European Day for Victims of Crime
European Day for Victims of Crime is observed annually on February 22. The observance was established in 1990 by Victim Support Europe, a European network of victim support organizations. The […]
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National Banana Bread Day
History and Origins of National Banana Bread Day National Banana Bread Day is observed annually on February 23 and celebrates a quick bread that emerged from agricultural trade, domestic thrift, […]
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National Tootsie Roll Day
History and Origins of National Tootsie Roll Day National Tootsie Roll Day is observed annually on February 23 and celebrates one of the most recognizable American candies of the twentieth […]
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Lantern Festival
A Night When Light Takes Center Stage The Lantern Festival glows on the 15th day of the first lunar month, marking the joyful close of Chinese New Year celebrations. It […]
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Pink Shirt Day Canada
Pink Shirt Day Canada is observed annually on the last Wednesday in February. The observance originated in Nova Scotia in 2007 when two high school students organized a campaign encouraging […]
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Hanukkah
A Festival of Light Born from Courage and Restoration Hanukkah returns each year as a warm, flickering beacon against the deepening nights of winter. Its story reaches back to the second century BCE, when the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes outlawed Jewish practice and desecrated the Second Temple in Jerusalem. In response, a small group […]
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Super Saturday
The Final Sprint of the Holiday Shopping Season Super Saturday — sometimes called Panic Saturday — is the last Saturday before Christmas, a day when millions of shoppers flood stores and websites to complete their gift lists. Falling this year on December 20, it stands as one of the busiest retail days of the season, […]
