World Leprosy Day

World Leprosy Day is an annual awareness observance celebrated on January 28th of this year. Leprosy is a long-term infectious disease otherwise called as Hansen’s disease (HD). The disease has been in existence for more than thousands of years and is affecting people. Leprosy is the oldest diseases recorded in the world. Many people believe that this infectious disease is an extinct one, but it is still in presence even now. World Leprosy Day is created to raise public awareness of this chronic disease that infects the skin and nerves of a human.

“The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.” – Mother Teresa

History of World Leprosy Day

The World Leprosy Day has been in celebration globally since the year 1954. Raoul Follereau, a French philanthropist and writer, had established this awareness Day. Since then it is observed internationally on January 30 or the closest Sunday the same date of each year. The date was primarily chosen in commemoration of the death of the Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian leader and the freedom fighter who has understood the importance of leprosy and its treatments. He has worked tirelessly towards the welfare and betterment of people who have afflicted with leprosy. Raoul Follereau has come up with such an awareness day as to make people aware of this disease which is thought to be extinct.

The awareness Day calls attention about this deadly disease to the fact that it is preventable, treatable and curable. Leprosy, unlike other diseases, is one among the oldest diseases recorded in the world. Leprosy targets the nervous system of the body. It is especially the nerves residing in the cooler parts of the human body like the feet, hands and face. Globally, many people are unknown that this chronic disease is still present. There are more than 2,10,000 new leprosy cases are diagnosed every year, and there are millions who are living undiagnosed. The disease spread to the people through a cough or contact with fluid from the infected person’s nose.

Leprosy is also called as the Hansen’s disease, named after Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen, who was a Norwegian physician. He has found that leprosy wasn’t a hereditary disease and is a disease caused by bacterial infection. Mycobacterium leprae or lepromatosis is the bacteria responsible for this disease. The awareness Day is started as to draw awareness to those people affected by leprosy and to bring knowledge that is curable with multidrug therapy treatments.

How to Celebrate World Leprosy Day

Celebrating the World Leprosy Day is very simple. Get to know more about leprosy. Get involved yourself with the organizations and non-governmental organizations to educate people about this disease. If you are a professional doctor, then you can talk with people and infected persons to raise awareness about this disease. Conduct rallies, events and donate the money you have received to the welfare of leprosy infected people. Never degrade or make those affected people feel embarrassed with words and acts of yours. Share your awareness and thoughts about this disease on the social media using the hashtag #LeprocyDay.

National Kazoo Day is an annual celebration observed on January 28th of every year. Kazoos’s is a musical instrument that is loved by all sorts of people from young to old. Hum your tune using the Kazoo rather than blowing even if you know little of music. Never get worried about the musical notes of a song, you can just play yours without many complications. Although kazoo a child’s toy in the current era, it needs to be celebrated as with its history. Play the kazoo as it is National Kazoo Day.

“I think the kazoo and chocolate-chip cookies have a lot in common. All you need is a mouth to appreciate either one.” – Wally Amos

History of National Kazoo Day

The founder and year of when the National Kazoo Day has been in the celebration are unknown. However, Kazoo has a long history as Kazoo playing has been in existence for more than 165 years. The kazoo is a musical instrument invented in the 1840’s and was first presented to the world at the Georgia State Fair held in the year 1852 as the ‘Down South Submarine.’ The recorded history states that Alabama Vest and Thaddeus Von Clegg collaboratively worked to make the Kazoo. As Kazoo is referred to be the most democratic instrument, anyone can play this musical instrument. However, the commercial production of this Kazoo instrument had begun only many years later in 1912.

The modern day metal kazoo was patented on May 27, 1902, by George D. Smith of Buffalo of New York. Kazoo will add a ‘buzzing’ timbral quality to the voice the player when he vocalizes into it. A kazoo player needs to hum, rather than to blow into this instrument. The kazoo’s membrane will vibrate with the oscillating air pressure of the humming made by the player. The resulting sound will vary in pitch and loudness concerning the player’s humming. Sing specific syllables to produce different sounds like doo, who, rrrrr, or brrrr into the kazoo. Kazoos are made out of different materials like plastic, metal, or wood, and they are part of the “mirliton or membranophone” family.

