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List of month-long observances
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The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
January
- Dry January (United Kingdom)
- National Mentoring Month (United States)[1]
- Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (United States)[2][3]
February
- American Heart Month (United States)[4]
- Black History Month (United States and Canada)
- LGBT History Month (United Kingdom)[5]
- National Bird-Feeding Month (United States)
March
- Brain Tumor Awareness Month (UK)[6]
- Irish-American Heritage Month
- Mustache March
- National Colon Cancer Awareness Month
- Women's History Month[7][8][9]
- Youth Art Month
April
- Arab American Heritage Month
- Autism Awareness Month[10][11][12]
- Cancer Control Month
- Confederate History Month
- Dalit History Month
- Financial Literacy Month[13]
- Jazz Appreciation Month
- Mathematics Awareness Month[14][15]
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month[16][17]
- National Distracted Driving Awareness Month[18]
- National Fair Housing Month[19][20][21]
- National Pet Month (United Kingdom)
- National Poetry Month
- National Poetry Writing Month
- National Volunteer Month
- School Library Month
- Second Chance Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month[22][23][24]
May
- ALS Awareness Month (United States)[25]
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month[7][26]
- Brain Tumor Awareness Month (excluding UK)
- Celiac Awareness Month
- Deck Safety Month [27]
- Flores de Mayo (Philippines)
- Haitian Heritage Month
- International Masturbation Month[28][29][30]
- Jewish American Heritage Month (USA)[8][31]
- May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Mental Health Awareness Month[32]
- National Bike Month
- National Foster Care Month[33]
- National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009)
- National Pet Month (United States)
- National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June)
- National Stroke Awareness Month
- South Asian Heritage Month (Ontario, Canada)
June
- African-American Music Appreciation Month[34][35]
- ALS Awareness Month (Canada)
- Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month (USA)[36]
- LGBT Pride Month
- National Safety Month[37]
- National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June)
July
August
- National Immunization Awareness Month (United States) [41]
September
- Amerindian Heritage Month (Guyana)
- Gospel Music Heritage Month[42]
- National Bourbon Heritage Month
- National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month[citation needed]
- National Guide Dog Month (US)
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (US; September 15 to October 15)[7][43]
- National Honey Month
- National Preparedness Month[44]
- National Prostate Health Month[45]
- National Yoga Month
- Pain Awareness Month[46]
October
- Black History Month (United Kingdom)
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Filipino American History Month (United States)
- Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month (United States)
- LGBT History Month (US and Canada)[47]
- National Arts & Humanities Month
- (US)
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month[48][49]
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month[7][8][50]
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (US; September 15 to October 15)[43]
- National Pizza Month
- National Work and Family Month[51]
- Polish American Heritage Month[citation needed]
- [52][53]
November
- Academic Writing Month
- COPD Awareness Month[54]
- Indigenous Disability Awareness Month (Canada)[55][56]
- Movember – November events to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues, such as prostate cancer and depression
- National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month (US)[57]
- National Family Caregivers Month (USA)[58]
- National Epilepsy Awareness Month (USA)[59][60]
- - promoting the hobby of model railroading worldwide.[61][62][63][64][65]
- National Novel Writing Month – people from all over the world try to write a 50,000-word novel in a month
- [66]
- Native American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month[7][8][67]
- No Nut November[68]
December
- Advent – begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas (November 27-December 3) and ends on Christmas Day (December 25).
See also
- Ramadan
- List of observances in the United States by presidential proclamation
- List of awareness days
- International observance
- List of environmental dates
- List of food months
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- ^ "Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month". www.mathstatmonth.org. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
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- ^ "National Child Abuse Prevention Month 2016". www.childwelfare.gov. Archived from the original on 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ^ "National Distracted Driving Awareness Month". US Department of Transportation. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ "ICRC Celebrates National Fair Housing Month". State of Indiana. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
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- ^ "Announcements: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month – May 2011". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. May 6, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
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- ^ "National Masturbation Month". The Huffington Post. 2013-05-31. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
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- ^ "National Model Railroad Month". NMRA.org. National Model Railroad Association. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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- ^ "Model Railroad Club celebrates National Model Railroad Month". Crossville Chronicle. Crossville, Tennessee. November 8, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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55. First Presidential Proclamation for National Caribbean American Heritage Month was June 6, 2006 by President George Bush. First City to Proclaim Caribbean Heritage Month Washington DC 2000.
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