March 18 - National Awkward Moments Day

Happy National Awkward Moments Day! On March 18th, we recognize today as an annual day to which every person can relate. We have all had our awkward moments from time to time. They are a part of life; they just happen. 

Awkwardness or embarrassment is defined as an emotional state of intense discomfort with oneself. 

Have you ever called someone by the wrong name, tripped over nothing, walked into a door, had the completely wrong words come out of your mouth or just forgot what you were doing?  

The list could go on and on. Sometimes, things just do not seem to go right and something happens that may make you feel like you want to run and hide. No matter the day, today or any other day, everyone has them. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Find the ability to laugh at yourself, see the humor in awkward moments and have fun with them. Relive old awkward moments by telling stories about them. Laugh over them and enjoy the memory. They may be embarrassing at first.  

However, as time goes by, the humor in these moments real just how human we can be. After all, don’t we all start out somewhere? We learn something new or misunderstand someone’s meaning. 

No one is perfect, ever. And it’s important to keep that in mind on this day and take a little humility with us as we celebrate it. 

Use #AwkwardMomentsDay to post on social media. 

HISTORY 

While it may be awkward to admit it, National Day Calendar® has been unable to identify the origin of this awkward holiday. 

#AwkwardMomentsDay 

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March 18 - National Kick Butts Day

Happy National Kick Butts Day! On March 18, today is a national day of activism that empowers youth to stand out, speak up and seize control against Big Tobacco. 

  

Big Tobacco is a name used to refer to the "big five" largest global tobacco industry companies. These include Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan Tobacco International and China Tobacco. 

  

The day not only empowers students to say no to tobacco but it also gives them the tools to become a tobacco-free generation. However, they cannot do it alone. They require the support and conversations of their families, teachers, and communities at large.  

  

These conversations include policies that prevent tobacco products targeted at youth. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tobacco use by youth increased by 1.5 million users in 2018! 

  

Around the United States, teachers, youth leaders, and health advocates organize events raising awareness and providing education for a tobacco-free lifestyle.  

  

The Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse is participating in this national awareness day in local schools through creative activities aimed at continuing conversations about healthy lifestyles. 

  

For more information, visit the websites below about the programs of the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse to learn more about National Kick Butts Day. 

  

https://www.cadasb.org 

https://www.kickbuttsday.org 

  

HOW TO OBSERVE 

  

How can you get involved? 

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  • Empower every generation to be tobacco-free, especially our youth. Build-up their leadership skills so they can be a tobacco-free and resistant generation. 
• • Write to policymakers and make yourself heard. 
• • Speak out and promote policies proven to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke. 
• • Invite others to join you in raising awareness and to help protect kids.  

Stand against tobacco and use #NationalKickButtsDay to post on social media. 

HISTORY 

National Kick Butts Day is organized by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and sponsored by the United Health Foundation. The first National Kick Butts Day was held in 1995. 

#NationalKickButtsDay
#iKickButts 

@CADASB 

@takedowntobacco 

@CDCgov 

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DATES 

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