One of my bucket list items is to add more playfulness into my life. What better way to act like a playful kid than to sprinkle in the festivities of random celebrations? Kids love celebrations. And to be frank with you, I love celebrations. Who doesn’t love celebrations? At least I love celebrations that don’t involve conspicuous consumption and spending lots of money.
That’s the problem with most of the big name celebrations – you know the ones I mean…Valentine’s Day, Christmas, even Halloween. Advertising starts months before the actual holiday. The pressure is on to buy, buy, buy. Lost in all that is the true meaning of the holiday. Besides, those big events are few and far between and I decided I don’t like waiting that long for merriment.
So I’m starting my own tradition of celebrating obscure or random holidays. Join me if you will. Leave a comment with an idea of how to celebrate the selected holiday if you’d like.
Today’s holiday is MOON DAY, commemorating the day man first walked on the moon in 1969. Here are a few of my ideas for celebrating moon day:
- Watch the movie, Apollo 13
- Try out Michael Jackson’s famous move – the “Moon Walk”
- Play with a slinky or a gyroscope (both were brought into space for experiments)
- Listen to the song “Moonshadow” by Cat Stevens
- Eat a MoonPie
My only regret is that I missed Raspberry Cake Day on July 18th. Oh well, there’s always next year.
