With the approach of November, many minds turn to one of two things: Thanksgiving and early Christmas preparations. Others remember different national or religious holidays, such as Veteran’s Day and All Saints’ Day. Yet for those looking to have a few extra days of fun, here are some perhaps less-known holidays people can enjoy commemorating!
(Note: All these holidays, and many others, were suggested either by friends or colleagues. If you’re interested in more, do a general search in a search engine for “November holidays”.)
November 3rd is Cliché Day. Celebrating a day like this is as easy as pie. To be as honest as the day is long, I can’t think of a more potentially humorous day to celebrate! This is a great day to pull out your best clichés and give it a whirl. See how long you and a friend-maybe a fair-weather friend-can go on speaking in nothing but clichés. If you can’t think of that many, don’t sweat it; just head to the internet! There are plenty of sites chop-full of great clichés, such as ClicheSite.com!
November 14th is National American Teddy Bear Day. The possibilities for this day are practically endless. Make your own teddy bear. Take that favorite teddy you packed away back out of storage and carry him or her around with you all day. Send a loved one a special teddy bear. Send a bear hug over the internet, or in person! Learn about the history of teddy bears. Write a teddy bear sonnet. Eat only foods you associate with bears (i.e. honey, fish, etc.). Read the Corduroy book series either to a small child or to yourself!
November 15th is I Love to Write Day. According to ilovetowrite.org, 2007 will mark only the sixth year this celebratory day has existed. Visit ilovetowriteday.org to learn more about the creation of this holiday meant especially for writers. Celebrate by writing as much as you can! Write poems, stories, songs, press releases, news pieces, screenplays, etc. Celebrate early by participating in National Novel Writing Month. If you have a large group of friends who love to write as much as you do, have a celebration for writing. Write odes and appreciative speeches to your pens, papers, and PCs. Go all out for a special dinner, and toast your writing instruments. Have a writing session with friends and enjoy reading what you’ve written in a small coffeehouse-like setting.
November 20th is Name Your PC Day. People name their cars. They name their boats. So why not name your computer? Show your PC a little extra love today by giving him-or her-a name. Don’t be cruel in the naming process; stay away from names like “Crash” or “E. Roar,” or any other similar names. The last thing you want to do on a holiday is hurt your computer’s feelings. Why do you think it crashes so much? Try giving it a human name and not telling anybody else-except maybe a few choice people-that when you talk about “Denny” you’re talking about your computer. Get a group of friends to name their computers as well, and spend the day checking up on them (i.e. “How’s Jenny doing?” “Oh she’s running a little slower than usual.”).
Finally, November 23rd is Your Welcomgiving Day. This special day is always celebrated, as you may have guessed, the day after Thanksgiving. After all that thanking, it would be impolite not to say “You’re welcome!” So get out a set of blank cards and send out a few “You’re Welcome” cards. Tell friends they are welcome for having you as a friend. Tell your mailperson he or she is welcome for the honor of delivering your mail.
Tell your boss he or she is welcome for you deciding against asking him or her for that much-deserved raise you still haven’t gotten. Call up your local tax collection bureau and tell whoever answers he or she is welcome for the substantial amount of money you paid out once again this year. Of course, actually sending out these “You’re Welcome” greetings may not be the wisest thing to do. Then again, some folks may still be pumped up on enough Thanksgiving cheer and tryptophan bliss not to take it too personally. Happy celebrating!
Note: These and other fun holidays were provided by colleague references; however, for more information on any of these, do searches for the names in a search engine, or check out the following sites that I cited:
ClicheSite.com
ilovetowrite.org
