July 29 Holidays

National Lipstick Day celebrates the lip colorant with documented history stretching back 5,000 years to ancient Sumerian women who ground precious stones and mixed them with white lead — now a $16 billion global industry whose classic red shade has documented psychological effects on attention and perceived confidence. International Tiger Day was founded in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit to raise global awareness for the critically endangered tiger — whose wild population has declined from an estimated 100,000 in 1900 to fewer than 3,900 today. National Lasagna Day celebrates the multi-layered Italian pasta baked with Bolognese, béchamel, and ricotta in a deep ceramic dish — a recipe documented in medieval Naples and elevated to national Italian dish status by Emilia-Romagna. Asalha Puja is a Theravada Buddhist holy day commemorating the first sermon delivered by the Buddha at Deer Park in Varanasi following his enlightenment — also known as Dharma Day. Red lips, a dwindling tiger, pasta layers, and a first sermon.