There is an urban legend that tells of a Judge who chided an atheist plaintiff that had filed a holiday discrimination case against the state, informing the plaintiff … “You already have a holiday… April Fool’s Day!” Well as witty as that is, it does raise an interesting question.

Do secular individuals celebrate holidays and if so which ones? We submit to you for your consideration that: 1/ We don’t do “holy days” the description itself explains why. 2/ We have lots of great secular days to recognize, observe and celebrate. So lets stop dwelling on these religious holy days that aren’t even ours and start enjoying our own secular observances.

With that thought in mind we are going to work in to every meeting, something to recognize and celebrate.

• January 1 New Year’s Day
• January 2 National Science Fiction Day
• January 4 Newtonmas (Gregorian calendar)
• January 4 National Spaghetti Day
• January 8 Stephen Hawking Birthday
• January 12 National Youth Day
• January 15 National Bagel Day
• January 16 National Religious Freedom Day
• January 16 National Fig Newton Day
• January 19 National Popcorn Day
• January 21 Martin Luther King Day
• January 21 National Banana Bread Day
• January 21 National Hugging Day
• January 22 Celebration of Life Day
• January 23 National Pie Day
• January 24 National Peanut Butter Day
• January 26 National Spouses Day
• January 28 National Kazoo Day
• January 28 National Lego Day
• January 29 Thomas Paine Day
• January 30 National Croissant Day
• January 31 National Hot Chocolate Day

• February 1 National Freedom Day
• February 1 National Wear Red Day
• February 2 National Tater Tot Day
• February 2 National Ukulele Day
• February 4 World Cancer Day
• February 5 Chinese New Year
• February 5 National Shower with a Friend Day
• February 6 National Frozen Yogurt Day
• February 6 National Signing Day
• February 8 National Kite-Flying Day
• February 9 National Pizza Day
• February 10 National Umbrella Day
• February 11 International Day of Girls in Science
• February 11 National Inventors’ Day
• February 12 Darwin Day
• February 13 Galentine’s Day
• February 13 National Tortellini Day
• February 13 World Radio Day
• February 14 Valentine’s Day
• February 15 Galileo Day (Galileo Gala)
• February 17 Random Act of Kindness Day
• February 18 Presidents Day
• February 19 Nicolaus Copernicus Birthday
• February 28 National Chili Day
• February 28 Linus Pauling Birthday

• March 1 National Day of Unplugging
• March 2 Read Across America Day
• March 2 Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
• March 6 The Day of the Dude
• March 6 National Oreo Day
• March 7 National Cereal Day
• March 8 International Women’s Day
• March 9 National Meatball Day
• March 11 National Napping Day
• March 12 National Girl Scout Day
• March 12 National Pancake Day
• March 14 Einstein’s Birthday & Pi Day
• March 16 National Corn Dog Day
• March 20-23 Spring Equinox (Vernal Equinox)
• March 20 International Day of Happiness
• March 20 National Kick Butts Day
• March 20 National Ravioli Day
• March 21 National Common Courtesy Day
• March 21 World Poetry Day
• March 22 National Goof Off Day
• March 22 World Water Day
• March 24 National Cheesesteak Day
• March 25 International Waffle Day
• March 26 Richard Dawkins Birthday
• March 28 Daniel Dennett Birthday

• April 1 Atheist’s Day
• April 2 National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
• April 2 International Children’s Book Day
• April 2 National Equal Pay Day
• April 4 National Burrito Day
• April 6 James Watson’s Birthday
• April 7 World Health Day
• April 13 Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday
• April 13 Christopher Hitchens Birthday
• April 13 National Scrabble Day
• April 18 National Haiku Poetry Day
• April 18 National High Five Day
• April 19 Bicycle Day
• April 19 National Garlic Day
• April 20 Husband Appreciation Day
• April 22 International Earth Day
• April 22 National Jelly Bean Day
• April 25 Freedom Day
• April 25 World Penguin Day
• April 26 Arbor Day
• April 26 National Pretzel Day
• April 30 Honesty Day
• April 30 International Jazz Day
• April 30 National Raisin Day

