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US Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, États-Unis, United States
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all-that-glitters - Gedenktage

(E6)(L?) http://www.all-that-glitters.com/january.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.all-that-glitters.com/february.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.all-that-glitters.com/march.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.all-that-glitters.com/april.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.all-that-glitters.com/may.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.all-that-glitters.com/june.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.all-that-glitters.com/july.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.all-that-glitters.com/august.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.all-that-glitters.com/september.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.all-that-glitters.com/october.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.all-that-glitters.com/november.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.all-that-glitters.com/December.html


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bradparnell - Strange Days

(E6)(L1) http://www.bradparnell.net/Nuthouse/velocity.htm
Why stop at Christmas, Hanukkah or Eid ul-Fitr? There are hundreds of holidays that you've never heard of. Make up your own and start the celebration. (Getting your boss to give you the day off is up to you, however.)
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bravenet - Calendar

(E?)(L?) http://www.bravenet.com/
Free Calendar from Bravenet.com Free Calendar from Bravenet.com


brownielocks - Holidays

(E6)(L?) http://www.brownielocks.com/month2.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.brownielocks.com/january.htm
(E6)(L?) http://www.brownielocks.com/february.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.brownielocks.com/march.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.brownielocks.com/april.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.brownielocks.com/may.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.brownielocks.com/june.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.brownielocks.com/july.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.brownielocks.com/august.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.brownielocks.com/september.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.brownielocks.com/october.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.brownielocks.com/november.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.brownielocks.com/december.html


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calendars - Calendars

(E?)(L?) http://www.calendars.net/cals/hchpkal
Display and edit your own calendar of events.
Let others post and view events . . . or not.

Hier ist ein öffentlicher Kalender zu finden.
Jeder kann hier interessante Termine eintragen.
Über "Add Events" "Daily" (in der Fusszeile) lassen sich z.B. Tag und Uhrzeit einer Veranstaltung eingeben.

calendarzone - Calendar-Zone

(E?)(L?) http://www.calendarzone.com/
Hier findet man vor lauter Kalendern keinen einzigen Tag.
Comprehensive categorized calendar catalog currently containing countless correlating connections & calzone recipes!
Celestial | Cultural | Daily | Event | Geographic | Historic | Holidays | Interactive | Millennium | Misc. | Reference | Reform | Religious | Software | Traditional | Web | Women | Y2K

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Datum der letzten Änderung




davytany - Geburtstage, Jahrestage, Todestage
Celebrity Birthday and Today in History Mania

(E?)(L?) http://davytany.tripod.com/
Celebrity B-days / Today in History / Holiday Almanac / Sports Datebook / History Chronology
Nicht sehr übersichtlich, aber enorm umfangreich; mit Geburts-, Jahres-, und Todestagen aus nahezu allen Bereichen (Von Politik bis Musik und Entertainment)

defenselink - Today in DoD - United States Department of Defense

(E?)(L?) http://www.defenselink.mil/today/
(E?)(L?) http://www.defenselink.mil/news/dodnews.html


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earthweb - Reference Calendar - Calendar Script

(E6)(L?) http://webdeveloper.earthweb.com/webjs/jstimedate/item.php/610971
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S M T W T F S
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Another application by Ira.



ehow - Holidays

(E?)(L?) http://www.ehow.com/list_1046.html
Celebrating Kwanzaa | Costumes | Decorating for Halloween | Decorating for Hanukkah | Decorating for Kwanzaa | Easter | Entertaining for Halloween | Famous Birthdays | Jewish High Holidays | Observing Halloween | Observing Hanukkah | Observing Kwanzaa | Other | Other Jewish Holidays | Passover | Valentine's Day

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guestfinder - Calendar

(E?)(L?) http://www.guestfinder.com/calendar.htm
Holidays, events, anniversaries, and special days ...your source for timely story ideas and interview sources.

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halife - Trivia Today - Gedenktag heute

halife - Rock'n Roll Kalender - Geburtstage

(E6)(L?) http://www.halife.com/daily/trivia.html
(E?)(L?) http://halife.com/music/rock.html


hallmark - Holidays and Celebrations

(E?)(L?) http://pressroom.hallmark.com/holidays_celebrations.html
HOLIDAYS CELEBRATIONS

hallmark - Holidays & Observances 2006

(E?)(L?) http://pressroom.hallmark.com/2006_holidays.html
Here's a look at some of the occasions Americans will observe this year:

JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER


hipcal - Calendar - persönlicher Kalender

(E?)(L?) http://www.hipcal.com/
about hipcal
HipCal is an online calendar, to-list, and address book developed by fraternity brothers, Garret Heaton, Pete Curley, Chris Rivers, Tawheed Kader, Glenn Dixon, as undergraduates at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 2005. The award-winning lifestyle management tool and development team was acquired by Plaxo, Inc. in May 2006.
...
What is HipCal?


holidayinsights - Bizarre and Unique Holidays

(E?)(L?) http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/
There is a wealth of bizarre, unique, special and otherwise different holidays and "days". Looking for a wacky day to celebrate, perhaps?
January February March April May June July August September October November December


holidayinsights - Famous Birthdays

(E?)(L?) http://www.holidayinsights.com/bday/
Famous Birthdays by Month:
January || February || March || April || May || June || July || August || September || October || November || December

holidayinsights - This Day in History

(E?)(L?) http://www.holidayinsights.com/history/


holidayinsights - Holiday Insights- tradition, fun, facts and more

(E?)(L?) http://www.holidayinsights.com/
...
You've arrived at Holiday Insights, where you will find fun, information, and lots more about every holiday you can imagine. We've got you covered on the big ones, the small ones, and all of 'em in between. So, whether you are looking up information, doing a school report, looking for Ecards or screensavers, clipart perhaps, or just having fun, surf on through and come back often.
...


