Holidays on Earth Today: January 3, 2009

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 3rd day of the year!

362 days left this year!

Here is what is going on today around the world:

1. United States:

*National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day

*Riddle of the Year

*Festival of Sleep

*Congress Assembly Day

*Tom Sawyer's Cat's Birthday

*Drinking Straw Day

*Memento Mori "Remember you Die" Day

*Fruitcake Toss Day

*Admission Day: Alaska

*Tolkien Day

*National Roof Over Your Head Day

*Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Opening Day

*March of Dimes Establishment Day

*Margarine Day

*The official tenth day of Christmas

*Alex D. Linz Birthday: 1989

*Kimberley Locke Birthday: 1978

*Nicholas Gonzalez Birthday: 1976

*Jason Marsden Birthday: 1975

*Matt Ross Birthday: 1970

*Mel Gibson Birthday: 1956

*Victoria Principal Birthday: 1950

*Robert Loggia Birthday: 1930

*John Russell Birthday: 1921

*Betty Furness Birthday: 1916

*Jack Levine Birthday: 1915

*Anna May Wong Birthday: 1905

*Marion Davies Birthday: 1897

*ZaSu Pitts Birthday: 1894

*Josephine Hull Birthday: 1886

*Grace Coolidge Birthday: 1879

*J.R.R. Tolkein Birthday: 1892 (born in Orange Free State)

*Lucretia Mott Birthday: 1793

2. Taiwan:

*Bank Holiday

3. Burkina Faso:

*Revolution Day: People's Uprising

4. Haiti:

*Hero's Day

5. Japan:

*Gensh-Sai

*Meiji Restoration Began

6. International:

*Feast Day: St. Genevieve