Before we cover some of the weird and unusual days of summer, I have a question for you: How do you measure summer? Meteorologically or astronomically? If you’re wondering, “What are you talking about?” that was me earlier this year when a weather person on the local news referred toContinue Reading
Have you ever celebrated World Dracula Day? Did you even know there was one? If you’re wondering if this is another one of those dates listed on the Weird Holidays & Observances page, yep. Nailed it! But when is World Dracula Day and why? Basically, what’s its origin story? SinceContinue Reading
Unlike a lot of the days on the Weird Holidays & Observances page, World Goth Day’s origins aren’t as mysterious as some of the others. In fact, it’s one of the few days that we know who started it and why. So, without further ado, let’s look at how aContinue Reading
Let’s answer one of the questions posed in the title right off the bat: when is National Twilight Zone Day? It always falls on May 11. The trickier questions to answer are when did it start, who started it and why? Twilight Zone the television series didn’t debut on MayContinue Reading
Alien Day falls on April 26 every year, but what is it all about and what does it actually celebrate? Aliens in general or the movie franchise of the same name? (This post’s picture may give that answer away.) It’s always illuminating to discover the origin stories and histories forContinue Reading
If there’s a National Mermaid Day, which there is, then you know there has to be a National Unicorn Day too. Yep. But do you know when National Unicorn day is? (I know you uni lovers out there do!) What about why there’s such a day, or when the firstContinue Reading
Besides green beer, shamrocks, and pots of gold, leprechauns are also prevalently represented on St. Patrick’s Day. So you might think, and rightfully so, that Leprechaun Day would fall on March 17. Because, yep. There is such a day to revere the wee little green guys. However, if you goContinue Reading
Curmudgeons Day, observed annually on January 29, is one of the sillier days that I’ve included on the Weird Holidays & Observances page. But what’s its story? Who started it and why? And what is a curmudgeon exactly and where did that word come from? What’s a Curmudgeon? The OxfordContinue Reading
La Befana Day is one of the January days on the Weird Holidays and Observances page. (January 5.) Once upon a time, I wrote a little about La Befana when I covered creepy Christmas traditions around the world, but I thought it was high time she got a post ofContinue Reading
Among the interesting January days you’ll find on the Weird Holidays and Observances page is World Hypnotism Day on January 4. I guess that takes care of the “when” part of the questions, right? But there are more, like what is World Hypnotism Day all about? What is its history?Continue Reading
Occult Day is observed on November 18. Which I guess answers the “When is it?” question, doesn’t it? But what about the rest? What is it, who created it, and why? Let’s find out. However, let’s first define what “occult” means. What does occult mean? The word “occult” derives fromContinue Reading
I don’t remember when I added Stranger Things Day to the Weird Holidays and Observances page. Was it the first year it was created or last year? Who knows? It’s not important really. As soon as I learned about it, I added it and it’s there now, where it willContinue Reading
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