User:Firesion/Aunt and Uncles Day

Aunt and Uncles Day is currently an unofficial holiday looking to be recognized in the United States of America. The day honors a persons parent's brothers and sisters and is traditionally held on July 26.

Founding
Currently the day is looking for official recognition by the United States of America by using the petitions.whitehouse.gov website.

Dates
July 26th. There is some controversy on this date indicating that it might have been arbitrary in its assignment to focus on a specific individual. However, there is no indication that the date has been anything other than July 26th in modern times.

International history and tradition
The holiday is commonly celebrated with yarn and firecrackers.

Commercialization
The holiday encourages the giving of gift cards to a person's aunts and uncles.