How to Celebrate National Kazoo Day

Celebrating the National Kazoo Day is quite simple. Learn more about Kazoo and its usage guides. Get into the musical instrument shop and buy a Kazoo for yourself. Start humming your tune and celebrate the Day. Encourage others to play the Kazoo and make them enjoy too. Share your Kazoo Day celebrations on the social media using the hashtag #KazooDay.

National Geographic Day is an annual observance celebrated on January 27th of every year. One thing that is most often taken for granted is the Geography or place we live. The geography is the environment consisting of land, inhabitants, along with the phenomena of the earth. All the issues and the problems of the geography is analysed and detailed in a National Geographic Magazines. National Geographic Day celebrates the magazine which has been around the world for almost 130 years. As the magazine is working for people to let them know about different parts of the world, people living there, their culture, and more, it has got its own celebration Day.

“I’m a big fan of ‘National Geographic’, the magazine and the channel. Anything to do with the natural world. For years, when I was younger, I was convinced I would be a nature photographer, but that didn’t pan out.” – Tom Weston-Jones

History of National Geographic Day

The year from when the National Geographic Day has been celebrated is not known precisely. The founder or organization who is responsible for creating such a Day is also anonymous. However, we can think that Day commemorates the first issue of the National Geographic Magazines that have been published in the year 1888 by National Geographic Society. Ever since that, the National Geographic Magazines have been published once in every month, since then regularly.

The Magazine was created as a text-oriented publication initially and soon became an extensive pictorial content with gaining popularity. The National Geographic Magazine in the recent years has been outspoken relating to the environmental issues like deforestation, endangered species, and more of nature-related information. The Magazine has also been appreciated for its book-like quality and its beautiful photography.

How to Celebrate National Geographic Day

The best way to celebrate the National Geographic Day is to take a glance at the magazine. Try to collect the old National Geographic Magazines and look at the advancements the publications have so far attained. Read the book and find all the ecological changes taken place over the years. Put your efforts into saving the precious geography in much better way and help in reducing the environmental issues. Take out your camera and capture some stills of the beautiful earth. You can share them on the social media using the hashtag #GeographicDay.

National Seed Swap Day is an annual celebration commemorated on January 27th of this year. Do you love gardening? Are you looking for an occasion to buy seeds for your garden? Do you have excess seeds and wanted to exchange it for other seeds? Then you are indeed privileged to get an official celebration day to buy seeds for your garden. National Seed Swap Day is an unusual and useful day for all those who love gardening where they can collect the seeds from others in exchange for other seeds. Get into the spot to swap your seeds.

“Whatever kind of seed is sown in a field, prepared in due season, a plant of that same kind, marked with the peculiar qualities of the seed, springs up in it.” – Guru Nanak

History of National Seed Swap Day

The National Seed Swap Day has been in celebration since the year 2006. It is observed on the last Saturday of every January. The first official Washington Gardener Magazine Seed Exchange was held in Washington DC on 26th January 2006. Kathy Jentz who was the editor cum publisher of the magazine has established this Day. On gaining popularity, the Day has become a nationwide celebration. Seeds were considered to be one of the first commodities that are valued and traded. Seed Swap is an event where the gardeners of different parts of the country meet to exchange seeds.

Seed swapping can either be arranged online or by the mail when those in need of seeds are spread out geographically. Gardeners exchange their excess seeds in person are also growing in popularity. In part, this is done as to increased the interest of people in organic gardening and heritage or heirloom plant variants. They swap the best plants as to improve the biodiversity and as to make an ultimate form of recycling.

