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Do you think that the US has way too many random National Holidays?

Like today is National Ice Cream Day.....Last month I remember reading it being National Pickle Day...

Does anyone else think that this is silly?

Update:

I know they aren't national officially. They are just called that........but way to earn 2 pt.s

Update 2:

I know they aren't national officially. They are just called that........but way to earn 2 pt.s

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Yes I think all these "days" are ridiculous.

    Great question!

  • këlly
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I didn't even know Ice Cream Day and Pickle Day existed... that's kind of stupid... They should make a National Holiday Of All The Holidays holiday next.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    If human beings can not get to the balloting sales area as quickly as each 4 years shame on them. There are rules in place to permit human beings to vote. If an worker is scheduled to artwork the finished time the precincts are open, employers might desire to make useful lodging for his or her workers to vote. If election day became a countrywide trip, many human beings might assume to gets a commission. The day of the week and artwork are tremendously poor excuses for everyone it quite is keen to vote. If human beings actual need to vote and can't make it, there are continually absentee ballots. Voter turnout interior the final election became over 60%.

  • 1 decade ago

    No, as long as it doesn't become a holiday like Valentines or Mother's Day... (where the card companies take over... so to speak!) Make sense?

    You forgot my favorite day.... CHOCOLATE Day was just "celebrated" on July 7th!! I dedicated my 360 site to it... for over a week... I make go back to a chocolate theme... I am just liking my Pink Panther theme too much right now! :)

    (Want to see it? Go to my profile... I have a link there.)

    Source(s): Oh my source of Chocolate day is 2 places... http://360.yahoo.com/maeganr01 (no, that's not my 360 site!) and http://www.holidayinsights.com/
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  • wwhrd
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I only know of 8 that are actual official paid holidays.

  • 123
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Yes, Congress could spend it's time passing more important bills; not ones that give them additional days off a year while passing other bills that increase their wages; all this while there approval rating's are lower then 30%.

  • 1 decade ago

    It's not a National Holiday.

  • it might be a holiday but it's not national. U.S has the fewest National holidays compared to other countries

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes.

  • mara
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    to me its only a real holiday if i get work or school off

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