January 13th 2022 - Holidays and Observances

 

(click on the day for details)

• Christian feast day:
  • Blessed Veronica of Milan
  • Elian
  • Hilary of Poitiers
  • Mungo
  • St. Knut's Day or Tjugondag Knut, the last day of Christmas. (Sweden and Finland)
  • January 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Constitution Day (Mongolia)
• Democracy Day (Cape Verde)
• Liberation Day (Togo)
• Old New Year's Eve (Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Serbia, Montenegro, Republic of Srpska, North Macedonia), and its related observances:
  • Malanka (Ukraine, Russia, Belarus)
• Sidereal winter solstice's eve celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; the last day of the six-month Dakshinayana period (see January 14):
  • Bhogi (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu)
  • Lohri (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh)
  • Uruka (Assam)
• Stephen Foster Memorial Day (United States)
• Yennayer (Berbers)

 

Observances (click on the day or week for details)

National Sticker Day

National Rubber Ducky Day

Public Radio Broadcasting Day

National Peach Melba Day

International Skeptics Day

National Youth Day

Korean American Day

National Gluten-Free Day

Calennig

Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day

Poetry Break Day

 

Fun Observances

 Make Your Dreams Come True Day

January 13 is Make your Dreams Come True Day. If you have been procrastinating on fulfilling your dream, this is your chance to get things right.

This unofficial holiday with unknown origins encourages people to be proactive about achieving what they want in life.

Dreams That Inspire

Dreams are a part of life. We all dream when we sleep, but most of us don't remember them the next day. No matter how big or small, there are some dreams that inspire us and allow us to make our lives better. It is these dreams that Make your Dreams Come True Day celebrates. Dreams that motivate us to do better, encourage us to take on more challenges, and energize us to succeed in our lives - professionally and personally.

How to Celebrate?

• Get started on making your dream come true.
• Talk to someone who inspires you.
• Make an inspiration board with images and words relating to your dream.
• Write down your dream, make a project plan, and create deadlines for you to work towards.

Did You Know…

…that according to experts, most people on average have a dream every 90 minutes?

 

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On the phone with my 93-year-old brother in Wisconsin, and I told him I thought it was time he paid someone to shovel snow for him. He suddenly grew indignant.

“Why should I pay someone to shovel?” he demanded. “I can get my son to do it. He’s only 70!”

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The other day I got carded at the liquor store. While I was taking out my ID, my old Blockbuster card fell out.

The clerk shook his head, said, “Never mind,” and rang me up.

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One of the shortest wills ever written:

“Being of sound mind, I spent all the money.”

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Two old guys, Fred and Sam went to the movies.  A few minutes after it started, Fred heard Sam rustling around and he seemed to be searching on the floor under his seat.  "What are you doing?" asked Fred.

Sam, a little grumpy by this time, replied "I had a caramel in my mouth and it dropped out.  I can't find it."

Fred told him to forget it because it would be too dirty by now. 

"But I've got to", said Sam, "my teeth are in it!"

 

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