The Third Circuit Court Diversity and Inclusion Team’s Mission: "We appreciate our common connection and respect our diverse and unique human experiences. We move forward as an inclusive organization as we provide accessible and equal justice."

The Court’s Diversity & Inclusion Team strives to ensure the values of its diverse bench, staff, and court users are acknowledged and reflected in our delivery of service as well as our work environment.

In that spirit, the team creates and shares a monthly list of various holidays and observations along with some celebration suggestions. We invite our work community and the community at large to contribute.

JANUARY 2024

January 1 - Kwanzaa Last Day, New Year’s Day (Año Nuevo)

January 2 - Perihelion

January 3 - National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day

January 4 - World Braille Day

January 6 - Epiphany (Día de Los Reyes Magos)

January 7 - Orthodox Christmas

January 9 - Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

January 10 - Houseplant Appreciation Day

January 11 - Human Trafficking Awareness Day

January 13 - Korean American Day

January 14 - Orthodox New Year

January 15 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 19 - National Popcorn Day

January 20 - National Cheese Lovers Day

January 24 - Tu Bishvat (Jewish)

January 25 - Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)

January 27 - Int’l Holocaust Remembrance Day

January 29 - National Puzzle Day

January 30 - National Croissant Day

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

Cervical cancer was once a leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States. Today, screening and prevention have greatly reduced the impact of this form of cancer. Still, approximately 13,960 women in the United States are projected to receive a diagnosis of cervical cancer in 2023 and approximately 4,310 will die from the disease, according to the National Cancer Institute.

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Perihelion – January 2, 2024

Perihelion occurs on January 2,

2024. Perihelion can fall anywhere between January 2 and January 6 in a given year. The day when the earth is closest to the sun. https://earthsky.org/tonight/earth-comes-closest-to-sun-every-year-in-early-january/

Sources:

 https://www.diversityresources.com/diversity-calendar-2024

https://www.diversityresources.com/interfaith-calendar-2024

https://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/january.htm

https://www.preventcancer.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-cervical-cancer-infographic-1920x1080-1.png

https://earthsky.org/tonight/earth-comes-closest-to-sun-every-year-in-early-january/