January 2013 LEWIS EDITORIAL, EVENTS & PROMOTIONAL CALENDAR doc

January 2013 LEEP
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LEWIS EDITORIAL, EVENTS
& PROMOTIONAL CALENDAR
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
14-MONTH CALENDAR
HOW TO USE THE LEEP
INTRODUCTION
ALPHABETICAL LISTING
with URLS A-Z
CHRONOLOGICAL LISTINGS
LISTING BY CATEGORY
ALCOHOL & DRUGS
ANIMALS, INSECTS,
FISH & BIRDS
ANNIVERSARIES
& HISTORICAL
AUSTRALIA
BUDDHISM
CANADA
CAREER
CHILDREN
CHINA & JAPAN
CHRISTIAN
CULTURE
EDUCATION
ENTERTAINMENT
ENVIRONMENT
& THE OUTDOORS
EUROPE
FAMILY & FRIENDS
FINANCIAL, INCOME
& INVESTMENT
FOOD

HEALTH
HINDU
HOBBY
INDUSTRY
LEGAL INDUSTRY
& RULINGS
INTERNATIONAL
JEWISH
LIFESTYLE EVENTS
MEDIA INDUSTRY
MEN
MEXICO & BRAZIL
MILITARY EVENTS
& ACTIONS
MOON PHASES
& Eclipses
MUSIC
MUSLIM
POLITICAL
RELIGION
REAL ESTATE
& CONSTRUCTION
RETAIL
ROMANCE, SEXUALITY
& LOVE
SAFETY & SECURITY
SCIENCE
SILLY
SOUTH AFRICA
SPORTS

TECHNOLOGY
& COMMUNICATIONS
TRANSPORTATION
TRAVEL
UNITED KINGDOM
& IRELAND
WOMEN
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS
BY AUTHOR
Websites
Client Books
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14-months at a Glance
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HOW TO USE THE LEEP
This is an abridged version of the 2013 LEEP Calendar. It covers the month of January 2013 and includes most
sections from the full LEEP Calendar.
EVENT PLANNING
Many dates in this calendar lend themselves to creative and fun events. International Pillow Fight Day for example, is
an international phenomenon with YouTube. Creative marketers leverage these events into a viral social media
campaign. Others create a venue for cross-promotion with non-competing industries.
If your community is lucky enough to have a large population of one or more ethnic groups, use The LEEP to avoid
planning a promotion, event, fund-raising or activity on a day or week with religious or cultural observances. Doing
often results in low attendance due to family, religious or cultural obligations.
Other events like the Super Bowl and the Academy Awards function as national holidays in the United States due to
their cultural significance, just as World Cup playoffs are elsewhere in the world. Unless the event you’re planning ties
into the date, you may want to pick the following week for its celebration.
JOURNALISM & BLOGGING

As a blogger or journalist you’ll appreciate how easy The LEEP makes your job in identify stories you wouldn’t have
thought of.
With the inclusion of source URLs this year, The LEEP saves you time researching the source of an event. When the
source is unavailable, URLs provide background and historical data and/or further story ideas. The LEEP includes key
news events from the past year to facilitate follow-up stories as their anniversaries approach.
Journalists and Bloggers:
a) Use this calendar to plan features around topics that fit your market;
b) Discover traditions you may not know exist;
c) Identify issues currently or due to receive extra attention;
d) Spot potential trends;
e) Use it for little trivia notations and ‘Did you know?’ embellishments;
f) Create a sense of urgency and unique proposition for reaching difficult sources;
g) Collect additional facts on that topic for future stories.
MARKETING
In the hands of a master marketer, whether sales, public relations or advertising, The LEEP is a revenue generating
powerhouse. There are at least 29 platforms for generating revenue from marketing. The LEEP is instrumental in the
majority of these and throughout the year we’ll cover each of the 29 Platforms within The LEEP blog to further
stimulate your creativity.
Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations:
a) Use it to generate more revenue.
If an organization has set aside a specific month, day or week, find out if additional co-op dollars are available from
manufactures to capitalize upon that event. Check with the regional managers of companies and organizations that are
affected by the special event. Often they will have funds set aside to increase awareness that you can use to develop a
promotion or event dovetailing with the national or international event.
b) Use the calendar for advertising and promotional planning with agencies and individual companies.
Most marketing is planned 6-18 months in advance. Traditionally, fiscal years begin in September and budgets are
finalized in July and August for the next year. The heightened awareness surrounding events due to a PR push will
make their products/services more desirable during that time.
c) Use it to bring in new advertisers.
The calendar is a tremendous ice-breaker for new business development and a great strategy for securing that first

