At first glance, including Log Cabin Day, which falls on the last Sunday every June, on the Weird Holidays and Observances page may not seem unusual enough. But what about haunted cabins? That’s a little more interesting, right? That’s why I included Log Cabin Day. I always intended to writeContinue Reading
You know you have a good idea when… Yesterday I learned there’s another online Paranormal Day Paracon happening next weekend. Although it’s not just on Paranormal Day like the one HJ is putting on with Haunted Magazine and the Haunted Antiques Paranormal Research Centre. It’ll be during that whole weekend,Continue Reading
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
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
One of the weird days and observances on October 25 is Chucky the Notorious Killer Doll Day. (It’s also Frankenstein Friday.) In honor of Chucky, I thought it’d be fun to spend time with a creepy doll of sorts: Laughing Sal. Not that’s she’s a killer doll, but there mayContinue Reading
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
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
What better way to kick off Fall’s first weekend than with National Ghost Hunting Day and its World’s Largest Ghost Hunt? For 2019 there are at least 72 locations participating, and, yes, in multiple countries, which is what makes this a worldwide event. And I venture to say a record-breakingContinue Reading
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
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. All the coolest monsters had castles, didn’t they? Dracula, Frankenstein…okay that’s all I can think of. (If you know of any I’m forgetting, feel free to remind me.) One of the August 30th days on the Weird Holidays & Observances pageContinue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Every year International Bat Night falls on the last full weekend in August, which means for 2019 it’s August 24-25. (And in case you’re wondering. Yep. This is one of the things I have listed on the Weird Holidays & ObservancesContinue Reading
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
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