday in May What's the official website? Official Site Tagged as Jobs & Professions Lawyers What are the hashtags? #LawyerWellBeingWeek #NationalLawyerWellBeingWeek When was it founded? 2019 Who founded it? Anne Bradfford Have we missed something? Lawyers are among the most prominent changemakers in our society and often the driving force behind political and cultural reform. But due to the stress of their work, maintaining a sense of well-being can be a challenge. Mental Health issues disproportionately affect legal professionals. National Lawyer Well-Being Week, therefore, is a chance for all of us – the general public included – to support lawyers. The purpose is to ...

Quick facts When is it? Every May 1st Tagged as Animals Items & Things What are the hashtags? #MotherGooseDay #NationalMotherGooseDay Have we missed something? We’ve all grown up with fairy tales from every quarter, whether it was Disney’s retelling of popular storytellers, or our parents or grandparents reading to us from a much-loved edition of the tales from the Brother’s Grimm. Out of all the storytellers out there, there is one in particular that stands out and is almost the name for all fairy-tales in existence, and that is the inestimable Mother Goose. National Mother Goose Day reminds us of this important storyteller and the role she, and other storytellers played in our youth. History of National Mother Goose Day One of the other fundamental roles played by Mother Goose and fairy tales is as the first introduction to reading for young people everywhere. In 1987 it was determined that fairy tales were so essential to our reading development, that a ...

Quick facts When is it? Every May 1st What's the official website? Official Site Tagged as Children Family Men Parents People & Relationships What's the hashtag? #GlobalLoveDay When was it founded? May 1, 2004 Who founded it? Harold W. Becker Have we missed something? Love is a friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses. Ann Landers If you’ve been depressed lately about how the world’s been looking, then there’s a day made just for you to feel better. It’s called Global Love Day! It’s a day about giving love to yourself and spreading love out into the world. Want to know what this day is all about? Curious about who started this awesome, love-filled day? Read more below and find out about how Global Love Day got started and what you can do to take part in it!  History of...

Quick facts When is it? Every May 1st Tagged as Jobs & Professions What's the hashtag? #SchoolPrincipalsDay Have we missed something? You can have great teachers, but if you don’t have a good principal, you won’t have a good school. Eli Broad It’s funny in a sad sort of way, the principal is the chief villain in almost every high school show ever, and rarely do we see a positive supportive one represented. This leads us to the rather unfortunate conclusion that Principals are our enemy, and the enemy of every student no matter how studios and responsible. School Principals’ Day sets out to change that, and to raise awareness of just how important the school principal really is to the success of the school. History of School Principals’ Day No matter how big or small your school is, you’re going to have a principal. Sometimes you’ll even have more than one, but what exactly do these often Mysterious and much-maligned members of the staff actually do? Yo...

Quick facts When is it? May 6th, 2014 May 5th, 2015 May 3rd, 2016 May 2nd, 2017 May 1st, 2018 May 7th, 2019 May 5th, 2020 May 4th, 2021 May 3rd, 2022 May 2nd, 2023 May 7th, 2024 May 6th, 2025 What's the date pattern? First Tuesday in May Tagged as Body & Health Life & Living What are the hashtags? #AsthmaDay #WorldAsthmaDay Have we missed something? Millions of people all over the world suffer from Asthma, which means that most people know someone that suffers from it. Those who have someone with asthma in their lives are typically familiar with the ‘psst psst’ sound of the inhalers that make a relatively normal day to day life possible for the ones who use them. World Asthma Day is dedicated to raising awareness about this pernicious disease. And it also seeks to bring awareness and advanced asthma care to sufferers throughout the world. So now it’s time to learn about and celebrate everything to do with World Asthma Day! History of World Asthma D...