• May 1 May Day
• May 1 International Workers’ Day
• 1st Thursday National Day of Reason
• May 4 “May the Fourth be with you”
• May 5 National Hoagie Day
• May 7 National Teacher Appreciation Day
• May 9 National Lost Sock Memorial Day
• May 10 Clean Up Your Room Day
• May 11 Richard Feynman’s Birthday
• May 12 Mothers Day
• May 13 International Hummus Day
• May 13 National Apple Pie Day
• May 14 National Dance Like a Chicken Day
• May 15 National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
• May 17 National Pack Rat Day
• May 17 National Pizza Party Day
• May 18 Bertrand Russell Birthday
• May 22 National Buy a Musical Instrument Day
• May 26 Sally Ride Day
• May 27 Memorial Day
• May 27 Lawrence Krauss Birthday
• May 28 National Burger Day
• May 29 National Biscuit Day
• May 31 World No Tobacco Day

• June 1 Global Day of Parents
• June 3 World Bicycle Day
• June 3 National Egg Day
• June 4 National Cheese Day
• June 5 World Environment Day
• June 6 National Yo-Yo Day
• June 7 National Chocolate Ice Cream Day
• June 7 National Doughnut Day
• June 8 World Oceans Day
• June 8 Francis Crick Birthday
• 1st Friday National Gun Violence Awareness Day
• June 10 National Iced Tea Day
• June 11 National Corn on the Cob Day
• June 14 Flag Day
• June 16 Fathers Day
• June 18 International Picnic Day
• June 18 International Sushi Day
• June 21 World Humanist Day (Solstice)
• June 21 International Yoga Day
• June 21 National Flip Flop Day
• June 20-23 Summer Solstice
• June 22 National Kissing Day
• June 26 National Chocolate Pudding Day
• June 27 National Handshake Day
• June 27 National Ice Cream Cake Day
• June 27 National Sunglasses Day
• June 28 National Tapioca Day
• June 30 World Social Media Day

• July 1 International Joke Day
• July 3 National Stay Out of the Sun Day
• July 4 American Independence Day
• July 5 National Bikini Day
• July 6 International Kissing Day
• July 6 National Fried Chicken Day
• July 7 World Chocolate Day
• July 7 National Strawberry Sundae
• July 9 National Sugar Cookie Day
• July 12 National Pecan Pie Day
• July 12 National Simplicity Day (Thoreau Day)
• July 13 National French Fry Day
• July 14 National Mac And Cheese Day
• July 15 National Give Something Away Day
• July 17 National Hot Dog Day
• July 17 World Emoji Day
• July 18 Nelson Mandela Day
• July 21 National Ice Cream Day
• July 25 National Chili Dog Day
• July 28 National Milk Chocolate Day
• July 28 National Parents’ Day
• July 29 National Lasagna Day
• July 30 International Day of Friendship
• July 30 National Cheesecake Day
• July 30 Day Against Trafficking in Persons

• August 1 National Girlfriend Day
• August 2 National Coloring Book Day
• August 3 National Watermelon Day
• August 4 Friendship Day
• August 4 National Sister Day
• August 6 National Root Beer Float Day
• August 7 National Lighthouse Day
• August 8 Paul Dirac Birthday
• August 9 Book Lovers Day
• August 10 National Lazy Day
• August 10 National Smores Day
• August 11 Robert G. Ingersoll Birthday
• August 12 International Youth Day
• August 12 World Elephant Day
• August 13 International Left-Handers Day
• August 14 World Lizard Day
• August 15 National Relaxation Day
• August 16 National Roller Coaster Day
• August 16 National Tell A Joke Day
• August 19 World Humanitarian
• August 19 World Photography Day
• August 20 National Radio Day
• August 21 Senior Citizens Day
• August 24 National Waffle Day
• August 26 Women’s Equality Day
• August 28 National Bow Tie Day

