I have been doing this for several years literally. Each time I come across an interesting event/tradition/custom, I record it on my phone. My goal is to enlighten my students every day about something interesting happening beyond the context they are familiar with.

Then, it struck me today that I could actually crowdsource for stuff using this platform. Hence, this post. Thank you for enlightening me in advance. ☺️

21 Feb is International Language Day 22 March is World Water Day to advocate the importance of fresh water 2 April is World Autism Awareness Day 22 April is Earth Day 23 April is World Book Day 23 April is William Shakespeare’s birthday 30 May is National Creativity Day to “celebrate the imaginative spirits everywhere and to encourage them to keep creating.” 5 June is World Environment Day 8 June is World Oceans Day (Ocean Awareness Day) to raise awareness of the importance of the world's oceans 16 June is World Sea Turtle Day 13 Aug is International Left Handers Day 10 Sep is World Suicide Prevention Day 11 Sep is Roald Dahl’s birthday. Also 9/11. 15 Sep is International Dot Day, a global event inspired by the children's book, “The Dot” by Peter H. Reynolds. The day encourages students to embrace creativity, courage, and collaboration 24 Sep is National Punctuation Day 8 Oct is World Dyslexia Awareness Day 13 Oct is National Day of Failure for the Finns. It started in 2010 by some university students because they wanted to encourage more start-ups, given that the typical Finn abhors failure and won’t be inclined towards entrepreneurship 14 Oct is Railway Day in Japan 25 Oct is World Pasta Day 2 Nov is the Day of the Dead, or Dia de Los Muertos celebrated by the Mexicans. 11 Nov is Singles Day in China because that’s the date with the maximum number of ones 13 Nov is World Kindness Day. It was initiated by the World Kindness Movement, an organisation formed at a Tokyo Conference in 1997, when Japan brought together kindness organisations from various nations. 21 Nov is World Hello Day, which aims for us to say hello to at least ten people on that day. 23 Nov is Fibonacci Day.