Today is National No Bra Day for breast cancer awareness

There are LOADS of national days in our global calendar now, with everything from National Walk Around Things Day (4 April) through to National Lumpy Rug Day (3 May) all on the agenda whether you like it or not.

But while there are countless ridiculous ones that deserve absolutely zero of our attention, there are a handful that are a little more meaningful - like today, which is National No Bra Day, urging people to ditch the bras to raise awareness of breast cancer.

By spending the day without a bra you can raise awareness and help to prevent other women from having to go through this experience .

No Bra Day is an annual observance on October 13 on which women are encouraged to forgo wearing a bra as a means to encourage breast cancer awareness. No Bra Day was initially observed on July 9, 2011, but within three years it had moved to October 13, the month of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

No Bra Day was established to both raise awareness of breast cancer and its prevalence in today’s society, as well as to drive opportunities for fund-raising to help keep the research moving.
The day encourages women everywhere to go without their bra to raise awareness for breast cancer and the challenges that those with it faces.

Breasts are of the primary identifiers of what makes a woman, visually, a woman, and having to have them removed in the fight against breast cancer can lead to self-image issues and depression.

So why is it that women everywhere choose not to wear a bra to raise awareness of this horrible disease? Women who have been through a battle with breast cancer often have to wear a prosthesis to hide the fact that they’ve had a breast or breasts removed, and are unable to go without a bra as a result.

If you know someone who has been affected by Breast Cancer or just want to help continue the fight against it, No Bra Day is an opportunity to help those around you know that the fight is ongoing!