(E?)(L?) http://www.holidayinsights.com/everyday.htm
Major 2006 Holidays and Events Year 2006

January February March April May June July August September October November December

holidays - Daily Holidays

(E6)(L?) http://www.holidays.net/dailys.htm
(E?)(L?) http://www.holidays.net/dates.htm


holidays - Holiday Celebrations and Descriptions

(E6)(L?) http://www.holidays.net/index2.htm


htmlgoodies - Date and Time

(E6)(L?) http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/jsp/article.php/3478431


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internet - Kalender

(E?)(L?) http://javascript.internet.com/


internet - Calendar

(E6)(L?) http://javascript.internet.com/calendars/calendar.html
This is a plain and simple monthly calendar. It's formatted with styles sheets so the appearance can easily be changed.

Free JavaScripts provided
by The JavaScript Source



internet - Event-Calendar

(E6)(L?) http://javascript.internet.com/calendars/event-calendar.html

Click here to open

Event input suggestions: If the event has an explanation, give it a brief title, followed by a colon (:), followed by the explanation. Separate events by typing
between the end of one event and the beginning of the next event (this puts the new event on its own line). HTML codes for bold and italic will also work.


Choose a month:
Adjusts for # of days/month.
Day that the month starts on:
Use Ref. Cal. above to find day.
The four-digit year for this calendar is:
This can be changed as needed.
What happens on the 1st? What happens on the 2nd? What happens on the 3rd? What happens on the 4th?
What happens on the 5th? What happens on the 6th? What happens on the 7th? What happens on the 8th?
What happens on the 9th? What happens on the 10th? What happens on the 11th? What happens on the 12th?
What happens on the 13th? What happens on the 14th? What happens on the 15th? What happens on the 16th?
What happens on the 17th? What happens on the 18th? What happens on the 19th? What happens on the 20th?
What happens on the 21st? What happens on the 22nd? What happens on the 23th? What happens on the 24th?
What happens on the 25th? What happens on the 26th? What happens on the 27th? What happens on the 28th?
What happens on the 29nd? What happens on the 30th? What happens on the 31st?
Color for background of page:
#
Color for text outside of calendar:
#
Color of the calendar cells:
#
Color for text inside of calendar:
#

Choose your first choice for the text font:
ArialComic Sans MSTrebuchet MSVerdana
Arial BlackImpact
Courier NewGeorgiaTimes New Roman

Choose your second choice for the text font:
ArialComic Sans MSTrebuchet MSVerdana
Arial BlackImpact
Courier NewGeorgiaTimes New Roman


** Use Hex. codes for colors - do not include the # symbol
Ex: 000000 = black ffffff = White 0000ff = blue ff0000 = red cccccc = gray

Clicking the "New Calendar" button will clear this form.

To save the calendar that you have just made to your hard-drive, do the following steps:

(Using Windows Operating Systems)
1) Use the mouse to "right click" on the calendar page you just created.
2) In the popup list choose "View Source" or "View Page Source."
3) A little text file will open up - click on "File" in the toolbar of that new file.
4) Select "Save As" - Use the "Save in" dropdown window to find a good place on your hard-drive to save the file in so you can find it later.
5) While still in the Save As window, give the file a name like "January2003.html" (make sure to use the quotes around the file name and include the .html or .htm inside the quotes).
6) Click "Save" button.
7) Go to the directory that you saved the html file in.
8) Right click on the file and use the "Open With" to find your browser type.
9) If you have a newer version of Word on your computer, you may also be able to open the document in Word (after it has been saved). In Word, you can edit information that you might want changed on the calender at a later date (something you can't easily do with an html file). To do this, to highlight the calendar (Edit -> Select All + Edit -> Copy) and paste it into a new Word document window. Not all computers have the newer Word versions, so this last choice may not work for everyone.

Free JavaScripts provided
by The JavaScript Source



internet - Event Countdown

(E6)(L?) http://javascript.internet.com/calendars/event-countdown.html
An easy-to-use countdown script which can also count towards a specific amount of days (e.g., day 12 of 30). (Additional uses listed in script.)

In this example, the date is set to December 11, 2008, a date in the future...

In this example, the date is set to November 15, 2005, a date which has passed...

Free JavaScripts provided
by The JavaScript Source



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johnpratt - Calendars and Chronology

(E?)(L?) http://www.johnpratt.com/items/calendar/


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learningtogive - Philanthropy Calendar

(E?)(L?) http://www.learningtogive.org/calendar/calendar.asp
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008

logomall -

(E?)(L?) http://www.logomall.com/imprintPM/issues/
zu den Jahreszeiten:
Fall 2004 | Summer 2004 | Spring 2004 | Winter 2003 | Fall 2003 | Summer 2003 | Spring 2003 | Winter 2002 | Fall 2002 | Summer 2002 | Spring 2002 | Winter 2001 | Fall 2001 | Summer 2001 | Spring 2001 | Winter 2000 | Fall 2000 | Summer 2000 | Spring 2000
findet man unter "Promotional Planning Calendar" bzw. "Day Tripper" die Monate und dort gibt es dann Informationen zu Gedenktagen, Gedenkwochen und Gedenkmonaten.

