Do You Celebrate Weird and Unusual Holidays?
I like to delve into the history, costuming, foods, and customs of places and holidays. World cultures and traditions are fascinating.Weird and Wacky Holidays
Celebrating special days and having fun with the decorating, cooking, and customs of holidays give people an excuse to throw a party, or at least wear a button or send a card.
Not every celebration is strange to us, even if we don’t observe them. I like learning about other cultures, and I don’t expect to participate in each one, just as I don’t imagine everyone in the world is interested in my most important ones like “Christmas”, “Thanksgiving”, and “Easter”.
We all like to celebrate special days and observe traditions, with the foods and décor that sets the day aside from others in the year. Whether it is turkey at Thanksgiving or a chocolate dessert for Valentine’s Day, and Easter Egg tree in the spring, or Red,White, and Blue bunting in July, there are holidays all through the year.
Here is a collection of Holiday pages for your enjoyment, including some I have dedicated a page for celebration. Some of these you may have heard of, some are known to very few… Unusual Holidays By Month
January
02 National Motivation and Inspiration Day 08 Bubble Bath Day 11 Thank You Day 16 Psychiatric Tech Day 17 Golf Day 20 Penguin Awareness Day 21 Send a Hug Today 22 Answer Your Cat’s Question Day 23 Pie Day 25 Fun at Work Day 25 Healthy Weight Day 25 Robert Burns Day 25 School Nurse Day 28 Full Moon DayFebruary
01 Brighid’s Day 04 Sapporo Snow Festival 07 Ballet Day 07 Girls and Women in Sports Day 07 Greet Your Neighbors Day 12 Freedom to Marry Day 12 Pancake Tuesday 14 Ferris Wheel Day 14 Read to Your Kid Day (and you thought it was Valentine’s Day!) 20 Hoodie-Hoo Day (Northern) 20 Love Your Pet Day 22 Girl Scout’s Thinking Day 22 Robert Baden-Powell 23 Tennis Day 25 Auguste Renoir 25 Lantern FestivalMarch
01 National Pig Day 01 St. David’s Day 02 Texas Independence Day 03 Girl’s Day & Hina Matsuri 03 If Pets Had Thumbs Day 06 Dentists’ Day 08 Employee Appreciation Day 08 International Women’s Day 08 No Smoking Day 09 Panic Day 10 Girl Scouts’ Week 10 Money Day 12 Birthday of Girl Scouting 14 Pi Day 15 Ides of March 16 St. Urho’s Day 17 Campfire Founder’s Day 17 Quilting Day 20 Great American Meat-Out 21 Flower Day 21 Incredible Kid Day 21 Persian New Year 22 Day of the Seal 22 Match Day 25 Family Day 30 Doctor’s DayApril Holidays
01 Fun at Work Day 02 Children’s Book Day 06 Tartan Day 07 No Housework Day 12 Big Wind Day 17 School Librarian Day 18 Pet Owner’s Day 20 Astronomy Day 20 California Poppy Day 22 Girl Scout Leader Day 23 Shakespeare’s Birthday 25 Bring Your Kid Work Day 26 Hug an Australian Day 27 National Day of Puppetry 28 Kiss your Mate Day 30 Hairstylist DayMay Celebrations
01 Lei Day 01 May Day 01 Mother Goose Day 01 Save the Rhino Day 02 Sibling Appreciation Day 03 Tuba Day 04 Lobster Race and Oyster Parade 04 Scrapbook Day 05 Children’s Day & Kodomono-hi (Japan) 05 Midwives Day 05 Un-Mother’s Day 06 No Diet Day 06 Nurses’ Day 07 Teacher Day 08 No Socks Day 09 Receptionist Day 10 Childcare Providers Day 11 Birth Mothers Day 11 Eat What You Want Day 12 Chronic Fatigue Day 12 Migratory Bird Day 15 Hug Your Cat Day 18 International Museum Day 19 Good Neighbor Day 21 Waitstaff Day 23 Declaration of the Bab 23 Mesmerism Day 23 World Turtle Day 25 Jazz Day 31 No Tobacco DayJune Holidays
08 Best Friends Day 08 World Oceans Day 19 World Sauntering Day 24 St. Jean – Baptiste Day 26 Beautician’s DayMore Months With Weird Holidays
July Oddball Observances
01 International Joke Day 02 I Forgot Day 13 Cow Appreciation Day 15 Respect Canada Day 17 Wrong Way Corrigan Day 20 Ugly Truck Contest Day 21 Ice Cream Cone Day 26 Aunt and Uncle Day 27 Take Plants for a Walk 28 National Parent’s Day 28 Sys. Admins. Day 30 Father-In-Law DayAugust Celebrations
02 Friendship Day 04 Sisters’ Day 04 U.S. Coast Guard Day 06 Intl. Forgiveness Day 07 National Lighthouse Day 08 Senior Citizens Day 08 Sneak Zucchini Night 11 Son’s & Daughter’s Day 13 Left-hander’s Day 15 Relaxation Day 18 Bad Poetry Day 19 Aviation Day 21 Hawaii Day 22 Be An Angel Day 22 Tooth Fairy Day 23 Hug Day 23 Ride the Wind Day 24 Chinese Valentine 24 Sam Spade Day 25 Kiss and Make up Day 26 Women’s Equality Day 27 Just Because DaySeptember Holidays
04 Teacher’s Day 05 Be Late for Something Day 08 Grandparents Day 11 Remembrance Day 12 Video Game Day 13 Blame Someone Else Day 15 Women’s Friendship Day 16 Stay Away from Seattle Day 17 Citizenship Day 17 Constitution Day 17 Day of Peace 18 Thank You Day 21 Biosphere Day 22 Business Women’s Day 22 Elephant Appreciation Day 22 Hoodie Hoo Day (Southern) 23 Good Neighbor Day 23 Innergize Day 25 One Hit Wonder Day 29 Rabbit DayOctober Holidays