meeting.
d) Use it to plan your own PR push for new products and services.
For example, if you are releasing a book on diabetes, October and November have several weekly, daily and monthly
events designed to bring awareness to the public about diabetes maintenance, treatment, avoidance and living with the
disease. This would be the ideal time to plan a book tour.
e) Use it for networking.
You’ll never be short of interesting small talk subjects at business or social networking events again. The LEEP is full
of “Did you knows ” and conversation starters.
f) Use it to save money.
By planning campaigns that synergize with a national or international public relations/marketing push, you expand the
ad budget, reach and penetration by piggy-backing on the efforts of others.
g) Use it to save time.
Thousands of hours have gone into creating The LEEP so that you can find what you need in five minutes or less. The
URLs now make it easy for you to begin researching the event, saving you minutes and often hours of tedious
frustration. Bottom line? Your LEEP pays for itself in its first use.
EDUCATION
As a teacher, professor or home-schooler, you’ve got one of the hardest jobs in the world. Both entertainer and
instructor, anything that can make a lesson more interesting makes your job easier. The LEEP allows you to inject
current events, culture and historical facts into your everyday lessons. For example, did you know the Tooth Fairy
legend originated in the Arabian Peninsula during the 13th Century? Or that sunglasses were first worn in China over
1,000 years ago, but it wasn’t until 1919, Hollywood and the popularity of them with movie stars that this invaluable
accessory became an accepted necessity?
The LEEP is full of little gems like this, noted with the year (2012) in parenthesis. If the date is an anniversary, it’s
listed under Anniversaries. Otherwise the date denotes the year that invention, person, food or object came into being.
Use the URL links in the Alphabetical portion of the calendar to explore each event and its meaning.
Teachers and Educators:
a) Use it for history.
Many of the days mark historic events that impact how we live today
b) Use it to foster creativity.
Have the students come up with ways to acknowledge a specific day like ‘Do a Grouch a Favor Day’, ‘Random Acts of

Kindness Day’ or ‘Incredible Kid Day’
c) Use it to engage curiosity.
International Literacy Day
d) Use it to explore other cultures and traditions.
What is Diwali and how is it celebrated?
e) Use it to learn about global issues.
World Indigenous Peoples Day
This is a calendar of ideas. Each year we’ll add more events and points of interest. There are thousands of special
weeks and days. The 2014 LEEP Calendar will be available late spring 2013.
INTRODUCTION TO THE LEEP
During my years of media sales I used a crude version of this book to gain access to new accounts, persuade agencies
to spend more money with my media, position myself as the go-to media rep for innovative ideas, get appointments
with VITO and ultimately drive more sales into my client’s hands and commissions into my own pocket. When you
work on 100% commission, you need every advantage. The LEEP gives you that. It worked so well, I was able to leave
sales and start my own company.
Now as a publisher, writer and freelance marketing consultant, knowing when many of these events are occurring
allows me to draw traffic to our website through timely articles capitalizing on keyword searches without getting
penalized by new filters and algorithms. Many of the keywords associated with these events skyrocket in the weeks
prior, producing increased traffic leading up to and during the promotions. The LEEP allows you to create content
people will be looking for before they know they’re going to be looking for it.
USING THE LEEP TO COMPETE
Using The LEEP Calendar, you can assign timely stories/topics your columnists, bloggers and link builders without
sacrificing content, quality or focus. Integrate keywords and promotional events into your social media strategy,
marketing and PR. Position products to play upon various upcoming events complimentary to your target market.
Product development, distribution and retail divisions use The LEEP calendar to pinpoint the most opportune time for
product releases, channel incentives and sales promotions.
The international nature of The LEEP, specifically with its comprehensive guide to religious holidays provides a
cultural connection with markets around the world, and a summary of the promotions they’re running.
ABOUT THE LEEP
The LEEP deals with dynamic information and thousands of different sources and each date is therefore ‘subject to

