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One Person's Holiday Is Another's....

A list of 619 words by reesetee.

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Nearly all holidays listed as "national" (with the singular exception of national bilby day) refer to the United States only because I live here. :-) Note that true U.S. national holidays require an Act of Congress, but you won't find much of that here.

None of these are madeupical--well, I didn't make them up, anyway.

For sweeter holidays, see this list.

DISCLAIMER: The creator of this list shall not be liable for any injuries resulting from participation in the holidays listed.

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  • reesetee Thanks, guys! Mar 20, 2013

  • hernesheir Happy National Bubble Week! 3/20-3/26, 2013.
    Who else can blow bubbles off the tip of their tongue? Mar 20, 2013

  • Prolagus Happy World Oral Health Day! Mar 20, 2013

  • reesetee Happy World Turtle Day! (Thanks, sionnach.) May 23, 2012

  • reesetee Thanks to Prolagus for reminding me that it's international compost awareness week. T-shirts and posters available here.
    May 7, 2012

  • reesetee National bilby day duly added. *orders pin*

    Au contraire, my good fox. There is indeed a Fox Day, albeit local. Jun 1, 2011

  • sionnach National bilby day, the day of the jackal, day of the locust; even the dead have their day. Why no day of the fox?

    An important question, without a satisfactory answer. Fortunately, even if there is as yet no day of the fox, there is a fox of the day . Jun 1, 2011

  • sionnach This year's national bilby day falls on the 10-year anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon. I imagine this will give the conspiracy theorists something to dig into, so to speak. Jun 1, 2011

  • bilby http://savethebilby.icemedia.com.au/templates/save_the_bilby_fund/img/content/20760001156204143806.jpg"> May 31, 2011

  • reesetee Yes, it has! I actually intended it to be a list of goofy holidays, so I probably didn't add either of those. Some people take them mighty seriously.

    If it helps, I've tagged all the entries on this list with the day, date, week, month, etc. If you look at the tag pages for any of those, you'll see the names of the corresponding holidays listed. :-) Apr 28, 2011

  • Prolagus (This list has become way too long for me to check if Administrative Professionals week (and day) are listed.) Apr 28, 2011

  • reesetee Oh, how could we? What else could we have been thinking? But yes, it appears it was on Feb. 22nd. Mar 1, 2011

  • Prolagus Have we missed Lady Porn Day? Mar 1, 2011

  • Lefty Webb "So when is I gotta go to the damn Dr. day?" : ( Dec 8, 2010

  • reesetee Oh, and don't travel too far into the future on Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day or you'll miss National Pastry Day (the 9th) and National Noodle-Ring Day (the 11th).

    And people think Christmas is a big deal. Dec 8, 2010

  • reesetee That's very...wise.

    *stares dramatically into the distance during middle of sentence*

    Wait, I'm late for that one. Dec 8, 2010

  • Prolagus On the other side, now that I think of it, the best way of celebrating day of the ninja is not to observe it. Dec 8, 2010

  • Prolagus We just missed day of the ninja last Sunday. Or maybe we were there and nobody could see us.
    http://www.savagechickens.com/images/chickenninjapoker.jpg"> Dec 8, 2010

  • reesetee That's okay. You weren't late by the time you arrived last week. Dec 8, 2010

  • Prolagus Found you! It was a lot of fun, but it took me ages to get there! Dec 8, 2010

  • reesetee Pro, didn't anyone tell you? We were celebrating by traveling to another time. Dec 8, 2010

  • Prolagus You must be wrong PU, I just got back from tomorrow and nobody was celebrating. Dec 8, 2010

  • PossibleUnderscore Happy International Pretend to be a Timetraveller Day!!
    (except for you guys in the UK and US in which case it's tomorrow)
    What I'd like to know is what happens to the real timetravellers on this day... are they allowed to join in?
    ; ) Dec 7, 2010

  • reesetee Done. And thank you for your...er...contribution. Nov 18, 2010

  • Prolagus I see you have national toilet day, but by all means don't miss World Toilet Day on November 19. Nov 17, 2010

  • reesetee But it can't be--it's nowhere near springtime....

    Oh, Ether. I thought you were thpeaking with a lithp. Oct 17, 2010

  • ruzuzu Happy Ether Day. Oct 16, 2010

  • reesetee Well, you just can't have nice things, can you dontcry? ;->

    Don't worry. National Spumoni Day is on the 21st. Aug 14, 2010

  • dontcry Oh, crap. I just had pasta...and I'm both-handed... *wah* Aug 13, 2010

  • reesetee *raises left fist* Aug 13, 2010

  • hernesheir Southpaws unite! Aug 13, 2010

  • reesetee It is! Happy Filet Mignon! Also, Happy Left-Handers' Day!

