Holidays on Earth Today: January 13, 2010

Holidays are such an important part of each countries tradition along with supporting its culture. Some of the most popular holidays on earth either revolve around the Christian belief such as Easter and Christmas however there are other popular ones such as Independence Day, New Year Day, and Valentines and so on. Then there are strange and weird holidays that really have no meaning besides the mere purpose to have an excuse to celebrate something. Have you ever wondered what is going on around the world today?

Today marks the 13th day of the year!

352 days left this year!

Here is what is going on today around the world:

1. United States:

*National Peach Melba Day

*Rubber Duckie Day

*Change of Style Day

*Blame Someone Else Day

*Festival of the Body of Habits

*Zero Birth Day

*Stephen Foster Memorial Day

*Door-to-Door Salespeople Day

*Strive and Succeed Day

*National Tractor Pull

*Accordion Day

*Jill Wagner Birthday: 1979

*Nicole Eggert Birthday: 1972

*Shonda Rhimes Birthday: 1970

*Keith Coogan Birthday: 1970

*Traci Bingham Birthday: 1968

*Patrick Dempsey Birthday: 1966

*Penelope Ann Miller Birthday: 1964

*Julia Louis-Dreyfus Birthday: 1961

*Richard Moll Birthday: 1943

*Edmund White Birthday: 1940

*Charles Nelson Reilly Birthday: 1931

*Liz Anderson Birthday: 1930

*Gwen Verdon Birthday: 1925

*Kay Francis Birthday: 1899

*Clark Ashton Smith Birthday: 1893

2. Lithuania:

*Defenders of Freedom Day

3. Togo:

*Liberation Day

4. Ukraine:

*St. Melania's Day

5. Serbia:

*Orthodox New Year

6. India:

*Festival of Lohri

7. Sweden:

*Julgransplundring: Tossing the Christmas Tree Out Day

*Tjugonda Knut: St. Knut's Day

8. Montenegro:

*Orthodox New Year

9. Republic of Srpska:

*Orthodox New Year

10. Republic of Macedonia:

*Orthodox New Year

11. United Kingdom:

*Tiugunde Day (old English holiday)

*Old New Year's Day:Wales

12. Switzerland:

*Silvesterklause

13. International:

*Feast Day: St. Hilary of Poitiers & St. Knute