Talk:List of month-long observances/Archive 1

Comments
This article consists mainly of unreferenced entries, and was moved from the article List of commemorative days because, well, months really aren't days, by any reliable definition.

Many funny entries exist in this list, but that doesn't mean they're all hoaxes. Still, if any can't be referenced, they should be removed. YrPolishUncle (talk) 19:37, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Doing a bit of an overhaul, removed the heritage/awareness months section because many of the dates are in the other sections or were left out from original section. Trying to find more sources/references for some of the dates Supervegan 23:18, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

This article is a bad joke. It belongs on uncyclopedia or another "humor" site. Citation needed for National Don't Eat Cheese Before Noon Month, for example. Staypuft9 (talk) 19:03, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

The Don't Eat Cheese Before Noon and After Noon were entered by the same IP back in April. I couldn't find anything on Google for either full phrase that didn't look like it was taken off of this page. I think that a Wikipedia user may have started another widespread hoax. 63.87.189.17 (talk) 03:02, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Honestly, the vast majority of this is just ridiculous. Example: June's "*National Papaya Month? (or September)"... It's pretty obvious they don't have references here. This page has to be totally revamped, or just deleted. Iameditingstuff (talk) 21:23, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Ben 10 month? South America? I can not find a single source that says that this exists. I get that October is the tenth month of the year, and its Ben 10, but really?? The fact that it says South America makes me think that it's a joke. An American show with a month of celebration in South America? It just doesn't add up. MyWikiIsBanned (talk) 02:47, 20 February 2019 (UTC)

Help
There are some National Month names that are on more than one. For example Native American Heritage Month is on Feburary and March both. Do we really celebrate it for 2 months? I thought we only celebrated it for one? HELP! T.T

~Garfield Turtle Anime~ (talk) 12:06, 4 January 2009 (UTC) Hajiru

Given that nobody celebrates these anyway, it's likely they actually did accidently get made into a month twice, or that there are arguments over which month they're in. Anyway, I wouldn't worry as nobody really celebrates Native American history during those months more than any other day of the year. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.212.121.69 (talk) 01:25, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Question
Who invents this stuff, anyway??????

Seriously, when I hear, for example, "October 3rd is Take Your Cat To The Movies Day", or something equally ridiculous, I really wonder who makes this stuff up.

I think we should start a category of "Holidays of Questionable Origin" or maybe even "Holidays that Nobody Observes".

Alphabetization
Should each month's listing be alphabetized? (And maybe disregarding "National" so that the topic names are the source of the ordering?) Paulmnguyen (talk) 15:04, 24 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Good call. Gonna do it. —Verbistheword (talk) 16:43, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

Seems rather U.S.-focused, not that the entries or references indicate ...
(1) If anyone has access to a copy of Chase's Calendar of Events, that would be helpful for looking into any unsourced or missing entries. (2) Some awareness months are marked at different parts of the year in different parts of the world. For instance, Australia's Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month falls in February, while in the U.S., it takes place in September. (I'll add the citations to the article in a moment.) We should make an effort to make the list more globally relevant, while still insisting upon citations so that even more vandalism doesn't accrue. Lawikitejana (talk) 01:08, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Pruning
I'm going to add "citation needed" to the items without a citation, and if nobody objects I'll remove them in a couple of weeks. Sjö (talk) 18:37, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

More research needed in presidential proclamations
Celebrations such as commemorative months are proclaimed by the POTUS. I quickly went through and found proclamations for about half of these months by searching whitehouse.gov for "proclamation + [key word]".

A next step will be to go through and more carefully search for specific months without proclamations cited—common names for the celebrations sometimes differ from those used by the proclamations. —Verbistheword (talk) 16:41, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 26 December 2018
January is not Mental Health Month as referenced. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this is already correctly listed. Mikepdx69 (talk) 19:15, 26 December 2018 (UTC)


 * ✅. Entry removed.  –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 23:01, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2019
Please change "National Disabilities Month" (under the month of March) to October; March is incorrect and October is the correct month observation.

