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List of Weird Wild and Wacky Days created by Roy Thomas & his wife

Roy Thomas and his wife created approximately 80 "special days", which are listed in Chases's Calendar of Events.

Chase's Calendar of Events is an annual American publication, started in 1957 by brothers William (Bill) D. Chase and Harrison V. Chase. It includes special events, holidays, federal and state observances, historic anniversaries, and more unusual celebratory traditions.

List of weird wild and wacky days

January 2 - Happy Mew Year For Cats Day
January 3 - Memento Mori
January 4 - Dimpled Chad Day
January 8 - Show & Tell Day at Work
January 17 - Judgement Day
January 22 - Answer Your Cat’s Question Day
January 23 - Snow Plow Mailbox Hockey Day
January 25 - A Room of One’s Own Day
January 30 - National Inane Answering Message Day
February 5 - Move Hollywood & Broadway to Lebanon, Pennsylvania Day
February 7 - Wave All Your Fingers At Your Neighbors Day
February 11 - Satisfied Staying Single Day
February 13 - Get a Different Name Day
February 17 - Who Shall I Be Day?
February 20 - Northern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo-Day
February 22 - For the Love of Mike Day
February 23 - Curling is Cool Day
February 26 - For Pete's Sake Day
March 3 - What if Cats & Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day
March 9 - Panic Day
March 15 - National Brutus Day
March 15 - True Confessions Day
March 16 - Lips Appreciation Day
March 18 - Forgive Mom and Dad Day
March 22 - As Young As You Feel Day
March 26 - Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
March 27 - Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
April 7 - No Housework Day
April 8 - Trading Cards for Grown-ups Day
April 12 - Walk on Your Wild Side Day
April 17 - Blah Blah Blah Day
April 18 - Pet Owner's Independence Day
April 26 - Hug an Australian Day
May 6 - No Homework Day
May 8 - No Socks Day
May 11 - Eat What You Want Day
May 18 - Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day
May 21 - I Need a Patch for That Day
May 28 - The Slugs Return From Capistrano Day
June 2 - Yell "Fudge" at the Cobras in North America Day
June 14 - Family History Day
June 22 - Stupid Guy Thing Day
June 23 - Let It Go Day
June 24 - Celebration of the Senses
July 3 - Stay Out of the Sun Day
July 6 - Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day
July 10 - Don't Step on a Bee Day
July 13 - Embrace Your Geekness Day
July 13 - Gruntled Workers Day
July 15 - Be a Dork Day
July 23 - Hot Enough For Ya Day
July 27 - Take Your Houseplants for a Walk Day
August 7 - Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day
August 8 - Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbors' Porch Day
August 18 - Bad Poetry Day
August 22 - Southern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day
August 28 - Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day
August 28 - Crackers Over The Keyboard Day
August 29 - More Herbs, Less Salt Day
August 31 - Love Litigating Lawyers Day
September 9 - Wonderful Weirdos Day
September 11 - Remember Freedom Day
September 16 - Stay Away From Seattle Day
September 22 - Dear Diary Day
September 28 - Fish Tank Floorshow Night
October 12 - International Moment of Frustration Scream Day
October 14 - Be Bald and Be Free Day
October 19 - Evaluate Your Life Day
October 27 - Cranky Co-Workers Day
October 30 - Haunted Refrigerator Night
November 3 - Cliché Day
November 8 - Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day
November 18 - Married To A Scorpio Support Day
November 19 - Have a Bad Day Day
November 20 - Name Your PC Day
November 25 - Blasé Day
November 30 - Stay Home Because You're Well Day
December 1 - Bifocals At The Monitor Liberation Day
December 5 - Bathtub Party Day
December 13 - Pick A Pathologist Pal Day
December 15 - Cat Herders' Day
December 16 - Barbie and Barney Backlash Day
December 21 - Humbug Day
December 29 - Tick Tock Day
December 30 - Falling Needles Family Fest

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Resources:

http://www.wellcat.com/holiday.html
http://www.gone-ta-pott.com/weird_holidays.html

wikipedia

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List of Weird February Holidays

February's not just about Super Bowl Sunday, Valentines Day and Mardi Gras.

