In recent years, every day now seems to be a national day. For example, on June 6, we randomly celebrate National Donut Day and on August 10, someone may remind you it’s National Lazy Day. Although we don’t celebrate every single national day (or even most of them), it is fun to embrace the ones we do know about.
Have you ever wondered why we have so many national days, or even how all of this national day stuff all started?
In the United States Of America, there actually isn’t one specific group of people that decides or designates what national days become actual national days. Most of these national days are created by private groups, companies, or just everyday working people.
Private groups can create their own unique national days to make more sales; they just won’t count as official federal holidays like Christmas or Veterans Day, but if Dunkin’ Donuts can advertise National Donut Day, maybe they can sell a few more munchkins.
One example of a private group that makes these actually calls itself the The National Day Calendar. The National Day Calendar is a website that lists almost every single national day there is in the United States, from National Ants On a Log Day (September 10th) to National Bald is Beautiful Day (September 13th).
The National Day Calendar was created by a guy named Marlo Anderson, who is the founder and CRO. The National Day Calendar was started on National Popcorn Day in 2013 and has been distributing all the National Day information ever since. While it’s not very serious, the group seems to have so much passion in finding information for these national days so it can bring laughter and smiles to everyday people and find a reason to celebrate every day of the year.
Top 5 Weirdest National Days
- National Wear a Plunger on Your Head Day is celebrated on December 18th. This fun holiday was started in 2006 to enjoy and make people laugh. If you do choose to participate, you might even be able to start a new trend by proudly wearing a plunger on your head. Whether you participate in it or not, it surely is a memorable day.
- National Something on a Stick Day is celebrated every year on March 28. National Something on a Stick Day lets everyone see how weird they can be by seeing what foods they put on a stick. The possibilities are honestly endless, and on this day people can let their creativity out.
- National Get Gnarly Day is celebrated on the on July 29. National Get Gnarly Day is a day that encourages people to try new things and embrace their wild sides. National Gnarly Day not challenges everyone to put more gnarliness into their own daily lives/routines but also into someone else’s life.
- Lost Sock Memorial Day grieves all the single socks, whose partners have strangely gotten lost in the laundry. Every year it is celebrated on May 9th. This fun holiday reminds us and brings to light all the socks that seem to have vanished, leaving their partners all alone. It’s a day to remember all the socks that have gone missing and to hopefully encourage people to keep their socks together.
- National Bald is Beautiful Day is celebrated on September 13 to bring to light all the beautiful bald people in this world. At NAHS we have many bald teachers and students, so next September, remember to shout out to Mr. Fazzini, Mr. Glaeser, and Mr. Irvine. September 13 is your day for everyone in the world to recognize that you guys are BBP (Beautiful Bald People)!
