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Kneel. All Saints Day—a church
holiday. November prompts all start with the letter “K.” This month, each
word is tied to a holiday, real or made up. Sometimes the connection is
obvious, such as kneel for All Saints Day, and often not, as you will see.
Your haiku might explore the word, a variation of it, the holiday, or if you
are really ambitious marry word and holiday in the same poem. Enjoy and
celebrate the imagination of wordsmiths and poets. (Thanks to Sigrid Saradunn
for her help compiling my list.)
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Knell. All Souls Day—a day of
prayer for the dead.
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Kibosh. Cliché Day—at the end
of the day, “Cliché Day” is just a bit of fun. You’d have to be crazy as a loon
to let it drive you up the wall, for crying out loud!
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Killjoy. Election Day.
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Knave. Guy Fawkes Day—Guy
Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding
explosives the plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords. Celebrating
the fact that King James I had survived the attempt on his life. For clarity,
the prompt is the word “knave.” The holiday, Guy Fawkes Day, is there for
fun.
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Key. Saxophone day—in
remembrance of Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone.
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Kitsch. Hug-a-Bear Day—purely
commercial.
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Know. Dunce Day—in remembrance
of Blessed John (Johannes) Duns Scotus who died November 8, 1308. His name,
“dunce,” was to become synonymous for “somebody who is incapable of
scholarship,” or “someone who stubbornly refuses to learn anything new.”
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Kibble. Chaos Never Dies Day—if
you think your life is chaotic today, just wait until the holiday season
arrives.
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Kooky. Sesame Street Day—Kermit
and Miss Piggy thank you, but don’t call her kooky.
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Knight. Veteran’s Day—for those
who serve.
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Kind. Chicken Soup for the Soul
Day—“a celebration of who you are, where you’ve been, where you’re going, and
who you will be thankful to when you get there!”
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Kidnap. Sadie Hawkin’s Day—the
day the women in Dogpatch chase the men for husbands (from the comic strip
“Li’l Abner” by Al Capp).
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Keen. Operating Room Nurse
Day—another occupation we should salute.
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Karma. I Love to Write Day. Who
doesn’t? I Love to Write Day was founded by author John Riddle, a nonfiction
and self-help writer, to get kids writing in schools and encourage adults to
rekindle an old dream.
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Kiss. Button Day—another day
without a known origin so use it as you will. Crafters (and kissers) will.
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Kowtow. Petroleum Day—quoting a
change in mission: “their main focus will be on raising awareness with
respect to how this energy source has long become obsolete, and on convincing
more people that this fossil fuel needs to be put behind us in favor of renewables.”
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Kingdom. Mickey Mouse Day—his
birthday.
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Knout. Have a Bad Day Day—the
intent is to have salespeople stop saying “Have a good day” to their
customers, replacing it with “Have a bad day.”
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Knock-off. Great American
Smokeout—you should quit smoking.
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Knob. Television Day—started by
the United Nations to educate people about the importance of television.
Honest.
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King. Adoption Day—a collective
national effort to raise awareness of the more than 100,000 children in
foster care waiting to find permanent, loving families.
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Knack. Fibonacci Day—a pattern
of counting where each number is the sum of the previous two. Also celebrated
when the dates line up in the pattern. the last being 5/8/13. The next?
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Kink. D. B. Cooper Day—named
after the guy who hijacked a plane in 1971 and then, midflight, jumped into
the darkness with a bundle of cash and disappeared. Happened in Ariel in
southwest Washington State, home of great garlic products. Garlic Gourmey.
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Kvetch. Blasé Day—the perfect
holiday for the world-weary to revel in their apathy.
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Knife. Tie One on
Day—Thanksgiving Eve. Celebrates aprons. Should have picked Bavarian Cream
Pie Day.
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Kill. Thanksgiving: Turkey Day,
also turkey-free day.
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Kitchen. Sinkie Day—the day to
stand over the sink and eat leftovers.
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Kerchief. Square Dancing Day—to
celebrate square dancing.
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Kickback. Stay Home Because You
are Well Day: Do you feel okay? If so, it is a good day to take off from
work. One of 80 holidays started by Wellcat Herbs. Four of our November days
are theirs.
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