Curmudgeons Day, observed annually on January 29, is one of the sillier days that I’ve included on the Weird Holidays & Observances page. But what’s its story? Who started it and why? And what is a curmudgeon exactly?

In this episode, I explore the unlikely origins of Curmudgeons Day. (Can you believe it pays tribute to a comedian?!)

I also take a look at 12 popular curmudgeons from pop culture, and I share some newspaper articles I found about other days devoted to grouches as well as a band called Curmudgeon's Day.

Read the post about Curmudgeon's Day here: https://www.hauntjaunts.net/curmudgeons-day-what-are-they-and-why-do-they-have-a-day/

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Host & Guide: Courtney Mroch, Ambassador of Dark & Paranormal Tourism Intro Music: Phantom from Space by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4210-phantom-from-space

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Outro Music: From https://filmmusic.io

"Some Amount of Evil" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Show Music:

Happy Life by Frank Schröter

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6844-happy-life

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license