July is National Anti-Boredom Month

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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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