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master - Calendar

(E?)(L?) http://www.master.com/



menstuff - Calendar of Events

(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/january03.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/february03.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/march03.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/april03.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/may03.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/june03.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/july03.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/august03.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/september03.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/october03.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/november03.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/december03.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/january04.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/february04.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/march04.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/april04.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/may04.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/june04.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/july04.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/august04.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/september04.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/october04.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/november04.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/december04.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/january05.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/february05.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/march05.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/april05.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/may05.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/june05.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/july05.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/august05.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/september05.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/october05.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/november05.html
(E?)(L?) http://www.menstuff.org/calendar/local/december05.html


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nanradio - Gedenktage, Gedenkwochen, Gedenkmonate

(E?)(L?) http://www.nanradio.com/consumer-calendars.htm
(E?)(L?) http://www.nanradio.com/calendar-business.htm
(E?)(L?) http://www.nanradio.com/calendar-envirn.htm
(E?)(L?) http://www.nanradio.com/calendar-food.htm
(E?)(L?) http://www.nanradio.com/calendar-general.htm
(E?)(L?) http://www.nanradio.com/calendar-health.htm
(E?)(L?) http://www.nanradio.com/calendar-auto-home.htm
(E?)(L?) http://www.nanradio.com/calendar-parents.htm
(E?)(L?) http://www.nanradio.com/calendar-finance.htm
(E?)(L?) http://www.nanradio.com/calendar-travel.htm
(E?)(L?) http://www.nanradio.com/calendar-women.htm
Der Kalender soll potentielle Werbekunden animieren. Dabei sollen die Gedenktage als Anlass für gezielte Werbemaßnahmen dienen. Leider ist nur der Monat angegeben die genaue Datumsangabe der Gedenktage fehlt. Das erfährt der Werbekunde dann bei der Auftragsanbahnung. Aber die Sammlungen sind dennoch recht interessant.

nationalhistoryday - National History Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.nationalhistoryday.org/
National History Day is not just one day, but a yearlong education program that makes history come alive through educator professional development and active student learning

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onlinehomebase - Erinnerung per E-Mail

(E?)(L?) http://www.onlinehomebase.com/
kostenlose Erinnerung per E-Mail im Netz (keine SW-Installation).

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perlcal - Web calendar

(E?)(L?) http://www.perlcal.com/
is a Web calendar/scheduler-server managed by CGI scripts.

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rocknrollvault - Rock'n Roll Kalender - Geburtstage

(E?)(L?) http://rocknrollvault.com/


rumela - Events, Gedenktage

(E?)(L2) http://www.rumela.com/events/events_index.htm


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si - Crazy Holidays Calendar

(E6)(L?) http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/
(E6)(L?) http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/newsletters/calendar/calendar_january.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/newsletters/calendar/calendar_february.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/newsletters/calendar/calendar_march.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/newsletters/calendar/calendar_april.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/newsletters/calendar/calendar_may.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/newsletters/calendar/calendar_june.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/newsletters/calendar/calendar_july.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/newsletters/calendar/calendar_august.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/newsletters/calendar/calendar_september.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/newsletters/calendar/calendar_october.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/newsletters/calendar/calendar_november.html
(E6)(L?) http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/newsletters/calendar/calendar_december.html


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timewell - Termin-Erinnerung

(E?)(L?) http://www.timewell.net/index.php3?SID=&page=partnerprogramm
per E-Mail können sich Surfer an auf der Homepage veröffentlichte Termine erinnern lassen (schwieriger Einbau)

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wellcat - Holidays

(E6)(L?) http://www.wellcat.com/holiday.html
(E6)(L?) http://free.bluemountain.com/
Need more reasons to celebrate this year? Here are more than 80 fun & imaginative possibilities! Originally printed in Chase's Calendar of Events, they have been featured in USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, and many other publications, television and shows. This site was awarded Strange Site of the Day by Yahoo! Internet Life. These unique, copyrighted holidays will bring a few chuckles & a bit of mirth to your workplace or your next gathering of friends. Created by Thomas and Ruth Roy, Wellcat Holidays are also available as web greeting cards by exclusive contract with Blue Mountain Arts http://free.bluemountain.com/ (see their Wacky Holidays category!).

Special note: We have just begun adding some quirky and - we hope - useful information for each Wellcat Holiday. Although all the links are active, we haven't yet finished inserting all the rituals, notes, quotes, recipes & other elements that we want to share with you. All the more reason to return to Wellcat again and again, because you just never know what you'll find!


Hier findet man eine kleine Sammlung von Vorschlägen für Tages-Widmungen. (soweit ich das sehe, nicht ganz ernsthaft, aber lesenswert.)

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Gedenkjahrhunderte, Gedenkjahrzehnte, Gedenkjahre (US)


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2003

2003 - Year of the Blues - Jahr des Blues

(E?)(L?) http://www.yearoftheblues.com/
(E?)(L?) http://www.wchandyfest.com/
Der amerikanische Kongress hat das Jahr 2003 zum 'Jahr des Blues' ausgerufen. Anlass ist der 100-jährige Geburtstag des Genres, das als Grundlage für nahezu alle Spielarten populärer Musik gelten darf.


Gedenkmonate, Gedenkwochen, Gedenktage


YYYY-01

YYYY-01-02

2004-01-02 - Happy Mew Year For Cats Day (US)



YYYY-01-08

2004-01-08 - Show & Tell Day At Work (US)



YYYY-01-10

2005-01-10 - Plough Monday

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?011005


YYYY-01-12

2004-01-12 - Plough Monday

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?011204


YYYY-01-14

2006-01-14 - Penguin Awareness Day



YYYY-01-15

2004-01-15 - Personal Firewall Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.computerwoche.de/index.cfm?pageid=254&artid=56959
Zwei Jahre nach Bill Gates' internem Memo, dass die IT-Sicherheit oberstes Gebot für Microsoft werden müsse, haben Security-Spezialisten und der Softwarekonzern den 15. Januar 2004 zum "Personal Firewall Day" ernannt.

