Welcome to our series sharing Unique Holidays: July 9th, 2022. I would like to ask you to check out the holidays being celebrated today and let me know which holiday you most want to celebrate and why. Charlie and I plan on celebrating Video Game Day and Charlie is going to try and teach me to play one of his games. Would you like to join us for game time this evening?
Body Painting Day celebrates the work of art and self-expression of painting on a nude or largely nude, live human body. Consider the art of body painting. First of all, while body painting day is partially about nudity, it is not about sexuality. Body painting is a 3-D artwork and a form of self-expression and body acceptance. Which can not be captured on a two dimensional canvas. Unlike a stone statue, body art captures a unique, live and moving picture, that cannot be expressed in a piece of stone, no matter how good the artist may be.
New York City artist Andy Golub is the founder and promoter of body painting. Andy Golub started the art of body painting on the streets of New York City in 2007. For this first public, non-commercial event, Andy Golub used models in g-strings. In 2011, he used totally nude models, both male and female, for the first time. The models are ordinary people, not professional models. Along the way, Andy Golub was arrested, but ultimately charges were dropped, as this art was proven to be legal under the Constitution, and a legal expression of art. Just like any painting or sculpture you will see on the streets of Rome, or in any Art Museum.
Body Painting has spread in popularity and among the Cities formally holding an annual Body Painting Day are: Amsterdam (2015), San Francisco (2016) and Berlin (2017)
Also see:
International Body Piercing Day, another form of self-expression
The History and Origin of Body Painting Day:
After holding several annual body painting events on this day, Artist Andy Golub formally created this holiday in 2014. Andy Golub continues to promote Body Painting Day.
Today is National Blueberry Day and just about every other fruit has its day of recognition. Somehow Blueberries have not had a day designated in there honor until now.
We think it is bizarre, that Blueberries have just now received its fair and just recognition with a holiday. In addition to tasting great, Blueberries are loaded with fiber and rich in antioxidants. Did you know Blueberries are one of the healthiest fruits you can eat. The most notable health benefits of Blueberries include: helping lower cholesterol to promote heart health, Blueberries can help reduce the risk of Cancer. Blueberries can even help to slow the aging process.
Celebrate this holiday, by eating Blueberries for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. You should make plans to incorporate Blueberries into your regular menu planning. You can also celebrate National Blueberry day by planting a couple of Blueberry Bushes in your yard.
Most Blueberry Bushes require at least two bushes of different varieties, to pollinate and produce Blueberries.
Happy National Blueberry Day!
Also See: Pick Blueberries Day
The History and Origin of National Blueberry Day:
The date was selected, because this is when Blueberries are ripening in the field. This holiday was created in 2016.
Neither Congress, nor the President of the United States has proclaimed a national holiday for Blueberries. Let’s change that. Write your local Congressman or the President of the U.S., to voice your support for National Blueberry Day.
National Motorcycle Day – second Friday in July
It’s National Motorcycle Day a day to celebrate and enjoy everything about Motorcycles. No doubt, this is a holiday for you and your Motorcycle. A day to hop on and savor the freedom of the open road. But, that’s not all. This holiday is much more. It’s a day to celebrate motorcycles and everyone who rides motorcycles, driver or passenger. It is also a time to enjoy being a member of a motorcycle club. Let’s not forget motorcycle dealers and manufacturers. They all share in the celebration and enjoyment of this holiday.
Do you hear the road calling? Sure you do because July is a great time of year to celebrate this holiday. The Weather is perfect for riding, and it’s the perfect time for taking a vacation. Take a couple days off, or a whole week. Pack your bag. Get on your motorcycle and ride off, wherever the road takes you. We do encourage you to being a friend of two because it’s always more enjoyable when you have company.
Dairyland Insurance, the sponsors of this holiday, encourage all motorcycle riders to hold and participate in charitable events that include riding your cycle.
Did you know there are over 7.1 millions motorcycles on the road on the United States.
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The History and Origin of National Motorcycle Day:
This holiday was first celebrated in 2016. and it is sponsored by Dairyland Insurance.
This holiday does not appear to be a “true” national holiday and we found no Presidential proclamation or U.S. act of Congress required to make this a true national holiday.
Video Games Day – always on July 8th
National Video Games Day – always on September 12th
Video Games Day celebrates popular video games that stormed onto the market, and changed the way your kids play games. From Atari to Nintendo to Xbox, video games provide all too many hours of playing time on our television set.
In grandma and grandpa’s day, they had stick horses for toys. Today’s kids have video games to play. Before you get tired of one game, another game hits the market.
Our extensive research into this holiday discovered two separately distinct dates. Both dates for this holiday refer to it as Video Games Day and National Video Games Day. Based upon our research results, we give the edge to September 12th as National Video Games Day. Lucky gamer that you are, you get to celebrate two video game days.
Celebrate National Video Games Day by playing video games. If you are off from school or if you are a big kid off from work. Make today a marathon day for video games. Invite a few friends and hold a competition. Make certain that you have enough controllers.
The History and Origin of Video Games Day:
Our research did not find the creator, or the origin of this holiday and we found no information to help us to sort out why there are two different dates for this event.
We did not find any documentation confirming this to be a “National” holiday and we found no congressional records or presidential proclamation.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
