List Of Unofficial Holidays

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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