Category Archives: January

Snowflake

January’s Bizarre Holidays

  1. First Foot Day
  2. Run Up the Flagpole and See if Anybody Salutes It Day
  3. Festival of Sleep Day
  4. Trivia Day
  5. Bird Day
  6. Bean Day
  7. Old Rock Day
  8. Organize Your Home Day
  9. Play God Day
  10. Peculiar People Day
  11. National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day
  12. Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day
  13. National Dress Up Your Pet Day
  14. Dress Up Your Pet Day
  15. Hat Day
  16. Hot & Spicy Food International Day
  17. Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral Day
  18. Winnie the Pooh Day
  19. National Popcorn Day
  20. National Buttercrunch Day
  21. National Hugging Day
  22. National Blondie Brownie Day
  23. National Measure Your Feet Day
  24. Eskimo Patent Day
  25. Opposite Day
  26. Australia Day
  27. Thomas Crapper Day
  28. Rattlesnake Roundup Day
  29. National Cornchip Day
  30. Escape Day
  31. Child Labor Day
Viking

January 1st is First Foot Day

Who dares enter your home first on New Year’s Day? This is an old Scottish tradition. ‘First Foot’ or ‘First Footing’ comes from the first person to cross the threshold into a home. For good luck the first person to enter your house should be a dark male and should bring with him symbolic pieces of coal, shortbread, salt, black bun and some whisky. This is believed to have come from Viking days when a big blonde stranger arriving on your door step probably with a big axe meant big trouble and probably not a very happy New Year! Now, why is it we like the blonde haired, blue-eyed men anyway?



Today is also known as “First Day” and “New Year’s Day”.