National Goose Day is celebrated on September 29 every year. Also known as Michaelmas Day, the holiday initially celebrated the Archangel Michael but later became associated with geese because the date coincided with rent day in medieval England. Geese were a common form of payment, and many a citizen paid off their landlord with a goose tucked under their arm. Today the holiday is an excuse to munch on some tender roast goose, a bird that’s not eaten as frequently nowadays. No matter how you choose to celebrate, enjoy International Happy Goose Day!
Bathukamma Starting Day
The Bathukamma Festival, celebrated this year on September 21, is a nine-day festival celebrated in the Indian state of Telangana and parts of Andhra Pradesh, usually taking place between September and October. Referred to as the “festival of life,” it is a celebration that honors the Goddess Parvati for blessing the year’s crop harvest and fortune she has brought in the year. Bathukamma’s main festivities include the creation of flower stacks by the women of Telangana, which are then arranged into the shape of a temple’s gopura as a symbol of their gratitude.
Michigan Indian Day
Michigan Indian Day is observed on the fourth Friday in September in an attempt to honor the significant contributions that various Native American tribes have made in American history — particularly in the state of Michigan. This year, it takes place on September 26. The designation of the day dates back to 1974 but only caught on in 2007. The day entails a celebration of the very first peoples of Michigan and how they’ve played an irreplaceable role in the history of the state. Michigan is home to several Native American tribes — the largest of which are the Ojibwe, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi.