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Dry January
Dry January is a custom of abstaining from alcohol for the month of January, particularly practised in the United Kingdom. The custom, as a formal entity, appears to be relatively recent, being described as having "sprung up in recent years" even in 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Government unveils first 'Dry January' marketing campaign )〕 Although the Finnish government launched a campaign called "Sober January" already in 1942 as part of its war effort.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=”Raitis tammikuu” (1942) oli tehokas propagandahyökkäys )〕 The term "Dry January" was registered as a trademark by the charity Alcohol Concern in mid-2014;〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Trademark information for DRY JANUARY from CTM - by Markify )〕 the first ever Dry January campaign by Alcohol Concern occurred in January 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ALL ABOUT DRY JANUARY 2014 )〕 In the leadup to the January 2015 campaign, for the first time Alcohol Concern partnered with Public Health England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Festive Drinkers Urged To Try 'Dry January' )〕 In January 2014 according to Alcohol Concern, which initiated the campaign, over 17,000 Britons stopped drinking for that month.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Abstinence after the boozing. Can you make it a dry January? )〕 While there is controversy as to the efficacy and benefits of the practice, a 2014 survey by the University of Sussex found that six months following January 2014, out of 900 surveyed participants in the custom, 72% had "kept harmful drinking episodes down" and 4% were still not drinking.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC News - 'Dry January' linked to drinking less in long term )〕 ==References==
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