Thursday, October 26, 2006

Bizarre American Holidays

Here's the full list of holidays from Bizarre American Holidays, which is a weird quirky site! :D

JANUARY

January is..... National Careers in Cosmetology Month, National Eye Health Care Month, National Fiber Focus Month, National Hobby Month, National Soup Month, Hot Tea Month, Oatmeal Month, and Prune Breakfast Month

January 1 is..... First Foot Day and Z Day [Z Day is a holiday that can be celebrated by letting all those poor unfortunate people with names that start with Z be first in line.]

January 2 is..... Run Up the Flagpole and See if Anybody Salutes It Day

January 3 is..... Festival of Sleep Day

January 4 is..... Trivia Day and Humiliation Day

January 5 is..... Bird Day

January 6 is..... Bean Day

January 7 is..... Old Rock Day

January 8 is..... National JoyGerm Day and Man Watcher's Day

January 9 is..... Play God Day

January 10 is..... Peculiar People Day

January 11 is..... National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day

January 12 is..... Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day

January 13 is..... Make Your Dream Come True Day and Blame Someone Else Day

January 14 is..... National Dress Up Your Pet Day

January 15 is..... Hat Day

January 16 is..... Hot and Spicy Food International Day and National Nothing Day

January 17 is..... Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral Day

January 18 is..... Winnie the Pooh Day

January 19 is..... National Popcorn Day

January 20 is..... National Buttercrunch Day

January 21 is..... National Hugging Day

January 22 is..... National Answer Your Cat's Question Day and National Blonde Brownie Day

January 23 is..... National Handwriting Day, National Pie Day, and Measure Your Feet Day

January 24 is..... Eskimo Pie Patent Day

January 25 is..... Opposite Day

January 26 is..... Australia Day

January 27 is..... Punch the Clock Day and Thomas Crapper Day [This holiday commemorates Mr. Thomas Crapper, the man who (as the name may suggest) invented the flush toilet.]

January 28 is..... National Kazoo Day, Clash Day, Rattle Snake Round-Up Day

January 29 is..... National Cornchip Day

January 30 is..... Escape Day

January 31 is..... National Popcorn Day and Child Labor Day


FEBRUARY

February is..... National Blah Buster Month, National Embroidery Month, National Grapefruit Month, National Snack Food Month, National Weddings Month, Responsible Pet Owner Month, Return Carts to the Supermarket Month, Creative Romance Month, International Twit Award Month, and Canned Food Month

February 1 is..... Serpent Day

February 2 is..... Purification Day

February 3 is..... Cordova Ice Worm Day

February 4 is..... Create A Vacuum Day

February 5 is..... Disaster Day

February 6 is..... Lame Duck Day

February 7 is..... Charles Dickens Day

February 8 is..... Kite Flying Day

February 9 is..... Toothache Day

February 10 is..... Umbrella Day

February 11 is..... White Tee-Shirt Day and Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day

February 12 is..... National Plum Pudding Day

February 13 is..... Get A Different Name Day and Dream Your Sweet Day

February 14 is..... Ferris Wheel Day and National Heart to Heart Day

February 15 is..... National Gum Drop Day

February 16 is..... Do A Grouch A Favor Day

February 17 is..... Champion Crab Races Day

February 18 is..... National Battery Day

February 19 is..... National Chocolate Mint Day

February 20 is..... Hoodie Hoo Day [This holiday is celebrated in an interesting way. At high noon, everyone yells "Hoodie-Hoo" to chase away winter and make way for spring.]

February 21 is..... Card Reading Day

February 22 is..... Be Humble Day

February 23 is..... International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day

February 24 is..... National Tortilla Chip Day

February 25 is..... Pistol Patent Day (Samuel Colt)

February 26 is..... National Pistachio Day

February 27 is..... International Polar Bear Day

February 28 is..... Public Sleeping Day

February 29 is..... National Surf and Turf Day


MARCH

March is..... Foot Health Month, Humorists Are Artist Month, National Furniture Refinishing Month, National Frozen Food Month, National Noodle Month, and National Peanut Month

March 1 is..... National Pig Day and Peanut Butter Lover's Day

March 2 is..... Old Stuff Day

March 3 is..... I Want You To Be Happy Day, Peach Blossom Day, and National Anthem Day [Today, President Hoover signed a bill making the Star Spangled Banner our national anthem. Celebrate by singing as much as you can remember with some friends.]