Nope this month has some pretty interesting days to celebrate to say the least. If you love to party, and your looking for an unusual theme, then you've found the place. We list all the weird wild and wacky holidays that are popular in our calendar. See List Below:

"It's Time To P-A-R-T-Y!

During The Month:

Pull your sofa off the Wall Month - This month encourages people to experiment with and freshen up their home decor through new furniture arrangement.

Clean Out Your Computer Day is the Second Monday in February.

Return Carts to the Supermarket Month

National Blah Buster Month- Bust those winter blahs.

Solo Diners Eat Out Week (Feb 1-7)
Inconvenience yourself day / 4th Wednesday of February
The Great American Spit Out / Thursday of the 3rd full week
International Sword Swallowers Day / last Saturday of February
International Tongue Twister Day / last Saturday of February
Open that Bottle Night / last Saturday of February
International Pancake Day / 47 days before Easter
Every Friday / Chicken Wing Chucker Day
Every Friday / Fry Day ( How to Celebrate French Fry Friday )

Day Observances

Working Naked Day - February 1

Hoola in the Coola Day - February 1

Working Naked Day - February 1

The Day the Music Died Day - February 3

Quacker Day - February 4

Disaster Day--February 5

Wear Red Day - 1st Friday in February

Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbor Day- Feb 7

Man Day - February 7

Laugh and grow rich day - February 8

Fly a Kite Day--February 8

Read in the bathtub day - February 9

Toothache Day - February 9

White T-Shirt Day - February 11

Don't Cry over spilt milk - February 11

Get a Different Name Day - February 13

Madly in love with me day - February 13

National Condom Day - February 14 - website

Quirky Alone Day - February - 14

Ferris Wheel Day - February 14
Do a Grouch a favor Day - February 16

My Way Day - February 17
National Champion Crab Races Day - February 17
World Human Spirit Day - February 17

Thumb Appreciation Day - February 18
Cow milk while flying in an airplane Day / Elm Farm Ollie Day - February 18
National Battery Day - February 18
National Drink Wine Day - February 18
World Whale Day - February 18
International Tug of War Day - February 19

Hoodie Hoo Day - February 20

Love your pet day - February 20
Clean out your bookcase Day - February 20
National handcuff Day - February 20
Card reading Day - February 21
Single Tasking Day - February 21

Single-Tasking Day - February 22
National Margarita Day - February 22
Walking the dog day - February 22
National Cook a Sweet Potato Day - February 22
Curling is cool day - February 23
National Chili Day - February 23
Play Tennis Day - February 23
National Tortilla Chip Day - February 24
World Bartender Day - February 24
National Trading Card Day - February 24
Don't Utter a Word Day / Quiet Day - February 25

Tell a fairy tale day - February 26

For Pete's Sake Day - February 26
Thermos Bottle Day - February 26
National Kahlua Day - February 27
No Brainer Day - February 27
Car Keys and Small Change Day - February 28
National Science Day - February 28

Public Sleeping Day - February 28
Floral Design Day - February 28

Gone-ta-pott Day - February 28

National Tooth Fairy Day - February 28
World Spay Day - February 28

National Surf and Turf Day--February 29

Dump Your Significant Jerk Day

Weather Person's Day

Be Electrific Day

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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Chicken Wing Chucker Day

Chicken Chucker Day or Chicken Wing Chucker Day is not to be confused with National Chicken Wing Day which is celebrated on July 29th.

Chicken Wing Chucker Day is always celebrated on any Friday night, after a long work week has ended and when everyone is ready to be a "Chuker" / slang term for "to throw".

Chicken Wing Chucker Day was created unknowingly by a group of friends who got together every Friday night after work and ate deep fried buffalo wings and enjoyed a few rounds of drinks. Well as the Friday night wing parties progressed.... they turned into bets of who could eat the most hot buffalo wings. The eating of the buffalo wings turned into an eating game they called "Chicken Chucker". Before long the whole community was taking part in these get-together's and it then became know as "Chicken Chucker Day". It didn't take long before Chicken Chucker Day's borders moved out into the sorrounding communities. Once it hit the college population it was full speed ahead! Chicken Wing Chucker Day was celebrated every Friday night at different locations.

