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'''Holidays''' are a big part of [[Free Country, USA]], with holidays such as Mother's Day and Flag Day. Some of the more prevalent holidays are unlikely choices, such as April Fool's Day and Labor Day, also known as Labor Dabor. The most celebrated holidays however, are Halloween and Decemberween, the latter of which is a parody of Christmas, possibly created for viewers of other religions.  
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'''Holidays''' are a big part of [[Free Country, USA]], with holidays such as Mother's Day and Flag Day. Some of the more prevalent holidays are unlikely choices, such as April Fools' Day and Labor Day, also known as Labor Dabor. The most celebrated holidays, however, are [[Halloween]] and [[Decemberween]], the latter of which appears to be a euphemism for Christmas.
== Holidays ==
== Holidays ==
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=== New Year's Day (January 1st)===
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The toon names in ''italic text'' are toons where the holiday is only mentioned.
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=== {{wp|New Year's Day}} (January 1)===
A day to set goals for the next year, with no intention whatsoever of following them.
A day to set goals for the next year, with no intention whatsoever of following them.
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*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] (Mentioned by Strong Bad near the end)
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*''[[Where's The Cheat?]]'' (2002) {{--}} [[The Cheat]]'s resolution mentioned.
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*[[Where's The Cheat?]] (The Cheat's resolution mentioned)
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*''[[Strong Sad's Lament]]'' (2003) {{--}} [[Strong Sad]] talks about several people's resolutions, and his own.
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*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] (Strong Sad talks about several people's resolutions, and his own)
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*''[[Homestar Presents: Presents]]'' (2005) {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] mentions near the end that [[Homestar Runner]] will be freaking out about Decemberween presents until New Year's.
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*''[[Homestar Ruiner]]'' (2008) {{--}} If [[Coach Z]] asks [[Strong Mad]] about the Total Load Powder in his locker, Strong Mad says only on Tuesdays. Coach Z asks him what day today is, to which Strong Mad responds, "HAPPY NEW YEAR".
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*''[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]]'' (2011) {{--}} Strong Sad tries something new on January 1, 2011.
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=== Super Bowl/The Big Game (last Sunday in January or first Sunday in February) ===
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===Trogday (January 13)===
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The anniversary of the creation of [[Trogdor]] the Burninator in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[dragon]].
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A day of rest, of putting off until tomorrow what you could do today.
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{{seemain|Trogday (holiday)}}
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*[[Superbowl Dealie]]
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=== [[Super Bowl|Super Bowl/The Big Game]] (last Sunday in January or first Sunday in February) ===
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A day of rest, and of putting off until tomorrow what you could do today.
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=== Valentine's Day (Febuary 14th) ===
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*''[[island]]'' (2002) {{--}} Strong Bad and Homestar find a flyer advertising {{wp|Super Bowl XIX}}.
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*[[Superbowl Dealie]] (2003)
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*[[Sloshybowl]] (2008)
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A depressing time for [[Strong Sad]], and possibly even [[Strong Bad]], Valentine's Day is the day the citizens of Free Country USA realize just how empty their lives really are.
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=== {{wp|Valentine's Day}} (February 14) ===
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A depressing time for Strong Sad, and possibly even Strong Bad, Valentine's Day is the day the citizens of Free Country, USA realize just how empty their lives really are.
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6]] (Mentioned by Strong Bad)
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*''[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6.0]]'' (2002) {{--}} Strong Bad and Homestar ask [[Marzipan]] what they should get their girlfriends for Valentine's Day.
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*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] (Strong Sad Laments about Valentine's Day, via a short [[Powered by The Cheat]] animation depicting Valentine's Day: [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sadjournal/vday.swf 'vday.swf'])
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*''[[Strong Sad's Lament]]'' (2003) {{--}} Strong Sad laments about Valentine's Day, via a short [[Powered by The Cheat]]-style [[Strong Sad's Valentine Animation|animation]].
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]] (2007)
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*[[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]] (2008)
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*[[Ancient Valentine Cards]] (2021)
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=== April Fool's Day (April 1st) ===
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=== [[April Fools' Day]] (April 1) ===
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A time of tomfoolery for [[Homestar Runner (flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]].
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A time of tomfoolery for [[homestarrunner.com]].
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*[[King of Town Intro|kingoftown.com]] (2003)
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{{seemain|April Fools' Day}}
