Category: United States

Homeless Persons' Remembrance Day, Ntl.: D...

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National Homeless Persons' Remembrance Day occurs on the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It is a day to remember that there are more than 600 000 homeless people in the USA as of n...

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Humbug Day, Ntl.: December 21

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How do you propel Ebenezer Scrooge toward the epitome of curmudgeon? Dedicate a Christmas season holiday to him! Humbug Day is celebrated every year on December 21 and according to its creators from Well...

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Short Fiction Day, Celebrate: December 21

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What better way to spend the shortest day of the year than curled up in your favorite chair reading a book from beginning to end? That is exactly what Celebrate Short Fiction Day is all about. First run i...

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Shorts Day: December 21

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Created in 1986, Shorts Day is a day to flaunt the first day of winter on the solstice by wearing shorts to honor the shortest day of the year. Just be sure to wear a coat, if you go outside! Have fun.

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Winter Begins, Solstice (Northern): Decemb...

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In the Northern Hemisphere, winter season starts on the winter solstice. A solstice is an occurrence when the Sun is farthest from the equator. During the winter solstice, the most southern point of the E...

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Be a Lover of Silence Day: December 22

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As the hecticness of the holiday season comes to a climax, take some time for yourself. Set outside. Find a quiet place and simply be. Be a Lover of Silence Day is your opportunity to give yourself a mini...

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Date-Nut Bread Day, Ntl.: December 22

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Date Nut Bread Day celebrates the non-yeast, cake like loaf of sweet bread first seen in the US during the early 20th century. This is an unofficial event with no sponsor.

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Forefather's Day (1620): December 22

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National Forefathers' Day is celebrated in Plymouth, Massachusetts on December 22 and marks the anniversary of the pilgrims arrival on December 21, 1620. The date was first celebrated in 1769. Why is it...

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Family Roots Day: December 23

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In the days preceding Christmas, families begin to gather. Stories are swapped, legends made and the inevitable questions from children about where they came from come up. Family Roots Day, an initiat...

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Pfeffernusse Cookies Day: December 23

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Re-gifting (White Elephant) Day: December...

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Eggnog Day, Ntl.: December 24

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Christmas Eve is also National Eggnog Day, but what exactly makes up the milky concoction anyway? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary says eggnog is a drink made of eggs, sugar, milk or cream and often inclu...

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Stock Exchange Holiday (NYSE Closed): Dece...

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Stock Market Holidays are days in which the stock exchange is closed and no trading occurs on this day.

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A'phabet Day: December 25

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A'phabet Day occurs on Christmas and can provide a little amusement for the family. Basically, try to make it through a conversation without using the letter 'L'. It's a lot harder than it sounds. Just...

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Pumpkin Pie Day, Ntl.: December 25

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Pumpkin pie is the traditional dessert in the United States for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Therefore someone decided that Christmas Day should also be pumpkin pie day. This is an unofficial holiday w...

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Candy Cane Day, Ntl.: December 26

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Thank You Note Day, Ntl.: December 26

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National Thank You Note Day is the day after Christmas and designed to provide an opportunity to follow etiquette and thank people for the gifts you received. This a tradition.

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Whiner's Day, Ntl.: December 26

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National Whiner's Day was set aside in 1986 as a day for those who didn't get what they wanted for the holidays to whine about it. Founded by Kevin C Zaborney, each year he publishes the that year's most...

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Fruitcake Day, Ntl.: December 27

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Rejoice fruitcake lovers, this is your day! Besides the fact it is extra delicious and not as unhealthy as a 'typical' cake because it contains fruit inside, as the name suggests, fruitcakes have been a...

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Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day: December 27

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Make Cut-out Snowflakes Day takes advantage of the down days between Christmas and New Years by providing an indoor activity. Simply give your kids a huge pile of white paper, some scissors and make some...

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