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Posted: 07/06/2010
CLEVELAND - Just because the Fourth of July holiday weekend has passed, it doesn't mean that holiday celebrations have to end.
July is National Anti-Boredom Month, and is host to a few other wacky lesser-known holidays.
In addition to Anti-Boredom Month, July is also National Blueberry Month, National Cell Phone Courtesy Month, National Hot Dog Month, National Ice Cream Month, and National Unlucky Month for Weddings.
The second week of July is known as Nude Recreation Week---not quite sure how folks might be celebrating that one, but ironically, the temperatures seem to be cooperating so far.
So keeping in the spirit of all that is non-boring, here is a list of some of the other quirky or lesser known July holidays, according to holidayinsights.com .
July 1: Canada Day; Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day; International Joke Day
July 2: I Forgot Day; World UFO Day
July 3: Compliment Your Mirror Day; Disobedience Day; Stay out of the Sun Day
July 4: Build A Scarecrow Day -(first Sunday in the month); Independence Day (U.S.); National Country Music Day; Sidewalk Egg Frying Day
July 5: Work-a-holics Day
July 6: National Fried Chicken Day
July 7: Chocolate Day; National Strawberry Sundae Day
July 8: Video Games Day
July 9: National Sugar Cookie Day
July 10: Teddy Bear Picnic Day
July 11: Cheer up the Lonely Day; World Population Day
July 12: Different Colored Eyes Day, Pecan Pie Day
July 13: Barbershop Music Appreciation Day; Embrace Your Geekness Day; Fool's Paradise Day
July 14: Bastille Day; Pandemonium Day; National Nude Day
July 15: Tapioca Pudding Day; Cow Appreciation Day
July 17: Peach Ice Cream Day; Yellow Pig Day
July 18: National Caviar Day; National Ice Cream Day (third Sunday of the month)
July 19: National Raspberry Cake Day
July 20: Moon Day; Ugly Truck Day
July 21: National Junk Food Day
July 22: Hammock Day; Rat Catcher's Day
July 23: National Hot Dog Day; Vanilla Ice Cream Day
July 24: Cousins Day; Amelia Earhart Day
July 25: Culinarians Day; Parent's Day (fourth Sunday in July); Threading the Needle Day
July 26: All or Nothing Day; Aunt and Uncle Day
July 27: Take Your Pants for a Walk Day
July 28: National Milk Chocolate Day
July 29: National Lasagna Day
July 30: National Cheesecake Day; Father-in-Law Day
July 31: Mutt's Day
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