Welcome to our series sharing Unique Holidays: July 11th, 2022. Today is Two Different Colored Eyes Day. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a person with two different colored eyes but I’ve seen dogs with them. Have you or do you have two different colored eyes?
National Different Colored Eyes Day has two reasons to celebrate. First the holiday celebrates diversity of eye color. Wouldn’t the world be boring, if everyone had the same color of eyes? Jeanne Quinn, the creator of this holiday says it’s “a good day to celebrate the uniqueness of people. Especially those with different colored eyes!”
Secondly, the holiday recognizes an eye condition called Heterochromia. People who have this trait, have two different colors of eyes. One eye may be brown, while the other eye is blue. Famous people who have Heterochromia include David Bowie, Jane Seymour, Max Scherzer, and Christopher Walken.
Your eyes are an important part of your appearance and our eyes are also important in communications. When you look into your lover’s eyes, you need to like what you see. Making “eye contact” just wouldn’t be the same without different colored eyes. Isn’t it great that we have a variety of eye colors to set us apart from one another?
Eye colors include:
- Shades of brown
- Shades of blue
- Shades of green
- Black
- Grey
- Hazel
Celebrate National Different Colored Eyes Day by taking notice of the eye colors of everyone you see. Another way to celebrate, this holiday is to wear different shoes.
If your into music then you should listen to Don’t it Turn Your Brown Eyes Blue. Or look up who is Ol; Blue Eyes.
The History and Origin of National Different Colored Eyes Day:
This holiday was created in 1986 by Jeanne Quinn from Suburban Philadelphia, PA. Yes, Jeanne has Heterochromia . The date was selected, because this is Jeanne Quinn birthday.
At its inception, Quinn named this holiday “National Different Colored Eyes Day”. Shortly after, and for decades, the holiday was simply called “Different Colored Eyes Day”. Around 2017, a couple websites added the word “National” back onto the title. We use the word “National” in the title, as this is the preference of the creator of this holiday.
Quinn said there is no Presidential proclamation or congressional resolution making this a true “National” day.
Today is a day people go Nuts about. It is National Pecan Pie Day, a perfect day to have a slice of Pecan Pie!
If you like Nuts, and you like Pie, and sweets, then today is your holiday. Sweet and crunchy, Pecan Pie is a regular on the menu of most restaurants. .
Celebrate National Pecan Pie Day by baking and eating Pecan Pie. If you have time make a extra Pecan Pie, and give it to a friend. Or, bring a Pecan Pie to work to share with co-workers. If you don’t have time to bake today, visit a bakery and pick up a Pecan Pie or two.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
