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Our Favorite Weird Holidays & Observances are listed here!
To see the complete list for month-long observances & day events, visit the links above.
- World Naked Bike Ride: (dates vary) (WNBR) "is an international clothing-optional bike ride in which participants plan, meet and ride together en masse on human-powered transport (the vast majority on bicycles, and fewer on skateboards, rollerblades, roller skates) to "protest oil dependency and celebrate the power and individuality of our bodies"." "The dress code motto is...
- First Foot Day - (January 1) - First Foot Day marks the beginning of the New Year and is said to bring luck. Who dares enter your home first on New Year's Day? You have to read about this Holiday. ........
- Thomas Crapper Day! - (January 27) Some information you find calls it "Toilet Day." This holiday is devoted to the man who invented the flush toilet. Parties are hosted on this day and toilet games are played in it's honor!
- International Medical Marijuana Day / 420 - (April 20) "April 20 ("4/20" in U.S. date notation) has evolved into a counterculture holiday, where people gather to celebrate and consume cannabis.: This observance is set to honor "medical marijuana" - "Medical cannabis (commonly referred to as "medical marijuana") refers to the use of the Cannabis plant as a physician-recommended drug ....
- International Nose Picking Day - (April 23) This holiday is an International Observance celebrated each and every year on April 23; which means that people all over the world can and will be celebrate this unusual holiday! Is this a joke? Nope, it's another one of those Weird, wild & Wacky Holidays that people just love to roll over laughing about-
- No Pant's Day - (always celebrated on the 1st Friday in May) It is a day where everyone, be they students, respectable businessmen, or cherished community leaders, leave their pants behind, and have a little fun. Usually this means wearing thick, appropriately modest boxer shorts, but bloomers, slips, briefs, and ...
- Bath Tub Party Day: (August 5) where party goers are encouraged to go to the extreme and pile in a large tub (most of the time it's a large water fountain, hot tub or swimming pool) and splash around in bubbles while wearing shower caps with the largest tub toy you can find (most popular is the yellow duck)! These parties are known to go on for hours and many times the theme goes into soap and scrubbing the body with large sponges! It's a really funny party to be sure!
- Sadie Hawkins Day: It became a day-long event observed in Canada and in the United States on the Saturday that follows November 9th. The practical basis of Sadie Hawkins Day is one of simple gender role-reversal. Women and girls take the bold initiative by inviting the man or boy of their choice out on a date - almost unheard of before 1937 - typically to a dance attended by other .....
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You can find any and every type of weird holiday. The list is unending. With every subject matter you find, you can also bet that a party is being planned for each of them. That's why we had to make this section of our website to give you a look at our favorite weird wild and wacky holidays so you too can get in on picking and hosting a weird holiday party yourself.
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A Weird, wild & wacky holiday is considered an Unofficial Observance. To keep you up to speed, here's a definition for you.
Definition: Unofficial Observance
Unofficial, humorous, subcultural or student holidays and observances, that are annually practiced unlike those from category:Fictional holidays.
