Happy National Nothing Day! Each year on January 16th, any and all people across the nation recognize today.
The observance was created as a day to provide Americans with one national day when they can just sit without celebrating, observing or honoring anything. (National Day Calendar® only reports the days, sometimes they may contradict themselves.)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on the third Monday of January which means that one in seven January 16th’s will fall on the same day as National Nothing Day, effectively usurping the nature of National Nothing Day.
While it may be a good day to celebrate nothing at all, we suppose putting nothing in a glass and setting it on a table might suffice for celebration. You might leave your diary page blank on every January 16th.
Don’t mark anything on the calendar on the 16th, either. It would be interesting to see what would happen if you sent a blank email dated January 16th. How many replies would you get saying, “There’s nothing here.”
Don’t mark anything on the calendar on the 16th, either. It would be interesting to see what would happen if you sent a blank email dated January 16th. How many replies would you get saying, “There’s nothing here.”
For people whose birthday lands on January 16th, wrap an empty box. That should elicit a nothing response appropriate for the celebration.
When asked, “What are your plans, today?” your response should definitely be, “Nothing.” What else would your answer be on a day like today? Now that we think about it, “Nothing” works well as an answer when recognizing the day.
Q: What’s for supper?
A: Nothing
Q: What are you reading?
A. Nothing. (Even though you’re clearly reading something.)
Q. What’s your homework assignment?
A. Nothing. (As you’re working on your homework.)
Q. What are you drinking.
A. Nothing. (As you sip on the best non-fat latte ever.)
HOW TO OBSERVE
HISTORY
In 1972, American columnist for the San Francisco Examiner Harold Pullman Coffin proposed National Nothing Day. The day has been observed in all its nothingness since 1973, when it was added to Chase's Calendar of Events.
However, it is not actually a public holiday, as that requires an act of U.S. Congress. The observance is sponsored by Coffin’s National Nothing Foundation, registered in Capitola, California.
However, it is not actually a public holiday, as that requires an act of U.S. Congress. The observance is sponsored by Coffin’s National Nothing Foundation, registered in Capitola, California.
How can you celebrate in doing nothing today?
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