Holidays 2021-03-15 (a)
Today's observations include topics like the start of the Roman New Year, a Roman rebirth/renewal goddess, the assassination of Julius Caesar, being dumbstruck, acting happy, police brutality, recognizing we're not as smart as we think, and buzzards: Act Happy Day Buzza rd Day Dumbstruck Day Everything You Think is Wrong Day Festival of Anna Perenna Ides of March International Day Against Police Brutality National Brutus Day Ancient Romans originally celebrated the Ides of March as the first new moon of the new year, and this was also the date for the rebirth/renewal goddess Anna Perenna's festival. National Brutus Day relates to a later event occurring on the Ides of March, the assassination of Julius Caesar. Everything You Think is Wrong Day - while an exaggeration - does suggest that we aren't always right about the things we think we know. Sorry to all the dumbfounded, astonished, and flabbergasted people out there, but today is all about the dumbstruck. I'm thi...