2004-01-15 - Get To Know Your Customers Day



YYYY-01-16

2004-01-16 - National Nothing Day (US)



2006-01-16 - Martin Luther King Day



YYYY-01-20

2005-01-20 - Inauguration Day

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?012005


YYYY-01-22

2003-01-22 - National Compliment Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.complimentday.com/


YYYY-01-23

2004-01-23 - National Handwriting Day (US)



YYYY-01-27

2004-01-27 - Tag der Luftpolsterfolie (US)



2006-01-27 - Fun At Work Day



YYYY-01-28

2003-01-28 - National Speak Up and Succeed Day



YYYY-01-29

2002-01-29 - National Puzzle Day



2004-01-29 - Freethinkers' Day

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?012904


YYYY-01-30

2004-01-30 - Nationaler Alberne Anrufbeantworter-Ansagen Tag (US)



YYYY-02

YYYY-02-02

2005-02-02 - Candlemas and Groundhog Day

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?020205


2006-02-02 - Murmeltiertag, Groundhog Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.groundhog.org/
(E?)(L?) http://www.therealgroundhogday.com/About_Groundhog_Day/
Rund um das Staedtchen Punxsutawney im US-Bundesstaat Pennsylvania ging im Jahr 1887 eine Gruppe junger Männer im nahegelegenen Wald auf einen Hügel, um dort einem Murmeltier aufzulauern.
Seitdem gilt das "Groundhog", wie das "Murmeltier" im Englischen heisst als wetter-kompetent. Der Hügel mit dem Namen Gobblers Knob wurde zum Mekka der Murmeltier-Anhänger. Punxsutawney nennt sich inzwischen stolz Welthauptstadt des Wetters und feiert jaehrlich den Groundhog Day.

...
European Roots (Adapted from "Groundhog Day: 1886 to 1992" by Bill Anderson)
Groundhog Day, February 2nd, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses centuries, its origins clouded in the mists of time with ethnic cultures and animals awakening on specific dates. Myths such as this tie our present to the distant past when nature did, indeed, influence our lives. It is the day that the Groundhog comes out of his hole after a long winter sleep to look for his shadow.
If he sees it, he regards it as an omen of six more weeks of bad weather and returns to his hole.
If the day is cloudy and, hence, shadowless, he takes it as a sign of spring and stays above ground.
...


2003-02-02 - The day the music died

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?020303


YYYY-02-03

2004-02-03 - Laugh And Grow Rich Day



2004-02-03 - Tag des Wettermanns / der Wetterfrau (US)



YYYY-02-05

YYYY-02-05 - Weatherperson's Day

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?020503
(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?020504


YYYY-02-06

2005-02-06 - 2005-02-12 - National Pancake Week



YYYY-02-09

2004-02-09 - Nationaler Zahnschmerz Tag (US)



2004-02-09 - National Man Day (US)



2005-02-09 - Ash Wednesday

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?020905


YYYY-02-10

2004-02-10 - Satisfied Staying Single Day (US)



2004-02-10 - Be Electrific Day (US)

(E?)(L?) http://www.electrific.com/
Aus Anlass des Geburtstages von Thomas Alva Edison

YYYY-02-12

2004-02-12 - Lost Penny Day



YYYY-02-13

2004-02-13 - Get A Different Name Day (US)

(E?)(L?) http://www.wellcat.com/
Erfunden für die vielen Menschen, die angeblich ihren Geburtsnamen hassen.

YYYY-02-14

2005-02-14 - Valentine's Day cupidity

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?021405


YYYY-02-16

2004-02-16 - Presidents' Day

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?021604


YYYY-02-21

2005-02-21 - Mother Language Day

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?022105


YYYY-02-23

2004-02-23 - Curling Is Cool Day



YYY-02-23 - National Chili Day



YYYY-02-25

2003-02-25 - Spy Day

2004-02-25 - Spay Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.ddaf.org/SpayDay/spaydayq&a.html
(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?022503
Tierärzte in den USA informieren heute über Sterilisation und Kastration von Katzen und Hunden und deren Wichtigkeit

YYYY-02-26

2004-02-26 - Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day



YYYY-02-28

2005-02-28 - Blueberry Pancake Day



YYYY-03

2002-03-00 - Women's History Month



2005-03-00 - Optimism Month

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?030405


YYYY-03-01

2006-03-01 - Plan a Solo Vacation Day



YYYY-03-03

2006-03-03 - I want you to be happy day



2004-03-03 - What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs? Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.wellcat.com/Cats%20&%20Company.htm
Die Amerikaner sollen heute dankbar dafür sein, daß ihre Katzen und Hunde keine Daumen haben. Man solle sich vorstellen: Was wenn die Katze den Dosenöffner selbst bedienen oder der Hund den Kühlschrank öffnen könnte...

YYYY-03-04

2006-03-04 - Benjamin Harrison Day

Dieser Tag soll an den 23. Präsidenten der USA erinnern.

2006-03-04 - National Salesperson's Day



2004-03-04 - National Scrapbooking Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.creativescrapbooking.com/
Amerikaner basteln gerne schöne Fotoalben - heute wird das sogenannte "scrapbooken" gefeiert

YYYY-03-05

2002-03-05 - Unique Names Day



YYYY-03-06

2006-03-06 - Namesake Day



2003-03-06 - National Salesperson´s Day 2003 (USA)



YYYY-03-08

2004-03-08 - Panic Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.wellcat.com/march/panic_day.htm
Run around all day in a panic, telling others you can't handle it anymore. Co-sponsored by the Sky is Falling Committee.

2006-03-08 - Unique Names Day



YYYY-03-09

2004-03-09 - Organize Your Home Office Day

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?030904


2006-03-09 - Panic Day



YYYY-03-10

2004-03-10 - Learn What Your Name Means Day



YYYY-03-11

2005-03-11 - Johnny Appleseed Day

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?031205


YYYY-03-13

2006-03-13 - Good Samaritan Involvement Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.learningtogive.org/calendar/calendar.asp?id=420


2006-03-13 - National Open An Umbrella Indoors Day



2003-03-13 - Open Your Umbrella Indoors Day

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?031303


YYYY-03-14

2004-03-14 - Pi-Day - Einsteins Geburtstag



YYYY-03-15

2006-03-15 - National Brutus Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.wellcat.com/march/national_brutus_day.htm


2006-03-15 - True Confessions Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.wellcat.com/march/true_confessions_day.htm


YYYY-03-16

2006-03-16 - Freedom Of Information Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/washevents/freedomofinfo/freedominformation.htm
2005 marks the 39th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act.

