There are many significant days apart from the regular festivals that we celebrate. These days are marked to get public recognition for a particular cause. For example, Zero Discrimination Day is observed to put an end to all forms of discrimination across the world. Likewise, there are many important days that focus on health, sacrifices and many more. This article lists all the crucial days of all the months. It can be helpful for anyone who wants to celebrate or perform their duty on a particular day. It will be helpful to those who prepare for competitive exams.
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Table of Contents
Important Days, Dates and Holiday list of January 2023
1 January: Global Family Day
4 January: World Braille Day
6 January: World Day of War Orphans
8 January: African National Congress Foundation Day
9 January: Non-Resident Indian Day / Pravasi Bharatiya Divas / Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
10 January: World Hindi Day
11 January: Death Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri / National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
12 January: National Youth Day
13 January: Lohri Festival
14 January : Makar Sankranti / Pongal
15 January: Indian Army Day
21 January: Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya Foundation
23 January: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti
24 January: National Girl Child Day/ International Day of Education
25 January: National Voters Day / National Tourism Day
26 January: Republic Day / International Customs Day
28 January: Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
30 January: Martyrs Day or Shaheed Diwas / World Leprosy Day
Important Days, Dates and Holiday list of February 2023
1 February: Indian Coast Guard Day
2 February: World Wetlands Day
4 February: World Cancer Day
6 February: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation / International Development Week Starts
7 February: Safer Internet Day
10 February: National Deworming Day
11 February: World Day of the Sick / International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12 February: Darwin Day / Abraham Lincoln’s Day / National Productivity Day / International Development Week Ends
13 February: World Radio Day / Birth Anniversary Sarojini Naidu
14 February: Valentine’s Day
20 February : Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day / World Day of Social Justice
21 February: International Mother Language Day
22 February: World Scout Day
24 February: Central Excise Day
27 February: World NGO Day
28 February: National Science Day / Rare Disease Day
Important Days, Dates and Holiday list of March 2023
1 March: Zero Discrimination Day / World Civil Defence Day
2 March: Employee Appreciation Day
3 March: World Wildlife Day / World Hearing Day
4 March: National Security Day
8 March: International Women’s Day / No Smoking Day
9 March: World Kidney Day
14 March: International Day of Action for Rivers, Pi Day
15 March: World Consumer Rights Day
18 March: Ordnance Factories Day
20 March: International Day of Happiness / World Sparrow Day
21 March: World Forestry Day / World Down Syndrome Day / World Poetry Day
22 March: World Water Day
23 March: World Meteorological Day
24 March: World TB Day
27 March: World Theater Day
Important Days, Dates and Holiday list of April 2023
1 April: Utkal Diwas / April Fools’ Day
2 April: World Autism Awareness Day / International Children’s Book Day
4 April: International Day for Mine Awareness
5 April: National Maritime Day
7 April: World Health Day
10 April: World Homeopathy Day
11 April: National Safe Motherhood Day / National Pet Day
12 April: Equal Pay Day
14 April: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti / Vaisakhi
18 April: World Heritage Day
19 April: World Liver Day
21 April: Civil Services Day / Secretaries Day
22 April: Earth Day
23 April: World Book and Copyright Day
24 April: National Panchayati Raj Day
25 April: World Malaria Day
26 April: World Intellectual Property Day
27 April: World Veterinary Day
28 April: World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 April: International Dance Day
30 April: Ayushman Bharat Diwas
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Important Days, Dates and Holiday list of May 2023
1 May: International Labor Day / Workers’ Day, Maharashtra Day
2 May: World Asthma Day
3 May: Press Freedom Day
4 May: International Firefighters Day / Coal Miners’ Day
7 May: World Athletics Day / World Laughter Day
8 May: World Red Cross Day / World Thalassemia Day
11 May: National Technology Day
12 May: International Nurses Day
14 May: Mother’s Day
15 May: International Day of the Family
17 May: World Telecommunication Day / World Hypertension Day
22 May: International Day for Biological Diversity
24 May: Commonwealth Day
31 May: Anti-tobacco Day
Important Days, Dates and Holiday list of June 2023
1 June: World Milk Day
2 June: International Sex Workers Day / Telangana Formation Day
3 June: World Bicycle Day
4 June: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5 June: World Environment Day
7 June: World Food Safety Day
8 June: World Ocean Day / World Brain Tumor Day
12 June: Anti-Child Labour Day
13 June: International Albinism Awareness Day
14 June: World Blood Donor Day
15 June: World Wind Day
18 June: Father’s Day
20 June: World Refugee Day
21 June: International Day of Yoga / World Music Day / World Hydrography Day
23 June: United Nations Public Service Day / International Olympic Day
26 June: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Important Days, Dates and Holiday list of July 2023
1 July: Doctor’s Day
2 July: World UFO Day
4 July: USA Independence Day
6 July: World Zoonoses Day
11 July: World Population Day
