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Commemorative Dates 2008

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All Commemorative Dates of 2008

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February 2008
1 Fri Black History Month 1 Fri World Interfaith Harmony Week
1 Fri LGBT History Month 2 Sat National Wear Red Day
2 Sat Candlemas Day 2 Sat National Tater Tot Day
2 Sat Groundhog Day 2024 3 Sun National Golden Retriever Day
4 Mon World Cancer Day 4 Mon International Day of Human Fraternity
4 Mon Rosa Parks Day 4 Mon Thank Your Mailman Day
4 Mon National Thank A Mail Carrier Day 5 Tue National Weatherperson's Day
5 Tue World Nutella Day 6 Wed International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
6 Wed National Chopsticks Day 7 Thu National Signing Day
7 Thu Safer Internet Day 7 Thu National Send a Card to a Friend Day
7 Thu National Fettuccine Alfredo Day 8 Fri National Boy Scout Day
9 Sat National Toothache Day 9 Sat National Pizza Day
10 Sun World Pulses Day 10 Sun Lunar New Year
11 Mon National Inventors' Day 11 Mon International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12 Tue Darwin Day 12 Tue International Epilepsy Day
13 Wed Galentine's Day 13 Wed Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday)
13 Wed World Radio Day 13 Wed Mardi Gras
14 Thu International Book Giving Day 14 Thu Valentine's Day
14 Thu Ash Wednesday 15 Fri Flag Day
15 Fri Canada's Agriculture Day 15 Fri Singles Awareness Day
15 Fri International Childhood Cancer Day 15 Fri World Anthropology Day
17 Sun Random Acts of Kindness Day 17 Sun Family Day
20 Wed National Love Your Pet Day 20 Wed World Day of Social Justice
21 Thu International Mother Language Day 21 Thu National Sticky Bun Day
22 Fri National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 22 Fri World Thinking Day
22 Fri National Chili Day 2024 23 Sat National Banana Bread Day
23 Sat National Aviation Day 26 Tue National Pistachio Day
27 Wed World Spay Day 27 Wed World Non-governmental Organization Day
27 Wed National Pokemon Day 28 Thu Rare Disease Day
28 Thu Pink Shirt Day  
March 2008
1 Sat Employee Appreciation Day 1 Sat World Music Therapy Day
1 Sat Saint David's Day 1 Sat World Candle Day
1 Sat National Peanut Butter Lover's Day 1 Sat Self-Injury Awareness Day
1 Sat Zero Discrimination Day 2 Sun World Teen Mental Wellness Day
3 Mon World Birth Defects Day 3 Mon World Hearing Day
3 Mon World Wildlife Day 4 Tue World Obesity Day
4 Tue Dental Assistants Recognition Week 5 Wed International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
6 Thu National Day of Unplugging 6 Thu World Lymphedema Day
7 Fri World Plant Power Day 7 Fri National Cereal Day
8 Sat International Women's Day 8 Sat National Proofreading Day
9 Sun National Meatball Day 10 Mon National Hug Your Dog Day
10 Mon National Pack Your Lunch Day 10 Mon Harriet Tubman Day
10 Mon First Day of Ramadan 10 Mon Daylight Saving Time Starts
11 Tue National Promposal Day 11 Tue Canadian Women Physicians Day
13 Thu National K9 Veterans Day 14 Fri National Potato Chip Day
14 Fri Pi Day 14 Fri World Kidney Day
14 Fri International Day of Mathematics 15 Sat World Consumer Rights Day
17 Mon Saint Patrick's Day 17 Mon World Sleep Day
17 Mon World Sleep Day 18 Tue Awkward Moments Day
19 Wed St. Joseph's Day 19 Wed World Social Work Day
19 Wed International Read to Me Day 20 Thu World Oral Health Day
20 Thu International Day of Happiness 20 Thu National Proposal Day
20 Thu National Kick Butts Day 20 Thu French Language Day
20 Thu Spring Equinox (Start of Spring) 21 Fri International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 Fri World Down Syndrome Day 21 Fri International Day of Forests
21 Fri National Fragrance Day 21 Fri World Puppetry Day
22 Sat World Water Day 23 Sun Cuddly Kitten Day
23 Sun National Chip and Dip Day 23 Sun National Puppy Day
23 Sun World Meteorological Day 24 Mon Palm Sunday
24 Mon World Tuberculosis Day 25 Tue International Waffle Day
25 Tue Hola Mohalla 25 Tue Holi
26 Wed Purple Day 27 Thu World Theatre Day
28 Fri Holy Thursday 28 Fri Respect Your Cat Day
28 Fri Maundy Thursday 29 Sat Good Friday 2024
29 Sat National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 30 Sun Earth Hour
