Holidays and Observances in the Yahoo! Directory

Holiday Zone, The
Features online holiday resources such as learning games, craft projects, songs, and coloring pages. Browse holidays from New Year's Day to Christmas, including Valentine's, Easter, and the Fourth of July.
www.theholidayzone.com
System Administrator Appreciation Day
Yearly holiday honoring system administrators or sysadmins, those responsible for maintaining multi-user computer, telephone, or voicemail systems. Celebrated annually on the last Friday of July.
www.sysadminday.com
Darwin Day@
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Holocaust Memorial Day UK
Learn about Holocaust Memorial Day in the U.K., held annually on January 27th to commemorate victims of Nazi persecution. Find community events, lesson plans, and other educational resources.
www.hmd.org.uk
Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children
A national initiative to remind parents that what your kids really want at the dinner table is you.
www.casafamilyday.org
Holiday Spot, The
Find links and information about holidays around the world. Features history facts, greeting cards, holiday wallpapers, recipes, jokes, games, and crafts.
www.theholidayspot.com
National High Five Day
Official site for National High Five Day, which falls on the third Thursday of April each year.
www.nationalhighfiveday.com
Billy Bear's on Holiday
Offering holiday-themed online games, coloring pages, craft ideas, and eCards for kids. Find activities and materials for New Year's, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and other holidays.
www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/fun.htm
Space Week@
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Web Holidays
Find information about popular, state, religious, and other holidays from around the globe. Browse resources for holidays including Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and Chinese New Year. Offers holiday crafts, activities, recipes, and images.
www.web-holidays.com
National Day of Reason
Learn about the National Day of Reason, held the first Thursday in May as a companion to the National Day of Prayer. Intended to celebrate reason and to raise awareness of government-sanctioned sectarianism.
www.nationaldayofreason.org
Sadie Hawkins Day
A short history of Sadie Hawkins day, the mid-20th century ritual inspired by Al Capp's "Li'l Abner" comic strip. Learn how Sadie Hawkins' legacy allowed 1940s and 1950s women to ask men on a date instead of vice versa -- if only once a year.
www.lil-abner.com/sadiehawk.html
World Hello Day
Held annually on November 21, World Hello Day celebrates the importance of personal communication for preserving peace. Participate by greeting ten people, sending a message to world leaders that communication settles conflicts better than force.
www.worldhelloday.org
International Firefighters' Day
Find out about International Firefighter's Day, held on 4th May to honor the contributions and sacrifices made by firefighters worldwide. Includes a calendar of IFD events, firefighter stories and poems, and a guest forum.
www.iffd.net
Intergeneration Day
Learn about Intergeneration Day, held annually on the first Sunday in October to celebrate connections between people of all age groups. Covers the efforts to make the day a national holiday, and current thoughts on intergenerational issues.
www.intergenerationday.org
Kids Domain Holidays
Find holiday and seasonal fun for kids. Includes games, crafts, recipes, and gift ideas for holidays such as Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Halloween, and New Years.
holidays.kaboose.com/index.html
International Association for Women of Color Day (March 1st)
Find out about Women of Color Day, celebrated annually on March 1st to honor the contributions of women of color. Learn about the holiday's origin, evolution, and current community events.
www.womenofcolorday.com
BlackDog Loves Holidays
Find holiday games, puzzles, screen savers, and more for kids of all ages. Includes activities and resources for Christmas, Chanukah, Thanksgiving, Mother's Day, and Father's Day.
www.blackdog.net/holiday.html
National Iguana Awareness Day (NAID)
Observed on the second Saturday in September, National Iguana Awareness Day aims to put a stop to impulse iguana buying and to see iguanas in captivity get better care. Includes iguana facts and event information.
www.niad.org
UNESCO: International Mother Language Day
The 30th session of the General Conference of UNESCO in 1999 decided to launch and observe an International Mother Language Day on 21 February every year throughout the world. Find out how linguistic diversity will strengthen the unity of societies.
portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=19644&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT...