Today, the day after “springing forward” an hour for daylight saving time, has been set aside as National Napping Day. The day was first established in 1999 by the Boston University professor William Anthony and his wife, Camille, who hoped to bring awareness to the health benefits of napping and the importance of sleep. This also coincides with March being designated as National Sleep Awareness Month, and pairs with Friday, March 17, which is World Sleep Day. Gathered below are a handful of images of snoozy people and animals enjoying the benefits of napping in various locations.
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![A person wearing sunglasses lies in a hammock.]()
Read moreA reveler rests in a hammock at the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts, on Worthy Farm in Somerset, England, on June 21, 2017. #
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![A child sleeps, sprawled out in a push-car.]()
Read moreA snoozy participant rests during the Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade in Long Beach, California, on October 28, 2018. #
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![A worker takes a nap on a large stack of sacks filled with wheat.]()
Read moreA worker takes a nap on sacks filled with wheat at a wholesale grain market in Dadri, in Uttar Pradesh, India, on May 26, 2012. #
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![A lion sleeps, its head resting on another lion.]()
Read moreLions rest together at the National Zoo in San Salvador on February 21, 2018. #
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![A cosplayer dressed as a stormtrooper naps at a picnic table near a crowd of people.]()
Read moreA cosplayer dressed as a stormtrooper naps in the food court at Comic Con Africa in Johannesburg on September 15, 2018. #
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![A polar-bear cub snuggles up to her mother.]()
Read moreA polar-bear cub snuggles up to her mother in their enclosure at the Bremerhaven Zoo in Germany on March 9, 2016. #
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![A man snoozes on a couch, accompanied by a cat.]()
Read moreA man snoozes on a couch, accompanied by a cat. #
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![An overhead view of dozens of people lying on mats organized on the floor of a gymnasium]()
Read moreParents of students sleep on mats laid out on the floor of a gymnasium inside a university campus in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province, on September 3, 2007. #
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![A boy sleeps as he leans on a bicycle's handlebars.]()
Read moreA boy sleeps as he leans on a bicycle's handlebars in Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 18, 2021. #
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![A monkey sleeps, lying on a railing.]()
Read moreA monkey sleeps at the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Bali, Indonesia, on November 24, 2022. #
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![A person lies on a bed inside a small room.]()
Read moreLaura Li prepares to take a nap in YeloSpa in New York City, where customers pay for a cabin to take a quick nap in, on May 1, 2018. #
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![A dog sleeps, resting its head on a desk in a classroom beside a young student, who is studying.]()
Read moreFindik, the mascot dog at Kayacik Martyr Haluk Yilmaz Primary School, sleeps on a desk beside its desk mate during class in Tokat, Turkey, on January 16, 2020. #
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![A child sleeps, leaning on a suitcase, in an airport.]()
Read moreA child sleeps on a suitcase after arriving with her family at Tijuana Airport in Mexico, where they were met by volunteers to help them on their journey to the U.S. after fleeing the war in Ukraine, on April 8, 2022. #
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![A man takes a nap lying atop his bicycle]()
Read moreA man takes a nap atop his bicycle in New Delhi, India, on January 1, 2021. #
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![A young child sleeps while resting on the shoulder of an adult, who is wearing a sombrero.]()
Read moreA young Mexico fan snoozes prior to the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Group A match between Mexico and Italy at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 16, 2013. #
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![A sea-otter pup sleeps on its mother's belly while floating in a bay.]()
Read moreA sea-otter pup sleeps on its mother's belly while floating in California's Morro Bay. #
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![A man rests in a hammock on a beach.]()
Read moreA man rests in a hammock on a beach in Porto Cervo, Sardegna, Italy, on May 17, 2020. #
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![A newborn lamb rests beside a sleeping child in a field.]()
Read moreA newborn lamb rests beside a sleeping child in Ogmore Vale, Wales, in this 1940 photograph. #
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