These are holidays that are not traditionally marked on calendars. 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.
List Of Unofficial Holidays below:
- April Fools' Day (1 April)
- Black Friday or Buy Nothing Day (Day after Thanksgiving in the United States)
- Bloomsday (16 June based on James Joyce's novel Ulysses)
- Chrismukkah (25? December)
- Christmas Eve (24 December)
- Festivus (23 December)
- First Contact Day (5 April) (Day Vulcans establish first contact with humanity)
- Friday the 13th
- Friendship Day (First Sunday in August)
- Galactic Tick Day (Every 633.7 days, starting October 2, 1608)
- GIS Day (Wednesday during Geography Awareness Week in November)
- Giving Tuesday (Tuesday following Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the United States)
- International Cannabis Day/Four Twenty (20 April) (Counterculture holiday for promotion of marijuana)
- International Inflation Day (18 August)
- International Talk Like A Pirate Day (19 September)
- Lost Penny Day (9 May)
- Marathon Monday (Local name in Boston for Patriot's Day)
- Mischief Night (30 October)
- Mole Day (23 October)
- Monkey Day (14 December)
- National Cancer Survivors Day (First Sunday in June)
- 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)
- S.A.D. – (Singles Awareness Day) (14 February)
- 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)
- Tax Freedom Day
- 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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