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Festivus (/ ˈ f ɛ s t ɪ v ə s /) is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as an alternative to the perceived pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season.Originally created by author Daniel O'Keefe, Festivus entered popular culture after it was made the focus of the 1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike", which O'Keefe's son, Dan O'Keefe, co-wrote.
December 23 is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; eight days remain until the end of the year. Events Pre-1600. 484 – The ...
February 15: Susan B. Anthony Day. March 10: Harriet Tubman Day. March 19: National Day of Honor [5] March 25: Greek Independence Day [6] March 29: National Vietnam War Veterans Day [7] [8] March 31: Cesar Chavez Day [9] March 31: Transgender Day of Visibility [10] April 6: National Tartan Day.
Make Cut-Out Snowflakes Day. National Fruitcake Day. Wednesday, Dec. 28. National Playing Card Day. National Short Film Day. Pledge of Allegiance Day. National Call a Friend Day. National Download Day
December 23, 2023 at 5:08 AM. The Czech Republic held a national day of mourning on Dec. 23, 2023, after a gunman killed 14 people and injured 25 at Charles University in Prague. Credit - Gabriel ...
No official national day. A national day is a day on which celebrations mark the statehood or nationhood of a state or its people. It may be the date of independence, of becoming a republic, of becoming a federation, or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler (such as a birthday, accession, or removal).
16 August — Nut Feast of the Saviour. 23 August — National Flag Day. 29 August — Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine [27] (remembrance day of the great Ukrainian casualties during the Battle of Ilovaisk on August 29, 2014) [27] and Beheading of John the Baptist. 31 August — Cincture of the Theotokos.
The National Farmers Day in India is also known as Kisan Divas in Hindi. Farmer's Day is celebrated every year on 23 December, [8] on the birthday of the 5th Prime Minister of India , Choudhary Charan Singh , also a farmer's leader, who introduced many policies to improve the lives of the Indian farmers. [9]