Agnosticism / Atheism: Comment of the Week: Secular Holidays for Atheists

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Comment of the Week: Secular Holidays for Atheists Feb 28th 2012, 08:00 There's regularly discussion about creating secular holidays for atheists -- holidays that aren't based on religion or superstition. But perhaps there are already plenty of secular holidays out there? One reader provided a list of such secular holidays to argue that we already have a bunch. What do you think? Bill writes: January 13 -- Ernestine Rose's Birthday January 29 -- Thomas Paine's Birthday, Freethinkers' Day February 12 -- Charles Darwin's Birthday, Darwin Day March 14 -- Albert Einstein's Birthday, Pi Day March 16 -- James Madison's Birthday, Freedom Of Information Day March 16-22 -- Sunshine Week April 1 -- April Fools' Day April 12 -- Cosmonauts' Day, Yuri's Night April 22 -- Earth Day May's 1st Thursday -- US National Day Of Reason June 21 -- World Humanist Day July 1 -- Chevalier De La Barre Day July 4 -- US Indivisible Day August 11 -- Robert Ingersoll's Birthday, Ingersoll Day September's Last Full Week -- Banned Books Week October 12 -- Freethought Day Novermber 7 -- Marie Skłodowska-Curie's Birthday Novermber 7 -- Carl Sagan's Birthday November's Last Full Week -- Church/State Separation Week December 10 -- Human Rights Day December 23 -- HumanLight December 25 -- Isaac Newton's Birthday, Crispness, Newtonmas [original post] So, what do you think about these holidays -- do you think they are good holidays for atheists? Do you already celebrate any of them? If so, how? If not, why not -- what do you think these days lack that holidays need?

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