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World Pharmacists Day (September 25th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every September 25th What's the official website? Official site Tagged as Body & Health Health care Jobs & Professions What's the hashtag? #WorldPharmacistsDay When was it founded? 2009 Who founded it? Fédération Internationale Pharmaceutique Have we missed something? Sometimes, a day comes along that is meant to celebrate those folks who work quietly in the background as unsung heroes, protecting and working for the Health of their entire community. And that’s what World Pharmacists Day is all about! History of World Pharmacists Day World Pharmacists Day was the brainchild of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (Fédération Internationale Pharmaceutique, or FIP for short), with the council of this organization voting to establish the event in the late 2000s during a conference they staged in Istanbul, Turkey. The aim of the day is to bring attention to pharmacies and the positive benefits they offer when it come...

National Kouign Amann Day (June 20th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every June 20th Tagged as Baking Food & Drink Pastry What are the hashtags? #KouignAmannDay #NationalKouignAmannDay Have we missed something? Every year and on the 20th June, it’s National Kouign Amann Day. But what exactly is a Kouign Amann, we hear you ask? A kouign amann is a kind of cake, made with lots and lots of butter. In fact, the recipe calls for so much butter that the dough is puffed up by its cooking and leaves it looking like a pastry. Depending on where you buy it from, you might find that your kouign amann is a super flaky, bite-size treat or a full loaf of buttery deliciousness. A sweet treat perhaps not so well known outside of its birthplace region of France, this day aims to get the word out there about what the rest of the world is missing! History of National Kouign Amann Day National Kouign Amann Day became an official day in 2015, submitted by San Franciso bakery b.patisserie. This crusty circular ca...

National Ice Cream Soda Day (June 20th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every June 20th Tagged as Food & Drink Ice Cream What are the hashtags? #IceCreamSodaDay #NationalIceCreamSodaDay Have we missed something? National Ice Cream Soda Day is celebrated annually on June 20th. This day is certainly loved and celebrated by many people across the globe, where they enjoy this popular drink. Since this drink has become an increasingly popular refreshment for everyone it has sometimes been referred to as a soda float. Therefore, you should invest some time in slurping this frothy wonderment up a stripy straw. The drink is comprised of only a couple of scoops of ice-cream in any carbonated beverage. An ice-cream soda is perfect to cool you down on a sizzling June summer day and offers a refreshing snap that leaves you yearning for more. Ice cream soda has definitely made a huge impression across the entire world. Also famously known as an ice cream float in places like the United Kingdom, USA, Africa, Canada, and...

World Bollywood Day (September 24th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every September 24th Tagged as Countries & Cultures Movies What's the hashtag? #WorldBollywoodDay Have we missed something? Since films from India entered onto the scene, the Entertainment industry has never been the same. The popularity of Bollywood has grown significantly over the past few years and has created an entire subculture that has taken the world by storm. Now it’s time to learn about and celebrate World Bollywood Day! History of World Bollywood Day When the Indian film industry began in the early 1900s, it started out in the same way as Hollywood – with silent films. But when talking films began in the form of Bombay Talkies, the industry began to grow in the 1930s. It was different than films from the West in that the driving force behind the films were simply the stars rather than the actual plot or story. By the 1970s, the film industry in India was able to overtake the US Hollywood industry, thus earning the ni...

Positive Media Day (June 22nd)

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Quick facts When is it? Every June 22nd Tagged as Famous People Life & Living Mental Health People & Relationships What's the hashtag? #PositiveMediaDay When was it founded? March 19th 2018 Who founded it? Greg Neff Have we missed something? Positive Media Day has been created to change the perspective and status quo of every-day media consumption. With a passion to disperse the overriding negative media that overshadows the great positive impact people are making on the world every single day. With a drive to make all news and media outlets a beacon of inspiration, positivity, and joy for one day, Positive Media Day! With a belief that the world is being ill-represented by the news and shared media. There is too much hatred, fear, and attacking that goes on every day. If this negativity continues, people will believe that this is how our world is and will always be. The moment we begin per Pet uating that negative behavior is the moment we begin to ...

National Typewriter Day (June 23rd)

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Quick facts When is it? Every June 23rd What's the official website? typosphere.blogspot.co.uk/p/typewriter-day.html Tagged as Hobbies & Activities Items & Things Jobs & Professions What are the hashtags? #TypewriterDay #NationalTypewriterDay Have we missed something? There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. Ernest Hemingway There’s a sound we all know, even if we don’t quite recall it. It’s the mechanical clatter of a type writer in action. It is reminiscent in the soulless tapping of keys on modern keyboards and recalled in the sounds of the elite of the keyboard world, the mechanical keyboard. But none of them quite reach the splendor and grandeur of a type writer in action. National Type writer Day celebrates this humble device and the amazing pieces of literature it’s brought to us over the decades. History of National Typewriter Day Type writer s were originally conceived of in 1575 by an Italian ...