Reliable source: http://www.national-consortium.org/Special-Recognition/Disability-Awareness-Month.aspx 162.254.64.33 (talk) 18:21, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Yellow check.svg Partly done: I've removed National Disabilities Month from March, but National Disability Employment Awareness Month is already listed in October, with several sources. Bradv 🍁  03:54, 24 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2019
Add to April: Distracted Driving Awareness Month Source: https://www.nsc.org/road-safety/get-involved/distracted-driving-awareness-month ScienceGeke (talk) 18:27, 7 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Distracted Driving Awareness month does not have a wikipedia article. While it obviously exists, there is no indication the campaign is notable – "The following is a list of notable month-long observances". NiciVampireHeart 18:39, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 May 2019
Please add Military Appreciation Month to the list of May observances. Reference: https://www.military.com/military-appreciation-month Jon DeMersseman (talk) 15:41, 27 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Not done, Military Appreciation Month does not have a Wikipedia article. "The following is a list of notable month-long observances". – Þjarkur (talk) 00:13, 28 May 2019 (UTC)

May
European Month of Culture Ggrantsmith (talk) 18:43, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: WP:LSC and WP:WTAF. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 22:09, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

Autism Awareness Month
April is widely recognized as Autism Awareness Month, and yet it is not listed here. I believe it should be added. Helpful source for consideration: https://www.autism-society.org/get-involved/national-autism-awareness-month/ 66.231.198.82 (talk) 23:21, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 July 2019
Add "Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder(PMDD) Awareness Month" to the month of APRIL.

Notes: PMDD is cross-indicated in the WHO ICD-11 as both a neurological and gynecological disorder. It is referenced in the DSM-V as a psychiatric disorder. PMDD Awareness Month in April became an annual event in 2014. Sources: https://iapmd.org/pmdd-awareness-month and https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/blog/pmdd-awareness-month-2018/ 2601:280:5B7F:D847:5C75:8CDD:481F:84D5 (talk) 23:19, 12 July 2019 (UTC)


 * ❌. No article exists for it.  –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 00:58, 13 July 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 November 2019
National Black Business Month is observed in the month of August.

References and related articles: https://blackbusinessmonth.com/ https://www.blackenterprise.com/stories-black-business-month/ https://afrotech.com/august-is-national-black-business-month-heres-how-it-started Nawendana (talk) 00:58, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * ❌ No article exists for it. MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 01:37, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

Keeping this article and the various articles on months in sync

 * The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

As of now, the contents of this article and the various articles on months are not in sync, for example, see August, which is almost completely different. There's a few different ways we could solve this, which i'll put below in a comment. --MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 01:42, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Below are the proposals:
 * Proposal A: Convert each month's list into a template, and have both this article and it's month transclude it. I.e. Month-long observances/August
 * Proposal B: Redirect the Month long observances section in the month articles to this article.
 * Proposal C: Keep doing what we're doing, and maintain them separately.
 * --MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 01:45, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Do note that, this being an RFC, you do not have to choose between the 3 proposals I provided, and can say whatever you like. MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 01:46, 12 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Proposal C I think it could stay as is. Its easy enough to navigate with the headings being named by each month and I don't see any reason to alter that. Cook907 (talk) 20:32, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * , That isn't being altered. What is being altered is the contents of each heading, the actual list of observances in that month. MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 16:45, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I still believe it should stay as is either way. This page is easy to navigate the way it is, why fix what isn't broken? Cook907 (talk) 17:50, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Proposal C Agree with the rational above/ Makes sense as it is/ Comatmebro (talk) 04:54, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Proposal C but that doesn't mean the main article and the monthly sub-articles should completely ignore each other. I just think it's acceptable for the main article and the month articles to have different WP:LISTCRITERIA, which they seem to. So, the main article may just list the most important/most notable month-long observances, while the month articles list more month-long observances, broken down by country, etc. I don't see any reason that the main article and the month articles must be the same, so not proposal A. Similarly, I see no reason why we can't have a more-detailed monthly list of monthly observances, so not proposal B. That leaves me with C, although I wouldn't necessarily say "keep doing what we're doing", but rather, establish and enforce a LISTCRITERIA that make sense for both the main and the monthly articles (which will help bring stability). – Levivich 17:30, 22 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Proposal C - No valid reason has been addressed to change.  Meatsgains (talk) 01:51, 10 December 2019 (UTC)


 * The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Semi-protected edit request on 23 December 2019
National Sandwich Month

Reference: https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-sandwich-month-august/ 27.33.192.116 (talk) 08:55, 23 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: This list only includes entries with an existing Wikipedia article based on multiple independent sources. Please take a look at Wikipedia's general notability guideline, and see WP:WTAF for an essay with some additional advice. Thanks, &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 15:04, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 January 2020: No-Nut November
Add No-Nut November (NNN) to November's Month Long Observations. Here is a source for verifiability: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Nut_November Rndmcmx (talk) 00:27, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done  CAPTAIN MEDUSA   talk  05:42, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Vandalism
Remove hexagonal awareness, masterbation, nonut.

