Holidays on Earth Today: March 5, 2008

Miko Amaranthine
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 65th day of the year!

301 days left this year!

Here is what is going on today around the world:

1. United States:

*Crispus Attucks Day
*Learn What Your Name Means Day
*Cheese Doodle Day

*Say-Hi-to-Mom Day

*Stop the Clocks Day

*Mother-in-Law's Day

*Feast of Fools

*Multiple Personalities Day

*Hemlock Day

*Alimony Equality Day

*Crispus Attucks Day

*Eva Mendes Birthday: 1974

*John Frusciante Birthday: 1970

*Jack Cassidy Birthday: 1927

2. China:

*Feast of Excited Insects

*Learn from Lei Feng Day

*Soong May-ling Birthday: 1898

*Zhou Enlai Birthday: 1898

3. Iran:

*National Tree Planting Day

4. Vanuatu:

*Customs Chiefs Day

5. French Polnesia:

*Arrival of First Missionaries

6. Korea:

*Feast of Excited Insects

7. Egypt:

*Navigium Isis: Ancient Egyptian Sailing Festival

8. International:

*Lent

*Feast Day: St. Piran; St. Phocas of Antioch; St Adrian; St. CiarĂ¡n Saighir; St Theophile; St Gerarda; and St Olivia.

*International Day of the Seal

Published by Miko Amaranthine

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  • GeoffHl5/17/2008

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  • ALBAN MEHLING3/16/2008

    chese doodles and Turtle soup sound good to me. Thank You fer sharin'. Mizpah. ;-}}>

  • Holly Helks3/10/2008

    Another good one! Love the photo!

  • Lori Piper3/5/2008

    I AM so stopping off for cheese doodles today

  • K. Ray3/5/2008

    *LOL* Feast of Fools..... now that sounds interesting! I wonder what fools feast on? Some of the restaurants back where I used to live could have had that name. Now, that would be funny!! *LOL* Of course no one would eat there though....

  • robritt3/5/2008

    Hmm. excited insects huh! I wonder which ones they mean. hahahah! Thanks for the special days.

  • Sonya Covert3/5/2008

    today is my birthday...why didn;t you have that listed?? LOL

  • jcorn3/5/2008

    Thanks for posting these, making me aware of quirky, fun and also serious holidays to think about. I got a jolt, also, when seeing Jack Cassidy's b'day (David's father) Born in 1927? So sad how he died, believe he fell asleep while smoking, if memory serves.

  • Carol Bengle Gilbert3/5/2008

    Feast of Fools sounds like fun.

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