change without notice.’ Sources include the US and other nations’ governments, the United Nations, various
professional organizations, non-profits and NGOs, news stories, public and private institutions, websites and cultural
customs. New for 2013, we’ve included URL links to event information or supporting research and ideas about that
event. Due to the dynamic nature of calendars, it is advised that before you commit resources to a specific day or event,
make sure the date has not changed since this book was compiled between April and June 2012. The final edit was
released in July 2012.
The following is a brief rundown of the various sections that are prone to dates moving.
SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Often the exact date is not set at the time of this compilation so the dates on the calendar are estimated based upon
previous year’s patterns. Multiple factors can change these dates: strikes, extended playoffs, natural disasters, etc.
Many championships occur at two or four year intervals. This may be the reason your favorite event is not on the
calendar.
A similar scenario exists with entertainment events such as The Academy Awards, Grammy Awards and Webby
Awards.
RELIGION
Buddhism, Judaism and Islam rely on the moon, sun, planets and/or a combination for their calendar. Additionally,
there are different Buddhist and Hindu calendars for different parts of the world including Thailand, South East Asia
and the Americas.
The Buddhist calendar is the shortest. The majority of the dates marked within the Buddhist faith are tied to various
benchmarks in the life of The Buddha.
The Hindu calendar uses the sun, moon and positions of planets and stars to designate which days are which, and
when. Your longitude and latitude determines the exact time for the holiday and most Hindu celebrations go on for
days. These dates should be seen as estimates and points of interest rather than exact. If you are going to be covering
them or planning an event around them, contact your local Hindu temple and get the exact dates and times for your
location. These will vary from city to city. The same day may have a different name depending upon the language. We
endeavored to find the most common.
In Islam an observance commences when the local clergy (mufti) proclaims it has begun. This means the actual event
for these faiths may start a day later or earlier depending upon where you are and when the moon can be seen. The
Muslim events include dates that are only celebrated by Shi’a and dates only celebrated by Sunni as well as dates
observed by both. There are commonalities between the doctrines as well as major differences, though both are

classified as Islam. In Islam many of the dates are acknowledged but not celebrated. Prior to committing resources,
contact your local mosque for details on the event and the appropriate protocol for observation.
Jewish religious holidays normally begin at sundown on the date listed. Jewish cultural holidays begin on the day
listed. Because of this, the actual date noted for the holiday may be a day earlier or later. Consult your local Jewish
temple or synagogue for verification if you’re planning an event around these dates. Some of the Jewish holidays are
only observed by ultra Orthodox sects. Other dates are political in nature and only celebrated by members of the faith
who support the political ideology behind the date. Proceed with caution prior to committing resources to an event.
The Christian dates follow the Gregorian calendar and do not have the aforementioned issues. The Orthodox
Christian dates follow a different calendar; dates will move year-to-year. Some dates in the Christian calendar are
observed by the Roman Catholic faith and conservative sects of mainline churches but not acknowledged within some
Protestant, Dispensationalist, Pre-millennial and Pentecostal sects. Dispensationalist and Pre-millennial sects will often
acknowledge and celebrate political and religious holidays found within the Jewish calendar.
NATIONAL, WORLD & INTERNATIONAL
Several events and dates have national days and international, world and/or universal days. Others occur in the spring
and again in the fall or in the Southern Hemisphere then the Northern Hemisphere, causing them to appear more than
once in the calendar. Typically national dates are within the country (usually the US) and were either proclaimed by
congress, the President, mark an anniversary or originate from an industrial collective, special interest group, non-profit
or professional association. World events typically originate with the United Nations and international events generally
derive from an anniversary or come from an industrial collective, NGO, special interest group, non-profit or
professional association. Other dates, especially the silly dates developed through custom.
Even these are often in conflict with each other.
Different organizations will proclaim the same day at different times of the year. In these cases we’ve looked for the
most established organization backing the day and have chosen their designation as official.
REGIONAL AND WEEKLY CELEBRATIONS
Some dates will be different depending upon which region of the country you are in. Weeks dealing with natural
disasters and weather, harvest related weeks and sometimes sports can be dynamic. We’ve chosen the weeks, days and
celebrations with the greatest consistency nationally.
Another issue that comes up is timing. Many of the promoters of these events will state that it occurs during the ‘first
week of X’ or ‘the third week of X’. Do they mean the first full week? Do they mean the week with the first of the
month? Do they mean the first seven days? Often there is no explanation and 80% of the time e-mail queries and phone

