Unofficial Holidays

The celebration of Saturnalia and how the early Christians made this festive Roman holiday into the biggest global festive holiday the world has ever known.

There is more to Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita than we thought.

Fettuccini Alfredo Day is February 7th. And I love fettuccini noodles, Alfredo sauce, and spinach. So let's get out the cheese, the cream, and the pasta to celebrate this outstanding dish with an easy to make festive dinner.

World Nutella Day is a fun holiday that falls on February 5th every year. So what is Nutella, what are the ingredients, how many calories is it, what does it taste like, is it vegan, is it healthy? Find the answers to these questions and find out how to celebrate this day and a Nutella recipe or two

Baked Alaska Day is February 1st. Enjoy this cake and ice cream delight that is actually baked in the oven. Here are some great ideas on how you can celebrate Baked Alaska Day, enjoy a delicious dessert, and learn some interesting facts about our 49th state. Silly holidays are so much fun!

National Fruitcake Toss Day is January 3rd. I find it pretty funny that there is not a National Fruitcake Day but there is a date to toss these fruit-filled holiday cakes. And people aren't fooling around when they toss them, take a look at the video below and see for yourself.

Pizza Party Day Is May 20th. What's a pizza party? It's a party where you serve your guests pizza. Make an extreme pizza, a heart shaped one, or a gluten free one. Don't like those ideas? How about a Hawaiian pie? This is also my cousin's birthday so maybe we will have a birthday pizza party.

National Cream Puff Day is January 2, are you ready for some fun? Get a recipe to celebrate cream puff day this year make your own cream puffs, bake them, fill them, have a cream puff contest, exchange recipes. Eating them up! Celebrate the small stuff, it's really what makes the best memories!

A season with the love and blessing from the people who we care for the most and to have a festive holiday season with them to celebrate our lives. A holiday means spending time with families, friends and loved ones can be a great joy that erases the sorrowful memories from the past.

Women are at the forefront of the COVID-19 emergency as wellbeing laborers, parental figures, trailblazers, and local area coordinators. They are additionally among the most commendable and successful public pioneers in the battle against the pandemic.

This season of the celebration of Black History is an opportunity for the world to explore things in our cultures and in our pasts that may cause hope or may have caused harm to those with whom we associate.

Daughter, sister, mom, friend.

In a world grown increasingly more jaded and cynical, we have to grab onto every shred of kindness we see.

Frankenstein Day is an unofficial holiday commemorating the life of Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. We will take a brief look at Shelley’s life and suggestions to celebrate this day.

A made up holiday that everyone should celebrate, for real. Celebrate friendship.

Why Groundhog Day is the most useless holiday. The truth about Punxsutawney Phil and why he's the world's biggest and best liar.

A look at the strange and interesting holidays and observances that fall during the month of June.

Historical facts are included in this tribute article to 1964. If you were lucky enough to be born in the year 1964, you'll be turning 50 years old along with Michelle Obama and Sandra Bullock.

The strange and interesting holidays that fall in the month of March. This is a continuation of a series on strange holidays for every month.

On July 22, 1536, the illegitimate and only son, at the time, died. He was just 18-years-old and may have been named King if he had outlived Edward VI.

1963 was an eventful and memorable year. Besides being the year that Linda Bilyeu and Johnny Depp entered the world, John F. Kennedy was assassinated. I've included 50 facts from 1963...

International Silly Walk Day is January 7th and a day of celebration in honor of the classic Monty Python sketch The Ministry of Silly Walks.

September 22nd is 'Elephant Appreciation Day'.

August 8th is the day to celebrate this versatile edible. Here's some background on this beloved national holiday and suggestions for spreading the joy (and excess produce).

August 22nd is National Be An Angel Day, unique holidays, angels, angel gifts, acts of kindness ideas, favored, favored1, 50 things to do on be an angel day, gift for angel collectors, holidays

The most important item to do is choose a suitable theme for your event. First, compare your event's date with societal or community dates which may be important. For example, if your homecoming will fall on the week of September 11, a patriotic...

Read about a Santa Fe tradition in which a man is ritualistically burned at the beginning of each fall season.

Write a special heart warming quote to your special woman on this Women's Day

National Fragrance Day is a chance to celebrate our obsession with beautiful scents. Learn a bit more about your favorite perfumes and aromas.

There have been times in our history when we celebrated things that never were and never would be. Remember the comic strip called Lil Abner? There was a fictional holiday in the strip called Sadie Hawkins Day. On that day, women chased after...

A knife enthusiast and collector muses upon National Knife Day on August 24th. He vividly recounts why he started collecting, how Scouting helped his knife passion, and why he carries a knife daily.

December, the wonderful month of snow, ice skating, Christmas, and all things good.

The John Blue house was built in the early 1890s by John Blue, Sr. Built entirely of heart of pine lumber harvested from the Blue property, located in Laurinburg NC. John Blue's  house has many intricate details that amaze hundreds of tourists...

Part of a series focused on the strange holidays throughout the year. A list of strange and silly holidays in the month of April.

June 19th is Butterfly Day, a fact that I learned when I went to an online greeting card site to send a birthday card to a colleague and discovered cards for Butterfly Day. I did a few quick Google searches to learn more about this holiday but,...

The official date for World Book Day 2014 is 6th March, although of course some schools and institutions may vary their own celebrations to fit their own curriculum or timetable of events. On whatever day you are reading this hub, it is never too...