In my setting, I’m exposed to a lot of people day by day, and sometimes I meet people who are celebrating things I’ve never heard of before. It sometimes feels like a Spongebob episode, I’m talking to them and they might say something like “we’re observing national hat day today” or “we’re celebrating Hiawatha Day” (apparently that’s August 22nd). How many of you can relate? Have any non-conventional observances (for a lack of a better way to ask)?
Back when I was a kid one of my neighbor buddies told me about a strange toothfairy-like being (that I’d never heard of) associated with Halloween in his house. Unfortunately, I’ve forgotten whatever the hell he called it, but “Candyfairy” gets the idea across, I think. Basically, if he left a bowl of candy out after trick-or-treating, the “Candyfairy” (or whatever) would come and trade it for presents in the night. He came over the next day and showed me a game he’d gotten; I tested this myself too that same night after he’d told me about it – my parents, of course, had never heard of this being either though so all my candy was still where I left it the next morning…