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National Author’s Day

By |2023-11-01T08:53:20-05:00November 1st, 2023|Annual Monthly or Day Observance, Author Reviews and Profiles, book recommendations, Cross-Cultural, Culture, diversity, Global, Global Celebrations, global competency, Intercultural, intercultural competence, International History, International Holidays, International Observances, Language and Culture, Observances - Monthly & Daily, Relationship Building, Self-Awareness, Stress, U.S. Holidays, United States, US Observances|

National Author’s Day By Sharon Schweitzer The creator of National Author’s Day is still unknown. In 1928, Nellie Verne Burt McPherson, the president of the Bement, Illinois Women’s Club suggested setting aside a day to celebrate American authors. She was a teacher and an avid reader throughout her life. While she was recuperating in the [...]

National Candy Corn Day

By |2023-10-30T11:49:01-05:00October 30th, 2023|Annual Monthly or Day Observance, celebrations, Cross-Cultural, Cultural Snapshot, Culture and Commercialism, Dining, Family time, Global, Global Celebrations, Global Traditions, Holiday Season, Intercultural, International Holidays, International Observances, Observances - Monthly & Daily, October celebrations, U.S. Holidays, United States, US Observances|

National Candy Corn Day By Sharon Schweitzer In the late 1800s, George Renninger of Wunderle Candy Company created candy corn. His sweet treat represented the bright colors of corn kernels. Originally, candy corn was yellow, orange and white. However, it wasn't until1889 that the Goelitz Candy Company made the candy popular. Later, other candy makers [...]

National Mentoring Day

By |2023-10-27T10:09:44-05:00October 27th, 2023|Annual Monthly or Day Observance, celebrations, Cross-Cultural, Culture, Global, Global Celebrations, Goals, Inclusion, International Observances, Lifestyle, Observances - Monthly & Daily, October celebrations, Relationship Building, Self-Awareness, U.S. Holidays, United States, US Observances|

National Mentoring Day By Sharon Schweitzer National Mentoring Day is the largest celebration of mentoring in the world, taking place each year on October 27th. Devised in 2014 and established as a national holiday in London, England, in 2016 by The Houses of Parliament, National Mentoring Day seeks to pair the thousands of mentoring programs [...]

United Nations Day

By |2023-10-24T08:30:19-05:00October 24th, 2023|Annual Monthly or Day Observance, Cross-Cultural, Cross-Cultural Tips for Doing Business in, Environment, Global, Global Celebrations, Intercultural, International History, International Holidays, International Observances, Observances - Monthly & Daily, October celebrations, U.S. Holidays, United States, US Observances|

United Nations Day By Sharon Schweitzer United Nations Day, October 24th, marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being. This [...]

International Chef’s Day

By |2023-10-20T08:24:34-05:00October 20th, 2023|Annual Monthly or Day Observance, celebrations, Cross-Cultural, Cultural Significance of Food, Culture and Commercialism, Dining, Global, Global Celebrations, Global Traditions, Intercultural, International Holidays, International Observances, Observances - Monthly & Daily, October celebrations, U.S. Holidays, United States, US Observances|

International Chefs Day  By Sharon Schweitzer Esteemed chef Dr. Bill Gallagher created International Chefs Day in 2004. Gallagher was also the president of the World Association of Chefs Societies (WorldChefs). Since 2004, WorldChefs has used International Chefs Day to celebrate the nobility of this culinary profession. The different kinds of chefs include: Executive chef – [...]

The Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity

By |2023-10-12T14:07:43-05:00October 12th, 2023|Argentina, celebrations, Cross-Cultural, Culture, diversity, Global, Global Celebrations, Inclusion, Intercultural, International Holidays, International Observances, Italy, Observances - Monthly & Daily, October celebrations, South America, Spain, U.S. Holidays, United States|

The Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity By Sharon Schweitzer The Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity takes place every year on October 12 in Argentina. The holiday revisits the day Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas and sparks a conversation surrounding diversity and the importance of indigenous communities. It was first observed in 1914 [...]

Texas Wine Month

By |2023-10-09T12:16:09-05:00October 9th, 2023|Africa, Annual Monthly or Day Observance, Austin, Business and the Environment, celebrations, Cross-Cultural, Culture, Dining, Global, Global Celebrations, Intercultural, International History, International Holidays, International Observances, Observances - Monthly & Daily, October celebrations, Travel, U.S. Holidays, United States, US Observances|

Texas Wine Month By Sharon Schweitzer Across the state of Texas, October is known as Texas Wine Month, a 31-day-long celebration of Texas wines and the Texas Wine Industry. The Texas Department of Agriculture has designated the entire month of October as Texas Wine Month. October was selected since the grape harvest is normally finished [...]

Positive Attitude Month

By |2023-10-05T12:47:04-05:00October 5th, 2023|Annual Monthly or Day Observance, Business and the Environment, Cross-Cultural, Cross-Cultural Tips for Doing Business in, Global, Gracious Living, Intercultural, International Holidays, International Observances, Observances - Monthly & Daily, October celebrations, Relationship Building, Self-Awareness, Stress, U.S. Holidays, United States, US Observances|

Positive Attitude Month By Sharon Schweitzer   “While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.”                                                   – Benjamin Franklin October [...]

National Coffee Day

By |2023-09-29T13:51:40-05:00September 29th, 2023|Africa, Annual Monthly or Day Observance, Business Etiquette, celebrations, Cross-Cultural, Culture, Culture and Commercialism, Dining, Global, Global Celebrations, Global Etiquette, Intercultural, International Holidays, International Observances, Lifestyle, Middle East, Middle East Culture, Observances - Monthly & Daily, South Africa, U.S. Holidays, US Observances|

National Coffee Day By Sharon Schweitzer and Polina Anastassieva Second only to oil, coffee is the most valuable legally traded commodity in the world. We love it, we rely on it, and we drink it in massive quantities. It is estimated that 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed each day worldwide. New Yorkers are [...]

International Week of Happiness At Work

By |2023-09-25T12:27:38-05:00September 25th, 2023|Annual Monthly or Day Observance, Cross-Cultural, Global, Inclusion, Intercultural, International Holidays, Observances - Monthly & Daily, U.S. Holidays, United States, Workplace Diversity|

International Week of Happiness At Work By Sharon Schweitzer International Week of Happiness at Work is a week dedicated to making efforts to make the workplace a happy place. This week is aimed at raising awareness about the importance of being happy at work and how it affects each one of us. Happy employees play [...]

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