Ant Farmer's Almanac

Holidaze Redux

An Ant Farmer's Valentine's Day Classic! 

—XOXOXO

Holidaze: From the Ant Farmer's Almanac Vault

A Groundhog Day classic from 2009 (based on actual events!).

 

It's . . .

National Coffee Day!

Please, remember to celebrate responsibly.

 

It's . . .

National Ice Cream Day! It's also National Caviar Day. You have to finish all of your caviar before you get any ice cream.

It's . . .

National Fried Chicken Day!

(Like I needed to tell you that.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictured above: Chicken not yet fried.

Its . . .

Workaholics Day (you know what to do).

July is...

Cell Phone Courtesy; Family Reunion; Family Golf; International Blondie and Deborah Harry; Mango and Melon; National Doghouse Repairs; National Grilling; National Horseradish; National Hot Dog; National Ice Cream;  Nectarine and Garlic; Sandwich Generation; Tour de France; and Women's Motorcycle Month.

Oh, and July 1-4 is International Chicken Wing Week, although it's only four days long and, technically, a weekend.

It's . . .

National Juggling Day and Kitchen Klutzes Of America Day. These are two separate (but presumably equal) holidays and celebrations of them should not be combined except by qualified professional jugglers of cooking implements. Pictured above, Egyptians juggling (who knew?). Look how much fun they're having!

 

February is...

 

 

American Heart, An Affair to Remember, Black History, Canned Food, Creative Romance, Great American Pie, National Cherry, National Children’s Dental Health, National Grapefruit and National Weddings Month.

Have a Very . . .

Vrolijke Kerstmis, Joyeux Noël, Frohe Weihnachten, Χαρούμενα Χριστούγεννα, Buon Natale, メリークリスマス, Feliz Natal, С Рождеством Христовым, Feliz Navidad, Mele Kalikimaka and a Merry Christmas!

 

It's . . .

Christmas Eve. But you knew that.

It's . . .

Festivus! Let the Airing of the Grievances Begin!

Cajun Christmas Cuisine

Forget about turducken, the hot new holiday meal for 2010 is Blackened Swan!

 

It's . . .

Underdog Day, apparently.

It's . . .

National Chocolate-Covered Anything Day!

It's . . .

Bill of Rights Day. Read all about 'em. 

It's . . .

National Dewey Decimal System Day!

 

It's . . .

National Cotton Candy Day!

This is now the official and favorite "National Day" of the Ant Farmer's Almanac. 

It's Also...

National Civil Aviation Day! Now go on back and look at the National Cotton Candy Day picture again. We know you want to.

Today in Yesteryear

It's National Day in Albania. So, treat your goat to lunch. Or eat your goat for lunch. We’re not sure, the write-up about it’s all in Albanian.


1961: Mercury rocket carries Enos the chimp into orbit; weeks later the first human astronaut slips on a leftover banana peel.