30 Sun Holy Saturday 31 Mon World Backup Day
31 Mon National Crayon Day  
April 2008
1 Tue National Sourdough Bread Day 1 Tue April Fool's Day
2 Wed Autism Awareness Day 2 Wed International Children's Book Day
3 Thu National Find a Rainbow Day 4 Fri National Burrito Day
4 Fri Eid al-Adha 4 Fri International Carrot Day
6 Sun International Pillow Fight Day 6 Sun International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
6 Sun National Tartan Day 7 Mon World Health Day
7 Mon Green Shirt Day 9 Wed Last Day of Ramadan
9 Wed Eid al-Fitr 10 Thu World Homeopathy Day
10 Thu National Siblings Day 11 Fri National Pet Day
12 Sat American Civil War 12 Sat Day of Silence
13 Sun FND Awareness Day 13 Sun International plant appreciation day
14 Mon International Moment of Laughter Day 15 Tue Father Damien Day
15 Tue National Laundry Day 16 Wed World Voice Day
16 Wed Advance Care Planning Day 17 Thu National Canadian Film Day
17 Thu World Hemophilia Day 17 Thu Administrative Professionals Day
18 Fri National Columnists’ Day 18 Fri World Amateur Radio Day
18 Fri International Day for Monuments and Sites 18 Fri National Haiku Poetry Day
18 Fri National Lineman Appreciation Day 20 Sun National Look Alike Day
20 Sun Chinese Language Day 21 Mon International Creativity and Innovation Day
21 Mon vancouver sun run 22 Tue Earth Day
22 Tue International Mother Earth Day 22 Tue National Dance Week
23 Wed Saint George's Day 23 Wed World Book Day
23 Wed Hanuman Jayanti 23 Wed National Talk Like Shakespeare Day
23 Wed English Language Day 23 Wed Spanish Language Day
24 Thu International Guide Dog Day 24 Thu World Immunization Week
25 Fri World Penguin Day 25 Fri National Telephone Day
25 Fri World Malaria Day 25 Fri Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD)
25 Fri National DNA Day 26 Sat Pretzel Day
26 Sat World Intellectual Property Day 26 Sat International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
27 Sun International Sculpture Day 28 Mon National Day of Mourning
28 Mon World Day for Safety and Health at Work 29 Tue International Dance Day
30 Wed International Jazz Day  
May 2008
1 Thu National Physicians Day 1 Thu May Day
1 Thu School Principals’ Day 2 Fri World Tuna Day
2 Fri World Password Day 2 Fri Astronomy Day
2 Fri International Harry Potter Day 3 Sat World Press Freedom Day
4 Sun Star Wars Day 4 Sun Free Comic Book Day
5 Mon National Lemonade Day 5 Mon African World Heritage Day
5 Mon International Day of the Midwife 5 Mon World Portuguese Language Day
5 Mon Cinco de Mayo 7 Wed National Child and Youth Mental Health Day
8 Thu Buddha Day 8 Thu Victory in Europe Day
8 Thu Check Your Skin Day 8 Thu World Red Cross Day
8 Thu World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 8 Thu National Receptionists Day
8 Thu International Thalassaemia Day 9 Fri Ascension Day
10 Sat World Lupus Day 11 Sun Fair Trade Day
11 Sun World Migratory Bird Day 12 Mon National Limerick Day
12 Mon International Nurses Day 13 Tue world cocktail day
15 Thu International Day of Families 15 Thu National Pizza Party Day
16 Fri International Day of Light 17 Sat World Hypertension Day
17 Sat Bike-to-Work Day 17 Sat Endangered Species Day
18 Sun International Museum Day 18 Sun World Whisky (Whiskey) Day
19 Mon Pentecost 19 Mon World Baking Day
20 Tue National Rescue Dog Day 20 Tue Whit Monday
20 Tue World Bee Day 21 Wed International Tea Day
21 Wed World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 22 Thu International Day for Biological Diversity
23 Fri World Turtle Day 24 Sat National Brother's Day
24 Sat National Scavenger Hunt Day 24 Sat World Schizophrenia Day
25 Sun Shavuot 25 Sun National Missing Children’s Day
26 Mon Trinity Sunday 26 Mon National Paper Airplane Day
27 Tue National Sunscreen Day 28 Wed National Brisket Day
29 Thu International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 29 Thu National Golf Day
30 Fri Corpus Christi 30 Fri World Multiple Sclerosis Day
31 Sat World No Tobacco Day  
June 2008
1 Sun World Reef Awareness Day 1 Sun National Say Something Nice Day
1 Sun National Bowls Day 1 Sun Repeat Day
2 Mon Canadian Armed Forces Day 2 Mon Leave The Office Early Day
2 Mon National Cancer Survivor’s Day 3 Tue World Bicycle Day
