What's so special about Special Days??

You think you are getting bored and don’t know how to make your day special? Simple, log on to the internet and find out what special day it is today and there you can go celebrating it. There are many days that have been termed as being special, unusual, bizarre simply because they are unique and sometimes even hilarious. For instance, if you like chocolates, then there is a special chocolate day celebrated on July 7th. There is however another website which says that the same day is celebrated during the Valentine Week.

If you like something else there will indefinitely be some other day to celebrate your liking. In a similar manner everyday in the calendar is some special day. Sometimes these are just absurd while at other times the name of these days will make you laugh out loud. While there can be these hilarious days like Sugar Cookie Day, Swimming Pool Day, Monkey Day, Ice Cream Cone Day and many others, there are also on the other hand some meaningful days like Environment Day, Earth Day, World Aids Day etc. Though most of these special days just pass by, there are more famous ones that we are aware of and like celebrating. These are the very popular Valentine’s Day, Friendship’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and a score others. Interestingly the last Sunday of July is Parent’s Day.

If you happen to visit one of the e-card websites, a part of the website will be dedicated to the various “special days” of the month. Each e-card website have their own set of days, sometimes they match while at other times they do not. In a way these card companies specially the e-card companies have popularized these days. Though these “special days” are created on a lighter vein, there are many such days that are of national importance and have been recognized by the government.

In India we have the very common Independence Day, Republic Day, Teacher’s Day, Children’s Day. In the western countries, celebrating days are of much more significance. In the US there have been movements and campaigns for making a day known and special. In the early part of the last century, there were movements and mass awareness on establishing days of national importance for Mothers and Fathers. This ultimately gave way to Mother’s Day, Father’s Day celebrated on the second Sunday of May and third Sunday of June respectively.

As always people do have contradictory views on the importance of these days. Some opine that they are nothing but marketing gimmicks only to boost up sales and loot the customers. On the other hand there are also staunch believers in these days specially the ones when they get to salute relationships. One person says, “It gives me a chance to tell my relatives or friends that they are special”. Another college going girl says that though she does not believe in all these days at the same time they give her a chance to avail many offers like discounts on food, shopping which she rather enjoys.

There may be many reasons to celebrate and surely these sometimes absurd-sounding names can make us laugh.