The 5th of March is Absinthe Day. If you’ve never sampled absinthe before, today could be a good day to finally explore the mystique and mystery around it.
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Acadian Day
The 15th of August is Acadian Day. It celebrates the food, music, history, language and culture of the Acadians who live on the east coast of Canada.
Acorn Squash Day
The 7th of September is Acorn Squash Day. It celebrates the buttery tasting squash with sweet flesh that looks like a big acorn.
Agriculture Day
Agriculture Day is a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture, and the farmers who work to provide it.
Alaska Day
The 18th of October is Alaska Day, marking the day that Alaska officially became American soil on 18 October 1867 at 3:30 in the afternoon.
Alexis Benoit Soyer’s Birthday
The 4th of February is the birthday of Alexis Soyer, born in 1810. Soyer was perhaps the first celebrity chef in the English-speaking world, though contemporary culinary history has forgotten him. He sold hundreds of thousands of copies of his books, marketed his own line of bottled foods, and invented his own line of appliances…
All Saints’ Day
All Saint’s Day is the 1st of November. In many cultures, it is a day to visit family graves, clean them up, and leave flowers and small food gifts on the tombs.
All Souls’ Day
The 2nd of November, All Souls’ Day, was the designated day of prayer for the dead, and the day when they might visit you. Small food items might be left out for them.
Almond Day
The 16th of February is Almond Day. This is approximately the time when almond trees start to blossom in California.
Alresford Watercress Festival
The Alresford Watercress Festival happens annually in May in Alresford, Hampshire, England. The town has been a centre of watercress production since the mid-Victorian era.
Ambrosia Day
The 12th of December is Ambrosia Day. Ambrosia is a very popular salad at this time of year because it looks so festive.
American Beer Day
The 27th of October is American Beer Day. What is the first American beer you ever had? What is your favourite American beer now?
American Independence Day
The 4th of July celebrates the birth of the United States. While some countries celebrate their big day with military parades, the U.S. eats. Everywhere there will be hot dogs, picnics, salads, barbeques, brownies and pies.
Andalusia Day
The 28th of February is Andalusia Day. It is celebrated in the Andalusia region on the southern coast of Spain with flamenco dancing, bullfighting, and gazpacho.
Angel Food Cake Day
The 10th of October is Angel Food Cake Day. Though it seemed to fall from grace in the last decades of the twentieth century, Angel Food Cake is still a heavenly cake.
Animal Crackers Day
The 18th of April is Animal Crackers Day. It’s a day to celebrate the small, slightly-sweetened crackers baked in the shapes of animals.
Anniversary of First Pasteurisation Test
The 20th of April is the anniversary of the first pasteurization test in 1862. We now rely upon pasteurization to make milk safe, and to give it a longer storage life.
Anzac Day
April 25th is Anzac Day, a solemn day jointly shared by Australia and New Zealand. Anzac is short for Australian (and) New Zealand Army Corps.
Apple Cider Day
The 18th of November is Apple Cider Day. The tangy, sweet smell of fresh-pressed apple cider is one of the joys of the fall.
Apple Day
The 21st of October is Apple Day. Events ranging from apple bobbing to apple peeling contests are held. There’s even an Apple Day song!
Apple Pie Day
The 13th of May is Apple Pie Day. There’s even a song for Apple Pie Day. It’s sung to the tune of “Happy Birthday to you”.
Apricot Day
January 9th is Apricot Day. Treat yourself to a fresh apricot, or some apricot products such as apricot jam, canned apricots, or dried apricots.
April’s Fool Day
April’s Fool Day is a day traditionally for playing tricks on others. The tricks are meant to be harmless tricks, aimed particularly at fooling someone into believing something that isn’t real.
Argentina Tradition Day
The 10th of November is “Tradition Day Argentina”. It celebrates Argentina’s culture and heritage from the days of the “gaucho”. Festivities include lots of asado-style BBQ and Argentine wine.