4 Wed National Hug Your Cat Day 4 Wed National Cheese Day
5 Thu World Environment Day 5 Thu Global Running Day
6 Fri D-Day 7 Sat World Food Safety Day
7 Sat National Donut Day 8 Sun National Best Friends Day
8 Sun World Oceans Day 8 Sun Global Wellness Day
10 Tue National Iced Tea Day 10 Tue Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas
12 Thu World Day Against Child Labor 13 Fri World Softball Day
13 Fri National Sewing Machine Day 13 Fri International Albinism Awareness Day
14 Sat Bourbon Day 14 Sat World Blood Donor Day
15 Sun Nature Photography Day 15 Sun World Juggling Day
15 Sun World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 16 Mon National Fudge Day
16 Mon Ganga Dussehra 16 Mon Father's Day
16 Mon Bloomsday 16 Mon International Day of the African Child
18 Wed International Sushi Day 18 Wed International Picnic Day
18 Wed International Panic Day 19 Thu World Sauntering Day
20 Fri World Refugee Day 20 Fri International Surfing Day
21 Sat Take Your Dog to Work Day 21 Sat International Yoga Day
21 Sat National Selfie Day 21 Sat National Indigenous Peoples Day
21 Sat Summer Solstice 22 Sun World Rainforest Day
23 Mon National Pink Day 23 Mon International Women in Engineering Day
25 Wed Bourdain Day 25 Wed Global Beatles Day
27 Fri National PTSD Awareness Day 27 Fri National Sunglasses Day
27 Fri National HIV Testing Day 27 Fri Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day
27 Fri International Pineapple Day 28 Sat National Insurance Awareness Day
29 Sun National Camera Day 30 Mon International Asteroid Day
August 2008
1 Fri World Lung Cancer Day 1 Fri Lammas Day
1 Fri National Girlfriend Day 1 Fri Emancipation Day
1 Fri National Minority Donor Awareness Day 1 Fri Be An Angel Day
1 Fri World Scout Scarf Day 2 Sat International Beer Day
3 Sun National Watermelon Day 4 Mon National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
7 Thu National Lighthouse Day 8 Fri International Cat Day
9 Sat National Book Lovers Day 9 Sat International Day of the World's Indigenous People
9 Sat International Coworking Day 10 Sun National Spoil Your Dog Day
10 Sun Lazy Day 11 Mon National Son and Daughter Day
12 Tue Middle Child Day 12 Tue International Youth Day
13 Wed Left-Handers Day 14 Thu World Lizard Day
15 Fri National Acadian Day 15 Fri Assumption of Mary
15 Fri National Relaxation Day 15 Fri International Homeless Animals Day
16 Sat Tell a Joke Day 16 Sat National Roller Coaster Day
17 Sun International Geocaching Day 17 Sun National Thrift Shop Day
17 Sun National Nonprofit Day 18 Mon National Couple's Day
18 Mon National Fajita Day 19 Tue World Photography Day
19 Tue National Potato Day 19 Tue World Humanitarian Day
20 Wed National Radio Day 20 Wed World Mosquito Day
21 Thu International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 22 Fri National Tooth Fairy Day
22 Fri World Plant Milk Day 23 Sat National Sponge Cake Day
23 Sat International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 24 Sun International Strange Music Day
24 Sun National Waffle Day 26 Tue Janmashtami
26 Tue National Dog Day 27 Wed National Just Because Day
28 Thu Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 29 Fri International Day Against Nuclear Tests
30 Sat National Beach Day 30 Sat International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance
31 Sun International Overdose Awareness Day  
September 2008
1 Mon world alzheimer's month 4 Thu World Sexual Health Day
5 Fri International Day of Charity 5 Fri National Cheese Pizza Day
6 Sat Read a Book Day 7 Sun World Beard Day
7 Sun Ganesh Chaturthi 7 Sun International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
8 Mon World Physiotherapy (PT) Day 8 Mon International Literacy Day
8 Mon Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day 8 Mon Grandparents Day
9 Tue International Day to Protect Education from Attack 10 Wed World Suicide Prevention Day
12 Fri National Day of Civic Hacking 12 Fri National Day of Encouragement
12 Fri International Day for South-South Cooperation 13 Sat International Chocolate Day
13 Sat National Bald is Beautiful Day 13 Sat World Sepsis Day
13 Sat Roald Dahl Day 15 Mon International Day of Democracy
15 Mon International Dot Day 15 Mon National Hispanic Heritage Month
