"Unofficial" PON Day

Well. It seems that I managed to fool a LOT of people with my kitten story yesterday.  Score one for the joker!

So with all of these daily holidays and observances  someone asked the question, when is PON day?  Well. I think EVERY day is PON day. I mean seriously, we should be celebrated EVERY single day of the year.  OK. Maybe not on Christmas or Easter – but really - we are THAT special the rest of the year.

But I decided to do a search of the Internet to SEE if there was a PON day.  Nope.  There is something called International Dog Day in August.  But no PON day.  So how does one go about getting a “day?”  Well for it to be “official”, according to some references, it seems that one would need like 100,000 signatures to proclaim a day.  Are there even 100,000 PONs in the world?  I’m not so sure there are…But if one doesn’t want to use the word “official” or “International” in the title – one simply CAN create a day – if there are enough people interested. If enough people “take part” and “share the day” – it becomes a day.  And I think the Internet and Facebook in particular, are great ways to share.

So I think we NEED a PON day.  So I started searching for dates – which were pretty wide open if we just eliminate Christmas and Easter.  I looked for the dates when PONs were first "recognized" as a breed - and found years  but no specific dates. I'm sure someone knows that - but I don't.  So in the meantime, I found another possible option.  Dyngus Day.  The day after Easter. In Polish tradition, the day after Easter, is a celebration when boys dump water on girls and hit them with pussy willows to get them to notice them.  OK.  It DOES sound a bit weird.  And no.  This is NOT another April Fools joke.  Anyway, the celebration is HUGE in Buffalo, New York – my human’s hometown.  Check it out: http://www.dyngusday.com/

So. If I had to pick a PON day, it would be the same day as Dyngus Day.  It would change each year – which is not great – but I kinda think that coordinating with another Polish celebration would be cool. 

Now I don’t want to assume I can proclaim this as an international holiday. I don’t have the “authority.”   And I don’t have time to organize any parade in my community.  But I can tell you this – on April 6, we will be celebrating “Unofficial PON Day” in our house.  We will post photos to my Facebook page – and share them with all my friends and followers -and all of my human’s friends.  All 4 of them.  Bring out the Pussy Willows and let the good times roll.  PON day.  And if you want to join in and celebrate "Unofficial" PON day– post YOUR photos on Facebook!!! And share them on my page!!!  I want to see them!!!

I just hope my human can find some Polish sausage in Halifax by next Monday…

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