September 28 Holidays

National Family Day was created to encourage families to share a meal together — research published in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that teens who eat dinner with their families five or more times per week are significantly less likely to use drugs or alcohol. National Good Neighbor Day was established to encourage people to meet their neighbors, check on vulnerable community members, and rebuild the neighborhood connections that urban mobility and screen time have eroded. International Right to Know Day was established to celebrate freedom of information laws and the public’s right to access government documents — more than 130 countries have enacted FOI legislation. Ask a Stupid Question Day was created by American teachers in the 1980s to encourage students to ask any question without fear of embarrassment — based on the research showing that children stop asking questions as they age through school.