15 Mon World Lymphoma Awareness Day 15 Mon Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day)
16 Tue International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 16 Tue National Guacamole Day
17 Wed World Patient Safety Day 17 Wed National IT Professionals Day
18 Thu International Equal Pay Day 18 Thu National First Love Day
18 Thu National Cheeseburger Day 19 Fri Talk Like a Pirate Day
19 Fri Batman Day 21 Sun World Gratitude Day
21 Sun World Alzheimer’s Day 21 Sun International Coastal CleanUp Day
21 Sun National Chai Day 21 Sun International Day of Peace
22 Mon Hobbit Day 22 Mon World Rivers Day
22 Mon World Car-Free Day 22 Mon National Elephant Appreciation Day
22 Mon World Rhino Day 22 Mon Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall)
22 Mon World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day 23 Tue International Day of Sign Languages
23 Tue Bi Visibility Day 24 Wed World Gorilla Day
25 Thu National One-Hit Wonder Day 25 Thu World Dream Day
26 Fri International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 26 Fri World Contraception Day
27 Sat World Tourism Day 28 Sun Ask a Stupid Question Day
28 Sun National Ghost Hunting Day 28 Sun International Day for Universal Access to Information
28 Sun National Hunting and Fishing Day 28 Sun International Rabbit Day
28 Sun National Sons Day 28 Sun World Rabies Day
29 Mon International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 29 Mon Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day
29 Mon International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day 29 Mon National Coffee Day
29 Mon World Heart Day 30 Tue International Translation Day
30 Tue National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 30 Tue World Maritime Day
30 Tue International Podcast Day  
October 2008
1 Wed International Coffee Day 1 Wed International Day of Older Persons
1 Wed World Vegetarian Day 1 Wed National Seniors Day
1 Wed International Music Day 1 Wed Urticaria day
1 Wed National Hair Day 1 Wed Breast Cancer Awareness Month
2 Thu International Day of Non-Violence 2 Thu World Financial Planning Day
2 Thu Random Acts of Poetry Day 2 Thu National Kale Day
3 Fri National Boyfriend Day 4 Sat National Cinnamon Roll Day
4 Sat World Smile Day 4 Sat World Space Week
4 Sat National Taco Day 4 Sat National Vodka Day
4 Sat Feast of St Francis of Assisi 4 Sat World Animal Day
5 Sun World Teachers’ Day 6 Mon National Noodle Day
6 Mon World Cerebral Palsy Day 7 Tue World Architecture Day
7 Tue National Frappe Day 7 Tue World Habitat Day
7 Tue World Cotton Day 8 Wed National Depression Screening Day
8 Wed International Podiatry Day 9 Thu World Post Day
9 Thu Leif Erikson Day 10 Fri World Day Against the Death Penalty
10 Fri World Mental Health Day 10 Fri World Sight Day
10 Fri World Homeless Day 11 Sat National Coming Out Day
11 Sat International Day of the Girl Child 11 Sat World Egg Day
12 Sun World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 12 Sun World Arthritis Day
13 Mon International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 13 Mon World Thrombosis Day
14 Tue World Standards Day 15 Wed National Grouch Day
15 Wed Global Handwashing Day 15 Wed International Day of Rural Women
15 Wed National Pharmacy Technicians Day 15 Wed White Cane Safety Day
16 Thu World Food Day 16 Thu Global Dignity Day
16 Thu World Spine Day 16 Thu Boss's Day
17 Fri National Pasta Day 17 Fri International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
18 Sat National Mammography Day 18 Sat Persons Day
20 Mon International Sloth Day 20 Mon International Chefs Day
20 Mon World Statistics Day 20 Mon National Day on Writing
20 Mon International Day of the Air Traffic Controller 20 Mon World Osteoporosis Day
21 Tue National Reptile Day 21 Tue Back to the Future Day
21 Tue Waste Reduction Week 22 Wed International Stuttering Awareness Day
24 Fri World Development Information Day 24 Fri World Polio day
24 Fri United Nations Day 25 Sat International Dwarfism Awareness Day
25 Sat World Opera Day 25 Sat International Artist Day
26 Sun National Pumpkin Day 27 Mon World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
28 Tue Canadian School Library Day 28 Tue International Animation Day
