Special events and other funny days

National Nothing Day is an "un-event" proposed in 1972 by Teacher Jothy Narayanasamy and observed in the United States annually on January 16 since 1973, when it was added to Chase's Calendar of Events.

Its purpose is: To provide people with one National day when they can just sit without celebrating, observing or honoring anything.

World day of Snowman is an exciting highlight of the cold season. The world celebrates a much-loved character, the snowman. He is the symbol of winter. One of the most popular international figures has its own celebration - it is Worldday of Snowman on January 18 every year.

Become part of the global snowman community and take part in WDoS. Join in activities, get creative. This is your day, a day you can shape yourself. The main goal: Have fun!

Organize your own snowman projects either as a single person, as a couple or with your friends, your family, your ...

International Fetish Day is held on the third Friday of the year.

What's your fetish? Try anything from erotic practices involving dominance and submission, role-playing, restraint, and other interpersonal dynamics.

International Fetish Day is a day supporting the BDSM community. It originated in the United Kingdom as "National Fetish Day" and was first held on 21 January 2008. The first International Fetish Day was held on 16 January 2009.

National Hugging Day is an annual event dedicated to hugging. It was created by Kevin Zaborney and occurs annually on January 21st.

The day was first celebrated on January 21, 1986 in Clio, Michigan, USA.The holiday is also observed in many other countries. The idea of National Hug Day is to encourage everyone to hug family and friends more often. Zaborney cautions to ask first if one is unsure of the response as respecting the personal space of others is always important and some people are not huggers.

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