01 World Vegetarian Day 03 Techies’ Day 06 Intergeneration Day 07 World Habitat Day 08 Children’s Day 08 Global Learn Day 08 Sports Day & Taiku-no-hi 10 Tuxedo Day 11 Emergency Nurses Day 11 Pulaski Memorial Day 12 Oktoberfest 13 Train Your Brain Day 14 Be Bald and Be Free Day 16 Boss Day 18 Boost Your Brain Day 19 Sweetest Day 23 National Mole Day 24 Black Thursday 24 Forgiveness Day 24 United Nations Day 25 Frankenstein Friday 26 Make Difference day 27 Mother-in-Law DayNovember Observances
03 Sandwich Day 04 King Tut Day 06 Saxophone Day 06 Young Readers Day 08 Cook Bold and Pungent Day 08 Punster Day (Canada) 13 World Kindness Day 15 America Recycles Day 15 Fast for World Harvest Day 17 World Peace Day 20 Children’s Day 21 Great American Smokeout 21 World Hello Day 22 Stop the Violence Day 28 Red Planet Day 29 Electronic Greetings Day 29 Sinkie Day 29 You’re Welcome Day 30 Call in Well DayDecember is not Just Christmas
04 Santa’s List Day 05 Bathtub Party Day 06 St. Nick’s Day 07 Letter Writing Day 07 Teacher Appreciation Day 08 Night of the Lizard King 09 Weary Willie Day 10 Children’s Memorial Day 10 Human Rights Day 10 Sister Friend Day 12 Poinsettia Day 20 Underdog Day 21 Humbug Day 28 Holiday Breather Day 29 Japanese New Year 29 Texas Day 31 Make Up Your Mind DayLet’s Look at Cow Appreciation Day
Off The Wall (Calendar) Holidays
- A Day for Cherry Pie Bet you didn’t know there was a special day just for cherry pie! I love all fruit pies, but the one celebrated on February 20 is the best. Make 2 delicious recipes with plenty of how-to tips.
- Teddy Bear Picnic Day Don’t you just love Teddy bears? find out about them and their special day… and get some gift ideas, a cute craft ornament, and some darling illustrations while you are at it.
- A Festival Of Japanese Dolls Celebrate the beauty of Japanese dolls, and find out more about the celebration of Hina Matsuri, the Girls Day Festival.
- National Seed Swap Day Want to participate in a seed swap? There is a special day set aside to help you out with that!
- National Motivation and Inspiration Day -January 2 There is a day just to get us inspired and motivated, and yes, it falls on January 2nd.
Decorate Your Home In Style – With an eye for celebration
Celebrating Home: Decorating for the Holidays and Seasons (Seasons of Cannon Falls) An elegant idea book for holiday decor. 
Celebrating the Best Known Holidays
Ours Might Be Strange To Someone Else- Christmas Inspiration Warm memories, traditional scenes, and giving the season more of the real meaning of Christmas to fill our hearts. This page of quotations, songs, and poems will light up your holiday.
- A Joyful Cup of Christmas Tea Take a few moments to savor a cup of tea and some christmas thoughts
- 5 Kernels Of Corn, Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving story to encourage thoughts of gratefulness and start a holiday custom of gratefulness in your own family.
Where are all those weird holiday posts?
For a closer look at the holidays and observances of each month, the index page for all the months will give you a jumping off spot. Each month has it’s holidays and special days listed along with the moon month names, and other fun facts. Holidays and Celebrations It’s a great way to find themes for parties or learn about other cultures, as well finding an excuse to simply celebrate! If you would like to read about International Children’s Book Day, look here. Start a home library for your children with all the truly great books which are classics for good reason. Stories they will love, and that you will love reading to them. More of those wild and wacky celebrations, you’ve not yet heard about. And some that you have, but may not know much about.- Funniest Books For Children For ‘National Read A Book Day’ Want to have some laughs with your children or grandchildren? Get some funny read aloud books, sit down in a comfy chair, and let the hilarity begin
- What Is Sweetest Day? October Holiday For Sweets and Sweeties Wacky holidays abound, but this October Saturday is a chance to show someone your appreciation. Something between a Thanksgiving day for individual and Valentine’s day for special people.
CHRISTMAS ADVENT TRADITION
Years ago we started an unusual way of marking Advent, the Advent log. It burns with a candle for each day of the season, and has added spiritual depth to our Christmas traditions.Live Well
make every day a holiday and celebrate just living
Vegan Holiday Kitchen: More than 200 Delicious, Festive Recipes for Special Occasions For those of you with vegan kitchens comes this holiday recipe book for great tasting additions to your cooking repertoire. Why Should We Celebrate?
A few quotable reminders
Tell me what you celebrate – Do you have a favorite holiday?
Do you have a favorite holiday or way to celebrate?
Martha Stewart’s Handmade Holiday Crafts: 225 Inspired Projects for Year-Round Celebrations Nobody has as many great and truly elegant holiday and entertaining ideas as Martha Stewart. This book has some of the best craft projects. Take your pick of a cornucopia of terrific tips and all the components of a wonderful holiday celebration within her books. It’s the little moments that make life BIG