    Sadly, we just missed National Rice Pudding Day (on the 9th). :-( Aug 13, 2010

  • ruzuzu Today is National Filet Mignon Day. Aug 13, 2010

  • reesetee By God, bilby, you're right. I know I wore mine with pride today. Aug 6, 2010

  • bilby I'm told today is national underwear day. Aug 5, 2010

  • reesetee Haha! Pro, I saw that post too but sadly, S.O.S.A.D. had already passed. Ah well, next year.... Jun 24, 2010

  • Prolagus Tomorrow is Strangely Orange Snack Appreciation Day. Jun 20, 2010

  • reesetee Good grief--we haven't had a year of sanitation in two years?

    *hands out antibacterial wipes* Jun 17, 2010

  • hernesheir 2008 - International Year of Sanitation. Jun 17, 2010

  • hernesheir October 15th - Global Handwashing Day! Jun 17, 2010

  • reesetee Another good one--thanks! May 27, 2010

  • Prolagus August 21st*, National Honey Bee Awareness Day.

    *Put some honey on your spumoni! May 26, 2010

  • reesetee Thanks, Pro! I was just heading here to add Towel Day when I saw your post. May 26, 2010

  • ruzuzu Hey! Thanks, Pro. I note that today in Chile at "JuegosdeRol.cl there's said to be a 'Private Cupcake+Towel evening.'" (No mention of fufluns, however). May 25, 2010

  • Prolagus Today is Towel Day. Don't forget your towel! May 25, 2010

  • reesetee Yay! (Added.) :-) May 3, 2010

  • Prolagus Today, National Postcard Week starts. Yay! May 3, 2010

  • reesetee So tragic it has to be said many, many times. ;-) Mar 6, 2010

  • PossibleUnderscore Hah! Tragic, isn't it? Mar 6, 2010

  • reesetee Thanks! Hey possible--did you know that "the phone at Wendy's Teddy Bear Day Care in Vancouver isn't ringing as much these days"?

    Just askin'. Mar 6, 2010

  • PossibleUnderscore Teddy Bear Day Mar 6, 2010

  • reesetee Thanks! Not a day goes by, it seems, when someone doesn't invent a new holiday, so the list grows ever longer. Mar 6, 2010

  • marky Excellent List! Someone needs to keep track of this stuff, right? Mar 4, 2010

  • reesetee HA! I love The Onion. (But the link, she does not work.) Dec 2, 2009

  • Prolagus December Named National Awareness Month (The Onion) Dec 2, 2009

  • strev International Night Day Nov 7, 2009

  • reesetee So it was. Thanks, Pro! Oct 28, 2009

  • Prolagus Yesterday (Oct 27, 2009) was Intersex Awareness Day: http://www.feministing.com/archives/018583.html Oct 28, 2009

  • reesetee Nice of it, that iPhone. :-\ Oct 7, 2009

  • Prolagus Oh, not really! I'm not a pickle fan - plus, I was in the field, taking pictures that iPhoto kindly deleted when it crashed. Oct 5, 2009

  • reesetee Yum! And don't forget National Pickle Day.

    Did you attend the celebrations, Pro? Oct 5, 2009

  • Prolagus Happy International Pickle Day, my friends. Oct 5, 2009

  • reesetee Excellent! As you might guess, this list is a work in progress--possibly indefinitely. ;-) Sep 10, 2009

  • plethora How about Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbour's Porch Day? Sep 10, 2009

  • reesetee What?? How could I have missed that one, being a left-hander myself?

    Thanks for the reminder--I still have time to go shopping, don't I? Aug 12, 2009

  • Prolagus August 13th: Left-Handers' Day! Aug 12, 2009

  • chained_bear Indeed, I found this article about the governor of South Carolina hiking (possibly naked).

    Edit: Nevermind! Apparently he was naked, but not hiking... *blushes* Jun 23, 2009

  • Prolagus Happy Naked Hiking Day everybody! Jun 21, 2009

  • reesetee Thanks! Happy WND! Jun 7, 2009

  • Prolagus Tomorrow is World Naturist Day! Jun 7, 2009

  • reesetee Wow. I missed that one? I really need to get back to this list. Thanks! Jun 5, 2009

  • chained_bear According to this article, June 5, 2009 is National Doughnut Day. Jun 5, 2009

  • reesetee Ah, now I see! I'd forgotten about that tradition. Well, it's an anniversary for me. :-) May 3, 2009

  • gangerh Leap Day is traditionally when the lady can propose marriage, r-t. And I'd love to know about it's specialness for you. May 3, 2009

  • reesetee I don't know what you mean, gangerh. *confused*

    Besides, Feb. 29 happens to be quite a special day for me. :-) May 2, 2009

  • gangerh Is there a National Girlfriends Avoidance Day somewhere? You know - on February 29th. Apr 30, 2009