Directory for Holiday Observances & Celebrations! Party tips

► Weird, Wild & Wacky Holidays:

Strange holidays are taking on a new popularity in today's culture & can be celebrated world wide even though most listed were first made popular in the U.S. Most weird holidays honor some kind of wacky invention or a fun and bazaar thing to do. All of these weird holidays make great theme partes.

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► Food Holiday Directory:

You may think when we talk about Food Holidays we're referring to foods traditionally served during the holiday season. Although major holidays such as Christmas, Easter, & Thanksgiving, are referred to as food holidays, we are actually talking about daily observances that's held in honor of a certain food.

List of food weeks List of food months

► Drink Holidays:

Are you ready to party in celebration of drink holidays? We sure are & to help the world learn all about "National Drink Holidays" we have compiled a list of known observances just waiting for you to honor and celebrate. Learn recipes, facts and party tips too.

► Movable Holiday Reminders:

Movable Holidays do not always occur on the same day or date each year. That's why the're the hardest o keep up with.

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► Unofficial Holidays

These are holidays that are not traditionally marked on calendars. These holidays are celebrated by various groups & individuals. Some promote a cause, others recognize historical events not officially recognized, & others are "funny" holidays celebrated with humorous intent.

► List Of Unofficial Holidays by Date:

This is a list of unofficial observances or holidays attached to specific dates (fixed or movable), organized by date for easy reference.

► Religious Holidays:

Many holidays are linked to faiths and religions Christian holidays are defined as part of the liturgical year. The Orthodox Christian and Western-Roman Catholic patronal feast day or 'name day' are celebrated in each place's patron saint's day, according to the Calendar of saints.

► Spooky Holidays:

Most spooky holidays take place during the month of October. There's no surprise in that since Halloween is also in October. During this time of year there's no end to the scary parties. Everything from Frankenstein bashes, Dracula drink parties, to Midnight story telings too.

► Facts About Each Month:

A month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which was first used and invented in Mesopotamia, as a natural period related to the motion of the Moon; month and Moon are cognates. The traditional concept arose with the cycle of moon phases; such months (lunations) are synodic months and last approximately 29.53 days.

► Observed Commemorative Months

That is, "months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something."

► List of Observances in the U.S. by Presidential Proclamation:

U.S. law provides for the declaration of selected public observances by the President of the United States as designated by Congress or by the discretion of the President. Generally the President will provide a statement about the purpose and significance of the observance, and call on the people of the United States to observe the day "with appropriate ceremonies and activities".

► Full Moon Dates

► Reasons-To-Celebrate: (not a complete list)

There are many types of holidays and many reasons to celebrate each day! This section of our website is a day to day directory of observances known around the world. Our wish is to give you a better understanding of the holidays for each day, so you too can join in.

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► Holiday Categories:

There's so many different types of holidays untill we had to make a section just to list them. This is a list of lists of holidays and observances by various categorization. There's an observance for just about everything and our directory covers not only the popular stuff like romantic holidays and garden holidays but a whole range of fun stuff.

► International Observance:

This is used to commemorate, promote and mobilize for action. Many of these periods have been established by the United Nations General Assembly, Economic and Social Council or by UNESCO. In this case, the lead agency for a particular international observance uses the symbolism of the United Nations (UN) or UNESCO, a specially designed logo for ....

► List Of Commemorative Days:

The following is a list of observed commemorative days used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.

► List Of Commemorative Months:

The following is a list of notable observed commemorative months, that is, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.

► Federal holidays / Federal Observance

The holidays listed here represent those federal holidays which are observed by the majority of states in the US. -"designated by Congress in Title V of the United States Code (5 U.S.C. § 6103).

► List of calendar related subjects

On this page you will find a list of calendar related subjects that don't fit in any category other than their own.

► Monthly Party Planner:

This section lists the most popular parties held in each month. You will find a list of Holiday parties and seasonal celebrations too. Some parties only take place at certain times of the year; such as Super Bowl Sunday, full moon parties, star gazing parties & meals that welcome the first harvest of the season.

► Hallmark Holidays:

The term "Hallmark holiday" is a disparaging term, used predominantly in the United States, to describe a holiday that exists primarily for commercial purposes, rather than to commemorate a traditionally significant religious or secular event.

► Public Holiday

A public holiday, national holiday or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working day during the year.

► National Day

The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a nation or non-sovereign country. The National Day will often be a national holiday.

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► Awareness Days: • Health Awareness • Environmental Awareness Days:

A national or international awareness day is a date usually set by a major organisation or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance on a national or international level.

► Types Of Holidays:

In all of the English-speaking world including North America, a holiday can refer to a day set aside by a nation or culture (in some cases, multiple nations & cultures) typically for celebration but sometimes for some other kind of special culture-wide (or national) observance or activity.