Unofficial holidays

Sunday, September 02, 2007 | Posted by Charm

These are holidays celebrated by various groups and individuals. Some are designed to promote a cause, others recognize historical events not recognized officially, and others are "funny" holidays, generally intended as humorous distractions and excuses to share laughs among friends.
Bloomsday (16 June based on James Joyce's novel Ulysses)
Buy Nothing Day (The Day After Thanksgiving)
Devil's Night (October 30)
Festivus (23 December)
Friendship Day (first Sunday in August)
GIS Day (The Wednesday during Geography Awareness Week in November)
International Cannabis Day (20 April)
International Dadaism Month (4 February, 1 April, 28 March, 15 July, 2 August, 7 August, 16 August, 26 August, 18 September, 22 September, 1 October, 17 October, 26 October)
International Talk Like a Pirate Day (19 September)
International Kitchen Garden Day (4th Sunday of August)
Mischief Night (30 October) Notorious night of vandalism the night before Halloween
Mole Day (23 October)
Monkey Day (December 14))
No Pants Day (first Friday of May)
Pi Day (14 March) or Pi Approximation Day (22 July)
Tax Freedom Day
Towel Day (25 May) (a tribute to the late Douglas Adams)
Winter-een-mas (The season lasts all of January, however the actual holiday itself is 25 January - 31 January)
X-Day (5 July in the Church of the SubGenius)
Russian Reversal Day (7 July)

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