Every month seems to have at least one holiday for each day, some well-known and celebrated and others wrapped in varying stages of obscurity. And in addition to the daily holidays, there are also month long celebrations devoted to various endeavors.
In the year 2025, the following month-long observations for September include: Classical Music Month, National Piano Month, International Square Dancing Month, National Courtesy Month [shouldn't this be a year long observation, every year?], National Chicken Month, National Honey Month, National Rice Month, National Papaya Month, Self-Improvement Month, Be Kind To Editors and Writers Month, Cable TV Month, National Bed Check Month, and National Mind Mapping Month.
Here's a list of the daily holidays (some dates having multiple celebrations scheduled for the same date). I've even included an explanation for a few of them.
Sept. 1 Labor Day—since Labor Day is the first Monday in September, the date changes from year to year. This is the only legal holiday in September, one honoring the nation's workers, where government offices are closed along with the banks, schools, and the post office which means no mail delivery. This is the unofficial close of the summer season, as Memorial Day is the unofficial beginning. Canada also celebrates their Labor Day holiday on the first Monday in September.
Sept. 1 Emma M. Nutt Day—in celebration
of the first woman telephone operator.
Sept. 2 National Beheading Day—every once in a
while there's a holiday that has no obvious reason for being. Why would someone
declare something as gruesome as beheading to be an activity that warrants a
special holiday celebration? Beheadings have been a method of execution for
both commoners and royalty throughout history and in today's society the
practice includes the activities of terrorist groups. Probably the most famous
royal beheadings were Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in 1793 during the French
Revolution. There isn't any factual information about the origin of this
holiday.
Sept. 3 Skyscraper Day—a celebration of tall
buildings?
Sept. 4 Newspaper Carrier Day—to honor those
who deliver the newspaper to our homes.
Sept. 5 Be Late For Something Day—if you are
among the millions who can't seem to stay on schedule, then this is a holiday
for you. Being late is a common occurrence and can be caused by any number of
things from it being a conscious desire to it being caused by circumstances
beyond your control. There is no factual information about this holiday, but it
leads us to the September 6th holiday which is…
Sept. 6 Fight Procrastination Day—for those of
you mired down in Be Late For Something Day, this is a day to get things done.
Many people consider procrastination as a way of life. There are even clubs
dedicated to procrastination. Today is the day to make a decision…to take
action. Fight those procrastination urges. There is no factual information
about the origin of this holiday.
Sept. 6 This
is also Read A Book Day—self-explanatory
and important for those of us who write. Goes along with this being Be Kind To
Editors and Writers Month.
Sept. 7 Neither Rain Nor Snow Day—this sounds
like a tribute to those who deliver our mail.
Sept. 8 International Literacy Day—another
holiday pertinent to those of us who write. Something we should all support
with the goal of wiping out illiteracy in all countries.
Sept. 9 Teddy Bear Day—a day to honor our teddy
bears, those past and those present.
Sept. 10 Swap
Ideas Day—a day to share information, plans, ideas, and maybe even dreams.
Sept. 11 911 Remembrance—while not a
legal holiday in the manner of Labor Day, it's certainly far removed from the
frivolous and fun nature of the other holidays that fall into the bizarre and unusual category. This is
the day in 2001 when 4 commercial airliners were high-jacked by terrorists; 2
flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, 1 flown
into the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and 1 brought down by the passengers in a
field in Pennsylvania thus preventing it from reaching its target in Washington
D.C. To quote FDR (when speaking of the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on
December 7, 1941, that officially brought the U.S. into World War II): "A
date which will live in infamy."
Sept. 12 Chocolate
Milk Shake Day—all I can say is yummy!
Sept. 13 Defy
Superstation Day—this is the day for you to defy all those superstitious
beliefs that surround us. And the defiance starts by celebrating on the 13th.
This holiday was created to help you eliminate all those superstitions from
your daily life. There isn't any group who claims responsibility for this
holiday, but it dates back at least to 1999 in origin.
Sept. 14 National
Pet Memorial Day—this falls on the second Sunday in September, so the
specific date changes from year to year. A day to honor the pets we've lost to
time.
Sept. 14 National
Cream-Filled Donut Day—again, all I can say to this holiday is yummy!
Sept. 15 Make
A Hat Day—I can only assume it's a holiday dedicated to making hats of all
type for all occasions.
Sept. 16 Collect
Rocks Day—for all you rock hounds out there, this is your day of
celebration.
Sept. 17 National
Apple Dumpling Day—and once again, all I can say about this holiday is
yummy!
Sept. 18 National
Women's Friendship Day—this is celebrated on the third Sunday in
September. It's nice to have a holiday
dedicated to friendship.
Sept. 18 National
Cheeseburger Day—and even more yummies! Have you noticed how many holidays
celebrate food and drink?
Sept. 19 International
Talk Like A Pirate Day—a day to let out the pirate in each of us. You need
to brush up on your pirate-speak in
anticipation of this holiday. You're not required to dress like a pirate on
this date, only to talk like one. This holiday was created by John Baur and
Mark Summers in 1995 while they were playing racquetball and started talking to
each other in pirate-speak as a fun
thing to do.
Sept. 20 National
Punch Day—I'm assuming (or choosing to believe) this relates to the
beverage rather than hitting someone. So, I have to give it a yummy!
Sept. 21 World
Gratitude Day—we all have things for which we need to express our
gratitude. This is the day to do it.
Sept. 22 Elephant
Appreciation Day—you can show your appreciation for all the elephants in
the world.
Sept. 23 Dog
In Politics Day—it seems that every year and every month and for that
matter, every day in this election year, is filled with politics.
Sept. 24 National
Cherries Jubilee Day—oh, yes…and another yummy!
Sept. 25 National
Comic Book Day—for those who enjoy reading, writing, drawing, and
collecting.
Sept. 26 Johnny
Appleseed Day—in honor of the young man named John Chapman who planted
apple trees across the country.
Sept. 27 International
Rabbit Day—this is celebrated on the 4th Saturday in September,
for those of you who love your pet rabbits or are fans of Bugs Bunny.
Sept. 27 Crush
A Can Day—the beer can (hopefully empty) on the forehead? All I can say
about this is ouch!
Sept. 28 Ask
A Stupid Question Day—this is a chance for you to get all those stupid
questions out of your system, all those questions you've been saving up because
you thought they were too stupid to ask. And for this day, we have a special
quote: "Stupid is as stupid
does." (Forrest Gump). The origins of this holiday goes back to the 1980s
when there was a movement by teachers to try to get kids to ask more questions
in the classroom.
Sept. 29 Confucius
Day—this is the day to get a fortune cookie and check your fortune.
Sept. 30 National
Mud Pack Day—and another yummy!
Oops, wait a minute…that's wrong. Mud packs, not mud pie…I've never understood how smearing mud on your
face is suppose to be good for the skin.
And that's a listing of the bizarre and unique holidays for September. Do any stand out as a favorite for you?