28 Tue world judo day 29 Wed National Cat Day
29 Wed World Psoriasis Day 29 Wed World Stroke Day
30 Thu Dhanteras 31 Fri Halloween
31 Fri National Magic Day 31 Fri World Cities Day
31 Fri World Savings Day  
November 2008
1 Sat Diwali 1 Sat Native American Heritage Month
1 Sat Author's Day 1 Sat National Adoption Month
1 Sat All Saints' Day 1 Sat Movember
1 Sat World Vegan Day 1 Sat Day of the Dead
2 Sun International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2 Sun All Souls' Day
3 Mon Daylight Saving Time Ends 3 Mon National Sandwich Day
4 Tue National Candy Day 5 Wed National Redhead Day
5 Wed World Tsunami Awareness Day 6 Thu National Nachos Day
6 Thu National Stress Awareness Day 6 Thu International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
7 Fri National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day 8 Sat National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Sat National Cappuccino Day 8 Sat World Urbanism Day
9 Sun World Adoption Day 9 Sun International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism
9 Sun Go to an Art Museum Day 10 Mon International Accounting Day
10 Mon World Science Day for Peace and Development 10 Mon World Keratoconus Day
11 Tue Remembrance Day 11 Tue Singles Day
12 Wed World Pneumonia Day 13 Thu Sadie Hawkins Day
13 Thu World Kindness Day 14 Fri World Diabetes Day
14 Fri National Pickle Day 15 Sat National Philanthropy Day
16 Sun International Day for Tolerance 17 Mon World Prematurity Day
17 Mon National Unfriend Day 17 Mon World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
17 Mon International Students' Day 18 Tue World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Wed International Men's Day 19 Wed National Grief and Bereavement Day
19 Wed World Toilet Day 20 Thu Universal Children’s Day
20 Thu National Child Day 20 Thu Africa Industrialization Day
20 Thu World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day 20 Thu Transgender Day of Remembrance
20 Thu National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims 21 Fri World Hello Day
21 Fri World Television Day 21 Fri World Philosophy Day
21 Fri World pancreatic cancer day 23 Sun National Espresso Day
23 Sun Fibonacci Day 25 Tue International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Wed National Cake Day 29 Sat International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
29 Sat Buy Nothing Day 29 Sat Black Friday
30 Sun Small Business Saturday 30 Sun Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
December 2008
1 Mon World AIDS Day 2 Tue International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 Tue National Mutt Day 2 Tue Cyber Monday
3 Wed International Day of Persons with Disabilities 3 Wed Giving Tuesday
4 Thu Wildlife Conservation Day 4 Thu International Day of Banks
5 Fri World Soil Day 5 Fri International Volunteer Day
6 Sat St. Nicholas Day 7 Sun World Pear Day
7 Sun National Cotton Candy Day 7 Sun International Civil Aviation Day
7 Sun National Letter Writing Day 7 Sun Candle Day
8 Mon Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8 Mon National Brownie Day
9 Tue International Anti-corruption Day 9 Tue International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
9 Tue National Pastry Day 9 Tue Green Monday
10 Wed Dewey Decimal System Day 10 Wed Nobel Prize Day
10 Wed International Animal Rights Day 10 Wed Human Rights Day
11 Thu International Mountain Day 11 Thu UNICEF Birthday
12 Fri Gingerbread House Day 12 Fri National Poinsettia Day
12 Fri International Day of Neutrality 12 Fri International Universal Health Coverage Day
13 Sat National Violin Day 14 Sun Monkey Day
17 Wed National Maple Syrup Day 17 Wed Anti-Bullying Day
18 Thu International Migrants Day 18 Thu Arabic Language Day
20 Sat International Human Solidarity Day 20 Sat National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Sun Winter Solstice 21 Sun Yule
22 Mon National Cookie Exchange Day 23 Tue Festivus
24 Wed Christmas Eve 24 Wed The Feast of the Seven Fishes
25 Thu Hanukkah 25 Thu Christmas Day
26 Fri Kwanzaa 26 Fri Boxing Day
27 Sat International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 28 Sun National Call a Friend Day
31 Wed New Year's Eve  
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