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2020

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National Use Your Gift Card Day

The campaign’s media archive identifies January 18, 2020 as the first National Use Your Gift Card Day, and the organizer calls 2021 the second annual edition.

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2 observances

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0 repeat predictably

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1 have a country-specific scope

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2 have in-depth guides

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National Michigan Day

18 January · United States / National Day Calendar National State Days series — Michigan

National Day Calendar lists National Michigan Day on 18 January. The U.S. Senate records Michigan’s admission/statehood date as 26 January 1837. The two dates are deliberately kept separate…

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World Religion Day

Third Sunday of January · Bahá’í-initiated interfaith observance with worldwide community participation

Bahá’í World News Service states that World Religion Day was initiated in 1950 by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and is commemorated on the third Sunday…

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Civic, Remembrance & History 1 Faith, Tradition & Spirituality 1

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