Everything on Earth has its own day
- col-teri-stein
- May 1, 2024
- 902
I finally got a chance to look at a calendar we picked up earlier this year that listed not only the months and dates, but also had little photos of what was being honored on that particular day. It’s getting crazy that every day and month now has a multitude of things that create awareness of something obscure.
The calendar had December listed twice, so I flipped from December to December to see if any of these days were the same. Dec. 1 on each was Eat a Red Apple Day. Dec. 7 was listed as Pearl Harbor Day, a small historical notation on the bottom, and also Cotton Candy Day on each.
Dec. 14 was listed as Monkey Day on one page but listed as Bouillabaisse Day on the latter calendar. Bouillabaisse, it’s just fun to say, so that’s why I really liked it when I found out that on Sept. 9 it’s Wienerschnitzel Day. Who doesn’t like saying Wiener schnitzel? Dec. 23 is Pfeffernusse Day. I had not heard of it before, but it sounds fun to say. Pfeffernusse is a small spice cookie that is popular with people of German and Mennonite backgrounds during the Christmas holiday.
If you flip through the calendar, it’s ridiculous what has its own day. There’s Chocolate Covered Anything Day on Dec. 16 and Dewey Decimal System Day on Dec. 10. I know the Dewey Decimal System is great, but does it really need its own day? It looks like if you invent something, you automatically get a day for it as Morse Code Day is on April 27.
Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day occurs Jan. 11, which is probably going to make the weather a little too cold to do that here. Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day is Jan. 22. I kind of like to answer my cats immediately when their questions come up. Why would you wait? Why do we need a day for this? There’s also Cat Herders Day on Dec. 15.
March 23 is Near Miss Day and has a photo of an asteroid aiming for Earth. Who is celebrating that? How would you celebrate that? Who makes this stuff up?
I’m writing this on April 28, which is Blueberry Pie Day, which is followed by a day I can really get behind — Shrimp Scampi Day. That is a day I really want to celebrate. Another day I might have to celebrate is Greasy Foods Day on Oct. 25. The options for celebrating this are pretty much unlimited. Lots of food items were getting their own days, but do we really need Bicarbonate of Soda Day on Dec. 30?
I’m willing and ready to celebrate Double Cheeseburger Day on Sept. 15.
March 9 is Get Over It Day, and June 23 is Let It Go Day — two days celebrating what I would say is the same thing. These should be combined; it’s a waste of a day we could name for something else crazy.
Nov. 4 is Use Your Common Sense Day, which really doesn’t make sense. We should have this day every day along with Common Courtesy Day, which is celebrated on March 23.
There’s a lot of other interesting days I found that I never knew existed, like Fanny Pack Day on March 9, VCR Day on June 7, Hike with a Geek Day on June 20, Be Bald and Be Free Day on Oct. 14, and Pretend To Be a Time Traveler Day on Dec. 8.
It’s really surprising what has its own day, and if we want to make up days ourselves, we should. Who is going to stop us? Because judging from the entries I found, there is no set criteria.
And I can’t wait for May 14; it’s Dance Like a Chicken Day. Everybody, join in.