How To Celebrate Important Days, Weeks, and Months

August 3 marks Esther Day, a day honoring Esther Earl, a young woman who died of thyroid cancer in 2010 and was an active member of Hank and John Green’s Nerdfighter community.

Looking to add a dose of positivity to kick off August? Usher in the end of summer with a collection of inspiring quotes and poems for the month of August.

International Self-Care Day, on July 24, is dedicated to raising awareness about self-care as a tool for global health. Celebrate with these ideas!

July is Disability Pride Month — a time for all disabled people to unapologetically celebrate our bodies as they are. Whether you are disabled or an ally, Disability Pride Month is full of so much to celebrate. 

The Fourth of July can be a miserable day for dogs. The fireworks make scaredy-cats out of many canines. But there are six ways you can help

June 20th is World Refugee Day! We’ve gathered a list of ideas to help you celebrate, support, and learn from the global refugee community.

As we commemorate Juneteenth, journey with us through a series of inspiring quotes that bring to life the history and significance of this day.

Your guide on celebrating and honoring Juneteenth — on June 19th, and all year long.

Juneteenth commemorates the date in 1865 when Union troops notified the last remaining slaves in Texas that they were free.

After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth — the long-standing holiday that commemorates the arrival of news of emancipation and freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 — became a federal holiday in 2021.

On June 19, 1865, two months after the U.S. Civil War ended, Union Gen. Gordon Granger walked onto the balcony at Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas, and announced to the people of the state that “all slaves are free.”

Emancipation Days — like Juneteenth in Texas — are not what many people think, because emancipation did not do what most of us think it did.