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Below, you can find a Holidays and Observances Alphabetical Listing (Page 1) of US Holidays and World Holidays and Observances. Page 1 includes Holidays starting with A. Originally we had our Alphabetical Listing on two pages, but with over 4,000 Holidays and Observances, we finally had to break the pages down by letter. We are still adding names to the list, so more information will be coming.

After we complete the summary pages on the site, we will start working on a detailed page(s) for each Holidays and Observance. Once a page is completed for each Holiday or Observance, it will be linked up below, as well as it's related Daily Holidays page. (that should keep us busy for the next 20 years or so!!)

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Adopt a Dog Month and Adopt a Shelter Dog Month are both observed in the Month of October! This beauty is Leedo who was found in an alley, alone and hungry and terrified of everything and everyone, especially men. Rescued by my daughter!

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• 2017 NBA All Star Game - February 19, 2017

• 2017 Pro Bowl - January 29, 2017

• 2018 Pro Bowl - January 28, 2018

• 2019 Pro Bowl - January 27, 2019

• 33 Flavors Day - March 3

• 4/20 Day - April 20 (also known as National Pot Smokers Day or National Weed Day)

• 40-Hour Work Week Day - October 24

• 4-H Week - October 4-10, 2020

• 55 MPH Speed Limit Day - January 2

• 8-Track Tape Day - September 15

• 9/11 Remembrance Day - September 11

• A Room of One's Own Day - January 25

• Abet and Aid Punsters Day - November 8

• Abilities Day - December 22

• Absolutely Incredible Kid Day - March 18, 2021 (Third Thursday in March)

• Abused Women's and Children's Awareness Day - June 14, 2020 (Second Sunday in June)

• Academy Awards Month - March

• Academy Awards Ceremony - April 25, 2021

• According to Hoyle Day - August 29

• Accounting Day - May 11, 2020 - Postponed until September 21, 2020

• Act Happy Day - March 19

• Act Happy Week - March 15-21, 2021 (Starts on Third Monday in March)

• Active Aging Week - October 5-11, 2020 (Last Full Week of September, or the first week of October to coincide with the International Day of Older Persons on October 1)

• Actor's Day - November 13

• Ada Lovelace Day - October 13, 2020 (Second Tuesday of October)

• Addiction Awareness Month - November

• Adlai Stevenson Day - February 5

• Administrative Professional's Day - April 22, 2020 (The Wednesday of the last full week of April)

• Administrative Professional's Week - April 19-25, 2020 (Last Week of April)

• Admit You're Happy Month - August

• Adopt a Cat Month - June

• Adopt a Dog Month - October

• Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet Week - September 20-26, 2020 (Last Full Week in September)

• Adopt a Rescued Bird Month - January

• Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Month - March

• Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month - Entire Month of February and July

• Adopt a Senior Pet Month - November
  

• Adopt a Shelter Cat Month - June

• Adopt a Shelter Dog Month - October
  

• Adopt a Turkey Month - November

• Adult Autism Day - April 18

• Advent - November 29 - December 24, 2020

• Advent Sunday - November 29, 2020 (Fourth Sunday Prior to Christmas Day)

• Afghanistan Day - March 21

• AFL-CIO Day - December 5

• Africa Industrialization Day - November 20
  

• African-American Coaches Day - February 2, 2021 (First Tuesday in February)

• African-American History Month - February

• African-American Music Appreciation Month - June

• African Heritage & Health Week - February 1-7

• African Industrialization Day - November 20

• African Liberation Day - May 25

• AFRMA Fancy Rat & Mouse Day - November 12

• Ag Day, Celebrating Our Bountiful Food Supply - March 15
  

• Aged Care Employee Day - August 7 (in Australia)

• Agent Orange Awareness Month - October

• Agriculture Week - First Week of February

• AIDS Awareness Month, PPSI - November

• Air Conditioning Appreciation Days - July 3 - August 15

• Air Conditioning Appreciation Month - July

• Air Day - November 11

• Air Force Reserve Birthday - April 14

• Air Quality Awareness Week - April 26 - May 2, 2020

• Airplane Crop Duster Day - August 3

• AKC National Agility Championship - March 26-28, 2021

• AKC National Championship - December 12-13, 2020

• AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day - September 5, 2020

• AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Month - September
  

• Alamo Day - March 6

• Alascattalo Day - November 21

• Alaska Day - October 18, Observed on October 19, 2020

• Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta - October 3-11, 2020

• Alcohol Awareness Month - April

• Alcoholics Anonymous (Founders Day) - June 10

• Alcohol & Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week - Third Week in May

• Alexander Graham Bell Day - March 7
  

• Alice in Wonderland Day - July 4

• Alien Day - April 26

• All American Breakfast Month - September

• All American Pet Photo Day - July 11
  

• All Hallows' Eve - October 31

• All Saint's Day - November 1

• All Soul's Day - November 2
  

• All the News That's Fit to Print Day - February 10

• Allantide - October 31, 2020 - (Closest Saturday to Halloween)

