On This Day: November 20th … Strange Holidays

Absurdity Day

Beautiful Day

National Sardines Day

Universal Children’s Day

Somehow, and maybe it is me, but I think in all absurdity that having a holiday named after sardines, is just plain freaky. How absurd is that?

So I will bypass those two and lean more toward stuff that just sounds more important.

Beautiful Day

Funny in a sense how days change so quickly. Yesterday, it was have a bad day, and today it is have a beautiful day.

Today is going to be a beautiful day in every way, shape, and form. The world is filled with ugliness. So, as day like today is refreshing, and eye appealing. It's filled with beautiful sights, sounds and smells.

Wait a minute. Just what was Beautiful Day created for? I couldn’t find a creator for this holiday or a reason for it. So suffice it to say, have yourself a beautiful day.

Here is my take, being the speculative person, for why this day may have been created:

A song by the band U2 is titled Beautiful Day.

The Beautiful Day monster appeared on Ed Sullivan and later Sesame Street. The monster created mayhem and chaos, in his attempt to ruin a beautiful day.

It's creator wanted to create and enjoy the perfect, beautiful day.

The Beach Boys song It's a Beautiful Day.

Oh What A Beautiful Morning from Oklahoma

Universal Children’s Day

If you ever want to get confused about when a holiday is held, What I found is that there are really a number of Children's Day observances around the world. Here are just a few I found with the most common listed first. So don’t be surprised down the road you see any (or more) along these lines again. If this had been anything else other than kids, I would say this is absurd.

Universal Children's Day: Observed on November 20th each year. In 1954, the UN General Assembly recommended that all countries should establish a Universal Children's Day on an "appropriate" day. I’m not sure, but perhaps each country did.....at various different dates during the year. The resolution was adopted on November 20, 1954.

International Children's Day: The second Sunday in December. This is a joint initiative between UNICEF and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. It's a day when broadcasters "tune in to kids".

World Children's Day: Always November 20th. This is a day McDonald's uses as a fund raiser for Ronald McDonald House Charities. The first official WCD was held on November 20th, 2002 and was celebrated around the world as a way to celebrate children and benefit RMHC chapters around the world. This now annual celebration is officially held on November 20th each year, however fundraising opportunities often extend beyond the day.

Children's Day in Japan: This is a national holiday in Japan celebrated on May 5th. Started in 1948, Children's Day is a festive day to celebrate your child's life. The holiday is believed to have begun in China where they would hang medicinal herbs to ward off childhood diseases. In Japan it is often celebrated by giving children kites and hanging streamers.

In Japan, the Children's Festival was originally called the "Boy's Festival" while the girls had the "Doll Festival".

Children's Day in other countries is celebrated in other countries, often on different dates and with varying customs.

More strange holidays are coming!