The New Holidays For 2012
Do we need more holidays? Absolutely! Especially if they're for good reasons to keep at that heart of them. Some of these ideas may be better than others, but hey, let's give them a try.
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January 30 - Vasili Arkhipov’s Birthday
February 4 - High-Five A Random Stranger Day
March 14 - Observance Observance
April 29 - Frontier Day
May 15 - Stupid Decisions Commemoration
June 23 - Alan Turing’s Birthday
July 1 - Re-Resolution Day
August 8 - Babel Day
September 13 - Little Victories Celebration
October 1 - October Sages’ Day
November 17 - Bullcrap Observance
December 28 - December Entropy Fest
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Here's The What And Why Of Each New Holiday
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The New Holidays were inspired by this comic from Surviving the World by Dante Shepherd.Today, March 14th, is Observance Observance!
Time for you to celebrate the laws you’ve worked hard for, and to renew your resolve to remove the ones you feel are wrong/immoral. After all, if you don’t refresh your commitment against the bad ones, they only strengthen as you wane. Raise your glass in angry recognition that they still exist, and offer a toast in vengeance to ensure their correction or repeal.
An interesting concept to note as part of today: in the Scout Law in Boy Scouts, there is the idea that a Boy Scout should be “obedient”. However, when going into the greater meaning behind this point of the Law, “obedient” is meant to represent both dutiful following of laws and rules as they exist, but also the resolve to work towards changing those laws and rules that are wrong and should not continue. Which, honestly, is a pretty awesome expansion of the concept of obedience when you think about it.
So whatever side of whatever you’re for/against, renew your commitment for/against it today!
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