• September 2 Labor Day
• September 5 National Cheese Pizza Day
• September 6 Read A Book Day
• September 9 National Teddy Bear Day
• September 10 Suicide Prevention Day
• September 11 Patriot Day
• September 14 National Eat A Hoagie Day
• September 15 Batman Day
• September 15 National Greenpeace Day
• September 15 International Day of Democracy
• September 16 National Play-doh Day
• September 17 Constitution Day
• September 18 National Cheeseburger Day
• September 19 Pastafarian, Talk Like A Pirate Day
• September 21 International Day of Peace
• September 21 National Pecan Cookie Day
• September 20-23 Fall Equinox
• September 23 National Pot Pie Day
• September 24 National Voter Registration Day
• September 24 National Punctuation Day
• September 26 National Pancake Day
• September 27 National Chocolate Milk Day
• September 29 National Coffee Day
• Last wk of Sept Banned Books Week
• September 30 International Blasphemy Day

• October Freethought Month
• October 1 International Coffee Day
• October 1 National Homemade Cookie Day
• October 2 International Day of Non-Violence
• October 3 National Boyfriend Day
• October 3 National Poetry Day
• October 4 National Taco Day
• October 4 National Golf Lovers Day
• October 4 World Smile Day
• October 5 World Teachers Day
• October 6 National Mad Hatter Day
• October 6 National Noodle Day
• October 6 World Cerebral Palsy Day
• October 7 National Child Health Day
• October 7 Niels Bohr Birthday
• October 10 National Cake Decorating Day
• October 10 World Mental Health Day
• October 11 International Day of the Girl
• October 11 National Coming Out Day
• October 11 National Sausage Pizza Day
• October 12 National Freethought Day
• October 13 Breast Cancer Awareness Day
• October 13 National M&M Day
• October 14 National Dessert Day
• October 15 National I Love Lucy Day
• October 15 National Grouch Day
• October 15 World Maths Day
• October 16 National Boss’s Day
• October 17 National Pasta Day
• October 18 National Chocolate Cupcake Day
• October 21 National Apple Day
• October 22 National Nut Day
• October 24 National Bologna Day
• October 24 United Nations Day
• October 25 National I Care About You Day
• October 25 National Art Day
• October 25 World Pasta Day
• October 28 National Chocolate Day
• October 28 National First Responders Day
• October 28 National Immigrants Day
• October 31 Samhain

• November 1 National Authors Day
• November 1 World Vegan Day
• November 1 National Calzone Day
• November 3 National Sandwich Day
• November 3 National Homemaker Day
• November 5 Election Day
• November 5 Bonfire Night
• November 7 Madame Curie’s Birthday
• November 8 National STEM Day
• November 9 Carl Sagan’s Birthday
• November 10 World Science Day
• November 11 Veterans Day
• November 13 World Kindness Day
• November 14 National Pickle Day
• November 16 International Day for Tolerance
• November 17 National Take A Hike Day
• November 19 International Men’s Day
• November 20 Universal Children’s Day
• November 21 World Philosophy Day
• November 26 National Cake Day
• 4th Thursday Thanksgiving
• November 28 National French Toast Day

• December 2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
• December 3 Giving Tuesday
• December 4 National Cookie Day
• December 7 National Letter Writing Day
• December 8 National Brownie Day
• December 9 Green Monday
• December 9 National Pastry Day
• December 10 International Human Rights Day
• December 12 National Ding-A-Ling Day
• December 13 National Ice Cream Day
• December 15 Bill of Rights Day
• December 15 National Cupcake Day
• December 17 National Maple Syrup Day
• December 18 International Migrants Day
• December 20 National Ugly Sweater Day
• December 22 National Cookie Exchange Day
• December 20-23 Winter Solstice / Yule
• December 23 Festivus (“For the rest of us”)
• December 25 Newtonmas (Julian calendar)
• December 27 National Fruitcake Day
• December 28 National Call a Friend Day
• December 28 National Chocolate Candy Day
• December 30 National Bacon Day
• December 31 Hogmanay