Me hearties , today is the 14th annual internationalTalk Like a PirateDay ! So how aarrr yee all celebratin ' ? permit us know ! Meanwhile , we thought we ’d honor the crazy vacation by dropping a bunch of other foreign ones on you . Because when it comes to holiday , there ’s no shortage in the bizarre category .
For case , did you know that January 19th is Brew a Potion Day and July 25th is internal Candles on a Cake Day ? Yes , if there ’s an activeness or pastime that people love ( or do n’t delight ) , odds are there ’s a holiday to abide by it . Here are eight more you may not have heard of :
1.Thomas Crapper Day ““ January 27th
Also known as " toilet day,“ this holiday observe the humans most people think of when they … think about privy history . As you probably eff , however , Thomas Crapper did not invent the flush toilet , he merely improved it . Of naturally , flush toilets had been used since the days of the Roman Empire , but the technology was lose after the fall of Rome . John Harrington of England is wide realize as the inventor of the flush toilet , but a practical model was n’t patent until the late 1700s . can popularized the siphon organisation for emptying the tanks . His ship’s company , Thomas Crapper & Co. , pick up a regal warrant by Prince Edward ( later Edward VII ) to ply the bathymetry the Prince ’s Norfolk estate . Crapper died on January 27th , 1910 , and so the vacation light on the day of remembrance of his death .
Holy crapper : Contrary to democratic belief , the similarity between Crapper ’s name and the much olderkrape , or a stinky Pisces the Fishes in German , is merely a conjunction .
How can I celebrate Thomas Crapper Day ?
Given the unusual nature of the vacation , the gigabyte - betray way of life to observe it is by playing a plot forebode Toilet Memory . One someone strike down 10 items in a toilet , which will either go under or float . The other players have five minute to extend to inside the bowl and see what ’s within . Everyone then write what he saw on a piece of theme . Whoever can recall all 10 point wins .
2.National Regifting Day ““ Thursday before Christmas
How can I celebrate National Regifting Day ?
Have a regifting party . Each guest should bring and impart with one gift that was previously gifted . The only rule is that no first - time giving are allowed . ( Not that anyone would know , proper ? )
3.Middle Name Pride Day ““ First Friday in March
keep Your Name Week ( CYNM ) was established in 1997 by the American onomatologist Jerry Hill . The weeklong celebration occurs during the first full calendar week in March , and that Friday is reserve for Middle Name Pride Day . Hill ’s fascination with names go bad back to the early days of his youth . As a child he heard of a similar - aged boy who was killed in his metropolis . Much to Hill ’s surprise , the boy ’s name was also Jerry Hill " “ and so began a lifelong enthrallment with names . Middle Name Pride Day was established to allow masses to feel good about their often - fresh name .
What ’s in a name?Some document will use the abbreviation NMN”(no middle name ) or NMI ( no in-between initial ) when the person does not have a in-between name .
How can I celebrate Middle Name Day ?
According to founding father Jerry Hill , the best way to celebrate the holiday is by revealing your middle name to at least three people who do n’t already know it .
4.Newman’s Day ““ April 24th**
depend on what campus you celebrate the vacation , Newman ’s Day can return on**April 24th ( Princeton and Yale ) , January 26th ( Bates College ) , March 30th ( Kenyon College , Newman ’s alma mater ) .
In 2004 , when Newman ’s Day began to receive national media attention , the actor aver he fight back the " holiday . “ Think that stopped scholar from doing the 24/24 ?
Newman ’s Day Fun Fact : A spin - off of Newman ’s 24-hour interval latterly bulge at The Evergreen State College in Olympia , Washington . Rather than beer , player will spike Newman ’s Own salad dressing with liquor and tope it . Yum !
How can I lionize Newman ’s sidereal day ?
Duh . Twenty - four beer in twenty - four time of day ! But here ’s the thing : no sleeping or vomiting , and all participants must also look their normally scheduled family .
5.Geek Pride Day ““ May 25th
start in Spain in 2006 , Geek Pride Day celebrates the genuine nerds in the world . By 2007 , nearly all of Spain fete the holiday , which grew to include a nationwide nerd blood donation cause . In 2008 , Geek Pride Day crossed the Atlantic . A " Geek Manifesto" was even create and included a lean of basic rights . Some of the right on the leaning include the right wing to be heavy , the right to have piteous eyesight , and the right hand to be a virgin .
Geek Pride Day portion May 25th with Towel Day , which honors Douglas Adams , the former writer of the popular science fiction novels ,
The Hitchhiker ’s Guide to the Galaxy .
On Towel Day , Adams ' fans carry around a towel to demonstrate their love of his Holy Scripture . Why towels ? Well if you have to ask , then you have n’t read the Holy Writ : A towel , it says , is about the most massively utile thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have .
How can I celebrate Geek Pride Day ?
According to a Spanish entanglement site dedicate to the holiday , all non - geeks are asked to either hug a geek or corrupt them a lineup with plenty of imbedded microelectronics .
6.Gotcha Day ““ September 15th
How can I celebrate Gotcha Day ?
Most families lionise Gotcha Day as one would a traditional birthday . They change presents and eat cake . There ’s one Gotcha Day tradition where the family stands in a rophy and passes around a candle , all while apportion history about the take on tiddler ’s grandness in all of their life .
7.Bloomsday ““ June 16th
Art imitate art : A noted James Joyce fan , Director Richard Linklater references Ulysses in two of his films . In 1991’sSlacker , a character reads an excerpt from the novel after convincing his friends to throw a typewriter in a river . Likewise , the events Linklater’sBefore Sunrisetake place on June 16th .
How can I celebrate Bloomsday ?
The majority of festivities take place in Dublin and involve reading and dramatization ofUlysses . Pub creep ( Joyce was a heavy drinker ) are also pop , even costume parties where participant garb in the appropriate Edwardian attire .
8.Savage Christmas ““ August 25th
coke job?There ’s no official record that a rash ever occurred in Yellowstone National Park in the early part of the twentieth one C . The most Baron Snow of Leicester ever to be recorded at the park during the month of August was when 1.8 inches flow on August 18 , 1932 .
How can I keep Savage Christmas ?
Get thee to Old Faithful Inn at Yellowstone National Park ! Festivities include decorate Christmas trees , singing Christmas carol , and , surprise surprisal , the exchange of present .
