What if there were more holidays?
This Monday is a holiday for some countries celebrating Pentecost (a Christian holiday celebrating the "descent of the Holy Spirit upon Mary, mother of Jesus and the Apostles of Jesus while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles." (Wikipedia)
But no matter where they originate from, aren't holidays just nice? Shouldn't there be more of them? I think so! So let's play a game of "What if" adding more dates to our countries' bank holiday list was up to us, and think about what famous events, religious or folkloric habits, historical achievements, persons or ideas (or anything else) is worthy the celebration so much we should also award it a holiday.
Here are some ideas from me, to start your brainstorming:
March 8th - International Women's Day
It's already a bank holiday in some countries, like Germany, so it's just a question of extending the scope of the "celebration" I believe.
April 22nd - Earth Day
Celebrated since the '70s, it is gaining more and more attention each year, with better and better campaigns about being green and eco-friendly all around the world. So how about reducing the need for going to work on that day as well?
May 4th / March 25th Fictional Holidays
To bring worlds of fiction into the mix for inspiration, how about some dates related to the biggest pop-culture phenomenons? May the 4th is self-explanatory for Sci-Fi fans around the globe I hope, and I think March 25th, the day the Ring was destroyed on Mount Doom should also achieve the same wider acknowledgement.
October 10th - World Mental Health Day
Another real-world example is an existing "International Day", aimed at raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. Sadly, no holiday is attached to it yet, even though it would be an easy way to at least temporarily reduce some work-related stress, a quick first win if you ask me, paving the way to the more proper awareness-raising this issue would need.
December 4th - International Day of Banks
Did you know there was an "International Day of Banks"? I bet you didn't - I only found out about it when I sat down to write this. But now I think it was a huge oversight to not make it a bank holiday immediately. We would all need that extra day of rest at the beginning of December to prepare ourselves for the Holiday rush.
What would you add to your country's holiday calendar?
Here are some lists for inspiration:
https://www.daysoftheyear.com/
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/international
https://www.internationaldays.org/