December has Christmas. Thenextext (talk) 03:59, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

I would tend to second this partially. I don't think Hexagonal is real, I don't think masturbation is notable. But No Nut November is actually pretty big. As is No Shave November. Anymouse (talk) 02:00, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 January 2020
Please add National Recovery Month to September Marielh426 (talk) 12:35, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: This list only includes entries with an existing Wikipedia article based on multiple independent sources. Please take a look at Wikipedia's general notability guideline, and see WP:WTAF for an essay with some additional advice. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 13:58, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 January 2020
change ==August==

to

==August==


 * back to School Month
 * National Breastfeeding Month
 * National Eye Exam Month
 * National Immunization Awareness Month Dinglishman (talk) 00:27, 30 January 2020 (UTC)


 * ❌. Entries need sources, and preferably already existing articles. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 14:54, 30 January 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 February 2020
August

Children's Eye Health and Safety Month

Immunization Awareness Month

National Breastfeeding Awareness Month

August 26 Women’s Equality Day

August 31 International Overdose Awareness Day

Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/teen-angst/201901/making-difference-in-2019-awareness-calendar TribePlatypus (talk) 19:14, 14 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: This list only contains observances that already have a Wikipedia article to show their notability. Also, the last two aren't exactly "month-long observances", considering they're days.  MadameButterflyKnife  yeah sure.talk 19:34, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 July 2020
July is BIPOC Mental Health Month. November is Military Family Appreciation Month. December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month. 174.99.109.39 (talk) 23:44, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 00:36, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

Add October - Muslim American Heritage Month
Add October - Muslim American Heritage Month Lawrencemuh (talk) 08:05, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 October 2020
Kindly add for the month of October "ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) Awareness month. (Worldwide) 141.8.45.84 (talk) 05:09, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Does not have an article here yet. – Thjarkur (talk) 09:40, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 January 2021
"change ...

October Black History Month (United Kingdom) Breast Cancer Awareness Month Filipino American History Month (United States) Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month (United States) LGBT History Month (US and Canada)[42] National Arts & Humanities Month National Bullying Prevention Month (US) National Cyber Security Awareness Month[43][44] National Disability Employment Awareness Month[8][9][45] National Hispanic Heritage Month (US; September 15 to October 15)[38] National Pizza Month National Work and Family Month[46] Polish American Heritage Month[citation needed] National Domestic Violence Awareness Month[47] Dysautonomia Awareness Month [48]

"... to ... (add National Physical Therapy Awareness Month) see below "

October Black History Month (United Kingdom) Breast Cancer Awareness Month Filipino American History Month (United States) Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month (United States) LGBT History Month (US and Canada)[42] National Arts & Humanities Month National Bullying Prevention Month (US) National Cyber Security Awareness Month[43][44] National Disability Employment Awareness Month[8][9][45] National Hispanic Heritage Month (US; September 15 to October 15)[38] National Physical Therapy Awareness Month [55] National Pizza Month National Work and Family Month[46] Polish American Heritage Month[citation needed] National Domestic Violence Awareness Month[47] Dysautonomia Awareness Month [48]

Add: "[55] https://www.va.gov/QUALITYOFCARE/education/Physical_Therapy_Awareness_Month.asp " Climbwise (talk) 13:38, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ❌. National Physical Therapy Awareness Month is a non-notable event (see WP:WTAF). ◢  Ganbaruby!   (Say hi!) 03:26, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 January 2021
Please add:

Dry July (Australia) - Month themed to reduce alcohol consumption and raise money for cancer at the same time.

