International Beaver Day on April 7 celebrates the “keepers of the streams.” April 7 was chosen as International Beaver Day because it is the birthday of the late Dorothy Richards of Little Falls, who studied beavers for 50 years. “Beaver Woman” started...
On World Entrepreneurship Day, we celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit that drives individuals to contribute to the ongoing growth and development of their country's economy. Because sustainable economic growth is the most effective way to reduce poverty over the long-term, it remains critical...
The purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital...
On June 1st, the official World Milk Day is being celebrated around the world. The day gives an opportunity to draw attention to the benefits of drinking milk and to the whole milk industry. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) proposed the day to...
6 July 2013 is International Kissing Day or World Kiss Day. The idea behind the International Kissing Day is that many people may have forgotten the simple pleasures associated with kissing for kissing's sake, as opposed to kissing as mere social formality or prelude to other activities. Kissing...
The Day of the Imprisoned Writer is an annual, international day intended to recognize and support writers who resist repression of the basic human right to freedom of expression and who stand up to attacks made against their right to impart information. This day is observed each year on November...