2006-03-16 - Lips Appreciation Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.wellcat.com/march/lips_appreciation_day.htm


YYYY-03-17

2003-03-17 - Act Happy Day

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?031703


2006-03-17 - Companies That Care Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.companies-that-care.org/


2004-03-17 - Doctor - Patient - Trust - Day



YYYY-03-18

2003-03-18 - Awkward Moments Days

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?031803


2006-03-18 - Forgive Mom And Dad Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.wellcat.com/march/forgive_mom_and_dad_day.htm


2006-03-18 - National Biodiesel Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.biodiesel.org/biodiesel_day/
"National Biodiesel Day" takes place on Thursday, March 18, the date of "Rudolf Diesel’s birthday". The biodiesel industry chose his birthday to honor him for his foresight in recognizing the valuable role of vegetable oil-based fuel. He originally designed the diesel engine in the late 19th Century to run on peanut oil. Only later did petroleum become the standard. In a 1912 speech, Diesel said "The use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today, but such oils may become, in the course of time, as important as petroleum and the coal tar products of the present time."

The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) is the national trade association representing the biodiesel industry as the coordinating body for research and development in the United States.


YYYY-03-19

2006-03-19 - National Quilting Day



YYYY-03-20

2006-03-20 - Proposal Day



YYYY-03-21

2006-03-21 - Act Happy Day



2005-03-21 - Memory Day

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?032105


YYYY-03-22

2006-03-22 - As Young As You Feel Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.wellcat.com/march/as_young_as_you_feel_day.htm


2006-03-22 - International Goof-off Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.cyberkisses.com/platinum/html2/Goofoff.shtml


YYYY-03-24

2006-03-24 - Chocolate Covered Raisins Day



YYYY-03-25

2003-03-25 - Maryland Day

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?032503


YYYY-03-26

2004-03-26 - Make Up Your Own Holiday Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.wellcat.com/march/make_up_your_own_holiday_day.htm


YYYY-03-27

2006-03-27 - Kite Flying Day



YYYY-03-29

2004-03-29 - National Sleep Awareness Week

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?032904


YYYY-03-30

1991-03-30 - National Doctors Day

(E?)(L?) http://pressroom.hallmark.com/doctors_day.html
(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?033005
...
The first Doctors’ Day observance was March 30, 1933, in Winder, Ga. The idea came from Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Cha Almond, and the date was the anniversary of the first use of general anesthetic in surgery. (On March 30, 1842, Dr. Crawford Long of Barrow County, Ga., used ether to remove a tumor from a patient’s neck.)
...
The United States House of Representatives adopted a resolution commemorating Doctors’ Day on March 30, 1958. In 1990, legislation was introduced into the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate to establish a National Doctors Day. Following overwhelming approval by the House and Senate, then-President George Bush signed a resolution designating March 30 as National Doctors’ Day.
The first National Doctors’ Day was celebrated in 1991.


YYYY-03-31

2006-03-31 - Bunsen Burner Day



YYYY-04

2006-04 - April, 2006 Bizarre and Unique Holidays

(E?)(L?) http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/april.htm


YYYY-04-01

YYYY-04-01 - Aprilscherze - April April!

(E?)(L?) http://www.ibiblio.org/dbarberi/fools/classic/top20/
(E?)(L?) http://wiesbaden-online.de/old/97/04/05/topnews/hoax.html
++ Die besten Aprilscherze seit 1973 - "April-Fools on the net"
++ Der wohl aufwendigste Aprilscherz, der jemals gemacht wurde

2006-04-01 - April Fool's Day

(E4)(L1) http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/aforigin.html
'April's Fool's Day', 'Poisson d'Avril'

YYYY-04-01 - Fun At Work Day (USA)

USA: "National Fun At Work Day"

YYYY-04-02

1792.04.02. - Dollar wird Hauptwährung

Mit dem ersten Münzgesetz der USA wird der Dollar 1792 Hauptwährung.

2006-04-02 - Ende der Winterzeit in den USA und Canada



2004-04-02 - National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day



YYYY-04-04

2002-04-04 - Courageous Followers Day



YYYY-04-04 - Hospital Admitting Clerks Day (USA)



2006-04-04 - Hug your Newsman Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/April/huganewsmanday.htm
...
Hug a Newsman Day gives you the opportunity to give a great, big hug (= "Umarmung") to your local newsperson.
...


YYYY-04-07

2006-04-07 - No Housework Day



YYYY-04-10

2006-04-10 - Golfer's Day (also Golf Day)

(E?)(L?) http://holidayinsights.com/other/golfersday.htm


2006-04-10 - National Sibling Day

(E?)(L?) http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/April/siblingday.htm


YYYY-04-12

2006-04-12 - Walk on Your Wild Side Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.wellcat.com/spring.htm


2004-04-12 - Young People's Poetry Week

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?041204


YYYY-04-16

2006-04-16 - Easter

(E?)(L?) http://pressroom.hallmark.com/easter.html
...
In 2006, Easter is on Sunday, April 16.
...
Easter is a religious holiday that commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after his death by crucifixion nearly 2,000 years ago.
...


(E?)(L?) http://pressroom.hallmark.com/easter_symbols.html
Easter Symbols

2004-04-16 - National Stress Awareness Day

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?041603
Der nationale Stress-Erkennungs-Tag ist eine schöne und in den USA wohl auch sinnvolle Idee: Gestern waren landesweit die Einkommensteuerzahlungen fällig. Das kann schon mächtig stressen...