How to Celebrate National Seed Swap Day

Celebrating the National Seed Swap Day is very simple. You can exchange your seeds that are in excess or the ones that are the best variety of other gardeners on the seed swap events. Help in making the diversity better and improving its standard with organic variants. If you are new to the gardening, then get to know in detail about the planting of seeds from those professionals. You can even organize a local seed swap event near your location and help others exchange the seeds. Share your seed swap day celebrations and the different varieties of seeds photos on the social media using the hashtag #SeedSwapDay.

Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day is an annual fun celebration observed on January 27th of this year. Hope the quilt which you have bought from the local quilt shop is letting you sleep comfortably during the cold winter nights. What’s more neede to have a sound sleep and why not to celebrate a Day for the local quilt shop that made you choose the right quilt for you and your entire family? Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day is created in such a way to celebrate the quilt shoppers and thereby connect them with the fabric lovers. The Day is also for all the quilted garment of multi-layered textile.

“I like to do interior design, I love to quilt, I love to see different colours together, and I love to match things up.” – Mary J. Blige

History of Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day

There is no mention of the year from when the Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day has been in celebration. The Fabric Shop Network has introduced this celebration for the quilts to the world. However, the Day has been celebrated on the fourth Saturday of every January since the year 2015. Earlier to which this Day had been celebrated on January 24th. There is a mention that this Day is also celebrated on May 6th. The Day is also called as the Local Quilt Shop Day. It is created to raise awareness among the people about the importance of the independent quilt shops to the local economy. Both the quilt shop customers and retailers can celebrate those people who make creative quilters. The Day also supports the local quilt shops and all the sewists, fabric enthusiasts, and crafters everywhere.

How to Celebrate Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day

Celebrating the Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day is quite a simple task. As with the name of the Day, you can you are encouraged to visit your local quilt shop to buy something new for you. Visit the local quilt shop as it is also a perfect hangout place for anyone to go with friends. If you have your own quilt shop, then conduct events on this Day to attract the customers. Those who don’t have can enter into a nearby local quilt shop to participate and enjoy the celebration. Don’t forget to share your quilt day celebration photos and views of the Day on the social media using the hashtag #VisitYourLocalQuiltShopDay.

National Chocolate Cake Day comes on January 27 of every year. Chocolate Cake’s are made with chocolate and with other ingredients like fudge, vanilla cream and other sweeteners. There are a lot of flavours are available in Chocolate Cakes namely Devil’s Food cake, Garnish Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Fudge Cake, German Chocolate Cake, Red Velvet Cake, Joffre Cake, Chocolate Layer Cake, Chocolate Souffle Cake, Molten Lava Cake, Traditional Chocolate Cake, Black Forest Cake and much more. So National Chocolate Cake Day is a perfect day to enjoy the taste of your favourite Chocolate Cake with family members, friends, and even co-workers.

History of National Chocolate Cake Day

The creator or inventor of National Chocolate Cake Day is still unknown. Americans consumed Chocolate Cakes as a beverage until 1830’s. But at that period most of the flavours that we saw today haven’t existed. Dover post said that Chocolate cake was born when the doctor and a chocolate maker teamed up in an old mill in 1765. They made Chocolate Cake by grounding up the cocoa beans between the two huge milestones to make a thick syrup. Then they poured the liquid into mould shaped cakes. As the day goes on it was changed into a beverage for American peoples.

Eliza Leslie, Philadelphia Cookbook Author, was the first woman to publish the recipes of Chocolate Cakes. She published that in the Lady’s Receipt Book in 1874. Maria Parloa and Sarah Tyson Rorer have made tremendous contributions to the development of Chocolate Cakes at that time. In 1920, the company named O.Duff and Sons was the first company to release the first boxed cake mix.

How to celebrate National Chocolate Cake Day

Celebrating the National Chocolate Cake Day is quite simple and easy to remember. Just enjoy the day by having the taste of your favourite Chocolate Cakes with your family members, friends, and co-workers. The cake may be made of your own or bought from the nearby bakery. Gather your friends, family members and conduct a Chocolate Cake Themed Party. Take Pictures while enjoying the Chocolate Cake and share them with other on the social media’s like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by using the hashtag #ChocolateCakeDay.

