Funny Holidays Are Unofficial Holidays

Our calendar is full of Funny Holidays but sometimes it's hard to find them among all the other more well known observances. 

Funny holidays are actually found listed in Unofficial Holiday directories. Below we have gathered a list of these funny holidays for your entertainment. Ha! Keep in mind that what's listed below is the most publicized but not necessarily the most popular observances. There are many more in our calendar. 

These holidays are 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.

• April Fools' Day (1 April)
• Buy Nothing Day (Day after Thanksgiving in the United States)
• First Contact Day (5 April) (Day Vulcans establish first contact with humanity)
• Friday the 13th
• Friendship Day (First Sunday in August)
• International Cannabis Day / Four Twenty (20 April) (Counterculture holiday for promotion of marijuana)
• International Talk Like A Pirate Day (19 September)
• Lost Penny Day (9 May)
• Mischief Night (30 October)
• Mole Day (23 October)
• Monkey Day (14 December)
• National Gorilla Suit Day (31 January)
• National Hug Day (21 January)
• No Pants Day (First Friday of May)
• Opposite Day (25 January) (Day where you do everything opposite)
• Pi Approximation Day (22 July) or Pi Day (14 March)
• Put A Pillow On Your Fridge Day (29 May)
• Record Store Day (Third Saturday of April)
• Robert Burns Day / Burns Night (25 January)
• Star Wars Day (4 May) "May the Fourth be with you"

• Super Bowl Sunday (Day of the National Football League championship)

• Sweetest Day (Third Saturday in October)
• Take Your Houseplant For A Walk Day (27 July)
• Towel Day (25 May) (Tribute to the late Douglas Adams)
• Women Gamers Day (18 June) (Day for girls who enjoy video games)

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Examples of those that are considered "Funny Event Holidays". These are found on many Greeting Card Sites.

• Send a Card to a friend Day / Feb. 7
• Propose Day / Feb. 8
• Smile Day / Feb. 8
• Chocolate Day / Feb. 9
• Teddy Bear Day / Feb. 10
• Make a new friend Day / Feb. 11
• Promise Day / Feb. 11
• Hug Day / Feb. 12
• Donut Day / June 5
• Laundry Day / April 16

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Examples of those that are considered "Funny Party Holidays". 

• Chicken Wing Chucker Day / Fridays / eating wings and playing Chicken Chucker
• National Tweed Day / April 3 / tweed dress parties
• National Scavenger Hunt Day / May 24 / huge scavenger hunt parties
• National Scarecrow Day / 1st Sun. in July / scarecrow building parties
• Snowman Burning Day / March 20 / snowman burning parties
• Thomas Crapper Day / Jan. 27 / toilet theme parties

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