calls to verify are not returned or the information is unknown.
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We’ve attempted to work with the graphic limitations on the e-readers and make the e-book version as simple to
navigate as possible. However, due to the file size limitations on the graphics for digital reading devices, the pictorial
versions of this calendar do not reproduce well. If your reader can navigate PDFs and you’ve purchased a version for
one of the popular e-book readers, simply contact us at with your receipt number and
we will provide you with a free interactive PDF version of this calendar that displays beautifully on tablets and allows
you to print out a low resolution version on standard paper.
THE LEEP APPLICATION
During the fall of 2012 The LEEP Application for Apple® devices will premier and the non-Apple version will be
released in the months following. Two versions will be available. The LEEP Lite is the free version. It allows users to
add some personal dates and scan events seven days ahead and behind. The LEEP Lite is perfect for the non-business
user.
The LEEP PRO Application is designed for the professional user. It scans the full year of events. You can add
unlimited events to the calendar, submit events for inclusion, sync with calendar applications and we’re working on the
ability to link to outside websites through the application within the framework of the application marketer’s
restrictions and requirements.
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ALPHABETICAL
The 2013 LEEP Calendar features over 2,800 dates for the North American, United Kingdom and Australian markets.
The following is an alphabetical listing of these dates. In some cases events are listed more than once. Family Golf
Month may be listed by its keyword (Golf: Family Golf Month: July) and under its functional name (Family Golf
Month: July).
If the event includes a designation such as National, World, Global etc., the event is likely listed thus: Grandparent’s
Day, National: September 8.
YEARS WITHIN EVENTS (2001)
Events with a year in parenthesis (1951) have two possible meanings. Either it is an anniversary for a historical event,
in which case it is also listed in the category Anniversaries. Or we’ve traced back the subject of the event to its first use.
Sunglasses Day (1100s AD / 1919): June 27 documents the when sunglasses were invented by the Chinese (1100s AD)
and the year Sam Foster brought sunglasses into mainstream production (1919). June 27th in this case has no historical
significance. It is not tied to the Chinese invention, nor is it tied to Foster patent, store opening, a birth, death or
anything else we could find. Another example is the America’s Cup Match Finals (1851): September 7-22. Here 1851
designates the running of the first America’s Cup regatta, though not necessarily on September 7.
Some dates are very specific. Beer Can Appreciation Day (1935): January 24 marks the date of the invention of the
modern beer can and its removable top. Other historical dates may include the birth or death of the inventor or person
honored, battle dates, publishing date, release date or other significant event. Treat events with dates as flags telling you
there is more behind that event than simply its name. Visit the URL to access more information about the event.
RELIGIOUS DESIGNATIONS: (B), (H), (M), (J) & (C)
You’ll notice throughout the list the letters (B), (H), (M), (J) and (C). These designate events tied culturally or
religiously to the five primary faiths: Buddhism (B), Hinduism (H), Islam (I), Judaism (J) and Christianity (C).

INTERNATIONAL (EU), (CA), (UK), (MX), (CN) etc
Many events take place in a specific region or country and as the years go by we will continue to add international
dates to this calendar. Anything with World, International or Global in the name is a worldwide event. When a specific
country is observing, we’ve included the country designations. To simplify European dates, we’ve chosen to use the
(EU) designation for mainland Europe and (UK) for Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland. If Ireland
only, it is noted in the listing. (CA) is Canada. (AU) is Australia, New Zealand. (MX) is Mexico. (CN) is China. (JP) is
Japan etc.
(est) & *
(est) equals estimate. Often the actual date of an event is not set until a few months or weeks out. When we are unable
to get a firm date from the source, we’ve compared previous year’s schedules and estimated when it is most likely to
occur. Often the organizations promoting the event will change months, time of year, dates or even discontinue the
event and inquiries often do not produce answers. Estimated dates are prevalent in the Weekly, Religion, Sports,
Entertainment and Music categories. The asterisk (*) denotes dates with several occurrences or which reside under
different names. We chose the most common. Mayflower Day (1620): November 11* is one example. The two dates
listed as the anniversary vary with multiple sources by 11 days, leading us to believe that one is based upon the Julian
Calendar and the other translated to the Gregorian Calendar, which came into effect in 1752. We chose the earlier as
authentic.
ABSENT DATES
Some dates you’ll find online are not here. Mutt Day: July 30 is an example. Research indicated it occurs in December,
not July. Other dates were eliminated. One example is Atheist’s Day on April 1. Investigating the event disclosed the
originator to be a fundamentalist Christian group who chose April 1st, also known as April Fools Day, to mock
Atheism and proselytize. Furthermore, the date was not acknowledged by a single atheist group. Other dates marking
historical and political events will come and go. They’re included to add interest and to assure we have something to
put on each day of the year. Rest assured, no person will look up their birthday and find it blank.
URLs
In the following section, each date is listed alphabetically with a URL. When available, the URL goes to the source of
the event. Often a viable promoter or organization is not available. No website exists; the event may be historical in
nature or it may be a silly holiday with no actual origin. In these cases we’ve provided links to information about the
topic, often via online encyclopedias including Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Britannia and other common sources.
Researchers frown upon using online encyclopedias as sources. We were forced to when an independent, well-written