National Spouse’s Day is an annual celebration observed on January 26th of every year. It is the best time for you to celebrate your better half, spouse, soul mate, or significant other and called by many different names. For those who love their life partner can celebrate a special Day in the year. You can unveil how much you love your partner, express your care, show your thankfulness, sacrifices made by your caring partner, recognize his/her love for you, and all every other thing of your spouse. Celebrate your loyal partner with extra love on the National Spouse’s Day. Take time out from your busy schedule to celebrate the special bond you share with your spouse.

“Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth.” – Gary Vaynerchuk

History of National Spouse’s Day

The history, origin, and the originator of the National Spouse’s Day are unknown. The year since this Day has been celebrated is also not mentioned anywhere. However, we could assume that someone who thought to celebrate his/her spouse has come up with this celebration Day. A spouse is the one who firmly stands in all the up and downs of the partner. The celebration Day encourages all the partners to let their spouses know how much you are loved, cared, respected, and appreciated. So Spouse’s Day is a good reminder for any wife or husband to show more love and affection towards each other. Recognize every other activity of your spouse in a special way possible on this Day.

A spouse is generally someone’s life partner regarding a holy matrimony, marriage, domestic partnership, civil union, or common-law marriage. The word spouse is gender neutral, whereas a male spouse refers to a husband and a female spouse refers to a wife. The happenings surrounding the marriage have changed over time although one thing remains the same, which is the special bond that one is sharing with the spouse. It is a special Day that is dedicated to acknowledging the spouse of anyone from all over the nation. Take some time out off your busy schedule and show just how important your husband/wife is to you.

Take the Spouse’s Day as the best opportunity to express your untold love and affection to your better half. It is indeed the must-do celebration in the year for those souls who are spending and living the life for their partners. Be thankful for all his/her fulfilments, security, trust, encouragement and all other things which you have received out of love from your significant other. Appreciate him/her with whom you have shared your life. It is indeed your partner who loves you more than anyone in the way and in all walks of life. So make your soul mate feel special for having you in his/her life.

How to Celebrate National Spouse’s Day

There are numerous ways to celebrate the National Spouse’s Day. You can start this Day with an I love you to your best partner. Give surprise gifts to make your soul mate feel special. Get a card and fill it up saying how much your better half means to you and how lucky you are to get him/her. Send a love message and make your partner smile for the whole day. Appreciate every little thing your spouse does for you. More than all take this Day as the best time to understand about your partner. Spend valuable time from your busy schedule like candle lite dinner for your love and show how much you love. You can even share your appreciation for your spouse on the social media using the hashtag #SpousesDay.

National Peanut Brittle Day is an annual celebration feasted on January 26th of every year. With more than thousands of candies, Peanut brittle is the one most loved confection from all over the world by millions of people. The hard sugary texture of the candy and the rich taste of peanuts will make anyone fall for it. The delicious Peanut brittle will make you taste it at any time. National Peanut Brittle Day will not get completed without treating your sweet tooth with some Peanut brittle.

“I haven’t got a very sweet tooth, but I love salted things like nuts. I would have to be dragged in by a lorry if I ate as many salted peanuts as I would like to.” – Joanna Lumley

History of National Peanut Brittle Day

The origin, history, and the year when the National Peanut Brittle Day has been celebrated are anonymous. There is no exact mention about the person or the organization who has come up with such a celebration Day for the peanut brittle. Brittle is thought to be one of the first candy desserts ever made. Peanut Brittle is a type of confection that consists of flat broken pieces of hard sugar candy embedded with the peanuts. It is the most popular brittle recipe consumed in the United States. Caramelized sugar or corn syrup is used in Peanut Brittle.

