Well January was pretty fun and had lots of great little moments in it. February is a new month and that brings new celebrations. We’re going to start off with Serpent Day. Yup, celebrate the snake. Snakes are cool, and I don’t just say that because my oldest daughter keeps one as a pet.
Serpent apparently comes from Latin, meaning roughly “something that creeps”. Sometimes guardians, sometimes evil, often reviled or misunderstood, snakes are pretty neat animals, from how they move to how they eat to the wicked and scary poisons some of them have access to.
Oh and don’t forget dragons and sea serpents in today’s celebration, either. If you can’t find it in your heart to cuddle with a snake, spend a moment in reflection on the wise and massive serpents of legend. Or, if you like, your local lake monster, who’s probably a fresh water sea serpent.
For the rest of February, there’s a lot of stuff coming up. Pick your favourite or make up your own. Can you guess which of the below celebrations sprang from my slightly odd imagination?
01 Serpent Day
02 Groundhog Day
03 The Day the Music Died
04 World Cancer Day
05 Disaster Day
06 International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
07 Ballet Day
08 Boy Scout Day
09 Read in the Bathtub Day
10 Umbrella Day
11 Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
12 Darwin Day
13 Get a Different Name Day
14 Valentine’s Day
15 Gumdrop Day
16 Do a Grouch a Favor Day
17 Random Acts of Kindness Day
18 Battery Day
19 Set some new Writing Goals Day
20 Love Your Pet Day
21 Pancake Day
22 International World Thinking Day
23 Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
24 Epic Poetry Day
25 Chilli Day
26 Tell a Fairy Tale Day
27 Polar Bear Day
28 Rare Disease Day
Be well, everyone.
