Holidays on Earth Today: October 23, 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 297th day of the year!

69 days left this year!

Here is what is going on today around the world:

1. United States:

*National Boston Cream Pie Day

*National Mole Day: Avogadro's number

*Feast of Fools

*Canning Day

*Festival of Forgotten Gods

*Swallows leave Capistrano

*TV Talk Show Host Day

*Scorpio zodiac sign begins

*IPod Day

*Jessica Stroup Birthday: 1986

*Briana Evigan Birthday: 1986

*Masiela Lusha (born in Albania) Birthday: 1985

*Grant Imahara Birthday: 1970

*Augusten Burroughs Birthday: 1965

*Robert Trujillo Birthday: 1964

*"Weird Al" Yankovic Birthday: 1959

*Ellie Greenwich Birthday: 1940

*Johnny Carson Birthday: 1925

*Coleen Gray Birthday: 1922

*Ted Fujita Birthday: 1920

*Gilbert N. Lewis Birthday: 1875

*William D. Coolidge Birthday: 1873

*Samuel Morey Birthday: 1762

2. Cambodia:

*Cambodia Peace Treaty Day

*Paris Peace Agreement on Cambodia

3. Thailand:

*Chulalongkorn Day

4. Hungary:

*Day of Proclamation of the Republic

*Hungarian Revolution Day

5. Niue:

*Peniamina Gospel Day

6. Republic of Macedonia:

*Day of the revolution

7. Japan:

*Princess Mako of Akishino of Japan Birthday: 1991

8. International:

*Feast Day: St. James; St. John of Capistrano; St. Giovanni da Capistrano; Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius; St. Anthony Mary Claret; St. Ignatius of Constantinople.