YYYY-04-19

2004-04-19 - National TV Turn-Off Week

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?041904


YYYY-04-21

2004-04-21 - Kindergarten Day



YYYY-04-30

2002-04-30 - National Honesty Day



YYYY-05

YYYY-05-01

2006-05-01 - National Library Legislative Day

(E?)(L?) http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/washevents/nlld/nationallibrary.htm
The year 2006 marks the 32nd National Library Legislative Day!

YYYY-05-05

2003-05-05 - Slw Down Day

(E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?050503


YYYY-05-06

1991-05-06 - National Nurses Week

(E?)(L?) http://pressroom.hallmark.com/nurses_day.html
...
In 1991, the celebration was expanded to National Nurses Week (May 6-12) to accommodate the varied schedules of America's nurses.
...


2003-05-06 - No Homework Day (USA)

Lehrer sollen heute den überarbeiteten Schülern etwas Gutes tun und keine Hausaufgaben aufgeben

1953-05-06 - National Nurses Day

(E?)(L?) http://pressroom.hallmark.com/nurses_day.html
...
In 1953 an official with the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare proposed that then-President Eisenhower proclaim a "Nurses Day," although he did not sign it.
...
In 1982, a joint congressional resolution designated May 6 as National Recognition Day for Nurses.
...


  • YYYY-05-08

    2002-05-08 - No Socks Day

    (E?)(L?) http://www.wellcat.com/
    Die Initiatoren sagen: Heute ohne Socken aus dem Haus. Begründung: Das spart Wäsche und führt zu weniger Umweltbelastung...

    YYYY-05-11

    2004-05-11 - Eat What You Want Day



    YYYY-05-12

    2003-05-12 - National Etiquette Week

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?051203


    YYYY-05-16

    2005-05-16 - Red Letter Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?051605


    YYYY-05-18

    2004-05-18 - National Effectiveness Week

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?051804


    2004-05-18 - Visit Your Relatives Day (US)



    2004-05-18 - Youth Against Violence Day (US)



    YYYY-05-19

    2003-05-19 - May Ray Day (USA)

    Damit soll in den USA der Beginn der - in der Regel - wärmeren und sonnigeren Tage gefeiert werden.

    2004-05-19 - May Ray Day (US)

    Damit soll in den USA der Beginn der - in der Regel - wärmeren und sonnigeren Tage gefeiert werden.

    YYYY-05-23

    2005-05-23 - National Turtle Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?052305


    YYYY-05-28

    2003-05-28 - Great American Grump Out Day (USA)

    Großer Mecker-Tag

    YYYY-05-30

    2003-05-30 - Hug Your Cat Day (USA)

    "Knuddel Deine Katze Tag"

    1868-05-30 - Memorial Day

    (E?)(L?) http://www.ehow.com/how_16263_observe-memorial-day.html
    ...
    The first national celebration of Decoration Day took place on May 30, 1868, at Arlington National Cemetery. After speeches by dignitaries, some 5,000 people, including Civil War veterans and children from the Soldiers and Sailors Orphan Home, walked through the cemetery reciting prayers, singing hymns and strewing flowers on the more than 20,000 graves of Union and Confederate soldiers.
    ...
    In 1971, a Joint Resolution of Congress designated the last Monday in May as Memorial Day and broadened its scope to include all military personnel who have died in service to the nation. This year, Memorial Day falls on May 29.


    2005-05-30 - Memorial Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?053005


    YYYY-06

    YYYY-06-DD

    1974-06-DD - Vatertag

    (E?)(L?) http://www.garten-literatur.de/Kalender/vatertag_christi-himmelfahrt.htm
    ...
    In Amerika geht der Vatertagsbrauch zurück auf die Amerikanerin, Louisa Dodd, deren Vater im Sezessionskrieg (1861-65) gekämpft hatte. Sie rief 1910 eine Bewegung zur Ehrung von Vätern ins Leben; Präsident Calvin Coolidge gab schließlich 1924 eine Empfehlung für die Einführung eines besonderen Feiertages an die Einzelstaaten der USA. Die Akzeptanz des Vatertages ist bei weiten Schichten der amerikanischen Bevölkerung so groß, daß Präsident Nixon ihn 1974 endgültig in den Rang eines offiziellen Feiertages für jeweils den zweiten Sonntag im Juni erhob.
    ...


    2004-06-09 - Donald Duck feiert seinen 70er

    (E?)(L?) http://www.diepresse.com/Artikel.aspx?channel=k&ressort=k&id=425797


    YYYY-06-12

    2003-06-12 - Bush and Frank birthdays

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?061203


    YYYY-06-14

    2002-06-14 - Flag Day

    2004-06-14 - Flag Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?061404


    YYYY-06-15

    2004-06-15 - Native American Citizenship Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?061504


    YYYY-06-16

    2004-06-16 - Bloomsday and quark

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?061604


    YYYY-06-17

    2003-06-17 - Iceland's National Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?061703


    YYYY-06-18

    2002-06-18 - National Splurge Day



    YYYY-06-22

    2004-06-22 - Mirthday

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?062204


    YYYY-07

    2004-07-00 - Anti-Boredom Month

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?071604


    YYYY-07-02

    2002-07-02 - I Forgot Day



    YYYY-07-04

    2003-07-04 - Unabhängigkeitstag in den USA



    2005-07-04 - Happy birthday America!

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?070405


    YYYY-07-05

    2005-07-05 - Aphelion day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?070505


    YYYY-07-06

    2004-07-06 - Take Your Webmaster To Lunch Day

    Show your appreciation to your webmaster by taking him out for some good food. That way, he/she/it will feel loved and have the energy to fix all of the typos on your site.

