If you’ve ever looked at the calendar and thought, “Why is today National Cheese Doodle Awareness Day?” — congrats, you’re still sane.
Somewhere between actual historical events and Hallmark cash grabs, we lost the plot and started handing out national holidays like free samples at Costco. Now every mildly inconvenient personality trait and forgotten pop culture relic gets its own shrine.
Here’s your month-by-month breakdown of calendar dumpster fires, complete with descriptions, commentary, and the occasional nervous laugh from realizing we might not survive as a species.
JANUARY: Let’s Kick Off the Year With Regret
7th – National Bobblehead Day
Because nothing says progress like celebrating toys that shake their heads like they just realized your life choices.
Look, unless that bobblehead’s giving me stock tips or oral, I’m not rearranging my schedule.
12th – Kiss a Ginger Day
Romantic assault, but make it seasonal!
Hey, let’s normalize non-consensual smooching based on someone’s melanin mutation. What’s next, Hug a Balding Man Day?
FEBRUARY: Love, Latex & Lies
5th – National Weatherperson’s Day
Today we honor the professionals who are wrong 40% of the time and still get paid more than teachers.
“There’s a 60% chance of you not needing that umbrella you dragged around all day.”
13th – International Condom Day
Because nothing sets the mood like commemorating birth control the day before you’re guilt-hooking your situationship into a $300 dinner.
Sponsored by Trojan, awkward conversations, and that one drawer everyone has but never cleans.
MARCH: Mushrooms, Mustaches & French Arrogance
10th – Mario Day
We’re celebrating a plumber who’s been chasing the same woman for 30 years while on shrooms.
Because nothing says childhood hero like unpaid emotional labor and recreational mushroom use.
20th – French Language Day
The official day to mispronounce croissant with confidence and talk down to waitstaff.
Bonjour, je m’appelle “I took French 1 in high school and never shut up about it.”
APRIL: Traps and Sparkles
4th – International Mine Awareness Day
Boom. That’s the post.
Look, this should just be a government PSA, not something your aunt posts about on Facebook with glittery graphics.
9th – National Unicorn Day
Perfect for adults who still use Snapchat filters unironically and believe in “vibes.”
If you’re over 30 and celebrating unicorns, I assume you also refer to wine as “mommy juice.”
MAY: Food, Feelings & Fishnets
11th – Eat What You Want Day
Your annual excuse to inhale five tacos and blame it on “self-care.” Just kind of ironic it is on the same day “Food Allergy Awareness Week” starts.
Calories don’t count today—until your bathroom scale hits you with emotional damage.
22nd – World Goth Day
Finally, a holiday for people who’ve been emotionally 16 since 2003.
Put on your black lipstick, crank up The Cure, and glare at the sun. It’s your day to not make eye contact.
JUNE: Look At Me, I’m Important
21st – National Selfie Day
A day dedicated to dead eyes, fake smiles, and your phone’s front-facing camera slowly dying inside.
“No babe, this one’s different, I tilted my chin 3 degrees to the left and used the ‘Insecure Glow’ filter.”
30th – National Asteroid Day
Let’s all gather to celebrate the space rocks that might end us—and frankly, could hurry up.
Could we schedule that asteroid between “Tax Filing Deadline” and “Another Election Cycle” please?
JULY: Cows & Crowded Planet Vibes
8th – Cow Appreciation Day
Dress like a cow and get free fast food. Because you’re broke, dead inside, and still somehow have dignity to spare.
Moo, mothercluckers.
11th – World Population Day
Let’s reflect on the fact that Earth is bursting at the seams and still Karen from Facebook thinks her 5th kid “was meant to be.”
Yes, Brenda, but so was birth control.
AUGUST: Southpaws & Repetitive Tooth Economics
13th – International Left-Handers Day
Today we honor the truly oppressed—people who smudge their writing and can’t use scissors.
The courage. The struggle. The $2 extra on ambidextrous gaming mice.
22nd – National Tooth Fairy Day (Again)
Twice a year. For a mythical home invader who hoards baby teeth.
Imagine explaining this to a therapist from another country. Or a cop.
SEPTEMBER: Ahoy & One-Hit Wonders
19th – Talk Like a Pirate Day
Because we need more grown adults yelling “ARRR” at baristas before 9 AM.
Cool, now do “Act Like You Pay Taxes Day.”
25th – National One Hit Wonder Day
A celebration of those who reached the mountaintop—and immediately faceplanted.
Blast “Tubthumping” and pour one out for your high school DJ phase.
OCTOBER: Cars, Poverty, and Emotional Whiplash
2nd – Name Your Car Day
Because your 2006 Civic deserves an identity before it explodes on the interstate.
“Her name’s Ruby. She’s feisty and occasionally leaks oil.”
17th – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Nothing like pretending to solve a global crisis in between naming your sedan and ordering pumpkin spice lattes.
“Thoughts and prayers! Poverty = gone.”
NOVEMBER: Kale Cultists & Credit Card Trauma
1st – World Vegan Day
A glorious day where every salad comes with a side of smugness.
“I don’t eat anything with a face”… except attention.
Black Friday – Buy Nothing Day
Right on Black Friday, when everyone’s broke but suddenly thinks skipping one day of shopping will single-handedly topple capitalism.
“Revolution starts with me”—says the person posting on their $1,200 iPhone while binge-watching Netflix.
DECEMBER: Sadness, Stallions & Saviors
1st – World AIDS Day
Reminding us to care about people who chose unprotected sex like it was a harmless gamble. Because obviously, their poor decisions deserve a global standing ovation and our heartfelt concern.”
Sharing needles is just the VIP express ticket to regretting all your life choices—enjoy the ride.
13th – National Day of the Horse
Neigh. That’s it. Just… neigh.
Horses get a day. You don’t. Do with that what you will.
Honorable (and Honestly, Redeemable) Mentions
October 13th – No Bra Day
Honestly, big respect to the ladies. No Bra Day isn’t just sexy—it’s badass.
Shoutout to all the brave women giving underwire the finger and gravity a challenge. Today, bras are off—and so is my concentration.
December 5th – National Repeal Day
The day America collectively realized banning booze was a massive buzzkill and promptly got blacked out to celebrate.
Let us raise our glasses to the greatest “Oops, our bad” in legislative history.
Final Thoughts: Or Whatever We’re Calling Them Now
If every quirk, food item, and bodily function deserves a holiday, then I demand the immediate creation of:
- “International Ignore People Day”
- “Forgot Your Login Again Awareness Week”
- “World Hangover Recovery Month”
Until then, we’ll keep celebrating the absurd, the unnecessary, and the tragically real. Mark your calendars. Or don’t. Who cares.
So that’s the glorious lineup of holidays we totally need, because apparently, life wasn’t complicated enough. Which one makes you want to smash your calendar? Which one do you pretend to care about just to look woke at brunch? Did we miss a disaster you think is even worse? Drop your “favorites,” your most hated, or that atrocious holiday we forgot—because clearly, the world needs more opinions on these utterly life-changing celebrations. Bring on the hot takes and savage burns—we’re all dying to see who’s got the most meaningful complaints.
Now go kiss a ginger. You’ve earned it.
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