Every month has its share of weird, bizarre and unusual
holidays and January is no exception.
Those are the only ones I'll be sharing with you. After all, we all know the legal
holidays…they're the ones with no mail delivery and the banks are closed. :)
January has its month long celebrations, some serious and
others more toward the frivolous: National Bath Safety Month, National Blood
Donor Month, National Braille Literacy Month, National Hobby Month, National
Oatmeal Month, National Soup Month, and Hot Tea Month. And in addition to the month long
celebrations, the second week of January is designated as Letter Writing Week.
Jan. 2: Run Up The Flagpole And See If Anyone
Salutes Day
Jan. 3: Festival Of Sleep Day
Jan. 3: Fruitcake Toss Day
This the day you can finally get rid of all that old
fruitcake leftover from the holidays.
Rather than simply tossing them in the trash, invite some friends over
and go out to an empty lot to make a game of it. Who can toss it the farthest? Or for a less strenuous method, re-gift it
next year.
Jan. 3: Humiliation Day
Jan. 4: Trivia Day
This is a fun day, a chance for us to share those little
nuggets of knowledge with our friends and family.
Jan. 5: National Bird Day
Jan. 6: Bean Day
Jan. 6: Cuddle Up Day
This day provides the opportunity to snuggle up to someone
on a cold winter's day…or night. This
holiday is enjoyed by both young and old.
Jan. 7: Old Rock Day
Jan. 8: Bubble Bath Day
Jan. 8: Male Watcher's Day
Here's a day for the ladies, we can officially, openly, and
blatantly watch the guys. The guys are
always watching us, so now it's our turn to hoot and holler.
Jan. 10: Houseplant Appreciation Day
Jan. 10: Peculiar People Day
This day honors uniquely different people—un-ordinary,
extraordinary, unusual, strange, odd, uncommon, intriguing, different,
abnormal, and quirky. Today is the day
to look for the good in your peculiar acquaintances.
Jan. 11: Step In A Puddle And Splash Your Friends'
Day
Jan. 12: Feast Of Fabulous Wild Men Day
Apparently this day suggests you feast your eyes on some
fabulous wild men. Perhaps a companion
holiday to the Jan. 8 Male Watcher's Day?
Maybe it's a request for us to check out the top 10 sexiest men? A list should be readily available on the
internet.
Jan. 12: National Pharmacist Day
Jan. 13: International Skeptics Day
Jan. 13: Make Your Dream Come True Day
Jan. 14: Dress Up Your Pet Day
Jan. 15: National Hat Day
Jan. 16: National Nothing Day
This is a day for…well…a day for nothing! It's an un-event.
Jan. 17: Ditch New Year's Resolutions Day
Since there's a day to celebrate the New Year and make
resolutions for the upcoming year (see last week's blog), then there should be
a day to discard those resolutions. If
you haven't already broken those resolutions you're doing better than most of
us.
Jan. 18: Thesaurus Day
Jan. 19: National Popcorn Day
Jan. 20: National Buttercrunch Day
Jan. 20: Penguin Awareness Day
Although this is celebrated on January 20, World Penguin Day
is always on April 25th. This is a great
opportunity to learn about and appreciate one of the few natives of
Antarctica. It's also a day to wear
black and white…penguin colors.
Jan. 21: National Hugging Day
Jan. 21: Squirrel Appreciation Day
Jan. 22: National Blonde Brownie Day
Jan. 23: National Pie Day
Jan. 23: National Handwriting Day
Jan. 23: Measure Your Feet Day
Jan. 24: Beer Can Appreciation Day
Perhaps it's what's inside the beer can that is being
appreciated? This day actually
celebrates the day in 1935 when beer was first sold in cans. There's a collector's market for old beer
cans. Check out collector's catalogues
and eBay before throwing away an unusual or old beer can.
Jan. 24: Compliment Day
Jan. 25: Opposite Day
Jan. 26: Spouse's Day
Jan. 27: Chocolate Cake Day
Jan. 27: Punch The Clock Day
Jan. 28: Fun At Work Day
Jan. 28: National Kazoo Day
The first kazoo was made in 1840 in Macon, Georgia, but
commercial production didn't happening until 1912. The kazoo is easy to play. All you do is hum a tune into the kazoo.
Jan. 29: National Puzzle Day
Jan. 29: National Cornchip Day
Jan. 30: National Inane Answering Message Day
Jan. 31: Backward Day
This is a day to do everything backwards. It's especially popular with school aged
kids.
Wishing you a
terrific 2018