March 4 is..... Holy Experiment Day

March 5 is..... Multiple Personalities Day

March 6 is..... National Frozen Food Day

March 7 is..... National Crown Roast Of Pork Day

March 8 is..... Be Nasty Day

March 9 is..... Panic Day

March 10 is..... Festival Of Life In The Cracks Day

March 11 is..... Johnny Appleseed Day and Worship of Tools Day

March 12 is..... Alfred Hitchcock Day

March 13 is..... Jewel Day

March 14 is..... National Potato Chip Day

March 15 is..... Buzzard's Day and Everything You Think Is Wrong Day

March 16 is..... Everything You Do Is Right Day

March 17 is..... Submarine Day

March 18 is..... Supreme Sacrifice Day

March 19 is..... Poultry Day

March 20 is..... Proposal Day and Festival Of Extraterrestrial Abductions Day

March 21 is..... Fragrance Day

March 22 is..... National Goof-off Day

March 23 is..... National Organize Your Home Office Day and National Chip and Dip Day

March 24 is..... National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day

March 25 is..... Pecan Day and Waffle Day

March 26 is..... Make Up Your Own Holiday Day and Spinach Festival Day

March 27 is..... National "Joe" Day [Do you hate your name? Everyone who hates their name has a right on this day to have everyone they know call them Joe.]

March 28 is..... Something On A Stick Day

March 29 is..... Festival Of Smoke and Mirrors Day

March 30 is..... I Am In Control Day

March 31 is..... Bunsen Burner Day and National Clams On The Half Shell Day


APRIL

April is..... International Guitar Month, Keep America Beautiful Month, National Anxiety Month, National Humor Month, National Welding Month, National Garden Month, and Uh-Huh Month

April 1 is..... One Cent Day

April 2 is..... National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day

April 3 is..... Tweed Day and Don't Go To Work Unless It's Fun Day

April 4 is..... Tell-A-Lie Day

April 5 is..... Go For Broke Day

April 6 is..... Sorry Charlie Day [Sorry Charlie Day honors those who have been rejected and lived through it.]

April 7 is..... No Housework Day

April 8 is..... All Is Ours Day

April 9 is..... Winston Churchill Day and Name Yourself Day

April 10 is..... Golfers Day

April 11 is..... Eight-Track Tape Day

April 12 is..... Look Up At The Sky Day

April 13 is..... Blame Somebody Else Day

April 14 is..... National Pecan Day

April 15 is..... Rubber Eraser Day

April 16 is..... National Stress Awareness Day and National Eggs Benedict Day

April 17 is..... National Cheeseball Day

April 18 is..... International Jugglers Day

April 19 is..... Garlic Day

April 20 is..... Look Alike Day

April 21 is..... Kindergarten Day

April 22 is..... National Jelly Bean Day

April 23 is..... Read Me Day and World Laboratory Animal Day

April 24 is..... National Pigs In A Blanket Day

April 25 is..... National Zucchini Bread Day

April 26 is..... Richter Scale Day and National Pretzel Day

April 27 is..... Tell A Story Day

April 28 is..... Great Poetry Reading Day and Kiss-Your-Mate Day

April 29 is..... National Shrimp Scampi Day

April 30 is..... National Honesty Day


MAY

May is..... Better Sleep Month, National Good Car Care Month, National Photo Month, National Salad Month, National Egg Month, National Barbecue Month, Revise Your Work Schedule Month, Date Your Mate Month, National Hamburger Month, and Fungal Infection Awareness Month

May 1 is..... Mother Goose Day and Save The Rhino Day

May 2 is..... Fire Day

May 3 is..... Lumpy Rug Day

May 4 is..... National Candied Orange Peel Day

May 5 is..... National Hoagie Day

May 6 is..... Beverage Day

May 7 is..... International Tuba Day, Paste Up Day, and National Roast Leg of Lamb Day

