Many people have heard of National Kissing Day, National Ice Cream Day (be sure to get your free cone from various ice shops that do giveaways) and other such National ______ Days. Who comes up with such days, how do they designate which day should be what? Why should my birthday (August 5th) be National Waffle Day, Atomic Bomb Day, National Mustard Day, and sadly, National Failures Day? Am I a failure? I do like waffles and mustard, not mixed of course. Although I can’t answer how these “national” days (and weeks, and months are determined), I can give you some resources for finding out what else is celebrated on your special days (anniversary, birthday, mother-in-laws birthday, etc.) I will also give a small breakdown of the funniest and most bizarre “national days” for each month.
I have found two great, but varying, sources for finding out what each national day, week, and month is. One is the most extensive list, The Daily Globe archives. This site breaks down each month, telling you what the special month is, what each special day is, what the special national weeks are, and even celebrity birthdays for each specific day. The other source is a greeting e-card company, 123greetings. This allows you to see that a certain day, say November 6th, is “I Love Nachos Day” and they allow you to send greeting cards to family and friends that are specifically for “I Love Nachos Day” so that everyone can celebrate with you.
Now here’s what you’ve all been waiting for: the list of the funniest and most bizarre national days.
January (Prune Breakfast Month)
Polar Bear Swim Day (1st)
Traitor’s Day (14th)
National Peanut Butter Day (24th)
National Corn Chip Day (29th)
February (International “Boost” Your Ego Month)
Lame Duck Day (6th)
National Plum Pudding Day (12th)
National Sticky Bun Day (21st)
National Surf and Turf Day (29th, on leap years)
March (National “Talk With Your Teen About Sex” Month)
Free Pass Day (3rd)
National Oatmeal-Nut Waffles Day (11th)
Everything You Do Is Right Day (16th)
Celebrate Rivers, Lakes & Ponds Day (25th)
April (Sports Eye Safety Month)
Green Day (2nd) (no, not the band)
8-Track Tape Day (11th)
National CPA’s Goof Off Day (18th)
National Pretzel Day (26th)
May (Correct Posture Month)
No Socks Day (8th)
Never Turn Your Back on the Ocean Day (18th)
Buy-A-Musical Instrument Day (22nd)
End of the Middle Ages Day (29th)
June (Own Your Share of America Month)
Yell “Fudge” At the Cobras in North America Day (2nd)
MonkeySpank Day (9th)
UFO Day (24th)
Festival of Ass-Kissing (30th)
July (Hitchhiking Month)
Workaholics Day (5th)
National Cheer Up the Lonely Day (11th)
Anti-Bigot Day (18th)
Take Your Plants For A Walk Day (27th)
August (Romance Awareness Month)
National Failures Day (5th)
Husbands in Love Day (14th)
National Homeless Animals Day (20th)
National Cheese Sacrifice Day (28th)
September (Be Kind to Writers and Editors Month)
Newspaper Carrier Day (4th)
Defy Superstition Day (13th)
Stay Away From Seattle Day (16th)
Gibberish Day (20th)
October (National Sarcastics Awareness Month)
Moldy Cheese Day (9th)
Dictionary Day (16th)
TV Talk Show Host Day (23rd)
Increase Your Psychic Powers Day (31st)
November (National Pepper Month)
National Nachos Day (6th)
Do Tater Tots Ever Grow Up? Day (6th)
National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day (15th) [only once a year?]
Start Your Own Country Day (22nd)
December (National Closed Caption TV Month)
Eat What You Want Day (16th)
National Maple Syrup Day (17th)
National Egg Nog Day (24th)
Throw Away Your Subliminal Motivation Tapes Today Day (28th)
That is only a tiny list, but take a few minutes out of your day (or if you want to read every day, week, and month, you could take many hours out of your day) to go see what your special days are, or to simply find the many other funny national days that I just couldn’t include in the list.
Like the popular country music song, “It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere,” this list will give you endless reasons to celebrate and enjoy your day!