About the Game

Players sit around a round table with a large platter of buffalo wings sitting in the middle of the table on a lazy susan (a turntable). The platter of wings is sectioned off into different flavored sections and heat levels. Players put napkins over their heads as not to cheat and they spin the turntable. Each player reaches and takes a wing and eats it. Places the bones in a neat pile to their right. As the heat level rises (no water allowed) The first person to give up grabs his stack of bones and ("Chucker" to throw) tosses them up in the air which ends the game. It's real funny to watch!

After the game, everyone is given a nice big glass of water (milk cuts the heat but most people won't drink it if they have drank a few mixed drinks) - then the salads are served. Big chunks of carrot sticks and celery are traditional with hot wings. A nice vinaigrette dressing is available to anyone who want's it because it's said that vinegar is acidic and cuts through heat??? But.... most are going to just reach for the ranch dressing and a beer!

About This Holiday:
This Holiday is considered to be a Weird Holiday or Unofficial Holiday. It also fits in the category of a Food Holiday. There are no government proclamations for this holiday but is still considered a holiday to celebrate.
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Buffalo Wing Fun Facts:
A Buffalo wing, in the cuisine of the United States, is an unbreaded chicken wing section (flat or drumette) that is generally deep-fried then coated in a sauce consisting of a vinegar-based cayenne pepper hot sauce and melted butter prior to serving. They are generally served hot, along with celery sticks and/or carrot sticks with either ranch or blue cheese dressing for dipping.

As the market for chicken wings became larger restaurants began to create and use a variety of sauces in addition to buffalo sauce. Some of these new chicken wing sauces were influenced by Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Caribbean, and Indian cuisines. Other flavors created by restaurants include unique combinations, such as Blueberry BBQ Wing Sauce and Maple/Bacon Glaze.

In many areas of the United States chicken wing festivals are held with Buffalo wings being used in competitive eating events, such as at Philadelphia's Wing Bowl and the National Buffalo Wing Festival. It has also become commonplace for restaurants to offer a wing eating contest featuring a customer eating a certain number of wings, coated in their hottest sauce during a set period of time. Many bars and restaurants intentionally create an extra-hot sauce for this purpose, and customers are usually rewarded with their picture posted on the restaurant's wall or website, a commemorative T-shirt, a free meal or a combination of rewards for successfully completing the challenge.

The Sauce:
Cayenne pepper, hot sauce and melted butter or margarine are the base of the Buffalo wing sauce, which may be made mild, medium, or hot. Commercial ready-to-use wing sauce is made, with varying levels of spiciness. A popular sweet variant is the barbeque wing, in which barbecue sauce is used as the sauce instead of a hot sauce-based coating. The cooked chicken wings are placed in a bowl or pot and shaken to coat the wings completely covering them in sauce before serving.

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Why are Weird Wild and Wacky Holidays Popular

Weird Holidays are Popular because they are pack full of wild and wacky FUN!

It's popular to take these observances and turn them into theme parties.

The First thing I want to do is remind our readers:
When we say "Weird Holiday" we are referring to "Unofficial Holidays". We talk about them HERE in one of our other articles. These are holidays that are not traditionally marked on calendars. These holidays are celebrated by various groups and individuals. Some promote a cause, others recognize historical events not officially recognized, and others are "funny" holidays celebrated with humorous intent.

For Example:
National Insect Week is a week long celebration in the UK where all ages are encouraged to learn more about insects. Now this is a serious event that's usually held the last week of June. Now that doesn't sound like much fun but when you think of it in party terms it can be fantastic! Insect Week is a good excuse for a costume party where guests come dressed up as insects. Entertainment ends up being a bug show and tell. Yes bug lovers are invited to bring bugs to show off. It's very common for guests to bring weird bug photos too. Veryyyy Interestingggg! And.... dare I say it. But somewhere somehow somebody always has a serving tray of chocolate covered bugs to serve the guests. Now that's not the only bug holiday that turns into a party. The United States celebrate National Butterfly Day on October 3 and National Learn about Butterflies Day on March 14th.

