Stand Up To Cancer Day is observed every second Friday of September, on September 12 this year. It is a day for creating cancer awareness. It is also a time to support the fight against cancer, using various means. The day has been observed since 2008, and it has helped to gather massive support from researchers and scientists.
Darwin Show Day
Darwin Show Day comes up every last Friday or second to last Friday of July, on July 25 this year. The holiday is a showcase of special talents, foods, animal shows, music, culture, along with other entertainment and competitions. Do you know that this celebration has been going on for 70 years? Yes, it has. The holiday is organized and run by the Royal Agricultural Society. It is hosted at the Darwin Showground and Exhibition Centre, in Winnellie, the Capital of Northern Territory, Australia. The holiday runs for three days, from Thursday to Saturday, but it is Friday that is the highlight.
Gedaliah Fast
Gedaliah Fast is on September 25 this year. Also called ‘fast of the seventh month,’ it commemorates Gedaliah Ben Ahikam’s murder and the tragic consequences for the Jewish people. But why, of all the great Biblical figures, is this man’s death remembered? Why does Gedaliah, a man most of us haven’t heard of, have his own fast? And why is this fast day so close to Rosh Hashanah? After delving further into the Gedaliah story, we realize that Gedaliah is more than just a commemoration of a historical tragedy; the man himself represents a key turning point in the history of the Jewish people.