- Awareness day
A national or international awareness day is a date usually set by a major organisation or government to commemorate a
medical research orethical cause of importance on a national or international level.elected "awareness" days, weeks and months (2006)
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Arthritis Awareness Week - 3-7 Jan
*World Religion Day - 15 Jan
*Potato Day - 28 Jan
*Loud Tie Week - 29 Jan-5 Feb
*World Cancer Day - 4 Feb
*Eating Disorders Week - 5-14 Feb
*Contraceptive Week - 13-19 Feb
*Chemical Sensitivity Day - 21 Feb
*Work Your Proper Hours Day - 24 Feb
*Pig Day - 1 Mar
*Self-Injury Awareness Day - 1 Mar
*International Women's Day - 8 Mar
*Zoo Awareness Day - 17 Apr
*Parental Alienation Awareness Day - 25 Apr
*Penguin Day - 25 Apr
*International Dance Day - 29 Apr
*Missing Person's Month - May
*World Naturist Day - 1 May
*Condom Week - 8-13 May
*World Hepatitis Day - 19 May
*Let's Talk About Sex Week - 23-29 May
*Hunger Day - 6 Jun
*Father's Day - Belgium & Austria - Second Sunday in June
*Badger Day - 17 Jun
*Father's Day - Netherlands - Third Sunday in June
*Panic Day - 18 Jun
*Disability Awareness Day - 31 Jul
*Orgasm Day - 31 Jul
*National Women's Day in South Africa, 9 Aug
*Youth Day - 12 Aug
*Allotment Week - 14-20 Aug
*Farmers Market Month - Sep
*Dating Day - 24 Sep
*Day of Older Persons - 1 Oct
*Poetry Day - 5 Oct
*Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day -13 Oct
*World Food Day - 16 Oct
*Sleep-In Day - 29 Oct
*Novel Writing Month - Nov
*World Diabetes Day - 14 Nov
*Maintenance Week - 17-24 Nov
*Universal Children's Day - 20 Nov
*World Television Day - 21 Nov
*World AIDS Day - 1 December
*Civil Aviation Day - 7 Dec
*Human Rights Day - 10 DecReferences
* "The Indypedia - Facts and Figures of Modern Life" - a freebie from "The Independent" Newspaper
ee also
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International observance
*List of commemorative days
*List of environmental dates External links
* [http://www.surpriseme.co.uk/awareness_days.asp "2008 UK and International Awareness Days Listing'"]
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