August 24 - Social Media Events https://socialmedia.events A place to find all the fun and quirky world holidays and observances including those unique awareness days that are perfect for social media promotion. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:25:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://socialmedia.events/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-logo-32x32.png August 24 - Social Media Events https://socialmedia.events 32 32 180701282 National Waffle Day https://socialmedia.events/event/waffle-day/ https://socialmedia.events/event/waffle-day/#respond Wed, 24 Aug 2022 18:23:22 +0000 https://socialmedia.events/?p=1232 As it turns out, waffles are such a popular world-wide phenomenon, that they merit two days in the calendar to celebrate them. Waffle Day began in Sweden as Våffeldagen, actually due to confusion between the Swedish “vårfrudagen” meaning “Our Lady’s Day” which falls on the same date. The day historically marks the beginning of spring and […]

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]]> https://socialmedia.events/event/waffle-day/feed/ 0 1232 Vesuvius Day https://socialmedia.events/event/vesuvius-day/ https://socialmedia.events/event/vesuvius-day/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2020 14:41:04 +0000 https://socialmedia.events/?p=1324 The thunder and moaning of the earth as begin to bubble and roll. A haze of dim debris that spreads any place the breeze takes it. Splendid, and hot molten rock streaming down the slope. These are just a few of the markers that explain a volcanic event, and none are larger than the eruption […]

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]]> https://socialmedia.events/event/vesuvius-day/feed/ 0 1324 Knife Day https://socialmedia.events/event/knife-day/ https://socialmedia.events/event/knife-day/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2020 14:28:50 +0000 https://socialmedia.events/?p=1322 Grab or pull out your knives! Today we celebrate them, no matter their size, style, or brand! It is unknown who started National Knife Day or when they started it, but it was being celebrated by at least 2011. It is also unknown why the observance takes place on August 24, but one explanation appears […]

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]]> https://socialmedia.events/event/knife-day/feed/ 0 1322 International Strange Music Day https://socialmedia.events/event/international-strange-music-day/ https://socialmedia.events/event/international-strange-music-day/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2020 14:28:49 +0000 https://socialmedia.events/?p=1320 International Strange Music Day was created by Patrick Grant, a New York City musician. The premise is simple: to get people to play and listen to types of music they have never experienced before. The ‘strange’ part can mean either unfamiliar or bizarre – the choice is entirely yours. Patrick believes broadening people’s musical spectrums […]

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