List of Month-long observances
The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
January
- Dry January (United Kingdom)
- National Mentoring Month (United States)[1]
- Stalking Awareness Month
- Human Trafficking Awareness Month
February
- American Heart Month (United States)[2][3][4]
- Black History Month (United States and Canada)[5][6]
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
March
April
- Confederate History Month (United States)
- Financial Literacy Month[10]
- Jazz Appreciation Month
- Mathematics Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month[11][12]
- National Poetry Month
- National Volunteer Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month[13][14]
May
- ALS Awareness Month (United States)[15]
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month[5][16]
- Celiac Awareness Month
- Haitian Heritage Month
- Jewish American Heritage Month[8]
- Mental Health Awareness Month[17]
- National Bike Month
- National Foster Care Month[18]
- National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009)
- National Mobility Awareness Month
- National Stroke Awareness Month
June
July
- National Ice Cream Month[23] (United States)
August
Caregivers Month...Give thanks and appreciation for all of the wonderful people that take care of their loved ones that are disabled and also for those who are taking care of their aging parents.
September
- National Guide Dog Month (US)
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (US; September 15 to October 15)[5][24]
- National Honey Month
- National Prostate Health Month[25]
- Pain Awareness Month[26]
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month
October
- "International Longevity Month". (Worldwide)
- Black History Month (United Kingdom)
- Filipino American History Month (United States)
- LGBT History Month (US)[27]
- National Bullying Prevention Month (US)
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month[28][29]
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month[5][8][30]
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (US; September 15 to October 15)[24]
- National Work and Family Month[31]
- Polish American Heritage Month
- Muslim heritage month (canada)
- National Pastor Appreciation Month (US)
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
November
- National Adoption Awareness Month
- Novel Writing Month
- Native American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month[5][8][32]
- National Diabetes Awareness Month[33]
- World Quanza Month [34]
- World Vegan Month[35]
- National Transgender Awareness Month
December
See also
- List of observances in the United States by presidential proclamation
- Awareness days
- International observance
- List of environmental dates
- List of food months
References
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation - National Mentoring Month". 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Lyndon B. Johnson: Proclamation 3566 - American Heart Month, 1964". ucsb.edu.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation -- American Heart Month". 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "President Obama declares February as American Heart Month - News on Heart.org". News on Heart.org.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Special Emphasis Observances". National Archives. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation -- National African American History Month, 2016". 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation -- Irish-American Heritage Month, 2016". 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- 1 2 3 4 "Heritage Month Guide". DiversityCentral. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation - Women's History Month". 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation-- Financial Literacy Month". 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation -- National Child Abuse Prevention Month". 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "National Child Abuse Prevention Month 2016". www.childwelfare.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation - National Sexual Assault Awareness Month". 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Sexual Assault Awareness Month". NSVRC. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Announcements: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month – May 2011". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. May 6, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation -- Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2015". 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation -- National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2016". 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation -- National Foster Care Month, 2016". 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation -- African-American Music Appreciation Month, 2016". 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "African-American Music Appreciation Month | The White House". Whitehouse.gov. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation -- LGBT Pride Month, 2016". 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "LGBT Pride Month Month | The White House". Whitehouse.gov. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ↑ "Proclamation 5219 - National Ice Cream Month and National Ice Cream Day, 1984". American Presidency Project. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- 1 2 "Presidential Proclamation -- National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2015". 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation -- National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 2015". 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Pain Awareness Month History" (PDF). American Chronic Pain Association.
- ↑ "Home - LGBTHistoryMonth.com". lgbthistorymonth.com.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation--National Cybersecurity Awareness month Dysautonomia Awareness Month Month". White House Office of the Press Secretary. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation--National Cybersecurity Awareness Month". 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation -- National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 2015". 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ Template:Cities web
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation- National Native American Heritage Month". 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "National Diabetes Month". Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ http://asq.org/world-quality-month/vision.aspx World Quality Month
- ↑ "World Vegan Month". The Vegan Society. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
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