• Ally Week - September 21-25, 2020

• Alopecia Month for Women - July

• Alpha Kappa Alpha Day - January 15

• Alport Syndrome Awareness Month - March

• Alvin C. York Day - October 8

• Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month - June

• Alzheimer's Awareness Month - November

• Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Staff Education Week - February 14-21

• Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day (ARMAD) - May 23, 2020 (Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend)

• AMD / Low Vision Awareness Month - February

• Amelia Earhart Day - July 24

• America on the Move - Month of Action - September
  

• America Recycles Month - November

• America Saves Week - February 22-27, 2021 (6 Days Starting on the Last Monday in February)

• American Adventures Month - August
  

• American Artists Appreciation Month - August

• American Association For the Advancement of Science Week - February 8-11, 2021

• American Business Women's Day - September 22

• American Camp Week - February 2-4, 2021

• American Cheese Month - October
  

• American Chocolate Week - March 21-27, 2021 (Third Week of March)

• American Council on Education - March 20-22, 2021

• American Craft Beer Week - May 11-17, 2020 (Fourth Week in May)

• American Crossword Puzzle Week - April 23-25, 2021

• American Diabetes Alert Month - March

• American Diabetes Association Alert Day - March 23, 2021 (Fourth Tuesday in March)

• American Diabetes Month - November
  

• American Eagle Day - June 20

• American Education Week - November 16-20, 2020 (Third M-F week of November)

• American Enterprise Day - November 15

• American Family Day - August 2, 2020 (First Sunday in August)

• American Fancy Rat & Mouse Day - April 24-26, 2020

• American Football Day - November 5

• American Frog Day - November 10

• American Heart Month - February

• American History Essay Contest Month - August

• American History Month - February
  

• American Immigration Lawyers Association Day of Action - March 5, 2021

• American Indian Awareness Week - April 6-10, 2020

• American Indian Day - May 9, 2020 (Second Saturday in May)

• American Indian Heritage Month - Entire Month of August and November
  

• American Libraries Day - October 6

• American Made Matters Day - November 19

• American Magazine Month - October

• American Massage Therapy Week - October 25-31, 2020

• American Nurses Association Week - (2020 TBA)

• American Painters Day - February 3

• American Pharmacists Month - October

• American Quilters Society Week - April 22-25, 2020

• American Recycles Day - November 15
  

• American Red Cross Giving Day - March 24, 2021 (Fourth Wednesday in March)

• American Red Cross Month - March

• American Redneck Day - July 3

• American Sand Sculpting Competition - November 9 - December 4, 2020

• American Touch Tag Day - October 8

• American Zoo Day - July 1
  

• Americans with Disabilities Day - July 26

• America's Cup - (Louis Vuitton Cup) (2020 TBD)

• America's Cup: Finals - (2020 TBD)

• America's Kids Day - June 28, 2020 (Fourth Sunday of June)

• Amerigo Vespucci Day - March 9

• Analog to Digital TV Day - February 17

• Ancestor Appreciation Day - September 27

• Anesthesia Tech Day - March 31

• Angelman Syndrome Day - February 15

• Animal Crackers Birthday - April 18

• Animal Cruelty / Human Violence Awareness Week - April 19-25, 2020 (Third Week in April)

• Animal Pain Awareness Month - September

• Animal Rights Awareness Week - June 14-20, 2020

• Ann & Samantha Day - June 20, 2020 and December 21, 2020 (Day of the Summer and Winter Solstice)

• Anne Bradstreet Day - September 16

• Anne Hutchinson Memorial Day - July 19, 2020 (On a Sunday either before or after her birthday on 7/20)

• Anniversary of the Army Chaplain Corps - July 29

• Annoy Squidward Day - February 15 (Sponge Bob Square Pants)

• Annual Medical Checkup Day - August 11

• Anosmia Awareness Day - February 27

• Another Look Unlimited Day - September 8, 2020 (Day After Labor Day)

• Antarctica Day - December 1

• Anti Boredom Month - July

• Anti-Bullying Day - May 4

• Antidepressant Death Awareness Month - October
  

• Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Awareness Month - June

• Anzac Day - April 25 (Australia and New Zealand)

• APAWS International Pooper Scooper Week - April 1-7

• A'Phabet Day or No 'L' Day - December 25

• Aphasia Awareness Week - Second Week of June

• Apple and Apricots Month - January

• Apple Gifting Day - January 1

• Apple II Day - June 5

• Apple Day - October 21

• Apple Month - September

• Apple Tree Day - January 6

• Appomattox Day - April 9

• Appreciate a Dragon Day - January 16
  

• Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day - January 31

• April Fool's Day - April 1

• Aquarium Month - June

• Arab American Heritage Month - April

• Arabic Language Day - December 18

• Arbor Day - April 24, 2020 (Last Friday in April)
  

• Area Code Day - November 10

• Argyle Day - January 8

• Armed Forces Day - May 16, 2020 (Third Saturday in May)
  

