I have always known
that there are some odd holidays and days of “observation” of a person, place
or thing. I decided to learn more about
those that occur during the month of October.
What I found was both amusing and interesting.
If you’re wondering
how one goes about creating a “day” or “month,” it varies. Those days that are actually recognized
throughout the country requires an act of Congress and is a long process and
takes a great deal of work. Other “Days,”
were created by special interest groups, sports teams, companies, local
government agencies. For some “days,” someone simply declares it so. Greeting card and ecard companies sometimes
do this.
Nearly every day has
been designated a day, so there are far too many to put on a single page. There
are also many full-month and week-long observances, which I will not address
here.
World Vegetarian Day
was observed on October 1st. On the 2nd,
you may have missed a great opportunity on Name Your Car Day.
Virus Appreciation
Day was recognized on the 3rd of October.
I guess we should have shown some respect for nasty viruses. Instead,
I’d rather give them a dose of penicillin.
World Teacher’s Day
was on the 5th, but I think we should be praising and acknowledging teachers
every day.
On October 6th, I
hope you were silly and celebrated silliness on Mad Hatter Day. October 7th was the last day of Oktoberfest
in Germany and World Smile Day.
Tag, you’re it! I am certain many people played outside on
American Touch Tag Day. Did you know
that Columbus Day was created by Franklin Delano Roosevelt to capture the
Italian vote?
What do you suppose
we were supposed to do on Moldy Cheese Day? I may have just waited to eat until
the following day, since October 10th was National Angel Food Cake Day. Prepare yourself for Evaluate Your Life Day
on October 19th.
What’s all the
chatter about Babbling Day on the 21st of this month? You quiet types better
stay away from the party. On the last Friday in October, we can have fun on
Frankenstein Friday, a holiday created by Ron MacCloskey so he could award “The
Franky” to someone who made a significant contribution to the promotion of the
lovely Frankenstein.
You just may want to
stay home on the 29th, since it is Hermit Day.
Or, look into the future on the 31st for Increase Your Psychic Powers
Day.
There are far more
“days” than I have shared with you here, but this is a pretty good
sampling. I find it rather amusing to
think people actually took time to think up these “days.” They don’t need a day, they really need a
life! Then again, I took the time to
look them up.
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