Reasons to Celebrate in... July 2008

All month long you may celebrate:

American Beer Month, Anti-Boredom Month, Cell Phone Courtesy Month, Hay Month, Hitchhiking Month, National Baked Bean Month, National Bison Month, National Blueberries Month, National Culinary Arts Month, National Hot Dog Month, National Ice Cream Month, National Purposeful Parenting Month, National Recreation and Parks Month, National Tennis Month, and Tahiti Awareness Month.

The first week you may celebrate:

Be Kind To New Jersey Week
Music For Life Week
National Canned Luncheon Meat Week
National Character Counts Week
Nude Recreation Week
Pleasure Week
Take Charge of Change Week

The second week you may celebrate:

Mosquito Week
National Therapeutic Recreation Week
Special Recognition Week

The third week you may celebrate:

Captive Nations Week
National Avoid Boredom Week
Space Week

The fourth week you may celebrate:

National Animal Agriculture Week


July 1
American Stamp Day
Build A Scarecrow Day
Burundi Independence Day
Canada Day (also known as Dominion Day; Canada)
Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day
Devotion to Duty Day
Early Bird Day
Financial Freedom Day
Half-Year Day (Hong Kong)
International Joke Day
Mt. Fuji Day (Japan)
National Gingersnap Day
Postal Worker Day
Republic Day (Ghana)
Rwanda Independence Day
Unity Day (Zambia)
Unlucky Day (Astronomy)

July 2
I Forgot Day
National Anisette Day
National Literacy Day

July 3
Algeria Independence Day
Belarus National Day
Compliment Your Mirror Day
Disobedience Day
Idaho's Anniversary (it joined the United States in 1890)
National Chocolate Wafer Day
Quiz Day
Stay Out of the Sun Day

July 4
American Redneck Day
Barbeque Day
Fiesta de San Fermin (featuring the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain)
Firecracker Day
Freedom from Fear of Speaking Day
Hillbilly Day
National Barbequed Spareribs Day
National Country Music Day
National Paralyzed Veteran's Day
Old Midsummer Eve
United States of America Independence Day

July 5
Algeria Independence Day
Anxiety Day
Cape Verde National Day
Family Day (Lesotho)
National Apple Turnover Day
Rwanda Liberation Day
Venezuela Independence Day
Workaholics Day

July 6
Comoros Independence Day
Malawi National Day
National Fried Chicken Day
Nothing Day
Old Albums Are Frisbees Day
Rememberance Day (Luxembourg; in honor of their liberation from Germany by General George S. Patton in WWII)
Republican Day
Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day

July 7
Bonza Bottler Day (also known as Double Date Day, it's observed every time the number of the day and number of the month are the same – offering an excuse to celebrate at least once a month!)
Carricom Day (also known as Caribbean Day)
Chocolate Day
Double Seven Day (China)
Father-Daughter Take a Walk Together Day
Heroes Day (Zambia)
King's Birthday (Nepal)
Macaroni Day
National Strawberry Sundae Day
Nepal National Day
Solomon Islands National Day

July 8
Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Omelet Day
Heritage Day
National Milk Chocolate with Almonds Day
Old Crafts Day
Olive Branch Petition Day

July 9
Argentina Independence Day
Call of the Horizon Day
Fashion Day
National Sugar Cookie Day
Rock and Roll Day
Special Recreation Day

July 10
Bahamas Independence Day
Don't Step on a Bee Day
National Pina Colada Day
Seven Brothers' Day
Wyoming's Anniversary (it joined the United States in 1890)

July 11
Buffalo Bill Day
Mongolia National Day
National Blueberry Muffin Day
National Cheer Up the Lonely Day
Swimming Pool Day (USA)
World Population Day (UN; on the same day in 1987, the 5 billionth person on Earth was born)

July 12
Kiribati National Day
National Pecan Pie Day
Sao Tome and Principe Independence Day
Visitation Day

July 13
Embrace Your Geekness Day
Fool's Paradise Day
Go West Day
Gruntled Workers Day
National French Fries Day
Puzzle Day

July 14
Bastille Day (France National Day)
Comedy Celebration Day
Cow Appreciation Day
International Town Criers Day
National Grand Marnier Day
National Nude Day
Pandemonium Day

July 15
Ice Cream Cone Day
National Get Out of the Doghouse Day
National Tapioca Pudding Day
Olympic New Year
Respect Canada Day
Sultan's Birthday (Brunei)
Teddy Bear's Picnic

July 16
Atomic Bomb Day
District of Columbia's Anniversary (it was established in 1790)
International Juggling Day
National Corn Fritters Day

July 17
Crank Call Day
Dodge City Day
Lady Day
National Peach Ice Cream Day
Iraq National Day
Wrong Way Day

July 18
Anti-Bigot Day
Chrysanthemum Day
National Caviar Day
Railroad Day

July 19
Ancient Egyptian New Year
Flitch Day (an old custom in which bacon was given to any married couple who could prove they had lived in harmony and fidelity for one year -- but very few "took home the bacon.")
National Daiquiri Day
National Liberation Day (Nicaragua)
Woman's Day

July 20
Chess Day
Colombia Independence Day
Moon Day
National Ice Cream Day
National Lollipop Day
Special Olympics Day
Ugly Truck Day

July 21
Belgium Independence Day
First Day of the World (Egypt)
Liberation Day (Guam)
National Creme Brulee Day
National Junk Food Day
Peaches and Cream Day

July 22
Cancer zodiac sign ends
India Independence Day
International Childbirth Education Awareness Day
National Liberation Day (Poland)
National Penuche Day
Preparedness Day
Rat Catcher's Day
Spooner's Day (also known as Spoonerism Day)

July 23
Egypt National Day
Hot enough for Ya? Day
Leo zodiac sign begins
Mayhem New Year
National Hot Dog Day
National Vanilla Ice Cream Day

July 24
Amelia Earhart Day
Coffee Day
Cousins Day
National Tequila Day
Pop a Wheelie Day

July 25
Act Like a Caveman Day
Commonwealth Day (also known as Constitution Day; Puerto Rico)
National Hot Fudge Sundae Day
Netherlands Independence Day
Threading the Needle Day
Tunisia Republic Day

July 26
All or Nothing Day
Aunt and Uncle Day
Curacao Day (Curacao)
Disability Independence Day (the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act)
Liberia Independence Day
Maldives Independence Day
National Coffee Milkshake Day
New York's Anniversary (it joined the United States in 1788)
System Administrator Day

July 27
Belarus National Day
Cross-Atlantic Communication Day
National Blunt Object Day
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
National Scotch Day
Parents Day
Take Your Houseplants For A Walk Day

July 28
Accountant's Day
Hamburger Day
National Drive-Thru Day
National Milk Chocolate Day
Parent's Day
Peru Independence Day
Puerto Rico Independence Day

July 29
Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day
Dragon Day
First Assembly Day
National Lasagna Day
NASA.'s Anniversary
Rain Day
Rocket Day

July 30
Copperhead Day
Dog Day
Father-in-Law Day
Marseillaise Day (France)
National Cheesecake Day
Vanuatu Independence Day

July 31
Always Live Better Than Yester Day
Friendship Day
Iraq Independence Day
National Parents Day
National Raspberry Cake Day
Parents' Day (Zaire)