20 Quirky & Rare Holidays People Observe Around the World

Newman’s Day is celebrated on April 24th by a lot of colleges in USA. It involves the drinking of at least 24 beers in 24 hours without throwing up or falling asleep. Any scheduled activity (e.g. work, classes, baptisms) must still be attended.

On the first sunny day of the year, women and girls in the Netherlands celebrate “rokjesdag”, which translates to skirts day. That’s the day all girls are suddenly wearing skirts. It is a great and beautiful day according to Dutch writer Martin Bril, who made the word “rokjesdag” popular in the Netherlands.

China has an annual holiday known as Tomb Sweeping Day when citizens visit the graves of their ancestors to leave tributes and burn incense. There are many rules about how to do this respectfully including not driving your car to the grave, and not attempting to summon ghosts.

Russia has a holiday called Day of Conception. The day itself takes place on September 12th, when people get a day off work to conceive a child and women who give birth to their child on June 12th, exactly 9 months later can win a refrigerator, TVs or even an SUV as a prize.

Dog Carrying Day is a holiday where villagers in China dress up a dog and carry it around on a throne to honor a legend where a dog saved the village by leading the people to water.

Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated the day after Christmas Day. It originated in the United Kingdom in the 1830s; Observed as a holiday on which post-men, errand-boys, and servants of various kinds expect to receive a Christmas-box.

The national birthrate in Singapore is so low that the government actually created a national holiday on August 9 called 'National Night' to encourage citizens to procreate.

Dyngus Day is a Polish holiday that takes place the Monday after Easter. Boys and girls attempt to soak each other with water and spank each other with branches. It is also known as “Wet Monday.”

On January 6th, Ireland celebrates "Women's Little Christmas," where women take the day off after entertaining over the holidays.

“Boss’s Day” is observed on or around October 16th in the United States. It has been pitched as a day for employees to thank their bosses for being kind and fair throughout the year.