Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Holidays in October-

(Not counting Halloween)

*Besides date in no particular order.

Month long:
National Pizza Month
National Popcorn Month
National Pork Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Diabetes Month
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Infertility Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Lupus Erythematosus Awareness Month
National Physical Therapy Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
World Blindness Awareness Month
Polish American Heritage Month
LGBT History Month
National Arts & Humanities Month
National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Pastor/Clergy Appreciation Month

Week Long:
Mental Illness Awareness Week
National Fire Prevention Week


Holidays:
October 1st
                Feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus (of Lisieux)
October 2nd
                Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
                International Day of Non-Violence
                National Poetry Day
                Feast of the Guardia Angels
                Start of Haji
October 4th             
                Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
                Yom Kipper
                Start of Eid ul Adha
                World Animal Day
October 5th
                        International World Teachers' day
October 7th
                        Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
October 9th
                        Start of Sukkot
                Leif Erikson Day
October 13th
                        Columbus Day
October 15th
                        Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
                Feast of St. Teresa of Jesus (of Avila)
October 16th
                        Shemini Atzeret
                World Food Day
October 17th
                        Feast of St. Ignatius of Antioch
                        Simchat Torah
October 18th
                        Feast of St. Luke
October 23rd
                        Mole Day
October 24th
                        United Nations Day
October 27th
                        Navy Day
October 28th
                        Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude
October 29th
                        National Frankenstein Day
October 30th
                        National Candy Corn Day
October 31st
                        Samhain

                Start of the Day of the Dead

1 comment:

J.R. said...

Yes, we know the ones on October 31st are related to Halloween, but they are not Halloween.