    YYYY-07-07

    2003-07-07 - National Farriers' Week

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?070703


    2003-07-07 - Father-Daughter Take A Walk Together Day (US)

    A special time in the summer for fathers and daughters of all ages to spend time together in the beautiful weather

    YYYY-07-10

    2003-07-10 - Tritt nicht auf eine Biene-Tag, Don't Step On A Bee Day (US)



    YYYY-07-14

    2005-07-14 - Bastille Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?071405


    YYYY-07-15

    2002-07-15 - National Farriers Week



    YYYY-07-21

    2003-07-21 - Get Out of the Doghouse Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?072103


    YYYY-07-22

    2002-07-22 - Spooner Day



    YYYY-07-25

    2002-07-25 - National Salad Week



    YYYY-07-27

    2004-07-27 - Health and Happiness with Hypnosis Week

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?072704


    YYYY-07-31

    2003-07-31 - Mutts' Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?073103


    YYYY-08

    YYYY-08-08

    2002-08-08 - Admit You're Happy Day



    YYYY-08-12

    2004-08-12 - Vinyl Record Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?081204


    YYYY-08-13

    2003-08-13 - left-handersday

    (E?)(L?) http://www.left-handersday.com/
    The official site for the Left-Handers Club, and the 11th annual celebration of left-handers superiority!! All year round, we fit in with home and office layouts designed for right-handers’ comfort – put up with doors, cookers, sinks, computer mice, keyboards and desks that are efficient for right-handers to work at, and hundreds of times every day we contort ourselves using back-to-front tools and gadgets that make us look clumsy and awkward in our efforts to make them to work…. But NOT TODAY! Because on this special day, it is your chance to GET YOUR OWN BACK on your right-handed friends colleagues and family, by designating your personal space as a LEFTY ZONE where everything must be done left-handed! Download our unique Lefty Zone posters for prominent display, plus any others from our selection of FREE LEFT-HANDERS’ DAY POSTERS, re-arrange the room for your convenience, and settle down to enjoy this site, totally dedicated to YOU!

    YYYY-08-18

    1930-08-18 - 2005-08-18 - 75 Jahre Pluto - Mickys treuer Gefährte feiert Geburtstag

    (E?)(L?) http://www.presseportal.de/story.htx?nr=713332
    ...
    Mickys vierbeiniger Freund Pluto hatte am 18. 8. 1930 seinen ersten Filmauftritt. Die Bevölkerung Entenhausens besteht ja bekanntermaßen aus Mäusen, Enten, Katern, Schweinen und anderen "Tieren", die sich wie Menschen verhalten. Daneben gibt es aber auch all die Tiere, die sich nicht menschlich verhalten, weil sie schlicht nichts anderes sind als Tiere... Pferde, Mäuse, Katzen, Vögel und Hunde. Das bedeutendste dieser "echten" Tiere Entenhausens ist zweifelsohne PLUTO.

    Pluto ist die komische Variante von Rin Tin Tin und Lassie. Man kennt und liebt ihn als Mickys Hund, der mal mutig, mal ängstlich, mal listig, mal gutmütig, mal heldenhaft, meist aber tollpatschig durch Trickfilme und Comics springt. Im Gegensatz zu Minni Maus und Kater Karlo war Pluto aber nicht von Anfang an ein Weggefährte von Micky Maus.
    ...


    2003-08-18 - National Friendship Week

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?081803


    2003-08-18 - Stay Home With Your Kids Day (US)



    YYYY-08-21

    2003-08-21 - Poets Day (US)



    YYYY-08-22

    2002-08-22 - Be an Angel Day



    2005-08-22 - National Punctuation Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?082205


    YYYY-09

    us-kalend

    YYYY-09 - Be Kind to Writers and Editors Month



    us-kalend

    YYYY-09 - National Coupon Month



    us-kalend

    YYYY-09 - National Piano Month



    us-kalend

    2003-09 - National Potato Month

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?091803


    us-kalend

    YYYY-09 - National Sewing Month



    us-kalend

    YYYY-09 - Southern Gospel Music Month



    YYYY-09-01

    2003-09-01 - Labor Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?090103


    YYYY-09-02

    2002-09-02 - National Waffle Week



    YYYY-09-04

    2002-09-04 - Do It! Day



    YYYY-09-05

    1882-09-05 - Labor Day

    (E?)(L?) http://www.ehow.com/how_16264_observe-labor-day.html
    When New York machinist Mathew Maguire led 20,000 Knights of Labor up Broadway on September 5, 1882, he probably never imagined that his dream of honoring the American working man would evolve into the last big fling of summer.

    2003-09-05 - Be Late for Something Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?090503


    YYYY-09-09

    2003-09-09 - Chrysanthemum Day



    YYYY-09-13

    2004-09-13 - Fortune Cookie Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?091304


    YYYY-09-15

    2003-09-15 - Love a Mensch Week

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?091503


    YYYY-09-17

    2002-09-17 - Constitution Day



    YYYY-09-22

    2004-09-22 - National Centenarians Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?092204


    YYYY-09-25

    2003-09-25 - National One Hit Wonders Day (US)

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?092503


    YYYY-09-26

    2005-09-26 - Pancake Day



    YYYY-10

    YYYY-10-01

    2003-10-01 - International Day of Older Persons

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?100103


    YYYY-10-15

    2002-10-15 - National Grouch Day



    YYYY-10-16

    2002-10-16 - Dictionary Day

    2003-10-16 - Dictionary Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?101603


    YYYY-10-22

    2002-10-22 - National Color Day



    YYYY-10-27

    2003-10-27 - Veterans Day - Kriegsveteranentag (immer am 4. Montag im Oktober) (US)



    YYYY-10-28

    2002-10-28 - Schwiegermutter-Tag

    in den USA - In den USA ist heute "National Mother-In-Law-Day" (2002)

