Or how about everyone’s favourite, a well-known classic – International Beer Day! These type of ‘international days’ have sprung up all over the place, often concocted by marketers looking for ways to promote their products. International Beer Day was started in California in 2008, and is now marked on the first Friday of August each year – which is August 2 this year – in a move that reeks more of late-capitalistic desperation than anything else. The official International Beer Day website says it is celebrated in 200 cities around the world, and states: “International Beer Day is a global celebration of beer, taking place in pubs, breweries, and backyards all over the world. At least International Beer Day gives you an excuse to have a good time…Here are some lesser known international ‘days’:American pieDecember 25 is probably one of the best known dates in the modern western world.

Source: Irish Independent August 02, 2024 14:13 UTC