Will you be celebrating Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day this month? How about National Kazoo Day? Not on your calendar yet? Well perhaps you’d better revise your thinking about holidays and prepare to do some serious celebrating.
While researching something else entirely, I stumbled across this amazing compilation of every holiday you ever (and never) heard of. This website has a complete list of 2012 Holidays and Observances and if you are looking for additional reasons to celebrate virtually any day, this is the place to find it.
For January, there are 42 special monthly observances listed including some worthy of noting like National Cervical Cancer Month and some you just have to wonder about like Tubers and Dried Fruit Month. In addition to Months, there are listed 37 special weekly observances for January. I assume most everyone would have Elvis Birthday Celebration Week (Jan 5-8) on their calendar, but there are two listed that would have particular appeal for our area: International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week (Jan 15-21) and Bald Eagle Appreciation Days (Jan 21-22). I do wonder, however, what sort of celebration would be appropriate for Intimate Apparel Week (Jan 29-Feb 2).
Finally, there are no less than 132 “special” days listed in January alone. Some we know well, such as Martin Luther King Day on the 16th,and — of course — Friday the 13th on, uh, well you know. In addition to National Kazoo Day on the 28th mentioned above, and Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day on the 30th, there are some other real puzzlers. For instance, Beer Can Day and Belly Laugh Day both occur on the 24th. Would there be a connection? And if you really want to stump your friends with a bit of historic trivia, read the fascinating story behind Balloon Ascension Day celebrated on January 9th.
Now that you have the knowledge, add some celebration to your life! And don’t bother trying to phone me on January 26, as I will be taking the day off to celebrate National Peanut Brittle Day!
