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Psychic Day (the first Sunday of August) was created in 1965 to market psychic services to potential clients. It has now expanded into Psychic Week, which continues to be observed by various communities....
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The Old Fiddlers' Convention in Galax, Virginia, is a week-long competition and camping event that has been going on annually since 1935. It features live bluegrass music, food, dancing, and good old fash...
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National Bowling Day in the U.S. celebrates bowling, a game involving lanes, balls, and pins. Various forms of bowling have existed since ancient times. However, the country that invented bowling as we...
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International Polka Day commemorates the polka dance. On this day, people who love polka dance to it. Originating in Eastern Europe, the polka was trendy during the pre-WWII period.
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National Allotments Week encourages each Brit to contribute to society by growing some of their food. Growing your food can be as simple as a kitchen herb garden or a full-scale backyard garden. However,...
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Play in the Sand Day is an excuse to head to the beach. Build sandcastles, bury their friends in the sand, and make sand angels. Whatever you do, make sure you’re having fun. Beaches throughout the Uni...
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National Sewing Machine Day celebrates Isaac Merritt Singer's patent number 8294, granted August 12, 1851. This innovation in sewing technology created the first sewing machine that could be used in homes...
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A SLICE OF DANISH CULTURE: THE JYLLING FESTIVAL The Jyllinge Festival in Denmark is a vibrant cultural event that takes place annually in the small town of Jyllinge, located on the shores of Roskilde Fjo...
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Leather creates various items, from belts and handbags to the sculpture pictured above (our founder purchased it from a street artist in Barcelona, Spain). National Leathercraft Day is an initiative of Ta...
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International Geocaching Day is the day when treasure hunters (geocachers) all around the world enjoy geocaching. This game involves a GPS (Global Positioning System) device to look for clues and prizes....
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Roller Coaster Day marks August 16, 1878, the anniversary of the first patent for the roller coaster granted to Richard Knudsen and JG Taylor. Several years later, the first roller coaster built by LaMarc...
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On August 19, 1839, the French government purchased the patent for the Daguerreotype process from Louis Daguerre and Joseph Nicephore Niepce. His is the invention that made photography possible. Rather th...
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If you play card games, you've been influenced by Edward Hoyle, who died on this day in 1769. Hoyle published the defining book on rules for various games, "A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist," in 1742...
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National App Day celebrates the programs, software, and plug-ins that make our lives easier. The history of apps, short for applications, aligns with the evolution of computing and mobile technology. The...
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Created in 1989 as a way for artists, museums, and other cultural institutions to raise awareness about AIDS, Day Without Art (DWA) now attracts thousands of institutions worldwide. It has become part of...
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SWOOOOSH! IT'S WORLD BASKETBALL DAY World Basketball Day is celebrated globally to honor and promote the sport of basketball. It encourages participation at all levels and highlights the sport's positive...
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National Bike Shop Day began in 2017. Its purpose is to bring together independent bike stores across the country and educate the public about the economic, ecological, and health benefits of bicycling. A...
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International Bingo Month marks the anniversary of the promotion of the modern game of bingo (the one now associated with church basements), in December 1929, by toy salesman Edwin S. Lowe. First seen a...
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Card Playing Day is celebrated in the U.S. each year. Organized by several different groups, including the International Playing Card Society, this is a day to honor and celebrate one of the most promin...
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A few nights before Christmas is Go Caroling Day. Caroling, or wassailing, is an English Christian oral tradition of singing songs and walking the neighborhood passed down from generation to generation. T...