Happy New Year MDBCs 01 Jan 2024
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January 1st 2024 - Holidays and Observances
(click on the day for details)
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Christian feast day:
- Adalard of Corbie
- Basil the Great (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Feast of the Circumcision of Christ
- Fulgentius of Ruspe
- Giuseppe Maria Tomasi
- Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, the Octave Day of Christmas, considered a holy day of obligation in some countries (Catholic Church); and its related observances:
- Telemachus
- Zygmunt Gorazdowski
- January 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Earliest day on which Handsel Monday can fall, while January 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of the year (Scotland)
- Second day of Hogmanay (Scotland) December 31-January 1, in some cases until January 2.
- The last day of Kwanzaa (African-Americans)
- The eighth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)
- Constitution Day (Italy)
- Dissolution of Czechoslovakia-related observances:
- Emancipation Day (United States)
- Euro Day (European Union)
- Flag Day (Lithuania) commemorates raising of the Lithuanian flag on Gediminas' Tower in 1919
- Founding Day (Taiwan) commemorates the establishment of the Provisional Government in Nanjing
- Global Family Day
- Independence Day (Brunei, Cameroon, Haiti, Sudan)
- International Nepali Dhoti and Nepali Topi Day
- Jump-up Day (Montserrat)
- Kalpataru Day (Ramakrishna Movement)
- Kamakura Ebisu, January 1–3 (Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan)
- National Bloody Mary Day (United States)
- National Tree Planting Day (Tanzania)
- New Year's Day (Gregorian calendar)
- Public Domain Day (multiple countries)
- Triumph of the Revolution (Cuba)
Observances (click on the day, BD, week or Month for details)
Apple Gifting Day
Bonza Bottler Day
Commitment Day
Copyright Law Day
Ellis Island Day
First-Foot Day
Mummer's Parade
National Hangover Day
National Shepherd Day
National Thank God Its Monday Day
New Year’s Dishonor List Day
Ring a Bell Day
Tournament of Roses Parade - 1
Rose Bowl Game - 2
Universal Hour of Peace
Z Day
Weigh-In Day
George Washington Carver’s Birthday
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Mon Jan 1st, 2024 - Fri Jan 5th, 2024
Mon Jan 1st, 2024 - Sun Jan 7th, 2024
National Time Consciousness Week
Observances (click on the month for details)
California Dried Plum Digestive Month
Cervical Health Awareness Month
Children Impacted by Parent's Cancer Month
International Brain Teaser Month
International Change Your Stars Month
International Child-Centered Divorce Month
International Creativity Month
International Quality of Life Month
International Wayfinding Month
International Wealth Mentality Month
Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month
Little Things Mental Health Campaign
March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Braille Literacy Month
National Clean Up Your Computer Month
National Codependency Awareness Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Mail Order Gardening Month
National Personal Trainer Awareness Month
National Pre-Pregnancy Awareness Month
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
National Staying Healthy Month
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
Poverty in America Awareness Month
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California Restaurant Month |
Fun Observances
Polar Bear Plunge Day
Also known as Polar Plunge, Polar Bear Swim Day, New Year's Dive, Loony Dook
Start off the year with an act of daredevilry. Celebrate Polar Plunge Day on January 1 by taking a dip in the cold, freezing waters of your local lake, river or pond.
The Polar Bear Plunge, where participants jump into a cold water body, is an activity usually held in the Northern Hemisphere. It is a popular New Year’s Day tradition in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Netherlands. In these countries, many people organize and participate in a Polar Bear Plunge for charity.
Too cold? Celebrate Swim a Lap Day in June instead.
How to Celebrate?
- If you are brave enough to participate, find a pond, lake, the sea or just fill up your bath with freezing cold water and take a plunge.
- Support someone who is participating in a Polar Bear Plunge for charity.
- In the Southern Hemisphere? Then you probably want to celebrate Polar Bear Plunge Day every day until the summer is over.
Did You Know…
… that polar bears have 2 layers of fur and are insulated from the cold with 4 inches (10 cm) of blubber?
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Two dog owners are arguing about whose pet is smarter.
“My dog is so smart,” says the first owner, “that every morning he goes to the store and buys me a sesame seed bagel with chive cream cheese, stops off at Starbucks and picks me up a mocha latte, and then comes home and turns on ESPN, all before I get out of bed.”
“I know,” says the second owner.
“How do you know?” the first demands.
“My dog told me.”
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A woman called our airline customer-service desk asking if she could take her dog on board.
“Sure,” I said, “as long as you provide your own kennel.” I further explained that the kennel needed to be large enough for the dog to stand up, sit down, turn around, and roll over.
The customer was flummoxed: “I’ll never be able to teach him all of that by tomorrow!”
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I’m a dog trainer. Before I met with a new client, I had her fill out a questionnaire.
One question asked, “Why did you choose this breed?”
My client responded, “I often ask myself this very same question.”
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A cat is making a declaration of love to his beloved.
"I'd die for you!" he tells her.
She looks back at him skeptically and replies,
"Oh yeah? How many times?"
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