Maria ReaskWe all know about Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Colombus Day or Martin Luther King Jr. Day. These are days that are widely celebrated across the country, and sometimes maybe you’ll even get a day off from school/work for a few of them.
But did you know that there’s some sort of “National Day” for basically every day of the year? Sometimes, there’s even more than one National Day on the same day. Like February 14th isn’t just Valentine’s Day. It’s also National Ferris Wheel Day. Duh.
If you ask me, this whole random National Day thing has gotten out of hand. Sure, I’ll gladly celebrate “National Guacamole Day”, but I also celebrate guacamole pretty much every day of the year. Maybe I am just jealous that I haven’t created some sort of “National Day”…yet. It seems like literally anyone could dedicate a particular day out of the calendar year to literally absolutely ANYTHING…if it hasn’t already been thought of yet.
All cynicism aside, we should be happy for more excuses to celebrate. We’re college students, after all. Here’s a list of obscure National Days from each month that every college student should celebrate. So grab some beers and a few friends; it’s Bat Appreciation Month!!
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January – National Bath Safety Month
January 3 – National Drinking Straw Day
January 4 – National Spaghetti Day AND National Trivia Day
January 5 – National Whipped Cream Day
January 24 – National Beer Can Appreciation Day
January 27 – National Chocolate Cake Day
February – Creative Romance Month
February 4 – National Thank a Mailman Day (do it!)
February 5 – National Shower With a Friend Day
February 9 – National Bagel and Lox Day AND National Clean Out Your Computer Day
February 15 – National Singles Awareness Day
February 20 – National Love Your Pet Day (and everyday)
February 22 – National Margarita Day
March – National Frozen Food Month
March 1 – National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
March 4 – National Pancake Day – IHOP
March 5 – National Absinthe Day
March 10 – National Napping Day
March 18 – National Awkward Moments Day
March 23 – National Puppy Day
April – Stress Awareness Month
April 2 – National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
April 5 – National Deep Dish Pizza Day
April 7 – National Beer Day
April 10- National Siblings Day
April 12 – National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
April 23 – National Talk Like Shakespeare Day
May – National Hamburger Month
May 2 – National Homebrew Day
May 3 – National Paranormal Day
May 4 – National Star Wars Day
May 5 – Totally Chipotle Day
May 16 – National Sea Monkey Day
May 18 – National No Dirty Dishes Day
June – National Adopt a Cat Month
June 1 – National Say Something Nice Day
June 4 – National Cheese Day
June 6 – National Doughnut Day
June 8 – National Best Friends Day
June 15 – National Lobster Day
June 19 – National Martini Day
July – National Hot Dog Month
July 6 – National Fried Chicken Day
July 10 – National Pina Colada Day
July 11 – National Mojito Day
July 14 – National Nude Day
July 16 – National Rum Day
July 24 – National Tequila Day
August – National Catfish Month
August 2 – National Ice Cream Sandiwch Day
August 3 – National Grab Some Nuts Day
August 10 – National Lazy Day
August 12 – National Vinyl Day
August 17 – National Thrift Shop Day
August 29 – National College Colors Day
September – Self Improvement Month
September 5 – National Cheese Pizza Day
September 7 – National Salami Day
September 12 – National Chocolate Milkshake Day
September 19 – National Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 26- National Shamu the Whale Day
September 29 – National Coffee Day
October – National Sarcastic Awareness Month
October 4 – National Vodka Day
October 5 – Do Something Nice Day
October 8 – National Pierogy Day
October 9 – National Pro-life Cupcake Day
October 14 – National Dessert Day
October 27 – National American Beer Day
November – Movember
November 5 – National Doughnut Day (again)
November 6 – National Nachos Day
November 14 – National Pickle Day AND Spicy Guacamole Day
November 16 – National Fast Food Day
November 20 – National Absurdity Day
November 28 – Buy Nothing Day
December – Root Vegetables and Exotic Fruits Month
December 1 – National Pie Day
December 4 – National Cookie Day
December 8 – Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day
December 17 – National Maple Syrup Day
December 18 – Answer the Phone Like Buddy the Elf Day
December 31 – National Champagne Day
What are you going to celebrate?
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