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Help us National traditions, Public holidays and Notable observances for 2025-2026 year
December 2025
January 2026
Thursday 1 January - Z Day (People whose first or last name start with the letter Z must have it pretty rough. Most processes, systems and organizations use alphabetical sorting as standard, meaning they are always last no matter the place or occasion); Ohio Braille Literacy Week
Thursday 8 January - Earth's Rotation Day (In 1851, the French physicist Léon Foucault demonstrated how the earth rotates by suspending a lead-filled brass ball from the top of the Panthéon in Paris)
Monday 26 January - International Community Manager Day (Held on the fourth Monday of January)
February 2026
Sunday 1 February - World Read Aloud Day (is a day devoted to the power of literacy and the transformational joy that comes from sharing stories aloud within a family, a classroom, and a community. Founded by the nonprofit LitWorld and sponsored by Scholastic)
Thursday 12 February - Darwin Day (International observance)
March 2026
Wednesday 25 March - World Maths Day (date for 2026)
April 2026
Wednesday 15 April - International Biomedical Laboratory Science Day (is celebrated annually on 15 April to promote and acknowledge the role of biomedical laboratory professionals in diagnostic and preventative healthcare organisations)
Friday 17 April - Food and Agriculture Organization Day or FAO Day in Iraq; National Dark Sky Week in USA (The darkest holiday of them all was founded in 2003, and every April the week of the new moon marks a time to shed some light on our big expanse of sky)
Wednesday 22 April - Chemists Celebrate Earth Day in USA (In 2003, the American Chemical Society joined in on April 22's festivities. Each year, ACS highlights one of four general topics and chooses a theme—this year it's "Our Earth: Handle With Care"—to focus the celebration and highlight how chemists can contribute to a greener world)
Thursday 23 April - International Girls in ICT Day (aims to encourage and empower girls and young women to consider studies and car eers in the growing field of Information and communications technology); International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day
Tuesday 28 April - Bacteriologist's Day in Colombia (Día del Bacteriólogo)
May 2026
Thursday 7 May - Physicist Day (since 1959)
Saturday 16 May - International Day of Light (initiated by UNESCO on November 14, 2017); Scratch Day (date for 2022); National Microbiologist and Clinical Chemist Day in Costa Rica
June 2026
Tuesday 2 June - Graduate Day in Economic Sciences, Argentina (Día del graduado en Ciencias Económicas)
Tuesday 9 June - Argentina Geologists Day (Día del Geólogo)
July 2026
Monday 13 July - Embrace Your Geekness Day (1990)
Friday 17 July - Yellow Pig Day (is a monthly collaborative art project celebrating the United States' wide array of bizarre national holidays)
August 2026
September 2026
Saturday 12 September - Day of the Workers in the Oil, Gas, Power, and Geological Industry in Turkmenistan (celebrated on the second Saturday in September)
Saturday 19 September - Astronomy Day (autumn)
October 2026
Friday 2 October - World Multiplication Table Day (Held on the first Friday in October); World Smile Day
Friday 9 October - National Nanotechnology Day (United States)
Thursday 15 October - Ada Lovelace Day (was created to celebrate one of the first computer programmers)
Saturday 17 October - Edge Day (International observance, Straight Edge Movement)
Thursday 22 October - Fechner Day (International observance)
Saturday 24 October - Global Media and Information Literacy Week; Astronomy Day in Argentina; Libraries Day in Spain; World Development Information Day
November 2026
December 2026
Thursday 3 December - Doctor and Medicine Day in Latin America (Día del médico y la Médica)
Sunday 6 December - Day of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan; Microwave Oven Day
International Anti-Corruption Day
Somalia is the world’s most corrupt nation, according to Transparency International’s 2010 Corruption Perception Index. The Kremlin has Russia’s..→
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International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
The Genocide Convention (article 2) defines genocide as "any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a..→
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Human Rights Day
Interesting fact:in 2011, the United Nations declared internet access a basic human right.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the mos..→
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Nobel Prizes Day
Today, the Nobel Prizes are regarded as the most prestigious awards in the world in their various fields.
Except for the Peace Prize, the Nobel..→
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Indiana Statehood Day (Indiana Day)
Funny facts about Indiana: Santa Claus, Indiana, receives more than a half million “Dear Santa” letters at Christmas time every year. And Santa’..→
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International Mountain Day
Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain on the African continent and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Approximately 25,000 peo..→
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International Day of Neutrality
Woodrow Wilson: «Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We are not trying to keep out of trouble; we are..→
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Ohio aviation and aerospace history education week
The brothers tossed a coin to see who would first test the Wright Flyer on the sands of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Older brother Wilbur w..→
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Pan American Aviation Day
Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) was founded on October 27, 1927 as America’s first international airline. The small company began flying air..→
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Wright Brothers Day
Wright Brothers Day is a United States national observation. It is codified in the US Code, and commemorates the first successful flights in a h..→
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International Migrants Day
The Mexico-to-U.S. link is the most popular bilateral migration path in the entire world. The poorest countries are the ones with the least emig..→
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International Human Solidarity Day
Pariosse St. Benoit is located in the southern peninsula of rural Haiti. It is a short 59 miles from Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, but a long..→
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Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day in Ohio
According to HUD’s 2014 Point-in-Time Report, 34% of the total homeless population is under 24. Some homeless children and youth are with their ..→
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Day before Christmas Eve
Christmas Adam is the last chance to prepare for the Christmas Eve party. The day before Christmas Eve. Since Adam was created before Eve, and t..→
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Washington’s Birthday in Georgia
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, before the Virginia colonies switched from the "Old Style" Julian calendar to the &qu..→
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Washington’s Birthday in Indiana
In Indiana, Washington’s Birthday is observed on Christmas Eve, or the day preceding the weekend if Christmas falls on Saturday or Sunday.
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Day after Christmas
Day after Christmas or Boxing Day was started in the UK about 800 years ago, during the Middle Ages. It is a holiday celebrated on the day follo..→
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