National Hearing Day in France
National Hearing Day in France is held on March 8. This event in the first decade of the month March is annual. 
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Sound travels at the speed of 1,130 feet per second, or 770 miles per hour. The ear continues to hear sounds, even while you sleep. Ears not only help you hear, but also aid in balance.
An overwhelming majority of French people aged 15 and over (89%) consider noise to be a societal issue. Moreover, this issue is becoming increasingly important with almost 2 out of 3 French people feeling that they are now more exposed to noise in their everyday lives than ever before. This rate tends to rise to 70% in the 50-74 age bracket. In France, deafness affects nearly 5 million people.
The French National Audition Day is a major awareness campaign aims at giving citizens information about the hearing loss prevention.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Grandmother's Day in France on March 7 (La fête des grands-mères is celebrated on the first Sunday in March);
BNP Paribas Day on March 7
National French Onion Soup Day on March 8
European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Terrorism on March 11 (commemorating the terrorist attacks in Madrid on March 11, 2004, which killed 191 people);
Paris Commune Day in France on March 18 (celebrated since February 20, 1872);
La Madunuccia in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on March 18
National Day of Remembrance of Civil and Military Victims of the War in Algeria and the fighting in Tunisia and Morocco on March 19