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The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), also referred to in the United States as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM), is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and ...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month dates back to 1985, when the American Cancer Society picked one week in October and teamed up with the pharmaceutical division of Imperial Chemical Industries – now ...
Each year, the month of October is recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month by many governments, the media, and cancer survivors. The month-long campaign has been called Pinktober because of the increased production of pink goods for sale, and National Breast Cancer Industry Month by critics like Breast Cancer Action. [13]
October 17 Stepping Stone Day [152] October 17 Sustainability Day! [153] Fourth Wednesday of October World Okapi Day [154] [155] October 18 International Sloth Day [156] [157] [158] October 20 National Reptile Awareness Day [159] [160] October 21 World Earthworn Day [161] [162] October 21 International Wombat Day [163] [164] [165] October 22
October 2, 2025 – World Farmed Animals Day, established in 1983, is held on Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday to raise awareness of the unspeakable conditions of animals in factory farms.
The month is an extension of "National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week" originally observed during the first week of October beginning in 1945. [1] In 1962 the word "physically" was removed from that week to acknowledge the employment needs and contributions of individuals with all types of disabilities.
Other "cultural awareness months" getting the axe include Women's History Month in March, National Hispanic Heritage Month from mid-September to mid-October, and National Disability Employment ...