In my setting, I’m exposed to a lot of people day by day, and sometimes I meet people who are celebrating things I’ve never heard of before. It sometimes feels like a Spongebob episode, I’m talking to them and they might say something like “we’re observing national hat day today” or “we’re celebrating Hiawatha Day” (apparently that’s August 22nd). How many of you can relate? Have any non-conventional observances (for a lack of a better way to ask)?
I’ll do a slightly different take. I grew up in a part of the US with a very high Jewish population, so the public schools got the Jewish high holidays off. I didn’t realize the schools being closed for those days was unusual until I moved away.