May 8 is..... No Socks Day and Have A Coke Day

May 9 is..... Lost Sock Memorial Day

May 10 is..... Clean Up Your Room Day

May 11 is..... Eat What You Want Day and Twilight Zone Day

May 12 is..... Limerick Day

May 13 is..... Leprechaun Day

May 14 is..... National Dance Like A Chicken Day

May 15 is..... National Chocolate Chip Day

May 16 is..... Wear Purple For Peace Day

May 17 is..... Pack Rat Day

May 18 is..... International Museum Day and Visit Your Relatives Day

May 19 is..... Frog Jumping Jubilee Day

May 20 is..... Eliza Doolittle Day

May 21 is..... National Memo Day and National Waitresses / Waiters Day

May 22 is..... Buy-A-Musical-Instrument Day

May 23 is..... Penny Day

May 24 is..... National Escargot Day

May 25 is..... National Tap Dance Day

May 26 is..... Grey Day

May 27 is..... Body Painting Arts Festival

May 28 is..... National Hamburger Day

May 29 is..... End Of The Middle Ages Day

May 30 is..... My Bucket's Got A Hole In It Day

May 31 is..... National Macaroon Day


JUNE

June is..... Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month, American Rivers Month, Cancer In The Sun Month, Dairy Month, Turkey Lover's Month, National Accordian Awareness Month, National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month, National Ice Tea Month, National Papaya Month, National Pest Control Month, National Rose Month, Fight The Filthy Fly Month, and Zoo and Aquarium Month

June 1 is..... Dare Day

June 2 is..... National Rocky Road Day

June 3 is..... Repeat Day

June 4 is..... Old Maids Day

June 5 is..... Festival Of Popular Delusions Day

June 6 is..... Teacher's Day and National Applesauce Cake Day

June 7 is..... National Chocolate Ice Cream Day

June 8 is..... Name Your Poison Day

June 9 is..... Donald Duck Day

June 10 is..... National Yo-Yo Day

June 11 is..... National Hug Holiday and King Kamehameha Day

June 12 is..... Machine Day

June 13 is..... National Juggling Day and Kitchen Klutzes Of America Day

June 14 is..... Pop Goes The Weasel Day

June 15 is..... Smile Power Day

June 16 is..... National Hollerin' Contest Day

June 17 is..... Watergate Day and Eat Your Vegetables Day

June 18 is..... International Panic Day

June 19 is..... World Sauntering Day

June 20 is..... Ice Cream Soda Day

June 21 is..... Cuckoo Warning Day [BEWARE! It will be a wet summer if the sound of the cuckoo is heard today, June 21.]

June 22 is..... National Chocolate Eclair Day

June 23 is..... National Pink Day

June 24 is..... Museum Comes To Life Day

June 25 is..... Log Cabin Day

June 26 is..... National Chocolate Pudding Day

June 27 is..... National Columnists Day

June 28 is..... Paul Bunyan Day

June 29 is..... Camera Day

June 30 is..... Meteor Day


JULY

July is..... National Baked Beans Month, National Ice Cream Month, National Tennis Month, Read An Almanac Month, Anti-Boredom Month, and Hitchhiking Month

July 1 is..... Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day and Build A Scarecrow Day

July 2 is..... Visitation Of The Virgin Mary Day

July 3 is..... Stay Out Of The Sun Day and Compliment Your Mirror Day

July 4 is..... National Country Music Day and Tom Sawyer Fence-Painting Day

July 5 is..... Workaholics Day

July 6 is..... National Fried Chicken Day

July 7 is..... National Strawberry Sundae Day

July 8 is..... Video Games Day

July 9 is..... National Sugar Cookie Day

July 10 is..... Clerihew Day

July 11 is..... National Cheer Up The Lonely Day

July 12 is..... National Pecan Pie Day

July 13 is..... Fool's Paradise Day

July 14 is..... National Nude Day

July 15 is..... National Tapioca Pudding Day and Respect Canada Day

July 16 is..... International Juggling Day

July 17 is..... National Peach Ice Cream Day

July 18 is..... National Ice Cream Day and National Caviar Day

July 19 is . . . . Flitch Day [An old custom from yesteryear developed into the holiday of Flitch Day. Bacon was given to any married couple who could prove they had lived in harmony and fidelity for one year. Very few "took home the bacon."]

