International Childfree Day is observed on August 1 every year as a day to understand and support couples who have decided not to have children. It was started in 1973 by the National Alliance for Optional Parenthood. The organization was founded in 1972 in California to propagate and normalize the notion that people can choose not to have children. Celebration of the day was revived in 2013 by Laura Carroll since couples all over the world still face criticism, rejection, and occasionally, rage from other people when they decide to remain childfree.
National Colt Day
National Colt Day is celebrated every year on June 10. The name Colt arouses the imagery of the Wild West with cowboys riding off into the sunset across a desert plane. Originally meaning a ‘young horse’ preferably below the age of four, Colt is also the metonymic name for stable boys that tend to horses and asses. Colt acquired its lively and vigorous connotation over the years as many such adventurous minds bearing the name Colt rose to prominence on the American frontier. Many even consider Colt as a jock name owing to its association with young horses and quarterback Colt McCoy.
National Isabel Day
National Isabel Day is celebrated every year on June 10. Isabel is a popular name that originated during medieval Europe yet gained much popularity later in the 2000s. In 2003, it made the top 100 list of baby names. Elizabeth, known as Elisabel in medieval Europe, is thought of as an evolved version of Isabel today. Isabel can signify many things, including ‘a pledge to God,’ ‘God is perfection,’ ‘God is my oath,’ and ‘consecrated to God.’ Additionally, the spelling of Isabel varies according to location. The Italian and German equivalents are ‘Isabella’ and ‘Isobel,’ respectively, while the French form is ‘Isabel.’