This might be my favorite day of December so far. Look what’s up for celebration today, Sunday, December 16th:

National Chocolate-Covered Anything Day! – I just don’t even think I need to say anything other than “Hallelujah!” A nationally-mandated excuse to eat chocolate? Man, I love America.

Oh yeah, there are a few other things going on today, too, none of which are nearly as important as the you-know-what-day listed above.

Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party (1773) – Does tea go well with chocolate? Ah hell. Sure, why not?
Beethoven’s Birthday – The old geezer would’ve been 237 – he was …read more

Some zany things to celebrate today, Saturday December 15. Check them out:

Bill of Rights Day – On this day in 1791, our Bill of Rights was ratified. Cool.
Cat Herders Day – I wonder who actually pitched this to the approval party? Ah, to have that much time on my hands.
National Firefighters Day – Can’t thank the men and women who do this job enough. Remember, the holidays are a very susceptible time of year for fires. Watch open flames and hot lights, clean your fireplace before using it, check and recheck your cords, etc. Let’s give these heroes a break …read more

Need a reason to celebrate today? Here, go ahead and pick one of these super fun observances for today, December 11th.

International Mountain Day – If you can’t take in a view in person, there are plenty of mountains to scale online.
UNICEF Birthday – A very Happy Birthday to a very cool organization. Find out more.
Day of the Horse – Horse fans, rejoice! Today’s your day!
National Noodle Ring Day – A proper lady can never have enough noodle rings in her jewelry repertoire. Want to know what else you can do with noodles? Check out my compadre, Noodles and Rice.

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Three cool observances for today, December 10th:

Human Rights Day – Long live everybody’s right to live and do so peacefully.
Nobel Prize Day – Today’s the day Al Gore and other Nobel winners will collect their goods in Norway. Congrats!
Festival for the Soul of Dead Wales – Uh…..cool?

Hope your day is great and full of celebrations!

A fun day all-around today! Lots of crazy stuff to celebrate. Take a look:

Bathtub Party Day – Whee! Rub-a-dub-dub!
National Communicate with Your Baby Day – Ga ga, goo goo? Have a chat with your babe or use signs. Or maybe just a hug.
Special Kids Day – Isn’t every day Special Kids Day? Should be.
International Volunteer Day – No need to designate this as your only volunteer day. Head out and volunteer at a Senior Home, your local library, your child’s school, church, a soup kitchen, etc. Giving of yourself always comes back ten-fold, so make many days …read more

Here at All Holiday Cafe, we wish all of our Jewish readers a most glorious Hanukkah, as the eight-day celebration begins today at sundown.
Stay tuned the next several days for plenty of history and traditions from the Festival of Lights. Let us all rejoice together during this very important month! Mazal Tov!

So what kind of wacky and unusual observances are going on in our world today? Aside from it being my MIL’s birthday (Happy Birthday!), here are some other things worth celebrating today, Tuesday, December 4:

Extraordinary Work Team Recognition Day – Sniff, sniff. I smell a free lunch compliments of your boss. Tell them I said so.
National Dice Day – As if you needed another reason to play Yahtzee. C’mon, now.
Wear Brown Shoes Day – Yes! Thanks to my new boots, I can celebrate this every day!

I hope you all have a marvy day! Don’t forget to celebrate!