{"id":3473,"date":"2007-05-02T07:04:20","date_gmt":"2007-05-01T23:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stevepeer.net\/wordpress\/?p=47"},"modified":"2007-05-02T07:04:20","modified_gmt":"2007-05-01T23:04:20","slug":"silly-holiday-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/silly-holiday-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"A Silly Holiday Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mothers\u2019 day<\/strong> is in May, isn\u2019t it? I can\u2019t keep the litany of holidays straight in a head bursting with too much stuff.\u00a0 A quick check of answers.com revealed to me that, yes, Mother\u2019s Day is in May, the 13th.<\/p>\n

My mother is about 12,645 kilometer away from my wife and I. She visited last fall, the first time I had seen her in more than 18 months. The prospects of seeing her again are dim; perhaps sometime in 2008.<\/p>\n

\n

\"Julia<\/a>
Julia Ward Howe wrote the Mother's Day Proclamation, some argue one of the beginnings of the modern holiday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mother\u2019s Day <\/strong>was a holiday invented by the greeting card companies, or so I thought. A search in Wikipedia revealed that this holiday can be traced back to ancient Greece and worship of Cybele and Rhea. The Romans celebrated a festival called Matronalia where mothers were given gift during March.<\/p>\n

I went surfing for an e-card to send my beloved \u5988\u5988. I was struck by the incredible amount of ridiculous holidays currently on the calendar. Over the last several years we have witnessed the number of\u00a0 \u201cspecial\u201d days grow, just as we have witnessed named months ie. Black History Month. Several years ago it was the infamous ribbon campaigns, when every cause had a different colored ribbon to symbolize its plight. Every celebrity had something pinned to his or her lapel to show the world what they supported. Yack.<\/p>\n


\nA look at May\u2019s \u201cholidays\u201d would surprise you:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\n

\"Was<\/a>
Was Leprechaun Day started to celebrate bad movies?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chocolate Parfait Day
\nNew Homeowner’s Day
\nPlant A Flower Day
\nGlobal Love Day
\nLei Day (Hawaii)
\nBeltane
\nSchool Principals’ Day
\nWesak Day (Malaysia)
\nStepmother’s Day
\nBuddha Purnima
\nBaby Day
\nFull Moon Day
\nTruffles Day
\nDay Of The Holy Cross (Mexico)
\nInternational Tuba Day
\nRelationship Renewal Day
\nSignificant Other’s Day
\nInternational Firefighters’ Day
\nInternational Respect For Chickens Day
\nChocolate Custard Day
\nDerby Day
\nHoagie Day
\nInternational Midwives’ Day
\nScrapbook Day
\nHomebrew Day
\nChildren’s Day (Japan)
\nFreud Day
\nUnmother’s Day
\nBeverage Day
\nSchool Day
\nRoast Leg Of Lamb Day
\nRobert Browning’s Birthday
\nWorld Red Cross Day
\nStudent nursing school<\/a> Day
\nV-E Day
\nVictory Day (France)
\nReceptionists Day
\nVictory Day (Russia)
\nGreat Northern Beans Day
\nClean Up Your Room Day
\nGolden Spike Day
\nMinnesota Day
\nMilitary Spouse Appreciation Day
\nChair Day
\nKite Day
\nLimerick Day
\nBabysitter’s Day
\nNutty Fudge Day
\nLeprechaun Day
\nCrazy Day
\nStars And Stripes Forever Day
\nClean Up Your Street Day
\nClergy Day
\nChocolate Chip Day
\nLove A Tree Day
\nAscension Of Christ (Day)
\nConstitution Day (Norway)
\nWorld Telecommunication Day
\nVisit Your Relatives Day
\nInternational Museum Day
\nCircus Day
\nMalcolm X’s Birthday
\nNeighbor Day
\nInternational AIDS Candlelight Memorial
\nBirthday Of 123greetings.com
\nVictoria Day (Canada)
\nGreek Philosopher’s Day
\nWaitstaff Day
\nSkyscraper Day
\nMaritime Day
\nBifocals Day
\nMesmerism Day
\nDeclaration Of The Bab (Day)
\nEscargot Day
\nTap Dance Day
\nWine Day
\nSelf Reliance Day
\nAfrica Day
\nBridge Day
\nPentecost
\nAuto Race (Indiana)
\nWisconsin Day
\nMount Everest Day
\nAscension Of Baha’u’llah
\nCompact Disc Day
\nVesak Day (Singapore)<\/p>\n

Other May Events:<\/strong><\/em>
\nTeacher Appreciation Week [ May 6 – 12 ]
\nFriends Week [ May 20 – 26 ]
\nMilitary Appreciation Month [ May ]
\nDate Your Mate Month [ May ]
\nHow do you celebrate so many holidays?<\/p>\n

The obvious answer is to fit as many as possible into one day. I think I will celebrate Roast Leg Of Lamb Day with beer (a nod to Home Brew Day), wine, chocolate custard, while sitting in a chair (let\u2019s not forget the all-important Chair Day.) Oh yeah, I\u2019d eat a leg of lamb too. Perhaps International Respect For Chickens Day could be celebrated in connection with Leg of Lamb Day? I will respect the chicken by eating lamb instead.<\/p>\n

Could Limerick Day and Leprechaun Day be celebrated with Beverage Day?<\/p>\n

Ah, the silliness of it all. When will they have a 30-something, trodden-upon Gen X WASP day? Some would argue that everyday is this day.<\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s time for me to celebrate Hoagie Day (while I celebrate Chocolate Chip Day).<\/p>\n

* list of holidays stolen from 123greetings.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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