alternative was not available. Often these had the best explanation.
Food category listings may link to recipes. Other events are linked to news articles or blog posts. On occasion we’ve
linked to the organizer’s LinkedIn profile or to an exceptional promotion of that event. The link for National Cat
Herder’s Day is an example. Ultimately, when the source is absent, we sought the best example of that subject.
ISSUES
Sports, Entertainment, Media and Weekly events are dynamic and prone to change. Many of these could not be
confirmed at time of publication. Any event can be affected by strikes, weather, politics, natural disasters and other
unknowns that can cause it to be cancelled, postponed or preempted. Religious holidays based upon your location or
the location of the sun, moon, stars or any combination thereof may fall a day or two before or after the date listed.
Historical dates prior to 1752 may be off by 11 days due to the transition from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar that
year.
Nationally proclaimed days, weeks and months by congress normally are renewed within a few days or weeks of their
occurrence. To include them in the calendar, we have to go off the previous year’s declarations. July 28, 2012 National
Cowboy Day is one such instance. In June 2012 congress moved it from July 27, where it resided for many years, to the
28th. We have to assume it will be on the 28th in 2013. The official congressional proclamation won’t be available
until the end of June, 2013.
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2013 LEEP EVENTS
Listed Alphabetically
with URLs
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A
Adult Entertainment Expo
& Awards: January 16-19

Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness
Month (CA): January
www.alzheimer.ca
Angel Island Day (1900), National: January 21

Art Day, (Inspire Your
Heart with): January 31
/>Australia Day (AU)(1788): January 26

Australia Open (Tennis): January 14-27
www.australianopen.com
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B
Backwards Day: January 31
www.thefreedictionary.com/backward
Bath Safety Month, National: January
/>BCS Championship Game
(Football): January 7
/>Bean Day: January 6
/>Beer Can Appreciation Day (1935): January 24
/>Bihu (H): January 14
/>Biodiversity, UN Decade on (2011-2020)
/>Bird Day, National: January 5

Birth Defects Prevention Month,
National: January
www.nbdpn.org
Blood Donor Month, National: January
/>Book Blitz Month, National: January
www.nationalbook.org
Braille Day, World: January 4
www.worldblindunion.org
Braille Literacy Month, National: January

Bread & Butter: January 16-18

Break-up Day, International: January 20
/>winter-blues.html
Brownie Day, (Blonde), National: January 22
/>Bubble Bath Day: January 8
/>Bubble Wrap Appreciation
Day (1957): January 29
/>Bug Busting Day, National (UK): January 31
www.chc.org
Buttercrunch Day, National: January 20
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C
Caesarean Section Day (1794): January 14
/>Cancer: Cervical Cancer Awareness
Month: January
www.nccc-online.org/awareness.html
Cancer: Suits & Sneakers
Weekend: January 25-27
/>Cancer: Teen Cancer Awareness Week,
National: January 20-26 (est)
/>Cat: Answer Your Cat’s
Question Day: January 22
/>Cat: Happy Mew Year: January 2
/>Catholic Schools Week: January 27-February 2
/>Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster (1986): January 28
www.aerospaceguide.net/spaceshuttle/challenger_disaster.html
Chocolate Cake Day: January 27
/>Chocolate Covered Cherry Day,
National: January 3
/>Christian Unity Week, International:

January 18-25
www.wichurches.org/programs /week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity
Christmas, Orthodox (C): January 7
www.russianamericancompany.com/info/russianchristmas.htm
Christmastide: December 24-January 5
www.fisheaters.com/customschristmas1.html
Clean Out Your Inbox Weeks:
January 21-February 2
/>Clean Your Desk Day, National: January 8
/>Colonialism, 3rd International
Decade for the Eradication of (2011-2020)
/>Compliment Day, National: January 24
/>Consumer Electronics Show,
International Las Vegas: January 8-11
www.cesweb.org
Corn Chip Day, National (1932): January 29
www.fritos.com/news/history
Creativity Month, International: January
www.creativitymonth.com
Cuddle Up Day: January 6
/>Curmudgeon’s Day (1880): January 29

Customer Service Day, National: January 17
/>_______________
D
Data Privacy Day, National: January 28
/>Deserts & the Fight Against
Decertification, UN Decade for (2010-2019)
/>Dhanurmas (H):
December 16-January 14 (est)

/>Diet Resolution Week: January 1-7
/>Dimpled Chad Day (2000): January 4
/>Ditch New Years Resolutions
Day: January 17
/>Dr. Martin Luther King:
Birthday (1929): January 15
Holiday: January 21
www.thekingcenter.org
Dreams: Make Your Dream Come
True Day: January 13
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E
Education for Sustainable
Development, Decade of (2005-2014)
/>Egypt Uprising (2011): January 25
www.jadaliyya.com/ /egypts-revolution-2.0_the-facebook-factor
Epiphany (C): January 6

Eradication of Poverty,
2nd UN Decade for the (2008-2017)
/>Eye Care Month, National: January
/>_________________
F
Family Fit Lifestyle Month: January
www.Healthymeals.nal.usda.gov
Feast of Fabulous Wild (Extreme
& Extraordinary) Men Day: January 12
/>Fetish Day, International: January 18
/>FHSAA Finals (Cheerleading):
January 31-February 2

/>Fiesta Bowl (Football): January 3
/>Financial Wellness Month: January
www.wordsofwellness.com
Fitness: Personal Trainer
Awareness Day: January 2
www.netafit.org
Fitness: Personal Trainer Awareness
Week, National: January 1-7
www.netafit.org
Flagpole, (Run up the): January 2
/>Folic Acid Awareness Week,
National: January 6-12
www.folicacidinfo.org
Free Thinker’s Day (1737): January 29

Fresh Squeezed Juice Week,
National: January 14-20
www.smoothiecentral.com
Fruitcake Toss Day: January 3
/>Fun at Work Day, National: January 25 (est)
/>______________
G
Gardening: Houseplant Appreciation
Day: January 10
/>Glaucoma Awareness Month, National: January
www.preventblindness.org
Golden Globe® Awards: January 20

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H

Handwriting Day, National: January 23
/>Happiness: Hunt for Happiness
Week: January 20-26
/>Hat Day, National: January 15
/>Hindu Years: 1934
/>Hobby Month, National: January
/>Holocaust Victims’ Day (1942),
World: January 27
/>Hot & Spicy Food Day,
International: January 16
/>Hugging Day, National: January 21
/>Human Life Day, National Sanctity
of (1973): January 20
/>Hypnotism Day, World: January 4
www.intuitivehypnosisportland.com
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I
I’m Not Going to Take It Anymore!
Day: January 7
/>Inane Answering Message Day,
National: January 30
/>Inauguration Day: January 20
/>Inauguration Day: January 21 (Observed)
/>Intimate Apparel Week:
January 28-February 3
www.apparelandfootwear.org
Islamic Year: 1434
/>______________________
J
Jewish Years: 5773

Jordan Uprising (2011): January 14
/>Judgment Day: January 17
/>__________________
K
Kazoo Day, National (1852): January 28

Korean War Veteran, Year of (2012-2013)
/>Kwanzaa (1966): December 26-January 1

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L
Leprosy Day, World: January 27
www.leprosymission.org
Leprosy Week, World:
January 27-February 2 (est)
/>Letter Writing Week, Universal: January 8-14
/>Life, Celebration of Life Week: January 1-7
/>Losar Year (B): 2139
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M
Magha (H): January 21-February 19
/>Makar Sankranti (H): January 14
/>Male Watcher’s Day: January 8
/>Mawlid an-Nabi (M): January 24
/>Measure Your Feet Day (1926): January 23
/>Memento Mori: January 3
/>Mentoring Month, National: January
/>Moon-1st Quarter: January 18
/>Moon-Full: January 27

/>Moon-Last Quarter: January 5
/>Moon-New: January 11
/>Mulberry Street (1937)
Dr. Seuss: January 24
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N
New Year’s Day: January 1
/>NFL Pro Bowl (Football): January 27 (est)

