January 22 is National Answer Your Cat's Question Day, though hopefully you don’t leave the poor thing hanging for the rest of the year. How can you resist those soulful eyes with their deep questions? Read more about Daily Observances for January 22-28
Though this coming Monday is a regular workday for most and it may not feel like an extended weekend, in a sense, it is.
If you have kids, they are probably going to need looking after. Monday, January 16th, 2012 is a federal holiday so all government office (public) schools are closed. Most Libraries will be closed too.
Read more about Monday Is a Federal Holiday, Why? 
January 15 is Hat Day. Hats used to be more important than they are now. How much fun it must have been to don those big, elaborate hats that did as much to define your fashion as today’s purses and other accessories do. So celebrate this day with the biggest, gaudiest hat you can find and wear it proudly! Read more about Daily Observances for January 15-21
January 8 is National JoyGerm Day, which is apparently intended to let the contagion of joy spread throughout the world. So give us your best grin, and see how far the happy can spread. Just a note: You will need to actually go out in public for best results. Read more about Daily Observances for January 8-14
The end of December marked the start of changing of seasons. This is the Winter Solstice. Those softly falling leaves that were swirling around in colors of browns and reds and oranges and yellows are now coated in a fine layer of frost. Christmas has come and passed, it is no longer autumn and the start of a new year.
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January 1 is First Foot Day. First Foot Day originates in Scottish and Northern English folklore. The first person to cross the threshold of a house on New Year’s Day is said to be a bringer of luck and good fortune for the rest of the year, so hopefully it’s not your klutz of an uncle or that bankrupt buddy who keeps hanging around. Read more about Daily Observances for January 1-7
In addition to the obvious day of Christmas, we get to celebrate all these fun days this week:
December 25 is National Pumpkin Pie Day. Hey, I’m all in. But can we change it to pumpkin cheesecake? There is nothing in the world better than pumpkin cheesecake, and I can say this with the authority of someone who has tried many a sweet treat. Read more about Daily Observances for December 25-31
It’s the holiday season. If you still live under a rock and subscribe to cable television you’re bound to run across some atrocities that are excuses for Christmas specials. Especially while flipping through late night infomercials… in the midst, there’s bound to be some gems airing on the odd channel here and there.
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43Things.com is a cool—occasionally goofy—website that lets you plug in a list of your New Year’s Resolutions, and then share that list with your family and friends. You know, to keep you honest. As is the nature of sites like these, however, there are some pretty goofy resolutions. Let’s take a look at some of the most wacky, so you can feel all the better about your requisite, never-kept resolutions: Read more about Silly New Year's Resolutions for 2012
December 11 is National Noodle Ring Day, to celebrate the odd concoction called the Noodle Ring. The Noodle Ring is a casserole made in a round dish, like a ring. The secret, I’m told, is to use gluing ingredients to bind the whole thing together. Read more about Daily Observances for December 11-17