Americans Will Find a Reason to Celebrate Almost Anything

When I opened a gift basket business, My Fast Basket Company, I set upon the task to  prepare a gifting calendar and to do this I needed to research dates of note and what types of annual celebrations we observe. I realized there are many, many reasons to celebrate and they're not just birthdays and anniversaries. There are national and regional days of observance and dates to honor our favorite people or events. Some are truly amusing like Cow Appreciation day. Yes, there really is a Cow Appreciation Day to honor our bovine friends. I found a National Kids Day (which I'm embarrassed to say I never knew about). Sorry Kids! There's a Truck Drivers Appreciation Day and Grateful Dead fans abound in celebration of Jerry Garcia's birthday.

How did I actually get interested in all this? Well, as I routinely updated my web site to keep it current with the holiday schedules, I soon found all kinds of interesting dates and days of observance. The first one I ran across was Cow Appreciation Day, as previously mentioned, and I have to admit it peaked my interest.

Do we as Americans celebrate all animals or just cows? Well, I did find animals being honored like feral cats and sea monkeys. There have to be others. So I started to research other national dates of observance I realized Americans can find a reason to celebrate or offer appreciation for almost anything. True Statement folks! From Elvis Presley to the Wright Brothers of flight there's a special day set aside for some very unusual things. I thought I would compile a list of some of the more amusing ones that I stumbled upon here.

In January we celebrate:
Bubble Wrap Day
Belly Laugh Day
Answer Your Cat's Questions Day (Does this make you bilingual?)
Squirrel Appreciation Day

In February we celebrate:
Dump Your Significant Jerk Day
Spunky Old Broads Day (also celebrated all month long. You go girl!)
Hedge Hog Day
Liberace Day
Man Day
Wave Your Finger at your Neighbors day (We hope you like your neighbors)
My Way Day
For Pete's Sake Day (Wonder whatever happened to Pete?)

In March we celebrate:
Pig Day (Well, the Cows have their day don't they?)
Get Over It Day
Panic Day
Lips Appreciation Day
Peeps Day
Pencil Day
Pecan Day

In April we celebrate:
Cubicle Day
National Hairball Awareness Day
Richter Scale and Rebuilding Day (Any coincidence they are on the same date?)
Bulldogs are Beautiful Day
National Jelly Bean Day
Yoyo Day
Hug an Australian Day (Ok I feel a trip coming on. I have to check Expedia for cheap seats!)
Mule Day
International "Louie Louie" Day (This song never goes away does it?)

In May we celebrate:
Tuba Day
Root Canal Appreciation Day (Ok which dentist started this?)
Mother Goose Day
Frequent Flyer Day
Dandelion Day (Isn't a dandelion a weed?)
Lumpy Rug Day
Great American Grump Out
Whister's Mother's Day
Hug Your Cat Day (Is this really possible?)

In June we celebrate:
Dairy Alternative Day (Soymilk anyone?)
Leave the Office Early Day
National Bubba Day
Banana Split Day
Do Dah Day
Upsy Daisy Day
Crowded Nest Awareness Day
Blame Someone Else Day (Finally.)
Stewarts Root Beer Day
Decide To Be Married Day (Someone in Vegas started this one only it didn't stay there!)

In July we celebrate:
Second Half of the Year Day (Wow! Really?)
I Forgot Day
Compliment Your Mirror Day
Cherry Pit Spitting Day (Fore!)
Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day
Chicken Day
Gummi Worm Day
Woodie Wagon Day
Cow Appreciation Day (And there you have it!)
Walk on Stilts Day
Cheesecake Day

In August we celebrate:
National Fresh Breath Day ( Halitosis watch out!)
Spiderman Day
National Chocolate Chip Day
Kool Aid Day
Veep Day
S'mores Day
National Underwear Day
Men's Grooming Day (What do they do the other 364 day a year?)
"Black Cow" Root Beer Float Day
National Dog Day
Bad Poetry Day (Like we need celebrate that.)
National Toasted Marshmallow Day

In September we celebrate:
Chicken Boy's Day
Salami Day
Neither Snow nor Rain Day (So it's sunny right?)
Wonderful Weirdoes Day
Bald is Beautiful Day
Talk Like a Pirate Day
Big Whopper Liar Day
Elephant Appreciation Day
Hobbit Day
Punctuation Day (.!?:,:")
National One-Hit Wonder Day
Fish Tank Floorshow Night (It's Formal!)

In October we celebrate:
Mad Hatter Day (We didn't invite Alice this year.)
Balloons Around the World
Ten-Four Day (Good Buddy.)
Fire Pup Day
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction (You better stop messing with Mother Nature.)
National Kick Butt Day
Dictionary Day
Frankenstein Friday
World Toy Camera Day
National Mole Day
Cranky Co Worker Day

In November we celebrate:
Zero Tasking Day (Yea! No work)
Cookie Monster Day
Stay Home Because You're Well Day
National Chicken Lady Day (It only seems fair)
National Men Make Dinner Day (And they should still look pretty good from Men's Grooming Day)
Area Code Day
Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day
Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day
Married to a Scorpio Support Day (Aquarius to the rescue!)
Your Welcomegiving Day
Name Your PC Day
Buy Nothing Day
Sinkie Day (Ok I don't have a clue.)

In December we celebrate:
Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day
National Dice Day
Bathtub Party Day
National Cotton Candy Day
Day of the Horse
Cat Herders Day
Barbie and Barney Backlash Day
Underdog Day
Humbug Day
Make Up Your Mind Day (It took you twelve months to decide?)

Well that's it folks. I wonder what odd happening, date or remembrance your community celebrates or what is being observed in your City or State that might be amusing to the rest of the world? I'll keep looking.

Article submitted Sunday, September 14, 2008
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