National Dress in Blue Day:

The National Dress in Blue Day is celebrated on the first Friday in March. In the year 2021, this National Day is to be celebrated on the 5th of March to create awareness about Colon Cancer by wearing Blue.

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Why National Dress in Blue Day?

The National Day celebrated every first Friday of march always tends to be a little special. On this day, we get to wear blue as the name suggests and create public awareness about Colon Cancer so that the people who remain ignorant of colon cancer will get to know about it.

We have been celebrating this day every year to create awareness and celebrate this day, and we tend to offer support and motivate the ones suffering and fighting Colon Cancer. We utilize this day by showing people that they are not alone and stronger than what they think they are.

The celebration of this day and its full credits goes to a person named Anita Mitchell.  She is the founder of Colon Cancer Stars. She is the one who made it normal to talk about Colon Cancer. She suffered from Stage IV of Colon Cancer at the age of 35. And since she had lost her father and a friend to this disease, she thought she should not let this be hidden and create public awareness about this. Thus came the celebration of the National Day, i.e., National Dress in Blue Day.

This is being celebrated so that people with Colon Cancer and others also get to know about the causes of the disease and how and all the disease could be prevented. By wearing blue, we tell people that it is normal to talk about Cancer and take preventive measures. We also look up to this day to honor the patients we have lost due to Colon Cancer. In the memory of the dead ones, this day is being celebrated annually.

By organizing and celebrating the National Dress in Blue Day, we reduce the death rates due to colon cancer and raise money for screening, public awareness, and more research purposes. Thus, on this day,  the first Friday of March,  we all gather together and stand united to create public awareness, show support, and prevent deaths due to Colon Cancer.

How Can We Observe National Dress in Blue Day?

We Go Blue

To celebrate the National Dress in Blue Day, we can wear clothes in blue and accessories also in blue. You can utilize the color blue in everything that you use on this day and celebrate.

• Show some love through Donation.

This day can be celebrated by donating money and other necessities to the organizations or the people fighting Colon Cancer.

• Challenge Someone on Social Media

You may challenge some random person to talk about Colon Cancer to a person who is unaware of it and post videos about it with #DressinBlueDayChallenge,#DressInBlue,#NationalDressInBlue.

Interesting Facts On National Dress in Blue Day:

Below are a few interesting facts about Colon Cancer for you to know.

• Colon Cancer can be inherited from your parents.
• Among Cancer, Colon Cancer takes the second place that causes death to people.
• Colon cancer can not be diagnosed until the patient is in an advanced stage.
• Regular screenings can reduce and prevent colon cancer from occurring.
• Colon Cancer is not for a particular gender. It can occur to both men and women all over the world.
• There will be no symptoms found for colon cancer.
• Out of all other cancers, Colon Cancer is one of the cancers that can be prevented.
• Having a good and healthy habit can prevent colon cancer from occurring.

History Of National Dress in Blue Day:

The origin and founder of this day are Anita Mitchell. She is the Colon Cancer Stars founder, a volunteer at Colorectal Cancer Alliance, and a Board Member of the Never Too Young Advisory. Anita Mitchell suffered from Colon Cancer at the age of 35. She was diagnosed with Stage IV of Colon Cancer. What made her create public awareness was her father’s death and one of her friends who had passed away due to Colon Cancer. She felt that no more should people feel shy to talk about this disease, so she found this day to celebrate.

This day was first organized in her children’s school in 2006. Later, this gave her the idea to celebrate this as a National Day in 2009 and thus emerged the National Dress in Blue Day!