Holidays on Earth Today: October 11, 2008

Holidays are such an important part of each countries tradition along with supporting its culture. Some of the most popular holidays on earth either revolve around the Christian belief such as Easter and Christmas however there are other popular ones such as Independence Day, New Year Day, and Valentines and so on. Then there are strange and weird holidays that really have no meaning besides the mere purpose to have an excuse to celebrate something. Have you ever wondered what is going on around the world today?

Today marks the 285th day of the year!

81 days left this year!

Here is what is going on today around the world:

1. United States:

*Universal Music Day

*Saturday Night Live Anniversary

*National Sausage Pizza Day

*Feast of Real Family Values

*National Bookkeeper's Day

*It's My Party Day

*Festival of the Snow Geese

*You Go Girl Day

*General Pulaski Memorial Day

*Reptile Awareness Day

*Universal Music Day

*National Coming Out Day

*Michelle Trachtenberg Birthday: 1985

*Matthew Bomer Birthday: 1977

*Emily Deschanel Birthday: 1976

*Constance Zimmer Birthday: 1970

*Jane Krakowski Birthday: 1968

*Artie Lange Birthday: 1967

*Luke Perry Birthday: 1966

*Sean Patrick Flanery Birthday: 1965

*Michael J. Nelson Birthday: 1964

*Joan Cusack Birthday: 1962

*Gary Mallaber Birthday: 1946

*Lester Bowie Birthday: 1941

*Billy Higgins Birthday: 1936

*Fred Trump Birthday: 1905

*Eleanor Roosevelt Birthday: 1884

*Henry Heinz Birthday: 1844

2. United Kingdom:

*National Gaelic Mod Begins (Scotland)

3. Palau:

*Revolution Day

4. Macedonia:

*Revolution Day

*Antifascist Uprising Day

5. International:

*Feast Day: Blessed Pope John XXIII; St. Andronicus; St. Probus; Tarachus; Alexander Sauli; St. Atticus; St. James Grissinger; St. Nectarius; St. Bruno; & St. Gomer.

*International Newspaper Carrier Day

*International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction