Holidays on Earth Today: January 31, 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 31st day of the year!

334 days left this year!

Here is what is going on today around the world:

1. United States:

*Inspire Your Heart with the Arts Day

*National Popcorn Day

*Twist Off Day: Marking the day in 1956 that the twist off bottle cap was invented.

*Feast of Great Typos

*Child Labor Day

*National Brandy Alexander Day

*Milwaukee Unification Day: 1846; two cities combined to be one

*Native Americans Moving Day: Government enforces all Native Americans to move onto reservations: 1876

*Scotch Tape Day: 1930: started hitting markets by 3M

*Explorer I Program: 1958; first successful satellite to orbit in space by USA

*Ham the Chimp Day: 1961; first chimpanzee into outer space

*Justin Timberlake Birthday: 1981

*Katherine Shindle Birthday: 1977

*Portia de Rossi Birthday: 1973: born in Australia but lives in America now

2. Nauru:

*Independence Day: 1968

3. China:

*Kitchen God Visits Heaven Day

*Irene Wan Birthday: 1967: Hong Kong

4. Potugal:

*Portuguese Republican Revolution: 1910

*Bruno Nogueira Birthday: 1982

5. Japan:

*Shingo Katori Birthday: 1977

*Tokugawa Ieyasu Birthday: 1543

6. United Kingdom:

*Guy Fawkes is executed: 1606

*Corn Laws abolished: 1849

*1919 Battle of George Square; otherwise known as Bloody Friday

*Festival of Brigantia begins

*Festival of Imbolc begins

*James Sutton Birthday: 1983

*Patrick Kielty Birthday: 1971

*Minnie Driver Birthday: 1970

*Lloyd Cole Birthday: 1961

7. International:

*Feast Day: Saint Pedro Nolasco; Saint Marcella;Saint Geminianus; Blessed Ludovica; St. John Bosco; St. Marcella; and St. Tryphena.

*Wintereenmas