Opposite Day
Opposite Day is held on January 25. It is particularly popular among children, who enjoy the kind of absurdity that can happen when everything you say is backwards. This event in the third decade of the month January is annual. Help us
Have supper for breakfast and breakfast for supper. Wear your clothes inside out or backwards. Wear your shoes on the opposite feet.
This day has kids rejoicing everywhere. The aim of the day is to have fun all day long saying exactly the opposite of what you really mean. It is also a great day for adults to play along and break out of the winter blues.
Opposite Day, also known as National Opposite Day, is celebrated on January 25 in the United States. This day began as a children's game, but anyone can participate on Opposite Day, by saying the opposite of what you actually mean, or by doing things the wrong way around.
A little know moment in American history occurred many years ago when President Dwight E. Eisenhower declared that August 17th, 1959 was opposite day for one day only.
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