Happy Hobbit Day

Last Saturday, September 19, was International Talk Like A Pirate Day. I love this holiday for many reasons: it's whimsical, it brings out the kid in me, it's fun to talk funny, and at the end of the day pirates are just plain cool.

With that in mind, I went searching for more of the same. This is what I discovered:

• January 24 - Global Belly Laugh Day
• January 30 - Draw a Dinosaur Day
• February 14 - Horny Werewolf Day (apparently, Valentine's Day has some pagan origins...)
• March 1 - Alien Robot Zombie Day (OK, I just made that one up, but use the opportunity to celebrate quasi-science and pseudo-history)
• March 32 - April Fools' Day
• April 11 - Superhero Day
• April 22 - Vampire Day (Eve of St. George's Day in Romania)
• May 25 - Universal Day of the Jedi (a.k.a. Star Wars Day) and also Towel Day (from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
• June 28 - National Paul Bunyan Day
• July 1 - Universal Yeti Day
• July 2 - World UFO Day (in honor of the July 2, 1947 Roswell Incident)
• July 25 - National Day of the American Cowboy
• August 4 - Robot Pride Day
• September 19 - International Talk Like A Pirate Day
• September 22 - Hobbit Day
• October 8 - National Fluffernutter Day
• October 9 - Viking Day (a.k.a. Leif Erikson Day)
• Second Saturday in October - World Zombie Day
• October 30 - Devil's Night (a Detroit special)
• November 3 - Godzilla Day
• November 17 - Wookiee Life Day
• December 5 - Day of the Ninja
• December 23 - Festivus

So take that, stupid Ground Hog Day!
If you know of any other fun, whimsical holidays, please leave a comment!