The peanuts are then added to it, and the mixture is poured out on a flat surface like granite or marble and is smoothed to an even sheet. The candy will be finally a hard, flat confection. When it is cooled, the candy can be broken into pieces. The first peanut brittle recipe has appeared in an American cookbook, however, the exact origin of the confection is not known. It wasn’t easy to make the peanut brittle as it needs a high level of perfection and accurate temperature.

How to Celebrate National Peanut Brittle Day

Celebrating the National Peanut Brittle Day is quite simple. Fill up your mouth with few pieces of peanut brittle to enjoy celebrating the Day. Enter into a local confectionery shop and buy pieces of peanut brittles to eat it anytime. Learn to know about the peanut brittle and its making from any trusted source. Prepare a homemade peanut brittle for your family and friends to make the Day joyous. Share your peanut brittle celebrations on the social media using the hashtag #PeanutBrittleDay.

Australia Day comes on January 26 of every year.  It is an official national Holiday in Australia. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world, and they celebrate Australia Day from the year 1788. The Australia Day commemorates the establishment of first European settlement in Jackson Port; now it is the part of the Sydney. The day gathers the peoples in Australia, and they celebrate by thinking about what they are great about being an Australian. The day will reflect on what they have achieved and what are the things that can be proud of their Nation. Some of the peoples said that Australia is a land of mystery, danger and majestic beauty Nation. Hence Australian Day is a day for people in Australia to make their country in even better place for their future.

History of Australia Day

The Australia Day marks the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at New South Wales in 1788. The day also marks the rise of the flag of Great Britain in that location. Nowadays the celebrations haven’t focused on the arrival of aforementioned ships instead of concentrating on diverse society and landscape of their nation. The parties will be held to welcome new immigrants, and some of the communities will organize some family events on that day. Before 1901, Australia is a young country, and they occurred federation in 1901. Only after the arrival of British ships, their population gets increased.

In 1935 Australia Day was celebrated all over the nation except New South Wales State. The peoples in that state had called that day as “Anniversary Day.” From 1946 they too celebrated the day as an Australia Day. The day marks the colonization, but Aboriginal Australians sometimes feels that their celebrations exclude them. It was renamed to “Invasion Day,” and the protests were happened with side by side parties.

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Happy Australia Day Quotes

“Australia is about as far away as you can get. I like that.” – Andre Benjamin

“God bless America. God save the Queen. God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia.” – Russell Crowe

“In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime.” – Phyllis McGinley

“Australia is an absolutely fantastic country, but the only thing we lack is the ability to work harder.” – Dick Smith

“To live in Australia permanently is rather like going to a party and dancing all night with one’s mother.” – Barry Humphries

“Australia is an outdoor country. People only go inside to use the toilet. And that’s only a recent development.” -Barry Humphries

Happy Australia Day 2018 Wishes

“The National Flag, when it flutters, makes me feel proud of being a citizen of this nation which has so beautifully come out of all the negativity and secured a place for itself in the international arena.” – Happy Australia Day 2018!

“Wishing you all Happy Independence Day. May our country progress in all directions. Let’s are proud of Australia.” – Happy Australian Day 2018!

“God save the Queen. God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia.” – Happy Australia Day 2018!

“We are bound together by the one nation, One identity and one vision, We have freedom of mind, We have pride in our heart, And we have faith in our words.” – Happy Australia Day 2018!

Wishing all Australian Citizens a Sparkling Australia Day

“A great many individuals gave their lives so that our nation is breathing this day Always remember their penance and Love the nation.” – Happy Australia Day 2018!

How to celebrate Australia Day

Peoples in Australia Day will celebrate the day by reading their country’s fascinating story. Some of the organizations and community will organize some family events. So the peoples can attend those events with their families. If you are not in Australia, learn more about Australia and the arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships. On Australia Day, Australian citizenship ceremonies will be conducted to welcome immigrants who have been granted citizenship to the country. Post you celebrations on social media’s like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by using the hashtag #HappyAustraliaDay or #Australia Day.