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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