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National Bike Month. National Military Appreciation Month. National Foster Care Month [ 27] National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009) National Pet Month (United States) National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June) National Stroke Awareness Month. South Asian Heritage Month (Ontario, Canada) Zombie Awareness Month.
February 15: Susan B. Anthony Day. March 10: Harriet Tubman Day. March 19: National Day of Honor [5] March 25: Greek Independence Day [6] March 29: National Vietnam War Veterans Day [7] [8] March 31: Cesar Chavez Day [9] March 31: Transgender Day of Visibility [10] April 6: National Tartan Day.
The Optimist Daily. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024. Formerly known as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the name officially changed to Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in April 2021, with President Joe Biden's signing of Proclamation 10189.
Weekly observances in April 2024. April 1 to 7: Be Kind to Spiders Week. April 3 to 9: National Public Health Week. April 4 to 9: National Wildlife Week. April 6 to 13: National Robotics Week.
United States federal observancesare days, weeks, months, or other periods designated by the United States Congressfor the commemoration or other observance of various events, activities, or topics. These observances differ from federal holidays in that federal employees only receive a day free from work on holidays, not observances.
National Poetry Month. National Poetry Month, a celebration of poetry which takes place each April, was introduced in 1996 and is organized by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. The Academy of American Poets' website Poets.org serves as a hub for information about local ...
The largest and most promising achievement towards federal recognition of the month of April as the National Arab American Heritage Month was the proclamation published by the U.S. Department of State, which was accomplished on April 1, 2021, by the efforts of independent Syrian-American advocate and author, Pierre Subeh. [6] [7]
On April 30, 1999, Congress designated National Military Appreciation Month as a month-long observance. [7] [8] Congress chose May because many military related observances such as Memorial Day and Loyalty Day are celebrated and observed on that date. Congress recognized the month after a unanimous vote of 93–0 in April of that year. [9]