HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS FOR THE SCIENTIST

               Proposed by Leith Holloway
                         January 7, 1986


     Holiday        Date           Occasion for Celebration
     -------        ----           ------------------------
New Year's Day    Jan. 1-3    Marks the arrival of the new calen-
                              dar year and the Earth's perihelion
                              passage

Philosopher's Day  3rd Mon.   Commemorates all the great thinkers
                   in Feb.    who have enlightened mankind

March Equinox     March 20    Arrival of Northern Hemisphere
                              astronomical spring

Preservation Day   May 30     Rededication to conserving the
                              Earth's natural resources and
                              preserving endangered species

Evolution Day     June 21     Celebrates the June solstice and
                              the evolution of life on Earth

Big Bang Day      July 5      Celebrates the creation of the
                              Universe 15 billion years ago
                              (coincides with aphelion passage)

Nature's Laws    1st Mon.     Celebrates the marvelous natural
   Day           in Sept.     laws that govern the Universe

Discovery Day    Sept. 23     Celebrates the great discoveries
                              that have pushed back the frontiers
                              of science

Scientific        Nov. 1      Commemorates the scientists who
 Martyr's Day                 suffered persecution in the defense
                              of scientific truth

Thanksgiving     4th Thurs.   Celebrates life, good friends
     Day          in Nov.     and the bountiful Universe

December         Dec. 22      Celebrates the cessation of the
Solstice                      sun's southward motion and
                              the beginning of its journey back
                              to the Northern Hemisphere.