August 8 Holidays

International Cat Day was founded in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare to celebrate the cat — the world’s most popular pet, with an estimated 600 million domestic cats globally — and to raise awareness for their welfare and the overpopulation of feral cats. National Bowling Day is observed on the second Saturday of August, celebrating the lane sport in which Americans bowl an estimated 1.2 billion games per year across more than 4,000 bowling centers. National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day was created by humorist Tom Roy to acknowledge the summer gardening truth that zucchini plants produce far more than any household can consume — encouraging gardeners to share the surplus anonymously. Happiness Happens Day was established by the Secret Society of Happy People in 1999 to encourage people to notice and celebrate moments of joy without apologizing for or minimizing their happiness. A 600-million-cat world, a bowling lane, an anonymous zucchini, and a permission slip for happiness.