We celebrate Fool’s Paradise Day on July 13 every year. It is a day to forget the worst sides of reality and embrace the fantasy world of our thoughts; to normalize this and assert the importance of having a happy place to go to when things get dark and out of hand. A fool’s paradise is a made-up world we imagine, a world where we can find eternal happiness. Whilst people might make fun of such thoughts as childish and naive, Fool’s Paradise Day is a day to embrace such a paradise and try to find happiness amidst all the tension and pressure of the real world.
Celebration of the Golden Spurs
Celebration of the Golden Spurs is observed on July 11 every year. The day marks the victory of the Flemish over the French in the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302. The holiday is also referred to as the Day of the Flemish Community. Celebration of the Golden Spurs is also an annual commemoration of the Flemish community in modern-day Belgium. The decision to celebrate the day came on July 6, 1973, when the three cultural and linguistic communities of Belgium passed a law entailing the flag, the anthem, and the day of the Dutch Cultural Community. Celebration of the Golden Spurs has been observed in Flanders since.
National Dora Day
National Dora Day is celebrated every July 7. ‘Dora’ is a conventionally feminine name of Greek origin. It’s the shortened form of Dorothea, which means ‘gift’ or “God’s gift.” Doron, the name’s earliest form, was the Mycenaean Greek ‘do-ra’ (‘gifts’). Dora may also be a nickname for Isadora, Theodora, Amphidora, and more. When people hear the name, however, they often think about the animated character from the kid-favorite cartoon “Dora the Explorer.” This National Dora Day, you should definitely celebrate every Dora you know!