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*[[Under Construction]] (2004)
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*[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] (2005)
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=== Cheatday/Birthdays (April 18th) ===
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=== {{wp|Easter}} (Sunday following first full moon after March 20) ===
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A holiday of small note and obscurity in Free Country, USA, Easter has not been featured very often (perhaps due to its religious content, similar to Decemberween replacing Christmas).
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Free Country's biggest birthday bash is Cheatday, but general birthday referances also abound. All of these toons mention someone's "birthday".
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*''[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]'' (2001) {{--}} One option involves giving Strong Bad old Easter candy.
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*[[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]] (2007) {{--}} This toon was left unfinished for six years.
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*''[[DNA Evidence]]'' (2007) Homsar concludes with the line, "AaAaAa, these Easter pants are getting waAaAy too tight!"
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*[[Rotten Eggs]] (2008)
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*''[[Punkin Stencils]]'' (2009) {{--}} Homestar recalls carving a picture of [[the Goblin]] into one of his pumpkins, then leaving it out on the front porch until Easter, allowing it to rot and turn as green as the Goblin himself.
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*On April 6, 2020, Strong Bad started an [[Easter egg]] hunt [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2020#1247147038023864320|on his Twitter account]]. The catch is to not use the wiki.
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*[[cheatday]] (The only day that is certainly not The Cheat's birthday)
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=== The Cheat's "Cheatday" (April 18)===
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*[[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD]] (Marzipan's birthday)
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The Cheat's birthday, known as "Cheatday", is celebrated on April 18, the date on The Cheat's fake ID, because that's the only day Strong Bad is sure is ''not'' The Cheat's birthday.
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*[[Strong Bad's Room Main Page]] (refers to Cheatday)
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1]] (refers to Marzipan's birthday)
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*[[Strong Bad Sings]] (Strong Mad sings "Happy Birthday")
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*[[anything]] (refers to Marzipan's birthday)
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*[[origins]] (refers to Strong Bad's birthday)
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*[[The Secrets That I Keep]] (refers to Strong Sad's birthday)
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*[[flashback]] (Homestar Runner mistakenly thinks it's Strong Bad's birthday)
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=== Mother's Day (second Sunday in May) ===
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*''[[Strong Bad Main Page]]'' {{--}} Strong Bad refers to The Cheat's birthday party.
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*[[cheatday]] (2004)
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A day to recognize the hard work of the women who never have, and likely never will, appear in Free Country USA.
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=== {{wp|Record Store Day}} (third Saturday in April) ===
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A day about celebrating the cultivation of record stores everywhere.
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*[[A Mother's Day Message]]
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*[[Record Store Day]] (2015)
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*[[Record Store Day 2018]] (2018)
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=== Senorial Day (last Monday in May) ===
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=== {{wp|Earth Day}} (April 22)===
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Earth Day provides a time to conserve the environment and its resources, but hardly anyone in Free Country takes advantage of it.
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A day that seems to correspond to [[Wikipedia:Memorial Day|Memorial Day]]. Apparently, all the big stores in town (at least, [[Senor Cardgage]]'s and [[Bubs]]') have sales that weekend.
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*''[[Happy Hallow-day]]'' (2006) {{--}} The King of Town assures Strong Sad he is on a strict diet of Arbor Day and Earth Day.
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*''[[Pistols for Pandas]]'' (2009) {{--}} [[Crack Stuntman]] refers to it as a "made-up holiday designed to make your parents feel guilty about their car".
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*[[Senorial Day]]
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=== {{wp|Mother's Day}} (second Sunday in May) ===
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A day to recognize the hard work of the women who never have appeared in Free Country, USA, and likely never will.
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=== Flag Day (June 14th) ===
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*[[A Mother's Day Message]] (2001)
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A day to proudly raise the Strongbadia flag, and sing along to the Strongbadia national anthem.
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=== {{wp|Memorial Day}} (last Monday in May) ===
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It is sometimes referred to as [[Senor]]ial Day, which may be its own holiday that corresponds to Memorial Day. Apparently, all the big stores in town (at least, [[Senor Cardgage]]'s and [[Bubs]]'s) have sales that weekend.
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*[[flag day]]
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*[[Senorial Day]] (2005)
