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Fun Holiday – Ditch New Year's Resolution Day

January 17 or Ditch New Year’s Resolution Day is popularly thought to be the day when a large number of people abandon their New Year’s resolutions.

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Saturday, January 17, 2026
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You have done well for the past couple of weeks. You have stuck to your New Year’s resolutions. But are now ready to give them up. You are busy, you took on too much, that piece of cake just looks so darn good to ignore. Whatever your reason to break your New Year resolutions, you can do it guilt-free on Ditch New Year’s Resolution Day.

How to Celebrate?

  • Ditch those resolutions, relax and stop feeling guilty about breaking them. After all, resolutions are meant to be broken.

Did You Know…

…that according to some studies almost 80% of all people who make New Year’s resolutions abandon them sometime during the year?

Ditch New Year's Resolution Day Observances

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