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Awareness Days
Definition of an Awareness Day: A national or international awareness day is a date usually set by a major organisation or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance on a national or international level.
List Of Awareness days:

January

  • Global Family Day - 1 January
  • National Human Trafficking Awareness Day - 11 Jan
  • Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day - 24 January
  • International Customs Day - 26 January
  • International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Recognized by the UN) - 27 January
  • Family Literacy Day - ABC Life Literacy Canada - 27 January
  • Street Children's Day - 31 jan
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February

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day - 2 Feb
  • World Cancer Day - 4 Feb
  • International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation - 6 Feb
  • International Safer Internet Day - 8 Feb
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day - Canadian Federation for Sexual Health - 12 Feb
  • International Day of Women's Health - Canadian Foundation for Women's Health - 12 Feb
  • Red Hand Day - Child Soldier Awareness - 12 Feb
  • Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day - Canada - Children's Heart Society - 14 Feb
  • International Childhood Cancer Day - Childhood Cancer Foundation- 15 Feb
  • World Day of Social Justice (Recognized by the UN) - 20 Feb
  • International Mother Language Day (Recognized by the UN) - 21 Feb
  • Global Information Governance Day - 21 Feb
  • International Scouts Day (Founders Day) - 22 Feb
  • World Thinking Day - 22 Feb
  • Rare Disease Day - 28 Feb
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March

  • Pig Day - 1 March
  • Self-Injury Awareness Day - 1 March
  • International Women's Day - 8 March
  • National Women and Girl's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - 10 March
  • International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - 21 March
  • World Down Syndrome Day - 21 March
  • EU Talent Day - 25 March
  • Purple Day for Epilepsy - 26 March
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April

  • Youth Homelessness Matters Day - 1 Apr
  • Autism Awareness Day - 2 Apr
  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) Day of Action - 2 April
  • National Gifted Education Awareness Day in Ireland - 8 April 2011
  • Undiagnosed Children's Awareness Day - 13 April
  • Zoo Awareness Day - 17 Apr
  • Bicycle Day - 19 Apr
  • Parental Alienation Awareness Day - 25 Apr
  • Penguin Day - 25 Apr
  • International Dance Day - 29 Apr
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May

  • International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia - 17 May
  • World Hepatitis Day - 19 May
  • Towel Day - 25 May
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June

  • World Refugee Day - 20 Jun
  • Orgasm Day - Solstice
  • Take Your Dog to Work Day - 24 Jun
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July

  • World Population Day - 11 July
  • World Hepatitis Day - 28 July
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August

  • Youth Day - 12 Aug
  • National Honey Bee Day - 3rd Saturday of August
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September

  • World Contraception Day - 26 Sept.
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October

  • eDay Electronic Waste Awareness Day (New Zealand) - 4 Oct in 2008
  • World Mental Health Day - 10 Oct
  • National Coming Out Day - 12 Oct
  • World Food Day - 16 Oct
  • International Stuttering Awareness Day - 22 Oct
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November

  • International Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Awareness Day - 1 Nov
  • World Freedom Day - 9 Nov
  • World Diabetes Day - 14 Nov
  • World Toilet Day - November 19
  • Universal Children's Day - 20 Nov
  • World Television Day - 21 Nov
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December

  • World AIDS Day - 1 Dec
  • Human Rights Day - 10 Dec
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Weeks

  • Celebrate Your Name Week - first full week in March
  • Fix a Leak Week - March
  • Vaccination Week In The Americas - 25 Apr–2 May
  • Gifted Awareness Week in New Zealand - The full week including George Parkyn's bithday, June 17
  • Mental Illness Awareness Week - 5-11 Oct 2008
  • Free Speech Week - third full week in October in the United States

Months

Mathematics Awareness Month - April
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month - April
Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) - April
Spondylitis Awareness Month - April
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month - Australia and USA - May
National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month
Farmers Market Month - September
Adoption Awareness Month - November
Novel Writing Month - November

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See also
  • List of commemorative months
  • List of commemorative days

References


External links
  • Awareness Calendar — Americas & Americas' comprehensive listing of awareness observances.

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