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*''[[the movies]]'' (2005) {{--}} "Memorials Day" is one of the dates listed on the [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective|Dangeresque 3]] poster
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=== Fourth of July/Independence Day (July 4th) ===
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=== [[Wikipedia:Flag Day (United States)|Flag Day]] (June 14) ===
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A time of patriotism and retrospect, humor is rarely around during the Fourth of July.
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A day to proudly raise the [[Strong Badia]] flag, and sing along to the [[Strong Badia national anthem]].
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*[[flag day]] (2002)
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=== [[Wikipedia:Independence Day (United States)|Fourth of July/Independence Day]] (July 4) ===
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A time of patriotism, retrospect, and, of course, [[fireworks]].
*[[Flag Intro]]
*[[Flag Intro]]
*[[Main Page 12]]
*[[Main Page 12]]
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*[[Happy Fireworks]] (2005)
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=== Labor Day (first Monday in September) ===
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=== {{wp|Labor Day}} (first Monday of September) ===
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Labor Day (aka Labor-Dabor) is a day of no work, enforced by the [[Homestarmy]].
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Labor Day (also known as Labor Dabor) is a day of no work, enforced by the [[Homestarmy]].
*[[labor day]] (2003)
*[[labor day]] (2003)
*[[Labor Dabor]] (2004)
*[[Labor Dabor]] (2004)
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=== Halloween (October 31st) ===
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=== [[Halloween]] (October 31) ===
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A popular holiday in Free Country. The [[Characters#Main_characters|main characters]] are always seen in a [[Halloween Costumes|different costume]] at this time.
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A popular holiday in Free Country. The [[Characters#Main characters|main characters]] are always seen in a [[Halloween Costumes|different costume]] at this time.
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*[[Homestarloween Party]] (2000)
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{{seemain|Halloween}}
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*[[halloweener]] (2001)
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*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] (2001)
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7]] (2002)
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*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] (2002)
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*[[ghosts]] (2002)
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*[[Malloween Commercial]] (2003)
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*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] (2003)
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*[[Fan Costume Commentary]] (2003)
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*[[Pumpkin Stencils]] (2004)
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*[[That A Ghost]] (2004)
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*[[Homestar vs. Little Girl 2]] (2004)
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*[[Halloween Fairstival]] (2004)
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=== Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November) ===
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=== {{wp|Thanksgiving}} (fourth Thursday in November) ===
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[[File:nov10.jpeg|thumb|"I'm thankful for this bountiful Blue Laser Thanksgiving action playset!"]]
A time of feasting and reminiscing.
A time of feasting and reminiscing.
*[[Some Stupid Turkey]] (2001)
*[[Some Stupid Turkey]] (2001)
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*[[Happy T]] (2002)
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*[[Happy T!]] (2002)
*[[Limozeen Thanksgiving E-Cards]] (2003)
*[[Limozeen Thanksgiving E-Cards]] (2003)
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*[[colonization]]* (2003)
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*[[colonization]] (2003)
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<small><nowiki>*</nowiki>Strong Bad is asked if he celebrates Thanksgiving, but tells us about his own Thanksgiving-like holiday.</small>
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*''[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]]'' (2003) {{--}} [[The King of Town]] calls up to find out if it's still Thanksgiving.
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*''[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]'' (2005) {{--}} The King of Town offers "powdered Thanksgiving" as a potential potion ingredient.
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*[[Fall Float Parade]] (2005)
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*[[Let us give TANKS!]] (2006)
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*''[[pizza joint]]'' (2007) {{--}} The King of Town tries to order 50 Thanksgiving Lover's pizzas.
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*[[Toikey TV]] (2007)
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*[[Twenty THANXty Six‎]] (2008)
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*[[Cornucopia]] (2017)
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=== [[Decemberween]] (December 25th) ===
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=== [[Decemberween]] (December 25) ===
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A strange made-up holiday that takes place 55 days after Halloween. It is no doubt parodying Christmas, or avoiding religious issues for the non-Christian audiences.
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[[File:dec10.jpeg|thumb|"Foolish Homestar, Decemberween is not about getting people presents, It's about getting people GOOD presents!"]]
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A made-up holiday that takes place 55 days after Halloween. It is analogous to Christmas.
*[[A Holiday Greeting]] (2000)
*[[A Holiday Greeting]] (2000)
