Saturday, November 2, 2013

November's Bizarre and Unique Holidays


November is a month with a couple of legal holidays in the U.S., specifically Veteran's Day on November 11 (celebrated on the 2nd Monday in November) and Thanksgiving on November 28 (4th Thursday in November)  There are other recognized days such as All Saint's Day (November 1) and All Soul's Day (November 2).  And with a tip of the hat to our British cousins, Guy Fawkes Day (November 5).

The entire month of August is:  Aviation History month, Child Safety Protection month, International Drum month, National Adoption Awareness month, National Epilepsy month, National Model Railroad month, National Novel Writing month, Native American Heritage month, Peanut Butter Lovers month, Real Jewelry month, and National Sleep Comfort month.  There's also Chemistry Week (week 1) and Game & Puzzle week (week 3).

But that's only the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.  November, just like all the other months, is filled with bizarre and unique holidays.  I hope you enjoy these November offerings.

November 1:
All Saint's Day

November 2:
All Soul's Day
Book Lovers Day—this is celebrated either August 9th or the first Saturday in November.  Book Lovers Day, as the name implies, encourages us to find a place to relax with a good book.  Not only is reading a great hobby, it's an important one.  Reading is educational, informative, and relaxing.
Deviled Egg Day
Look For Circles Day

November 3:
Housewife's Day
Sandwich Day

November 4:
King Tut Day—this celebrates the date of the discovery of King Tutankhamen's Tomb on November 4, 1922, in Egypt's Valley of Kings.  King Tut became King of Egypt in 1333 B.C. at the age of 9 and ruled until 1324 B.C. when he died at age 19.  The cause of his death is uncertain with murder and innocent accident being the two main theories.

November 5:
Gunpowder Day
Guy Fawkes Day (goes hand-in-hand with Gunpowder Day)

November 6:
Marooned Without A Compass Day—do you often find yourself going around in circles?  Do you feel hopelessly lost?  Which direction will your life take?  Being marooned without a compass for a day could be a good thing.  Our busy lifestyles seldom leave us time to relax.  We can enjoy being marooned…until tomorrow.
Saxophone Day

November 7:
Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day

November 8:
Cook Something Bold Day
Dunce Day

November 9:
Chaos Never Dies Day—this day recognizes the turmoil in everyday life.  Just when your hectic surroundings seem to calm down at work and home, along comes something to disrupt your life.  Disorder is everywhere.  This holiday is designed for you.  Pick one thing that is really disrupting your life and change it for the good.

November 10:
Forget-Me-Not Day
USMC Day

November 11:
Veteran's Day

November 12:
Chicken Soup For The Soul Day
Young Readers Day

November 13:
National Indian Pudding Day
Sadie Hawkins Day—originated from a 1930s comic strip, Al Capp's Lil Abner.  In the strip, the mayor of Dogpatch desperately wants to marry off his ugly daughter, so he creates the Sadie Hawkins Day race where all the single men are given a short head start then all the single women chase them.  If a girl catches a man, then he has to marry her.  The Sadie Hawkins Day celebration basically ended 40 years later when Al Capp died and the comic strip was discontinued, however it can occasionally still be seen celebrated on some college campuses.
World Kindness Day—the day encourages us to be kind to others, helping to create a nicer, better world.  The holiday is intended to build a kinder and more compassionate world.  Kindness rubs off on others and generates even more kindness.

November 14:
Operating Room Nurse Day

November 15:
Clean Your Refrigerator Day
America Recycles Day
National Philanthropy Day

November 16:
Button Day
Have A Party With Your Bear Day—is your teddy bear a real party animal?  Hopefully so because today is the day you get to party.  Invite all your teddy bears and your friends and have them invite their teddy bears for a fun day.

November 17:
Electronic Greeting Card Day
Homemade Bread Day
Take A Hike Day
World Peace Day—encourages us to be kind to others and teach others to be peaceful.  The creator of this holiday believes world peace starts with individuals and if we all our part to promote peach we can make war and strife obsolete.

November 18:
Occult Day—this is a mysterious day, something outside the realm of the normal and natural world.  Lots of words can be used to describe the occult…concealed, secret, hidden, mysterious, unnatural.  Astrology and alchemy also could belong.  Many secret groups are occult.  Celebrate this day by not sitting back and waiting for something to happen.  Have fun with it.

November 19:
Have A Bad Day Day

November 20:
Absurdity Day—is…well…absurd!  Some days are illogical and senseless which is exactly the definition of Absurdity Day.  Celebrate this day in an absurd manner, have fun with it.
Beautiful Day
Universal Children's Day

November 21:
False Confession Day
Great American Smokeout
World Hello Day

November 22:
Go For A Ride Day

November 23:
Eat A Cranberry Day
National Cashew Day
National Adoption Day

November 25:
National Parfait Day

November 26:
Shopping Reminder Day

November 27:
Pins And Needles Day

November 28:
Make Your Own Head Day
Red Planet Day—honors the fourth planet from the sun…Mars.  On this day, take a few minutes to look up into the sky and gaze at our celestial neighbor.  This day commemorates the launch of the Spacecraft Mariner 4 on November 28, 1964.
Thanksgiving

November 29:
Black Friday
Buy Nothing Day
Square Dance Day
You're Welcome Day

November 30:
Stay At Home Because You Are Well Day—this is the day to stay home from work because you feel well, taking an unofficial day off to enjoy yourself. Warning…doing this might get you in trouble, possibly even costing you your job.

So…there you have it.  The bizarre and unique holidays of November.  Pick the ones you like, or celebrate all of them!

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