NHL All Star Game (Hockey): January 27 (est)

NHL Winter Classic (Hockey): January 1

Non-Smoking Week,
National (CA): January 20-26
www.cctc.ca
Nothing Day, National: January 16
/>Nuclear Science Week,
National: January 21-25
www.nuclearScienceweek.org
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O
Oatmeal Month, National: January
/>Opposites Day: January 25
/>Orange Bowl (Football): January 1
/>Organize Your Home Day: January 14
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P
Pausa (H): December 22-January 20
/>Paush Purnima (H): January 27

/>Peanut Brittle Day: January 26
/>Peanut Butter Lovers’ Day: January 24
/>Peculiar People Day: January 10
/>Penguin Day: January 20
/>day_n_811785.html#s227117&title=march_of_the
People’s Choice Awards: January 9
www.peopleschoice.com
Perihelion Day
(Earth Closest to Sun): January 2
/>Pet Travel Safety Day, National: January 2

Pet: Dress Up Your Pet Day: January 14
/>Petrologist: Old Rock Day: January 7
www.minsocam.org
Pharmacist Day, National: January 12
/>Pie Day, National: January 23
/>Pink, National Wear Pink: January 23 (est)
/>Play God Day: January 9
/>Pongal (H): January 15
/>Popcorn Day, National (1853): January 19
/>Poverty in America Awareness Month,
National: January
/>Prunes with Breakfast Month: January

Public Radio Broadcasting
Day (1910): January 13
/>Puddle Splash Your Friends Day: January 11
/>Punch the Clock Day (1888): January 27
/>Puzzle Day, National (1766): January 29
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Q
Quality of Life Month, International: January
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Quinoa, International Year of
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R
Rabi al-Awwal (M): January 13-February 10
/>Radon Action Month, National: January
www.epa.gov/radon/nram
Recovery & Sustainable Development
of Affected Regions (Nuclear),
Decade of (2006-2016)
/>Religious Freedom Day, National
(1786): January 16

Renewal & Reconciliation Day,
National: January 20
/>Road Safety, Decade of Action
for (2011-2020)
/>Roe-v-Wade Day (1973): January 22
/>restrictions/2012/01/22/gIQA6xodIQ_blog.html
Room of One’s Own Day: January 25
/>Rose Bowl (Football): January 1
/>Rubber Ducky Day (1970): January 13
/>______________
S
Safar (M):
December 14, 2012-January 12, 2013
/>Safar (M):
December 4, 2013-January 1, 2014

/>Sakat Chauth (H): January 30
/>Sankranti, Pongal (H): January 14
/>Saphala Ekadasi (H): January 8 (est)
/>Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG)
Awards: January 27
www.sagawards.org
Seeing Eye Dog Day,
National (1929): January 29
/>Self-Defense Awareness Month,
National Personal: January

Sh’vat (J): January 12-February 9
/>Show & Tell Day at Work: January 8
/>Skeptics Day, International: January 13
/>Ski & Snowboard Month, National: January
www.skiandsnowboardmonth.org
Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention
Month, National: January
/>Sleep: Festival of Sleep Day: January 3
/>Smart Phone Day,
International (2007): January 9
/>Smoking: Non-Smoking Week,
National (CA): January 20-26
www.cctc.ca
Snow Plow Mailbox Hockey Day: January 23
/>Snow Sculpture Championships,
Budweiser International: January 22-February 3
/>Snowmobile Safety & Awareness
Week: January 13-19
www.snowmobile.org

Soccer Coaches Week,
National: January 16-20
www.nscaa.com
Songkran (B): Years 2555
/>Soup Month, National: January
/>Spouse’s Day: January 26
/>Squirrel Day: January 21
www.wildwnc.org
Stalking Awareness
Month, National: January

State of the Union Address: January 23* (est)
/>Stephen Foster Day (1864): January 13
/>Sugar Bowl (Football): January 2
/>Sundance Film Festival: January 17-27
www.sundance.org
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T
Tea: Hot Tea Month: January
/>Teen Cancer Awareness Week,
National: January 20-26 (est)
/>Tevet (J):
December 15, 2012-January 11, 2013
/>Tevet (J):
December 4, 2013-January 1, 2014
/>Thaipusam (H)(est): January 27
/>Thank Your Customers Week,
National: January 7-11