Reference: https://www.dryjuly.com/ 60.240.30.172 (talk) 06:14, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ❌ Needs secondary sources to show significance (rather than just existence). That is, academic discussion of the event or national news coverage about it etc. — Bilorv ( talk ) 00:09, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 February 2021
Add: November is Memoir Writing Month

Source: https://thememoirnetwork.com/writing-personal-and-family-stories/ DenisLedoux (talk) 14:42, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ❌. Entries should be notable; that is, have secondary, independent source that cover it. ◢ <i style="background-color:#F7E3F7; color:#960596"> Ganbaruby! </i>  (Say hi!) 06:14, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 February 2021
Please add "Sarcoma Awareness Month" to July in the list of month-long observances. It is in the 2021 Chase's Calendar of Events. BogusBill (talk) 20:57, 4 February 2021 (UTC)BogusBill BogusBill (talk) 20:57, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ❌. Listed events should be notable. Please provide a secondary reliable source that provides significant coverage about the subject. ◢ <i style="background-color:#F7E3F7; color:#960596"> Ganbaruby! </i>  (Say hi!) 00:28, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 February 2021
Add Thyroid Awareness to January The Art of Casting (talk) 21:15, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Also WP:LSC. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 22:50, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 March 2021
December is Aids/HIV Awareness, Dec 1 is World Aids Day 2601:181:8301:4200:B831:56B7:E358:83F7 (talk) 14:18, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 20:22, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 March 2021

 * add template
 * list is north american centric 188.28.110.136 (talk) 19:59, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Hasn't been any more discussion about it yet. There was a little discussion 2 years ago. I'd like to see more discussion first before adding the template, although another editor may fulfill your request. —Belwine (talk) 20:24, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 March 2021
April is also dedicated as "National Fair Housing Month" and I would just like to see that added. Thank you! 2601:404:0:10F0:24A6:73EF:40A1:3A87 (talk) 21:23, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

Please add "National Fair Housing Month" to April: http://www.fairhousingnorcal.org/april-fair-housing-month.html Wtrbaby97 (talk) 21:35, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. ◢ <i style="background-color:#F7E3F7; color:#960596"> Ganbaruby! </i>  (Say hi!) 01:38, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Put an image on top of article
I think it would be great if we could put a picture of the globe 🌎 on the top of Month-long Observances. Maybe a picture of the globe with two sides of the Earth showing the East and the West. This way it'll be fair to everyone on the planet. I tried to add an image of the Earth myself, but there is no way that it allows you to add an image. At least at my level of authority. 🙂 Thanks Rich Kutney (talk) 10:56, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

Capitalize article title
Please change "List of month-long observances" to...

"List of Month-long Observances" or "List of Month-Long Observances"

🙂 Rich Kutney (talk) 14:24, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 May 2021
May is Older American's Month 162.205.38.209 (talk) 19:03, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:29, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

November: Epilepsy Awareness Month (USA)
November is Epilepsy Awareness Month in the USA. If you need proof pleasr visit the Epilepsy Foundation's website at epilepsy.com 24.229.166.56 (talk) 17:55, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. &#8209;&#8209;Volteer1 (talk) 06:49, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 June 2021
June is International Men's Health Month, if proof is required, here is a link to MHM's webpage which goes into depth pertaining the matter; https://www.menshealthmonth.org/index.html Seraph6542 (talk) 14:23, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: See WP:WTAF --allthefoxes (Talk) 00:29, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 July 2021
August is also European Heritage Month. 174.30.116.94 (talk) 17:12, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Living Concrete (talk) 19:25, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 September 2021
Please add Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month to September. 2601:80:4101:6CB0:4C86:41F5:CFC:D5CA (talk) 01:08, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  Mel ma nn   15:17, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 October 2021
Please add to June: National Scoliosis Awareness Month International Scoliosis Awareness Day 2600:1700:D840:BFD0:500C:23CF:E6B9:9499 (talk) 17:39, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: The list appears to be limited in scope to such occurences which are "notable"; i.e. which meet WP:GNG - if that is the case, the first thing to be done would be to create an article about this; before requesting it be added to this list RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 02:14, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 October 2021
October is National Stamp Collectin Month. Source www.stamps.org (American Philatelic Society) 216.48.211.35 (talk) 14:06, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: The observance must be notable enough for a wikipedia article. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:12, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 December 2021
Add National Hospice and Palliative Care Month to November. Reference: https://www.npaonline.org/national-hospice-and-palliative-care-month

Add National Family Caregivers Month to November. Reference: https://acl.gov/news-and-events/downloads-and-multimedia/NFCM Nyliving (talk) 18:01, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: These observances must be notable enough for a wikipedia article. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:42, 7 December 2021 (UT