Did you know that every month of our calendar
has special holidays to celebrate? Some
of these national holidays are a wonderful way to bring attention to important issues. For instance, January is National Eye Health
Care Month. It’s also Dried Plum
Breakfast Month. Yes indeed, each month
brings us many important holidays and topic awareness days, but each month also
bring us some wacky and funny things to celebrate. To list a few:
January – National Book
Month AND National Hot Tea Month
February – Library
Lovers Month AND Pull Your Sofa Off the Wall
Month
March – Colorectal
Cancer Awareness Month AND Play-the-Recorder
Month
April – Prevention of
Animal Cruelty Month AND Twit Award Month
May – National Share a
Story Month AND National Vinegar Month
June – Audiobook Month
AND Bathroom Reading Month
July – Sandwich
Generation Month AND Doghouse Repair Month
August – Black
Business Month AND Panini Month
September – Library
Card Sign-Up Month AND Hug A Texas Chef
Month
October – Reading
Group Month AND Go Hog Wild – Eat Country
Ham Month
November – Read A New
Book Month AND Pomegranate Month
December -- Safe
Toys and Gifts Month AND Bingo’s Birthday
Month
There are many, many more national monthly
holidays to observe. If you want to
learn more about our national holidays, here are some books you can check-out
from the library, and some websites to visit.
Non-Fiction
Chase’s Calendar of Events
(2013) - Founded
in 1957, and now with more than 12,500 entries, "Chase's Calendar of
Events" has become the most comprehensive and authoritative reference
available in the world on special days, weeks, and months. Included are
important historical and biographical anniversaries as well as celebrity
birthdays.
Teacher’s Calendar of Famous Birthdays (2003) - The
reference experts at The Teacher's Calendar and Chase's Calendar of Events have
created this handy new guide for teachers in grades K-12. The Teacher's
Calendar of Famous Birthdays offers 365 birthday profiles of key people
throughout history--one for each day of the year.
Websites
Happy Whatever It Is You Want to Celebrate!
-KF
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