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A day for uniforms, aprons, gloves, boots, badges, and the clothes that show people are ready to serve, build, clean, cook, or repair.
You spot the endemic Cocos buff-banded rail, coconut crabs, and various tropical seabirds inhabiting these remote Indian Ocean islands. You notice that residents keep dogs, cats, and tropical fish as pets in this isolated community. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
Invented by Dan O'Keefe, a writer, and popularized by his son, a writer for Seinfeld. The holiday features an aluminum pole (no tinsel, because tinsel is distracting), the airing of grievances (when you tell your family how they disappointed you this year), and the feats of strength (a wrestling match). It was a joke on a sitcom that became a real holiday celebrated by thousands of people who would rather have a aluminum pole than a Christmas tree.