On This Day: October 10th … Strange Holidays
Curaçao Day
Beginning of the War of Independence (Cuba)
World Mental Health Day
Shemini Atzeret
Fiji Day
Day of Maroons
Party Foundation Day
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
National Day/Double Tenth Day
National Curves Day
National Angel Food Cake Day
National Handbag Day
National Chess Day
National Costume Swap Day
National Motorcycle Ride Day
I Love Yam Day
Shemini Atzeret
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One really has to ask who, and why did some of these days
Become so all-fired important. I mean, I like Angel Food Cake,
But its own special day? And I Love Yam day? Popeye might
Like that one as he is always sayin, I yam what I yam.”
With that said, I’m only looking at two this time.
National Curves Day
National Curves Day is a global non-profit social that promotes self-love and confidence for the plus-size woman. And National Curves Day, Inc. has been mandated as an actual day of recognition in Hyattsville, Maryland.
Their main goal is to provide inspiration, uplift, and encourage women and men to love themselves and the skin they are in.
This is their 3rd annual Honors and Fashion Gala.
Now I have to tell you, this is just absolutely awesome!
National Costume Swap Day
Anyone ever hear of this before? I know I haven’t.
On the second Saturday in October, National Costume Swap Day encourages the pirates, princesses, dragons, and wizards to trade costumes.
No matter whether your costumes are store-bought, homemade, or patched together, stretch your costume collections. Friends, neighbors, offices, and playgroups gather to swap costumes just in time for Halloween. But the day isn’t designed just for trick-or-treaters. Theater groups prepping for the fall drama season also benefit from swapping costumes.
Not only is a costume swap a great way to save money, but it’s also an excellent opportunity to explore ideas for children of all ages. Dress up provides children a chance to use their imagination. Playing a role and pretending explores personality and the imaginary worlds they’ve only read about or seen on TV. When colorful costumes that fit their dreams suddenly appear before them, children’s eyes light up. And parents pocketbooks feel relieved.
When it comes to a budding theater troupe, costuming can be an arduous task. Depending on the requirements of the play, dressing the cast can almost be as difficult as dressing the stage. Area theater groups support one another in numerous ways. Costuming is just another way they help out.
Also, both approaches to costume swapping help the environment. Not only is it recycling at its best by reusing costumes, but it also keeps costumes out of the landfills.
GreenHalloween.org created this fanciful day in 2010.
(One thing I forgot to tell you all … there’s over 1500 of these off the cuff and not so known special days! So kinda consider this the calendar of events you might one day use if you get bored!)
More Strange Holidays Sunday!