    YYYY-10-31

    YYYY-10-31 - Halloween

    (E?)(L?) http://www.halloween.com/
    (E1)(L1) http://www.worldwidewords.org/
    Ein heidnisches Fest kehrt über die USA nach Europa zurück
    Das Wort "Halloween" geht auf "hallows' eve" ("Vorabend von Allerheiligen") zurück, und das Fest wird dementsprechend am 31. Oktober gefeiert. Ursprünglich begingen an diesem Tag die Kelten und Angelsachsen das Ende des Sommers bzw. den Anfang des Winters, der mit dem Beginn des neuen Jahres zusammenfiel. Es war das Fest des Totengottes Samhain, der nun nach dem Sonnengott die Herrschaft übernahm. Nach keltischem Glauben wurde am Abend von Samhain den Seelen der im Vorjahr Verstorbenen eine kurze Rückkehr nach Hause erlaubt. Da der Sage nach an diesem Abend viele Geister, Hexen, Kobolde und Dämonen umherschweiften, beging man die Feier zum großen Teil mit Feuern, die die bösen Wesen vertreiben, und mit Opfern, die sie besänftigen sollten. Außerdem maskierte man sich zu diesem Zweck.

    Im Jahre 837 ordnete Papst Gregor IV. an, dass am 1. November das Allerheiligenfest gefeiert werden sollte. Auf diese Weise wurde das heidnische Fest durch einen christlichen Hintergrund entschärft.

    Schon beim Samhainsfest spielte die Herstellung von Masken aus Kartoffeln oder Rüben eine Rolle. Als im 19. Jahrhundert Halloween, vor allem durch irische Einwanderer, in den Vereinigten Staaten populär wurde, ersetzte man diese Feldfrüchte durch den Kürbis. Heute ziehen die Kinder mit kerzenerleuchteten Kürbismasken ("jack-o'-lantern") von Haus zu Haus und fragen: "Trick or treat?", d. h., ob sie einen Streich spielen sollen oder ob sie ein Geschenk erhalten. Im Allgemeinen bekommen sie Süßigkeiten, und Streiche werden nicht ausgeführt.

    Ebenso wie andere Feste wurde Halloween von der Industrie als willkommene Absatzgelegenheit genutzt, vor allem Masken und Kostüme haben kurz vor Halloween Hochkonjunktur. In den USA ist Halloween bereits ein größerer Umsatzschlager als Ostern oder Muttertag und rangiert nicht weit hinter Weihnachten.

    Inzwischen hat das Fest auch in Deutschland und anderen europäischen Ländern Einzug gehalten. Halloween-Partys sind unter deutschen Jugendlichen bereits eine beliebte Veranstaltung. Vereinzelt wird das Kinderfest Halloween von älteren Jugendlichen und Erwachsenen auch wieder mit einem dämonischen bzw. erotischen Charakter versehen, und der Begriff "Halloween" wird in Gruselfilmen und -romanen eingesetzt.

    Quelle: BROCKHAUS INFOTHEK

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    2003-11-04 - National Chicken Lady Day (US)



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    2004-11-05 - The guy in Guy Fawkes Day

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    2005-11-11 - Veterans Day

    (E?)(L?) http://www.ehow.com/how_6125_observe-veterans-day.html
    Veterans Day is a legal U.S. holiday observed each year on November 11. It honors all veterans, living and dead, who fought in wars since World War I.

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    2004-11-15 - America Recycles Day

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?111504


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    2005-11-17 - Homemade Bread Day

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    (E?)(L?) http://www.homeschooloasis.com/art_homemade_bread.htm
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    (E?)(L?) http://extension.usu.edu/calendar/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=1043
    (E?)(L?) http://waltonfeed.com/old/lifes-rec/jj-bread.html
    (E?)(L?) http://www.willystreet.coop/Newsletter/Newsletter_Archive/0411/baking.html


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    1928-11-18 - Mickey Mouse Day

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    (E?)(L?) http://www.trivia-library.com/a/biography-of-famous-filmmaker-and-cartoon-star-mickey-mouse.htm
    Today is Mickey Mouse Day. His first cartoon, "Steamboat Willie," opened in New York on November 18, 1928. Two other cartoons, "Plane Crazy" and "Gallopin’ Goucho," were completed first but released later. Mickey’s voice was Walt Disney, but the character was created by artist Ub Iwerks.

    1985-11-18 - Total Disregard for Taste Day

    (E?)(L?) http://halife.com/daily/triviafri.html
    Today is Total Disregard for Taste Day, marking the debut of "The Howard Stern Show" on WXRK-FM in New York on this date in 1985.

    2002-11-18 - National Children's Book Week



    2003-11-18 - Married To A Scorpio Support Day (US)

    (E?)(L?) http://www.astrologer.com/aanet/pub/transit/nov2003/
    (E?)(L?) http://www.bradparnell.net/Nuthouse/velocity.htm
    (E?)(L?) http://halife.com/daily/triviafri.html
    Today is Married to a Scorpio Support Day, a day of remembrance to honor those who are married to Scorpios. (Sponsor: Tom & Ruth Roy, Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania)

    November 18th is Married to a Scorpio Support Day. Reported recently in The Reader's Digest this is "a worldwide day of remembrance to honor all those married to Scorpions and who suffer greatly." This is one of the holidays suggested by the Wellcat website, which have been featured in USA Today, The Los Angeles Times and several other places. You can reach the website by clicking here.

    2005-11-18 - National Farm-City Week begins today



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    1996-11-19 - Have a Bad Day Day

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    2003-11-20 - Name Your PC Day (US)

    (E?)(L?) http://www.wellcat.com/november/name_your_pc_day.htm


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    2004-11-22 - Better Conversation Week

    (E1)(L1) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?112204


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    1621-11-DD - Thanksgiving Day

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    (E?)(L?) http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/thanksgiving/main.html?233,39
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