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Day Date Holiday Name
Saturday 27 January International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Saturday 27 January International Day Of Commemoration In Memory Of The Victims Of The Holocaust   -  UNESCO
Sunday 4 February World Cancer Day   -  WHO
Tuesday 6 February International Day Of Zero Tolerance To Female Genital Mutilation
Sunday 11 February International Day Of Women And Girls In Science   -  UNESCO
Tuesday 13 February World Radio Day   -  UNESCO
Tuesday 20 February World Day Of Social Justice
Wednesday 21 February International Mother Language Day   -  UNESCO
Friday 1 March Zero Discrimination Day
Sunday 3 March World Wildlife Day   -  UN
Friday 8 March International Women's Day
Wednesday 20 March International Day Of Happiness
Wednesday 20 March International Francophonie Day   -  UNESCO
Wednesday 20 March French Language Day
Thursday 21 March International Day For The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination
Thursday 21 March World Poetry Day   -  UNESCO
Thursday 21 March International Day Of Nowruz
Thursday 21 March World Down Syndrome Day
Thursday 21 March International Day Of Forests
Thursday 21 March World Forestry Day   -  UN
Friday 22 March World Water Day
Saturday 23 March World Meteorological Day   -  UNESCO
Sunday 24 March World Tuberculosis Day   -  WHO
Sunday 24 March International Day Of Remembrance Of The Victims Of Slavery And The Transatlantic Slave Trade
Sunday 24 March International Day For The Right To The Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations And For The Dignity Of Victims
Monday 25 March Remembrance Of The Victims Of Slavery And The Transatlantic Slave Trade
Monday 25 March International Day Of Solidarity With Detained And Missing Staff Members
Tuesday 2 April World Autism Awareness Day
Thursday 4 April International Day For Mine Awareness And Assistance In Mine Action
Saturday 6 April International Day Of Sport For Development And Peace   -  UNESCO
Sunday 7 April Day Of Remembrance Of The Victims Of The Rwanda Genocide
Sunday 7 April World Health Day   -  WHO
Friday 12 April International Day Of Human Space Flight
Thursday 18 April World Heritage Day   -  ICOMOS,UNESCO
Saturday 20 April Chinese Language Day
Sunday 21 April World Creativity And Innovation Day
Monday 22 April International Mother Earth Day
Tuesday 23 April English Language Day
Tuesday 23 April World Book And Copyright Day   -  UNESCO
Tuesday 23 April Spanish Language Day
Thursday 25 April World Malaria Day   -  WHO
Friday 26 April International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
Friday 26 April World Intellectual Property Day
Sunday 28 April World Day For Safety And Health At Work   -  ILO
Monday 29 April Day Of Remembrance For All Victims Of Chemical Warfare   -  UN
Monday 29 April International Dance Day   -  UNESCO
Tuesday 30 April International Jazz Day   -  UNESCO
Thursday 2 May World Tuna Day   -  UN
Friday 3 May World Press Freedom Day   -  UN
Sunday 5 May African World Heritage Day   -  UNESCO
Wednesday 8 May Time Of Remembrance And Reconciliation For Those Who Lost Their Lives During The Second World War   -  UN
Saturday 11 May World Migratory Bird Day
Wednesday 15 May International Day Of Families   -  UN
Thursday 16 May International Day Of Light   -  UNESCO
Thursday 16 May International Day Of Living Together In Peace
Friday 17 May World Telecommunication And Information Society Day   -  ITU
Saturday 18 May International Day Of Vesak
Tuesday 21 May World Day For Cultural Diversity For Dialogue And Development   -  UNESCO
Wednesday 22 May International Day For Biological Diversity   -  UNESCO
Thursday 23 May International Day To End Obstetric Fistula
Saturday 25 May Africa Day   -  UNESCO
Wednesday 29 May International Peacekeepers Day
Friday 31 May World No Tobacco Day   -  WHO
Saturday 1 June Global Day Of Parents
Tuesday 4 June International Day Of Innocent Children Victims Of Aggression
Wednesday 5 June World Environment Day   -  UNEP
Thursday 6 June Russian Language Day
Saturday 8 June World Oceans Day   -  ICOD,UNCED
Wednesday 12 June World Day Against Child Labour   -  ILO
Thursday 13 June International Albinism Awareness Day
Friday 14 June World Blood Donor Day   -  WHO
Saturday 15 June World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Sunday 16 June International Day Of Family Remittances
Monday 17 June World Day To Combat Desertification And Drought   -  UNESCO
Tuesday 18 June Sustainable Gastronomy Day
Wednesday 19 June World Sickle Cell Day
Wednesday 19 June International Day For The Elimination Of Sexual Violence In Conflict
Thursday 20 June World Refugee Day
Friday 21 June World Music Day
Friday 21 June International Yoga Day
Sunday 23 June Public Service Day
Sunday 23 June International Widows' Day
Tuesday 25 June Day Of The Seafarer
Wednesday 26 June International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking
Wednesday 26 June International Day In Support Of Victims Of Torture
Thursday 27 June Micro- Small And Medium-sized Enterprises Day
Saturday 29 June International Day Of The Tropics
Sunday 30 June International Asteroid Day
Saturday 6 July International Day Of Cooperatives
Thursday 11 July World Population Day
Friday 12 July Malala Day
Monday 15 July World Youth Skills Day
