National Hugging Day started on January 21, 1986. The Reverend Kevin Zaborney from the USA created the dayto promote the emotional benefits of hugging. This celebration has moved beyond Americas borders and people now celebrate the benefits of a hug

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Opposite Day is on January 24th each year. It is a strange but fun day. Whatever you say on this day must be the opposite of what you mean. If you say yes, you mean no and vice versa. If someone tells youYou dont look so good today, you say thank you

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Customer Service Day is on January the 17th. At least, it is in America. Not sure about the rest of the world. This is a day for companies and businesses to reflect on the importance of providing good customer service. Its also a day for customer ser

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Iranian Streets Are Full of Children Working Illegally 伊朗街区充斥非法童工 Ali walks the streets of Tehran daily. At 9-years-old he already has a job selling razors . The three to four doll

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AS IT IS 2016-06-20 Group Works to End Child Labor 国际劳工组织发起取缔童工的行动 The International Labor Organization, known as the ILO, has launched a campaign to end child labor. 国际劳工组织(ILO)发起了一项取缔童工的

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World Tourism Day is on September the 27th. It has been going since 1980 and was started by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of the role of tourism internationally. The UNWTO hopes t

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Pi Day is on March 14. This is the day when mathematicians and geometry enthusiasts around the world get together and celebrate the mathematical constant of Pi. There are two good reasons to hold Pi Day on March 14. The first is that in the American

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There is a well-known expression that says a dog is a mans best friend. It is right, therefore, that there is a special day to celebrate dogs. This day is National Dog Day. It takes place on the 26th of August. On this day you should let your dog kno

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Do you like your name? Have you ever thought about changing it? Well, on Get A Different Name Day you can. This special day always falls on February 13th. It is the creation of the website www.wellcat.com. They say the day is: For the pity of million

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February the 14th is National Condom Day. It aims to raise awareness of safe sex and the reasons for it. Today we live in a world where unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV/AIDS, are on the increase. This incre

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February the 12th is Darwin Day. It is to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin on February 12, 1809 and his life as a scientist. This day also aims to encourage children to get into science. Darwin was one of the worlds greatest s

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Work Your Proper Hours Day is usually around February 22. It was started in 2005 by Britains organization of labour unions the Trade Union Congress (TUC). This is the day when a worker decides he or she has had enough of doing unpaid overtime. They d

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Equal Pay Day is an American day of awareness to highlight the fact that American men earn more than women for doing the same jobs. It is held on April 15 because this is how far into a new year that a woman must work to earn what a man earned in the

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International Dance Day, also known as World Dance Day, is celebrated on April 29 each year. It started in 1982 to commemorate the birthday of the dancer Jean-Georges Noverre. The day is organized by the International Dance Council (IDC), which is pa

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In the USA, July is National Hot Dog Month. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council decided that National Hot Dog Day would be around July 23rd every year. In fact, Hot Dog Day is celebrated outside of the USA too. There are celebrations in Canada,

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One of the most pressing problems facing our world today is the advance of deserts and the droughts this causes. June 17 is officially the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. It was created by the United Nations to draw attention to the

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AS IT IS 2015-10-17 Worldwide Groups Mark World Food Day 全球响应世界粮食日 The UNs World Food Program (WFP) and Agriculture and Food Organization (FAO) celebrated World Food Day today, October 16. The goal of the organizations is to fight w

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June 15 is Elder Abuse Awareness Day 6月15日认识虐待老年人问题世界日 Sunday, June 15, is Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The World Health Organization describes elder abuse as a global social issue affecting the health and human rights of mi

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A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just. 多一点怜悯可以让世界少一点冷酷多一点正义。 图片1

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