July 20 is..... Ugly Truck Contest Day

July 21 is..... National Tug-Of-War Tournament Day

July 22 is..... Ratcatcher's Day

July 23 is..... National Vanilla Ice Cream Day

July 24 is..... Amelia Earhart Day

July 25 is..... Threading The Needle Day

July 26 is..... All Or Nothing Day

July 27 is..... Take Your Pants For A Walk Day

July 28 is..... National Milk Chocolate Day

July 29 is..... Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day

July 30 is..... National Cheesecake Day

July 31 is..... Parents Day


AUGUST

August is..... National Catfish Month, National Golf Month, National Eye Exam Month, National Water Quality Month, Romance Awareness Month, Peach Month, and Foot Health Month

August 1 is..... Friendship Day and National Raspberry Cream Pie Day

August 2 is..... National Ice Cream Sandwich Day

August 3 is..... National Watermelon Day

August 4 is..... Twins Day Festival

August 5 is..... National Mustard Day

August 6 is..... Wiggle Your Toes Day

August 7 is..... Sea Serpent Day

August 8 is..... Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night

August 9 is..... National Polka Festival

August 10 is..... Lazy Day

August 11 is..... Presidential Joke Day

August 12 is..... Middle Child's Day

August 13 is..... Blame Someone Else Day

August 14 is..... National Creamsicle Day

August 15 is..... National Relaxation Day and National Failures Day

August 16 is..... Bratwurst Festival

August 17 is..... National Thriftshop Day

August 18 is..... Bad Poetry Day

August 19 is..... Potato Day

August 20 is..... National Radio Day

August 21 is..... National Spumoni Day

August 22 is..... Be An Angel Day

August 23 is..... National Spongecake Day

August 24 is..... Knife Day

August 25 is..... Kiss-And-Make-Up Day

August 26 is..... National Cherry Popsicle Day

August 27 is..... Petroleum Day

August 28 is..... World Sauntering Day

August 29 is..... More Herbs, Less Salt Day

August 30 is..... National Toasted Marshmallow Day

August 31 is..... National Trail Mix Day


SEPTEMBER

September is..... Self Improvement Month, Be Kind To Editors and Writers Month, International Square Dance Month, Cable TV Month, National Bed Check Month, National Chicken Month, National Courtesy Month, National Honey Month, National Mind Mapping Month, National Piano Month, National Rice Month, National Papaya Month, and Classical Music Month

September 1 is..... Emma M. Nutt Day

September 2 is..... National Beheading Day

September 3 is..... Skyscraper Day

September 4 is..... Newspaper Carrier Day

September 5 is..... Be Late For Something Day

September 6 is..... Fight Procrastination Day

September 7 is..... Neither Rain Nor Snow Day

September 8 is..... National Date Nut Bread Day and Pardon Day

September 9 is..... Teddy Bear Day

September 10 is..... Swap Ideas Day

September 11 is..... No News Is Good News Day

September 12 is..... National Pet Memorial Day and National Chocolate Milkshake Day

September 13 is..... Defy Superstition Day

September 14 is..... National Cream-Filled Donut Day

September 15 is..... Felt Hat Day

September 16 is..... Stay Away From Seattle Day and Collect Rocks Day

September 17 is..... National Apple Dumpling Day

September 18 is..... National Play-Doh Day

September 19 is..... National Butterscotch Pudding Day

September 20 is..... National Punch Day

September 21 is..... World Gratitude Day and International Banana Festival

September 22 is..... Hobbit Day and Dear Diary Day

September 23 is..... Checkers Day and Dogs In Politics Day

September 24 is..... Festival Of Latest Novelties

September 25 is..... National Comic Book Day

September 26 is..... National Good Neighbor Day and National Pancake Day

September 27 is..... Crush A Can Day

September 28 is..... Ask A Stupid Question Day

September 29 is..... Poisoned Blackberries Day

September 30 is..... National Mud Pack Day


OCTOBER

October is..... Adopt-A-Dog Month, Computer Learning Month, National Apple Jack Month, National Car Care Month, National Clock Month, National Cosmetology Month, National Dessert Month, National Pickled Pepper Month, National Popcorn Poppin' Month, National Pretzel Month, National Sarcastics Month, National Seafood Month, National Kitchen and Bath Month, and Vegetarian Awareness Month