National Hunting and Fishing Day (September 23rd, 2023)

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Quick facts When is it? September 23rd, 2017 September 22nd, 2018 September 28th, 2019 September 26th, 2020 September 25th, 2021 September 24th, 2022 September 23rd, 2023 September 28th, 2024 September 27th, 2025 September 26th, 2026 What's the date pattern? Fourth Saturday in September What's the official website? National Hunting and Fishing Day It's also known as... NHF Day Tagged as Hobbies & Activities What are the hashtags? #NationalHuntingandFishingDay #NHFDay Who founded it? National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) Have we missed something? I urge all citizens to join with outdoor Sports men in the wise use of our natural resources and in insuring their proper management for the benefit of future generations. US President Richard Nixon, May 2, 1972 History of National Hunting and Fishing Day National Hunting and Fishing Day (also called NHF), is celebrated to bring Sports people together and enjoy their rich tradition of hunting, fis...

Hug a Vegetarian Day (September 22nd, 2023)

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Quick facts When is it? September 23rd, 2011 September 28th, 2012 September 27th, 2013 September 26th, 2014 September 25th, 2015 September 23rd, 2016 September 22nd, 2017 September 28th, 2018 September 27th, 2019 September 25th, 2020 September 24th, 2021 September 23rd, 2022 September 22nd, 2023 September 27th, 2024 September 24th, 2025 What's the date pattern? Fourth Friday in September What's the hashtag? #HugaVegetarianDay Have we missed something? It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living, by its purely physical effect on the human temperament, would most beneficially i NFL uence the lot of mankind. Albert Einstein A lot of people in the world tend to believe that there is no reason that mankind should go on eating animals. And, along with that belief, there exist plenty of valid arguments to support this stance. Hug a Vegetarian Day begins by helping people to learn what living a vegetarian lifestyle is all about. Both the environment and the ...

Hobbit Day (September 22nd)

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Quick facts When is it? Every September 22nd Tagged as Books & Literature Fantasy & Magic Movies Reading & Writing What's the hashtag? #HobbitDay Have we missed something? September 22nd is the Birthday of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, two characters from J.R.R. Tolkiens popular Middle Earth Cycle books (The Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings respectively) in which Hobbits, typically between two and four feet tall and nothing like your usual hero, accomplish great feats and amazing acts of courage. It is in honor of these creatures and those acts that the day is celebrated with events, not unlike the birthday party described at the beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring. In the United States, Hobbit Day has gained some measure of legal dignity due to the elected officials who support the day and the goals of the American Tolkien Society. The Day has also attracted Bipartisan Support from places as the U.S. County Courthouse, to the White House, to the U.S....

National Meteor Watch Day (June 30th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every June 30th Tagged as Hobbies & Activities What are the hashtags? #MeteorWatchDay #NationalMeteorWatchDay Have we missed something? Today is National Meteor Watch Day! A meteor or “shooting star” is the visible streak of light from a heated and glowing meteoroid falling through the Earth’s atmosphere; it is also call a “shooting star”. Learn about National Meteor Watch Day Legend has it that if you wished upon a shooting star the wish would come true. It is believed to have originated in Greece, when a Greek astronomer Ptolemy, around AD 127-151, wrote that the Gods occasionally, out of curiosity, peer down at the Earth from between the spheres. When this happened stars sometimes slip through the gap, becoming visible as shooting stars. It was thought that because the Gods were already looking at us, they would be more receptive to any wishes we made! Did you know that these shooting stars are actually very small? The size of th...

World UFO Day (July 2nd)

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Quick facts When is it? Every July 2nd What's the official website? worldufoday.com Tagged as Countries & Cultures Science & Technology What are the hashtags? #UFODay #WorldUFODay Have we missed something? If you’re a fan of little green men, you’re going to be stoked for World UFO Day. One of these days we just know that we’re going to finally meet our neighbors in the universe, and that day will be phenomenal beyond imagining. Whether they’re flying around in saucer shaped vessels, or something more akin to the massive ships we’ve seen in Independence Day, their arrival is going to change the way everyone views the universe. Let’s just hope they’re friendlier than those tentacled beasties from Independence Day! History of World UFO Day World UFO Day was organized by WorldUFODay.com in 2001, and was put together to bring together enthusiasts of UFO’s and the evidence they’ve all gathered to support their existence. Knowing that the possibility tha...

World Gratitude Day (September 21st)

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Quick facts When is it? Every September 21st Tagged as Attitudes & Emotions Life & Living What's the hashtag? #WorldGratitudeDay Have we missed something? Gratitude Day is celebrated annually on the 21st September. The celebration of Gratitude Day allows both individual citizens and organisations within wider society to celebrate the broad meaning of gratitude in a variety of ways. Learn about World Gratitude Day World Gratitude Day has been designed to bring the whole world together in a day that is all about being thankful. World Gratitude Day joins organizations, nationals, and individuals in sharing their gratitude in a number of different ways. A little bit of gratitude can go a very long way. It is important for people to feel appreciated for everything that they do. There are also many other benefits that are associated with giving gratitude. Did you know that it is actually good for your own Health too? Being thankful results in a whole ho...