Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grundsaudaag, Murmeltiertag) is a day celebrated on February 2. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then spring will come early; if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back...
Go For Broke Day
Today is your chance to risk it all. Gamble and bet, because on Go for Broke Day, luck is on your side. Not a gambler? No problem, this day is not necessarily about money. Anything goes, from relationships, jobs, projects, and basically any decision that has been going through your...
Compliment Your Mirror Day
Who is that great looking person over there? Oh wait, it's me! Mirror, mirror on the wall... you are the awesomest of them all. You get the idea. On Compliment Your Mirror Day, you give thanks to item that makes all that great scenery possible. Stand in front of your mirror with your eyes...
Spooners (Spoonerism) Day
July 22nd is Spooner’s Day, named after Reverend William Archibald Spooner (born at London, England, July 22, 1844, warden of New College, Oxford, 1903–24, died at Oxford, England, Aug 29, 1930) who had the terrible habit with the 'slip of his tongue'. No, he wasn’t saying bad words, he just...
Kiss and Make Up Day
We all have fights with our nearest and dearest now and again. Whether a sibling dispute, a marital tiff, a spat with a best friend or a clash with the parents; whether it’s about a lie, a misunderstanding, relationships or the state of the kitchen, today it’s time to kiss and make...
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
International Talk Like a Pirate Day (ITLAPD, September 19) is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur (Ol' Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap'n Slappy), of Albany, Oregon, U.S., who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate. For...
