2010
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
Bath Safety Month Link
Birth Defects Month Link
California Dried Plum Digestive Month
Celebration of Life Month
Cervical Cancer Screening Month
Financial Wellness Month
International Change Your Stars Month
International Creativity Month
International Quality of Life Month
International Wayfinding Month
International Wealth Mentality Month
National Be On-Purpose Month
National Bird Feeding Month
National Clean Up Your Computer Month
National Get Organized Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Hot Tea 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 Soup Month Link
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month Link
Oatmeal Month
Rising Star Month
Self-help Group Awareness Month
Shape Up US 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
National Lose Weight/Feel Great Week: 1-8
Someday We'll Laugh About This Week: 2-9
New Year's Resolutions Week: 3-9
Home Office Safety and Security Week: 3-9
Women's Self Empowerment Week: 4-10
Universal Letter Writing Week: 8-14 Link
Cuckoo Dancing Week: 11-17
National No Tillage Week: 13-16
International Printing Week: 17-23
National Handwriting Analysis Week: 17-23
Healthy Weight Week: 17-23
Hunt For Happiness Week: 17-23
National Activity Professional Week: 17-23Link
National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week: 18-23
No Name Calling Week: 20-24 Link
Sundance Film Festival: 21-31
National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Week: 23-30
World Leprosy Week: 23-29 Link
National Nurse Anesthetists Week: 24-30
National Medical Group Practice Week: 25-29
National Take Back Your Time Week: 25-29
Catholic Schools Week: 31-2/6

January Daily Observances


NOTE:  An * in front of the day means that the observance is on the same day every year regardless of the day it falls on.


*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
Earth at Perihelion: 2
*Happy Mew Year for Cats Day: 2
*55-MPH Speed Limit Day: 2
*J.R.R. Tolkien Day: 3
*Memento Mori "Remember You Die" Day: 3
*National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day: 3 Link
*Dimpled Chad Day: 4
*Pop Music Chart Day: 4
*Trivia Day: 4
*World Braille Day: 4  Link
*World Hypnotism Day: 4  Link
*Bean Day:  5 Link
*Bird Day: 5 Link
Thank God It's Monday Day: 5
*Epiphany or Twelfth Night: 6
*Three Kings Day: 6
*Harlem Globetrotter's Day: 7
I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore Day: 7
*International Programmers' Day: 7 Link
*Bubble Bath Day: 8 Link
Learn to Ski Day: 8 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
*Balloon Ascension Day: 9 Link
Fruitcake Toss Day: 9
*Panama's Martyr Day: 9 Link
Positively Penguins Day: 9
*National Cut Your Energy Costs Day: 10
*United Nations Day: 10
Stephen Foster Day: 10
National Clean Off Your Desk Day: 11
*Rubber Duckie Day: 13 Link
*Dress Up Your Pet Day: 14 Link
*Organize Your Home Day: 14 Link
*Ratification Day: 14
*Humanitarian Day: 15
International Fetish Day: 15
*Appreciate A Dragon Day: 16
*Nothing Day: 16
*Religious Freedom Day: 16
Bald Eagle Appreciation Day: 17
Customer Service Day: 17 Link
*Hot Heads Chili Days: 17-18
*Kid Inventors' Day:  17
*Judgment Day: 17
World Religion Day: 17
Do Dah Parade Day: 18
*Pooh (Winnie The) Day: 18
*Thesaurus Day: 18 Link
Martin Luther King Day: 18
Rid The World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day: 19
*Camcorder Day: 20
*Inauguration Day: 20
*National Disc Jockey Day: 20 Link
Get to Know Your Customers Day: 21 (also April 15, July 15 and October 21)
*National Hugging Day: 21
Women in Blue Jeans Day: 21-23 Link
Women's Healthy Weight Day: 21
*Answer Your Cats Questions Day: 22
*Celebration of Life Day: 22
*Roe vs. Wade Day: 22
*National Handwriting Day: 23
*National Pie Day: 23 Link
*Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day: 23
*Belly Laugh Day: 24
*National Compliment Day: 24
Better Business Communication Day: 25
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day: 25
*Macintosh Computer Day: 25
*A Room of One's Own Day: 25
*Lotus 1-2-3 Day: 26
*National Peanut Brittle Day: 26  Link
*Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement: 26
National Speak Up and Succeed Day: 26
*Holocaust Memorial Day: 27
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust: 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: 29
*Inane Answering Message Day: 30
Perigean Spring Tides: 30
Tu B'Shvat: 30
*Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: 31
*National Seed Swap Day: 31

Full Moon on  the 30th  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 15: Solar Eclipse Visible in Africa and Asia..

 

Moon Animation Credit

 

 

 
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