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National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009) National Pet Month (United States) National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June) National Stroke Awareness Month; South Asian Heritage Month (Ontario, Canada) Zombie Awareness Month
Holidays proclaimed in this way may be considered a U.S. "national observance", but it would be improper to refer to them as "federal holidays". Many of these observances designated by Congress are authorized under permanent law under Title 36, U.S. Code, in which cases the President is under obligation to issue an annual proclamation.
2009: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the International Year of Older Persons: Towards a Society for All Ages. 2010: Older Persons and the Achievement of the MDGs. 2011: The Growing Opportunities & Challenges of Global Ageing. [5] 2012: Longevity: Shaping the Future. [6] 2013: The Future We Want: What Older Persons are Saying. [7]
In addition to Thanksgiving and Veterans Day, November's calendar of holidays and observances includes several other reasons to celebrate.
[1] [2] It includes special events, holidays, federal and state observances, historic anniversaries, and more unusual celebratory traditions. [3] Bill Chase worked as a newspaper librarian and saw a need for "a single reference source for calendar dates, and for authoritative and current information about various observances throughout the year ...
These observances differ from federal holidays in that federal employees only receive a day free from work on holidays, not observances. Federal observances that are designated by Congress appear in Title 36 of the United States Code (36 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.). Below is a list of all observances so designated.
Daily Holidays and Observances in September 2023 September 1. American Chess Day. Ginger Cat Appreciation Day. Pink Cadillac Day. World Letter Writing Day. September 2. College Colors Day.
The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Jan 1