Silly Holidays Everyone Should Celebrate

By Maggie DeBlasis on October 14, 2013

Welcome to the time of the year where universities take their fall breaks. And while some schools don’t have that luxury, hopefully these silly holidays will at least put a smile on your face while you mumble and grumble about being in school.

WIth the new calender change, the month of June will no longer have a week long break for students starting in 2013. Photo by turatti via Flickr.com

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January 3: Festival of Sleep Day—It’s a great way to recuperate from the holidays, with all the relatives and food and gifts, and prepare for the upcoming return to work and school. Unless you go to places like Maryland, where the Festival of Sleep lasts the entire month of January.

February 5: National Weatherman’s Day—Tracking and predicating the weather is incredibly difficult. It can change significantly in days or even hours, and everyone in the world depends on their predictions for planning purposes. According to Air Force News, this day is a commemoration of one of the first American weatherman, John Jeffries.

March 26: Make Up Your Own Holiday Day—Squawk Like a Chicken Day, Television Appreciation Day, and Purple Sports Ball Day are all fair game today.

April 2: International Children’s Book Day—The International Board on Books for Youth created this holiday on the birthday of Hans Christian Anderson, the Danish author of fairy tales like The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling, as a way to promote children’s love of reading. Libraries around the world have hours of storytelling and special activities to instill reading as a part of kids’ everyday lives.

May 25: National Tap Dance Day—Former President George H. W. Bush signed a US Joint Resolution into law in November 1989. It was created in honor of Bojangles Robinson’s birthday in 1878. This stuff cannot be made up.

June 18: National Splurge Day—Whether it’s buying a Maserati or eating your own weight in marshmallows, this is the day of doing what you want. There are 364 other days where you are constrained by money woes or health concerns, but today, treat yourself to your deepest desires. You can worry about it tomorrow with a satisfied smile on your face.

July 28, 29, & 3o: National Milk Chocolate Day, National Lasagna Day, and National Cheesecake Day—The only reason these three are on the list is because they all happen one right after another. You can actually eat an entire three course meal over the course of three days and consider it three different holidays. Well, that’s if you consider milk chocolate an appetizer, which it totally can be.

August 13: International Lefthander’s Day—If you have sinistrophobia, or a fear of the left side, you’d best just stay at home today. Started by Lefthanders’s International in 1976, lefthanders have this entire day to bask in the glory of being different. From problems using scissors to bumping elbows with your neighbor, here’s the one day where lefthanders can do it and not have others yell at them.

September 16: Mayflower Day—In 1620, the Mayflower set sail from England. 102 men, women, and children were on the seas for 66 days before landing in at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts. They, like all immigrants to the New World, were escaping from the religious and cultural persecutions of Europe.

October 1: World Vegetarian Day—First celebrated in 1977, this day is used to promote awareness of issues that many vegetarians call the origin of their lifestyle. Most are ethically and morally opposed to the meat and fish industries because of their treatment before slaughter. But today’s as good a day as any to try tofu.

November 30: Stay at Home Because You are Well Day—Also known as a mental health day. A copyrighted holiday, it was created by Wellcat.com. You get up every morning and go to class or work. Why not take a day off? You deserve it. But not on the day of a major test or work event.

December 31: Make Up Your Mind Day—A New Year’s resolution is only the tip of the iceberg. As the year comes to a close, you’re finally forced to make some decisions. The calendar is going to change whether or not you’re ready.

Just to let you know, October 12 is International Moment of Frustration Day. It’s the perfect reason to procrastinate.

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