LatinaLista — October is more than just a month recognized for hosting Halloween. It’s a month filled with so many different and important observances that the White House formally proclaims attention to them.
The following is a list of October 2012 observances:
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Presidential Proclamations:
National Arts and Humanities Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Energy Action Month, 2012
National Substance Abuse Prevention Month
Other notable observances for the month:
National Fire Prevention Week (United States and Canada) – October 7–13, 2012
International Day of Non-Violence – October 2
World Animal Day – October 4
International World Teachers’ day – October 5
World Architecture Day – First Monday of October (established by the International Union of Architects (UIA) to celebrate architecture worldwide.)
Clergy Appreciation day – October 9
National Children Appreciation Day – October 9
National Coming Out Day – October 11
Freethought Day – October 12
Columbus Day (Most of United States) – Second Monday of October
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day – October 15
World Food Day – October 16
Alaska Day – October 18
Spirit Day – October 20
Apple Day – October 21
United Nations Day – October 24
Navy Day (United States) – October 27
Halloween – October 31
National Pork Month
Filipino American History Month
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History Month (LGBT History Month)
National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Fair Trade Month
Dwarfism Awareness Month
Auto Battery Safety Month
German American Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15 in the United States)
National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15 in the United States)
Italian American Heritage Month:
Polish American Heritage Month
Health Literacy Month
Healthy Lung Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Infertility Awareness Month
National Lupus Erythematosus Awareness Month
National Mammography Day
National Physical Therapy Month
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
World Blindness Awareness Month
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
Mental Illness Awareness Week
