Welcome to Worldwide Weird Holidays, where you’ll find a new reason to celebrate every day of the year.
January 6 is National Bean Day
Today is National Bean Day. With over forty thousand varieties, the hardworking bean deserves its own day. Why is it celebrated on January 6th? No one knows for sure, but we have a couple of ideas and a suggestion. Some claim it commemorates the death of renowned geneticist, Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk who experimented […]
Banished Words List Day 2016
Banished Words List Day 2016 If you’ve read our post about LSSU’s 2015 Banished Words List, you already know you’re in for a treat. Drumroll, please. (We realize that phrase should be banished, too.) The official Banished Words List for 2016 is: SO So the word that received the most nominations this year was already banished, but today […]
December 30 is National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
It’s National Bicarbonate of Soda Day! Yes, that’s right: baking soda has its own day. As we shall see, this hardworking substance earns at least one holiday’s worth of celebration. Sodium bicarbonate is a chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. A component of the mineral natron, it is a white, odorless, water-soluble crystalline solid that […]
December 29 is National Pepper Pot Day
Today is National Pepper Pot Day. Pepper pot soup has been called the soup that won the Revolutionary War. By the time American troops reached Valley Forge on December 19, 1777, in the midst of a harsh winter, soldiers and the many wives, mothers and children who accompanied them were running desperately low on provisions. […]
December 28 is Pledge of Allegiance Day
Today is Pledge of Allegiance Day. We’re not sure why it is celebrated today since it doesn’t correspond to any date we can find regarding its origins, usage or changes. We do know this: the words many of us grew up saying have a fascinating history. The Pledge of Allegiance was written by minister and […]
December 27 is National Fruitcake Day
Today is National Fruitcake Day, a day that celebrates one of the most maligned cakes of all time. Love it or hate it, the fruitcake has a long, rich history. Ancient Egyptians buried loved ones with fruitcakes in the belief they were essential for the journey to the afterlife. An early Roman recipe combined barley […]
December 26 is National Whiner’s Day
Today is National Whiner’s Day, established in 1986 by Reverend Kevin Zaborney as a humorous reminder (on this day infamous for its volume of gift returns) to appreciate what we have. Each year, Zaborney crowns the Most Famous Whiner of the Year. Winning whiners in years past include Kanye West, Lindsay Lohan, Chris Brown and Rob Ford. […]
December 25 is A’phabet Day
Today is A’phabet Day, always observed on December 25th. It was created by Robert L. Birch and Puns Corps as a secular alternative for people who want to send cards to their friends during the holiday season. Instead of a traditional Christmas card, they can send greetings using the “a’phabet” and leaving gaps where the […]
December 24 is National Eggnog Day
Today is National Eggnog Day, celebrated each year on Christmas Eve. The sweetened drink is traditionally made with milk and/or cream, sugar, eggs, and spices, often mixed with spirits such as rum, brandy or some combination of liquors. Also known as egg milk punch, it has a rich history dating back to “posset,” a hot […]
December 23 is Festivus
Happy Festivus! Today is Festivus. What is it? Where did it come from? Per Wikipedia: Festivus is both a parody and a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 that serves as an alternative to participating in the pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season. It has been described as “the perfect secular theme for an […]