• Armed Forces Day Military-Amateur Crossband Communications Day - May 23, 2020

• Armed Forces Unification Day - July 26

• Armed Forces Week - May 10-16, 2020

• Armenian Christmas - January 6

• Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day - April 24

• Armistice Day - November 11 Anniversary
  

• Army Chaplain Corps Anniversary - July 29

• Army Day - April 6

• Army Reserves Birthday - April 23

• ARRL (American Radio Relay League) Field Day - June 27-28, 2020 (Fourth Full Weekend in June)

• ARRR-Gust: International Pirate Month - August

• Arson Awareness Week - May 3-9, 2020 (First full week in May)

• Arthritis Awareness Month - May

• Artichoke and Asparagus Month - January

• Artist as Outlaw Day - January 19

• As Young As You Feel Day - March 22
  

• Asarah B'Tevet - December 14, 2021

• Ascension Day (of Jesus) - May 21, 2020 (movable date)
  

• Ascension of Baja'u'Llah - Evening of May 27 to Evening of May 28, 2020

• Asexuality Week - October 25-31, 2020

• Ash Wednesday - February 17, 2021 (movable date - First Day of Lent)

• Ashura - Evening of August 28 to Evening of August 29, 2020

• Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month - May

• Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day - March 1

• Ask A Stupid Question Day - September 30, 2020 (Last School Day of September)

• Asparagus Day - May 24

• ASPCA Day (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) - April 10
  

• Assistance Dog Day - August 3, 2020 (Monday of International Assistance Dog Week)

• Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - August 15 (Catholic)

• Asteroid Day - June 30

• Asthma Awareness Month - May

• Astronomy Day (Fall) - September 26, 2020

• Astronomy Day (Spring) - May 2, 2020 (a Saturday from mid-April to mid May, on or before 1st quarter moon)

• Atheists Pride Day - June 6

• Atheists Solidarity Day - June 21

• Atlantic Hurricane Season Starts - June 1
  

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month - September
  

• Auctioneers Day - April 18, 2020 (Third Saturday of April)

• Audacity to Hope Day - June 4

• Audiobook Appreciation Month - June

• Audubon Day - April 26

• Aunties Day - July 26, 2020 (Fourth Sunday in July)

• Aunt's Day - September 12, 2020 (First Saturday After Labor Day)

• Aunts and Uncles Day - July 26

• Auschwitz Liberation Day - January 27

• Australia Day - January 26
  

• Autism Awareness Month - April

• Autism Sunday - also known as International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger's Syndrome - February 14, 2021 (Second Sunday in February)

• Autistic Pride Day - June 18

• Autistic Speaking Day - November 1

• Autumnal Equinox (Start of Autumn) - September 22, 2020

• Aviation History Month - November
  

• Avocado and Banana Month - February

• Awareness of Medical Orphans Month - May
  

• Ayn Rand Day - February 2

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Gestational diabetes (GDM) means raised blood glucose found for the first time in pregnancy. GDM is common, particularly in women from minority ethnicities. GDM does not cause any symptoms in the mother. GDM is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes which can be improved with treatment of GDM. The United Kingdom National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommend pregnant women with one or more risk factors should have a 75g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). The OGTT is performed in a clinic with venous plasma glucose measured fasting and at 2 hours. This is resource-intensive, and some women with GDM may be missed by this risk-factor based approach. The International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG 2010) recommends screening all pregnant women with 2-hour, 3 sample (fasting, 1 and 2 hour), 75g OGTT, which is even more resource intensive. Developing more cost-effective and convenient approaches to screening for GDM is a priority.

The researchers will validate a new home-use OGTT system (hOGTT), which measures whole blood glucose in capillary blood ('finger-stick' sample), against the gold standard venous plasma glucose in pregnancy.

The researchers will also investigate the performance of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in screening for GDM. HbA1c is used for diagnosis of diabetes outside of pregnancy, but is currently not recommended for screening for GDM.

The researchers will also investigate relationships between glucose measured in different samples (venous versus capillary), different fractions (plasma versus whole blood), and using different methods in pregnancy.

In a substudy the researchers will investigate: ethnic differences in HbA1c and other glycaemic markers; the contribution of fasting and postprandial glucose handling, diet and ethnicity on HbA1c; and ethnic differences in insulin responses to 75g OGTT in pregnancy.

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The researchers will invite pregnant women between 16-34 weeks gestation to participate. The research involves one hospital visit for an OGTT. Participants will have venous blood samples taken fasting and at 1-hour and 2-hours, and at the same times finger-stick blood samples will be tested. The researchers will invite women of Black African, Black Caribbean and White European ethnicity to participate in a substudy in which participants will have extra blood taken and a diet assessment.

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If the hOGTT provides accurate results in pregnancy, using it to perform OGTTs at home would make screening for GDM less expensive and more convenient and may facilitate universal screening for GDM. Understanding ethnic differences in HbA1c will help determine if HbA1c is a reliable screening tool for GDM in our ethnically diverse local population.