Lee Pitts: Mark Your Calendar

 

Have you ever wondered about all these holidays that shouldn’t be, like National Situational Awareness Day, National Ball Point Pen Day or National Cupcake Day? When I heard about National Bubble Wrap Day, National Play-Doh Day and National Talk Like A Pirate Day I just had to find out what a person has to do to get a day. It turns out that a person like me can’t get a National Lee Pitts Day, that would have to be done by an act of Congress and I haven’t paid off any politicians so I doubt that’s going to happen. But an organization or a business can register a day, week or month with The National Day Calendar.

I bet you’re wondering how much it costs to have a National No-Beard Day, a National Do A Grouch A Favor Day or National Make Up Your Mind Day? (All holidays mentioned in this column are for real!) A corporate package costs an initial $25,000 and to keep National Pop Goes The Weasel Day or National Static Electricity Day on the calendar costs an additional $2,500 yearly.

National Day Calendar says it’s very picky in accepting new dates and they only add 30 new ones yearly out of the 20,000 nominated. But if they’re so picky how have we ended up with National Get Over It Day, National Lost Sock Day, National Rat Catcher’s Day, National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day and National Kiss And Make Up Day? As for me, I celebrate National Hermit Day 365 days a year.

Some of the crazy national holidays are for good causes like National White Cane Safety Day and National No Bullying Day but you really have to wonder who approved National Beheading Day. It’s on September 2nd and I’d say its a good day to stay close to home, as is National Lazy Day, a day everyone ought to get off work. We celebrate National Absurdity Day on November 20th but aren’t they all? And I really wonder who paid the fee to celebrate Upsy Daisy Day, National No Bra Day (October 13th for you lecherous old men out there), which is followed five days later by Bra Day USA.

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