In my setting, I'm exposed to a lot of people day by day, and sometimes I meet people who are celebrating things I've never heard of before. It sometimes feels like a Spongebob episode, I'm talking to them and they might say something like "we're observing national hat day today" or "we're celebrating Hiawatha Day" (apparently that's August 22nd). How many of you can relate? Have any non-conventional observances (for a lack of a better way to ask)?

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[–] kuneho@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

How many of you can relate

None. I mean, it's nice if we have 'National literature day' and 'National Earth's day' and such, but more minor holidays I just can't care less.

Where I live people have a "name day", accordingly to their ~~last name~~ first name. (each day has one or few names associated to them; sometimes one name has multiple days for god know why...).

Now, the existence of this is purely to have a reason for people to get drunk (and mad if you forget it), which isn't my piece of cake anyways and because of this, I really don't care about name days in general.

And also, my birthday and name day are next to each other so I never really had either a pure birthday or pure name day, usually they got combined. Even with christmas as well... (there's a few weeks between them).

edit: first name, not last. (it's also called difderently here)

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How would one find out their name day?

[–] kuneho@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The calendar contains them. Each day has some names written inside them.

(also, I edited my post, it's by our first name, not last 😅)