Brookston Bulletin
May 27
Holidays 5.27
- Birthday of the Buddha
- Bloomer Day
- Cellophane Tape Day
- Clean Sneakers Appreciation Day
- Dia de la Madre (a.k.a. Mother’s Day; Bolivia)
- Grape Popsicle Day
- National Buttercup Day
- National Wig Out Day
- Old-Time Player Piano Day
- Season of Confusion begins (Discordian)
- Throw the Bastards Out Day
“There is food in beer, but there is no beer in food. Beer is like liquid bread — it provides the same necessary nutrients. I say, just lay off the food.”
— Jim Koch
May 26
Holidays 5.26
- Blueberry Cheesecake Day
- Dzien Matki (a.k.a. Mother’s Day; Poland)
- Feast of VooDoo Economics
- Go Barefoot Around the House Day
- Grey Day
- Independence Day (Georgia; from Russia, 1918)
- Independence Day (Guyana; from UK, 1966)
- National Day of Healing (Australia)
- National Death Busters Day
- National Paper Airplane Day
- Sally Ride Day
- Sorry Day (Australia)
- Windmill Day (Netherlands)
“The troubles of our proud and angry dust, are from eternity, and shall not fail. Bear them we can, and if we can we must, shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale.”
— A.E. Housman
May 25
Holidays 5.25
- Africa Day
- Bojangles Day
- Don’t Fry Day [Friday before memorial Day]
- Flitting Day (Scotland)
- Global Planking Day
- Geek Pride Day
- Gypsy Day
- Independence Day (Jordan; from UK, 1946)
- National Brown-Bag-It Day
- National Don’t Utter a Word Day
- National Missing Children’s Day
- Revolution Day (Argentina)
- National Tap Dance Day
- National Wine Day
- Poetry Day (Florida)
- Saint Cool Day
- Senior Health & Fitness Day
- Towel Day
“Fermentation and civilization are inseparable.”
— John Ciardi
May 24
Holidays 5.24
- Aldersgate Day (Methodism)
- Bermuda Day
- Brother’s Day
- Camping with Barry White Day (David Letterman)
- Commonwealth Day (Belize)
- Escargot Day
- European Day of Parks
- Feast of Hermes Trismegistus (patron of alchemy)
- Hug Your Cat Day
- Independence Day (Ecuador; from Spain, 1822)
- Independence Day (Eritrea; from Ethiopia, 1993)
- International Tiara Day
- The Mothers (Celtic Prosperity Festival)
- National Coffee Day (Brazil)
- National Scavenger Hunt Day
- Play Kick the Can With A Kid Day
- World Schizophrenia Day
“There is more to life than beer alone, but beer makes those other things even better.”
— Stephen Morris
May 23
“Life, alas, is very drear. Up with the glass! Down with the beer!”
— Louis Untermeyer
May 22
“When the bee comes to your house, let her have beer; you may want to visit the bee’s house some day.”
— Congolese proverb