Ballet Day
Ballet Day falls on February 7, and the pointe shoe that defines the art form is a handmade object designed to be destroyed within hours.
February 7
6 holidays
Charles Dickens Day
Charles Dickens Day falls on February 7, his birthday, and nearly everything people find odd about his novels follows from how they were published.
Fettuccine Alfredo Day
Fettuccine Alfredo Day falls on February 7, honoring a Roman dish of butter and cheese that Americans rebuilt around cream and barely exists in Italy under that name.
Send a Card to a Friend Day
Send a Card to a Friend Day falls on February 7, and friendships do not usually end. They lapse, on a timescale researchers have actually measured.
Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbor Day
Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbor Day falls on February 7, and the friendly full-hand wave it insists on has a measurable effect on a street.
Ice Cream For Breakfast Day
Ice Cream for Breakfast Day falls on the first Saturday of February, invented by a mother in Rochester to salvage a snowbound morning for her children.