January 26 - Social Media Events https://socialmedia.events A place to find all the fun and quirky world holidays and observances including those unique awareness days that are perfect for social media promotion. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:06:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://socialmedia.events/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-logo-32x32.png January 26 - Social Media Events https://socialmedia.events 32 32 180701282 World Leprosy Day https://socialmedia.events/event/world-leprosy-day/ https://socialmedia.events/event/world-leprosy-day/#respond Sat, 27 Jan 2024 03:22:24 +0000 https://socialmedia.events/?p=518 Every year on the last Sunday of January, World Leprosy Day seeks to increase public awareness of leprosy, a chronic infectious skin disease. The day also helps to debunk common myths associated with leprosy. Unbeknownst to many, leprosy was renamed Hansen’s disease in 1873. It was renamed after the Norwegian scientist, Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen […]

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]]> https://socialmedia.events/event/world-leprosy-day/feed/ 0 518 Australia Day https://socialmedia.events/event/australia-day/ https://socialmedia.events/event/australia-day/#respond Sun, 26 Jan 2020 17:18:06 +0000 https://socialmedia.events/?p=546 On January 26th we celebrate Australia. A country. A continent. A land of pristine beaches and merciless deserts, adorable koala bears, and murderous great white sharks. The sixth-largest country in the world, with but 21 million inhabitants. Closer to Asia than any other continent, so close that many “pop over” to Bali for the weekend, […]

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]]> https://socialmedia.events/event/australia-day/feed/ 0 546 Peanut Brittle Day https://socialmedia.events/event/peanut-brittle-day/ https://socialmedia.events/event/peanut-brittle-day/#respond Sun, 26 Jan 2020 05:28:08 +0000 https://socialmedia.events/?p=548 January 26th is Peanut Brittle Day.  Celebrate the peanut-based candy on Peanut Brittle Day by picking up a few bars from your local store or even attempting to make some yourself. Everyone loves a bit of Peanut Brittle, and the sweet treat, which dates back to the 19th century, has become so nationally adored that it […]

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]]> https://socialmedia.events/event/peanut-brittle-day/feed/ 0 548 International Customs Day https://socialmedia.events/event/international-customs-day/ https://socialmedia.events/event/international-customs-day/#respond Sun, 26 Jan 2020 04:13:54 +0000 https://socialmedia.events/?p=553 Every year on January 26th, International Customs Day recognizes the role of custom officials and agencies in maintaining the flow of goods across the world’s borders. On this day, members of the World Customs Organization (WCO) also showcase their efforts and activities. Customs is the agency in a country responsible for collecting tariffs. Customs also […]

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