Not all holidays are "contrived". Consider the following:
* Z-Day--January 1
* Everyone with a "Z" name gets to be first in line today.
* Get a Different Name Day--February 13
* Name Yourself Day--April 9
* National "Joe" Day--March 27
* Everyone who hates their name is called "Joe" today.
* Name Your Car Day--October 2
National Goof-Off Day--March 22
* National Relaxation Day--August 15
* Festival Of Sleep--January 3
* Public Sleeping Day--February 28
* Make Up Your Own Holiday Day--March 26
* Run up the Flagpole and See if Anyone Salutes It Day--January 2
* Fly a Kite Day--February 8
* Man Watcher's Day--January 8
* Play God Day--January 9
* Measure Your Feet Day--January 23
* Return Carts to the Supermarket Month--February 1-28
* National Blah Buster Month--February 1-28
* For busting the winter blahs.
* National Surf and Turf Day--February 29
* National Read a Road Map Week--April 4-10
* Clean Up Your Room Day--May 10
* Anti-Boredom Month--July 1-31
* Hitchhiking Month--July 1-31
* Take A Hike Day--November 17
* Build a Scarecrow Day--July 1
* World Sauntering Day--June 19
* Ugly Truck Contest--July 20
* National Tug-o-War Contest--July 21
* Take Your Pants for a Walk Day--July 27
* Wiggle Your Toes Day--August 6
* Defy Super Situation Day--September 13
* Cable TV Month--September 1-30
* Ask a Stupid Question Day--September 28
* Be Bald and Free Day--October 14
* Punk For a Day Day--October 25
* Waiting For the Barbarians Day--November 4
* Marooned Without a Compass Day--November 6
* Start Your Own Country Day--November 22
* Make Your Own Head Day--November 28
* Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute--December 30
Feast of Fabulous Wild Men--January 12
* Opposite Day--January 25
* Thomas Crapper Day--January 27
* A holiday devoted to the man who invented the flush toilet.
* Escape Day--January 30
* Ferris Wheel Day--February 14
* Disaster Day--February 5
* Hoodie Hoo Day--February 20
* Publicity Stunt Week--April 1-7
* All is Ours Day--April 8
* Eight-track Tape Day--April 11
* Rubber Eraser Day--April 5
* Look A Like Day--April 20
* Lumpy Rug Day--May 3
* Paste-Up Day--May 7
* My Bucket's Got a Hole in It Day--May 30
* Repeat Day--June 3
* National Shampoo Week--June 7-13
* Name Your Poison Day--June 8
* National Clay Week--June 13-20
* "Happy Birthday to You"'s Birthday
* Bingo's Birthday Month--December 1-31
* Pleasure Week--July 1-7
* National Television Heritage Day--July 1
* All or Nothing Day--July 26
* No News is Good News Day--September 11
* National Play-Doh Day--September 18
* National Mud Pack Day--September 30
* Come and Take it Day--October 6
* American Tag Day--October 8
* Babbling Day--October 21
* It's My Party Day--October 11
* Sweetest Day of the Year--3rd Saturday in October
* Mule Day--October 26
* Hermit Day--October 29
* Chaos Never Dies Day--November 9
* Forget-Me-Not Day--November 10
* Air Day--November 11
* Absurdity Day--November 20
* False Confessions Day--November 21
* Take It in the Ear Day--December 8
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