As in, no events, no holidays whatsoever in any place in the world. Or maybe the least eventful day of a year.

Maybe statistically, Feb 29 would be the one. But other than that, what else?

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    If there were, it would be special for being the Least Special Day.

    (I suspect it’s in August.)

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    Well we’d need to establish some rules, before anything else. First off, what counts as a holiday? Obviously I think religious ones like the winter holidays should count, but what about the “Hallmark holidays” like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day? What about government-recognized holidays? What about social awareness holidays like Earth Day? Should famous birthdays count? If so, where is the line drawn on how famous that person needs to be? Jesus’ birthday is kind of a big one, but how about Elvis’ birthday?

    Questions like these keep me up at night.

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    I think the best way to figure this out would be to do research on world holidays and start putting together a calendar. I can see a really interesting and informative video about this.

    Hey VSauce! Michael here!

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        but if you found the least special day, that would make it quite special, wouldn’t you say?

        so it would have to be next one, but wait.

        all i’m saying is be careful before you collapse the universe

        edit: i was late to the party

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      Wikipedia has an “on this day” template for every day of the year (the one included in their front page) - just go through and find the shortest one

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    I would argue that February 29th is the most special, since it only ever happens every 4 years. It’s the most unique day you can have.

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    January 1 is special for being new year’s day. And if any days after January 1 are not special, then the earliest of them would be the first non-special day of the year, which is special in it’s own right, giving a contradiction. Therefore, there are no non-special days. They are all special, so make the most of each one.

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    The first is 18th January with the next being 30th January, at least in 2024.

    https://www.officeholidays.com/calendars/2024/01

    You have to remember, some religious holidays follow calendars other than the normal one, e.g. Easter follows the lunar calendar, so changes each year, so what might be a special day this year, isn’t next year.

    Other days with no national holidays in 2024 are:

    7th March, 3rd April, 11th May, 8th June, 23rd August, 22nd October, 13th November, 27th November, 14th December, 28th December

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    Hmm, I have a calendar somewhere that includes holidays and events from around the world. There are actually quite a few days with no events or holidays, so it’s not unheard of. My guess is that a good candidate is likely somewhat distanced from seasonal constants like the equinox.