Feline Holidays Candilee Jackson

Like most of us, this writer enjoys social media for connecting with friends and family and to peruse the various funny “punny” memes sprinkled throughout the posts.

Sandra Boynton, a children’s author and illustrator since the 1970s, posts “holidays” nearly every day, and where she finds them is not only a mystery, but amazing; is there anyone out there who cannot relate to “Chocolate Fudge Brownie Day”? Using her adorable hand-drawn minimalist animals, including “Clawd,” her real-life cat, Sandra opens the door to all sorts of potential causes for celebration—leading this writer to wonder if there were many holidays for cats.

Following research, it appears that over 500 cat-related “holidays” are spread throughout our Gregorian calendar year, nearly one for each day of the month and sometimes one or two per day! As ailurophiles, we “get it”—celebrating our cats is a normal part of life! However, for the others out there who may not feel that no outfit is complete without a dusting of cat fur, these cat holidays may not exactly spark enthusiasm.

Why Cat Holidays?

With over 58.4 million pet cats2 in the United States alone, and some households having more than one feline family member, a reasonable answer to this query is “why not?” We love our cats and the more we humans can do for our felines, the happier we both are! “Cat holidays range from serious awareness-raising events to silly and cute days to goof around with your cat.”1 The list of cat-related holidays also includes several devoted to spay/neuter and senior cat health.

National Holidays