12 July: National Simplicity Day / Paper Bag Day / Malala Day
14 July: Bastille Day
18 July: International Nelson Mandela Day
26 July: Kargir Vijay Diwas
28 July: World Nature Conservation Day / World Hepatitis Day
29 July: International Tiger Day
Important Days, Dates and Holiday list of August 2023
1 August: World Lung Cancer Day / National Child Free Day / Respect for Parents’ Day
6 August: International Friendship Day / Hiroshima Day
9 August: Nagasaki Day / Quit India Day International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
12 August: International Youth Day
15 August: Independence Day of India
17 August: Indonesian Independence Day
19 August: Photography Day
20 August: World Mosquito Day
26 August: Women’s Equality Day
29 August: National Sports Day
30 August: Small Industry Day
Important Days, Dates and Holiday list of September 2023
2 September: Coconut Day
5 September: Teachers’ Day / International Day of Charity
7 September: Forgiveness Day
8 September: International Literacy Day
10 September: World Suicide Prevention Day
11 September: Patriot Day
14 September: Hindi Diwas / World First Aid Day
15 September: Engineers Day / International Day of Democracy
16 September: World Ozone Day / International Day for Preservation
21 September: Alzheimer’s Day / Day for Peace and Non-Violence (UN)
23 September: International Day of Sign Languages
24 September: World Rivers Day
26 September: Day of Deaf / World Contraception Day
27 September: World Tourism Day
28 September: World Rabies Day
29 September: World Heart Day
30 September: International Translation Day
Important Days, Dates and Holiday list of October 2023
1 October: International Day for the Elderly
2 October: Gandhi Jayanti / International Day of Non-Violence / World Habitat Day
4 October: World Animal Welfare Day
8 October: Indian Air Force Day
9 October: World Post Office Day
10 October: National Post Day / World Mental Health Day
11 October: International Day of Girl Child
12 October: World Sight Day
14 October: World Standards Day
15 October: World Students Day / World White Cane Day
16 October: World Food Day
24 October: UN Day / World Development Information Day
30 October: World Thrift Day
31 October: National Unity Day
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Important Days, Dates and Holiday list of November 2023
1 November: World Vegan Day
5 November: World Tsunami Day
7 November: National Cancer Awareness Day
9 November: Legal Services Day
11 November: National Education Day
13 November: World Kindness Day
14 November: Children’s Day / Diabetes Day
17 November: National Epilepsy Day
19 November: International Men’s Day / World Toilet Day
21 November: World Television Day
26 November: National Constitution Day
29 November: International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
Important Days, Dates and Holiday list of December 2023
1 December: World AIDS Day
2 December: National Pollution Control Day
3 December: World Day of the Handicapped
4 December: Indian Navy Day / National Cookie Day
5 December: International Volunteer Day / World Soil Day
7 December: Indian Armed Forces Flag Day / International Civil Aviation Day
9 December: International Anti-Corruption Day
10 December: Human Rights Day
11 December: International Mountain Day / UNICEF Day
14 December: World Energy Conservation Day
15 December: International Tea Day
16 December: Vijay Diwas
18 December: Minorities Rights Day (India)
19 December: Goa’s Liberation Day
20 December: International Human Solidarity Day
22 December: National Mathematics Day
23 December: Farmers Day (Kisan Diwas) India
24 December: National Consumers Day
25 December: Christmas Day
26 December: Boxing Day
Conclusion
The above-mentioned are the important days and dates in 2023. The reason behind observing these days is to mark the importance of certain events or moments. Some of these days are observed to spread awareness and some are observed to combat diseases and conditions. You can refer to this to plan ceremonies. This can also be helpful for entrance exams.
FAQs
- What are important days?
Important days are the days that are marked to celebrate, pay tribute to, or remember events.
- Why is it necessary to know the important days?
Important days and dates are asked in various government and competitive exams. At least 2 to 3 questions will be about important days. Knowing them can help you score well in exams.
- What are some of the important days that can be celebrated in schools and colleges?
Important days that can be observed in schools and colleges are mentioned below,
- 12 January – National Youth Day
- 15 January – Indian Army Day
- 24 January – National Girl Child Day / International Day of Education
- 21 February – International Mother Language Day
- 28 February – National Science Day
- 1 March – Zero Discrimination Day
- 20 March – International Day of Happiness
- 21 March – World Forestry Day
- 22 March – World Water Day
- 2 April – World Autism Awareness Day / International Children’s Book Day
- 7 April – World Health Day
- 22 April – Earth Day
- 29 April – International Dance Day
- 7 May – World Athletics Day
- 11 May – National Technology Day
- 15 May – International Day of the Family
- 5 June – World Environment Day
- 12 June -Anti-Child Labour Day
- 21 June – International Day of Yoga
- 28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
- 6 August – International Friendship Day
- 10 September – World Suicide Prevention Day
- 4 October – World Animal Welfare Day
- 11 October -International Day of Girl Child
- 15 October – World Students Day
- 14 December – World Energy Conservation Day
- 22 December – National Mathematics Day
- 23 December -Farmers Day (Kisan Diwas) India
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