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] (2001)
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] (2001)
*[[A Decemberween Pageant]] (2002)
*[[A Decemberween Pageant]] (2002)
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*[[Decemberween In July]] (2004)
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*[[Decemberween Email Menu]] (2002)
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*[[Snow Globe]] (2004)
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*[[Decemberween in July]] (2004)
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*[[Snowglobe]] (2004)
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] (2004)
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] (2004)
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*[[what i want]] (2006)
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*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] (2006)
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*[[Happy Dethemberween]] (2007)
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*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] (2008)
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*[[A Death Defying Decemberween]] (2008)
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*''[[Compy Catalog]]'' {{--}} Strong Bad says receiving a new catalog is like "Decemberween morning, [his] [[#Birthdays|birthday]], a candy store, and Strong Sad's funeral all wrapped together".
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*''[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]'' {{--}} Marzipan reminds Homestar that she gives him macrame dream catchers every Decemberween.
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*[[A Decemberween Mackerel]] (2010)
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*[[Which Ween Costumes?]] (2010)
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*[[Dangeresque: Puppet Squad - The Hot Jones Hijack]] (2017)
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*[[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] (2022)
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==Birthdays==
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General birthday references also abound. All of these toons mention birthdays.
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*[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] {{--}} Homestar tries to get Marzipan something for her birthday.
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]] {{--}} Strong Sad mentions the CDs he got for Marzipan's birthday.
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*[[Strong Bad Sings]] {{--}} [[Strong Mad]] sings "Happy Birthday", or at least tries to.
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*[[Strong Sad's Secret Styles]] {{--}} The box contains a birthday card from Strong Bad to Strong Sad.
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*[[anything]] {{--}} Homestar reminisces about the time he made a birthday present for Marzipan out of old CDs in a decorative bag.
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*[[flashback]] {{--}} Homestar mistakenly thinks it's Strong Bad's birthday.
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*[[origins]] {{--}} A flashback to [[Lil' Strong Bad]]'s birthday is shown.
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*[[bottom 10]] {{--}} [[Marshie]] claims it's his "birfday"; [[Nibbles]] corrects him, saying it's his own.
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*[[Happy Trogday]] {{--}} [[Stinkoman]] says his birthday was last week (presumably January 6, a week before Trogday, as [[japanese cartoon]] is the email immediately preceding [[dragon]]).
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*[[Strongest Man in the World]] {{--}} Homestar tells [[Pom Pom]] to give him the [[golbol]] for his birthday.
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*[[licensed]] {{--}} Homestar says it's still his "best birthdays ever" after getting glass shards stuck in his face from a glass-filled piñata.
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*[[Compy Catalog]] {{--}} Strong Bad says receiving a new catalog is like "[[Decemberween]] morning, [his] birthday, a candy store, and Strong Sad's funeral all wrapped together".
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==Anniversaries==
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:{{for|anniversary of the release of Strong Bad Email [[dragon]]|#Trogday (January 13)}}
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Anniversaries of milestones on the [[timeline of Homestar Runner]] are sometimes celebrated with toons, merchandise, or live shows.
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*[[Strongest Man in the World]] (2006) {{--}} An animated remake of the [[Original Book]] for its 10th anniversary.
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*[[Store T-Shirts#tshirt_hs_10th_birthday|Homestar's 10th Birthday T-Shirt]] (2006) {{--}} For the Original Book's 10th anniversary, the [[Store]] brought back an old shirt showcasing Homestar's [[Homestar Runner Evolution|evolution]].
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*[[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]] (2009) {{--}} An animated remake of [[Where My Hat is At?]] for its 10th anniversary.
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*[[Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show]]s (2016) {{--}} Two live shows celebrating the Original Book's 20th anniversary.
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*[[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]] (2016) {{--}} The toon (based on the abandoned book [[Homestar Runner Goes For The Gold!]]) was first shown at the 20th anniversary shows before its release on the site in December.
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*[[Fangamer#hoodie_homestar_embwoidered|Homestar Runner Embwoidered Hoodie]] (2020) {{--}} On the [[index page messages]], this hoodie was advertised as being a celebration of the Original Book's 25th birthday.
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== See Also ==
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*[[Toons#Holiday|Chronological list]] of Holiday Toons
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[[Category: Holiday Toons]][[Category:Lists]]
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Current revision as of 22:08, 10 March 2025

