The month of April is full of crazy and unique holidays. Here are some that take place on April 7 for you to consider including in your writing.
American beaver, wikimedia commons
Will you find a family of beavers to observe on International Beaver Day? How many newspapers will you read on International Snailpapers Day? Will you take a day off from doing housework on No Housework Day?
International Beaver Day – The purpose of this holiday is to educate the public about beavers and let everyone know the important role that beavers have in our ecosystem. Beavers, with the wonderful ability to build dams and store water, are able to successfully manipulate their environment.
So, what do beavers accomplish by building dams? These largest living rodents in North America love the sound and the feel of flowing water. This stimulates them to build the dams, which protect them from predators.
One thing I’ve always heard about beavers is that they use their tail to pat the mud in place on the dam. This is false – the tail stores fat and helps to regulate body heat. They also use their tail to slap the water and warn others that danger is near.
I suggest you research beavers. The life of this rodent is really interesting. Then from what you learn, write a fiction story about a family of beavers.
a stack of newspapers, wikimedia commons
International Snailpapers Day – You’ve heard of snail mail (or smail), mail that is delivered by the postal service. Email’s delivery is much quicker.
Newspapers are now going paperless. Many can already be found online to read and enjoy whenever the urge hits to catch up on what is going on in this world. And you aren’t left with any outdated papers lying around your house to get rid of.
International Snailpapers Day is the day to enjoy the smell of a freshly printed newspaper. Enjoy the rustling sound it makes as you turn its pages. The ink it leaves on your fingers may one day be a thing of the past.
Write a story about a world where there are no newspapers. This world, except for schoolbooks, doesn’t even have books. Why not? Did something happen to make them illegal?
dirty dishes, counselheal.com
No Housework Day – It isn’t known who came up with this holiday, but it sure is one awesome holiday for those of us who feel like slaves to housework. If you have ever wished for a reason to put off doing the housework for just one more day, this holiday is the perfect excuse. Will you have someone else clean up today, or will you just save it all for tomorrow? There is one for sure thing about housework – it doesn’t go away by itself.
Since the origins of this day aren’t known, come up with a way it could have originated and write a story about it. Maybe an angry housewife went on strike and demanded a day off. Maybe a maid, fed up with all the cleaning she had to do, took hostage the family she cleaned for and made them clean up their own mess.
