Days to Remember

DAYS TO REMEMBER JANUARY: HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY THE HOLOCAUST, ALSO KNOWN AS THE SHOA, WAS THE GENOCIDE OF APPROXIMATELY SIX MILION EUROPEAN JEWS DURING WORLD WAR II, A PROGRAMME OF SYSTEMATIC STATE-SPONSORED MURDER BY NAZY GERMANY, LED BY ADOLF HITLER.

MARCH: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY (WD) INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, ORIGINALLY CALLED INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN’S DAY, IS MARKED ON MARCH 8 EVERY YEAR. IN DIFFERENT REGIONS THE FOCUS OF THE CELEBRATION IS FOR WOMEN’S ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS.

APRIL: INTERNATIONAL EARTH DAY EARTH DAY EARLY EACH YEAR ON WHICH EVENTS ARE HELD WORLDWIDE TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE EARTH’S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. EARTH DAY IS NOW COORDINATED GLOBALLY BY THE EARTH DAY NETWORK, AND IS CELEBRATED IN MORE THAN 175 COUNTRIES EVERY YEAR. IN 2009, THE UNITED NATIONS DESIGNATED APRIL 22 INTERNATIONAL MOTHER EARTH DAY. EARTH DAY IS PLANNED FOR APRIL 22 IN ALL YEARS AT LEAST TROUGH 2015. THE NAME AND CONCEPT OF EARTH DAY WAS ALLEGEDLY PIONEERED BY JON Mc CONNEL IN 1969 AT A UNESCO CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO.

MAY: WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY (WNTD) IS OBSERVED AROUND THE WORLD EVERY YEAR ON MAY 31. IT IS MEANT TO ENCOURAGE A 24-HOUR PERIOD OF ABSTINENCE FROM ALL FORMS OF TOBACCO CONSUPTION ACROSS THE GLOBE. THE DAY IS FURTHER INTENDED TO DRAW GLOBAL ATTENTION TO THE WIDESPREAD PREVALENCE OF TOBACCO USE AND TO NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS, WHICH CURRENTLY LEAD TO 5.4 MILLION DEATHS WORLDWIDE ANNUALLY.

THE SYMBOL JUNE: WORLD MUSIC DAY WORLD MUSIC IS A TERM WITH WIDELY VARYING DEFINITIONS, OFTEN ENCOPASSING MUSIC WHICH IS PRIMARILY IDENTIFIED AS ANOTHER GENRE. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY WORLD MUSIC DEFINITIONS SUCH AS “ALL OF THE MUSIC IN THE WORLD”, “SOMEBODY ELSE’S LOCAL MUSIC” OR “NON-WESTERN MUSIC”.

SEPTEMBER: PEACE DAY THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY, ALSO KNOWN AS THE WORLD PEACE DAY, OCCURS ANNUALLY ON 21 SEPTEMBER. IT IS DEDICATED TO PEACE, AND SPECIFICALLY THE ABSENCE OF WAR, SUCH AS MIGHT BE OCCASIONED BY A TEMPORARY CEASEFIRE IN A COMBAT ZONE. IT IS OBSERVED BY MANY NATIONS, POLITICAL GROUPS, MILITARY GROUPS, AND PEOPLE.THE FIRST YEAR THIS HOLIDAY WAS CELEBRATED IN 1981.

OCTOBER: WORLD FOOD DAY

World Food Day was proclaimed in 1979 by the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It marks the date of the founding of FAO in 1945. The aim of the Day is to heighten public awareness of the world food problem and strengthen solidarity in the struggle against hunger, malnutrition and poverty.

NOVEMBER: UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY Children's Day is celebrated on various days in many places around the world, in particular to honour children. Major global variants include a Universal Children's Day on November 20, by United Nations recommendation. Children's Day is often celebrated on other days as well.

DECEMBER: WORLD AIDS DAY World AIDS Day, observed on 1 December every year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Government and health officials observe the day, often with speeches or forums on the AIDS topics. Since 1995, the President of the United States has made an official proclamation on World AIDS Day. Governments of other nations have followed suit and issued similar announcements. AIDS has killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007, and an estimated 33.2 million people worldwide live with HIV as of 2007, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history.

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