October is all about pay your respects to these other lonely holidays. Take a look at the October holidays and observances that may be feeling a bit neglected.
World Mental Health Day 6b324c
World Mental Health Day was first observed in 1992, and is celebrated every year on October 10th. Each year there is a theme to help bring awareness to the world about planning something for this day and see how you can get involved in this cause!
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This holiday is in honor of explorer Christopher Columbus, who first came to the New World on October 12th, 1492. Since 1920, it has been an annual holiday in the United States. President Franklin Roosevelt set aside October 12th as Columbus Day in 1937. Later, President Richard Nixon declared Columbus Day a national holiday to be celebrated on the second Monday in October. In 2019, Columbus Day is October 12th.
Columbus Day
Canadian Thanksgiving 1q4vc
The origins of Canada's Massachusetts! But it wasn't until 1937 that the second Monday in October was officially declared a national holiday. This year Canadian Thanksgiving is October 11th!
Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated in October
United Nations Day 285x49
humanitarian and war-related issues every year.
The United Nations EmblemCourtesy of The United Nations
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It's a night for goblins, History of Halloween article.
Spooky Halloween!
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