Holiday in Free Country, USA

Holidays are a big part of Free Country, USA, with holidays such as Mother's Day and Flag Day. Some of the more prevalent holidays are unlikely choices, such as April Fools' Day and Labor Day, also known as Labor Dabor. The most celebrated holidays, however, are Halloween and Decemberween, the latter of which appears to be a euphemism for Christmas.

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[edit] Holidays

The toon names in italic text are toons where the holiday is only mentioned.

[edit] New Year's Day (January 1)

A day to set goals for the next year, with no intention whatsoever of following them.

[edit] Trogday (January 13)

The anniversary of the creation of Trogdor the Burninator in the Strong Bad Email dragon.

See main article: Trogday (holiday)

[edit] Super Bowl/The Big Game (last Sunday in January or first Sunday in February)

A day of rest, and of putting off until tomorrow what you could do today.

[edit] Valentine's Day (February 14)

A depressing time for Strong Sad, and possibly even Strong Bad, Valentine's Day is the day the citizens of Free Country, USA realize just how empty their lives really are.

[edit] April Fools' Day (April 1)

A time of tomfoolery for homestarrunner.com.

See main article: April Fools' Day

[edit] Easter (Sunday following first full moon after March 20)

A holiday of small note and obscurity in Free Country, USA, Easter has not been featured very often (perhaps due to its religious content, similar to Decemberween replacing Christmas).

  • The House That Gave Sucky Treats (2001) — One option involves giving Strong Bad old Easter candy.
  • Eggs (2007) — This toon was left unfinished for six years.
  • DNA Evidence (2007) Homsar concludes with the line, "AaAaAa, these Easter pants are getting waAaAy too tight!"
  • Rotten Eggs (2008)
  • Punkin Stencils (2009) — Homestar recalls carving a picture of the Goblin into one of his pumpkins, then leaving it out on the front porch until Easter, allowing it to rot and turn as green as the Goblin himself.
  • On April 6, 2020, Strong Bad started an Easter egg hunt on his Twitter account. The catch is to not use the wiki.

[edit] The Cheat's "Cheatday" (April 18)

The Cheat's birthday, known as "Cheatday", is celebrated on April 18, the date on The Cheat's fake ID, because that's the only day Strong Bad is sure is not The Cheat's birthday.

[edit] Record Store Day (third Saturday in April)

A day about celebrating the cultivation of record stores everywhere.

[edit] Earth Day (April 22)

Earth Day provides a time to conserve the environment and its resources, but hardly anyone in Free Country takes advantage of it.

  • Happy Hallow-day (2006) — The King of Town assures Strong Sad he is on a strict diet of Arbor Day and Earth Day.
  • Pistols for Pandas (2009) — Crack Stuntman refers to it as a "made-up holiday designed to make your parents feel guilty about their car".

[edit] Mother's Day (second Sunday in May)

A day to recognize the hard work of the women who never have appeared in Free Country, USA, and likely never will.

[edit] Memorial Day (last Monday in May)

It is sometimes referred to as Senorial Day, which may be its own holiday that corresponds to Memorial Day. Apparently, all the big stores in town (at least, Senor Cardgage's and Bubs's) have sales that weekend.

[edit] Flag Day (June 14)

A day to proudly raise the Strong Badia flag, and sing along to the Strong Badia national anthem.

[edit] Fourth of July/Independence Day (July 4)

A time of patriotism, retrospect, and, of course, fireworks.

[edit] Labor Day (first Monday of September)

Labor Day (also known as Labor Dabor) is a day of no work, enforced by the Homestarmy.

[edit] Halloween (October 31)

A popular holiday in Free Country. The main characters are always seen in a different costume at this time.

See main article: Halloween

[edit] Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November)

"I'm thankful for this bountiful Blue Laser Thanksgiving action playset!"

A time of feasting and reminiscing.

[edit] Decemberween (December 25)

"Foolish Homestar, Decemberween is not about getting people presents, It's about getting people GOOD presents!"

A made-up holiday that takes place 55 days after Halloween. It is analogous to Christmas.

[edit] Birthdays

General birthday references also abound. All of these toons mention birthdays.

[edit] Anniversaries

For the anniversary of the release of Strong Bad Email dragon, see #Trogday (January 13).

Anniversaries of milestones on the timeline of Homestar Runner are sometimes celebrated with toons, merchandise, or live shows.

[edit] See Also


Most Recent Toons
Big Toons

Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold
Dec 24, 2016

Shorts

Back To A Website
Apr 16, 2025

Holidays

Fanstume [singular] '24
Nov 30, 2024

Puppet Stuff

Kick The Cheat Returns!
February 25, 2025

Strong Bad Email

parenting
Apr 1, 2022

Video Stuff

Disk 4 of 12 - Vampire's Castle
Sep 19, 2022

Teen Girl Squad

Issue 15
May 11, 2009

Marzipan's Answering Machine

Version 17.2
Apr 1, 2016

YouTube

Decemberweenvent Calendar (2022 Revisited)
Dec 16, 2024

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