2009 
Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, Unknown Holidays & Observances

Stone= Garnet        Flower= Carnation

History of the Tournament of Roses Parade & Cartoon Fun   History of the Rose Bowl Game & Cartoon Fun The History of New Years The History of the Hopi ( Bean Sprout) Powamu Festival The History of the Iroquois Midwinter Ceremony & Cartoon Fun The History of Twelfth Night & Cartoon Fun The History of Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Holiday & Cartoon Fun Miss America Pageant History and Cartoon Fun If you want "On This Day" in History information, go to The History Channel!  They've got the best resource on the net. Want to know if anyone famous was born today? Visit Famous Birthdays! Just log in any day on a search engine, and Wikipedia tells you both birthdays, events, etc. for it. Special thanks to Chris Sodini for letting me know about No Name Calling Week. Special thanks to Pam Hennessy for letting me know about Bird Day. Special thanks to Sonjia Bradshaw for letting me know about A LOT of observances! Special thanks to Eric Cornell for letting me know about Nat'l Activity Professional Week. Special thanks to Elaine Carter for letting me know about Celebration of Life Week and Universal Letter Writing Week Thanks to Liesl Anderson for letting me know about World Hypnotism Day. Thanks to Dan Loomis for letting me  know about International Programmers' Day Thanks to Nicole Dooley for letting me know about Panama Martyr Day.

 

January Monthly Observances
Book Blitz Month
Birth Defects Month Link
California Dried Plum Digestive Month
Celebration of Life Month
Cervical Cancer Screening Month
Family Fit Lifestyle Month
Financial Wellness Month
Get Organized Month
International Change Your Stars Month
International Creativity Month
International New Year's Resolutions Month for Businesses
International Quality of Life Month
International Wayfinding Month
International Wealth Mentality Month
National Be On-Purpose Month
National Clean Up Your Computer Month
National Get Organized Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Hot Tea Month
National Lose Weight, Feel Great Month
National Mail Order Gardening Month
National Mentoring Month
National Personal Self-Defense Awareness Month
National Poverty in America Awareness Month
National Radon Action Month
National Skating Month
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month Link
Oatmeal Month
Thyroid Awareness Month Link

January Weekly Observances

Celebration of Life Week: 1-7 Link
Diet Resolution Week: 1-7 
Silent Record Week: 1-7
Someday We'll Laugh About This Week: 2-5
Dakar Rally 2009: 3-18
New Year's Resolutions Week: 4-10
Home Office Safety and Security Week: 5-9
Women's Self Empowerment Week: 5-11
Elvis Presley Week: 8-11
International Consumer Electronics Show: 8-11
Universal Letter Writing Week: 8-14 Link
Cuckoo Dancing Week: 11-17
International Printing Week: 11-17
Kid Film Week: 12-25
National Soccer Coaches Week: 14-18
National No Tillage Week: 14-17
Slam Dance Week: 15-28
Sundance Film Festival: 15-25
Healthy Weight Week: 18-24
Hunt For Happiness Week: 18-24
National Activity Professional Week: 18-23 Link
National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week: 18-23
National Medical Group Practice Week: 19-23
No Name Calling Week: 21-25 Link
National Nurse Anesthetists Week: 25-31
National Take Back Your Time Week:26-30
National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Week: 24-31
World Leprosy Week: 24-30 Link
Catholic Schools Week: 25-31

January Daily Observances


An * in front of the day means that it hasn't changed in 3 years.
So we are going to state that the date on these days never changes.


Mummer's Parade: 1
*New Years Day: 1
*New Year's Dishonor List Day: 1
*Rose Bowl Game: 1
*Saint Basil's Day: 1
*Tournament of Roses Parade Day: 1
*Z Day: 1
*Happy Mew Year for Cats Day: 2
*55-MPH Speed Limit Day: 2
Fruitcake Toss Day: 3
*Memento Mori "Remember You Die" Day: 3
*National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day: 3 Link
*Dimpled Chad Day: 4
Earth at Perihelion: 4
*Pop Music Chart Day: 4
*Trivia Day: 4
World Braille Day: Link
*World Hypnotism Day: 4  Link
*Bird Day: 5 Link
Thank God It's Monday Day: 5
Asarah B'Tevet: 6
Epiphany or Twelfth Night: 6
*Three Kings Day: 6
Ashura: 7
*Harlem Globetrotter's Day: 7
I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore Day: 7
*International Programmers' Day: 7 Link
*National English Toffee Day: 8  Link
*Midwife's Day or Women's Day: 8
*National Joy Germ Day: 8
*Show and Tell Day at Work: 8
*Panama's Martyr Day: 9 Link
*National Cut Your Energy Costs Day: 10
Positively Penguins Day: 10
*United Nations Day: 10
Perigean Spring Tides: 11
Stephen Foster Day: 11
National Clean Off Your Desk Day: 12
Organize Your Home Day: 12
*Ratification Day: 14
Get to Know Your Customers Day: 15 (also April 16, July 16 and October 15)
*Humanitarian Day: 15
Women in Blue Jeans Day: 15-16
*Appreciate A Dragon Day: 16
Bald Eagle Appreciation Days: 16-18
*Nothing Day: 16
*Religious Freedom Day: 16
Customer Service Day: 17 Link
*Hot Heads Chili Days: 17-18
Kid Inventors' Day:  17
*Judgment Day: 17
Do Dah Parade Day: 18
*Pooh (Winnie The) Day: 18
World Religion Day: 18
Martin Luther King Day: 19
*Camcorder Day: 20
*Inauguration Day: 20
*National Disc Jockey Day: 20 Link
Rid The World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day: 20
National Hugging Day: 21
*Answer Your Cats Questions Day: 22
*Celebration of Life Day: 22
*Roe vs. Wade Day: 22
Women's Healthy Weight Day: 22
*National Handwriting Day: 23
National Pie Day: 23 Link
*Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day: 23
*Belly Laugh Day: 24
*National Compliment Day: 24
*Macintosh Computer Day: 25
*A Room of One's Own Day: 25
Chinese New Year: 26 Link
*Lotus 1-2-3 Day: 26
*National Peanut Brittle Day: 26  Link
*Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement: 26
Better Business Communication Day: 26
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day: 26
*Holocaust Memorial Day: 27
National Speak Up and Succeed Day: 27
*Thomas Crapper Day: 27
*Viet Nam Peace Day: 27
*Freethinkers Day: 29
*Thomas Paine Day: 29
World Leprosy Day: 29 Link
Fun at Work Day: 30
*Inane Answering Message Day: 30
*Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: 31
National Seed Swap Day: 31

Full Moon on  the 10th  is called "Wolf Moon" by Native Americans of New England and the Great Lakes
because at this time of the year, the wolves howl in hunger.

January 26: Solar Eclipse Visible in southern Africa, Antarctica, southeast Asia and Australia.

 

Moon Animation Credit

 

 

 
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