National Pasta Day
No matter where it started or how it became so popular, pasta is a simple and versatile dish that is absolutely worth celebrating.
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Skip to all 15 daysOctober 17 deserves a supper with plenty of color, a little friendly competition and absolutely no fear of being overdressed for the dining room.
Build the meal around National Pasta Day. Invite a few favorite people and try a pairing that has not made it into your usual rotation, such as penne with truffle cream. If cooking sounds like too much work, meet at a restaurant, order different pasta dishes and pass them around so everyone gets a taste. Someone will claim the best plate. This is normal.
Set the dress code with Wear Something Gaudy Day. Clashing colors are the whole point, so pair an outrageous pattern with an accessory that would normally seem like too much. For October 17, it is just enough. Even a gathering of two looks more festive when both outfits appear to be competing for attention.
Wear Something Gaudy Day
Get garish and be brilliant in your gaudiest, poorest taste in fashion. Clashing colors, appalling patterns, and abominable accessories will draw all eyes to you.
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For dessert, National Sweetest Day keeps things simple. Pick up a box of heart-shaped chocolates and share it with someone you care about. Put the box in the middle of the table and accept that the most popular filling may inspire negotiations worthy of a peace summit.
National Sweetest Day
Indulge your sweet tooth with a box of heart-shaped chocolates. Feel free to share with a loved one, but this isn’t Valentine’s Day—it’s all about your love of sweets.
Once the plates are cleared, bring out National Playing Card Collection Day. Pass around a favorite illustrated deck before dealing a game, or ask guests to bring distinctive decks of their own. The cards may be tiny works of art, but they can still produce very loud opinions about the rules.
National Playing Card Collection Day
Share photos of your playing card collection online, get a game going with friends, or start your very own collection of portable, mutli-use mini-works of art.
That leaves October 17 with creamy pasta, clashing sleeves, disputed chocolates and one beautifully dramatic hand of cards.
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National Pasta Day
No matter where it started or how it became so popular, pasta is a simple and versatile dish that is absolutely worth celebrating.
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