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World Turtle Day was founded in 2000 by the American Tortoise Rescue to draw attention to the threats facing turtles and tortoises worldwide — habitat loss, plastic pollution, and the illegal pet and food trade have put more than half of all turtle species at risk of extinction. National Taffy Day celebrates the chewy pulled candy invented, according to popular legend, at a saltwater candy shop on the Atlantic City Boardwalk in the 1880s — possibly after a storm wave doused the candy supply. World Crohn’s and Colitis Day was established to raise awareness for the two major forms of inflammatory bowel disease, which affect more than 10 million people worldwide and have no definitive cure. Lucky Penny Day is the annual observance encouraging people to notice, pick up, and appreciate the coins left on sidewalks and floors. An ancient shell, a pulled rope, an inflamed intestine, and a coin on the sidewalk.
All holidays on May 23
National Taffy Day
Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day
Lucky Penny Day
Medical Coder Day
National Italian Beef Day
World Turtle Day
About May 23
May 23 Q&As
What is the most popular holiday on May 23?
On May 23, World Turtle Day is the most globally recognized wildlife observance, founded in 2000 to highlight that more than half of all turtle species face extinction risk. National Taffy Day is the most popular U.S. food observance, and World Crohn’s and Colitis Day is the most significant health awareness observance on the date.
What animal holidays are on May 23?
May 23 includes World Turtle Day, founded in 2000 to protect turtle and tortoise species threatened by habitat loss and the illegal trade, and National Taffy Day — which, while not an animal observance, was named for a horse in some early accounts of the boardwalk candy’s disputed origin story.
What health awareness days are on May 23?
May 23 includes World Crohn’s and Colitis Day, raising awareness for two inflammatory bowel diseases affecting more than 10 million people worldwide, and International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, proclaimed by the UN for a childbirth injury affecting an estimated 500,000 women in developing countries.
