Welcome to Worldwide Weird Holidays, where you’ll find a new reason to celebrate every day of the year.
Banished Words List Day of 2015
Since 1976, Lake Superior State University (LSSU) has issued an annual List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-Use, Over-Use or General Uselessness. LSSU accepts nominations for banishment from around the globe, covering all manner of words and phrases worthy of exile. Without further ado, we bring you the Banished Words List of […]
December 19 is Super Saturday
Did you miss Black Friday, sleep through Cyber Monday and get confused by Green Monday? (The latter isn’t a day to shop for eco-friendly gifts. “Green” stands for money and was dreamed up by the folks at eBay, who deserve style points for their honesty.) Super Saturday always falls on the last Saturday before Christmas. It’s […]
December 5 is Chester Greenwood Day
Chester Greenwood Day Even if you’ve never heard of Chester Greenwood, chances are, he’s been keeping your ears warm for years. Greenwood was born on December 4, 1858, in Farmington, Maine. At the age of fifteen, he fashioned the first pair of earmuffs, with his grandmother’s help, from wire, beaver fur and velvet. He was […]
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has become a worldwide symbol of the holiday season. The lighting on the Wednesday after Thanksgiving is celebrated with live musical performances at Rockefeller Plaza and broadcast across the globe and Internet. What’s the story of this tree? Worldwide Weird Holidays investigates. The Giving Tree Gardiner, New York has one less […]