2017 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

Sukkot or Succot, in traditional Ashkenazi pronunciation Sukkos or Succos, literally Feast of Booths, is commonly translated to English as Feast..→

World Heart Day was founded in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading causes of death, cla..→

International Translation Day is celebrated every year on 30 September on the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered the pa..→

On 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly (by resolution 45/106) designated 1 October the International Day of Older Persons. Th..→

The International Music Council (IMC) was created in 1949 as UNESCO’s advisory body on matters of music. It is based at UNESCO’s headquarters in..→

October 1 marks the beginning of International School Library Month (ISLM), a month to celebrate and draw attention to school libraries. First s..→

Ohio hepatitis C awareness month; German heritage month; Crime prevention month; Disability employment awareness month; Sudden Infant Death Synd..→

The state of Ohio has approximately 8.05 million acres under forest cover, which is 30.7% of Ohio’s land area. Nearly three-quarters of Ohio’s f..→

World Vegetarian Day is observed annually on October 1. It is the official date, however if necessary, individuals may schedule their event on a..→

According to General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/271 of 15 June 2007, which established the commemoration, the International Day is an occasion..→

The idea of Ohio Violence Week was developed by the Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past, an organization that advocates for peace, tolerance and..→

World Architect Day is celebrated on the first Monday of every October, concurrently with the United Nations’ World Habitat Day, was set up by ..→

In 1985 the United Nations designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day (Resolution 40/202 of 17 December 1985). The i..→

World Animal Day was observed on October 4th, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Started in Florence Italy in 1931..→

The General Assembly declares 4 to 10 October World Space Week to celebrate each year at the international level the contributions of space scie..→

UNESCO proclaimed 5 October to be World Teachers’ Day in 1994, celebrating the great step made for teachers on 5 October 1966, when a special in..→

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed October 6 as German-American Day to celebrate and honor the 300th anniversary of German American imm..→

World Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday in the month of October every year. The idea of World Smile Day was coined and initiated by Ha..→

In 1993 Professor Dr. Gerhard Englert proposed the idea to organize World Ostomy Day. The aim was to draw attention for people with a stoma and..→

STATE OF ALABAMA. PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR: "WHEREAS, many of our state citizens are of Native American Indian heritage, and their Tra..→

Columbus Day is a federal U.S. holiday that officially commemorates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ landing in the New World on October..→

Farmer’s Day has history dating back to the 1800’s. There are some cities and towns across the United States that have their own versions of Far..→