In Conclusion:
Our website explains why weird holidays are so popular like this. Strange holidays are taking on a new popularity in today's culture and can be celebrated world wide. Most weird holidays honor some kind of wacky invention or a fun and bizarre thing to do. All of these make for some great things to talk about which in turn makes for some great theme parties. So in conclusion, weird holidays are popular because they are fun.
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Related Articles:

Are Weird Holidays Unofficial Observances

YES they are! Most Weird Holidays are what we call Unofficial Holidays.

These are holidays that are not traditionally marked on calendars. These holidays are celebrated by various groups and individuals. Some promote a cause, others recognize historical events not officially recognized, and others are "funny" holidays celebrated with humorous intent.

For example:
Monkey Day is celebrated on December 14, International Talk Like a Pirate Day is observed on September 19, and Blasphemy Day is held on September 30. Another example April Fool's Day on April 1. Various community organizers and marketers promote odd social media holidays.
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Social Media Holiday / Also known as a Marketing Holiday
A marketing holiday is an unofficial holiday which someone invents and promotes in the media. The point of the holiday is for typical users, community organizers, and marketers to share information within a theme.

Many social media holidays are recently created but some have longer histories. Professional social media managers use these holidays to market the content which they are promoting.
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External Links:
http://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/
https://curlie.org/Society/Holidays
http://www.gone-ta-pott.com/talk_like_a_pirate_day.html
http://blog.inkhouse.com/best-practices-for-celebrating-social-media-hashtag-holidays
https://blog.hootsuite.com/weird-holidays-to-celebrate-on-social-media/
https://sproutsocial.com/insights/national-days/
https://mashable.com/2017/04/12/stop-holiday-hashtag-trend/#IQGPc6KQPOqa
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What Are Weird Wild and Wacky Holidays

A Weird Holiday is a Celebration Day that is about a weird wild or wacky subject matter.

Our calendar is packed full of them and celebrated all over the world. Some are based on facts, some are based on tradition, some are based on history, and some are based on just a good excuse to host an awesome theme party. But "All" are centered around getting together and having a good time with your community, classmates, neighbors, family, friends and rivals. Did you say rivals? Yep! based on the type of holiday it is; it can be rivals. All in fun though! The idea is for it to be theme related to the holiday and memorable. In fact if you ever go to a weird holiday party you can bet you will remember it for the rest of your life!

All wacky holidays "theme" around the word "weird".
But what does the word weird mean? Well The encyclopedia says weird is: synonyms: uncanny, errie, unnatural, supernatural, unearthly, otherworldly, ghostly, mysterious, strange, abnormal...

Well there ya go! The best definition for what a "Weird Holiday" is... is... It's a fun holiday that themes around weird, wild, wacky, unusual, obscure, uncommon, unique, strange, odd, crazy, funny, silly, quirky, offbeat, bizarre and funny subject matters. We find them listed all over the internet by every one of these descriptive words. Well why such a broad definition?

The Urban Dictionary defines weird as this:
Weird is a very subjective word that lacks a finite definition because it is a word used for emoting. Weird can be used maliciously or ignorantly to describe behavior, traditions, or rituals that are simply misunderstood by the person using the word, "weird," when better words would be strange, odd, unusual, foreign, or fascinating. The word "weird" can also be

used to deliberately dehumanize people and reduce their life-story in order to exclude them from social circles or relationships, because the person using the word "weird," thinks that the other person is trying to white-wash who they are and a history of doing weird stuff. Typically, the best use of the word, "weird," is to describe a sketchy person who does things that are abusive or annoying, or a person who is OK with being an asshole.

Now our website gone-ta-pott.com explains a weird holiday like this:
Most weird holidays honor some kind of wacky invention or a fun and bazaar thing to do. All of these make for some great party laughter. In fact, this is the main reason why these holidays are becoming so popular. Everybody loves a fun reason to party and these weird holidays fit the bill! Get your party pants on...

Weird Holidays .....
can be National Holidays celebrated by way of a small get together's or a weird holidays celebration celebrated by a whole towns in other different parts of the world.

A few examples are:
Snowmen burning day / Working naked day / Crapper Day / Feast of fabulous wild men day / Pig Day / Songkran / .
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