July 26th 2022 - Holidays and Observances

 

(click on the day for details)

• Christian feast day:
  • Andrew of Phú Yên
  • Anne (Western Christianity)
  • Bartolomea Capitanio
  • Blessed Maria Pierina
  • Joachim (Western Christianity)
  • Paraskevi of Rome (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • Venera
  • July 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Day of National Significance (Barbados)
• Day of the National Rebellion (Cuba)
• Esperanto Day
• Independence Day (Liberia), celebrates the independence of Liberia from the American Colonization Society in 1847.
• Independence Day (Maldives), celebrates the independence of Maldives from the United Kingdom in 1965.
• Kargil Victory Day or Kargil Vijay Diwas (India)

 

Observances

Auntie's Day

International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem

National Bagelfest Day

National Disability Independence Day

National Dog Photography Day

World Tofu Day

Kate Beckinsale Birthday

Helen Mirren Birthday

 

Fun Observances

 Uncle and Aunt Day

Honor all the awesome uncles and aunts in your life on Uncle and Aunt Day. The unofficial holiday is celebrated every year on July 26.

Uncles and aunts are fun to spend time with. They are just like parents except without the rules and regulations. They buy you gifts that your parents won't, dote on you, take you on fun vacations, and they are a huge part of your support system. So, celebrate your uncles and aunts on Uncle and Aunt Day.

In many western cultures, the term uncle and aunt is reserved for close family members, related by marriage or through genetics. This is in contrast to several other cultures, especially in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, where anyone who is from the generation of one's parent is referred to as an uncle or an aunt.

How to Celebrate?

• Call your uncles and aunts or visit them to wish them a happy day.
• Make them a nice meal or take them out to thank them for all the fun things you have done with them and learned from them.

Did You Know…

…that "say uncle" is a phrase popularly used in the United States and Canada and is usually used to concede defeat in a game or match?

 

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When in doubt, look intelligent.

 

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The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for steak to cook.

—Julia Child

 

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A synonym is a word you use when you can’t spell the first word you thought of.

 

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My grandfather is a meat and potatoes guy. Once, while getting dinner ready, I asked how he liked his vegetables prepared.

He said, “Fed to a cow, so they’ll turn into steak.”

 

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Our Grand Canyon guide was asked if people ever get too close to the edge and fall over.

“Some do,” he said. “I call that natural selection.”

 

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