October 1 is..... World Vegetarian Day and Magic Circles Day

October 2 is..... Name Your Car Day

October 3 is..... Virus Appreciation Day

October 4 is..... National Golf Day

October 5 is..... National Storytelling Festival

October 6 is..... German-American Day and Come and Take It Day

October 7 is..... National Frappe Day

October 8 is..... American Tag Day

October 9 is..... Moldy Cheese Day

October 10 is..... National Angel Food Cake Day

October 11 is..... It's My Party Day

October 12 is..... International Moment Of Frustration Scream Day

October 13 is..... National Peanut Festival

October 14 is..... Be Bald and Free Day and National Dessert Day

October 15 is..... White Cane Safety Day

October 16 is..... Dictionary Day

October 17 is..... Gaudy Day

October 18 is..... No Beard Day

October 19 is..... Evaluate Your Life Day

October 20 is..... National Brandied Fruit Day

October 21 is..... Babbling Day

October 22 is..... National Nut Day

October 23 is..... National Mole Day

October 24 is..... National Bologna Day

October 25 is..... Punk For A Day Day

October 26 is..... Mule Day

October 27 is..... Sylvia Plath Day

October 28 is ..... Plush Animal Lover's Day and National Chocolate Day [If the word Godiva means anything to you, odds are you're a chocolate lover. Visit Godiva Chocolate, brought to you by the makers of Godiva chocolate, to find out all you ever wanted to know (and more) on chocolate.]

October 29 is..... Hermit Day

October 30 is..... National Candy Corn Day

October 31 is..... National Magic Day and Increase Your Pyschic Powers Day


NOVEMBER

November is..... International Drum Month, Peanut Butter Lover's Month, and Slaughter Month

November 1 is..... Plan Your Epitaph Day

November 2 is..... National Deviled Egg Day

November 3 is..... Sandwich Day and Housewife's Day

November 4 is..... Waiting For The Barbarians Day

November 5 is..... Gunpowder Day

November 6 is..... Saxophone Day and Marooned Without A Compass Day

November 7 is..... National Bittersweet Chocolate With Almonds Day

November 8 is..... Dunce Day

November 9 is..... Chaos Never Dies Day

November 10 is..... Forget-Me-Not Day

November 11 is..... Air Day

November 12 is..... National Pizza With The Works Except Anchovies Day

November 13 is..... National Indian Pudding Day

November 14 is..... Operation Room Nurse Day

November 15 is..... National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day

November 16 is..... Button Day

November 17 is..... Take A Hike Day

November 18 is..... Occult Day

November 19 is..... Have A Bad Day Day

November 20 is..... Absurdity Day

November 21 is..... World Hello Day and False Confessions Day

November 22 is..... Start Your Own Country Day

November 23 is..... National Cashew Day

November 24 is..... Use Even If Seal Is Broken Day

November 25 is..... National Parfait Day

November 26 is..... Shopping Reminder Day

November 27 is..... Pins And Needles Day

November 28 is..... Make Your Own Head Day

November 29 is..... Square Dance Day

November 30 is..... Stay At Home Because You're Well Day


DECEMBER

December is..... Hi Neighbor Month, National Stress-Free Family Holiday Month, Bingo's Birthday Month, and Read A New Book Month

December 1 is..... National Pie Day and Eat A Red Apple Day

December 2 is..... National Fritters Day

December 3 is..... National Roof-Over-Your-Head Day

December 4 is..... Wear Brown Shoes Day

December 5 is..... National Sacher Torte Day

December 6 is..... National Gazpacho Day and Mitten Tree Day

December 7 is..... National Cotton Candy Day

December 8 is..... Take It In The Ear Day

December 9 is..... National Pastry Day

December 10 is..... Festival For The Souls Of Dead Whales

December 11 is..... National Noodle Ring Day

December 12 is..... National Ding-A-Ling Day

December 13 is..... Ice Cream and Violins Day

December 14 is..... National Bouillabaisse Day

December 15 is..... National Lemon Cupcake Day

December 16 is..... National Chocolate Covered Anything Day

December 17 is..... Underdog Day and National Maple Syrup Day

December 18 is..... National Roast Suckling Pig Day

December 19 is..... Oatmeal Muffin Day

December 20 is..... Games Day

December 21 is..... Look At The Bright Side Day, National Flashlight Day, National French Fried Shrimp Day, and Hamburger Day

December 22 is..... National Date-Nut Bread Day

December 23 is..... Roots Day

December 24 is..... National Egg Nog Day

December 25 is..... National Pumpkin Pie Day

December 26 is..... National Whiners Day

December 27 is..... National Fruitcake Day

December 28 is..... Card Playing Day and National Chocolate Day

December 29 is..... Pepper Pot Day

December 30 is..... Festival Of Enormous Changes At The Last Minute and National Bicarbonate Of Soda Day

December 31 is..... Unlucky Day

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