Man with white makeup and red hands screams in frustration, despair and anger

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Never has a year needed a day like International Moment of Frustration Scream Day, which falls on October 12 every year, worse than 2020. Because we’ve all pretty much had our moments when we wanted to scream this year, haven’t we? (Don’t leave me hanging. I know I’m not aloneContinue Reading

Giant octopus tentacle wrapped around a lob cabin porch post

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One of the observances on the Weird Holidays & Observances page that has always intrigued me is Curious Events Day. A few years ago I shared nine curious photos to celebrate the day. I admitted,  “I’m not exactly sure what Curious Events Day is.” And then I wondered, “Who createdContinue Reading

Grim reaper memento mori statue

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This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. One of the more morbid January dates on the Weird Holidays & Observances page is January 3, Memento Mori “Remember You Die” Day. The astute among you may be wondering, “But wasn’t there a death day not too many months back?”Continue Reading

vintage antique letter Z

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One of the more mysterious days on the Weird Holidays & Observances page is Z Day, which falls on January 1 every year. Or maybe it’s not so mysterious as it is curious. Until this year, I never really looked into it. But this year, I did. Here’s what I found.Continue Reading

Aloisius the beer angel

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One of the October’s weird days is not so very weird, but kind of nice: Guardian Angels Day on October 2. When we ate at the Bavarian Bierhaus in Nashville earlier this year, I noticed something I hadn’t other times we’d eaten there: Aloisius. He was floating above the tablesContinue Reading

Fall Forest Leaves October Days

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Spooky types generally associate October with the scariest day of the year –Halloween. (Or am I just speaking for myself?) And a mainstream campaign that gets lots of attention each October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But there’s many monthly, weekly and daily celebrations happening in October. (Besides the weird,Continue Reading

Chicken Boy statue

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Chicken Boy, not to be confused with Mike the Headless Chicken, is not a boy at all. He’s a statue. Why is he called Chicken Boy and why does he have a day? Meeting Chicken Boy I first saw Chicken Boy’s Day on Brownielocks. I must’ve briefly looked into himContinue Reading

UFO hovering above trees at night

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Trick Question Recently I published a post on The Occult Section asking is World UFO Day June 24 or July 2? You know how I love my Weird Holidays & Observances. As I explained in the TOS post, my confusion about which was the correct date for World UFO DayContinue Reading

Mike the Headless Chicken

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One of the days that never fails to amuse, inspire and perplex me on the Weird Holidays & Observances page is Mike, The Headless Chicken Day, which is observed on May 31. But not only does the “Miracle Chicken” have a day, there’s a festival for the freak-of-nature foul, called,Continue Reading

stuffed animal monkey floating on back in water

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This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here.  According to the listings on the Weird Holidays & Observances page, May 16 is National Sea Monkey Day. I’ve never taken a moment to honor it. Until now… The Sea Monkey Story I always thought it’d be fun to have seaContinue Reading

Magnifying glass over ghostly figures

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At the end of last year I came across an article that inspired me to add a new date to the Weird Holidays & Observances listings. The article was “15 Weird Forgotten Holidays We Should Totally Bring Back” on ViraLuck. The date was April 24, St. Mark’s Eve. Which sounds prettyContinue Reading

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As you may or may not know, one of May’s Weird Holidays & Observances is May 4th, Stars Wars Day. (And in case you’re like my husband and don’t get it: May Fourth…May the Force…a bit of a play on words. Sound it out. It took me a while toContinue Reading