Thursday 18 July Nelson Mandela Day   -  UNESCO
Friday 26 July International Day For The Conservation Of The Mangrove Ecosystem   -  UNESCO
Sunday 28 July World Hepatitis Day   -  WHO
Tuesday 30 July International Day Of Friendship   -  UN
Tuesday 30 July World Day Against Trafficking In Persons   -  UN
Friday 9 August International Day Of The World's Indigenous People
Monday 12 August International Youth Day   -  UNESCO
Monday 19 August World Humanitarian Day
Friday 23 August International Day For The Remembrance Of The Slave Trade And Its Abolition   -  UNESCO
Thursday 29 August International Day Against Nuclear Tests   -  UN
Friday 30 August International Day Of The Victims Of Enforced Disappearances
Thursday 5 September International Day Of Charity   -  UN
Sunday 8 September International Literacy Day   -  UNESCO
Tuesday 10 September World Suicide Prevention Day   -  WHO
Thursday 12 September South-South Cooperation Day
Sunday 15 September International Day Of Democracy   -  UNESCO
Monday 16 September International Day For The Preservation Of The Ozone Layer   -  UN
Friday 20 September International Day Of University Sport   -  UNESCO
Saturday 21 September International Day Of Peace   -  UNESCO
Thursday 26 September International Day For The Total Elimination Of Nuclear Weapons   -  UN
Friday 27 September World Tourism Day   -  UNWTO
Saturday 28 September World Rabies Day   -  WHO
Saturday 28 September International Day For The Universal Access To Information   -  UNESCO
Saturday 28 September International Day For Universal Access To Information   -  UNESCO
Saturday 28 September World Maritime Day
Sunday 29 September World Heart Day   -  WHO
Monday 30 September International Translation Day
Tuesday 1 October International Day Of Older Persons
Wednesday 2 October International Day Of Non-Violence
Saturday 5 October World Teachers' Day   -  UNESCO
Monday 7 October World Habitat Day   -  UN
Wednesday 9 October World Post Day
Thursday 10 October World Sight Day   -  UWH,IAPB
Thursday 10 October World Mental Health Day
Friday 11 October International Day Of The Girl Child
Sunday 13 October International Day For Natural Disaster Reduction   -  UN
Sunday 13 October International Day For Disaster Reduction   -  UNESCO
Tuesday 15 October World Students' Day
Tuesday 15 October Global Handwashing Day
Tuesday 15 October International Day Of Rural Women
Wednesday 16 October World Food Day
Thursday 17 October International Day For The Eradication Of Poverty   -  UNESCO
Sunday 20 October World Statistics Day   -  UNESCO
Thursday 24 October United Nations Day
Thursday 24 October World Development Information Day
Sunday 27 October World Day For Audiovisual Heritage   -  UNESCO
Thursday 31 October World Cities Day
Saturday 2 November International Day To End Impunity For Crimes Against Journalists   -  UNESCO
Tuesday 5 November World Tsunami Awareness Day   -  UNESCO
Wednesday 6 November International Day For Preventing The Exploitation Of The Environment In War And Armed Conflict   -  WHO
Sunday 10 November World Science Day For Peace And Development   -  UNESCO
Tuesday 12 November World Pneumonia Day   -  WHO
Thursday 14 November World Diabetes Day   -  WHO
Saturday 16 November International Day For Tolerance   -  UNESCO
Sunday 17 November World Day Of Remembrance For Road Traffic Victims   -  WHO
Tuesday 19 November International Journalist's Remembrance Day
Tuesday 19 November World Toilet Day
Wednesday 20 November Universal Children's Day
Wednesday 20 November Africa Industrialization Day
Thursday 21 November World Television Day
Thursday 21 November World Philosophy Day   -  UNESCO
Monday 25 November International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women   -  UNESCO
Friday 29 November International Day Of Solidarity With The Palestinian People   -  UNESCO
Sunday 1 December World AIDS Day   -  WHO
Monday 2 December International Day For The Abolition Of Slavery
Tuesday 3 December International Day Of Disabled Persons
Tuesday 3 December International Day Of Persons With Disabilities
Thursday 5 December World Soil Day   -  UN
Thursday 5 December International Volunteer Day
Saturday 7 December International Civil Aviation Day   -  ICAO
Monday 9 December International Anti-Corruption Day
Monday 9 December International Day Of Commemoration And Dignity Of The Victims Of The Crime Of Genocide And Of The Prevention Of This Crime
Tuesday 10 December Human Rights Day   -  UNESCO
Wednesday 11 December International Mountain Day   -  UN
Thursday 12 December International Day Of Neutrality
Wednesday 18 December International Migrants Day   -  UNESCO
Wednesday 18 December Arabic Language Day   -  UNESCO
Friday 20 December International Human Solidarity Day


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Not all holidays have to be serious or for a sensitive reason. Some holidays have been set for having fun. These are normally awareness days or commemorative days. For example, people celebrate Hangover Day on the first day of the year to recover from the hangover of late night parties that take place on New Year,s Eve. Similarly, Cuddle up Day is celebrated to cuddly with your partner and enjoy some quality time together. Bring your Daughter/Son/Pet to Work Day are also celebrated across the world. There are several days for:

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